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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1966
Page
2
A terse local notice records Bere Lew at 119 Main Street announcing establishment on July 14 1892 with publisher and secretary positions listed. The fragmented OCR mentions book shop and associated roles.
Rate details list 3.75 in Van Zandt County 5.00 outside plus state tax for Grand Saline Texas 75140 post office matter. It notes class matter and post postage paid at Grand Saline under the 1897 act. Also warns the right to reject any article or person.
A travel narration from Nazareth to Ein Gev Kibbutz recounts biblical prophecies fulfilled as Jews return to Israel. The piece describes kibbutz life, shared labor, and immigrant settlement, noting language revival and desert transformed into green fields. The writer hints at upcoming plans and a continuation next week.
Pvt Terry M Thedford, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Richard C Thedford Jr of Edom Texas, completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Hood Texas. He received instruction in small unit tactics and in firing weapons including the M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher.
Pvt. David W. Carpenter, 19, son of David B. Carpenter of Grand Saline and Gladys S. Carpenter of Dallas, completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Hood Texas, including handling a 35 inch rocket launcher.
A contract for 8 083 miles on Highway SH 64 in Van Zandt County has been awarded to a Nacogdoches firm. R W McKinney submitted the low bid of 511 374 00 on the project. Grading, Structures, Flexible Base and One Course Surface Treatment will take 230 working days under W W Potter District Highway Engineer Tyler with J E Shaw Resident Engineer Canton in active charge.
In a humorous folk column Ed Doolittle reports marital woes as his golden wedding anniversary nears. The exchange among local shopkeepers mocks politics, the Great Society era, and aging, with quips about silver, gold, and wedding customs.
A Dallas reader in June 1966 asks the Grand Saline Sun to run an advertisement, to send the bill, and to check whether the subscription has been renewed. The letter notes nostalgia for Grand Saline, recalling 25 years since leaving Oakland and says the paper feels like a weekly visit.
A large crowd attended church services in Corinth with revival to start next Sunday led by Rev. Royce Campbell of Sand Flat. Family and friends visited, returned home, and attended weekend gatherings across Grand Saline Dallas Edgewood and Tyler with updates on health and local social visits. The piece notes the linotype machine’s 1886 debut by the New York Tribune.
The note cites statistics of about 1,300 bulls and 6,000 horses killed annually in Spanish bullfights while contrasting a Texan scene about Calumet peace pipes, Texas Tree Farms growing timber, and a rhetorical question about a rusty tree, juxtaposing cultures and nature.
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