Editor’s Musings on Postal Rates and Public Access
An editorial argues Congress must watch postal rate reforms after 1970. It criticizes Judge Seymour Wenner’s plan to cut First-class rates and sharply raise second class and other services, warning of revenue loss and higher costs for newspapers, books, and parcel post. The piece urges keeping USPS noncompetitive and publicly accessible rather than a private monopoly.
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Congress
Post Office Department
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Seymour Wenner
USPS
Boo Boo column recalls a fish that hung itself
In a quirky Chips and Splinters column Woody notes a fish reputedly broke the line then jumped from a pond and hung itself on a woven wire fence. He also jokes about errors on the June 12 Sun and the retirement of Grand Saline’s last shoe-shine boy, Doc Westmoreland, closing June 28.
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Jarrell Matthews
Ronald Sherbert
Dallas Chiropratic
Tal
Dallas Osteopathic Hospital
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Sun
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Saline
Farm Bureau Talent Find Contest Set
A talent find contest will run with the Van Zandt County Farm Bureau Queen Contest on July 11. Interested parties should contact the Farm Bureau in Canton. Participants must be between 17 and 30 as of December 1, must be Farm Bureau members or part of a member family, and must be amateurs.
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van Zandt County
Farm Bureau
Canton
Stripping Coal Land Sparks Local Debate in East Texas
Letter from E P Friedline warns against strip mining, citing past lignite beds near Alba and Van Zandt plus potential land ruin. He recalls Morton Salt Co mining near Alba, inclines and loading into rail cars, and urges caution despite energy needs. Also notes reader requests for Sun issues and editor note about sellout copies.
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Texas
Alba
Palestine
Marshall
Trinidad
Athens
East Texas
Morton Salt Co
Morton Alba
van Zandt
Florida
E-P. Friedline
Shreveport
la P.S
San Angelo
Auto Accident Rate Is Climbing in Texas Roads
Major Glen Warner of the Texas DPS Northeast Region reports a 24 percent rise in accidents from last year, equating to 256 more deaths by this point. He cites fuel availability boosting traffic and higher average speeds as key factors, with extra troopers scheduled for the upcoming long Fourth of July weekend.
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Texas
Glen Warner
Texas Department of Public Safety
Warner
Local residents visit relatives across Texas towns
Local Rev. and Mrs. Fred Moore of Sorrento Louisiana stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Graham of Grand Saline for several days last week. Visitors from Irving Lindale and Edgewood joined the Null family in Grand Saline Trinity area for a day of picnicking and visiting. Goolsby reunion attendees in Wichita Falls included Mrs. Annie Rucker and daughter Mrs. Sue Chelette and boys from Grand Saline plus Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith and boys of Dallas.
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Fred Moore
Sorrento
Louisiana
Aubrey Graham
Grand Saline
Willie Frizzell
Irving
Ray Prather
Lindale
Bill Null
Bob Null
Edgewood
D.M. Null
Trinity
Wichita Falls
Annie Rucker
Sue Chelette
R. H. Moon
Dale Smith
Larry Smith
Dallas
Ray Roberts Reports Correspondence and Congress Work Load
Congressman Ray Roberts notes a busy week in Congress with thirteen bills on Monday and a push for energy legislation. He highlights a nine percent average VA compensation rise for disabled veterans and a ten percent increase for widows and orphans, while opposing a proposed twenty three cent per gallon tax and urging fair shared energy costs across petroleum products.
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Congress
House
V.A
New England
Carpenter's Dairy Bar Named Chamber's Business of the Week
Charles Parker reports Carpenter's Dairy Bar on Hwy 80 West owned by David Martha Carpenter is highlighted as the week’s business of the week. Eight employees, service and dining space noted. The Chamber offers one month free membership in July and distributes the East Texas Heritage Trail map for planning vacations. There are inquiries about employment.
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Chamber of Commerce
Carpenter's Dairy Bar
Lion’s Club
Dovid Martha Carpenter
Hwy. 80 West
East Texas
Van Zandt County Divorce Rate Lower Than Many Areas
In Van Zandt County the divorce and separation ratio is lower than in most communities with 37 divorced or separated per 1000 marriageable residents. Nationally the rate runs about 53 per 1000, with Texas at 56. The latest official tabulation shows 640 local residents divorced or separated, plus an estimated 1,600 remarried or in that category. Mr. John H. Lucas’s children honored him for his 75th birthday with a dinner in Mesquite and church attendance in Grand Saline.
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United States
National Center For Health Statistics
Department of Commerce
South Central States
Texas
Eample
John H. Lucas
Mesquite
Grand Saline
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