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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
2
Texas tops all states in liveweight production of cattle calves and sheep with 2.8 billion pounds of cattle and calves and 195 million pounds of sheep and lambs in 1961 while hog output ranks 15th. Iowa leads hog production by a wide margin with 288 million pounds.
Avacek notes Texas produced almost 10 percent of national cattle and calf output last year while sheep and lambs accounted for 12 percent of liveweight. He attributes lower lamb feeding in Texas to industry patterns compared with California and Colorado. National liveweight totals show 29,688 million pounds of cattle and calves, 20,216 million pounds of hogs, and 1,688 million pounds of sheep and lambs.
Charles Terry Anderson of Grand Saline graduated with high honors from Tyler Junior College in a class of 261. He earned the Distinguished Speaker's Award, placed second in the state forensic contest, and was nominated for the Watson A Wise Award and the Tyler Rotary Citizenship Award. He also contributed to speech and drama and received Las Mascaras Dramatic Club's Birdie.
Ninety seven members of the Monroe family and friends met for a reunion at the Starr community old grounds. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. B A Monroe descendants Edd Monroe Dallas Jim Monroe Corpus Christi Tull Monroe Brady W R Monroe Tyler Mrs W K Ken Brownwood Mrs L Qonedy Bagwell perior Ariz Mrs Jnrambless Canton Mrs Elmer Davis and Mrs Lee Wells of Grand Saline and others from various directions.
Six Flags Over Texas reaches the 38 days of operation since April 20 with 188,729 guests by June 14. Estimated crowds for June 15–17 push season attendance past 200,000, with out-of-state visitors showing strong growth and a potential 300,000 non-local guests during peak summer months.
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The piece extols recreation as a leading industry inviting towns to leverage a new lake to attract outdoor enthusiasts. It argues growth in Texas outdoor leisure, stressing relaxation, entertainment of guests, and after work enjoyment as social and economic opportunities.
The piece urges towns to attract population and income by building outdoor recreational amenities such as artificial lakes and attractions like caves and impoundments. It cites San Marcos Aquarena, Caverns of Sonora, and Highland Lakes as models, noting success requires civic vision and community effort. It ends with a postal notice for Sun subscribers to update addresses.
The Sun reminds readers letters must be signed and identifiable. The paper reserves the right to re edit or reject any letters sent for publication.
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