Van Zandt County Road Group Forms Local Alliance
Van Zandt County residents form the Van Zandt County Better Roads Association to promote superior roads with Truett Mayo of Wills Point as president and Bayne Cook as vice president. The group plans to work with chambers, communities, and the state to back the June 29 road bond election, citing past bonds as proof of fiscal responsibility and road gains.
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van Zandt County
Better Roads
Truett Mayo
Wills Point
Mayo
van Zandt
Presdent
First National Bank of
Bayne Cook
van Insurance
Tce
Coumts Stoners
State
van Zandt Count Country Club
W. W. Potter
Texas Highway Department
Potter
Clint Roas
Canton
Chamber of Comn
Chamber
Grand “Saline
Edgewood
Van
Fruitvale
Myrtle Springs
Edom
Hien Wheeler
Martin's Mill
Association
and Saline
Fare Chamber
Howant Hill
B. B. Gene
Germany
Alf Roberson
Jack Riley
Riley
Commissioners
Commissioners Court
FHA to discuss movement of rural people into cities
Regional Farmers Home Administration meeting in St. Louis will review rural to urban shift. Agency aims to spend about 1.3 billion dollars next year to create jobs, improve housing, and strengthen rural communities. Cappleman notes 4 million would benefit in fiscal 1960 and that 1,600 county offices assist with development credit and management aid.
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Farmers Home
St. Louis
L. J
America
Cappleman
Farmers Home Administration
Reas
Accompan
Russell New President of Lions Club
Russell was installed as president of the Grand Sali 8 Club at the regular meeting Tuesday. Other newly installed officers include Gerald Air Twister and J E Persons, lion tamer, with Bill Williams deputy district governor from Tyler installing the officers. Williams stressed Lionism importance and noted Ladies Night audience achievements and Lionism's international accomplishments.
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Russell
Grand Sali
Gerald Air Twister
J.E. Persons
Bill Williams
Tyler
Williams
Iusdience
New Methodist pastor Rev W R Williams arrives in Grand Saline
Rev W R Williams arrives with wife Ev and four children to lead Grand Saline First Methodist Church. Formerly of Houston, he served three years at South Mount Methodist in Houston and holds degrees in science education and theology. A native of Shelby County, he graduated Timpson High and served in the Air Force during World War II before ministry. He has pastored churches in Montgomery Goodrich Cold Springs Shepherd Huntsville and Lufkin.
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W. Raye Williams
Houston
Grand Saline
Thern Meth
Flegree
Sidist University
Shelby County
Williams
Timpson
Texas
Williama
Air Force
Montgomery
Goodrich
Cold Springs
Shepherd
Huntsville
Lufkin
Barbara Dever Dies. Edgewood Chamber Leader Remembered
Barbara Dever, longtime Edgewood chamber of commerce advertising director and former Chicago food store executive, died of a heart attack Friday. A San Antonio-born vaudeville alumna, she lived a storied life with acting, travel, and community work, leaving a legacy in Edgewood and beyond.
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Grand Saline
Barbara Beves
Elander
Barbera
Dever
Long
Edgewood
Barbara
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Pebritr
Southern
Harry Watser
Watson
Miss Hever
Jack Benny
Plang
San Antonio
Trav
Spotlight on Brushy Joe Saxton Living a Little Bit
Profile of Joe Saxton born in Mississippi now in Grand Saline with a brushy beard and scar from an accident that led him to grow it. He relies on social security and odd jobs including brickwork, wiring, mechanics, and tender work around the hilltop home near Silo to supplement his income. He describes wartime service, hard luck since moving from Dallas, a broken back from a ranch accident, recent illness, and a stubborn resilience as he plans to move closer to town for more work.
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Silo
Joe
Social
Sam
Eleana
Ber
Dallas
Lake
Grand Prairie
van Zandt
Rocket
Cosby
Saxton
Strokes and names in fragmented Sun Strehes page note
Fragmentary text mentions Willi Lytle Harry Hamilton and others with unclear context. References include porcupine cactus near sight, a Methodist Chu and Ray Williams mark. Page guidance to See Sun Strehes Page 7 is noted but details are unreadable.
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Raye Williams
Methodist Chu Vou
Virginia
Alt Roberson
Sybie Dickerson
Joe Lytle
Harry Hamilton
Lloyd Lewis
Trades Day Planned in Grand Saline Saturday
In a Chamber of Commerce meeting directors voted unanimously to hold a Trades Day event in Grand Saline on Saturday July 1. The goal is to prove Grand Saline is a good place to shop with several activities already planned.
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Grand Saline
Chamber of Commerce
Trades Day promotion features local shoppers trip
Standing on the Capitol steps in Washington are Tom Thompson of Winnsboro and Mary Julia Morrison of Hawkins during a Wood County Electric day. Harold Walker, chamber vice president, explains the Trades Day plan to draw shoppers with Krazy Specials and low prices, supported by local merchants advertising their specials.
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Capitol
Washington, D. C
Tommy Frank Thompson
Winnsboro
Mary Julia Morrison
Hawkins
Mary
Joe Bartley
Grand Saline
Wood County Electric
Harold Walker
Chamber
Trades Day
Grand Sa
Walker
Naturlly
Chamber Trades Day
Thomas Monk
Wiley Garland
I. Galloway
Darby
Kenneth Berry
County wrecks claim three in May totals
Apt. Glen Warner, commanding officer of the 18 county northeast Texas district of the Department of Public Safety, reported seventeen accidents in the county during May. He noted May deaths totaled 17 with 189 injuries from 401 accidents. Through the first five months of 1988 the district recorded 96 traffic deaths and 884 injuries from 1,702 crashes. He urged motorists to be extra careful during the vacation period.
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Glen Warner
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Warner
Ti-county
Captain Warmer
Texas Deartment of Public Safety
Corinth Residents to Vote on Water Sup Ply Plan
Corinth residents will decide whether to accept or reject participating in the Pruitt Sand Flat Water Supply Corporation. Mrs Aubrey Sipes notes the corporation aims to serve Pruitt Sand Flat and Jones. All interested persons are invited to the meeting.
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Pruitt-Sand Plat Water Supply Corporation
Aubrey” Sipes
Pruitt
Sand Flat
Jones
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Oshkosh
Carroll College
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Joe Saxton
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