All Over Town editorial on Grand Saline pride and Athens care
The Athens Review editor Dick Dwelle praises Grand Saline for cleanliness and urges Athens to rally 9 582 residents to keep town neat. He cites highway 80, alleys, and business trash disposal while urging greater community leadership and cooperation. A centenarian note from Euphemia Tubbs appears via Guideposts, praising God. A jeweler reports a robbery with a trunked elephant incident.
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Dick Dwelle
The
Athens Review
Grand Saline
Athens
West
Corsicana
Changes in Texas safety laws affect school bus operations
Major Guy Smith of the Texas Department of Public Safety notes new traffic rules take effect August 30 1971. Drivers must stop for stopped school buses on all highways except certain dual roadway or loading zone scenarios. The update emphasizes protecting students amid recent bus related fatalities and injuries.
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Guy Smith
Region I
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Smith
Murry Means Named Easter Seal Rep for Van Zandt County
Murry Means, named Easter Seal Representative for Van Zandt County by P. O. Settle Jr., will assist Texans through the Texas Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The society aided 21,563 Texans last year and offers free services with no charge to recipients.
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Murry’ Means
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Texas Easter Seal Society For
Means
Easter Seal Society of
Texas
P. O. Settle Jr
Fort Worth
Easter Seal Society
First National Bank of
Grand Seline
Texas Easter Seal Society
Barracks Meeting Draws 45 Attendees With Visitors
The Saline Barracks and Ladies Auxiliary 1465 World War I Veterans held their monthly meeting and covered dish dinner Friday August 20 with 45 attendees. Visitors came from Ft Worth Wills Point Canton and Mineola. District II meeting set for September 11 at Grand Saline Elementary School. District III barracks listed Center Longview Tyler Pittsburg Gilmer Mineola Kilgore Canton Grand Saline and Wills Point.
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Saline
Ladies Auxiliary
Ft. Worth
Wills Point
Canton
Mineola
Grand Saline
Center
Longview
Tyler
Pittsburg
Gilmer
Kilgore
Five Grand Saline Women Win Ribbons at Van Zandt Fair
Five from Grand Saline earned ribbons in the Van Zandt County Fair at Canton. Betty Phillips won a white ribbon in Clothing and Accessories. Mary Ann Ritchie won a blue and red ribbon in Home Improvements. Mrs Galloway Darby won a red ribbon in Home Improvements. Laura Scott won a blue ribbon in Home Improvements. Annie Reader won a blue ribbon in Knitting Crochet etc.
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Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Canton
Betty Phillips
Mary Ann Ritchie
Galloway Darby
Laura Scott
Annie Reader
G Saline Schools report first day enrollment rise
Grand Saline schools opened smoothly with 874 students enrolled as of Monday, up from 837 last year. High School lists 306 students with 58 seniors 74 juniors 82 sophomores and 92 freshmen. Elementary counts 668 with sixth grade leading at 93 students.
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Gailen Stewart
Grand Saline
Gerald Gilbert
Shirley Anders
Nazarene Chapel Slates Singing
The sixth Sunday Singing at Nazarene Chapel Church is Sunday August 29 at 2 00 p.m. Mrs Ruby Ritchie Brown leads arrangements and the public is invited to attend.
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Nazarene Chapel
Ruby Ritchie Brown
Riverside Cemetery Cleanup Day Planned by Cemetery Board
Riverside Cemetery schedules a work day on Saturday August 28 to tidy the grounds. W R Wright urges all interested people to bring tools and assist in the cleanup effort.
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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside
W. R. Wright
Jerry D Koonce Joins Grand Saline Police Department
Jerry Don Koonce 24 of Fruitvale has been hired by the Grand Saline City Council on August 10 to join the local police force. He is a Grand Saline High School graduate with prior work in the A&P grocery department and the family truck farming business. He and wife Annetta reside in Fruitvale and will work the 12 midnight to 8 am shift under Chief Pat Heddins and Officer Jim Hays.
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Grand Saline
Jerry Don Koonce
Fruitvale
Koonce
Phillip Koonce
Pampa
Texas
H. G. Koonce
Tyler Junior College
East Texas State College
Commerce
A&p
Phillip
Highway Patrol
Weslaco
Annetta
R. B. Stone
Pat Heddins
Jim Hays
Co 4 H Beef Club Meeting Set for August 30
Miss Catreriia Ritchie announces a county wide 4 H Beef Club meeting on Monday August 30 at 7 30 p m at the Fair Grounds Canton. The focus is calf grooming before showtime and election of officers. Open to county youths ages nine to nineteen. Sponsors include Lonnie Browning R L Bozell Canton and Bill Bureh Grand Saline. Plans for Hunt County Fair Sept 6 11 to be discussed.
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Catreriia Ritchie
Fair Grounds
Canton
Lonnie Browning
R. L. Bozell
Bill Bureh
Grand Saline
Hunt Co
Drapery Shop Beauti-Pleat Moves to East Side Shopping Center
Mrs. Charles Bieg and daughter Mrs. Eugene Yarbrough relocate Beauti-Pleat drapery to 102 East Highway 80 East Side Shopping Center next to American National Insurance. The shop highlights Beauti-Pleat draperies, custom-made to measure with a wide fabric selection and opening sale remnants, open 9 to 4 weekdays.
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Charles
Daisy Fay) Bieg
Eugene
Shirley) Yarbrough
East Highway 80
East Side
American National Insurance Co
Yarbrough
Richland Heights
Austin
Bieg
Biegs
Center Street
Grand Saline
Mike Davis
Tyler
Yarbroughs
First National Bank
Homecoming Service Planned At Colfax
Colfax observes homecoming this Sunday August 29 with a 10:00 am song service arranged by Mary McNeil followed by invocation Cleatus A Pippin gives the welcome Jarrell Oliver answers Mary Wilson presents a poem Rev Raymond Boulter Jr leads Memorial Service Glenda Beth Pinkerton provides special music Rev Ewing McPhail offers the sermon announcements and business meeting precede lunch on the grounds 12:00 to 1:30 pm Afternoon features sing songs special music benediction and visitation
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Colfax
Mary McNeil
Cleatus A. Pippin
Jarrell Oliver
Mary Wilson
Raymond Boulter Jr
Glenda Beth Pinkerton
Ewing McPhail
Budget Approved for Van ISD District 71-72 Year
The Van Independent School District board approved a $1,215,004.00 budget for the 71-72 year in a special meeting. Supt Liston Barber announced the plan an approximate increase of $108,000.00 over the previous year. Most of the rise comes from higher salaries for teachers and auxiliary staff while the tax rate stays at $1.56 per hundred.
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van Independent School District School Board
Liston Barber
Pune
Cable TV Tower Going Up This Week In Grand Saline
Grand Saline advances a 300 foot cable TV tower project with Great West Construction of Mexia and Utility Tower Co. of Oklahoma City. Texas Community Antennas reports only 160 of previously signaled households consented. more outreach planned as 26 thousand dollar system aims to deliver channels from Shreveport Dallas Fort Worth and Tyler to local homes. Call 962 4781 for information or subscription.
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Grand Saline
Great West Construction Company
Mexia
Texas Community Antennas
Tyler
Jerry Caddy
TCA
Caddy
Utility Tower Co
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Pass Punt and Kick Contest Opens At Richey Ford
Registration opens this week in Grand Saline for the Pass Punt and Kick contest sponsored by Ford Dealers of America and the NFL. Boys aged eight through 13 enter in three events punting passing and kicking for trophies and a chance to reach national Play-Offs. Parents must accompany entrants and the program is free with equipment provided.
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Ford Dealers of America
National Football League
Richey Master Co
Grand Saline
Pp&e
NFL Stars
Richey Motor Co
NFL
Richey’s
Revival At Main Street Baptist Scheduled August 29 to September 5
Main Street Baptist Church announces a revival from August 29 through September 5 with nightly services at 7:00 pm and a 24 hour prayer vigil on August 28. Evangelist Larry Taylor of San Antonio leads, supported by pastor Tom Pesnell, with youth outreach, preschool activities, booster band for grades 1-6, and daily 10 am Bible study while Gene Ferrell directs music.
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Main Street Baptist
Main Street Baptist Church
Tom Pesnell
Mildred Joslin
Olean Dickerson
Children’s Church
Tommie Matthews
Larry Taylor
San Antonio
Eoge
Tom
Bro
Pesnell
Texas
Christ
Howard Payne University of Texas
Southern Baptists
Southland
Southern Baptist
Gene Ferrell
Aurea
Reserved Seat Football Ticket Sale Extended
Grand Saline High School will extend the deadline to purchase pre season reserved seat football tickets to Friday September 3 at 4 00 p m Tickets went on sale August 13 at 6 00 a m A package deal of five tickets for the five home games is available for 7 50 with a minimum of 10 tickets per person Tickets are sold in Principal Gerald Gilberts office Home games are Kemp Edgewood Canton Wills Point and Rockwall Season play starts September 10 in Winnsboro.
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Grand Saline High School
Gerald Gilbert
Gilbert
Kemp
Edgewood
Canton
Wills Point
Rockwall
Winnsboro
New Jury Wheel To Start In Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County will inaugurate a jury wheel system for the November term following Senate Bill 269. The 50 gallon wheel will hold names of qualified voters including 18 year olds, though the latter are not yet eligible for juries. A temporary wheel will operate until a permanent unit arrives and grand juries remain chosen by the jury commissioners rather than the wheel.
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van Zandt
Billy D. Hindlum
Texas
Chicken Supper To Launch 71 72 Football Season
Grand Saline Sports Club hosts a barbecue chicken supper on Saturday August 28 at 7 30 PM in the Elementary School Cafeteria to support school sports. Tickets from any member or Murry Means and Virginia Grier at First National Bank. Proceeds fund athletic needs as the Indians open scrimmage season against Troup Friday at 7 PM.
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Grand Saline
Murry Means
Virginia Grier
First National Bank
Indians
Troup
Lindale
Namne
Winnsboro
Downtown dealers to close early starting September 1
Beginning September 1, several downtown hardware and furniture shops will close at 5 00 PM instead of 9 00 PM. Listed are Grand Saline Hardware, Joe Bailey Furniture, Pugh Hardware, Brown’s Sa line Butane Co, and Clower Furniture.
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Grand Saline Hardware
Joe Bailey Furniture
Pugh Lardware
Brown's Saline Butane Co
Clower Furniture
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Euphemia Tubbs
Augustus Bamberger
Murry
VZ Co
G’saline
Nazarene Chapel Slates
Jerry D. Koonce
G.S. Police Dept
Sun
Brad Keesee
Carl Keesee
Jody Means
David Ray Weslow
Jane Weslow
Kevin Carpenter
Coy Carpenter
Wyle Lovette
Roger Lovette
Amanda Kay Peden
Billy Peden
Van
Jarrell Matthews
North
Houston Street
Athena Club
Matthews
Richey Ford
VF County
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