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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
2
Uncle Dan from Doolie recounts storefront chatter about a service station past. The column recalls days when workers remembered old times and a woman stepping onto a trolley car to glimpse ankles, capturing a moment of local memory and humor.
Rate charts show 3.75 dollars inside Van Zandt County and 5.00 outside it including state sales tax. Grand Saline, Texas 75140 is the focus, with references to Postage Paid at Grand Saline. Note mentions manuscript rejection right by management.
The Gateway Citizens Band Radio Club of Mineola Texas will hold a covered dish supper and transmitter hunt at Lake Holbrook on Saturday. Registration starts at 6 pm with supper around 6 30. Entry fee per car and a prize awarded.
Robert A. Parker son of Mr and Mrs Dean Parker of Grand Saline has been promoted to private first class in the U S Army. He completed a seven week advanced training course at the Quartermaster School Fort Lee Virginia and was taught shipping and receiving. He is now stationed at Fort Bliss Texas.
Bug Hookum recalls 25 cent haircuts and shine boys. He notes $2 prices and wonders about barber rooms. Josh Clodhopper writes to his old lady with a 2 cent stamp, boosting status in the club. The letter ponders aging, courtship, and aging gracefully with a reflective, homespun voice.
D R Jones and J E Lee of Morton Salt Company Grand Saline were among 30 participants who completed a five day supervision course Friday May 19 at Texas A M University. They studied principles methods to improve employee training and effective communication in a school taught by A M Engineering Extension Service staff.
A Youth Fellowship is slated at the Bible Baptist Church Friday June 2 at 7 30 p m All youths and adults of our town invited to attend and enjoy programs by churches from Palestine Athens Mount Pleasant Lindale and Mineola Guest speaker will be Rev Bud Willmon pastor of Humble Baptist Mineola
Harris Martin Palmer a retired farmer died Monday in a Van nursing home. Services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pruitt Baptist Church with Rev. Bob LaGrone officiating. Burial was in Union Chapel Cemetery under Hillard's Funeral Home of Van. Survivors include his wife Mary Frankie Palmer four daughters and several grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs Rosie L Newman 78 of Edgewood were held at 3 pm Tuesday in First Methodist Church Edgewood with Rev John Rozell and Rev Bill Thompson. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under Newman Brothers Funeral Home direction. She died Monday in a Dallas hospital after a long illness. Survivors include a son, three daughters, three brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
Mrs Linnie Joyner 67 of Arlington died Friday after a long illness in a Grand Saline hospital Funeral services were at 2 p m Sunday at Grand Saline Funeral Home Chapel with pastors John Bullock and George Decker officiating Burial followed at Creagleville Cemetery She was a native of Grand Saline and a Church of Christ member Survivors include her husband Robert A Joyner Arlington one son Sadie Bob Joyner Grand Saline one daughter Mrs Lottie Marie Berry Canton two brothers Fred Yarbrough Grand Saline John Yarbrough Colorado City Texas two sisters Mrs W T Powell San Angelo and Mrs Augusta Worden Grand Saline and one grandchild
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