Local Ministerial Alliance Sponsors Basketball League
The Grand Saline Ministerial Alliance sponsors a Churches Basketball League with 1965 rules and schedule. Practice runs January 4 to February 8 at First Methodist Church with assigned hours for each church. The league requires players aged 9 to 13, church attendance, and team loyalty, with forfeiture for ineligible players. The schedule lists games across January and February featuring Assembly of God, Bible Baptist, First Baptist, First Methodist, Nazarene, and Main Street Baptist teams.
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Grand Saline Ministerial Alliance
Churches Basketball League
First
Methodial
Nazarene
First Baptist
Bible Baptist
Assembly of God
Main Street Baptist
First Methodist
Methodist
Rey
Aassembled Va
Main St
Odiat Ve. Nazarene
Nagaren Assembly of God
Final Rites Held For Mother Of Mrs. Anna Pegg
Dora Uhrhorn of Grand Saline died December 24 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 10:30 am Monday in the Perr Funeral Home chapel in Chicago, with burial at Barty General Home in Grand Saline. Survived by two sons William Uhrthorn and Carl Uhrthorn, two daughters Augusta Alm and Anna Pegg, one brother Fred Cushop, one sister Augusta Bath, 18 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Local services were held at Barty General Home in Grand Saline.
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Mra
Dora Uhrhorn
Grand Saline
Coaby- Germany
Perr
U_hiago
Germany
Chicago
Lutheran Church
Ona
Wiliam
Ulhthorn
la Crescenta
Ocalif
Carl F. Uhthorn
Manson
Wash
Augusta Alm
New Carlisle
Ind
Anna M. Pegg
Fred Cushop
Oaklawn
Augusta Bathe
Chicago, Ill
Bane
Barty General Home
Farm Bureau Re organizes Board of Directors December
The Van Zandt County Farm Bureau Board of Directors met December 8 in Canton to reorganize. Officers elected for 1965 included T. L. Roberta as President and Hassell L. Miracle as Vice President. New committee chairmen were named for various duties including Jack Lester, Ralph Liston, and Joe Clair.
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Farm Bureau
van Zandt County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Canton
T. L. Roberta
Rt. 1
Wills Point
Haskell L. Miracle
Joe W. Clair
Rt. 4
Chester W. Terry
Rt. 3
Sec. Treas
Pres. Roberts
Jack Lester
Ralph Liston
E. G. Durgin
James Post
Joe Clair
Rites Held For Fred R. Blount Tuesday
Funeral services for Fred erick R. Blount 72 of Alba were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Alba Baptist Church with burial in Mineola Cemetery. Survived by wife Louise Blount and many relatives, Blount was president of Blount Realty Co Inc of Alba, creator of the lake community Beautiful Lake Louise.
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Puneral
Frederick R. Blount
Alba
Dallas
Alba Baptist Church
Mineola
Wilson Funeral Home of
Blount
Louise Blount
Grand Saline
Funeral Rites Held For Johnny A. Reid
Services for Johnny A. Reid, 55, of Canton, were held in Canton on Thursday at 1 30 pm in the Hilliard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Harold Threatt officiating. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery. He died Tuesday night after a short illness. A retired farmer and long time Oakland Baptist Church member, he is survived by one daughter Mrs Margaret Hill of Mesquite, one sister Mrs Ruth Berry of Canton, four brothers Joe Reid Thomas Reid Truitt Reid all of Canton and Durward Reid of Tylem and four grandchildren. Nephews served as pallbearers.
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Johnny A. Reid
Canton
Hilliard
Harold Threatt
Oakland Cemetery
Reid
Oakland Baptist Church of
Margaret Hill
Mesquite
Ruth Berry
Tax Filing Rules For Seniors In 1964 Income
Ben Friend of the Tyler IRS Office notes a calendar year taxpayer aged 65 or over need not file unless 1964 gross income reached 1200 dollars. Document No 5107 provides the guidance on filing requirements for the elderly taxpayer.
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Feder Murn
Ben Friend
Tyler Office
Internal Revenue Service
Co Se
Harvey P Bailey Rites Held Dec 6 Canton
Funeral services for Harvey P Bailey 65 of Dallas were held in Canton on Saturday Dec 26 at the Eubank Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Harvey L White officiating Burial was in Haven of Memories Park Canton He died Thursday in a Dallas hospital after a brief illness He was a native of Van Zandt County formerly lived in Grand Saline and had lived in Dallas 18 years Survivors include his wife Pennie Bailey two sons Cecil M Bailey and Douglas Bailey both of Dallas six sisters Ellie Campbell Horatio Ark Zeffie Gunter Decatur Miss Vireie McCasland Bessie Lee Pierce both of Caddo Mills Naomi Shelton Arlington and Lovie Fincher Carthage and six more
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Harvey P. Bailey
Dallas
Canton
Eubank
Puneral
Harvey L. White
Haven of Memories Park
Bailey
van Zandt County
Grand Saline
Pennie Bailey
Cecil M. Bailey
Douglas Bailey
Ellie Campbell
Horatio, Ark
Zeffie Gunter
Decatur
Vireie McCasland
Bessie Lee Pierce
Caddo Mills
Naomi Shelton
Arlington
Lovie Fincher
Carthage
Rites Held for James F. Conner in Grand Saline
Funeral services for James F. Conner 69 of Hugo Oklahoma were held Saturday at 2 pm at the Creagieville church near Grand Saline with Rev Herman Rusweil officiating. Burial followed in Creagieville Cemetery under Grand Saline Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Addie Lee Conner of Hugo three sons and six daughters, a brother and a sister, 34 grandchildren and one great grand.
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James F. Conner
Hugo
Okla
Creagieville Church
Grand Saline
Herman Rusweil
Creagieville Cemetery
Conner
Addi Lee Conner
James H. Conner
San Antonio
Delbert BB. Conner
Wichita Falls
Alton Conner
Fort Worth
James F. Conner Jr
Oklahoma City
Margie Parsons
Mingus
Tex
Jessie Kelley
Ruth Bruce
Blanchard
Mildred Bates
Louise Bates
Barbara Houser
R. T. Conner
Dallas
Fanne Bone
Bryson
Four Weeks Left to Pay Poll Tax for 1965 Voting
The piece notes a four week period to obtain a poll tax receipt to vote in 1965. The deadline is January 3. Most voters must pay $1.75 for the year to receive a poll tax receipt. Exceptions apply to a 21 year old voter who gets a free vote the first time and someone who was 60 before January who receives an exemption certificate.
Riles Held For Kellis Strickland
Funeral services for Kellis Dean Strickland 52 of 2822 Aster were held in Dallas with burial at Laurel Land Memorial Park. Native of Canton he lived in Dallas 29 years and worked 23 years as a welder for Mosher Steel Co. He was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows and Clarendon Drive Baptist Church. Survivors include wife, a son Jerry Strickland of Dallas a daughter Mrs. Douglas Bowen of Waco a brother Shirley Strickland of Dallas and six sisters in Houston Denver Colo Sulphur Springs Port Worth El Paso and Pine Grove La.
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Kellis Dean Strickland
Mosher Steel Co
Dallas
Laurel Land Memorial Park
Strickland
Canton
Steel Company
International Order of Odd Fellows
Clarendon Drive Baptist Church
Jerry Strickland
Douglas Bowen
Waco
Shirley Strickland
R. E. Jordan
Houston
C. G. McKnight
Denver
Colo
W. B. Kitts
Sulphur Springs
M. ©. Davis
Port Worth
Richard Russell
el Paso
Polk Tiner
Pine Grove
FHA Names New Assistant Canton Supervisor
Horace PD Stearman has reported as new Assistant County Supervisor with the Farmers Home Administration office in Canton. He comes from Angleton where he served with FHA for years. Stearman, his wife Helen, and sons Dempsey and Gene live on Tower Street and attend the Church of Christ. He replaces Corell D. Barrer, transferred to Jacksonville.
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Horace PD
Stearman
Farmers Home Administration
Canton
Angleton
Helen
Dempsey
Gene
Tower Street
Church of Christ
Corell D. Barrer
Jacksonville
Pat Hodges to perform at Cotton Bowl parade
Pat Hodges daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Hodges will march with Kilgore College Rangerettes in the 2 1/2 mile downtown Dallas parade and perform precision dance drills at the New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl football game. A 1964 Grand Saline High School graduate she was drum major of the Indian Band in 1964. She entered Kilgore College in September. The Rangerettes have had a busy season performing weekly for Kilgore College football games and other appearances.
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Pat Hodges
Ray Hodges
Kilgore College
Rangerettes
Dallas
Pat
Grand Saline High School
Kilgore
Grand Saline Receives New Telephone Directories
W F Morris Jr division manager for Southwestern States Telephone Co says Grand Saline subscribers are receiving new phone books by mail. One directory covers each of 1224 active telephones with listings for Canton Ben Wheeler Myrtle Springs Van Jackson and Oakland exchanges. Subscribers are urged to discard old books after receipt.
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Grand Saline
W. F. Morris, Jr
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Canton
Ben Wheeler
Myrtle Springs
Van
Jackson
Oakland
WJ. Wray Rites Held December 23
Funeral services for W. J. Bill Wray 92 of Grand Saline were held December 23 at 2 30 p m in the Nazarene Chapel Church with Rev John Burch and Rev Herman Russell officiating Burial was in Woodside Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home direction Wray a South Africa native and U S naturalized citizen was a WWI Spanish American and Hoar Wars veteran Survivors include one son Travis Simmons of Dallas and two grandchildren Pallbearers named. The Grand Saline Sun notes Babson forecast 1965 and commentary on President Johnson and international affairs with 1966 outlooks.
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W. J
Bill) Wray
Grand Saline
Nazarene Chapel
John Burch
Herman Russell
Woodside Cemetery
Bartley Funeral Home
Wray
Corby-Germany
South Africa
United States
Methodist Church
Providence Singing Sunday at Providence Baptist Church
A Sunday afternoon singing event is planned at Providence Baptist Church on January 3 with invited out of town singers. Ernest Petrea, the spokesman, invites all to join the musical gathering. Mr and Mrs Carl Clements spent Christmas in Dallas with relatives and friends.
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Providence Baptist Church
Ernest Petrea
Carl Clemments
Dallas
Coy Stone Resigns Night Chief to Become Deputy Sheriff
Coy Stone resigns as Grand Saline Night Chief after 18 months and plans to serve as a deputy sheriff for Van Zandt County under Sheriff-elect B. W. Ward. He will reside in Edgewood and work the Edgewood and Grand Saline areas, with city officials calling for applications to fill the vacancy.
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Coy Stone
City of
Grand Saline
Carl King
King
Stones
Stone
B. W. Ward
van Zandt County
Edgewood
Local Merchants Report Solid Christmas Trade and New Year Reopening
The two day Christmas holidays have passed and most firms plan to reopen Saturday January 1st for the New Year. Local merchants say Christmas business was generally good and expect regular operations to resume on the usual business day.
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the Sun
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Anna Pegg
Fred R. Blount
Riles
Kellis Strickland
FHA
Grand Saliners
Babson
the Sun Staff
WJ. Wray
Travis Simmons
Ray Kearney
R. B. Carnes
Alvin Malone
Travis Shafer
H. D. Bryant
J. C. Russell
Grand Saline Sun
U.S
Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Russia
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
China
I. Red Cina
United Nations
Roger W. Babson
Providence
SiAnd WY
Gay Fansler
Kansas City
Lece
Studio
Wraa-Tv
Jay Watson
Wpaa-Tv
Gene Fulks
Wolfe City
Ed Shellborn
Cas
Gay
Doug Blythe
Mike Pansler
Joe Brutten
Richard Johnson
Mike Fansler
Johnny Chambress
Greenville
Earl Fansler
Grand Latino
Louie Russell
Bell Fans
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