Local Churches Hear Messages From New and Returning Clergy
Missionary John Hepp of Van formerly in Mexico spoke at the Baptist church Sunday morning. Rev Wesley Wil born filled the Methodist pulpit with a welcome to his wife Becky and baby daughter at Colfax circuit. Rev Vernon Fincher led services in Grand Saline in McDonald’s absence. Family and community members gathered for funerals, visits, and social events across Canton, Grand Saline, Rockwall, and nearby towns including notes on a war museum visit and Rangers game attendance.
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John Hepp
Van
Mexico
Baptist Church
Wesley Wilborn
Methodist Church
Becky
Colfax
Vernon Fincher
Grand Saline
Evangelical Methodist Church
McDonald
Eugene Fuller
Lexia Everitt
Eubank Funeral Home
Canton
Georgia Skinner
Terrell
Mayme Shields
John Owens Sr
Troup
John Owens Jr
Pasadena
P.L. Tolar
Van Zandt 4-H Day Camp Planned At Canton Fairgrounds
Van Zandt County Home Demonstration Council finalized plans for a 4-H day camp at the Women’s Building on the Canton fairgrounds from June 26 to 29. Open to boys and girls ages nine to 19, with activities tailored to each age. The council will skip July meetings due to the District 5 retreat in Trinidad July 24 to 26, while June attendance reached 29 members from eight clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zandt County
Fairgrounds
Canton
District 5
Trinidad
Adamson Named To Dean's List At Texas Tech
Grant Adamson a freshman accounting major at Texas Tech University in Lubbock earned a place on the Dean's list at the close of the spring semester. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Adamson of 907 North Oleander.
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Grant Adamson
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Gordon Adamson
North Oleander
Northeast Texas Genealogical Society Meeting at Mineola Lib
The Northeast Texas Genealogical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mineola Public Library. Elder Brown, a Mormon missionary from Denver, will present two genealogy films and explain how to order them. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Texas Genealogical Society
Mineola Public Library
Elder Brown
Church of
Latter Day Saints
Denver
Flowers Family Visit Highlights Regional Ties
Visiting this week with Faye Flowers and the Bill Flowers family are Mr and Mrs Jim Flowers, Tina and Lori Wolfe of Brownsville, and Jeanne Flowers of Indianapolis Indiana.
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Faye Flowers
Bill Flowers
Jim Flowers
Tina and
Lori Wolfe
Brownsville
Jeanne Flowers
Indianapolis
Indiana
Remembering Daddy from Edgewood Texas and family legacy
A memorial recounts Daddy born June 14 1914 in Edgewood Texas to Jim Frazier and Mary LaPrade as the fifteenth child. He married Maudie Herron in 1938 and fathered six children. A farmer at heart he worked in salt mines and as a custodian, loved tomatoes and sweet potatoes, and shared wisdom with young people. He died September 19 1977 of a massive heart attack, buried in Highland Cemetery Edgewood, and his family recalls his advice Keep our chins to the wind.
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Daddy
Edgewood
Texas
Jim Frazier
Mary Jane LaPrade
Dad
Pontiac
Mississippi
Maudie Fay Herron
Grand Saline
Dallas
Oliver
Lawrence Springs
Highland
Van Zandt County 4-H Members Prepare for District Horse Show
Eighteen Van Zandt County 4-H Club members, including Teresa Fowler and Ilene Goldberg, prepare for the District 5 4-H Horse Show on June 29 at the Western Sports Arena De Kalb. Each may enter one charter class and up to three performance classes with 20 entries per county. Judging by Don Gray, the event awards saddle pads buckles and a high point trophy, with 20 horses advancing to the State Show in San Antonio July 26-29.
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Fighteen van Zandt County
Western Sports
DeKalb
Extension District 5
San Antonio
Diana McHugh Earns Outstanding Unit Award
Sergeant Diana E McHugh administrative specialist at George AFB California with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing earned the United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from February 2 1976 to March 31 1977. Members of the 35th will wear a distinctive ribbon marking their affiliation. She is a 1972 graduate of Grand Saline High School and daughter of retired Air Force SGM Billy L Allen. Her husband Roland is son of Mr and Mrs William R McHugh of Carmel New York.
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Diana E. MceHugh
Air Force
Billy L. Allen
Lakeside Drive
Grand Saline
U.S. Air Force
McHugh
George Afb
California
35Th Tactical Fighter Wing
the Sergeant
Grand Saline High School
Roland
William R. McHugh
Route 1
Carmel, New York
ARP Meeting Slated Tuesday in Grand Saline
Grand Saline Chapter 2553 of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet at 1 30 Tuesday at the Community Center. All members are urged to attend as plans are made for the July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
American Association of Retired Persons
Grateful note from judge after Texas Court of Civil Appeals runoff
A thank you message expresses gratitude for the runoff victory and appreciation to voters across 18 counties served by the Court of Civil Appeals. The speaker values the opportunity to contribute to fair impartial administration of justice in Texas as a court member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
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