County Arrest Totals for November Report
Van Zandt County Sheriff's Department records show 96 arrests in November with an average of 3.1 per day. The busiest day had eight arrests on Sunday, November 11. Four days had no arrests. Among 4 dollars seized? adults accounted for 8 and juveniles 5. The leading charge was D W L violations at 29, followed by 27 public drunkenness. Traffic violations produced seven charges and five burglaries. Seventeen charges encompassed all arrestees including threats to kill and drug possession, plus a worthless check.
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van Zandt County
Grand Saline High School Basketball Tournament Opens
The third annual Grand Saline Tournament begins Thursday at 4 p.m. in the high school gym with two brackets under Sports Booster Club sponsorship. Teams from Brownsboro Rains Hawkins Sabine Edgewood Canton Lindale and Grand Saline compete over three days leading to the Saturday night championship at 8 p.m. with trophies for top four teams and all tournament players.
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Grand Saline
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Sports Booster Club
Brownsboro
Rains
Hawkins
Sabine Edgewood
Canton
Lindale
Sabine
Edgewood
Sabine- Edgewood
Canton-Lindale
Brownsboro-Rams
Hawkins-Grand Saline
Lung Diseases Research Aided By Christmas Seals
Mr. Truett Mayo of the American Lung Association of Texas announced that local Christmas Seal contributions help fund 1 127 108 for lung research this year. A nationwide seed money program awards 28 grants from 2 000 to 16 500 to young investigators to start studies on influenza defense and other respiratory diseases.
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Medical Research
Nationwide Lung Association
Mayo
Free turkeys and hams drawing in Saline Saturday
A downtown drawing for free turkeys and hams will be held this Saturday at 3 p.m. Shoppers can register at listed Saline merchants. Mrs. Sherry Allen, parade chairman, issues a last call for citizens to join the Grand Saline Christmas parade and clubs are urged to support a big event.
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Sherry Allen
Grand Saline
Fruitvale School Presents King Is Born Pageant
Fruitvale School stages King Is Born a Christmas pageant on Monday night December 17 at 7 p.m. in the school gym. A full evening of joyful carols and special music follows the pageant. The public is invited to attend.
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Fruitvale School
City Council Tackles Vehicle Costs and Fuel Use
The city council discussed the high cost of operating municipal vehicles and fuel saving ideas. Suggestions included buying compact police cars as used in Dallas, noting future repairs may exceed a new car, and confirming repair bills are higher for police vehicles than other city fleet cars.
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Hershel Walker
the Police Department
Dallas
Yearbook Staff Earns THSPA Certificate of Merit
The Grand Saline High School Chief yearbook from 1972 78 is among 18 in its class cited by the Texas High School Press Association in December during a THSPA workshop at Texas Woman's University Den ton. Eight schools earned the Certificate of Merit and nine received All Texas.
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Grand Saline High School
Chief
Texas High School Press Association
Texas
Women's University
Dent
Allen High School
Gay Phipps
Three Months Only School Day To Be Shorter For Grand Saline
Grand Saline schools will trim the day by one hour from January 1 to March 31 as part of Governor Briscoe energy saving. High school periods drop ten minutes to start at 8 30 and end 2 30. elementary hours adjust accordingly. The district also set bids for a Building Trades house and moved June meeting to June 14 while adopting thermostat and lighting reductions to cut energy use.
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Grand Saline
Board of Trustees
Dolph Briscoe
Building Trades House
Briscoe
County Employees Raise Receives Commissioners Approval
The Van Zandt County Commissioner's Court approved a five and a half percent pay raise for all county employees, effective immediately, raising average salaries by about 29 to 30 dollars and marking the first increase since July 1972. The court also awarded a library remodeling bid to W G Faglie Construction Co. of Canton for 3 476, with work funded from Federal Revenue Sharing funds.
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van Zandt
Commissioners Court
W. G. Faglie Construction Co
Canton
GS Youth Foundation Names Five Directors
Five new directors were named to the Grand Saline Youth Foundation board at a Thursday meeting. Rex Hood Steve Schifani Frank Trent and Virginia Milam join, with David Gann winning another three year term.
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Grand Saline Youth Foundation
Grand Saline Housing Authority
Rex Hood
Steve Schifani
Frank Trent
Virginia Milam
David Gann
Gailen Stewart
Carl Means
Bud Milam
Coca Cola
Grand Saline Christmas Parade Promises Festive Float Prize Race
The annual Grand Saline Christmas Parade is set for Friday at 4 p.m. Parade marshal is Co. O. Sloan with Santa on a fire truck giving candy. Afterward Santa will greet children and prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars await the top three floats. Participants meet 3 to 3 30 at the old gym corner Main and High.
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Santa
Grand Saline
Main
High Streets
SWEPCO and Union Settle Strike
Southwestern Electric Power Co and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ratified a new work contract after a strike that began August 30. About 680 employees returned to work as details emerged from John Edgar, director of public information. The stoppage affected construction and plant staff in Louisiana, East Texas, and Southwest Arkansas, plus Tex-Ark clerical workers in Texarkana.
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Southwestern Electrical Power Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John Ed
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Louisiana
East Texas
Arkansas
Tex-Ark
Texarkana
Red Barrel Project Brings Christmas Cheer to Grand Saline
The Red Barrel Project by Main Street Baptist Church returns to aid Grand Saline families. Barrels placed at eight town locations invite toys clothing and food donations. Last year 18 families benefited and residents are urged to contribute cash via Mrs. William Neal Rev Tom Pesnell or the Grand Saline Sun.
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Grand Saline
Main Street Baptist Church
Perry Brothers
W&w > Variety
Grand Saline Hardware
Quick Check
United Dollar
Bill's Dollar
Brookshires
Collins Food
William Neal
Neal
Tom Pesnell
Main Street Baptist
Grand Saline Sun
Lane
Wiley Garland
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Perry Pugh
Arlee LaPrade
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Jan Adamson
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Cindy Cash
Donna Fansler
Ava Cain
Pam Carroll
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Cindy Phillips
Debbie Lovett
Alvin Phillips
Bill McBeath
Miss Phipps
Howard Woodall
Bill Hunter
Billy Luce
Bob Johnson
Hazel Dozier
Johnson
County Clerks Office
Full States Telephone Co
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General Telephone Co
Wilson Oil Co
GS Youth Foundation
Haskell Marret
Sun
Youth Foundation
Margaret Means
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Don Wammack
Jack Knauss
Finance Committee
Marshall
Co. O. (Boley) Sloan
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