Five Generations Bryant Paint Green Street House
Grand Saline Sun features a May 31 photo and story of five Bryant generations painting a Green Street house built in 1900 by Dr. J R Maxfield now owned by Mrs. Lee Bellamy. Included are Vick Bryant age five, his father Glynn, his uncle Don, and grandfather Gordon, reconnecting with Mrs. Maxfield of Dallas who writes to renew ties and recalls Maxfield family history and local memories.
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Grand Saline Sun
The
Sun
Green Street
J. R. Maxfield
Lee Bellamy
Vick Bryant
Glynn Bryant
Don Bryant
Gordon
Bryant
Dallas
Maxfield, Sr
Maxfield Clinic
Oakland
John’s Hopkins
Baltimore
Marie
Chamber of Commerce Names Committees and Appointments
President C. A. Mayfield appointed three Board members to the Executive Committee Wallace Ward Gene Ellis and Joe Bartley Two new members include Dr John Thomas and Kenneth Berry Also listed are committee heads including Alf Roberson Willis Roberson Gene Ellis Jarrell Matthews Odell Donoho J L Beall Guy C Pryor Gall oway Darby and others across Publicity Retail Trade Development Tourists Activities Membership Agriculture Industrial Development Civic Affairs Highways Roads Parks Governmental Affairs with various directors and chairmen
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Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Mayfield
Wallace Ward
Gene Ellis
Joe Bartley
John Thomas
A. G. Food Store
Kenneth Berry
Alf Roberson
Willis Roberson
Jarrell Matthews
W. L. Garland, Jr
Odell Donoho
J. L. Beall
Guy C. Pryor
Galloway Darby
Shirley Anderson
B. G. Martin
Jack Mitchell
J. E. Persons
Marlin Burges
L. C. Mayberry
Third Sunday Sing at Bible Baptist Church
The Bible Baptist Church announces the Third Sunday Singing on Father's Day June 17 at 2 p.m. A good turnout of specials is expected and listeners or participants are invited.
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Baptist Church
Bible Baptist Church
Longview Defeats Miners in 10-5 Baseball Game
Longview downed the Miners 10-5 on Sunday as ET Aces from Tyler loom for next contest. Miners manager Gene Carroll praised improved play despite injuries and predicted a playoff push with Kilgore and Texas Eastman looming in standings.
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Longview
Miners
Gene Carroll
Ellis Carroll
Barry Marett
East Texas Aces
Tyler
Carroll
Kilgore
Texas Eastman
Top Pitching High Spirits Net Two Babe Ruth Wins
The Babe Ruth team routed Mineola 8 1 on Tuesday with Ronald Gray on the mound and defeated Winnsboro 4 0 Friday as Jerry Jackson pitched his best game to date. Grand Saline hosts Lindale Friday with a strong 5 0 record under sponsors Gene Carroll and Cotton Fite.
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High Spirits
Babe Ruth
Mineola
Winnsboro
Ronald Gray
Jerry Jackson
Grand Saline
Lindale
Gene Carroll
Cotton Fite
Grand Saline Athletic Association
Revival at Grand Saline Church of the Nazarene
Rev Parks of Garland conducts annual revival at Grand Saline Church of the Nazarene with services at 7 30 nightly through June 17. He has pastored in Seattle Hot Springs Dallas and previously served as district superintendent of the Western Oklahoma District and worked in evangelistic work with the Parks Hawkins Quartet for five years.
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Parks
Garland
Grand _ Saline
Church of the Nazarene
Seattle
Wash
Hot Springs
Ark
Dallas
Western
Oklahoma
Parks-Hawkins
Riding Club Meets Tonight At Arena Grand Saline
The Riding Club of Grand Saline holds an important business meeting at the new Rodeo Arena in Poll Town west of the city. President Kenneth Berry urges full attendance as work nears completion on the arena, planned by the club with seating for 2 000 fans and East Texas prominence.
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Grand Saline
East
Texas
Berry
Veterans to Meet at Legion Hall on Saturday
Veterans of World War I will gather at 2 p.m. Saturday June 16 at the Legion Hall. The Ladies of the Auxiliary will meet at the same hour with Mrs. George Bell.
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Legion Hall
Ladies of the Auxiliary
George Bell
Nazarene Chapel Hosts 11 Day Revival With Casey Duo
Crossroads Nazarene Chapel near Grand Saline begins an 11 day revival from June 20 to July 1. Evening services start at 7 45 preceded by a 30 minute musical program led by Rev H A Casey and his wife from Oklahoma City. Rev J P Ingle invites the public. Casey will preach both morning and evening on the two Sundays. He has a rich touring and pastoring background including 1951 Holy Land visit. The couple offers a full musical program featuring multiple instruments and Mrs Casey is a soprano. One notable event is the Musical Sermon.
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Crossroads Nazarene Chapel
H. A. Casey
Oklahoma City
Okla
Nazarene Chapel
Grand Saline
J. P. Ingle
Casey
Oklahoma
Florida
Texas
United States
Canada
Holy Land
Last Rites Held For A P Kine
Funeral services were held at 2 pm Friday for A P Pat Kine 68 of Grand Saline. Rites conducted at Creagleville Methodist Church with Rev. Dick Moody and Rev. Mark Wells officiating. Interment Creagleville Cemetery under Bartley Funeral Home. Survivors include wife, sister Mrs Ara Allen of Heightsville Md and brother Irvin Kine of Mineola. Pallbearers listed.
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A. P
Pat) Kine
Grand Saline
Creagleville Methodist Church
Dick Moody
Mark Wells
Creagleville
Bartley Funeral Home
Kine
Furniture Company
Dallas
Ara Allen
Heightsville
Irvin Kine
Mineola
Raymond Sloan
Floyd T. Matthews
L. C. Mayberry
Bill Fisher
Lee Campbell
Cliff Campbell
Highway 80 Repair Outlined At Meeting
At a Wills Point safety conference held in the Chamber of Commerce office, Texas Highway Dept. officials detailed plans for Highway 80 from Wills Point to Fruitvale. Sidney Cox outlined traffic-safety aims and minimal disruption. J. E. Shaw discussed highways 761 and FM 47. Bill Wood of R W McKinney Construction described the project execution with Edgewood to the underpass the initial segment, starting in May.
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Wills Point
Cox
J. E. Shaw
Highway Department
van Zandt County
Canton
FM 47
Bill Wood
R. W. McKinney Construction Co
Nacogdoches
Edgewood
June Rainfall Totalsin Grand Saline Area
Local weather recorder EB P Friedline notes June rainfall near average with % inch in first ten days boosting yearly total to 12 3/4 inches. He lists 1962 monthly totals for Grand Saline showing January inch, February 2 1/2, March 3, April 4 1/2, May 1, June percentage. April 1962 had 4.4 inches, largest so far this year.
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Grand Saline
EB. P. Friedline
Friendline
Rev Otis Sutton Reassigned to Grand Saline Church
Rev Otis Sutton is assigned to pastor the First Methodist Church of Grand Saline for a second year with the Texas Methodist Conference announcing appointments in Houston. He comes from East Methodist Church in Houston where he served three years and succeeds Rev Harold Spann. Additional area assignments include ministers to Ben Wheeler Clyde Shoemaker Colfax Edgewood Edom Hawkins Lindale Sabine Mineola and Wills Point.
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Otis Sutton
First Methodist Church
Grand Saline
Texas Methodist Conference
Houston
Paul Martin
Sutton
East Methodist Church
Harold Spann
Ben Wheeler
Clyde Shoemaker
Colfax
Oliver Davis
Edgewood
Thomas Davis
Edom
John Birkelbach
Hawkins
Rufus Bivens
Lindale Sabine
Leon Peacock
Mineola
F. J. Davis, Jr
Andrew Dillard
Van
Orval Stona
Wills Point
Ben Allen Pierce
Youths Questioned Over 1961 Chevrolet Truck Theft
Police investigate a theft of a 1961 Chevrolet pickup found abandoned at the river bottom along Highway 60 near Greenville. The vehicle, parked in front of Harold Walker's Grand Saline home, was taken Wednesday night June 6 with tools worth 250 dollars inside. the truck was recovered unharmed by Grand Saline authorities led by Chief Pat Heddin and Deputy Marlin Ammons.
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Greenville
Harold Walker
Grand Saline
Walker
Pat Heddin
Marlin Ammons
Grand Saline Hospital and Clinic Plans Featured
Architectural drawings of Grand Saline's new hospital and clinic, planned for this week's Sun, will appear in the June 21 issue. The feature also includes a photo and a story on Dr. John Thomas, the new physician in Grand Saline.
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Grand Saline
Sun
John Thomas
Armstrong forecasts June 18 corn harvest and August sweet potatoes
O C Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Produce Company, discusses Van Zandt County crops. Corn harvest starts June 18 with high cash prices to farmers. sweet potatoes due around August 1 irrigated and ready for market. Purchases begin from W F Hintton and shipments go to Kansas Oklahoma and Dallas via Safeway.
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Armstrong
Armstrong Produce Company Ower
O Cc
Cliff) Armstrong
van Zandt
W. F E. Hintton
Golden
van Zandt County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Safeway Grocery Chain
Northeast Texas Industrial Council re-elects officers in Longview meeting
All officers of the Northeast Texas Industrial Council were re-elected at the annual dinner in Longview on June 7. Wallace Ward represented Grand Saline with W. L. Garland Jr. also present. Officers include J. E. Arnold chairman, Landon Alford vice chairman, and D. T. Loyd treasurer. John Struwe and John Hayter of Southwestern Electric Power Co. serve as vice president and secretary. The council, sponsored by Southeastern Electric Power Company, spans 14 counties and aims to attract industry and expansion. Donald Ewing of the Shreveport Times gave the keynote on federal controls, noting bright prospects and several plant prospects. The group is coordinating with Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce to attract an industry to the old trailer building, with two prospects listed.
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Northeast Texas Industrial Council
Longview
Wallace Ward
Grand Saline
W. L. Garland
J. E. Arnold
Daingerfield
Landon Alford
Henderson
D. T. Loyd
Gilmer
John Struwe
John Hayter
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Industrial Development Department
Northeast
Texas
Donald Ewing
Shreveport Times
Ewing
Council
Arnold
Police Apprehend Mentally Ill Fugitive Near Silver Lake
A mentally ill fugitive was caught near Silver Lake after attempting to assault and murder several young girls at the Van School. He wounded some victims with a butcher knife before being pursued to Silver Lake and captured by Van police chief Ray Russell and four Wood County officers. Charges of assault with attempt to murder were filed and the suspect is jailed in Canton.
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Silver Lake
Van
Silver Jake
Ray Russell
Wood County
Canton
Three Involved In Car Collision Near Grand Saline
Three people were involved in a Wednesday collision at the intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 19 seven miles west of Grand Saline. Passenger Mrs. B F Taylor of Athens suffered several broken ribs. Eva Darby of Grand Saline drove the 1958 Chevrolet. Mattie Tarrant of Athens drove a 1955 Chevrolet. Both drivers had minor injuries and were treated at Darby-Germany Hospital. Mrs Taylor was hospitalized in Athens. Damages were estimated at 200 and 300 dollars respectively. cars stored at Milam's Garage in Grand Saline.
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Veling
Grand Saline
Eva Darby
Mattie Tarrant
Athens
Miss Darby
Newman Brothers Ambulance Service
Edgewood
Darby-Germany Hospital
Taylor
Milam
Tarrant
Darby
First National Adds One New Employee To Banking Staff
First National Bank announces the hiring of Wiley Garland Ill as a new staff member. Garland, a Grand Saline High School and Southern Methodist University graduate, previously worked at Mercantile National Bank in Dallas and Republic National Bank. He begins June 15, is married to Kay Howard, with one daughter Susan. The bank also votes to raise certified surplus by 50000 dollars to strengthen capital.
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First National
Hank
W. F. Fowler
Wiley Garland
Ill
Grand Saline High School
Southern Methodist University
Mercantile National Bank
Dallas
Republic National Bank
Garland
Kay Howard
Susan
Fowler
Union Leads Fruitvale Softball After Win Over Wills Point
The Union team remains atop the Fruitvale Softball League after a 5 to 3 victory over Wills Point last Thursday night. Other results include Grand Saline 10 Fruitvale 4 and Canton 2 Whitton 1, with Wills Point 10 Grand Saline noted on page 4.
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Union
Fruitvale
Wills Point
Grand Saline
Canton
Whitton
Grand Sa
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Main St. Baptist Church
Sun Story
R. M. Parks
Arena
A. P. Kine
K. ©. Lybrand
Rev
Ward
Industrial Council Meets
B. F. Taylor
Tra
First National Bank
Fruitvale Softball League
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