Indians Win Two of Three In District Play
Grand Saline Indians beat Tyler Catholic 49 29 in a pre district game and split two district games after the holidays. Jerry Jackson and Doyle Mains led with 14 points each in the Catholic win while Tommy Pettier added 10. Pettier had 15 and Doyle Mains 13 in the Kaufman 48 38 win. Van’s Vandals toppled the Indians 60 31 with Shaw 17 and Keene 16 leading scoring. Pettier and Mains were the top Grand Saline scorers in the setback.
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Tyler Catholic High
Grand Saline Indians
Kaufman
Van
Jerry Jackson
Doyle Mains
Tommy Pettier
Jimmy Hollowell
Pettier
Seth Adams
Greg Kuykendall
Nets
Carter Elliott
Vandals
Indians
Shaw
Keene
Duval County Tales and Local Color Notes
Duval County anecdotes mix humor and community life from Grand Saline. Stories recall a dead father voting, a raffle for a poor widow, and a Fowler Playboys charity show for local youth injury relief. Occasional local color includes a busted leg, deer tied to a car, and Christmas decorations being taken down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clark
Momma Merla
Charles Dennis
Georgetown
Odell Donoho
Jacky Parrett
Dennis
Jacky
Morgan Cumbie
Bob Schaff
Roy Fair
M. B. Burk
The
Wat
Veteran Railroader Hiram Quinn Dies at 84
Final rites for William Hiram Quinn 84 longtime railroad employee were held Monday at 3 p.m. from Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline Quinn died Sunday in Fort Worth after 42 years residence with the town He began work at age 11 as a telegrapher and spent 69 years in rail service with Missouri Pacific Texas and Pacific Texas Short Line and other lines He was a deacon Mason and Rotary member survived by wife Mary two sons Marion and William H Quinn interment at Woodside Cemetery Bartley Funeral Home directed
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William Hiram Quinn
Main Street
Quinn
Fort Worth
Grand Saline
Texas and Pacific Railroa
Georgia
Missouri Pacific Rvy. Co
Texas & Pacific
Texas and Pacific Rails
Texas Short Line
Main Street Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Cope
Quinn de Veni
Georghe Stewart
Weilis Kin
Hock Electrical Service Opens Full Time
Grand Saline area firm Hock Electrical Service operates full time from a location a mile southwest of Grand Saline on the Canton Highway. Owner George Hock offers commercial and residential electrical work with free estimates and a one year guarantee. Call YO 2 3547 for details.
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the Sun
Hock
George Hock
Grand Saline
Canton Highway
HD Agents Schedule Improvement Meet
A community improvement meeting sponsored by the Van Zandt County Agricultural Agent and HD Agent will be held in the Courthouse assembly room in Canton tonight at 7 30 p m Reagan Brown a Texas A M Extension sociologist will be the guest speaker using colored slides to illustrate his talk County Agent Todd W Berry invited everyone in the county for the event.
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van Zandt County Agricultural
Canton
Reagan Brown
Texas A&m Extension
Todd W. Berry
Voters Face Feast Two a Season in 63
Voters choose in city and school board elections with poll taxes due before January 51. City posts three offices Mayor and two Aldermen with terms expiring. filing ends March 3. School board terms for Armstrong and Marsh expire. filing deadline March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licmpis
Carl King
Ray Williams
Floyd T. Matthews
Bill Hawkins
O. C
Cliff) Armstrong
George Marsh
Guy C. Pryor
Willis Roberson
Charity Variety Show Planned For Parker Benefit
A charity show is set for Friday January 18 at 2 15 PM in the elementary school auditorium to raise funds for Charles Parker who remains hospitalized after a hot rod crash. Headlined by the Fowler Playboys, the event features Tony Douglas Roscoe Anderson Jr Mary Nell Curtis Kirk and Grandad Rich with Curtis Kirk and Rich as emcees. Tickets cost 1 00 and are sold by student groups Lions Club and at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Parker
Bird
Fowler Playboys
Kltv Fame
Tyler
Curtis Kirk
Glen
Grandad) Rich
Charles Parker
Con
Lions Club
Tony Douglas
Ing
Roscoe Anderson Jr
Mary Nell
Fritzie Rich
Grandad Rich
East Texas
Mike Sanchez
Lee Horton
East Texas Fairgrounds
Grand Saline
Sanchez
John T. Rash
Lions
Funeral Home Sealed as Golden Rule Member
English Funeral Home in Grand Saline selected for membership in the Golden Rule, an international mortuary accreditation. Auditors from Grand Saline and Mineola reviewed records and passed. owner Charles Dennis calls it an honor. Also notes funeral of Hiram Quinn attended by relatives from Dallas.
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English Funeral Home
Golden Rule
Charles Dennis
Grand Saline
Wleeted
Order of the Golden Rule
Accredi
Mineola
Dennis
Second company enters Edgewood fras field play
Union Producing Co of Shreveport has set up an outpost in the Northeast Edgewood Smackover field and will drill the No 1 Albright well about 64 miles northeast of Edgewood. The 14 600 foot project is planned near Pan Am 1 coins No 1 1 CGC Lay well, a mile northeast of Pan Am's discovery well that yielded 6.2 million cubic feet of gas and 200 barrels of condensate daily from 12 606-95 and 12 795-845 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Producing Co
Shreveport
Edgewood
Pan Am
Grand Saline ISD names textbook committee for 1963
The Grand Saline Independent School District trustees appointed a 12 member local committee to select textbooks for vocal music Texas History algebra plane geometry physics Spanish and homemaking for fall term 1963. The group will review materials and report to the board at the March meeting with final adoption by the board. Citizens may inspect the books and submit opinions to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Grand Saline Independent School District
Shirley F. Anderson
R. A. Caperton
Margie Darnell
Manuel de la Rosa
Dan O. Douglass
Esther Hopkins
Sadie Kennedy
Charles T. Milburn
Etnanerle Pryor
Guy C. Pryor
Lessie Starkey
Hilda Whitley
School Board A
Texas
State Board of Education
Cyprus Student Dives Into American School Life at Grand Saline
Pavlos Roussos, 19, a Cypriot high school graduate staying with the Grays in Grand Saline, is absorbing American school life while planning to attend Tyler Junior College. He notes Cyprus’ democracy, agriculture, and wine grapes, compares sports, and says he will return home after earning his degree.
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Grand Saline High School
Pavlos
Paul) Roussos
Cyprus
Tyler Junior College
Roussos
Tyler
Kenneth Grays
Grand Saline
Je “and Morton Galt Co
America
Salt Bowl
Paul
Great Britain
Mgd
Ywelon
Howland
Sent Marina
Paphos
Zenophon
Weather Picture: Hot Summers and Cold Winters in 1962
Grand Saline records show 1962 rainfall of 35.7 inches, slightly above 1951 and below the 36 year average. Temperatures peaked at 106 on August 11 and bottomed at 6 degrees January 10, with a record high of 110 in 1936. A March 24 tornado nearby and 19 days above 100 degrees mark a hot season. Frosts occurred February 28 and November 4, with average spring and fall dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
E. P. Friedline
David Jones Named President of ICWU Local No 3
David Jones was elected President of International Chemical Workers Union Local No 3 at the last meeting. Evan Churchwell becomes Vice-President, Cleatus Carroll records secretary, Howard Waymire financial secretary and treasurer, with other officers including Elmer Davis guide and Bill Crocker sergeant at arms. New officers were installed Monday night by Cleo McMillian.
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David Jones
International Chemical Workers Union
Jones
Evan Churchwell
Cleatus Carroll
Howard Waymire
Elmer Davis
Bill Crocker
Leon Jones
C. E
Bullie) Lee
Richard Davis
Bob Grier
Thomas Campbell
Jerry Dickerson
Olan Dickerson
Bill Smith
Delmar Harris
Cleo McMillian
Lions Meet Tuesday For First Session Of Year
Members of the Grand Sa line Lions Club will meet Tuesday night for the first session of the new year. The meeting marks the club’s return to its regular schedule and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline Lions Club
Charles Parker Recovers Visitors Allowed After Tyler Hospital Stay
Charles Parker son of G W Parker of Grand Saline left intensive care in a Tyler hospital after recovering from injuries from a homemade hotrod wreck on December 9. He underwent jaw surgeries, lost most teeth, and now has limited use of an arm while receiving visitors. Parker was a former Golden Gloves champion in Tyler and won the open division welterweight crown last year.
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Charles Parker
G. W
Dub) Parker
Grand Saline
Tyler
Young Parker
Parker
Charles
Fort Worth
Sun Raises Subscription Prices After Rate Hikes
The Sun announces new subscription rates effective March 15. Local county subscriptions rise to $3.50 and out-of-county to $5.00, both including tax. Readers can renew or start at the old rates of $3.00 local and $4.00 out-of-county before March 15 to save 50 cents locally or $1 out-of-county.
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the Sun
Nanolyn Etheridge First Baby of 1963 in Saline
Nanolyn Gail Etheridge, born January 2 1963 at 9 20 a m in Corby- German Hospital, weighs seven pounds nine ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs Tony Etheridge of Canton Rt 4 note Nancy Gipson as mother’s former name. Grandparents H B Etheridge of Canton and Vera Gipson of Fruitvale. A two year old sister Tonya Lynn welcomed the baby home.
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Nanolyn Gail
Corby-Germany
Tony Etheridge
Rt. 4
Canton
Etheridge
Nancy Gipson
City
H. B. Etheridge
Vera Gipson
Fruitvale
Tonya Lynn
Moves To New Office In Canton Texas
Local Board No. 124 serving Van Zandt County relocated from Stanford to the Elliott Building and is now located at 210 North Buffalo Street Canton Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Local Board
Stanford
Elliott
Buffalo &T
Canton
Tax Collector Schedules Visits in Grand Saline
The tax collector plans a visit to Grand Saline on January 24 to meet residents and collect overdue assessments. Officials urge property owners to be prepared with notices, payment options, and required documentation for efficient service.
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Grand Saline
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By Carter Hinshaw
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Duval County
Juan
Henry
Hiram Quinn
Hock Electrical
Bivins
Jack Havenstall
Judy
Dale Jennings
Dallas
Hiram
Pa) Quinn
Edgewood Fras Field
TJC
Paul Noushos
ICWU
Tyler Hospital
Sun
Nanolyn Etheridge
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