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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
8
Locals recount vacations and visits with family and friends in Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Several residents report health events travel plans and social visits including church events and nearby towns with varied origins and destinations.
An ice cream supper at Colfax Methodist Church invites attendees to eat and donate freely, with proceeds funding MYF Camp trips for Oakland and Colfax youths. The event begins at 8:30 p.m. following an 8 p.m. worship service led by Phil Davis Colfax and other youth from Oakland and Colfax.
Dr W H Jarvis Jr, linked with Mayo Clinic Rochester for three years, joins Scot and White Clinic Temple Texas on the staff and will begin duties at the start of the year.
Mrs Sanders of Robbie's Beauty Shop Van owner stuns town by winning a nationwide Helen Curtis Spray Net contest and will receive a 750 mink stole. She found the prize in a spray net shipment box unpacked early Saturday morning and notified a Tyler supplier. A presentation is planned in Tyler as part of the prize award. Card of Thanks from Mr Frank Davis expresses gratitude for illness support.
Miss Eloise Smith daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer E. Smith of Van married Johnny Clower of Grand Saline on June 1 in Weatherford. The ceremony at J. H. Frost's home was a single ring rite with attendants Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pair of Fort Worth. The bride wore a pink cotton street length dress with white accessories. Mrs. Clower is a Van High School alumna. he is a 1955 Grand Saline High School graduate. They will reside in Weatherford where he works for the Texas and Pacific Railway Co.
A Western obituary notes Rev Harold Bellamy former pastor of Grand Saline died at Corby 1 after a sudden illness. Bellamy aged 50 lived most of his life in Grand Saline and was active in local church work. Funeral arrangements were not fully detailed in the fragment.
Frances Ray and family thank friends for visits, flowers, gifts, and support during illness. Grateful to hospital nurses and doctors for their kindness and care, with blessings to all who helped. 35-27.
President Ann Davis led the Pruitt Club meeting with a Bible verse roll call on bread. Mrs Coy presented the council report and a County Work Recreation Day was discussed for Little Hope Moore Community Center. Members enjoyed indoor horseshoes and Apple Bread peanut butter bread and punch were served.
A June 25 installation will install Howard Berry as Worshipful Master and other Grand Saline AF AM 1200 officers at Lodge Hall. New elective officers include Roberson as Senior Warden Conner as Junior Warden Dennington as Secretary Allen as Treasurer King as Tiler. Appointed officers to be installed are Bass as Senior Deacon Anderson as Junior Deacon Maciel as Senior Steward Malone as Junior Steward Carter as Chaplain and Curnutt as Master of Ceremonies.
Two separate autos incidents near Grand Saline involved one vehicle each. Mrs James Patrick drove a Chevrolet pickup overturning after a box struck and the backseat child Billy Keith Patrick suffered a head injury and was taken to Baylor Hospital Dallas. Mrs Patrick was hospitalized on arrival.
James E Null, 61, died after a long illness. Services were held at Sand Flat Baptist Church near Grand Saline. He died at his Dallas area residence. The report also details two traffic accidents on Canton Highway and Highway 80 near Mill Creek involving James M Price and a 1804 Fort Worth address. None of the occupants were injured.
The Sand Flat community member was buried in the An Plat Cemetery under Grand Saline Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Aurea Lee Null of Grand Saline, son J. F. Null Jr. of Grand Saline, four daughters Belman Nations of Grand Saline and Melvin Smith of Port Arthur, brothers Bill Null and Lee Null of Houston, sister Mea R. B. Nations of Port Arthur, and three grandchildren.
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