Brewer Still Contends Voting Irregularities In Van Zandt
Brewer, Democratic candidate for county judge, says possible election violations may exist involving five members of a Canton family and absentee ballots. District Attorney Davis disputes criminal grounds, noting civil rights not violated and no grand jury hearing warranted. Brewer forwarded information to the secretary of state and attorney general, expecting review by Monday. Ballots from the two elections remain stored in plastic bags awaiting action.
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Finis Brewer
van Zandt
Brewer
William Didlake
Secretary of State
Canton
Richard Davis
Davis
Attorney General
Manor man’s body recovered after Mineola lake incident
James Lewis Barnhardt, 21, of Mineola, drowned last week when a boat manned by him surged forward after he shed his life jacket and fell from the craft near a Mineola lake beach. His body surfaced Tuesday following a weeklong search. sheriff notes injuries from the boat and propeller may have caused death.
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Grand Saline
Lake Holbrook
James Lewis Barnhardt
Mineola
David Yarbrough
Kyle Hollowell
Barnhardt
Mineola-area
Wood County
Bill Edd Jones
Earnhardt
Jones
Tyler
Four Ambulances Slated For County
Four ambulances will be placed in Van Zandt County by the commissioners court. The ambulances will be leased for up to 60 days to support a county wide subscription drive whose date is yet to be set. The move passed 4 to 1 with Commissioner J R Grace voting against it.
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van Zandt County
Commissioners Court
J.R. Grace
Grace
Ray
GSYF Board Reviews Summer Activities
The GSYF board reports July events net about 2600 with ticket sales around 1075 fish fry 750 to 850 and bake sale 198 while park improvements and program planning dominate a three hour meeting. Rex Hood resigns due to moving to DeSoto and Sand Flat Baptist Church reserves courts 3 and 4 for July 29 evenings.
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Youth Foundation
David Ozment
Foundation
Ozment
Ron Sherbert
Scott Bartley
Gilbert Stanfield
Stanfield
Lynn Alexander
Rex Hood
DeSoto
Hood
Ex-Student Officers Plan Homecoming
Ex students set for a Friday homecoming tied to Grand Saline Indians versus Van Vandals. Activities include parade, 5 to 7 p.m. barbecue, halftime recognitions for the class of 1928 ten year classes and 1978, plaques for farthest traveling and oldest attendee, and a gym business session with officer elections and future plans.
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Grand Saline Indians
Grand Saline
Van
W.J. Thomas
July Heat Worsens Drought Across North and East Texas
Van Zandt and neighboring counties face extreme drought with 100 plus degree heat. SBA disaster loans total over 28 million in applications for 220 counties, including Van Zandt, Wood, Rains, Smith, Henderson. Hay and crops suffer while farmers await rain and consider pasture poisoning if conditions do not improve.
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East Texas
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Texas
Small Business Administration
SBA
van Zandt
Wood
Rains
Smith
Henderson
North
Farmers Home Loan Association
City Water Usage Reaches All-Time High in Grand Saline
Grand Saline reports a summer water surge with 14 518 000 gallons used in the first 18 days of July. Peak day logged 887 000 gallons as city pumps operate at 860 000 capacity while wells stay full. Officials urge residents to follow alternate day watering by house number and city checks nightly gauges to avert shortages.
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Grand Saline
Perry Pugh
Pugh
City Water Department
J.C. Gipson
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Grand Saline Boys
County Ambulance Committee
Mary
Farm Bureau
Mary Fisher
Elise McNeill
Wills Point
Sandy Hudson
Treva Etheridge
Miss Fisher
GSYF
Todd Berry
Berry
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