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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
5
Out of town visitors attended the service including Mrs Jonas Inglis and Mollie from Erath, the Baileys of Taylor, the Berry families of Dallas and Mineola, Fountain and Rumbelow families, and Miss Fountain. Local workers added gravel to the church parking area and several residents were mentioned for visits and quotes. A short educational note defines Happi as a Mecca pilgrim title and mitre as a bishop hat.
Oak land residents hosted visitors from Dallas Mesquite Big Sandy Boone Iowa and other towns. wedding shower for Jimmy Shields and Zara Ann White was held at the Methodist Church ahead of their December 17 ceremony. Local families welcomed guests and shared news of visits across several households.
College Station Dec 15 Ranchers in scattered counties advocate rest of range land through deferred grazing. Menard County Agent S L Mullins reports 21 percent of the county’s range deferred this year and notable improvement in range cover. He notes cattle numbers are about one third as many and half as many…
The passage records numerous social visits and hospitality in Oakland including Jo Edd Chambless and family from Tyler visiting Leon Chambless, Jody Reid and Donnie Tunnell from Dallas, and Mrs. Alta Reid traveling to care for her ill father Henry Jones. It notes attendance at a Van tournament and ongoing home bathroom installations by J. A. Morgan, O. D. Kennedy, and others, with multiple local residents hosting or visiting over the weekend.
Five years ago, H C Stanley Jr reports a section of C M Webb Ranch range was fully deferred and yielded excellent results with knee to waist high grass and a rich seed crop. T Tum describes Therrell Rose’s pasture resting, five to six months, receiving 10 inches of rain and now nearly solid cover on divides and hill sides. Flats remain fair but slower to recover.
The State of Texas to unknown heirs of V B Corby, deceased, are summoned to appear before the Van Zandt County Court in Canton by Dec 26 1955 to answer a petition filed Dec 12 1955 in No 6554 by Linnie Corby H O Corby R W Corby Ruby Kuykendall H Kuykendall Ruth Archer and Gervis Archer seeking a court declaration that they are all heirs of V B Corby deceased.
Captain Guy Smith of the Tyler District Texas Highway Patrol released a November traffic accident summary. A total 242 accidents caused 14 deaths and 187 injuries, with property damage of 140,195 dollars. Speeding, license violations, and improper passing were top arrest factors. 4,502 violators were contacted, 1,398 arrested, 3,105 warned. Counties listed include Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood. Alluding to year-to-date deaths and a bank stockholders meeting at Grand Saline.
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