Grand Saline Sun Publisher and staff listing page
A period publication page lists staff positions including editor and publisher Alf Roberson, associate managing editor, secretary bookkeeper, staff reporters and shop foreman. Subscription rates show 4.50 within Van Zandt County and 5.50 outside. Established July 14, 1892. published weekly except fourth week in July.
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Grate ‘Saline
Texas
van Zandt Co
Erson
Alf Roberson
Alf Robers
Sybie Dickerson
Cleme Clements
Lloyd Lewis
Jimmy Shields
Chris Campbell
Grand Saline
Prayer and Patience Define Grand Saline Letter
A Grand Saline resident writes from a hospital bed thanking the town for eight weeks of support and cards. The writer reflects on patience with God’s timing, prayer for wisdom, and the community’s help during illness and separation from family. The letter closes with gratitude to merchants churches and townspeople.
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Grand Saline Sun
Heavenly Father
Grand Saline
Dear Mister Editor letters on economy and debt
Uncle Dan from Coolie shares reader complaints about national debt surpassing 400 billion dollars and per person share of 2000. He quotes Zeke Grubb and Ed Doolittle discussing welfare growth, tax burdens, and political spending while likening public views to a forestalled marriage.
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Zeke Grubb
Wall Street
Zeke
Country Store
Bug Hookum
Ed Doolittle
Hisself
Treasury
Everbody
District Singing Convention At Elwood Baptist Church
The Van Zandt County District singing convention will meet at Elwood Baptist Church on Saturday Sept 2 and Sunday Sept 3. Events begin at 7 PM Saturday and 10 30 AM Sunday with a noon lunch. Fletcher Smith heads the group with Herman Lewis as vice president and Mildred Ward as secretary.
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Elwood Baptist Church
van Zandt County
Edgewood
Fletcher Smith
Herman Lewis
Mildred Ward
Beulah Stanberry Family Thanks Friends and Medical Staff
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during sorrow and thanks doctors nurses and hospital staff for their compassion. May God bless you all from the family of Beulah Stanberry.
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Beulah Stanberry
Practical roadside sign guides locals to Round Flat area
A distinctive sign near Highway 80 at Round Flat Road entrance aids residents and travelers. It is part of a pattern of similar roadside signs marking access to nearby communities and homes along the route.
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Highway 80
Round Flat Road
Local Visitors and Family Gatherings Reported
Locals Mr and Mrs Enoch Fletcher returned from a 10 day visit with their children and grandchildren in Anaheim California. The Hudgins visited Baldwin Park with sister Fannie Cooke. A group including Virgil and Muriel Thompson Mae Burger Janet Burger Ruby Leslie Wilson Dorothy Tobin and others shared meals and outings in Baldwin Park Covina and the Cooke home. Plez Shield returned home from Tyler's Mother Frances Hospital after 20 days. National Geographic notes Sark's parliament assigns one legislator per 11 people.
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Enoch Fletcher
Robert Wadleigh
Patti Ann
Mark
Anaheim
Calif
Frank
Bethena Hudgins
Baldwin Park
Fannie Cooke
Virgil Thompson
Mae Burger
Janet Burger
Ruby
Leslie Wilson
Dorothy Tobin
Travis
Betty Davis
Jim
Dorothy Keeling
Kathy
Rocky
Virgil
Muriel Thompson
Covina
Ron
Muriel
Leslie
Mae
Roland
Janet
Cooke
Fannie
Sandra
Terry
Peggy
Hudgins
Don
Pam
Brenda
Plez Shield
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Plez
Mourning Dove Season Opens Sept 1 in Local Counties
The mourning dove season for Grand Saline and Van Zandt County opens September 1 with a split season. The first segment runs from September 1 to October 14, followed by the remaining portion later in the season.
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Grand Saline
van Zandt County
What's Cooking Menu and dove hunting season details
The notice lists weekly meal options from September 5 to 8 including hamburgers fish sticks and grilled cheese with sides and milk. It also covers a hunting season for mourning and white winged doves in the North and Rio Grande Valley zones. It defines season dates, bag limits, possession limits, shooting hours and equipment rules. A White-Winged Dove Stamp is required at $3.
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Shelby County
Bexar County
Rio Grande River
Rio Grande
Richey Lee Motor Co Sponsors Local PPK Contest
Local boys aged eight to thirteen will compete in the Punt Pass and Kick contest at the football field on September 30. The event is sponsored by Richey Lee Motor Company for the local level.
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Richey-Lee Motor Co
Richey-Lee Motor Company
Pp&k
Ning
Pp&e
National Football League
Ford Dealers of America
Ford
Bhoy
Richey- Lee Motor Company
Local Church Attendance and Community Notes Across SAND FLAT
Sunday services drew well at both Sand Flat churches. Families from Kemp Denton and Dallas visited relatives here. Labor Day caution urged as locals share travels from Arizona to California. PP&E Punt Pass Kick program info and 1973 finals announced with details on registration at Richey Lee Motor Co.
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Alain Venable
Kemp
Earlon Lee
R. G. Burges
Guilman
Lee
California
Aurbia Box
Medical Center Hospital
Tyler
Joe Wilbanks
Corsicana
Bro
Wilbanks
Joe Shivers
Texas Hunters Contribute to Federal Wildlife Funds
The article notes 795,446 licensed resident hunters in Texas and explains federal wildlife program funding for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department depends on hunter numbers and land area. It contrasts Texas with Pennsylvania and Michigan in hunter totals and mentions 1,400,000 licensed fishermen yielding $671 in federal funds.
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Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Washington
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Main Street
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Coolie
Mister
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Voie
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Pete Alcalon
C.G. Fowler
Tnd
Round Flats
L.D. Rodden
Austin Hazel
Glenn Smith
Leroy Stone
Ell “Hazel
Ronald Abrams
J. R. Hazel
Kenneth Simon
Sark
English Channel
National Geographic
Thousand Island
Genie Dockrey
Cecil Mabary
Terry Stanley
Dallas
Mabary
John Whisenhunt
Arizona
J. W. Douthitt
Tempe
Ariz
James Post
Corinth
Gordon Adamson
Mark Brown
Bough
Vicky Smith
Mineola
Earlon Lees
Canton
Ohio
Pete Rozelle
B. M. Wallace
A. J. Fowler
Jordan
Spring Streets
Mr. Wallace
Stevens
Fruitvale
Church of Christ
Don Whatley
Raymond Martin
Elders Leonard Lapington Doyle Davis
Deacons
Billy Koonce
Johnnie Clower
Kenneth Brimer
K-Wolens
Dad
Jimmie Peterson
MEGA
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