Grand Saline Sun Office masthead and publication details
The Sun Office of Grand Saline Texas lists owners and publishers Mr and Mrs Alf Roberson with Lloyd Lewis as shop foreman Harry Hamilton as linotype operator Joe Lide as printer and pressman. It notes weekly publication and post office filing details under March 2 1897 act and subscription rates.
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Alf Roberson
Lloyd Lewis
Harry Hamilton
Linotype
Joe Lide
Grand Saline
Texas
van Zandt Co
Sun
Wimmen, Tax Talk, and Government Change In One Letter
Uncle Dan discusses Army barracks bids at Fort Jackson where a large local contractor won and a smaller rival was $97 000 higher, with the Small Business Administration paying the difference. He also mentions saving 35 million by not printing and $2 bills, and muses on women running the government, sharing memories of war era price controls and a wife’s place.
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Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Small Business Administration
U.S. Treasury
Census Bureau
America
Washington
OPA
Wimmen
Congress
Ed Doolittle
Uncle Dan
Harold Elliott Rites Held At C. Christi
Harold Elliott Sky Elliott 58 of Portland Texas died July 6 1964 in Hot Springs Arkansas. Funeral services were held July 10 1964 with burial in Seaside Cemetery Corpus Christi. Survivors include wife Delma of Portland daughter Betty Jo son Kermit five grandchildren one brother from Oil City Louisiana and two sisters from Parkersburg West Virginia. Former Pure Oil Co employee and Church of Christ member. Father in law of Cora Ann Burges Elliott.
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Harold
Sky) Elliott
Portland
Texas
Hot Springs
Ark
Seaside Cemetery
Corpus Christi
Delma
Betty Jo
Kermit
Oil City
Parkersburg
W. Va
Elliott
Pure Oi! Co
Van
Church of Christ
Cora Ann Burges Elliott
Grand Saline
Overstocking Is Bad For Pastures
Advice from the Kaufman Van Zandt Soil Conservation District warns against overstocking and overgrazing. It urges limiting livestock per pasture, rotating cattle to other fields, and maintaining Bermuda grass and coastal hay heights. It also promotes rest periods, weed control by mowing, and appropriate fertilization.
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Kaufman-Van Zandt Soil Conservation District
County Agent Urges Soil Tests and Lime Now
Van Zandt County Agent Todd W. Berry urges farmers to test soils and apply lime early if feeding new hay and pasture crops this fall. Early liming improves pH, calcium availability, and root growth while reducing aluminum toxicity. Contact the Van Zandt Extension Office in Canton for soil-sample boxes and instructions.
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van Zandt
Todd W. Berry
Berry
van Zandt County
Canton
The Worrier's Guide to Domestic Struggles
A reader laments town gossip about her housekeeping and clothing care. Another asks how to handle a weary marriage with a sickly spouse. Jan Webster counsels affection and practical warmth, urging action over worry.
Judy Hunt Joins World Largest Cheerleading Clinic
Judy Hunt, granddaughter of Mrs. Clara Ray of Tyler and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hunt, attended the University of Mississippi last week for the sixth annual Mid South Cheerleaders Institute. About 1,400 cheerleaders gathered for the world’s largest cheerleading clinic.
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Judy Hunt
Clara Ray
Tyler
Grand Saline
Merle Hunt
University of Mississippi
Mid- South Cheerleaders Institute
George Bush favored to replace Yarbrough for Texas Senate
A Texas political ad argues for George Bush over Ralph Yarbrough in the U S Senate race. The writer criticizes Johnson era civil rights policy as Kennedy legacy and urges Texans to support Bush to represent all Texans rather than minority groups. The piece identifies the ad as paid by the Democrats for Bush Committee.
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Johnson
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Ralph Yarbrough
Texas
RF A
U. S. Senate
George Bush
Yarbrough
Democrats For Bush Committee
Centennial Civil War Celebration Planned in Van Zandt County
The Van Zandt County Historical Survey Committee plans a Civil War Centennial event on August 21 from 1 30 to 5 p m starting with a parade from the Methodist Church in Cantongo to the Fair Grounds. Costumes will depict the Civil War era and speakers include state and Dallas figures. Gordon Wynn will MC and a cannon salute is planned. The event honors Van Zandt’s Civil War dead, with readings at the Historical Survey exhibit.
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van Zandt County Historical Survey Committee
van Zandt
Methodist
Cantongo
Fair Grounds
Historical Survey Committee
Galloway Calhoun
Tyler
J. Matthews
Austen
Weldon Owens
Dallas
John H. Brown
Fort Hood
Gordon Wynn
Wills Point
M.C
Rites Held For Brother Of Mrs Dora Falmer in Oklahoma
Samuel Quincy Stanford aged 70 died in Memorial Hospital Hugo Oklahoma. Services were in Valliant. Born in Ben Wheeler Texas he moved to Oklahoma in 1927. He was a retired farmer and Baptist. Survivors include wife two sons Leon and Richard Stanford Anchorage Alaska one daughter Margaret Prewitt Houston Texas four sisters Addie Caulk Thelma Tramell Maggie Akers Dallas and Dora Hendley Fulmer Grand Saline one brother Munroe Stanford Valliant several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Samuel Quincy Stanford
Memorial Hospital
Hugo
Okla
Valliant
Stanford
Ben Wheeler
Texas
Oklahoma
Baptist Church
Leon
Richard Stanford
Anchorage
Alaska
Margaret Prewitt
Houston
Addie Caulk
Thelma Trammell
Maggie
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Dan
Coolie
Dear Mister
Harold Elliott
C. Christi
Local Soil Conservation Service
Jeannie Carson
Queen Guenevere
Biff McGuire
King Arthur
Igors Gavon
Lancelot
National
Lerner and Loewe
State Fair Music Hall
Melville Cooper
King Pellinore
the Worrier's Guide
Jan Webster
Jan
Howdy
E. R. Kuykendall
T. B. Wolverton
M. W. Burns
T. J. Foster
David Chaney
H. H. Carmack
J. F. Barfield
L. J. Anders
M. W. Ellis
Ange
W. L. Haynes
Littleton Davidson
Mont Ellis
J. M. Youngblood
Joseph A. Clark
J. T. Hamm
A. W. Meredity
John C. Rusk
S. Q. Richardson
W. D. Thompson
G. W. Williams
William Wages
George W. Williams
J. H. Withite
A. W. Meredith
J. P. Gossett
D. H. Swindall
C. F. Robinson
W. W. Gibson
P. E. Kuykendall
T. J. Towles
C.S.A
Dora Falmer
Ole Miss
The
National Cheerleader Association
Bill Byford
L. A. Morris
FORD
Tink Byford Ford Sales
Byford Engine Service
I. A. Morris
Rash & Ritchie
Grand Saline, Texas
Paymaster
ED Mills
Anderson, Clayton & CO. Inc
Abilene, Texas
Dallas, Texa
Turkey
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