UIL Rule Effective On September 1st
Grand Saline superintendent Gailen Stewart received a letter from UIL Athletic Director Bailey Marshall detailing the effective date for rule changes on rodeo and related events. The change will take effect September 1, 1971, potentially rendering any student aged 15 or older who accepts payment for involvement in certain activities ineligible for the 1971 72 season. The same date applies to officiating for cash or valuable consideration under the Amateur Rule. questions should be directed to school officials.
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Grand Saline
Gailen Stewart
University Interscholastic League
Bailey Marshall
All Over Town Grand Saline Weed Problems Prompts Action
The note salutes downtown weed gardens and high grass blamed for mosquitos and unwelcoming looks. It urges residents to buy hoes and tidy up as Sepro Rod proclaims Rodeo time returning to Grand Saline.
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Grand Saline
Homecoming Set At Lawrence Springs Missionary Baptist
The Lawrence Springs Missionary Baptist Church invites all to its annual Homecoming on Sunday June 6. Rev. Luther Smith of Longview will lead the devotional at 10:00 a.m. and Rev. C. D. Speed of Gladewater delivers the 11:00 a.m. sermon. Dinner at noon followed by an afternoon of singing. Pastor Rev. R. H. Valentine extends the invitation to all especially the old timers.
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Lawrence Springs Missionary Baptist Church
Fruitvale
Luther Smith
Longview
C. D. Speed
Gladewater
R. H. Valentine
Nazarene Chapel
Crossroads
W. E. Boggs
Irving
A. F. McGuffey
Senior Citizens To Meet Thursday
The Senior Citizens Club will meet on Thursday afternoon June 3 at 2:00 at the Oddfellow s Hall on Highway 80. All senior citizens are invited to attend.
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Oddfellows Hall
Riding Club Rodeo Opens With Parade And Public Pool
The 10th Annual Riding Club Rodeo begins Thursday with a 5 30 p m parade. Mr and Mrs Indian Master son announce public pool access at their Creagule ville home this year. splash day Sunday June 6 at 1 00 p m. Pool hours 1 00 to 6 00 p m seven days a week with a lifeguard and admission of 1.00. Tommy Wallace of Grand Saline signed with Louisiana Tech track coach E J Lewis. state meet standout in 120 yard high hurdles and 330 yard intermediates, setting records and earning multiple district and regional titles. He is a top prep athlete with strong track credentials and a high school G Award recipient.
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Indian Masterson
Creaguleville
Tommy Wallace
Grand Saline
Louisiana Tech
E. J. Lewis
East Texas
Wallace
Austin
A. L. Wallace
John Brim
Fort Worth
Tech
Lewis
Grand Saline High School
Leon Jones
Karen Woods
James Woods
Robert Rhea Davidson
Riding Club
Grand Saline Riding Club
C. O. Sloan
Rodeo Arena
Gerald Smith
Bogota
Texas
McAlister
Okla
Van Zandt LVN Chapter awards Glenda Tiner $200 scholarship
Glenda Tiner of Grand Saline is chosen by the Van Zandt County Chapter of the Texas League of Licensed Vocational Nurses to receive the first $200 scholarship. The annual award funds study at Tyler Junior College and Texas Eastern School of Nursing, honoring her as a Grand Saline High School graduate and long time nurse’s aide.
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Glenda Tiner
Grand Saline High School
van Zandt
Texas League of Licensed Vocational Nurses
Tyler Junior College
Texas’ Eastern School of Nursing
Glenda
Aaron Crawford
Grand Saline
Corby-Germany Hospital
Mary Marsh
van Zandt County
Texas League of Lvns
Teacher Contracts Renewed in Grand Saline School System
Three teachers resigned from the Grand Saline High School and elementary staff, with Mrs. J M Gautier retiring and Mrs Janet Gilbert returning to active teaching after a leave. Contracts were renewed for a list of high school and elementary teachers, and principals Shirley Anderson and Gerald Gilbert were re-elected.
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Grand Saline
Gailen Stewart
Edward Flores
John Brim
J. M. Gautier
Janet Gilbert
Stanley Appleton
Jerrim
Manuel DeLaRosa
Nate Oecee
Carter Elliott
Tommie Matthews
Alverine McWhorter
Beth Reid
Taylor Rhodes
Edgar Wuthrich
Inez Yates
Mary Ward
Salli Schifani
Katherine Conant
Gladys Young
Dottie Carroll
Carolyn McNatt
Revival and Rodeo Festival At Grand Saline
A two part community notice announces a revival at Nazarene Chapel in Cross Roads led by Evangelist W. E. Boggs running nightly from June 7 through June 13. It also promotes Grand Saline Riding Club’s 10th annual Rodeo beginning June 3 with a downtown parade, arena events, added prize money, and family activities.
Rainfall Inches in Grand Salinelagged by One Quarter
Monday night rain added only a quarter inch to Grand Saline soaking the ground. Weather observer EK. P. Friedline notes total yearly rainfall at 8.5 inches, still below the seasonal average.
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Grand Saline
EK. P. Friedline
Burglary Reported at Grand Saline High School
Police report a burglary at the Agriculture Department of Grand Saline High School on Wednesday night May 26. Chief Pat Heddins and Officer Jim Hays along with Van Zandt County deputies Pete Wright and D Gammons investigated, noting entry by a broken window and two portable welding machines missing. The department sits in the northwest corner of the new building.
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Agriculture Department of
Grand Saline High School
Pat Heddins
Jim Hays
van Zandt County
Pete Wright
D. Gammons
Heddins
Agriculture Department
Van Zandt County Crusade Tops $2,000 Goal
The Van Zandt Chapter of the American Cancer Society reports $2,150 raised in the 1971 Crusade with Edgewood contributing $278.52 and several communities still reporting. Truitt Fulgham praises local workers and notes plans for countywide educational programs on cancer detection.
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van Zandt County
van Zandt
American Cancer Society
Jerry Hooks
Edgewood
Truitt Fulgham
Ben Wheeler Banker
Fulgham
Cru
Canton
LaRae Miller
Pattie Humphries
Grand Saline
Grand Saline Summer Recreation Plans Baseball and Softball Lineup
SRA announces seven boys baseball teams and one girls softball team for the Grand Saline Summer Recreation Program starting June 7. Detailsfold include age groups 6 to 15 with two Pee Wee teams, three freshman teams, one sophomore girls team uncertain, and a full schedule facing nearby towns such as Myrtle Springs and Edgewood.
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Grand Saline
Con
Bill Thomas
Sherry Allen
Billy Koonce
Shirley Anderson
Wayne Mullins
Lanier Richey
Mullins
Stephens
Tony Thomas
Scott Burrow
Kip Humphrey
Jeff Means
Wes Stephens
Randall Looney
Mike Mullins
Mark Koonee
Claud Lane
Tommy Marrett
Curtis King
Travis Hastings
Timothy Thompson
Mike McFarland
Tommy — Stephens
Richey
Ronnie Williams
Roger Bryant
Joe Herron
Anthony Blair
Hay Anderson
Dwayne Burk
James Pruitt
Mark Allen
John Teague
Jeffrey
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SRA
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Tony Stone
Orioles
Jerry Varnade
David Wilson
Mike Maciel
Doug Koonce
Dwayne Ellis
Dale Pool
Jeffrey Haptonstall
Ronnie Boyles
Grant Adamson
Marty Cotton
Marty Heddin
Raymond McFarland
Dennis Teal
Icky Rucker
Ronnie Davidson
Mike Allen
Mike Higginbotham
John Thomas
David Thomas
Vick Bryant
Lane Rodgers
John King
Todd Humphrey
Joel Burrow
Sharlan Davis
Kenneth Steele
Mike DeLarosa
Jessie Hastings
Mark Green
Ronny Monk
Tommy Peoples
Bobby Dollarhyde
Denise Means
Elizabeth King
Edna Sue Bjork
Rhonda Clower
Marcy Sansom
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Patricia Gray
Thelma Looney
Claudia Worthington
Chris Lee
Kelly Crittenden
Lynn Stephens
Laura Haptonstall
Wendy Slovacek
Melanie Maciel
Lisa Crawford
Lynn Rodgers
Stephanie Lynn Cash
Little League
Prestiimen
Gene Grim
Giants
Johnny Clower
Jerry Varnado
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Myrtle Springs
Hdgewood
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