Wood County students invited to historical essay contest
High school seniors from ten area schools including Quitman Winnsboro Mt. Vernon Yantis Alba Golden Mineola Hawkins Van Lindale and Grand Saline may enter the Wood County Electric Cooperative historical essay contest. Entries require a 1000 word minimum and must be historical in tone and typed with deadlines February 15 for forms and May 1 for essays.
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Wood County Electric Cooperative
Quitman
Wood County Electric
Coop
Brine Washings and Cold Weather Oddities
In a local note HINSHAW recalls job application bristle and arrest joke on a form. A Los Angeles motorist jokes about tire punctures from a milk bottle. Town residents cope with cold with extra blankets and multiple outfits as people like Barry Blakeley and John Carpenter navigate daily tasks and barber shop chatter.
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Los Angeles
West Coast
Parker Fund Receives Share of GG Ticket Sales
Tyler Optimist Club announces a Parker Benefit Fund program tied to Golden Gloves bouts in Tyler. A percentage from ringside seat tickets for January 31 February 1 and 2 goes to the Parker fund. Billy Joe Dorough, local agent, will sell blocks of two tickets each night at six dollars with one dollar seventy cents per set directed to the Parker fund.
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Parker Fund
Charles Parker
Tyler Optimist Club
Tyler
Billy Joe Dorough
Grand Saline
Dorough
Parker
Grand Saline To Share in $15 Million Power Program
Grand Saline will participate in a $15 million construction program by Southwestern Electric Power Company covering East Texas and Mount Pleasant divisions. The plan, about two thirds of the total $22 million program, centers on Wilkes Power Plant construction near Jefferson with related facilities. Grand Saline will gain new regulating equipment and a rebuilt 12 000 volt line to Fruitvale to meet rising demand.
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Grand Saline
East Texas
Mount Pleasant
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Electric Company
Jefferson
Here
Fruitvale
House Group Expands List for Legislature Investigators Warn
The House General Investigating Committee added topics to its final report covering the East Texas oil scandal Hurricane Carla insurance payments point shaving in college basketball and gambling. Rep. Bill Hollowell said affidavits allege illegal kick backs involving one county and possible others and urged a new investigative panel and 13 recommended changes to oil and gas laws to curb slant hole drilling.
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House
East Texas
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
Hollowell
Social Security Office Schedules January February March Visits
Leslie O Keeble of the Tyler social security office announced Van Zandt County visits in January February and March. Canton visits occur Fridays 9 30 a m to noon on January 18 25 February 1 8 15 and March 1 15 29 in the courthouse assembly room. Wills Point visits are Mondays 9 15 a m to noon on January 7 21 February 4 18 and March 4 18 many residents urged to contact two to three months before retirement to ensure first check on time.
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Leslie O. Keeble
Tyler
Keeble
Canton
Wills Point
Love M. Copeland
Tyler Social Security Office
Copeland
Sun Subscriptions Increase at Grand Saline Sun
Grand Saline Sun raises subscription rates for local readers to 3.50 and out of county to 5.00 effective March 15. Current rates of 3.00 local and 4.00 out-of-county remain available with tax until March 15.
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Sun
Grand Saline Sun
The
WWI Veterans Set Election Meeting
World War I veterans will meet Saturday January 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Legion Hall for a year’s officer election. Dues for 1963 are delinquent and should be brought up to date. N L King, barracks quartermaster, invites all veterans to attend and join the group to support its program.
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George Gray
Jerry Hammons
Legion Hall
N. L. King
King
Young Darnell rites held at Sand Flat Church
Final rites for J. Young Darnell 83 were held at Sand Flat Baptist Church with Rev. Royce Campbell officiating. Darnell died Monday night in a local rest home. Graveside services followed at Big Springs Cemetery near Plano. He was a retired shoe salesman and longtime resident of Grand Saline. Survivors include a daughter Hilda Drennan and several stepchildren, nephews, and grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Young Darnell
Sand Flat
Young) Darnell
Sand Flat Baptist Church
Royce Campbell
Darnell
Big Springs
Plano
Grand Saline
The
Baptist Church
Hilda Drennan
Terrell
Marie Gage
Decatur
Grace Barber
Fort Worth
A. L. Baker
Arlington
Otis Baker
Joe Darnell
Garland
Shelby Darnell
Dallas
Dates Set for 1963 MOD Mothers March Telethon
L Cc Mayberry and Mrs Clark announce 1963 March of Dimes events with January 26 and 27 as key dates. The Mothers March returns with Mrs Clark hosting the workers and Fowler Insurance Bartley Funeral Home serving as the repo station.
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L Cc. Mayberry
Mrs. Clark
Workers of the Mothers
Repo
Fowler Insurance - Bartley Funeral Home
Fires Damage Honeycutt Home and Destroy Brown Residence
Weekend fires in Grand Saline and Polé Town left Dr and Mrs M G Honeycutt's attic and walls damaged after a heater and curtain ignite. William Brown's wood house burned completely around 11 30 a m on Saturday January 12 with no one at home.
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Honeycutt
Brown
Grand Saline
M. G. Honeycutt
William Brown
Polé Town
Honeycutts
Mineola Trims Indians Twice In Cage Play
Mineola Yellow Jackets defeated Grand Saline Indians in two games on Friday night, winning the A team 62 to 43 and the B team 55 to 24. Mike Phillips led Mineola with 22 points, while Jerry Jackson scored 16 for Grand Saline.
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Grand Saline
Indians
Mineola Yellow Jackets
Jackets
Mike Phillips
Holy Terror
Yellow Jackets
Jerry Jackson
Jackson
Doyle Mains
Johnny Sloan
Carter Elliott
James Crain
J. Lowe
Mineola
Bobby Daniels Becomes New Texaco Sun Owner
Bobby Daniels takes over Longman Texaco Service located east of Fruitvale on US 80. He is a Fruitvale native, son of Fred and Mrs. Daniels, and will run the station with his wife Doris Jean Grey, daughter of A A Grey. The Longman family has managed the shop for seven years.
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Longman Texaco
Fruitvale
Grand Saline
US 80
The
Sun
Bobby Daniels
Fred D. Daniel
Doris Jean Grey
A. A. Grey
Coldest Weekend Felt In Grand Saline This Winter
An overnight low of 11 degrees Saturday set the winter’s coldest mark in Grand Saline with a 17 degree high. Sunday and Monday saw minimums at 12 degrees, with highs of 28 and 42 respectively. Tuesday brought a 20 degree low and highs near 40s, per weatherman E P Friedline.
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Grand Saline
E. P. Friedline
Friedline
Lions Review Parker Benefit Plans Tuesday
Grand Saline Lions Club heard a report on the upcoming Charles Parker Benefit Show at their Tuesday meeting. Supt. Guy C. Pryor spoke for the Senior Class and Lions, noting ticket sales are strong and Fowler Playboys are set to perform at the school. John T. Rash urged support, saying the money goes to a worthy cause and tickets remain available through local businesses and senior class members.
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Tyler
East Texas
Parker
Curtis Kirk
Fowler Playboys
Lee Horton
East Texas Fairgrounds
Grand Saline
John T. Rush
Lions Club
Guy C. Pryor
Charles Parker
Grand Saline Lions Club
Faye Fowler
Supt
John T. Rash
Rash
The
Lions
Grand Saliners
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