Local News Notes From Grand Saline and Nearby Areas
A parade of Christmas and New Year visits winds through Grand Saline and nearby towns. Residents include Mr and Mrs Jack Fite of Victoria Mr and Mrs Jake Dicker visiting family in Saltillo and Dallas eye surgery for Bob Douglas. Multiple relatives from Dallas Tyler Jefferson Mesquite and Houston gathered for holidays and birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fite
Victoria
Ethel Fite
Jake Dickerson
C. H. Petrea
Saltillo
Marvin E. Fowler
Beaumont
Grand Saline
Arkansas
Bob Douglas
Dallas
Van Zandt Home Demonstration Council Meets January 8
Van Zandt County Home Demonstration Council met January 3 1964 with guest speaker Social Security Administration Tyler Office Mr Leslie Keeble noting new benefits and supply source increase. Chairwoman Loyd Briley opened with prayer and group singing America the Beautiful. Education Chair A S Brown highlighted Dallas Flower Show March 1927 adding Cactus Exhibit Big Bend area and urged listening to Murray Cox at 6 30 each morning on Gardening type. THDA Chair B A Fenter announced District Planning Meeting February 1 Mt Pleasant and Channel 7 TV program to air Fridays January at 12 45 with a Personal Development workshop January 24 two names per club requested until limit. Reporters Scrapbooks contest results announced. winners Pruitt 95 Canton 92 Board Elwood 0.
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Leslie Keeble
Social Security Administration
Tyler
van Zandt County
Loyd Chitty
A. S. Brown
Dallas
Big Bend
Murray Cox
B. A. Fenter
THDA
Mt. Pleasant
Alma Flippo
Crim
Pruitt
Canton
Board-Elwood
Services For Former Grand Saline Resident Held
Funeral services for Marion M. Dickerson Jr. 47 former Grand Saline resident killed in a Greenville South Carolina airplane crash were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Grand Saline Church of Christ with two ministers officiating. Burial followed in Woodside Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home. Dickerson was a Ling Temco Vaught Co. quality control inspector foreman at Donaldson Industrial Center in Greenville and served in World War II as a U.S. Army soldier. Survivors include his wife Nettie Dickerson of Greenville two sons Marion Moss and Joe Dickie Dickerson both of Greenville his father M. M. Dickerson Sr. of Grand Saline and one brother Joe Dickerson of Grand Saline Pallbearers were Jake Dickerson Jerry Dickerson Terry Dickerson Clyde Elliott Jr. Casey Elliott Carter E Hott Elliott P. Fielder and Y. L. Guttery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion M. Dickerson Jr
Grand Saline
Greenville
S. C
Dickerson
U. S Army
Nettie Dickerson
Marion Moss Dickerson
Joe Dickie Dickerson
M. M. Dickerson Sr
Joe Dickerson
Jake Dickerson
Jerry Dickerson
Terry Dickerson
Clyde Elliott Jr
Casey Elliott
Carter E}hott
Elliott P. Fielder
Y. L. Guttery
Grand Saline Salt Mine feature in Off The Beaten Trail series
Texas historian Ed Syers releases Volume 3 of Off The Beaten Trail, a three volume set highlighting smaller Texas towns and stories. The Grand Saline Salt Mine is showcased as a tunneled mountain of salt and praised by Waco’s Tribune Herald and others. The series, edited by Syers, is available from Off The Beaten Trail Press and limited in supply with a year between reprints.
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Grand Saline
Texas
Ed Syers
CBT
Syers
Waco
Tribune Herald
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Amarillo Globe News
San Antonio
Off the
Funeral for Mrs. Mina Pearson Held in Grand Saline
Funeral services were held for 88 year old Mrs. Mina Pearson of Grand Saline at Creagieville Methodist Church with Rev. Thomas Davis and Rev. James Carlin officiating. She died Wednesday night in a Tyler hospital after a short illness. Survivors include three sons C. T. Pearson Frank Pearson and Mike Pearson four sisters a brother thirteen grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bill Pearson B E Coward F S S Duke J W Duke Buddy Boyles and Shelby T White.
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Mina Pearson
Grand Saline
Creagieville Methodist Church
Thomas Davis
James Carlin
Creagieville Cemetery
Bartley Funeral Home
Pearson
Tyler
Methodist Church
C. T. Pearson
Frank Pearson
Rallis
Mike Pearson
Ralls
Neaiie White
Blanche Guinn
Lena Boyles
Mattie Pearson
Houston
T. C. Shivers
Dumas
Bill Pearson
B. E. Coward
F. S&s. Duke
J. W. Duke
Buddy Boyles
Shelby T. White
Social Security aims to enroll 65 year olds in Medicare benefits
The Social Security Administration in Tyler urges everyone aged 65 or turning 65 soon to apply for Medicare. Hospital insurance starts free, medical insurance costs 3 dollars monthly with federal matching, beginning July 1, 1966. Those 65 before 1966 must sign up by March 31 for medical coverage. signs up via coupon or mail to the Tyler district office at 105 West Front Street, LY 3-2474.
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Social Security Administration
Lamar Westmoreland
Social Security
Tyler
Westmoreland
Social Security Office
Protect Your Shrubs And Flowers Co. Agent Berry Warns
County Agent Todd W. Berry explains winter protection basics for trees shrubs and flowers. He notes that cold and moisture loss cause injury and stresses soil moisture before freezing. Wind and sun increase evaporation making wind screens and moisture crucial. Tax Man Sam Sez: computers handle five hundred billion tax computations yearly and use your social security number to identify you.
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Agent Berry
Todd W. Berry
Berry
Sam Sez
Internal Revenue
IRS Column Answers Income Tax Problems
A local IRS column answers common questions on federal tax issues. Topics cover tipping withholding changes, social security wage counting, charitable pledges deduction timing, spousal dependency rules under Texas community property, year of reporting special dividends, and medical expense deductions for taxpayers aged 65+. The column explains practical steps for filers and clarifies how new laws affect filings and deductions.
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S. Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Texas
Thompson Family Barbecue Gathering
Howard Thompson and Clyde hosted a barbecue at their home with venison pork and beef ribs. Attendees included R. W. Newberry J. E. Cran families and relatives from Dallas Grapeville and other local residents.
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Grapevile
Ronnie Stapleton
Buster
Brenda McCord
Homer
Sherry Thompson
Mary Fritz
Gus Thompson
Birth Defects Second Greatest Killer Revealed
GABRIEL STICKLE discusses March of Dimes findings showing birth defects as the nation s second leading killer, causing about 560 000 deaths annually and costing an estimated 37.4 million life years and 79.7 billion dollars in future earnings with deaths before birth or in early life.
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March of Dimes
Bureau of the Census
Wedding Plans Announced For Etheridge Manry
Mr and Mrs Herman Etheridge announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Cynthia Collen to Donald Reed Manry of Canton son of Mr and Mrs J C Manry of Canton Rev George Decker to perform the ceremony Saturday evening January 29 at 7 30 in Tundra Baptist Church Relatives and friends are invited The bride elect is a Canton High School graduate and attends Henderson County Junior College Mr Manry is a 1964 Canton High School graduate and is serving in the Air Force at San Antonio Texas A reception will follow at the bride's home
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Herman Etheridge
Cynthia Collen
Donald Reed Manry
Canton
J. C. Manry
George Decker
Tundra Baptist Church
Canton High School
Henderson County Junior College
Manry
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Classified Ad Notice Cold Waves At Sallys Beauty Shop
Classified ad for cold wave perms at Sallys Beauty Shop. Appointment requested by calling phone number 962 4442. Offers contact method and price indication of six dollars. Includes standard beauty service notice in brief casual wording from a local classified section.
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Sally
January Plentiful Foods Highlight USDA Lists
The United States Department of Agriculture marks January as a plentiful month with abundant foods. Grapes especially Emperors, oranges, grapefruits, red tart cherries, apples, and grapefruit products are expected in large supply, with onions, potatoes, cabbage, split peas and sweet potatoes also plentiful. California grape crop set records, grapefruit, apples and citrus crops forecast large, while potatoes and onions show strong stocks. Rely on plentiful foods for January grocery buying.
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van Zandt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
California
Alma Flippo County
Connie Appleton
Florida
California Desert Valley
Arizona
Did You Know Facts From History
Did you know Sheffield silver plate began in 1743 and electroplating gold or silver was patented in 1840. Four fifths of all life on earth lives in salt water, and nearly 12 000 caves are known in the United States.
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Sheffield
United States
Beomont Family Mourns Death of Infant Ben Kevin Thornton
Beaumont relatives announce the death of infant Ben Kevin Thornton of Beaumont. Parents are Mr and Mrs Glenn Thornton. Surviving are a brother Dwayne Thornton and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Z B Thornton of Beaumont. Anna Thornton was a well known Grand Saline mother.
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Marvin E. Fowler
Grand Saline
Beaumont
Ben Kevin Thornton
Glenn Thornton
Dwayne Thornton
Z. B. Thornton
Anna
Ben Kevin
Notable Facts From Varied Topics Across Regions
The passage compiles a set of striking facts: a light-year equals six trillion miles, Arizonans use cooling equipment for pools, a capitol-sized building could be seen on the moon with a large telescope, Northwest Virginia lies in the state's extreme southeast, South American snake hide is used for shoes, a Tokyo expressway cost is stated per inch, and the first telegraph cables between Dover and Calais used iron conductors.
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Capitol
Austin
Virginia
Northwest
Iroa
Tokyo
Dover
Calais
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