Mrs. M. Stanberry Killed In Car Truck Accident Friday
Mrs. Millard Joyce Stanberry of Grand Saline died in a collision Friday night at 8 10 at the intersection of Frank Street and Highway 80. The 1953 Dodge entered from the south as a produce truck driven by Charles Stafford of Abilene, traveling east, failed to see the car in time. Survived by husband and six children, services held at Bible Baptist Church with Starr Cemetery burial. pallbearers listed.
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Millard
Joyce) Stanberry
Grand Saline
Charles Stafford
Abilene
Lloyd Johnson
Frank Street
Stafford
Stanberry
Bible Baptist Church
Starr Cemetery
Candidates listed for Grand Saline precinct race May 7 1966
The Grand Saline Sun announces Democratic Primary candidates for office in the 1966 election. Truett Mayo seeks re election as County Judge, Lester Slaton runs for County Clerk, Bob Johnson for District Clerk, Willie R Rodgers for Justice of the Peace Precinct No 4. Lacking details on other offices in this fragment.
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The
Grand Saline Sun
Truett Mayo
Justice of the Peace
Precinct
Willie R. Rodgers
South Tawakoni Water Corp Secures FHA Loan for Area
The Farmers Home Administration loan of 222400 funds water system construction in western Van Zandt County serving 134 families. South Tawakoni Water Corp led by Denver Bass of Wills Point will install forty miles of lines, build pumping facilities, and purchase water from Wills Point for connection on the Bright Star Honer Potter land. A No 1 pumping plant will be at Bright Star with a booster station near Edgewood on the Charles Lovell property.
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Farmers Home Administration
Canton
van Zandt County
South Tawakoni Water Corporation
Denver Bass
Wills Point
Small
Enterprise
Bright Star
Lane
Board
Morinee
W. E. Boyd
FHA
Honer Potter Land
Fowler Insurance Office To Collect Poll Tax In Grand Saline
Mrs Faynell Fowler of Fowler Insurance Agency will again act as a poll tax sub station for Grand Saline and nearby residents. The office opens daily from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday noon. Poll tax deadline is January 31 at midnight.
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Faynell Fowler
The
Fowler Insurance Agency
Grand Saline
Van Zandt County Highway Employees To Be Honored
An awards ceremony in Tyler at 9 50 am Thursday January 6 1966 will honor 36 Texas Highway Department District 10 employees with Certificates of Service ranging from 10 to 40 years totaling 642 55 years. District 10 includes Anderson Cherokee Gregg Henderson Rusk Smith Van Zandt and Wood Counties. Van Zandt personnel honored include June C Steel 25 years James W Barron Jr 1 year and Gilbert Clower 10 years all from the Van Zandt County Maintenance Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department District 10
Tyler
Texas
Anderson
Cherokee
Gregg
Henderson, Rusk, Smith, van Zandt
Wood Counties
van Zandt County
June C. Steel
James W. Barron, Jr
Gilbert Clower
Friendship Cl Meet Slated For Jan. 11
The Friendship Community Improvement monthly meeting will be in the Friendship school building on Tuesday January 11. Sterling Hammond of Tyler will be the keynote speaker addressing Amendments to the Social Security Act and Medicare. A question and answer session follows. Open to all residents interested in community improvement per Mrs. H H Means.
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Friendship Community Improvement
Friendship
H. H. Means
Sterling Hammond
Tyler
Free Washington Trips Offered by Wood County Electric
Wood County Electric Cooperative announces a Texas Electric Cooperative Youth Tour contest open to 16 to 18 year olds. Winners travel by bus to Washington, DC for four days, join 800 peers, visit national landmarks, and attend sessions with NRCEA and REA officials. March 1 deadline.
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County Electric
Washington
Wai of
Juan D. Nichol
New County Electric Coopers
Nheee
Nis
Elect
Texs
Washington, D. C
Wood County Electric
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Participa
Texas
Electric Cooperative
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Rural Electrification Administration
Pos
Musical Event Set For Saturday Night at SinjiYones Auditorium
Alden Parker announces a January 8 evening concert at SinjiYones Auditorium. The program features instrumental selections and a lively lineup intended to attract audience members in good spirits and with interest in classical music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rth
Will E SinjiYones
Alden Parker
Armee — Ler
Grand Saline School District Wins Title I Funds
Grand Saline Independent School District was approved for 37305.71 under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Funds will hire staff and provide supplies to assist students needing special help and enrichment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Supt
Gordon Irons
Grand Saline Independent School
Texas Education Agency
Shirley Anderson
Tax Assessor in Grand Saline January tax sessions
Tax-Assessor-Collector Joan Du Bose Guess announced she will visit Grand Saline Edgewood Van Zandt County towns in January to collect 1995 taxes. She specified dates and locations and urged taxpayers to bring tax statements. A series of exemptions and poll tax rules were described, including disability exemptions and cross-purchasing provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Joan du Bose Guess
Saline Riding Club Plans January Meeting
The Saline Riding Club will meet Tuesday night January 11. Kenset Berry, president, urges all members to be present. The gathering will be at Ste Phenrm and Feed Store at 77 Wo.
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Hes No
Bya Kenset Berry
Nace
Ste Phen
Cretfleville Monthly Singing Session Planned
Cretfleville residents urged to attend a monthly singing gathering on Sunday January 9. White, the society president, notes weather permitting the event will proceed at the usual time with several lagers to attend and chorus singers requested to arrive early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ular
Griffin Williams Laminack Retire From Wood Co Electric Coop
F C Griffin began as Bookkeeper Oct 23 1940, rose to Assistant Manager in 1945 and stayed there until retirement. J A Williamson led board in organizational period, became Assistant Manager in 1939 and served until retirement. Elma Laminack worked since Feb 1946. retired as Assistant Cashier. New appointees: Joan Nichols Assistant Manager, Howard Blackwell Line Superintendent, Lloyd Sullivan Office Manager, Beverly Walding Assistant Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Griffin
Wood County Electric Cooperative
J. A. Williamson
Elma Laminack
Wood County Electric Co-op
Quitman Refrigeration
Joan Nichols
Howard Blackwell
Lloyd Sullivan
Beverly Walding
First Christian Church Names New Pastor in Grand Saline
Rev. Dave Martin has assumed pastorate at First Christian Church in Grand Saline. He and his wife with their 3% month old daughter Beth live in Fort Worth where he studies at Brite Divinity School. Martin has served as juvenile institution supervisor, Scout Camp chaplain in Oregon, Youth Director in Moncola Oregon, and dean of boys at the Masonic Home and School of Texas. Mrs. Martin is a registered nurse at All Saints Episcopal Hospital in Fort Worth. The church invites all to hear this dedicated young pastor.
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Dave Martin
First Christian Church
Grand Saline
Martin
Beth
Ft. Worth
Brite Divinity School
Oregon
Christian Church of
Moncola
Masonic Home
School of Texas
All Saints Episcopal Hospital
Dave Calhoun Jr
Mike Chevalier Named Director Scottish Rite Assa
A Grand Saline man was named director of the Van Zandt County Scottish Rite Association and will be installed at the Ladies Night meeting on January 18. Mike Chevalier, a local businessman, was elected to the post and will be installed with Leland Ezell of Wills Point as the other new director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
van Zandt
Scottish Rite Association
Mike Chevalier
County Association
Leland Ezell
Wills Point
J. E. Humphries, Sr
Edgewood
George Reese
Canton
J. E. Humphries, Jr
J. Tom Hubbard
Bill Miller
J. Harrison Taylor
Truett Mayo
Guy Smith
Dallas
Grand Lodge of Texas
Grand Saline Workers Aim for Campaign Goal This Year
About 50 workers attended the March of Dimes kickoff banquet in Centon to organize local chairs across Edgewood Van Canton Fruitvale Ben Wheeler Martins Mill Edom and Grand Saline areas. Leaders planned coin distribution and a six fifteen minute telethon slots across Van Zandt County on January 29 through January 20 broadcast by KLTV Channel 7. W G McCollum celebrated his 87th birthday January 4 with family.
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Centon
Edgewood
Van
Canton
Fruitvale
Ben Wheeler
Martins Mill
Edom
Grand Saline
Coda Kindle
R. V. Fritz
Daphine Boazman
W. B. Moore
Clyde Darnell
Earl Fansler
Alf Roberson
Paul Grier
Don Yandell
Morgan Cumbie
Shirley Anderson
Guy Mixon
Grand Saline High School
Bob Johnson
van Zandt County
KLTV
van Zandt
Town
March of Dimes
J. E. Humphries, Jr
Elsie McIntyre
Ed Begges
Loyce Grant
Wesley Chandler
Bob Starnes
Robbie McNeely
Randall
Johnson
Weather Report For Grand Saline 1964 65
Grand Saline's own weather observer E P Friedline reports rainfall of 38 inches for 1964 and 1965 with 101 degrees the high on August 20 and 18 degrees the low on January 17. In 1965 four days reached 100 degrees or higher, while 1964 had 63 such days. Rainfall in 1964 was 24 inches, notably lower than 1965.
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Grand Saline
E. P. Friedline
Social Security Representative To Be in Grand Saline
Social Security Field Representative Leslie Keeble from the Tyler office will visit Grand Saline every other Wednesday. Claims or inquiries may be filed at the Chamber of Commerce on January 12 and 26, February 6 and 23, and March 9 and 23. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Keeble
Social Security Office
Tyler
Grand Saline
Mr. Keeble
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Grand Saline Students To Attend Orange Bowl Game
Three Tyler Junior College students from Grand Saline join the Apache Belle and Apache Band in Miami for the National Football League Play- off Bowl. Miss Carolyn Carter Miss Rosella Duke and Barry Williams perform with the 50 member group, which has appeared at Rose Bowl Gator Bowl Sugar Bowl and other Texas bowls. The Belles will be featured at halftime and the group has been televised for Dallas Cowboys games four times.
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Grand Saline
Tyler Junior College
Apache Belle and Apache Band
Miami
Dallas Cowboys
Baltimore Colts
CBS Television
Carolyn Carter
Evelyn Bryant
W. High
Rosella Duke
J. W. Duke
Barry Williams
Pauline Horton
Miss Duke
Edwin Fowler
Williams
Texas
Belles
Mark
Tyler
Dallas
California
Florida
Louisiana
Eva Saunders
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Frank St
Highway 80
M. Stanberry
Herman
Calvin
Jerry
Dwayne
Carol
Linda Joyce McBride
Alda
Bert
Charlie
Raymond Teague
Austin
Carrier Peterson
Bertis Waverton
Tiny Roberts
M. B. Burks
Homer Arnold
Shorty Calder
Edward Wheeler
Kenneth Berry
Ray Lowrie
Highway 17
Congress
U. S
56Th Judicial District
Lester Slaton
South Tawakoni Water Corp
Sys
Charles Lovell
Fowler
Potomac
George Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
U. S. House and Senate
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Smithsonian Institute
Lincoln Memorial
Rom
Aeelo
Guess
Gra" Saline Riding Club
Cretfleville
Griffin, Williams, Laminack of Wood Co. Electric Coop
Floyd Griffin
J. A. Williams
Scottish Rite Assa
Ike Copenhaver
Lisbon Veterans Hospital
Ike
W. G. McCollum
Earl
Weatherford
Lubbock
U.S
Lori Ann Wagner
Milwaukee
Wis
Miss Carter
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