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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1971
Page
2
Obituary notes listSybie Dickerson Bennie Dollarhyde Lloyd Lewis and Jimmy Shields withChris Campbell among those remembered. The notice records their names and involvement in a local memorial listing.
The piece argues electricity remains a strong bargain in the family budget as living costs rise. It cites a power company estimate that two cents buys 50 cups of coffee or eight laundry loads, and notes electricity’s price per kilowatt hour has fallen while overall costs rise.
Local talk at a country store tackles the May postage hike and cost of news by mail. A caller notes Army ad spending and job postings at Fort Bragg, while others debate the dollar’s impact on international markets and the Bring Home the Dollar idea.
Don Davis son of Mr and Mrs Harold Davis of Grand Saline received a two year basketball scholarship to Paris Junior College announced by Coach Edgar Wuthrich. Davis earned All District and All Tournament honors, averaged 17.3 points and 11 rebounds per game as lead scorer, also ran the high hurdles in track. He graduated with the 1971 Grand Saline High School class.
Locals Mr and Mrs Eli Hazel Mrs Flora Cofer and Mr and Mrs Bud Grice attended a Plano dance recital where Hazel granddaughter Marlee Slape performed. Bruce Knowl ton Kelly Jim Pentecost and J E Hitt relatives visited E P Friedline family. Ramah Lee Mathews Gilmer visited Frank Morris. Darwin Swinney Gilmer and Jimmie Shaw were in Lawrence Texas for a Homecoming.
Ten Texas 4 H Clubbers were named recipients of four year Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarships totaling 4000 dollars. Recipients include Johnny Lynn Peugh Billy Jack Wood Carroll David Graf Charles Michael Davis Danny Michael Patrick Dennis Lee Jaksik Gregory Lewis Cordes Joe Behrens Frank Lee Clabhorn and Jerry Gail Conway. Scholarships fund one thousand dollars per year for four years at Texas colleges.
Rebekah members hosted a May 28 birthday party at Andersen Care Home for residents with May birthdays. Refreshments and gifts were shared as patients enjoyed the event. speakers highlighted residents Jessie Y. Beard Minnie F. Davis Lillie Goodman Otto Hale Pearl Midgett Nina Shadwick John Sheffield Willie Rodden Ida B. Smith Oscar Swain Zenobia Shackelford with life histories and hobbies noted.
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