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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
1
A Labor Day message celebrates working men and women nationwide with local kudos and a reminder of the holiday’s origins. Notices warn hunters to renew licenses before dove season, and to follow new deer meat donation rules requiring hunter identification.
The Grand Saline Band Booster Club schedules a meeting for Monday September 11 at 7 pm in the band Hall. Labor Day caused the shift from the original date as Leonard Walker urges all band parents and interested persons to attend to organize for the football season.
The Indian Sports Booster Club calls a Thursday 7:30 PM meeting in the high school cafeteria. President Clyde Moreland invites all current and prospective members to attend as officers for 1972 and 1973 are elected and the club plans activities for the school year. The booster group supports Grand Saline School athletic teams.
Two men escaped from the Van Zandt County jail during a tobacco exchange with a jailer. Dallas County Sheriff deputies and Van Zandt County Sheriff B. W. Ward captured James Edward Davis 24 alias Billy Gene of Dallas and Reuben James Ellis 27 of Texarkana near Dallas. The escape occurred Thursday night and the men were recaptured Friday.
Grand Saline postal carriers Tru man Louvorn and Ed Tunnell began using right hand wheel drive quarter ton International Scout trucks in August. The Post Office says the vehicles speed up delivery by carrying parcel post with mail, though walking remains. Cars reduce heavy loads and offer rain and dog protection. ownership will transfer to the postal department later.
Grand Saline High School welcomes Lindale to the local field for a Friday night scrimmage featuring a 6 30 curtain raiser between B teams. The varsity game will follow around 7 00. No admission charged. Coaches report mixed feelings from recent scrimmages as new staff assess players and try to tighten defense.
All county offices in the Van Zandt Courthouse will be closed Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day County Judge Billy Db Huullum announced early this week officials said the closing affects county services and operations for the holiday observance.
The Cran Saline Volunteer Fire Department made two emergency calls last week. They fought a grass fire on Mrs Doris Adams property on Highway 17 three miles out on Wednesday August 23. The next day they were dispatched to Troy Busby’s home on Houston Street where a kitchen grease fire started the blaze.
Two Grand Saline in law sisters Jewel Thornton 65 and Ethel Bell 67 died when their car collided with a second vehicle at a Stephenville intersection on U S 67 and U S 281 en route to a Brownwood reunion. Ten others injured including Charles Ray Denton 23 in critical condition. Joint funeral services held at Round Flat Pentecostal Church with interment at Creagleville Cemetery.
The Tyler district reports a 20 percent automatic benefit rise for beneficiaries on the rolls in September, effective with September payments in October. About 41,500 beneficiaries in six counties gain. average retired worker benefit climbs to 162 dollars, couples to 271, widowed mothers to 3886, and disabled workers to 354, with automatic future cost of living adjustments and higher maximum earnings bases through 1978.
Fruitvale Volunteer Fire Department elected new officers at a Tuesday night meeting last week. Officers include Bobby Danies as fire chief Jimmy Fisher as assistant chief R B Stone as treasurer James Carnes as secretary LeRoy Stone and D T Carroll as fire marshals Roy Wright as operations and maintenance. Firemen Don Travis Doug Daniels Bill Mosley and Nick Greco attended alongside the officers.
A seven year old girl, Traci Lynn Warrington, daughter of Jim and Mrs. Warrington who run a service station near the Colfax Oakland exit on Interstate 20 between Van and Canton, died after a truck tire fell on her while she played. She was announced dead on arrival at a Tyler hospital Saturday night. The accident occurred as she played under the tire during a game such as hide-and-seek. the tire apparently became unlodged and fell, crushing her chest.
The Senior Citizen Club will meet Thursday September 7 for a regular meeting and covered dish luncheon at the 1.C.C.F. Hall on Highway 80 west. New officers for the coming year will be elected, says reporter Mrs J K Burges. All senior citizens are invited to attend.
Kenneth Berry, longtime Grand Saline grocer, moves to manage the Super D Food Store at Grand Plaza Shopping Center effective September 4. The Ken neth Berry Food Store on Main and Pacific will be closed and its stock sold. Berry cites full attention to the new location and increased parking, space, and savings for customers as reasons for the swap.
Donna Lynn Jennins, a Grand Saline High School graduate, completed the School of Vocational Nursing at Mineral Wells, earning salutatorian and class president honors. She will work at Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells and is married to Ronald W. Jennings, a Mineral Wells High School teacher and coach.
The Fruitvale 4-H held a play day at the Fruitvale Saddle Tramps Arena on Friday August 25. Mary Lewellen was crowned by club president Don Taylor. 4-H members supervised activities while parents ran the concession stand. High point trophy went to Joe Sutton of Grand Saline and the Canton Riding Club took the club trophy.
East Center Baptist Church hosts the regular first Friday night singing on September 1 starting at 8 o clock. Gospel music lovers and singers are invited, according to Mrs Abbie Swain the spokesman for the group.
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