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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
4
Seaman announces baseball schedule with multiple home and away games against Edgewood Fruitvale Wills Point and Van teams. Included are dates times and locations for junior and girls softball pairings and league matchups across June July.
Memorial Day weekend marks pool lake and beach opening. Grand Saline residents are urged to swim only with supervision at protected areas and learn new water activities from qualified instructors. Never swim alone or in cold or unknown depth waters. Keep pools clean and rescue gear ready.
Officials estimate Lake Fork reservoir at 18 million and Big Sandy at 22 million, totaling 40 million, while Mineola Reservoir would approach Grand Saline's north edge within five miles. Germany cites savings of over 50 million as potential cover for the Mineola plan while praising Sabine Association membership and navigation funding as key water strategy. The Mineola Grand Saline Lake would exceed Lake Tawakoni in storage capacity.
A brisk how to guide shows blending ice cream with strawberries to yield a quart of frozen dessert. It adds tips on color schemes for a spring luncheon and bridal shower, plus handling frozen juice concentrates with a blender for full flavor.
Pastor Thomas L Jones attends the Texas Annual Conference in Dallas as eight Texas Methodist Conferences unite for the meeting marking 200 years of Methodism in America and 50 years of Southern Methodist University. Gov John Connally urged cooperation in the war on poverty as 2000 ministers face appointments. About 5000 attendees are expected.
Joseph Henry Bracken 69 of Grand Saline died Sunday at home after a short illness. Grand Saline Funeral Home directed arrangements. Burial in West Texas. He was a World War I veteran and a retired contractor. Surviving: wife Lillie Bracken daughter Igadore Slay of Waco brother Alvin Bracken of Lake Whitney and numerous nieces and nephews.
About fifty boys and girls from 4-H Clubs in Van Zandt County will attend a summer camp at Lake Trinidad near Athens on June 20 21 and 22. Facilities at Trinidad are provided for youth by Texas Power and Light Company, on a 700 acre site with cabins dining hall and recreation areas.
The Grand Saline Independent baseball team lost 3-2 to a Kilgore color team Sunday. Larry Simpson pitched 7 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits before Jerry Jackson finished 2 scoreless innings. Brunson and Clower led at the plate with a single and a double each, Brunson reaching base five times. The squad, 4 wins 2 losses, plans more games against area teams and lists roster spots by position.
The Van Rotunda Study Club will host a clothespin art show for children ages two to 18, open to out of town participants for the first time. Entries must include the child’s name and age. pre school entries limited to two per child. Prizes awarded by popular vote and a judge’s award in each age group. Entries due by July 2 at Van City Hall. Mrs. Jack Roberson chairs the event.
Mrs. J D Jones and Mrs Pagie Salk of Center along with Willard Vincent and Ann Shivers of Longview hosted by Eunice Shivers. Leroy Simmons returns from Dallas Veterans Hospital and is reported improving. Edd Neal, Pam, Grace Reed and Bill travel to El Paso and visit Wayne Madden family. Jan and Donald Tittle visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Gordon Irons.
Van Zandt County HD members meet June 6 with Mrs Loyd Briley in charge. Pam Stone Brenda Burns and Diane Burns attend state round up at College Station to present undernea th it all and king of Van Zandt sweet potato. Mrs C E Branton directs singing and prayer by Mrs Gabe Scott. New THDA chairman elected Mrs Loyd Chitty chosen. Delegates to State Convention Sept 2022 Corpus Christi Chitty Ellis Faye Terry with Warren and Fenter as alternates. Alma Flippo to meet clubs in June for sewing with stretch materials.
The Grand Saline Chapter No. 290 Order of Eastern Star will install officers Friday June 10 at 8 00 oclock. The public is welcome and urged to attend per Worthy Matron elect Dollie Darnell.
Mr and Mrs Joe Dennis Brooks R 2 Grand Saline announce the birth of daughter Mary Linda on June 5 1966 at Coeby Germany Hospital. Sp4 and Mrs Robert C Conner Jr Grand Saline announce birth of daughter Lori Alayne May 31 1966 at Wood County Memorial Hospital Mineola. Grandparents Coy Stone Edgewood and Gertie Conner and R C Conner Grand Saline.
In hospital fact, visiting hours are listed 10 to 1, 2 to 4, and 7 to 8 pm. Several patients are admitted including Mary Louise Green Arden Brock Fannie Dorough Izora Brand Odis Batey Olivia Hunt William Melton Addie Stone Sparkes Veasey Charlie McCollum Linda Brooks Eloise Clower Bernice Friddle Dorothy Humphrey Sid Neal William Copeland Earl Fansler Jewel Linnerman Lida Gibson Lelia Kirkpatrick. Dismissed.
Coffee contains about two percent caffeine while tea ranges from two to two point five percent. The Abacus, an early calculating tool, remains widely used in India China and Japan. California encompasses diverse North American climates within its borders.
Funeral services for L. C. Berry 20 of Dallas were held at 2:30 p m Monday in Grand Saline Funeral Home chapel with Rev Bill Chaney and Rev John Ward officiating Burial was in Woodside Cemetery Berry a native of Grand Saline had lived in Dallas the past several years He is survived by his father Thelma Berry and Katy Berry of Dallas a brother Edward Berry of Davallas three sisters Louie Sawyer Mary Davis Cathy Berry and several nephews and nieces
The East Van Zandt County Singing Convention will be held Saturday night and all day Sunday June 11 and 12 at the Methodist Church in Ben Wheeler Texas. Everyone has a special invitation to attend.
The annual Van Zandt County reunion is scheduled for Sunday June 12 at Mackenzie Park in Lubbock. Attendees are urged to bring folding chairs and tables. T. F. Andrews is president and Rubye Ross is secretary of the association.
The article notes that Alexander Graham Bell received training aimed at teaching music and elocution, outlining his early educational focus and methods.
Doris Elaine Burges joined 20 peers as high honors graduates at Tyler Junior College spring ceremony where 32 graduates received diplomas and certificates. Grand Saline natives Linda Clark Mary Ann Davis and John Jordan earned honors alongside Burges. Dr. James Mondy urged graduates to make good decisions as the ceremony closed. Cairo is noted as Africa’s largest city.
The quotation from Ola Tomee notes that the most stubborn to accept retirement are children at bedtime. It reflects a humorous view on age and readiness to retire, linking parental routines with attitudes toward aging.
Dessert and coffee pairing for Yuletide entertaining. Christmas Cream combines milk gelatine and whipped cream with candied fruits. mold and chill for serving. Cardamom added to coffee to enhance after-dinner flavor. Makes eight servings.
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