Visiting Hours Set At Corby Germany Clinic Grand Saline
Open House drew about 180 attendees from five towns as L C Mayberry announced new visiting hours for Corby Germany Hospital starting Monday July 2. Visitors may come 10 to 11 am 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 8 pm daily with no visitors under 12 years old. Families of critically ill patients may send one person at a time at night.
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Corby-Germany
Grand Saline
L. C. Mayberry
Mayberry
Corby - Germany
G S To Observe Fourth Of July In Grand Saline
Grand Saline will join with cities nationwide to observe the Fourth of July. Downtown merchants and businessmen will close for the one day holiday while some stores stay open. Chamber of Commerce manager Bob Schaff urges all downtown merchants to display the American flag on the Fourth.
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Grand Saline
Bob Schaff
Chamber of Commerce
Easy Wash Installs Dry Cleaning Device
Easy Wash Automatic Coin-operated Laundry on east Highway 80 at Alba Road installs eight pound dry cleaning machines. Owner Harold Walker says operation starts Friday, June 20 with a special opening offer of $5 worth of dry cleaning for $1.50. Walker becomes local dealer for the machine across 13 counties.
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East Highway 80
Alba Road
Harold Walker
Walker
Week Of Meetings Set For Providence
A week of nightly meetings will be held at Providence Baptist Church starting July 1. Services begin at 7 30 p m with Rev C W Brewer in charge. All who can come are urged to participate.
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Providence Baptist Church
J. O. Petrea
Salt Firm Strike In Eighth Day Stalemate Fails To Progress
The Morton Salt Company strike enters its eighth day with 220 hourly workers idle. Local I C W U president Frank Churchwell says no talks have occurred yet to resolve contract issues. Morton Salt manager Reid Lesser notes a re‑examination of the contract by Chicago and local offices, with insurance plans discussed for employees.
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Morton Salt Company
International Chemical Workers’ Union
Morton Salt
Frank Churchwell
Churchwell
Grand Saline
Reid Lesser
Charlotte Land Joins Hawaii Summer Study Cruise Plan
Miss Charlotte Land daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Land prepares a six week Hawaii study program with the College Campus Group of the Howard Tours. She is a Texas Christian University senior who flew from Dallas to Los Angeles and Honolulu aboard Pan American jet and will return via S S Lurline docking in San Francisco August 9. Activities include Catamaran cruise barkentine California Pearl Harbor tour USS Arizona and USS Utah and a concluding luau with traditional Polynesian dishes.
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Charlotte Land
Harold
Oscar) Land
Grand Saline
Howard Tours
University of Hawaii
Miss Land
Texas Christian University
Love Field
Dallas
Pan American
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Hawaii
S. S. Lurline
San Francisco
Barkentine
California
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Mary Ann Board Cheerful Despite Multiple Breaks and Polio
Twelve year old Mary Ann Board, a polio survivor, has broken both legs twice in a recent accident after previous breaks. She has endured 26 hospital visits and 13 major surgeries since contracting polio at age two. The Wood County chapter provided a lift chair enabling self transfer with Susie assisting. Mary attends school in a wheelchair and plans seventh grade next year while pursuing music lessons in oboe and piano.
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Mary Ann
Mary
Wood County
National Foundation For
Susie
Corn and Tomato Shed Production Extends to July Fourth
In Grand Saline the corn and tomato shed operates through July 4 as farmers push toward peak harvest. The June 18 high of 1700 sacks for corn signals a season to match last year’s 19,000 sacks, with most produce headed to Safeway and other northern and midwestern buyers. Tomato output aims at around 60 000 ten pound baskets, aided by a new packing machine increasing efficiency by about 20 percent. Michigan and Kansas receive exports, and about 50 locals work in the shed.
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Dustries
Grand Saline
van Zandt
Safeway
Middle States
Bolin
S. E. Cason
Cason
Michigan
Kansas
Burglar Targets Two Grand Saline Businesses
Grand Saline police link two Wednesday night burglaries to a single suspect. The Dairy Bar and Westward Ho Cafe lost coins from a cigarette machine, jukebox, and marble machine totaling about 150 dollars. Police note same method as a Mineola spree two weeks earlier. shoe prints found at both scenes. Owners are Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Busby and Charles Anderson.
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Grand Saline
Pat Heddin
Westward Ho
Heddin
Fred L. Busby
Charles Anderson
Four Majorettes Attend Special Twirling School
Four Grand Saline High School majorettes attend twirling schools this week. Elaine Burges and Martha Lyn Griffin study at Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, while Ann Davis and Pat Hodges attend Kilgore Junior College for lessons.
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Grand Saline High School
Elaine Burges
Martha Lyn Griffin
Stephen F. Austin College
Nacogdoches
Ann Davis
Pat Hodges
Kilgore Junior College
Miners Split Games Ahead of Troup Showdown
Grand Saline's Miners beat Hallsville 16 12 with two home runs by William Boyles and one by Ellis Carroll. Barry Marett earned the win with Carroll pitching early. Sulphur Springs had earlier defeated the Miners 8 2, and the Miners stand 10 5 on the season as they prepare for a rematch with Troup and a league game against White Oak.
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Grand Saline
Miners
Hallsville
William Boyles
Ellis Carroll
Barry
Marett
Sulphur Springs
Gene Carroll
Carroll
Troup
Tyler Independents
White Oak
Guinn Called to Cayuga Assembly of God Pastorate
Rev. J. C. Guinn has been named pastor of the Cayuga Texas Assembly of God Church located 20 miles south of Cayuga. It will be his first pastoral assignment. Licensed in 1961, he has long been part of the local Assembly of God Church and will continue his Morton Salt Company job, commuting if a move to Cayuga occurs.
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J. C. Guinn
Cayuga
Tex
Assembly of God Church
Sun
Guinn
Morton Salt Company
Grand Saline Upsets Whitton In Fruitvale League
One game was played last week in the Fruitvale Softball League due to rain. Grand Saline defeated Whitton 11 to 8, pulling Whitton from a tie for first with Union. Next week features Grand Saline vs Union and Fruitvale vs Canton.
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Fruitvale
Grand Saline
Whitton
Union
Wie
Union Seiectapepees
Canton
Wills Point
Quinn recalls early T and P days at Grand Saline
W H Quinn recounts 38 years with Texas and Pacific and Texas Short Line in Grand Saline. He arrived June 19 1920 and notes salt plant evolution from steam driven output to a combined mine and water conversion facility after 1948. He highlights depots, staff reductions, and key colleagues, including George L Bell and Marion Quinn.
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W. H. Quinn
Texas and Pacific Railroad
T & P Railroad
Grand Saline
Morten Salt Company
TSL
George L Bell
Georgia
Fred Haptonstall
Marion Quinn
Grand Saline Graduates Scout Camp Staffer Takes Post
Ray Yarbrough a 1962 Grand Saline High School graduate left June 2 to join Camp Constantine near Graford Texas as assistant rifle range director. He earned the expert rifleman award after completing 13 lower NRA qualifications, his first year on staff. John Jordan of Dallas visited with friends and relatives over the weekend.
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Ray Yarbrough
Grand Saline High School
Constantine
Boy Scouts
Graford
Tex
Yarbrough
National Rifle Association
Interstate 20 Contracts Awarded for 13.3 Miles
The Texas State Highway Commission announced two contracts on Interstate 20. Cage Bros. won 5.2 miles in Van Zandt County with a bid of 781,144 for grading, structures, and road bed work from Kaufman County line to 5.2 miles east. J. E. Shaw will supervise Canton project. Texas Lithic Co. of Dallas secured 8.1 miles from 1.6 miles west of FM 77% to Smith County line for 1,858,179. George Tarry to supervise Tyler project.
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van Zandt County
San Antonio
Austin
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Cage Bros
Kaufman County
W. W. Potter
Tyler
J. E. Shaw
Canton
Texas Biulithic Co
Dallas
F.M. Road
Smith County
George Tarry
Revival At First Baptist Church Starts Sunday
Revival services at the First Baptist Church begin this Sunday and continue through July led by Pastor Rev. Mark A. Wells. Pobby Martin directs song services with morning worship at 10 and evening prayer groups at 7 30, 8 pm message, and nursery for children up to three. Air conditioning installation is finishing this week.
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First Baptist Church
Mark A. Wells
Pobby Martin
Luke Charged in Wills Point Bus Station Robbery
Luke was indicted by a Van Zandt County grand jury for burglary at the Davis Finn Station in Wills Point. Authorities say he stole bus tickets used on trips including one to Georgia. Tickets were found on his person after his Dallas arrest. he's jailed in Canton with bond set at $5,000.
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R. B. Luke
van Zandt County
Davis Finn
Wills Point
Georgia
Luke
Dallas
Canton
Local Morton Salt Worker and Grand Saline Builder Profiles
James Dickerson a 22 year Morton Salt employee and salt tablet machine operator lives at 608 N Norman St Grand Saline with wife Sybie He attends First Baptist Church and is a Masonic Lodge member Born in Silver Lake he attended Grand Saline School Russell a Grand Saline area builder and farmer self employed for 14 years previously Morton Salt four years and American National Insurance two years He is a 1935 Grand Saline High School graduate married to Idalia Taylor with four children Carroll Dick Russell Dallas Barbara Cun niff Grand Saline and Judy He serves as a deacon Bible class teacher and is a Chamber of Commerce and Riding Club member
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Morton Salt Company
James Dickerson
Dickerson
Grand Saline
Sybie
N. Norman Street
First Baptist Church
Silver Lake
Grand Saline School
The
Masonic Lodge
Joseph’. Russell
Rt. 4
Russell
American National Insurance Company
Idalia Taylor
Edgewood
Carroll Russell
Dallas
Barbara Cunniff
Patricia Moore
Judy
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Saline Riding Club
Cupy
Mia
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Easy Wash
Providence
Utah
Joe Bolin
Mineola
Fruitvale Softball League
Quinn
Ray Lowrie
Texas Short Line Railroad
T. B. Meeks
Alba
Morton Salt Co
Texas Short Line
MKT
Gins
Maryvhall
Van
van Field
John Jordan
R. V. Monk
Dale
Andrew Henson
Lions Club
Elvin McGowan
Lion's District
W. B. Moore
H. K. Clower
Gordon F. Adamson
Bill Basa
McGowan
Lloyd Lewis
Raymond Dickard
Oliver Cofer
Carl King
Feye Fowler
Lion Tanner
Ray Rucker
Joe Bartley
Joseph C. Russell
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