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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1971
Page
1
The All Over Town column reports Alf Roberson is home recovering with doctors recommending rest. He plans to resume his rounds soon and looks forward to seeing friends, with visits limited in coming weeks.
Grand Saline band students stayed busy with camps and practice. Junior High twirlers attended twirling school on June 14 and six more joined band camp on June 27. Indian majorettes head to Kilgore July 19 for twirling school as majors train daily for tops in Twirling Camp.
A mixed group of 37 young riders from multiple states halted in Grand Sa line to rest during a San Diego to Savannah coast-to-coast journey organized by Bob Davenport. The group from Taylor University travels in six bikes per sub-group led by coordinators, sleeping in public spaces, paying 150 dollars each for food lodging and transport, and relying on faith to guide lodging and safety.
The annual Little Britches Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 10 at the Canton Fair Grounds. Rodeo time each night is 8:30 pm. Events include bareback bronc, calf scramble, junior and senior barrel racing, tie-down roping, rib bon roping, rescue race, bull riding, and a Les Bandolero junior quadrille from Royse City on Saturday. Trophies awarded to first and second in each event. ribbons to third.
Minter White announces no singing at Creagleville this Sunday because the East Van Zandt Singing Convention is at Sexton Chapel this weekend. The next Creagleville singing will be the second Sunday in August.
The Sun announces the office will be closed July 15 to July 24 for vacations and that there will be no July 22 issue. Readers are asked to plan ahead and submit news or ads for publication in the July 16 issue to appear in the July 29 edition.
Van Zandt County youths are urged by the Youth Department to plan fair entries in clothing, needlework, arts and crafts, baked goods, canning, livestock, and crops. Contact the County Extension office for the fair catalogue at 567 4525. Prize money is awarded to blue, red, and white ribbon winners with a Grand Champion chosen from blue ribbon entries.
City Secretary Perry Pugh announced Grand Saline has received its second quarterly sales tax check from the state comptroller for January 1 to March 31 1971 totaling 6257.33. The gross amount was 6878.60 with a 2 percent fee and retainage to be rebated later, bringing the city’s total from the May 1970 vote to 12492.52 for paving and street improvements.
E. P. Friedline, gauge for Grand Saline, reports a trace of rain on the duty day, but reveals 3% inches for June. June rainfall brings yearly total to 12% inches, about six inches behind normal. Temperature reached 102 degrees on Tuesday, June 6, with Monday at 100 degrees.
The Gospel Meeting at the Church of Christ marks the fourth anniversary of minister T. E. Webb in Grand Saline. Webb, born in Freestone County, spent years in Longview and Freeport before moving to the Brazosport area where he worked at Chemical Co. and began full time evangelism in 1962. He helped establish congregations in Jones Creek Brazoria Damon Alta Loma Clute and Freeport and served churches in Corrigan Refugio and Grand Saline. He is married to Rebecca Long with two children James Webb and Nadine Ainsworth and seven grandchildren.
Grasshoppers invade Van Zandt County causing severe damage to pastures and crops. County agent Todd Berry notes widespread outbreaks with many areas needing insecticide control. Recommendations include Sevin Malathion and Toxaphene sprays, grazing restrictions for treated forage, and careful spray mix guidelines.
A Texas law effective May 25 bans transporting loose materials on public roads. HB 759 requires secure bedding and covers, with exemptions for farm products. fines range from 25 to 200 dollars on first and later convictions. Applies to state, local, private, and individual carriers. aims to curb litter and pollution.
Gospel services titled Riot Revival In Our Time run July 11 18 at Oakland Baptist Church with Dr W L Thomas leading and out of town ministers singers and groups assisting Key speakers include Kirby McGuire Eddie Smith Dan R Hubbell Tom Pesnell Jerry Griffin Rocky Wheat Bud Willman and others in a week of revival with the churchs air conditioned auditorium open to all attendees
Main Street Baptist Church hosts a Vacation Bible School from July 12 to 16, daily 9 to 11 30 am for nursery through age 15 with Bible study mission study recreation and field trips. Preparation day is July 10 at 10 am in the church auditorium for signups and plans. Rev. Tom Pesnell invites all area children.
Only one employee at Morton Salt Company was eligible for a service award in June. Plant manager R F P Hardiman announced John Henry Kirby received a 50 year award effective June 27.
Three separate automobile wrecks occurred in Grand Saline last week, with no serious injuries reported. Edward Ray Warren of Dallas lost control on slick pavement and damaged Coy Stone’s parked car and a yard shade tree. No injuries were noted among Warren’s passengers. A second incident involved dim Brummet backing into Mrs Cal Stages’ car near Berry’s Grocery, with minimal damage and no injuries. A third collision saw Thomas Gipson’s Grand Cleaners panel truck backing into Mrs Frank Adrian’s auto in front of G Cleaners.
Mr and Mrs Truman Heddins of the local Chevrolet Buick dealership won an all expense paid tour to Sweden Denmark and Iceland as part of Chevrolet Leads The Way sales campaign. They traveled June 19 to June 25 visiting Stockholm Copenhagen and iconic sights noting royalty hospitality and scenic waters while laments over regional foods.
Homecoming services set for Sunday July 18 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church three miles north of Edgewood on Farm Road 859. Services begin at 11:00 with Rev. Ward Peters delivering the sermon. Edgewood groups Small Family Singers and New Christian Minstrels to perform as featured singers.
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