Three Day Rodeo Season To Start Today
Local officials forecast a lively weekend with a three day rodeo season opener in Grand Saline. Voters in Van Zant County weigh a tight sheriff race while the Chamber of Commerce hosts a barbecue and barber event at the Fair Drag Company building, drawing crowds from nearby towns.
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Grand Sale Chane Commerce
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Sand Flat
Iver Lake
Biggest Best Rodeo Expected With Sixty Dollar Purse
Grand Saline hosts a state rodeo this week with a sixty dollar purse drawing attention. Cowboys and rodeo performers travel to Salt Capital for the event as locals sense the excitement and the chance to win prize money.
Lions Club talk touts savings and loan growth in Grand Saline
Ralph Bruner of the Ola Savings and Loan Association told Grand Saline Lions at McFellow's Lodge that savings and loan associations have grown to 7000 members since 1781 and the industry now accounts for a 100 billion dollar business, financing 757,000 homes last year. He cited nationwide earnings of over three billion dollars paid to more than 30 million savers. The meeting, one of the year’s largest, featured guests Henry Knight and Ray Williams.
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Davis Barbecue
Atkins Meat Company
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Rand Saline Lions Club
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Lions
Ray Rucker
Aucker
Odifellows Lodge
Henry Knight
Lion Herbert Clower
Braner
Ray Williams
Don Jerry
Dickens
Rebecca Lodge
Grand Saline
Salt City
Bruner
Tomato prospects improve in Van Zandt County region
Roy Cason a tomato buyer from Tola Kan reported in Van Zandt County last week that both quality and quantity look promising with about one to one and a half inches of rain aiding fertilizer. He noted potential extension of the season and plans to return to Tyner to monitor progress.
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Tola Kan
van Zandt County
Colfax Golden Age Meeting Revives Memories
Colfax Olden Age Group, Colfax in Van Zandt County, gathers annually to recall childhood days and old times. Thirty-one members, all seniors, share stories dating back over half a century at the Colfax Methodist Church setting. The event grows larger each year, with members over 70 recalling simpler eras free from modern detractions.
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Young Editor Bud Camper Takes Sun Post This Summer
Bud Camper, age 20 and Tyler Junior College graduate, becomes Grand Saline Sun’s summer editor. He has won TIc’s largest scholarship and KLTV award, served at Channel 7, and contributed to FC Pow Wow, publishing over 200 inches of copy this year while maintaining a high B average. The Texas Press Association urges hiring students for on the job experience.
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Tyler Juner College
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Texas Junior College Press Association
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Tyler School
Channel 7
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Texas Press
Roberson
Commission Sets Rules For Travis Peak Field Development
The Texas commission approved development rules for the Fruit Vale Travis Peak Field in Van Zandt County. The order sets 487/1,200 foot well spacing, 40 acre proration units with a maximum diagonal distance of 2100 feet, 100 percent water proration, and 450 feet of surface pipe.
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Travis Peak
van Zandt County
New Shriners Initiated in Salt City Mine Ceremony
About 200 Shriners from Grand Saline and nearby areas attended a 100 foot underground initiation at the Morton Salt plant as part of the Heaven or Hell program by Davis Temple. Grand Saline leaders Kenneth Gray and Bill Blanchard led the lodge duties while Judge Truett Mayo was also initiated.
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Grand Saline Lodge
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Bill Blanchard
Main Street Bible School To Open
Main Street Baptist Church opens a summer Vacation Bible School for ages four to sixteen. Regular classes run June 8 to June 12 with refreshments and crafts featured daily.
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Main Street Bible School
Main Street Baptist Church
Final Rites Held For Oliver Coter
Final rites were held at 10 am Tuesday at Grand Saline Methodist Church with Rev. Jams Arlin and Rev. G. er officiating. Burial followed at Creagleville Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home Lions Club direction. Survived by wife Janie Cofer and six grandchildren. Pallbearers named Willis Roberson Roscos Renfro Ver ton Moore Irvin Anders Taylor Rhodes E any J E Persons P Simpson.
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Grand ‘Saline
County farmers apply for soil program aid and driver training
James Hodge of the County Area Soil Conservation Service reports local farmers have filed applications for about 914 acres of coastal bermuda under a new agricultural conservation project aimed at converting idle cropland to grass cover. Hodge notes only about one third of the need for farm, ranch, and woodland conservation is currently met. Supt. Gordon Irons announces a summer driver training course for students, with classes starting Monday. The course costs 30 dollars, 20 of which pays the instructor and 10 covers facility upkeep.
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Bermuda
James €. Hodge
County Area Soil Conservation Service
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Gordon Irons
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Connally Proclaims June 1 15 as Texas 65 Health Week
Governor Connally proclaims June 1 15 Texas 65 Health Week urging voluntary health coverage for senior citizens. The statewide plan offers three options including basic major medical and nursing home coverage, with premiums and benefits outlined by Senator Walter Richter. The program targets Texans over 65 and praises insurance industry cooperation for accessibility.
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Texas
Texas 65
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Texas 69
Walter Richter
John Soonally
H. Lewis Riets
Texas 65 Health Insurance Association
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