Hamblen Chapel Dedication Prominent Church Leaders Feature
The Hamblen Chapel was dedicated by the First Evangelical Methodist Church of Grand Saline. Dr J H Hamblen gave the dedicatory prayer as Rev John T Banks Rev Jack W Wease and Rev G Carl Main stood with him in the ceremony.
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Banks
Hamblen
Wease
Main
Evan
Gelical Methodist Church
Grand Saline
J. H. Hamblen
John T. Banks
Phoenix, Ariz
Jack W. ‘Wease
Dallas
Texas
G. Carl Main
Merchants Plan Christmas Eve Prize Draw
A Tuesday night meeting at Firemens Hall chaired by C A Mayfield discussed Christmas Eve events. Merchants will donate prizes for a daytime draw and submit firm names and prizes to The Sun for publication next week.
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The
Sun
Services Held Tuesday For Randall Howard
Funeral services were held in McKinney for Randall Howard brother of Mrs. Bill Bass of Grand Saline. He was a native of Coffee County and died Saturday night in Dallas from a heart attack. Survivors include his daughter Betty Daniel one grandson Darrell Daniel his mother Mrs. C. L. Howard and four brothers.
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McKinney
Randall Howard
Bill Bass
Grand Saline
Howard
Colfin County
Dallas
Betty Daniel
Darrell Daniel
C. L. Howard
Sfour
Wesleyan Service Guild Holds Christmas Theme Meeting
The Wesleyan Service Guild met at the Chapel of the First Methodist Church with a Christmas program led by Mrs. Bill Carter. Members donated gifts for a needy family to form a Christmas basket, while readings and songs accompanied by piano, and stories “Round John” and “The Christmas Donkey” were shared.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Bill Carter
Walt Bryant
Porter Adkins
Howard Miller
Taylor Rhodes
W. B. Nation
John
Galloway Darby
Police Chief Resigns To Run For Sheriff
Donald J. Indian Masterson resigns as Grand Saline Police Chief to pursue the Van Zandt County Sheriff race. The resignation becomes effective December 31.
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Donald J. (Indian) Masterson
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Masterson
Eastern Star to Meet Next Monday Night
The Grand Saline Eastern Star will hold a meeting Monday night at 7:80. All members are urged to attend this session and participate in the Christmas party activities.
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Grand Saline
Grand Saline Invited to Fort Worth Stock Show Day
Grand Saline has been extended an invitation to spend a day at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. W. R. Watt writes the Chamber of Commerce praising past cooperation and noting that last year nearly 100 cities and organizations participated with delegations, cowgirl sweet hearts, bands and riding clubs adding color and aiding the show. Dates are Friday January 27 through Sunday February 5.
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Grand Saline
Fort Worth
W. R. Watt
Chamber of Commerce
Mattie Bell to Speak At All District Banquet
Mattie Bell is scheduled as guest speaker at the All District Banquet in Athens at 7 30 p m in the Youth Building. School superintendents, principals, coaches, and district players will attend to honor the All District team, the Athens High School champion, the second team and honorable mention players.
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Athens
Mattie Bell
Southern Methodist University
County 4-H Council Plans Xmas Party
The Van Zandt County 4-H Council met Saturday with 16 4-H members and leaders to plan the county Christmas party at the American Legion Hut in Canton on December 19 at 7 p.m. Gifts will go to a crippled children’s hospital in Dallas. Committees for decoration, refreshments, and recreation were named. Adult leaders are asked to bring two dozen cookies or one dozen cupcakes.
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van Zandt County
4-H
Court House
American Legion
Canton
Cotton Allocation Vote Set for 1956 Upland Cotton
Cotton growers in Van Zandt County vote next Tuesday December 13 to approve or reject marketing quotas for the 1956 upland cotton crop. A two thirds yes vote triggers quotas with penalties for excess cotton and full parity price supports. a disapproval means no quotas but 50 percent parity supports. All 1955 cotton producers may vote at listed county polling places 9 am to 6 pm.
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G. C. Lambdin
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
County ACP Extends 1955 Planting and Funding Changes
Due to drought farmers gain extend deadline to December 21 1955 for winter cover crops and dealers will honor orders without changing expiration dates. An extra 35000 in 1955 ACP funds allows lifts in stock tank limits to 2500 cubic yards and limestone use up to 80 percent of land while applications for pasture, stock tanks, terraces and cover crops remain open until January 1 1956.
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Drouth
Grand Saline Band Wins High Honor
The Grand Saline High School Band earned a Second Division rating in the Double AA class at the Region IV Interscholastic League Marching Band Contest in New London. Winners praised the judging shift this year as challenging for many bands.
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Grand Saline
New London
Grand Saline High
White Oak
Gail Bennett
Karen Bufka
Betty Jane Fail
Mary Earle Persons
Ann Stone
Carpenter to retire as Silver Lake postmaster
The Silver Lake post office will close December 31 and patrons will move to Rural Route 4 from Grand Saline. Postmaster Hugo Carpenter retires after 30 years in service. Officials estimate about $2000 in annual savings. Carpenter also ran a neighboring store and is a noted merchant active in agriculture and local civic groups.
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Silver Lake
Grand Saline
Post Office Department
Hugo Carpenter
Carpenter
van Zandt
Wood Counties
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Soil Conservation District
Services Held For Mrs Laura B Brooks
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Brooks of Grand Saline were held December 6 at Partley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev G B Carter and Rev Austin Denny officiating. Burial followed in Creagleville Cemetery. She was born August 30 1866 in Creagleville and married Dillard Brooks February 25 1885. Her husband died about 12 years later. She belonged to the Main Street Christian Church at the time of her death.
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Laura Brooks
Grand Saline
Partley Funeral Home
G. B. Carter
Austin Denny
Creagleville Cemetery
Dillard Brooks
The
Christian Church
Main Street Christian Church of
Local Study Club Chili Supper Nets Funds for Williams Fund
The Grand Saline Study Club hosted a chili supper at the Fire Hall raising over 40 dollars for the Kenneth Williams fund. Finance chairmen and members led the event then hosted meetings, and the club voted to become an Employment Placement Center for high school students in 1956.
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Grand Saline
Harold Land
J. E. Persons
Bullock
Raymond Robertson
Lois Quinn
Ben Kuykendall
Joe Bartley
Ground Observation Corps
Ordinance Bans Fireworks in Grand Saline City Limits
The measure passed last January prohibits selling fireworks within Grand Saline city limits. It also bans shooting fireworks in, on, or across any alley. Mayor Jim York says sales outside the city remain unaffected and urges cooperation to reduce past nuisances.
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Grand Saline
Jim York
Highway Department Plans Road Improvements for 1956
The Texas Highway Commission approves a 1956 work program to protect state roads by widening and strengthening pavement, bridge work, and resurfacing. In Van Zandt County five Farm Road seal coat projects cover 40 miles. A project replaces 18 creosoted timber bridges on State Highway 198 between Canton and Mahank with concrete at an estimated $60,000. Work on 18 miles of U S Highway 80 includes widening resurfacing at about $206,000.
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Texas Highway Department
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Congressman Gentry Visits Grand Saline This Week
Tyler congressman Brady Gentry made a Grand Saline visit Monday meeting old friends from Colfax county roots. He formerly worked as a bookkeeper in Gyend Saline cotton gins and stopped by The Sun office during the trip.
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Brady Gentry
Tyler
Grand Saline
Colfax
Gyend. Saline
Sun Office
New News Editor Named for Sun
A H Maxey former Copperas Cove Courier owner and Four County Press publisher begins as news editor of The Sun in Grand Saline. He will assist publisher Neil Harle and lead local news while Alf Roberson remains advertising manager and handles national ads and business duties. Maxey comes from Jacksboro and urges public cooperation to speed news submission for early publication.
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A. H. Maxey
Copperas Cove
Sun
Maxey
Texas
Grand Saline
Jacksboro
Publica
Missionary Eckel to Speak at Nazarene Chapel Monday
Rev. William A. Eckel D D a Nazarene missionary in Japan returns to the U S on furlough to speak at a missionary zone rally the Nazarene Chapel Monday night December 12 at 7 30 The public is invited Also covered is Grand Saline Indians basketball with details of recent games against Kaufman Quitman and Edgewood including scores top scorers and rebounds.
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Church of the Nazarene
Japan
William A. Eckel
United States
Eckel
Kingswood College
Olivet Nazarene College
Olivet
Nazarene Chapel
Grand Saline Indians
Kaufman High School Lions
Grand Saline
Frank Chenoweth
Indians
Priddy
Guthrie
Chenoweth
Kaufman
Garland
Joslin
Kenneth Kuykendall
James Kuykendall
Bailey
Wiser
Tienneth Kuykendall
Brankston
Quitman
Bulldogs
Shaw
Jones
Jerry Joslin
Bulldog
Wiley Garland
Carland
Bridges
John T. Wheeler
Edgewood
Dowdle
Larry Smith
Leach
Hooks
Shehan
New Postal Service For Local Patrons
An additional 2 cents enables patrons to enclose a note or letter inside parcels with a marked note reading letter enclosed and a required extra 8 cents postage. This amendment outlines how to utilize the new option on parcels.
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C. A. Mayfield
M Marie Neil
Xmas Party
van Zandt Co
Wills Point
Edgewood Feed and Seed
Salt City Co
Van
County
ASC
Jeff Turner
Phalba
Garrison
Martins Mill
L. L. Murphey
Edom
ACP
Grand Saline Band
Lions
Laura B. Brooks
Tower
J. D. Wheeler
James Leftwich
Edwin Moore
Nolan Herron
Bettie Abrahamson
Winnie Harris
Clarence Moore
Ruth Rowland
Croft
Sterling Moore
Lindale
W. R. Collins
Mineola
Earl Persons
Newt Dean
Jack Craddock
Roy Larson
Oliver Cofer
Henry Watkins
Highway Department
Congressman Gentry
W. A. Eckel
Nazarene
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