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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
2
A country store crowd debated a survey claiming 55 percent of married women aged 18 to 50 hold outside jobs and 53 percent of husbands help with housework. The talk touched on gender roles, spending power, and who truly controls money in middle-class households.
Janet and Ed faced a challenge after Ed’s mother died leaving a bequest conditional on divorce. The executor argued Ed could take the money without divorcing, but the court ruled the gift valid only if he quits the marriage would violate public policy and the marriage is protected by law.
The writer argues that 90 percent of poverty relief is lost to goriller fighters in the hills and that a government minimum income would end their resistance. He contends the Great Society would surround and capture these fighters, ending the war on poverty and forcing taxpayers to surrender at a peace table like the 1945 surrender of Japan.
The note from Henderson Kentucky dated January 14 1968 informs readers letters should be limited to 300 words and legibly written, subject to editing for space and possible libel removal, and must be signed with the author’s address.
The article discusses how courts sometimes uphold or strike conditions in wills that require marriage or divorce outcomes. It cites cases where a daughter must remain divorced or married to receive a bequest and notes the social preference for preserving marriage over divorce. The piece includes reader letters and notices from the Grand Saline Sun community.
Johnny P. Davis and Jimmy C. Davis, first cousins from Grand Saline Texas, served in the 554th Engr Bn and 25th Infantry Division Vietnam era. Both drafted December 15, 1965, trained together, promoted together, and left Vietnam on the same plane November 30. They plan to resume carpentry work back home.
Public notice effective February 1 1968 announces city offices closed all Saturdays and new hours 7 30 a m to 4 30 p m Monday through Friday. Emergency calls for water or gas reported to Water Dept numbers 962 4405 962 3484 962 4612 or Gas Dept 962 3738 962 4405 LO 9 2717 Mineola office.
The city will lock the dump gate and require residents to request the gate be unlocked at City Hall with a 0c per load service charge. Fines range from 25.00 to 100.00 for violations. Residential garbage service is 1.00 monthly with weekly pickup in 30 gallon containers.
The article notes many employment openings exceed qualified applicants. It highlights agribusiness roles in research conservation industry business education and communication. With over 500 occupations in agriculture opportunities remain for youth lacking extensive farm or ranch experience.
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