Local Trio Held After Burglaries
A Grand Saline trio two men and a 14 year old boy are held in Van Zandt County jail Canton facing felony charges for burglaries here and in Ben Wheeler and Brownsboro. They allegedly broke into Byford Ford Sales and a Ben Wheeler general store and Brownsboro service station, taking tools tires cigars batteries and more. Police recovered stolen items at the suspects homes and car used in the crimes. Additional auto theft charges may follow as probation and parole issues loom for the trio.
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Grand Saline
van Zandt
Canton
Ben Wheeler
Brown
Clarence Harris
Jerry Sehoonover
Cat ‘Ton
Byford Ford Sales
Frank Street
Grand Sa
Pat Heddin
J. W. Burnett
M. Am
Byford
Five area band students advance to Lufkin tryouts
Grand Saline Indian Soo five hele tember tsive seeh homers at the TV Aivkerton. Band dons hed int Mt Ple Saturday Dee Blane Burges senor won ira chair batitone sana hove for the scan cones five years Barry Willams students by virtue of their standing in their section will advance to the area tryouts to be held in Lufkin Jan 18 Winning at area will auto make them All State candidates Rosella Duke junior won second chair French horn and Ann Davis senior won third chair on site saxophone Stella Fansler and Sue Welch won positions on bass clarinet in the reading band which in the second band Norene Blanchard competing on alto saxophone did not Place but came out with a very nice rating These students represent the backbone of our band and we certainly are very proud of their achievement commented Manuel De La Roan director.
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Ee Asda
Lufkin
Rosella Duke
Ann Davis
Stella Fansler
Sue! ‘Welch
Reading
Norene Blanchard
Manuel de la Roan
Santa Delays Visit Arrives Saturday For Parade
Santa postpones his Grand Saline appearance until Saturday with an expected 1 p.m. arrival in a sleigh. He will stop at multiple business district locations, hand out candy, and oversee drawings for free Christmas turkeys at Main and Frank, with turkey drawings starting last Friday. A metal community Christmas tree is being installed at Main and Frank.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Canbelle
Main
Frank Streets
Particl- Grand Saline’s
Mercury Hits 20 Degrees on Sunday 1963 Low
Mercury fell to 20 degrees early Sunday in East Texas after a cold snap. Light rain snow and sleet covered the area but did not yield much moisture. Snow began Saturday night and lingered until morning with skies clearing later. Pastures are below average and livestock feeding remains heavy as East Texas seeks rain. Carbon monoxide poisoning cited as a favored suicide method in the United States.
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Ares
Mercury
P. Priediine
Grand Saline Weather Authority
The
Mer
East Texas
Courthouse to Close Two Days for Christmas Holidays
Van Zandt County Courthouse will be closed two days for Christmas holidays. Judge Earnest Mayo says offices close Tuesday afternoon December 24 for a county Christmas party, with December 5 and December 26 designated as closures.
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Rnett Mayo
van Zandt
Jedge Mayo
Highway Patrol Boosted For Holiday Period
Texas Department of Public Safety announces intensified enforcement during the Christmas to New Year period to curb holiday traffic deaths. Region No 1 commander Major Guy Smith says the effort aims to keep fatalities under the predicted high total. Officers will target speeders and drinking drivers while expanding patrols on rural highways. A separate item notes hospital updates for Oliver Cofer of Grand Saline and mentions the discovery of an 186 pound opal in Australia, claimed as the largest of its kind.
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Department of Public Safety
Teese
Rebrs
Rerder Highway Patrol
Tex
Texas
Malta
Astaid
Guy Smith
Dall
Fas
Forest rangers guard Christmas tree harvest in Roosevelt National Forest
A report from Boulder, Cole describes forest rangers overseeing hundreds who visit Roosevelt National Forest each year to select and cut Christmas trees, highlighting injury risks and safety concerns for families and children during the activity.
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Texas
Boulder
Cole
Rooseelt’ National Forest
Lower Zone Producing Better Than Upper In New Well
Seymour G. Hootkins of Dallas, co owner with Sam Trant of Tyler, reports the Grand Saline salt dome discovery well on the northeast flank is producing 199. barrels in 24 hours, with 34 more gallons than two 400 gallon tanks. Eight hundred gallons have been trucked by Permian Corp for the purchaser. Hootkins says more oil may come and future wells are possible. (See Oil, page 7)
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Seymour G. Hootkins
Dallas
Sam Trant
Willie R. Persons
Grand Saline
Paluxy
Willie R
Grand Saline Salt Dome
Sun
Tyler
Quitman
Trant
Hootkins
Oil Demands Above December Crude Stocks Decline
The report notes higher oil demand in January with production allowances to be set in Austin. Nominations show a daily intake of 2,819,868 barrels, up over December by 15,640. The Bureau of Mines forecasts Texas demand at 2.7 million barrels per day, up 70,000 from December. US crude stocks fell 2,673,000 barrels to 141,906,000 on Dec 7.
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Bureau of of
Railroad
Commiasion
Austin
Ite
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Eally
Umber
Washington
Bueau of Mines
United States
Violent Death Toll Of 180. Expected During Holidays
A Texas statewide effort coordinated by the DPS aims to dramatize holiday violent deaths. The program tabulates fatalities during a nine day period and will release totals up to three times daily to encourage reporting to police agencies.
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DPS
Waa
Sapean Ten
Bartlett Adds Assistant District Attorney Roles
Franklin Bartlett and Robert Frank attend a December 16 1963 meeting to discuss legal staffing. The note highlights Grishams retirement, Bartletts technical support, and Cantons relocation from Marshall Texas with ties to the University of Texas and Baylor University law degrees while Army service overlapped.
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Robert Frank
Bartlett
Crim
Grisham
Grand Saline Service Station Plans First Year Celebration
The Willame' a pc Service Station on West Highway 80 invites the public to a Saturday event featuring balloons and snacks for children as a daylong celebration marking their first year in Grand Saline. The owner notes warm reception and friends made in the city.
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Eer
Basta Glaus
Willame
Apc
Sandy Tucker
Acta
Grand Saline
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Inuatralla
Tee
Careaca
DPD
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Franklin Bartlett
Nn Warnett
Marshall
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Bayor University
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