Grand Saline grows with new East Side center and housing project
Notices report the East Side Shopping Center’s Super D Family Discount Center taking shape with a large display window and extended awning. A summer opening date is promised. Also noted are staff changes at the Sun and a growing low income housing project on South Houston Street, with several units nearing completion.
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East Side
Goon. Seheeeneee
Houston Street
Grand Saline
Van Zandt Chapter awards second Texas LVN scholarship
The Van Zandt Chapter of the Texas League of Licensed Vocational Nurses awards a 100 dollar annual scholarship to a graduating county senior pursuing nursing. Janis Ward, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Ward Canton Route 4, will receive the honor at the Tuesday meeting at Corby German Hospital. Reporter Morene Sant invites attendance at 7 30. New chapter officers are Hazel Davis president Jean Fisher vice president Edna Lee Knight secretary Eloise Rogers reporter Betty Heddin parliamentarian.
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van Zandte
Texas League of Licensed Vocational Nurses
Corby-Germany
Tyler Junior College
Texas Eastern School of Nursing
Janis
Harold Ward
Route 4
Canton
Morene Sant
Hazel Davis
Jean Fisher
Edna Lee Knight
Eloise Rogers
Betty Heddin
Card of Thanks from the Kuykendall Family
The Kuykendall family expresses deep gratitude for the love and sympathy shown during the recent months. They thank friends for their concern and blessings, wishing the Lord's richest blessings upon them.
Grand Saline Sun Classified Page Highlights
Classified items feature job listings, real estate, automotive sales, and personal notices. Readers find local help-wanted ads for area businesses, a set of available homes in Grand Saline and nearby streets, used car listings with prices, and small personal notes from residents.
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THE
Grand Saline Sun
Farm Bureau Queen's Contest Set June 16
The Van Zandt County Farm Bureau Queen's Contest and Talent Fund will be held Friday June 16 at the Canton School Cafetorium. Three entries for the Queen's Contest and four for the Talent Fund have been received. Interested contestants should contact the Canton Farm Bureau office by June 5 for rules and information.
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van Zandt County
Farm Bureau
Canton School
Farm Bureau Office
Talent Fund
Canton
Local Church News and Community Notes Highlight Graduates
Mrs Genie Dockrey reports on church attendance and a Baccalaureate service at Grand Saline. Becky Blakeley Debbie Schafer Tracy and Tony Martin are noted graduates. Sympathies are extended to the families of Lillian Nations and Ben Kuykendall amid recent passings and visits from relatives across Texas.
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Grand Saline
Becky Blakeley
Debbie Schafer
Tracy
Tony Martin
Lillian Nations
Silvia Crim
Pruitt
Joe Wilson
Ft. Worth
Viola Fowler
Claude Miller
Jimmy Darnell
Baby
Dallas
Farris Darnell
Eddie Taffer
Annie Taffer
James Schafer
Houston
Dewey Thomason
Bro
H. O. Lee
Earlon Lee
Rhonda
Chris
Lee
Ft. Stockton
Tex
Jerry Wilbanks
Joe Wilbanks
J. O. Mosley
Eustace
Joe Wilbarths
Ernest Burges
Clyde Furgerson
Mallie Godwin
Dellis Maxfield
Godwin
Ollie Jones
Edgewood
Lavern Thompson
Church of Christ
Polly Godwin
Mineola Godwin
Mineola
Genie Dockrey
Carver Holt
Garden Valley
Dockrey
Ward Burges
Davie Burges
Bobby Chitty Injured In Accident At Local Speed Way
Bobby Chitty was seriously injured Saturday night while preparing to enter a car race at a nearby speedway. His mother-in-law reports a skull fracture brain concussion and a broken neck vertebra with he in a coma. He is at Medical Center Hospital Tyler fourth floor room 409.
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Bobby Chitty
Frances Swain
Bobby
Medical Center Hospital
Tyler
Vacation Bible School plans at Main Street Baptist Church
Main Street Baptist Church announces a Vacation Bible School set for July 24 to August 2. The WMU will ship clothes to First Baptist Church of Brownsville for orphanage and needy distribution. Bro Pesnell and wife depart for the Southern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday June 1.
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WMU
First Baptist Church of
Brownsville
Bro
Pesnell
Southern Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Birth announce for Melanie Diane Lewis at Corby Germany Hospital
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lewis announce the birth of daughter Melanie Diane on Saturday May 27 1972 at Corby Germany Hospital.
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Kenneth Lewis
Melanie Diane
Majorettes Selected for 1972 73 at Grand Saline High
Majorette tryouts for the 1972 73 school year were held May 22 at 6 00 p m in the Grand Saline High School gymnasium Drum majorette is Angela Humphrey Head majorette Beverly Eberhart and majorettes are Leslie Stone Brenda Means Jan Rash Diane Yarbrough Sandy Teague with Lynn Savage as alternate Drum majorette judged on signals marching fundamentals oral commands conducting and general affects Majorettes judged on military solo dance twirl fundamentals marching fundamentals poise and personality
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Grand Saline High School
Angela Humphrey
Beverly Eberhart
Leslie Stone
Brenda Means
Jan Rash
Diane Yarbrough
Sandy Teague
Lynn Savage
Local visitors attends services and funerals in area
Bob Bartley of Lubbock visited with Joe Daisy Scott Bartley and Dallas with his parents Jerry Box. Olan Godwin attended the funeral of Mrs Lillian Nations. R L Box and Mrs Box attended the funeral of Mrs Callie Taylor Murphey at Old Bethel Cemetery Friday afternoon.
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Bob Bartley
Lubbock
Joe
Daisy Bartley
Scott Bartley
Dallas
Jerry Box
Olan Godwin
Godwin
Lillian Nations
R. L. Box
Callie Taylor Murphey
Old Bethel Cemetery
Revival and Bible School at Bible Baptist Church
The Revival and Bible School at Bible Baptist Church will continue through this week. Bible School closes Friday with a closing program Sunday night at 6 30. Saturday night will climax the revival led by Rev. Buddy Cobb of Longview.
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Bible Baptist Church
Bible School
Buddy Cobb
Longview
Teen Tangles Heralds Senior Year Traditions
The Sun invites youth to share news for a Grand Saline teen column. Seniors celebrate with graduation events while juniors move up, and freshmen advance to sophomore status. Readers urged to contribute and sign letters.
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Steelcase
The
Sun
Grand Saline
A Thought for the Week on Summer Travel
A travel themed essay notes summer vacation as bumper to bumper traffic, crowds, isolation seekers, and urges readers to check on others, leave contact points, and stay reachable. It invites using the Bartley Funeral Home office as a contact point in Grand Saline Texas, with phone 962 8333.
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M. K. Hallman
Wills Point
Texas
Grand Saline
Leroy Stone
Bartley Funeral Home
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