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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
13
Main Street Baptist hosts a Watch Night service Sunday night beginning at 7 00 p m with training union at 7 00 and evening worship at 8 00 The service continues until midnight and into the new year featuring movies skits and devotional moments toward the climax.
The Texas Highway Patrol Tyler District 1-B shows 12 rural traffic fatalities in November across 18 counties, 238 accidents, 111 injuries, and $141,260 property damage. Eleven month totals reach 114 deaths and 2,398 accidents with Rusk County leading in deaths and Smith County reporting the most accidents for the year. Gregg and Cass follow in fatalities.
Watt R. Howington has been promoted to technical sergeant in the U S Air Force. He will serve at Kelly Air Force Base Texas as an operational support office supervisor. He is married to Mary V Jordan of Canton Route 8 and is the son of Mrs Cordie V Howington of Dallas. The couple has four children Danny Deborah Denise and David.
Grand Saline High School joins twenty three others in accepting invitations to attend the Senior Career Day on March 23 at Tyler Junior College.
In hospital admitted list includes Mrs W H Haves Mrs J V Ingram Mrs H O Gandy Mrs J C Herron Mrs Ralph Fletcher J P Loper Mrs B D Kennedy Mrs Jack Lunsford Leroy Simmons Mrs Elma Green Mrs H F Lennon and Mrs Jim Adkins. Discharged include Mrs Ike White Johnny Pryor R V Monk and Mrs O R Ballow.
The January draft quota for Texas is 440 men, 121 fewer than December. Colonel Morris S. Schwartz, state Selective Director, notes December was 561 and earlier months were 922 and 911. About 1,000 men will receive pre induction exams in January, versus 6,155 in December. The January quota targets men aged at least 22 on January 1 unless volunteers or delinquent, who may be younger.
President H. E. Jenkins says Career Day helps East Texas seniors learn about prospective careers and college life. Local business and professional alumni speak to students and discuss paths, with groups formed by major for discussions and non majors gathering separately.
Funeral services for Mrs Ada Wilhite 75 were held Friday Dec 22 at the Church of Christ in Canton with I E Carpenter and Clyde Moss officiating. Burial followed in Haven of Memories. She died Dec 20 after a six year illness and leaves a large family including husband Charley Wilhite four sons eight daughters a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Sixty 4 H Club members and parents attended the county wide 4 H Christmas Party on December 9. The event at the Pure Oil Recreation Room in Van Texas featured refreshments by the Van 4 H Club and decorations by the Jones 4 H Club. Four H members brought gifts for needy Van Zandt County families filling three large cartons.
Funeral services for L. A. Barker 84 were held Saturday December 23 at the Nazarene Chapel with Rev. Johnnie Burch and Rev. J. P. Ingle officiating Burial followed at Small Cemetery north of Edgwood under Englishs Grand Saline Funeral Home direction Barker died at his Grand Saline home after a long farming career spanning 60 years Survivors include a wife three sons seven daughters 21 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren
Frank Adrian, parts and service manager at Byford Ford Sales in Grand Saline, attended a four day parts merchandising program at the Ford Motor Company Marketing Institute in Dallas last week. Director T. N. Frizelle said the course teaches stock controls to improve customer service, based on Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealership practices used nationwide. The institute serves nearly 1,200 dealers in the Southwest Ford and Lincoln-M Mercury divisions.
Boys and girls played games and sang Christmas carols as Miss Flippo presented a Christmas story.
Funeral services for Thomas Walter Vineyard 70 were held at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Barrett and Rev. J D Murphy presiding. Burial followed at Corinth Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Maud, daughter Delton Yarbrough, siblings, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Donald Hoover of Arlington announce son Perry Don born December 11 mother Peggy Hawkins grandmother Gladys Hawkins. Mr and Mrs Charles Lane of Canton welcome daughter Rene Machelle born December 19. Mr and Mrs B D Kennedy of Lindale welcome son Lacey Dwayne born December 26. Mr and Mrs O R Ballow announce daughter Ramona Lynn born December 23. Mr and Mrs J C Herron of Dallas announce son Ronnie Alvy born December 25.
Sandra Wyatt of Tyler, niece of Joe Pinkerton and Allen Pinkerton, is selected as the Atta Kula Kula beauty at Tyler Junior College. She will compete January 6 at 7 30 p.m. in the Teepee on campus, judged by out-of-town officials from about 30 contestants. She is an English major, member of To Kalon, Student Education Association, Pow Wow staff, and Atta Kula Kula secretary.
Members of the Mary Cla sf First Baptist Church exchanged gifts at their annual Christmas party with Mrs. Woodrow Joslin on Thursday night. Co hosts were Mrs. J L Lowe Mrs R J Jennings and Miss Bess Worthington. Mrs Cliff Campbell president presided and distributed the class yearbooks. Guests included Members and guests from the Couples Class and others.
Rev W W Parker reports on services at Main Street Baptist and Assembly of God with praise for the Christmas story from Matthew Luke and John. Gratitude expressed to families, donors, and workers at the Anderson Care Home and praise for Rev Ted Jones and singers.
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