GS Woman Killed in Three Area Wrecks Report
A Grand Saline woman was killed and several others injured across three area crashes. First on Highway 80 at Fruitvale a Barker car struck, then a second fatal collision at FM 35 and FM 47 in Rains County involving Eveline Morgan. A third noninjury collision occurred at Highway 80 and Saline Street in Grand Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Highway Patrol
Fruitvale
Herb Carroll
Tire Co
Ellis Thompson
Canton
Janice Bradley Barker
Edgewood
Henry R. Woodall
All Over Town highlights Tyler hospital stay and local notes
Alf Roberson remains in Medical Center Hospital Tyler awaiting surgery next Tuesday. The column notes minor town happenings including Officer Jim Hays returning lawn mowers to their owner, and Nolan Prestidge urging alleyway parking to ease mowing. It mentions drug awareness programs and a Billy Graham film event at First Baptist Canton and a youth revival at Fruitvale gym June 21 26.
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Alf Roberson
Medical Center Hospital
Tyler
Bennie Rae
Alf
Medical Center
Jim Hays
Grand Saline
Jim
Pat Heddins
Two New Teachers Elected By GS School Board
Grand Saline School Board meets with full attendance except Dr. W S Thomas. They accept resignations of John T Brim and Rosemary Hardt and elect H L Parks and Miss Page Ayres as high school teachers with Parks also coaching girls basketball and Ayres teaching Spanish. Betty Maciel returns to active status as junior high teacher. Board approves lunchroom commodities for 1971 72 term and renews Texas Association of School Boards membership with Wiley Garland III as delegate and Murry Means as alternate. First National Bank of Grand Saline named school depository for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand. Saline
W. S. Thomas
John T. Brim
Rosemary Hardt
H. L. Parks
Page Ayres
Parks
Miss Ayres
Betty Maciel
Texas Association of School Boards
Wiley Garland III
Murry Means
First National Bank of Grand Saline
Lawrence Springs VBS Set June 21 26
Vacation Bible School at Lawrence Springs Missionary Baptist Church runs Monday through Saturday from 6 30 to 8 30 each evening June 21 to 26 with theme Christ Today's Answer. Teachers include Rev R H Valentine Sue La Prade Gloria Herron Bonnie Burrows and assistants. refreshments provided after each session. open to all ages from nursery to adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Springs Missionary Baptist Church
R. H. Valentine
Sue LaPrade
Gloria Herron
Bonnie Burrows
Valentine
Faye LaPrade
Leslie Cain
Christ
Lane Family Vacation Turned Hazardous in Tupelo Car Fire
The Claude Lanes of Grand Saline lost a wheel on their station wagon causing a fire that destroyed the car near a Mississippi state park. The family, traveling through six states, escaped with only soot and dirt, continued their trip, and urged portable extinguishers and timely repairs for future journeys.
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Claude Lanes
Grand Saline
Lane
Claude Jr
Cheri
Rhonda
Chris
Albert Lane
Corsicana
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
Tupelo
Miss
Texas Declares Nursing Home Week in June
Governor Preston Smith proclaims June 20 to 26 1971 as Texas Nursing Home Week acknowledging 894 licensed nursing homes in the state. The proclamation urges citizens to visit facilities to meet patients and staff and learn about services and future progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Smith
Texas
Texas Nursing Home Association
Texas Nursing Home
Thompson Baby Seriously Burned In Tuesday Fire
A nine month old girl, Georgia Kay Thompson, suffered serious burns when a Grand Saline home burned Tuesday night. Fire Chief Perry Pugh said the child was rescued by her grandfather, treated locally, then flown to a Galveston burn center in undetermined condition. Additional fires, including grass fires at Silver Lake and Pole Town, plus a lightning strike on a barn south of town, were reported with no injuries or damage beyond the listed home blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Johnnie
Baylor
Kaufman
Heddins
Perry Pugh
Georgia Kay Thompson
Clyde Thompson
Grand Saline
Howard Thompson
Thompson
Corby-Germany Hospital
Corby-Germany
Tyler
Children’s Burn Center
Galveston
Pugh
Silver Lake
Mineola
Elmer Monk
Poletown
Howell Davidson
Rodeo Club Sets Tuesday Meeting at Arena
A called meeting of the Rodeo Club is set for Tuesday night June 22 at 8 o'clock in the rodeo arena. If rain occurs the meeting will be moved to the city jail. President R V Carnes says the Junior Rodeo Playday and trail ride will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodeo Club
Rodeo Arena
R. V. Carnes
Texas to be subdivided into districts for postal service
Carl C. Ulsaker announced a new regional structure for the 12 state area. Metropolitan areas will include New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Miami with district heads reporting to him. Districts outside these hubs will be based in Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Waco, San Antonio, Little Rock, Shreveport, Jackson, Nashville, Birmingham, Greensboro, Columbia and Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Ulsaker
U. S. Postal Service
Alsaker
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Miami
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Waco
San Antonio
Little Rock
Shreveport
Jackson
Nashville
Birmingham
Greensboro
Columbia
Tampa
Book Sale at Grand Saline Public Library Next Week
The Grand Saline Public Library will host a book sale from Monday, June 21, through Saturday, June 26, daily 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, to support library operations. Betty Adamson urges donations of books and invites all to browse for items to add to their home libraries.
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Grand Saline Public Library
Betty Adamson
Pentecostal Youth Bake Sale Planned in Grand Saline
The First Pentecostal Church of Grand Saline youth group will hold a bake sale on Saturday June 19 in front of Brookshire's Food Store. Cakes pies and other goods will be available and proceeds benefit church youth projects. For special orders call 02- S814 or 962-
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First Pentecostal Church of
Grand Saline
Brookshire
Main St Church Names Gene Ferell Music and Youth Director
Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline appointed Gene Ferell as the new music and youth director. Ferell, 22, and his wife Glenda, 20, recently moved from Serepta Louisiana where he served similarly. He will graduate from East Texas Baptist College in Marshall this August and plans to study at Southern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth. The church held a reception last Sunday night with a song and testimony. ice cream was provided by Shirley Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Ferell
Main Street Baptist Church
Tom Pesnell
Ferell
Ferells
Grand Saline
Serepta Baptist Church
Serepta
Louisiana
Pesnell
Jesus Christ
East Texas Baptist College
Marshall
Southern Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Glenda
Bro
Forells
Shirley Moreland
Ero
Mike Jones
Tennessee
Rev Brown Reappoint ed Pastor of Grand Saline Church
Rev Ellwood Brown was re appointed pastor at First United Methodist Church Grand Saline after Texas Annual Conference sessions in Houston. Ed Hillyer moves to Texarkana District, Joe V Clouse to Edgewood and Fruitvale. Brown and Mrs Brown glad to stay in Grand Saline. Local tomato growers benefited from a Tuesday downpour of 1.5 inches boosting crops with no wind damage. prices described as red hot and picking ongoing.
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Rev. Brown
First United Methodist Church
Ellwood Brown
Texas
The
United Methodist Church
Houston
Brown
Grand Saline
Texas Conference
Ed Hillyer
Edgewood
Fruitvale
H. G. Koonce
Koonce
Canton
C. C. Armstrong
Armstrong
Lloyd Barber
Highway 19
Highway 80
Barber
S. E
Bo) Cason
Iowa
Kansas
Cason
E. P. Friedline
Billy Graham Drug Film Shown in Canton Thursday
A color documentary titled Lost Generation will screen at 8:00 pm at First Baptist Church Canton with no admission. Art Linkletter and Jack Webb appear in the film which addresses drug use and law enforcement.
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Billy Graham
Art Linkletter
Dragnet
Jack Webb
First Baptist Church
Canton
Charles R. Richardson
Linkleiter
Diane
America
Webb
World Wide Pictures
Alaska
mid-America
Ing Haight-Asbury
Buddy Burch Wins Prize Calf at Local Auction
Buddy Burch son of Mr and Mrs A W Burch of Pruitt Community won a registered Black Angus calf at a Keeney Black Angus Ranch auction north of Edgewood. Alto B Cervin of Dallas bid 205 dollars and had Buddy draw for the calf. Buddy plans to raise and show the calf in FFA events in Canton and elsewhere. He has ambitions for Nashville shows in July and already owns several cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Burch
A.W. Burch
Pruitt
Alto B. Cervin
Dallas
FFA
Buddy
Duncanville
Keeney Black Angus
Edgewood
Nashville
Tenn
Canton
Bill Burch
Assembly Of God Church Should Host Special Program
J D Sonny Dennis of Dallas, a Baptist Annuity Board staffer and Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education representative, will speak at First Assembly of God Church Grand Saline Sunday June 20 at 11 00 am. Dennis promotes TANE’s anti alcohol and drug education in about 2500 Texas churches annually. He pastored in Alabama and holds Troy State University credentials.
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Grand Saline
Billy Graham
First Baptist Church
Canton
J. D
Sonny” Dennis
Dallas
First Assembly of God
Fruitvale Gym
Geraldine Conway
Evangel
Baptist Annuity Board
Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education
TANE
First Assembly of God Church
Texas
Dennis
White Rock
Pike County
Ala
Banks Baptist Church
Banks
Troy State University
Troy
Tle
Kew
Jimmy C. Newburn
Derrell G. Neal Injured in Army Accident
Derrell G. Neal, a 1969 Grand Saline High School graduate, was injured in Germany on June 9 when a fire extinguisher exploded. He sustained a knee amputation and a leg fracture and is hospitalized overseas, with plans to move to a base hospital in San Antonio when able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton D. Neal
N. Oaks
Secretary of the Army
Spec. Derrell G. Neal
Germany
Spec. Neal
Grand Saline High School
Army
San Antonio
Texas
Youth Revival at Fruitvale June 21 26
The Fruitvale auditorium hosts a week long youth revival from June 21 to 26 with nightly services at 7 30 pm. Mrs Geraldine Conway a renowned youth director and evangelist with World connections leads the event and will share experiences from Vietnam Cuba India and Christian outreach. Local youth groups from Grand Saline Mineola Edgewood and surrounding areas invite all denominations and ages in Van Zandt County to attend.
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Christ
Fruitvale
Grand Saline
Geraldine Conway
Vietnam
Cuba
India
Stanley Jones
Billy Graham
Mineola
Edgewood
Conway
van Zandt County
Two Grand Saline Musicians Earn State Second in Solo Contests
In Austin last Friday June 11 Judy Land won second place in a solo twirling event while J Lynn Carter placed second in a clarinet solo. Dixie Dickerson accompanied J Lynn on piano as their band director Manuel De La Rosa led the Grand Saline Indian Band with Canton and Mineola also represented.
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Grand Saline Indian Band
Austin
Judy Land
John Land
J’lynn Carter
L. J. Carter
Dixie Dickerson
J’lynn
Grand Saline
Manuel de la Rosa
Canton
Mineola
Silver Lake Baptist Church Revival Planned
The Silver Lake Baptist Church announces a revival from June 21 to 27 with nightly services at 7 30. Rev Raymond Collier will preach and Don Whisenhunt of Winneola Baptist Church will lead the song services. Everyone is invited.
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Silver Lake Baptist Church
Raymond Collier
Don Whisenhunt
Winineola Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barker
Herron
Woodall
Eveline Morgan
Route 4
FM 47
Rains County
Travis Shafer
Morgan
Shafer
Nolan Prestidge
GS School Board
Lawrence Springs
Public
Pentecostal
Main St. Church
Mrs. Brown
Rev
Assembly of God Church
Derrell G. Neal
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