Grand Saline News Highlights Christmas Cheer and Local Births
An unusual birth announcement from Katy Hollowell notes a boy named Richard D. Petty with quirky details. Other new arrivals include the Bilis girl in Grand Saline, a change of plans for Navy serviceman Kearney, and Ro. Thorton visiting from Marlin.
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Katy Hollowell
Richard D. Petty
Russell W. Petety
Nacoggioches
Avis Smith
Grand Saline
Kearney
Len
Christ
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Naval Hospital
Ro. Thorton
Marlin
Grandt
R. B
Stardal Among 138 At ETSU To Join Alpha Chi Society
Patrick Stardal of Grand Saline is named among 138 ETSU students chosen to join Alpha Chi. Dr HM Lafferty notes eligibility requires junior or senior standing, top ten percent of class, and at least one year of study at ETSU.
Grand Saline students win in What Christmas Means to Me essay contest
Winners named from grades six to eight after a Grand Saline School assembly. First place Laura Anderson, sixth grade, with What Christmas Means to Me about Jesus birth and eternal life. Cathennia Ritehi, seventh grade, third place Mary Joslin, sixth grade, focus on Jesus love and care.
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Grand Saline Stuents
Grand Saline School
Laura Arad
Gran
Diana Don
Classroom of
Trades
Cestaya
Ag Jude
Grand Saline
Ministerial Alliance
Laura Anderson
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Mary Joslin
Fire Department Announces 36th Annual Banquet
The Grand Sanme's volunteer Fire Department will hold its 36th annual banquet at the high school cafeteria on Monday evening. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. per Fire Chief Perry Push.
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Grand Sanme’s_volunteer Fire Department
Perry Push
Cash Lumber Co. Burns Here Friday
A fire ripped through the Cash Lumber Company building on Highway 80 East in Grand Saline Friday afternoon near press time. Firefighters battled the blaze as police directed traffic and safety measures. observers watched from both sides of the road. The damage appeared total as investigators began assessing the scene.
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Cash Lumber Company
Highway 80
Rand Saline
Build Tly
Kenneth Tidwell
Texas Air Guardsman Receives Texas Medal of Merit
Col. Billie G Hollowell an Air National Guardsman in Austin was awarded the Texas Medal of Merit for outstanding service. He helped a Texas Adjutant General appointed board draft modernization of militia and state military codes. Hollowell a former Texas legislator joined the Texas National Guard in 1951 and serves as Legal Staff Officer at TexANG Headquarters.
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Hollowell
Billie G. Hollowell
Grand Saline
Texas
Texas Medal of
Texas Air National Guard
Air National
Texas State Ward
Texas ( National Guard
Headquarters
Texang
Kennedys Win First Prize In Christmas Decoration Contest
Grand Saline residents with outstanding Christmas decorations won cash prizes from the Chamber of Commerce. First prize of 10 dollars went to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kennedy of 20 North Neon Street. Second prize of 7.50 dollars went to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Calehoun of 915 North Springs Street. Third prize of 5 dollars went to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mantock of 628 North Main Street.
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Grand Saline Area
Grand Saline
Sabine River Project Highlighted in Texas Water Plan
The Texas Water Development Board released a comprehensive water development plan outlining about 10 proposed dams and reservoirs with an estimated 10 billion dollar cost and over 62 million acre feet of storage. It details the Trans-Texas Division to meet municipal industrial and irrigation needs, with Northeast Texas set to host major reservoir construction including Lake Tawakoni and mines near Edgewood and Fork Lake, feeding Dallas Fort Worth and Northeast Texas.
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Sabine River
Texas” Water Development Board
East Texas
Trans-Texas
Northtaat Texas
Sabine
Lake Tawakoni
Edgewood
Mineola Dam
Fork Lake
Texas
Lake Tawakon
Wreck on 120 Kills Driver Near Canton
James B. Rhames of Pineland died when a lumber trailer exploded after a rear-end collision on Interstate 20 about two miles north of Canton. Willie E. Chase of Baton Rouge drove the rear truck. his vehicle escaped damage and he was uninjured. The lumber truck burned. the crash occurred at 8:55 am.
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James B. Rhames
Pineland
Intertate
Canton
Scan
Inson
Willie E. Chase
Baton Rouge
Haton Rouge
Krazy Day Winners Take Home 550 In Cash And Turkey
Seventeen shoppers won Krazy Day prizes including 550 cash and five Christmas turkeys at the December Krazy Day event with Santa Claus distributing candy. A full winners list will run next week in The Sun. participating merchants include Barnley Funeral Home Berry s Supermarket City Pharmacy Cook Department Stores First National Bank and others.
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Sun
Santa Claus
Barnley Funeral Home
Berry's
City Pharmacy
Cook Department Stores
S Department Store
First’ National Bank
Fowler Insurance
Grand Saline Hardware
Grand Saline Sun
Grand Saline
Also
Harris Sinclair
Howard Hill Insurance
Jarvis Department Store
Jones Enco
K. Walens
Lawrence West Side
Milam’s Used Cars
Monk's Mobil
Monk's Southside Grocery
Rays Parts
Salt
Van Zandt County Grand Jury Indicts Eight Felonies
Van Zandt County Grand Jury returns eight felony indictments including six for worthless check charges one for auto theft and one for criminal fault and one no bill. Indictments list Gene Mixon Canton charged with criminal assault of a female under 18 with bail $2000. Other defendants Billy Roberts Myrtle Springs David G Howell Dallas Lloyd Crickett Dallas and Vitoria Trussell Garland had bail $2000 each. Stanley Greenstein Dallas bail $2000 and Jerry Pettus Dallas indicted for auto theft with bail $1000.
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Rand Jury
van Zandt County
Gene Mixon
Canton
Mixon
Billy Roberts
Myrtle Springs
David G. Howell
Dallas
Lloyd Crickett
Vitorina Trussell
Garland
Stanley Greenstein
Jerry Pettus
Pettus
Deadline Nears For Filing Cotton Allotment Transfers
Parm operator in Van Zandt County reminds that applications for 1908 cotton allotment transfers must be filed by December 3. County ASCS confirms notices of allotments and projected yields have been mailed. transfers within the county and from owned to operated by same individual do not require referendum approval. Transfers to another farm outside the state are not allowed.
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Parm
van Zandt
Dee
Lambdin
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Next Sea
The Magic Of Christmas Christmas Day 1968
The holiday season fills the land with festive sights and calls to help the less fortunate. Children await Santa as decorations rise and the spirit of Bethlehem's birth brings hope and warmth to all.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Bethlehem
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Gene Bilis
Gene
Kiddoos
Jimmy Shields
Jimmy
Grand ‘Saline
Hubbell
Willie Pay
Brother Dan
Spoy
the Sun Staff
Sybie Dickerson
Jay Lide
Lloyd Lewis
Buddy Camper
Alf and
Virginia Roberson
Cash Lumber Co. Burns
Billi Hollowell
Kennedys
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