Student Exchange Diary Highlights India Trip
Michelle Mahaffey, an exchange student living with host family in India, spoke at the State HC Foundation in College Station on June 18 about her six month stay. She shared slides detailing life across India and attended events in Terrell Gilmer Wills Point and Little Hope Baptist Church briefing local groups about her experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Mahaffey
B.ih Mahaffey
India
Foren
State
HC Foundation
College Station
Les Lasche Watson
Terrell
Michelle
Rotary Lab
Rotary
Rotaryan
Cable Lancheoh
Doris Byrne
Lonnie
Sistant
Michele
Prat
Mead
Misa” Watson
Wills Point
Miss Mahaffey
Little Hope Baptist Church
Micelle
Fame Ice
Gospel Meeting At Cross Roads Church Of Christ
Cross Roads Church Of Christ hosts a gospel meeting June 29 and July 5 with services at 7 30 p m each evening Guest preacher Jerome Sage of Hayward California is a graduate of Abilene Christian College 1055 has preached in 15 states and served as a missionary in Tanzania East Africa He has returned and preaches in Hayward The public is invited to attend.
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Ee Christ
Jerome Sage
Hayward
Calif
Bir
Savage
Abilene ‘Christian College
Tanzania
East Africa
San Francisco
Little League and Pee Wee League Schedules Declared
Schedule fragment lists several games across Little League and Pee Wee League with matchups, venues, and dates in June. Includes Van and GS series and edge routes with multiple numbered subgames and teams.
Grandad and Grandson Repair City Stop Signs
E. Friedline volunteered years ago to repair and replace faded or vandalized school and stop signs. He works with city superintendent Gallen Stewart and is assisted by his 14 year old grandson Danny Hitt of Shreveport. City Secretary J.C. Russell praises the citizen volunteer.
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Friedline
Gallen Stewart
Danny Hitt
Shreveport
Danny
J.C. Russell
Petition Signatures Open to Shape Space Flight Policy
Woodrow Joslin leads a petition drive urging removal of any reference to God from space programs. Signatures must be filed by Monday, June 20 to be counted. the list has only a few hundred names so far from Saline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amenstr
Aadilyn Murry
Woodrow Joslin
Youth Speaker Sunday At Willow Springs Wis
Lev aymona pastor of the Baptist Church near Edge wood announced that Steve Williams 18 year old Terrell High School graduate will speak at the 11 am worship and again at 6:30 pm. Williams recently surrendered to the ministry from Terrell Missionary Baptist Church and is noted for presenting youth messages. The public is invited.
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Lev
Aymona
Baptist Church
Edgewood
Steve Williams
Terrell High School
Young’ Williams
Terrell Missionary Baptist Church
Valen
Grass Fires Responded By Local Fire Department
Chief Perry Pugh reported grass fires at Bible Church on N Spring Street June 18 at 6 45 pm. A tractor caused a blaze at Charles Dale Thompson Farm Jones Community June 19 around 10 80 am, taking about three hours to control. Another grass fire broke out at Rainbow Courts June 21 at 3 pm.
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Perry Pugh
Bible Church
N. Spring Street
Tiren
Charles Dale Thompson
Jones Community
Rainbow Courts
Fifth Sunday Singing at Nazarene Chapel
The Nazarene Chapel Church holds its Fifth Sunday Singing on Sunday June 2 led by president Ruby Ritchie. Singing starts at 2 p.m. and all are invited to join in the gospel singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Chapel
Nazarene Chapel Church
Ruby Ritchie
Kenneth M. Jones Graduates From Memphis Air Center
Kenneth M. Jones USN son of Bontee Jones of Yen Wheeler completed a four week Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals course at Laval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee. The program covered mathematics aircraft hardware gyssess publications and tool usage. County offices will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day per Judge Hallum.
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Eth M. Jones
USN
Bontee Jones
Route 2
Yen Wheeler
Laval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Bully D. Hallum
Joe’s Doing Fine After Hospital Stay
Joe Side of Grand Saline Sun reports Joe Coxby-Germany Hospital patient was discharged Wednesday noon and is recuperating at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Grand Saline
Coxby-Germany
Terrell Veterans Plan Annual July Celebration
Terrell veterans announced their 39th July celebration from July 1 to July 5. A July 4 parade will run down Moore Avenue with a free barbecue luncheon, speaking program, musical contest, and baseball tournament. Audie Murphy will be master of ceremonies and Congressman Olin Teague the principal speaker. Schaefer's Shows will be on the midway.
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Terrell
Moore Avenue
Savings Bond Sales Report For Van Zandt County
May cash sales of E and H bonds and Freedom Shares in Van Zandt County totaled 32,290 dollars, per Chairman Stanford of the county savings bonds committee. Statewide May sales reached 3,140,047 dollars with 39 percent of the 200,000 dollar goal. January to May sales were 71,500 dollars as part of the Texas total. Freedom Shares reached 1,056,276 dollars for the period, compared to 812,641 in 1968, with the month’s county total at 4,042,001 dollars versus 919,122 in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zandt
Ste Stanford
van Zandt County
Texas
Myra Kennedy Seeks Readers’ Blessings For Now
Myra Kennedy whose Sun letters have informed and inspired readers has gone into the jungle to work in South America and will remain there until she returns to the United States. Readers are urged to join in praying for her safety and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Kennedy
the Sun
South America
United States
Three Teens Die In Wills Point Area Crash
A Tuesday morning two car collision near Canton kills three Wills Point youths, Bar ry Hayes 14 Maurice Warren 15 and Eadie Warren 14. Involved are Earl Williams 17 driver in critical then fair before leaving Parkland Hospital, Donald Wayne Gill 17 of Canton and Gary Carpenter 17 of Tyler in fair condition.
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Wills Point
Canton
Kaufman Hospital
Barry Hayes
Maurice Waren
Eadie Warren
Department of Public Safety
Earl Williams
Donald Wayne Gill
Gary Carpenter
Tyler
Gill
Carpenter
Williams
Sean
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Fair
Charles Thomas
Masons Name J Tollie Wimpey Leader For Year
J Tollie Wimpey chosen as Worshipful Master with BE Perry Senior Warden and J D Yarbrough Junior Warden for the Saline Masonic Lodge No 1260. Installing officer will be V Curnutt with installation set for July 3 at the Masonic Hall. Grand Saline reports one inch of rain and a May total of 7.5 inches, boosting tomato markets and delaying harvest.
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Saline Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
J. Tollie Wimpey
BE. V. Perry
J. D. Yarbrough
Fernando Maciel
Jimmy Jackson
Stewart Inson
Pho Toes
Wareden
V. Curnutt
Travis Sha
Grand Saline
Chamber Directors Vote To Repair City Christmas Decorations
A called Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday June 25 at 10 o clock decided the city owned Christmas decorations should be repaired. Further information will be released publicly in the near future.
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Ahere
Chamber ‘of Commerce
L A Smith Jr Visits Grand Saline From Dallas
L A Smith Jr, a former Grand Saline resident now living in Dallas, spent Wednesday in Grand Saline on business and to visit friends. He decided to subscribe to The Sun LA, the hometown newspaper, and he and his wife have four children and one grandchild.
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L.A. Smith JR
Grand Saline
Dallas
Scotland Lad Adapts To Life In Texas At 17
Rikki Spry, 17, born in Edinburgh, moved with his family from Nova Scotia to the United States in 1964. He plans to study pharmacy at the University of Texas at Arlington after graduating Mineola High School. He contrasted Scottish and American schools, noting curriculums and social life differences, and shared impressions of gas prices, salaries, transportation, and local customs. He assisted in photography work for newspapers and the police in Morristown, Tennessee, during Cementation Inc. projects.
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Lucy Whatley
Sun
Jone
Rikki Spry
Rikki
Ack Spry
Edinburgh
Scotland
Nova Scotia
United States
University of Texas At Arlington
Trikki
Morristown
Tenn
Cementation, Inc
Jefferson City
Soho Sricket
Try
United S
Billy Hall Improves After Vietnam War Injuries
bulletins report Billy Ray Hall wounded June 3 in Vietnam with multiple shrapnel wounds. He lost the right leg above the knee, sustained a hand injury and hearing loss, but is improving at the U S Naval Hospital Guam. He is expected to be hospitalized long term and asks friends to write to him at PRC Billy Ray Hall 2389648 Ward A-3 US Naval Hospital Guam FPO San Francisco 96030.
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Ane Ramiy
Hall
L. W. Walt
Psm.c
In Province
Republic of Vietnam
U. 8 Naval Hero
Guam
Billy
O.K
Hhe
PRC
Billy Ray Hall
Naval Hospital
Fpo
San Francisco
California
J F Angeley Killed In Highway Work Near Goldthwaite
J F Angeley 61 of Grand Saline died in a highway construction accident near Goldthwaite Monday morning while working for McKinney James Construction. He fell from his seat and was run over by the equipment. He had lived in Grand Saline 14 years, was a Baptist veteran of World War I. Funeral held Wednesday at Main Street Baptist Church Grand Saline officiated by Rev Dan Hubbell under Bartley Funeral Home direction. Survived by wife Sibyl, son William Angeley of Artesia NM, and two sisters Jewell Graham of Fort Worth and Lorena Wesendorf of Calit.
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J. F. Angeley
F. “Short” Angeley
Grand Saline
Goldthwaite
Angeley
McKinney-James Construction Company
Lipan
Main Street” Baptist Church
Grand’ Saline
Dan. Hubbell
Bartley Puneral
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Cross Roads
Church of Christ
Pony League
Willow Springs
Kenneth M. Jones
Memphis Air Center
Airma
Grenn
Terrell Veterans
Laura Humphreys
Alba
Allan Jackson
Washington, D.C
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Quitman
Masons
Bo” Cason
Ohio
Arkansas
Cliff Armstrong
Howard Preston
Armstrong and Preston Produce Co
Kansas
Armstrong
Mexico
U.S
Riki
Ste
Church of England
Edinburgh Castle
Ings and Queens of Scotland
Billy Hall
Sibyl Angeley
William Angeley
Artesia Nmg
Slater
Jewell Graham
Fe Worth Land
Lorena Wesendort Calit
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