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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
5
Main Street Baptist hosts a Watch Night service starting Sunday night at 7 PM with Training Union at 7 and evening worship at 8. The program includes a movie, skits, a devotional, and activities leading to the midnight climax and new year.
The Tyler District 1 B Bay Patrol in Texas logs 12 rural traffic fatalities in November across 18 counties. Patrol records show 238 rural accidents, 111 injuries, and $141,260 in property damage. 11 months total reach 114 deaths with Rusk leading at 18. Gregg 6 of November deaths. Smith 16 total, Cass 13, Gregg 13.
Watt R. Howington, husband of Mary V. Jordan of Canton Route 3, rises to technical sergeant in the U S Air Force. He is assigned to Kelly Air Force Base Texas as an operational support office supervisor and is a former Morris Tile Company employee. The Howingtons have four children Danny Deborah Denise and David.
Grand Saline High School joins twenty four in inviting East Texas seniors to the Senior Career Day on March 28 at Tyler Junior College. President H. E. Jenkins says the event helps students learn about careers and college life with business professionals and alumni speaking. Students are grouped by major and non majors gather separately.
In hospital admissions include Mrs. W. H. Hayes, Mrs. J. V. Ingram, Mrs. H. O. Gandy, Mrs. J. C. Herron, Mrs. Ralph Fletcher, J. P. Loper, Mrs. B. D. Kennedy, Jack Lunsford, Leroy Simmons, Mrs. Elma Green, Mrs. H. F. Lennon, Mrs. Jim Adkins. Discharges include Mrs. Ike White, Johnny Pryor, R. V. Monk, Mrs. O. R. Ballow.
The January draft quota for Texas is 440 men, 121 fewer than December's 561. Colonel Morris H Schwartz, state selective director, notes December’s call was 561 while prior months ranged 923, 911, and 1,112. About 1,000 men will receive pre induction exams in January vs 6,155 in December. The January quota targets those 22 or older as of January 1 unless volunteers or delinquent under the law. Monthly calls this year varied from 292 to zero before August.
Funeral services for Ada Wilhite 75 were held at the Church of Christ in Canton with I. E. Carpenter and Clyde Moss officiating. Burial followed at Haven of Memories under Eubank Funeral Home. She died December 20 after a six year illness. She was born May 1, 1886 in Mississippi, married Charley Wilhite July 6, 1902, and was mother of 12. Survivors include her husband, four sons and eight daughters plus a brother and numerous grandchildren.
Sixty 4 H Club members and parents attended the county wide 4 H Christmas Party December 9 in Van Texas. The Van 4 H Club furnished refreshments and the Jones 4 H Club put up the tree and decorations. 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 28 at Nazarene Chapel with Rev Johnnie Burch and Rev J P Ingle officiating Burial was in Small Cemetery north of Edgew ood under Englishs Grand Saline Funeral Home direction Barker died at his Grand Saline home He was a retired farmer who had lived in the Grand Saline area for 60 years Survivors include his wife three sons PB F Barker Cimarron NM L A Barker Jr Grand Prairie and Billie Paul Barker Canton seven daughters Mrs O E Bailey Grand Saline Mrs Alta Preston Fort Worth Mrs J H Armstrong Maywood Calif Mrs H H Armstrong Bell Calif Mrs Cleo Christoph Fort Worth Mrs Leota Winstead Fort Worth and Mrs Juanita Harris Denver CO 21 grandchildren and 21 great randchildren
Frank Adrian, parts and service manager at Byford Ford Sales in Grand Saline, attended a four day course at the Ford Motor Company Marketing Institute in Dallas. Director T. N. Frizelle said the program helps parts managers improve stock controls for better customer service, with practices drawn from Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships nationwide serving about 1,200 dealers in the Southwest.
The boys and girls played games and sang Christmas carols as Miss Flippo presented a Christmas story to illustrate the holiday.
Funeral services for Thomas Walter Vineyard 70 survived by wife Maud in Grand Saline were conducted at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Barrett and Rev. J. D. Murphy officiating. Burial followed at Corinth Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home. He was born September 26 1891 in Van Zandt County. Survivors include a daughter Delton Yarbrough Canton a brother Charley L. Vineyard Canton three sisters Katie Laine Snyder Ednad Hollowell Grand Saline Eva Davis Grand Saline two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed as Charley Wylie Joslin Woodrow Lin Gordon Joslin Leonard Hollowell Leonwy Keith Vineyard and Preacher Davi.
Mr and Mrs Donald Hoover of Arlington announce Perry Don born December 11 mother Peggy Hawkins grandmother Gladys Hawkins. Mr and Mrs Charles Lane of Canton announce Rene Machelle born December 19. Mr and Mrs B D Kennedy of Lindale announce Lacy Dwayne born December 26. Mr and Mrs D R Ballow announce Ramona Lynn born December 23. Mr and Mrs J C Herron of Dallas announce Ronnie Alvy born December 25.
Sandra Wyatt of Tyler is chosen as Atta Kula Kula beauty at Tyler Junior College. She will compete in a public Jan 6 pageant at the TIC Teepee with out of town judges selecting from about 30 contestants. Wyatt is an English major and active in To Kalon, Student Education Association, TIC Pow Wow, and Atta Kula Kula.
Mary Class of First Baptist Church held its annual Christmas party with gift exchanges and a program led by Mrs. Cliff Campbell. Co hosts included Mrs. J L Lowe Mrs R J Jennings and Miss Bess Worthington. Attendees and guests shared mock pink champagne snowballs cookies and caramel pecans.
Reverend W W Parker reports from Main Street Baptist Church with pastors Bob Lamb and Moody absent due to illness. The column praises the church’s youth workers, recalls Bible passages, and thanks Guy and Mr Anderson for assembling a “niece bunch of girls” to support the assembly. The assembly of God pastor Ted Jones is noted with praise for sermons and singing.
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