Babson Forecast for 1962 Highlights Colorful Predictions
Babson predicts 1962 will bring a better year for readers with rising industrial production and steady or higher prices. Notable items include no nuclear war, fears of a housing slogan, pop up of autos per family, rising taxes, and expansion in advertising, education, and automation.
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Babson
U.S
Washington
Douglass Dillon
Goed
Kennedy
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Abov
Grassfires Strain Grand Saline Firemen Over Christmas
About a dozen grassfires kept Grand Saline volunteers busy across five days ending with Christmas Day. Fire Chief Perry Pugh cited carelessness as the main cause and thanked outside helpers while urging residents to avoid calling the fire telephone seeking fire locations. He noted the rural fire truck remains unpaid and appealed for contributions from city and rural residents alike, with a thousand dollars still due.
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Grand Saline
Perry Pugh
Pugh
Student Night Observed by Main Street Baptist Church
Main Street Baptist Church will host Student Night during the evening worship service on December 31 at 8 00 p m. The nationwide Southern Baptist observance honors college students home for Christmas. A film titled Decade of Decision will be shown and students listed include Kuykendall Mayfield Dennington Hill Ward Domm Johnson Johnson Gautier Terry Gautier.
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Main St. Baptist
Main Street Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Churches
Dall
Stephen F. Austin State College
Neil Mayfield
Southern Methodist University
Carol Dennington
North Texas State University
Richard Hill
Wisconsin
Linda Ward
Baylor University
Cora Marie Domm
Texas Eastern School of Nursing
Jerry Johnson
University of Arkansas
Ronnie Johnson
East Texas State College
Sam Gautier
Terry Anderson
Tyler Junior College
James Gautier
University of Texas
Grand Saline School District Publishes Audit Report
The Grand Saline Sun highlights an audit by Floyd V. Stewart showing all school funds well handled and properly accounted for. It notes state funding dominates revenue, with local taxes comprising about 24 percent and other local sources minimal. The report invites public examination at the superintendent’s office, Stewart’s office, or the school board.
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Grand Saline Sun
Grand Saline Intent
Floyd V. Stewart
Stewart
Alf Roberson
the Sun
Roberson
Grand Saline Independent School District
Grand Saline
Sun
Charles Dixon Named to Who's Who Among Students
Charles Dixon a senior at East Texas Baptist College and son of Rev and Mrs James W Dixon of Longview formerly of Grand Saline is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He is a Pine Tree High School 1959 graduate and will receive a B S in June 1962 after participating in Science Club Alpha Chi Student Government Association and American Chemical Society.
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Charles Dixon
East Texas Baptist College
James W. Dixon
Longview
Grand Saline
Who's Who
C. Dixon
Pine Tree High School
Dixon
The
Baptist College
Marshall
Science Club
Alpha Chi
Student Government Association
American Chemical Society
Civil Defense Class Scheduled at Grand Saline High
A new Civil Defense instruction section will run at Grand Saline High School in January. Classes meet Mondays and Tuesdays January 8 9 15 16 with three hour sessions starting at 7 00 p.m. Instructor is Charles Milburn holder of a chemistry degree with biology minor. His father Rev Dixon Milburn formerly pastor in Grand Saline and now at Greggton First Baptist Church Longview.
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Grand Saline High School
Charles Milburn
Rev
Dixon
Grand Saline
Greggton First Baptist Church
Longview
Crofts Announces District Judge Candidacy in Terrell
Thomas H. Crofts, District Judge of the 86th Judicial District, announced his candidacy in the Democratic primary for his first regular term. He has served since November 1, 1961, after being appointed to complete Judge A. A. Dawson's term. He is a Terrell native, Baylor Law School graduate, and former Kaufman County Democratic Chairman.
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Thomas H. Crofts
86Th Judicial District
A. A. Dawson
Crofts
Terrell
Baylor University Law School
U.S. Army
Security Intelligence Corps
Kaufman County
Judge Crofts
Tom, Jr
Baylor University
Banquet For Grand Saline Firemen Saturday Night
The Grand Saline Firemen hold their annual banquet Saturday night at 7 00 in the Grand Saline School Cafeteria. Fire Chief Perry Pugh announced the event and County Judge Truett Mayo will serve as principal speaker.
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Grand Saline
Grand _ Saline
Perry Pugh
Truett Mayo
Three Hurt In Two Wrecks Near Sand Flat Road
Grand Saline High School senior Johnny Pryor was injured when the 1957 automobile he drove left the road and struck a tree shortly after 8 am. A second crash involved an English’s Grand Saline Funeral Home ambulance and a large trailer truck. driver Bill Worthington was uninjured, with two passengers suffering lacerations. Both incidents occurred on Farm Road 857 Sand Flat Road.
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Johnny Pryor
Grand Saline High School
Cecil Pryor
Travis Shafer
Corby-Germany
Bartley
Shafer
Grand Saline Funeral Home
Charles Dennis
Bill Worthington
Mr. Lee
Dennis
Lee
Worthington
Sand Flat
Farm Road
Miss Charlotte Land Initiated Into Alpha Chi at TCU
Miss Charlotte Land daughter of Harold Land of Grand Saline has been initiated into Alpha Chi on the Texas Christian University campus. A math major and Alpha Delta Pi treasurer, she is a Grand Saline High School graduate.
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Charlotte Land
Harold Land
Grand Saline
Alpha Chi
Texas Christian University
Miss Land
Alpha Delta Pi
Grand Saline High School
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Main Street Baptist
James Kuyken
Charles Dixon In Who's Who
Thomas Crofts
District Court
Financial Statement
Interest & Sinking Fund
D. C. Armstrong
Board of Trustees
Public Accountant
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