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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
1
The Van Zandt Vegetable Growers Association announces a season end shift toward ink tomatoes at their new property. Progress notes celebrate pride in the shed shown in the photo and highlight the association’s ongoing efforts to boost local production and sales.
Funeral services for E D Sanders 74 year old brother in law of Mrs George Bell will be held at 4 p m at English Funeral Home Mineola. He died Wednesday at the Bell residence after months of illness. He was a longtime member of the Baptist Church and once operated a drug store in Rommaanche Texas. Rev Franz Alford will officiate. Burial in Mineola City Cemetery. Surviving are his wife two sisters Stella Sanders and Martha Smith both of Austin.
Funeral services were held in the Sexton Chapel for James Howard Anaston known as J H Johns 68 a resident of Se only. Surviving wife son Claude Johns of San Antonio two brothers W D Toil of Dumas and Mr Johns of How tony and others. Pallbearers were nephews Coward Brown Leo Boazman Melvin Johns Vern LeBlain. We Grow Them Like The Farmers Who Really Know How To Grow Truck Crops.
The Van Zandt Vegetable Growers Association and farmer Cliff Armstrong broker a last day pay plan with a steak dinner at the Westward-Ho Café as produce shipments edge toward peak. Armstr ong notes 20 000 sacks handled this season, while Tuesday alone saw 2 081 sacks. Pink tomato movement expands to large volume at the association shed with No 1 and No 2 fruit selling for 10 and 5 cents per pound respectively. Dry heat cuts tomato quality though Grand Saline markets report good overall.
The Grand Saline Independent School District board of equalization mailed 25 tax adjustment notices from over 2,000 property owners. Hearings on the planned adjustments are set for July 3 and July 10 at the school site. Homer Sides chairs the board with Joe Reid and Lemuel Borges as members. Also, Homer Carroll was appointed custodian of the elementary school effective July 1, replacing G. R. Lambert.
All Over Town reports local catchers Robert Born Maxie Lee Ru Suil and Joe Doyle Williams on the Sabine River near Crow in Wood County claiming a 35 pound catfish among others. Wardens fined them $37 and questioned wet clothes and lack of hooks in mouths. The piece notes grabbling as undefined in Texas law and mentions local community events and birthdays.
Four Van Zandt County girls Jo rney Ballard Corinth Shirley Reynolds Elberta Janelle Hanna Edom Melinda Dutton Ben Wheeler accompany Miss Maggie Peach county home demonstration agent. They left at noon and return Saturday afternoon to receive training to assist in the county 4-H camp. The camp will be held at Trinidad July 15 16 and 17.
A hospital report lists patients present on Thursday at Cortiy Wesany Hospital. Names include Leif Loper Bernice Pittman Raymond Huff T Post Carl English B Pintle Morris Bolin Bill Yarbrough CW Holder Ales R Whitus and Johnny Thel Loven.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Terry widow of Dr W H Terry were held in Colfax with burial there. A Colfax native and former Grand Saline resident, she died at her daughter Mrs Mary Ray in Tyler. She was 78 and a Presbyterian, survived by son Hal Terry of Tyler, daughter Mrs Ray of Tyler, sisters Mrs J H Fortune of Colfax and Pearl Kidd of Tyler, and Levi McPhail and Sam Terry.
John White of Canton hired by Van Zandt County Commission as county wolf trapper. L R Vinen of Fruitvale had petitioned for the position. White to begin July 1 and operate through September across the county.
Cross Roads Church of Christ near Grand Saline announces a revival week beginning Monday night through July 6. Willis G. sermonman of Bowie, Texas, will conduct the meetings.
A roundup of newborns announces Janet Louise born June 16 at 1 10pm in Corby Germany Hospital weighing seven pounds 12 ounces. Christie Diane born June 18 at Coxby Germany Hospital at 2 05pm weighing seven pounds three ounces. A son Michael born June 21 at 5 50am weighing eight pounds seven ounces. Thomas King born June 23 at 5 47am weighing six pounds three ounces. A daughter eight pounds two ounces born June 23 at 10 10am in Corby Germany Hospital. A girl seven pounds three ounces born June 23 at 12 03pm.
In a 6 300 foot well south of Golden No 1 Ray Hackler 8 miles southwest of Golden indicated. Operators tested to the Buda line drilling to 6200 feet with no oil shows reported in the hole.
W L Oliver a retired school teacher and brother of county school superintendent Wendell J Oliver died in Quinlan at noon Tuesday after a heart attack last week Funeral services were held in Quinlan He taught at Colfax Mt Gideon Silver Lake Clower Dawson Phalba and other area schools over 40 years He was a Baptist and a member of the Ma Survivors include his wife four brothers two sons and three sisters with many relatives named in the notice
City approves aerial spraying using Chlordane and DDT to cover Grand Saline prairie and dump. Howard Wisner of Mineola will pilot the effort, funded by a one dollar rise in July and August water bills. Spraying to begin at daybreak once chemicals arrive, covering the town from roughly 100 feet above.
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