65 Men Gather To Study Growth Plans For City
Grand Saline residents met for a second time in the Grade School Cafeteria with 65 business leaders and citizens in attendance. The steering committee listed three subcommittees on extending city limits and financing, annexation ideas, and a cleanup campaign. Members urged all interested citizens to submit suggestions for future concrete plans and a third meeting will develop proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Wiley Garland, III
1965 Officers Elected For Water Supply Corp Fruitvale
The Fruitvale Water Supply Corp annual meeting on January 26 at Fruitvale school elected a new board: Harold Randall president, Elan Gore vice president, Ray C. Longman secretary treasurer, with directors Harold Randall Ray C. Longman Elan Gore Jack Lowell and Fred D. Daniels. They approved extending the line about 20 miles to serve fifteen new members. Meeting conducted by Clyde Elliott Jr. of Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitvale Water Supply Corp
Fruitvale
Clyde Elliott, Jr
Canton
Ray Longman
Harold Randall
Ray C. Longman
Elan Gore
Jack
Lowell
Fred D. Daniels
Elliott
Hollowell Named To Five Committees
Rep Bill Hollowell was appointed to Constitutional Amendments Interstate Cooperation Federal Relations Counties Military and Veterans Affairs by Speaker Ben Barnes. He favors the Constitutional Amendments Committee and vows to oppose the race track gambling bill in this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ben Barnes
Bill Hollowell
Hollowell
Friendship 4 H Club Plans Activities for New Year
Friendship 4 H Club met January 14 for the first meeting of the year. Members discussed King and Queen Coronation Share In The Fun Act Favorite Food Show and Summer Camp. Projects include sewing and cooking for girls cattle and crops for boys. They thanked Doris Elkins and Johnny Cates for help and will sponsor a concession stand at the Friendship musical on February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship 4-H Club
Doris Elkins
Johnny Cates
Grand Saline Boxing Club Enters Golden Gloves
The Grand Saline Boxing Club plans to join the East Texas Regional Golden Gloves Tournament at the Mayfair Building in Tyler on February 4 5 6. Nine Grand Saliners will compete including Teddy Bellew Bill Louderman William Neal Jackie Davis Danny Lynch and Howard Wess in Novice Contenders. Open Contenders are Doug Daniels Wayne Brunson and Robert Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Mayfair
Tyler
Grand Saliners
Teddy Bellew
Bill Louderman
William Neal
Jackie Davis
Danny Lynch
Howard Wess
Doug Daniels
Wayne Brunson
Robert Bates
Honor Roll At G S H S Named
The fall semester honor roll at Grand Saline High School is listed in two groups. Group A includes students with A grades in all subjects, while Group B lists those with A averages across all courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline High School
Linda Kay Daniels
Debbie Chiafos
David Martin
Mary Ann Reid
Janette Swain
Renee Walker
Kenneth Walker
Gladys McNorton
Rosella Duke
Caro Vn Carter
Robert Hampton
Joe Mitchell
Emile Pugh
Sharon Dickerson
Ruby Duke
Dorcie Curry
Doran Bradberry
Ellen Elliott
Vicki Joslin
Linda Prather
David Stordal
Maurine Stone
Judye Woodrum
George Duke
Ronald Jennings
Laura Lunsford
Carolyn Shaw
Anneta Stone
Mary Margaret Kuykendall
Johnny Sloan
Linda Blanchard
Fran Bryant
Shirley Davis
Cheryl Dobbins
Ray Marett
Sue Fisher
Sherry Fuller
Greg Kuykendall
Philip Stordal
Southwestern Electric Power Co Wins First in Safety Contest
Southwestern Electric Power Co repeats as first in the Bureau of Safety Employee Accident Prevention Contest for the fourth straight year. Mt. Pleasant division manager J. A. Petty announced the result, noting a 0.66 accident frequency per million man hours in 1964, far below the national average of 5.12. The company had two disabling injuries over 3,007,518 hours worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Bureau of Safety
J. A. Petty
Mt. Pleasant
Electric Company
Southwestern
Grand Saline Lunch Fund Raised by Community Support
The Grand Saline Free School Lunch Fund gained 249 dollars after a Sun article on January 14 titled Would You Give A Dollar To Help Feed A Child. Donations came from numerous individuals and groups including churches, fraternal lodges, PTA members, and local families led by Shirley Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
the Sun
Parent-Teachers Association
Shirley Anderson
Perry's Observing 50th Anniversary in 1965
A fragmented note marks Perry's 50th anniversary in 1965, noting growth in crops and loyal customer patronage. The text references Four Hore Urner and comments on progress and location, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Mrs Dean Hosts Wesleyan Service Guild Meeting
Mrs Doug Dean served as hostess for the January Wesleyan Service Guild meeting with eighteen members and five guests attending. Guild president Nora McMahan opened the session and greeted attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dean
Guild
Doug Dean
Wesleyan Service Guild
Nora McMahan
Mem
Youth Week Observed by Nazarenes
The Young Peoples Society of Nazarenes outlines a week of events from Monday work night to revival services starting Friday at 7 00 pm led by Rev James Lewis a Bethany Nazarene College student from New Orleans Louisiana The plan includes social evenings missionary prayer service and visitation with revival to end Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Society of the Nazarene Church
Franklin Berry
Fellowship Hall
James Lewis
Lewis
Bethany Nazarene College
Bethany
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Plaza Theatre Fire Destroys Canton Building
The Plaza Theatre in Canton owned by Joe Hackney burned Friday in what locals call the town's worst fire. Damage is near 100000 with $9000 insured value. Fire started near the stage curtain from a welding torch and crews from Canton Van and Wills Point aided the effort. No deaths. one man inhaled smoke and faced possible hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaza Theatre
Canton
Joe Hackney
Hackney
Billy Griser
Griser
Chamber of Commerce
A. M. Rasco
Last Rites Held For Chaplin John Herbert Brown
Funeral services for Chaplin Lt Col John Herbert Brown 49 of Fort Hood were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Canton with Chaplin W K Anderson officiating. Burial followed in Sand Flat Cemetery under Eubank Funeral Home Canton. Brown found dead near Ft Hood last Saturday. Survived by widow Mrs Lillian Brown of Fort Hood two sons David Brown Homestead AFB Fla and Kenneth Brown Dallas one daughter Lilann Mary Brown Boston parents Mr and Mrs W F Brown Canton one brother Oran F Brown Canton one sister Mrs Patsy Chandler Dallas two nieces and one nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplin
John Herbert Brown
Fort Hood
Eubank
Canton
Chaplin W. K. Anderson
Sand Flat
Eubank Funeral Home
Brown
Ft. Hood
Herbert Brown
Grand Saline
Grand Saline High School
Lillian Brown
David Brown
Homestead Afb
Fla
Kenneth Brown
Dallas
Lilann Mary Brown
Boston
W. F. Brown
Oran F. Brown
Patsy Chandler
Neuhoff Packing Pig Parlor details at Lions meeting
Grand Saline Lions held a regular meeting at the IOOF Hall Tuesday night and heard Kevin Cates of the Neuhoff Packing Co provide first hand information about the Pig Parlor located north of Fruitvale. The discussion covered signs on city limits, park equipment, and fundraising for projects including a camp for crippled children. Pan American Oil employees Bill French and Quitman Ivy attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Kleer Park
Kerrville
Taylor Rhodes
Bill French
Quitman Ivy
Pan American Oil Co
Salt Employees Credit Union Elect Officers
Members held the third annual meeting with Earlon Lee reporting progress as the group now operates independently. Calvin C. Phillips of Dallas spoke on the Purpose of a Credit Union. Directors elected for two years: Nona Parkerson Frank Churchwell Cleatus Carrell others serving terms include Gordon Adamson Earlon Lee. Credit committee: Carrol Waddill Robert Grier Coy Fisher alternate: Hoyt Nations. Carrell named chairman of education and Parkerson secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Employees Federal Credit Union
Earlon Lee
Calvin C. Phillips
Dallas
Nona Parkerson
Frank Churchwell
Cleatus Carroll
Gordon Adamson
Carrol Waddill
Robert Grier
Coy Fisher
Hoyt Nations
Clatus Carrell
Ladies Raise 761.51 For March Of Dimes Here Monday Night
Local ladies hosted the Mothers March raising 761.51 with larger tally in Grand Saline. Tyler television telethon contributed 146.00 as organizers thanked volunteers and sponsors for office space meals and counting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphine Boazman
Woodrow Joslin
PTA
Grand Saliners
Tyler
Faye Fowler
Joe Bartley
Grand Saline
Virginia Roberson
Hershel Walker
Arlee LaPrade
Bill Crocker
Galloway Darby
Shirley Anderson
Bud Milam
Lloyd Johnson
Bill Koonce
Gordon Adamson
Junior Jennings
Ward Declares Burglary at Lumber Company Sleek
Van Zandt County Sheriff B W Ward reported a weekend burglary at T L James Lumber Co Wills Point as the smoothest job his office had heard. Deputy Clyde Elliott noted it as neat. over 600 dollars and a family heirloom gold watch were taken. A suspect was arrested Monday and held in county jail pending disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zandt
B. W. Ward
T. L. James Lumber Company
Wills Point
Clyde Elliott
Sheriff Ward
Services Held For Lemuel Burges Sr
Funeral services were held for Lemuel Burges 57 at Corinth Baptist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial followed at the Corinth of the Bartley Funeral Home. Burges, a retired truck farmer and Grand Saline resident, had served on the Grand Saline ISD Board of Education. He is survived by his wife Opal, a son Herman, a daughter Bobby Perry, six brothers and two sisters, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers included several Burges family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Burges
Corinth Baptist Church
Troy Cartmill
Joe Rosenquist
James Schafer
Corinth Cemetery
Bartley
Kilgore
Bill Shelton
Aransas Pass
Danny Hollis
Doyle Burges
Cleo Burges
Harold Burges
Larry Don Davis
Buell Burges
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Garland
Arthur Owens
Richard Gipton
Hulin Smith
W. F. Fowler
W. L. Garland, Jr
Ray Williams
Fernando Maciel
Mittee
Porter Adkins
Bill Carter
Boyd Stakes
J. E. Persons
E. P. Friedline
Harold Walker
John Boyles
Luke Burkes
David
Water Supply Corporation
Rep. Hollowell
Grand Saline Boxing Club
G.S.H.S
Southwestern Elec. Power Co
Owen Kuykendall
I. L. Dillard
Lois Quinn
Foye
Fowler
First Church of the Nazarene
Adking Meat Service
H. C
Davie
Jarrell Matthews
Grand Saline Lions Club
Anonymous
Kay Garland
Joyce Sloan
Henry Glover
Grand Saline Lodge
A.M
W. J. Crocker
Edward Flores
Eleanor Dennis
First Baptist Church
Nazarene Chapel
Bethany S. S
Main Street Baptist Church
Beta Sigma Phi
Sarah Jane Fisher
Edith J. Hanes
J. D. Young
First Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Shirley F. Anderson
Cuswo
Nazarenes
van and Wills Point
Highway Department
Chaplin John Herbert Brown
Neuhoff Packing Co
Salt Employees Credit Union
Rota
Ward
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