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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
5
Local notes recall Mrs. J. K. Parker hosting visitors on Saturday as Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keller and children from Killeen visited last weekend with Parker family. Frugal rainfall marked a quiet Sunday in Fruitvale.
The column lists visits and travels of town residents including families of Shields Clem Crawford Ballard and Davis, church and Vacation Bible School activities, a hospital admission for O E Clem Sr and a notable death of Uncle Oddie Kennedy. Neighbors share prayers, wedding showers, and community events with many relatives and friends in Grand Saline.
Miss Linda Anders bride elect of Ronald White was honored at a bridal shower on Saturday June 15 from 3 to 6 pm at the home of Mrs. Faye S Fowler. Hosts included Mrs I J Anders and Mrs Manuel White, with guests greeted by the honoree and Mrs Fowler. The tea table featured red and white colors, a white carnation stock and Fiji mum arrangement, a white love birds centerpiece, and garlands of red ribbon. Punch bowl and guest book were run by Elaine Burges Dottie Joslin Elaine Lewis and Sally Mayfield. Hostesses were Mesdames Porter Adkins Walton Bryant Hal Kennedy A J Fowler Taylor Rhodes Harold Land Owen Kuykendall and Kermit Smith.
Bobby Joe Erwin returned to Mexia after visiting his mother Mrs. Francis Erwin and children. Ollie Pike returned to Mesquite after a week with his mother Mrs. J. H. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Carroll and children of Carrolton and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Herron of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Carroll over the weekend. Mrs. Jolla Wright is slowly improving after her
Mr and Mrs Walter H Clark of Denison announce the engagement of their daughter Paula Beth Clark to Thomas Ritchie Joslin son of Mr and Mrs Wylie H Joslin of Grand Saline The wedding is planned for August 9 at First Presbyterian Church Denison Miss Clark a speech therapy major is a senior at Texas Woman's University The future bridegroom is a senior at North Texas State University He has served four years in the Navy attended Tyler Junior College two years and works as a firing panel operator at the Nike Missile Base in Denton
A kitchen shower was held at Elaine Burges home on Thursday June 18. Decorations in red and white complemented the bride's colors. Fifteen guests enjoyed Hawaiian punch and white cake squares as gifts were wrapped in white paper with red ribbons. Lin da Adams, Kathi Kirby, Joslin, and Elaine Burges hosted.
Norene Blanchard won first chair in the Gold Band at band camp in Commerce. She plays the alto sax and is the sole Grand Saline representative. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blanchard.
Postmaster Mrs. Elizabeth Chevalier announces a new overnight mail service from Dallas to Los Angeles beginning Sunday June 2. Mail dropped by 5:45 p.m. at the Dallas post office will reach major California cities by morning. An American Airlines flight leaves Dallas at 10:55 p.m. and arrives in Los Angeles at 12:45 a.m. for the first morning letter delivery. Mr and Mrs Martin Geddie attend their granddaughter Cindy Dew's Arlington recital Saturday night.
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