Local Boys Win With Livestock At County Fair
Mike Rogers of Grand Saline earned a double win in the Van Zandt County Fair livestock show taking junior showmanship first and reserve grand champion in the Junior Dairy Show with a brown Swiss heifer. Don Taylor and Joe Potts also placed with Guernsey and Angus heifers, both winning calves at the Houston Livestock Show calf scramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rogers
Grand Salne
van Zandt
Stanley Appleton
Vocational Ag
Grand Saline
Mike
Houston
Don Taylor
Joe Potts
City Ordinance Targets Fire Health Hazards in Grand Saline
Grand Saline City Council passed an ordinance to fine guilty parties for nuisance conditions. Delapidated buildings and tall grass posing health or fire risks will incur fines from 1 to 200 dollars as enforcement grows.
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Grand Saline
Group Plans Youth Recreation Foundation Heats at Grand Saline
Parents and supporters met at Grand Saline High School Cafeteria to form a foundation for a city youth program and recreational facilities. A steering committee of Mrs Barbara Trent, Mrs Liz Anderson, Haskell Marett, Claude Lane, Paul Gentry, David Gann, and W S Thomas will draft plans and pursue land to develop baseball fields and perhaps tennis courts for next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline High School
Barbara Trent
Liz Anderson
Haskell Marett
Claude Lane
Paul Gentry
David Gann
W. S. Thomas
Veteran News Man Joins Grand Saline Sun Editorial
Clemo Clements a veteran Texas newspaper man becomes a new resident in the Grand Saline Van-Lindale area and joins the Grand Saline Sun editorial department. Publisher Alf Roberson said Clements began duties Monday and will handle reporting while helping in advertising and other newspaper operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. QC
Clemo) Clements
Grand Saline - van - Lindale
Grand Saline Sun
Alf Roberson
Clements
The
Sun Monday
Carthage
Lewisville
Sun
Roberson
Local Schools Begin Term Amid Registration and In Service
Registration for Grand Saline elementary and junior high occurred last week with high school registration set for Wednesday and Thursday. Teachers attended In-Service sessions and a Mineola workshop led by Region VII Service Center. Regular bus routes and cafeterias will operate as students return Monday, with an expected rise in enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Mineola
Region VII Service Center
City sales tax survey on water well ends August 20
Grand Saline residents are urged to vote on using city sales tax funds to finance a new water well. Ballots available through August 20, with about 40 percent of tax revenue potentially allocated to the well and 60 percent to street work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Garland
Garland
Grand Saline
Elaine McDermott Honored on UT Education Cum Laude Roll
Miss Carol Elaine McDermott of Route 1 Grand Saline was named to the cum laude honor roll of the University of Texas College of Education for the spring semester. The college recognized seventy-seven students with summa cum laude and fifty-eight with cum laude honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Elaine McDermott
Kat] McDermott
Route 1
Grand Saline
College of Education
University of Texas
Grand Saline breaks ground on Chalk Shivers subdivision
Ground was broken Monday for a 30 acre Grand Saline subdivision named Chalk Shivers place. Developer Roy A. Nelson Jr. outlines 74 lots, 85 to 100 feet wide and 125 to 200 feet deep, with curbs and gutters and building specs. City officials and Chamber of Commerce back project as housing demand grows. Plans include staged development, some builder participants, and potential Medalion Homes with Southwestern Electric Power Company support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Nelson Jr
Grand Saline
Chamber of Commerce
Presi
W. L. Garland Jr
Truman Heddins
Plaza
Leon Clowers
Nelson
Southwestern Electric Power Company
New Patrolman Added To Local Police Force
Carroll Carpenter joins the local police force announced by Chief Pat Heddins. Former Grand Saline resident and son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Carpenter he previously served as a patrolman in Wills Point after completing law officer training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Carpenter
Pat Heddins
Carpenter
Grand Saline
Manuel Carpenter
Wills Point
Heddins
Homecoming Set At Creagleville
Creagleville prepares for its annual homecoming on Sunday August 20 with A D Pierce as chairman. The program runs from 10 a m featuring visiting speakers and elderly recognition, with Kenneth Nichols of Lufkin as principal speaker at 11 50 a m. Attendees are urged to bring a picnic lunch and participate in cemetery fund donations through Mr. Pierce E T Hawkins or by mailing to First National Bank of Grand Saline.
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Creagleville
D. Pierce
Kenneth Nichols
Lufkin
Pierce
Van Zandt County honors Joyner and Chitty at Queen contest
Leroy Joyner Jr native of Edgewood was named Outstanding Citizen of Van Zandt County 1972. Mrs. Lela Evans Chitty named outstanding woman. both recognized for long service in agriculture education, home demonstration work, and community leadership in Edgewood Canton and county groups.
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Billy D. Hallum
van Zandt County
van High School
Leroy Joyner
Edgewood
Edgewood High School
Mr. Joyner
Texas A&m University
East Texas State University
Texas A&m
Joyner
Poteau
Ohlo
Farm Veterans Program
Chamber of Commerce
Lela Evans Chitty
Cherokee County
Wills Point
Lloyd Chitty
Ronnie
Chitty
Elberta Club
Moore
Canton
Town & Country Home Demonstration Club
Fourteen New GS Teachers To Fill Ranks For '72-73
Grand Saline Independent School District announces fourteen new teachers for the 1972-73 year. Names include Glenda Athey teaching girls physical education and volleyball, Mike Chambless in high school science, Tommy Davis building trades, Donald G. Fisher for seventh and eighth grade CVAE, and William Hunter as head football coach. Additional hires cover English, social studies, junior high PE, elementary education, Spanish and history, homemaking, and journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline — Independent
Gailen Stewart
Glenda Athey
Mahank
East Texas State University
Mike Chambless
Dale Hawkins
Van
North Texas State University
William
Bill) Hunter
Sam Houston State University
Robert Linker
ETSU
Arp
Karen Luce
Jacksonville
SFASU
William B. Luce
SFAU
Betty Maciel
Grand Saline Isd
Maria Nunn
Tyler
Gaye Phipps
Texas Tech
Bernice Russell
Texas A&i University
Grand Saline
Beeville
George West
Joyce Whatley
Dallas
Parts of City Hit by Spotty Rainfall Tuesday
Weather observer Earl P. Friedline reports Tuesday afternoon rainfall varied within the city from none in the west to about 1.4 inches in the east. Downtown Grand Saline saw an eight minute downpour while surrounding areas had uneven totals. Since January 1 the city tally stands at 16 inches, six inches below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl P. Friedline
Grand Saline
Friedline
Photo Proofs To Be Shown Here Friday
Winston B. Lucas, photographer, will present proofs of pictures taken in the Grand Saline Sun office last week. He will display proofs Friday from 10 50 a m until 4 30 p m with no obligation to buy. Parents may place orders if they wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston B. Lucas
Grand Saline
Jerome Savage to Lead Gospel Meetings at Fruitvale Church
Jerome Savage of Kingston Jamaica will conduct a series of gospel meetings at the Fruitvale Church of Christ from August 20 to 26 starting at 8 p.m. He teaches at the Jamaica School of Preaching and Biblical Studies and travels the Caribbean. Savage, a 1955 Abilene Christian College graduate, has preached in East Africa California and Texas among other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Savage
Kingston
Jamaica
Fruitvale
Texas
Savage
G. J. Savage
Baptist Church Plans Musical Program Sunday
Main Street Baptist Church schedules two Sunday sessions with Pastor Tom Pesnell preaching What’s wrong with sex in the morning and a Questioning Faith sermon. A Gospel Music Festival at 7 features Journeymen Quartet MessengER Quartet Girls Gospel Trio Betty Lee and others. nursery available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Baptist Church
Tom Pesnell
North
Texas
Journeymen
Messenger
Girls Gospel
Betty Lee
Van ISD Board Approves $2.77 Million Budget
The Van Independent School District Board of Education approves a $2,774,475 budget for 1972-78. Superintendent Liston Barber announces $1,250,000 is for new construction expected to begin next school year. Regular operating and maintenance portions are less than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
van Independent School — District Board of Education
Liston Barber
C and C Construction opens new Grand Saline HQ
Clyde Woodrum opens C and C Construction Company in Grand Saline with headquarters on Highway 80 East. The local builder, long-time resident and veteran, offers home construction, remodeling, repairs, and sale of completed homes with low interest FHA VA and conventional financing options. The Gold Medallion home in the Randall Addition East of Fruitvale is open for public inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline Sun
C & C Construction Company
Grand Saline
Clyde Woodrum
Claude Woodrum
Woodrum
Dallas
Highway 80 East
C Construction
Pany
FHA
Veterans Administration
Fruitvale
Randall Addition
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Clemo Clements
Sun Start
Elaine McDermott
C of C
Joyner, Chitty
van Isd
C&c Construction Company
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