Summer church talk and garden brag at the little church
The writer notes summer heat and fashion at a small church, observing floppy hats and the absence of overalls. Ed Doolittle reports a Department of Agriculture pamphlet list, linking it to Nixon era farm politics. Zeke Grubb jokes about government reach, then cites Senator Sam Ervin on patient-taxing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimmen
Ed Doolittle
Country Store
Department of Agriculture
Nixon
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Congress
Supreme Court
U. S
Sam Ervin
Duke Earns Distinguished Student Honor at Texas AGM
Earnest G. Duke of Grand Saline earned the Distinguished Student ranking at Texas A&M University. The electrical engineering major qualifies with a 3.25 GPA, 12 enrolled hours, and no grade below C, among the top 10 percent of undergraduates. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duke of Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest G. Duke
Grand Saline
Texas A&m University
Texas A&m
Duke
J. W. Duke
Directors Meet at Westward Ho Sets July 12 Next
Meeting of eleven directors and committee members at Westward Ho discussed Summer Recreation, Civic Affairs on Celebration Days with a revised date, plus plans for July 1 to 2 and 8. Gratitude expressed to Watson Electric and Lambert Fence for park facilities. Members urged to fly flags for the Fourth weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westward Ho
Sherry Allen
Billy Koonce
Otis Scott
Jarrell Matthews
Commerce-Agriculture- Industry Committee
Clarence Barfield
Civic Affairs Committee
Howard Hill
Cluded Gailen Stewart
Stanley Appleton
Gene Crim
A. D. McPhail
Murry Means
Arthur Owens
Taylor Rhodes
Rayford Williams
W. S. Thomas
Watson Electric Company of
Dallas
Lambert Fence Company
Letters To The Sun
Readers are invited to submit letters limited to 300 words with legible handwriting if possible. All communications may be edited for space and libel considerations. Letters must be signed and include the author’s address.
Change of scenery brings Alf to Louisville office
Alf explains a temporary transfer from Bechiel Corp. in San Francisco to a Louisville address for a year to be closer to family. He notes a possible visit to Grand Saline and invites Tom Ashley to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bechiel Corp
San Francisco
Louisville
Grand Saline
Tom Ashley
Tom
Grand Saline Way
Alf
Market Report Athens Commission Co. Athens Texas
The market was active and strong across cattle and hog classes with 199 shippers offering 750 cattle and 91 hogs to 61 buyers. Cattle ranged from 30 to 51 for various calves and stockers, with stocker cows and pairs up to 260 per pair. hogs sold 12 to 17.75 depending on grade, no feeders due to quarantine.
Canton Native S Son Completes Army Training Course
Canton residents' son Bobby D. Lewis 21 completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft Polk Louisiana. He learned guerrilla warfare simulated Viet Nam conditions, night raid operations, ambushes, booby trap removal and enemy avoidance plus small unit tactics map reading land mine warfare communications and firing M 16 M 60 and 3 5 inch rocket launcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Bobby D. Lewis
Donald L. Lewis
Nichols
Canton
Ft. Polk
Vietnam
Barnes Enters Texas Governor Race After Capitol Announcement
Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes announced his bid for Texas governor at a State Capitol news conference. The 33 year old veteran of Texas politics has served as House Speaker and lieutenant governor, and he became the first Texas candidate to exceed two million votes in a statewide race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Barnes
Texas
Barnes
State Capitol
United States Senate
Texas House
de Leon
Hospital visiting hours and admissions list note
In the hospital in the hospital visiting hours 10 11 a m 2 4 p m 7 8 p m. Admissions Myrtle Russell JoAnn Kirkpatrick Opal Fisher Bessie Harley JoAnn Shrum Wanda Long Frances Childress Lottie Tierce LaRue Chaney Gertrude Gober Delores Moody Bonnie Barnes James Adkins Ollie Adkins Daisy Butler Jerry Funderburk Lillie Lewellen Mary A Howell Frank Butler Gladys Butler Nettie Wright Ester Earl Moses Love Marilyn Wooldridge Ace Carden Jerry Ballard Faye Whites Herman Lyles Elsa Paschall Nettie Sanderson Emory Mina trea Linda Hatfield Gar vin Yarbrough. Card of Thanks We wish to express our most sincere thanks to our friends neighbors and family for the many lovely gifts and expressions of love that helped to make our 50th wedding anniversary open house a most happy and memorable occasion Roy and Ollie Eason 35 1tp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Russell
JoAnn Kirkpatrick
Opal Fisher
Bessie Harley
JoAnn Shrum
Wanda Long
Frances Childress
Lottie Tierce
LaRue Chaney
Gertrude Gober
Delores Moody
Bonnie Barnes
James Adkins
Ollie Adkins
Daisy Butler
Jerry Funderburk
Lillie Lewellen
Mary A. Howell
Frank Butler
Gladys Butler
Nettie Wright
Ester Earl
Moses Love
Marilyn Wooldridge
Ace Carden
Jerry Ballard
Faye Whites
Herman Lyles
Elsa Paschall
Nettie Sanderson
Emory Minatrea
Linda Hatfield
Garvin Yarbrough
Roy
Ollie Eason
Death of Audie Murphy and congressional notes
Congressman Ray Roberts recalls Audie Murphy a highly decorated World War II hero buried with full honors in Arlington. He notes Murphy's humility and longtime veteran advocacy and previews a busy June with several appropriation bills and the Family Assistance proposal. The TEA welfare figures show aid to families with dependent children doubling to 10 million over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audie Murphy
Audie
Washington
Murphy
Capitol
Farmersville
Arlington National Cemetery
Congress
Ways and Means
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Resident outlines proof needed for social security benefits
Gordie Herron of Grand Saline filed for age 62 benefits using her county birth record as the sole proof of age, noting she is due to celebrate July 1. Tyler district official Thomas F. Guy says records are confidential but others may use school records or family documents if no birth certificate exists. Sterling M. Hammond offers weekly help in Canton for filing and information on the social security program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordie Herron
Grand Saline
Martins Mill
van Zandt County
Lawrence Springs Baptist Church
Dallas
van Zandt
Thomas F. Guy
Tyler
Sterling M. Hammond
Canton
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Dan
Coolie
Earnest Duke
Texas Agm Univ
W. I
Bill) Thomas
Logsdon Court
Perry Pugh
W. O'Hara
Wiley Joslin
R. A. Tunnell van
Pauline Jackson
Roy PB. Davis
W. Hickory
Harvey Munro
Kuykendall
Owens Lumber CO
Market Report
Athens Commission Co
Athens, Texas
Son
Grand Saline, Tex
Church of
Dick van Dyke
Jim Nabors
State Fair Music Hall
Jim
Jackie DeShannon
Ronnie Schell
Tony Mordente
Nabors
Bae
Brown
Butane Co
N. Main
Ray
HEW
Abraham Ribicoff
Senator Ribicoff
Equator
Beasley's Deep Steam Extraction Co
J. G. Beasley
P.O. Box
Canton, Texas
Sun Valley
Swepco
Southwestern Electric Power Company
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