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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
2
In Saline Texas the Post Office lists a subscription rate of 3.50 and in Van Zandt County 5.00 with outside Van Zandt Co rates. The notice mentions state sales tax.
A reader complains about a proposed federal bill by Congressman Neal Smith that would bar officials, including Congress members, from hiring their relatives and predicts political backlash. The letter notes gossip in ads about a severed topic and jokes about divorce ads, a tombstone sale, and a lampoonish murder of character.
A Grand Saline community group forms the Summer Recreation Association to run baseball softball swimming and tennis for youths aged 6 to 16 this summer. Manager Red White says the project needs members to work supervise or provide backing and plans a membership drive to fund equipment fields upkeep and expenses. The charity seeks chartered non profit status and tax deductible contributions. you need not have children to join.
Local residents from DeSoto, Fort Worth, Athens, Dallas, Mineola, Grand Saline and Tyler shared visits with family and friends. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crone, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Erwin, and many others. The quilting club met at Mrs. W. C. Fowler and rain was gratefully noted in the area.
Community notes list visits among families in Van Dallas Abilene Greenville and Myrle Springs with greetings of thanks for acts during illness and bereavement. Mentions of homecomings and weekend trips to Shreveport Dallas and Groesbeck reflect thin local social calendar of the week.
The regular monthly singing at Holly Springs is set for Friday night June 12. Chairman Pred Clark invites all to help sustain the event, urging community participation.
A reader questions romance tactics in school with a boy who ignores her while another warns against spreading rumors at the polling place. Advice addresses handling rumors, dating patience, and balancing parental expectations with travel opportunities.
Pruitt Mesfh J firther Mr and Mrs Clyde McPherson and Mr and Mrs B D Allen attended the funeral of Mr Will White in Grand Saline Saturday. Woodrow Cole and Paul joined Mr and Mrs B J Luther Friday afternoon.
Reverend Cartmill and family dined with Mr. and Mrs. James Post. Many relatives from West Texas and Jacksonville attended church. Numerous visits occurred among neighbors in Wills Point, Tyler, Grand Saline, and Dallas. Debs Chaney has returned home from the hospital.
Shippers offered 36 attire and 60 hogs to 83 buyers including 10 packers and butcher buyers. Calves and cows show varied prices with butchers paying 20 to 22 for good to choice calves and 12 to 14.5 for fat cows, stocker calves quoted 15 to 22, and pigs 5 to 9.50. Weather notes mention a heat wave up to 30.00 degrees Celsius and references to South Sea Island navigation rites lacking fixed gear but marked navigator expertise.
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