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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
2
Manuscript shows publication line from Grand Saline Texas indicating weekly issue distribution and post office handling. It references second class matter status, postal act date, and Grand Saline location, signaling standard independent local newspaper operations.
Local column recaps country store talk about Turner retiring at 100 from a Georgia paper. Discussions mention presidents, a son taking over a paper, and the pace of late news. Jokes about Washington mega operations note the Pentagon’s 65 000 light fixtures needing 1 000 bulbs daily to stay lit.
Stockholders of The Southwestern States Telephone Company and California Water and Telephone Company approved proposed mergers with General Telephone and Electronics Corporation. Shares in the two California firms show about 90.4 and 90.3 percent in favor at special San Francisco meetings. General Telephone stockholders in New York similarly approved the merger plan. Four affiliated San Francisco companies will exchange their stock for General Telephone common stock, with the mergers expected to be effective on June 30, 1964, amid progress notes.
A humorous collection of reader letters to Jan Webster in Corsicana Texas. Minnie the Mermaid asks about fishing fatigue and rest while Upset asks for revenge on noisy beer neighbors, with a cheeky reply about owing nothing.
Directors of the Highway 1 Association met this week to discuss placing an advertisement in the East Texas Chamber of Commerce travel guide. Jim Harwell of Paris noted the highway is not mentioned on the guide's map. The group aims to promote Highway 19 and its connections as a major north south artery. Sam Weiss of Paris urged cooperation with a forthcoming Oklahoma highway financing survey.
Southwestern Electric Power dedicates the Wilkes Power Plant near The Pines sixty miles northwest of Jefferson. The 186000 kilowatt unit is the largest yet for the company, joining Lone Star and New Boston in a 885000 kilowatt system. Plant chief engineer George Moore leads a five shift staff as SEE adds a major generation center with gas fuel and lake cooling.
The committee approved a $225,000 planning allotment for the Lavon Reservoir modification project. The $1.5 billion planning and building allotments apply to the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Corinth hosts a young peoples meeting to promote the Vacation Bible School ongoing this season. Ed Watson and daughter from Grand Saline attended church with Mrs. Anna Watson, while Mrs. Bonnie Martin and Fred visited Addie Vinyard in Canton. Many locals shared visits across Canton, Grand Saline, Dallas, Tyler, Morton, and Edgewood, with families gathering Sunday and relatives attending funerals and church.
Correspondent Mra Luther notes visits among La and Tyler residents. Merle Hunt Judy and Jennie visit Kate Palmer and Maurine White last week. Lindale and Tyler couples, including B D Allen, Clyde McPherson, Ruddy Prits, Bobby and Dean Rogers, B T Lather, Jerry Cain, and Dan Riggs, visited or were visited over the weekend or Friday night for social or church activities.
Lake Tawakoni water data shows a full level at 43755 ft with current 94 percent area coverage and 34 610 acres dry shorelines. Elevation readings list full elevation at 43755 ft and spillway crest capacity around 980 000 acre ft. Permits issued at SRA administration building on the north end of Iron Bridge Dam.
In addition to the Wauker Power Plant, Southwestern operates two other plants in East Texas, the Knox Lee Plant on Lake Cherokee in Green County and the Lone Star Plant at Lone Star, Texas. Lieberman Power Plant on Caddo Lake near Moorinesport and the Arsenal Hill Plant in Shreveport complete the company's list of power facilities.
Weekend events show large turnouts at Sunday school and church sessions. Families and visitors including Mrs Lae, Mrs Ritchie, Carmon Monk, Earl Williams, Ruby Newman, Katy Callahan, and others traveled between Edgewood and Wills Point for gatherings. The week included visits to relatives, a vacation return, and Shirley Davis visiting Edgewood, with David Davis staying with his grandmother in Bagewood. A note mentions Cable cars in San Francisco pulled by an underground moving cable.
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