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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
10
Local residents return from Denison near Lake Texoma and visit the President Ebenower birthplace. Several families share greetings with Cosbys, Freemans, and Davises. Activities include job changes, hospital updates, camp registrations, and travel plans to Colorado, California, and Texas towns.
Mrs. Charles Mining trea of Tyler welcomes a son born June 7 at Mother Frances Hospital weighing eight pounds ten and one half ounces named Ronnie Wayne. Mr and Mrs J B Dickerson of Dallas greet a baby boy born Saturday June 1, 1956.
Don Edward Smith son of Mr and Mrs EB Smith Route 2 was named to the distinguished student list at Texas A&M College for the spring semester He is a 1962 graduate of Van High School and majored in animal husbandry Nancy German 11 months old has entertained her grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom Adams for 10 days while her parents vacationed in Colorado Grandparents enjoyed the visit Mrs Adams reports a fine time with all the visitors Grady Shirleys guests included Mr and Mrs J N Knighton Fort Worth Mrs Pay Kingston Mineola Mr and Mrs George Shirley and family and Mrs Lillie Brooks Ken and wife Margaret and Bill Bailey have returned home after two weeks with their grandparents The Baileys moved to Lake Charles La after years at Carswell Air Base Fort Worth
Robert Hale a 49 year old Dale Crest area farmer near Grand Saline faces indictment for rape assault with intent to rape and sodomy in a case involving a six year old neighbor girl. Judge A A Dawson set July 16 for trial in his court with a 75 person jury panel. Enoch G Pletcher of Grand Saline defends Hale and Joe Tunnell will represent the state.
Rossen Eubank president of Van Zandt County Haven of Memories says over 600 spaces have been sold since February for family burial estates. He notes affordable pricing linked to actuarial rates with perpetual care and peace of mind for families, as the new park nears completion this summer with driveways and garden features being built.
At Sexton Chapel Reverend Troy Martin filled his two regular services Sunday at 1 and 7 30 pm with uplifting messages. Attendees included Mr and Mrs D O Martin and their brother and sister in law plus Mrs Willie Davidson and Gay and Mrs Clinton Davids on Mr and Mrs Robert Williams and family were present Sunday night. The Brown family and Leonard Brown plus relatives visited Fort Worth over the weekend. Linda Almond of Tyler visits grandmother Mrs Lillie Stanford for two weeks. The Coy Lambdins hosted a 42 party Thursday night with guests including E V Hall Dick Phillips and Gene Linton Davidson and Terry Louise Davidson Jim Hobbs and R W Stewart and Nancy Allen Vernon Phillips and sons.
Memorial services for Barrett Cemetery are scheduled for Friday July 6 with a picnic lunch at noon. Barkley Parker, cemetery committee, urges all interested persons to attend. donations from those unable to attend are needed immediately.
Dr. Aelvin J. Worth DVM, a spring Oklahoma AGM graduate, has opened a Canton veterinary clinic by purchasing the Canton Veterinary Clinic from Dr. M. Isom and assuming management June 4. His practice covers large and small animals with countywide calls. He hails from Farmington and is married to Lovee Wells, with relatives visiting in Tyler.
Airmail letter from Mrs. Dixie Phillips arrives just before press, announcing she will teach in Houston in September. She will head the sixth grade at Grady Elementary School in Tanglewood, living near relatives and friends and turning over articles on Junaluska and a Methodist assembly ground for Methodist Youth study.
The Lions express gratitude to Borden and Mr McCombs for furnishing an ice cream track that allowed the Lions to coldly sell cream with minimal expense. They cleared a profit while Borden supplied the cream and took no back to the plant.
Fragmentary note from Grand Saline Sun indicates last week’s editions ran as usual with no additional notes or details available in the readable text.
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