Tomatoes Boost Grand Saline Economy Amid Strong Crop Outlook
Tomato buyers Bo Cason of Iola Kansas and Hubert Koonce of Grand Saline praise this year’s crop as the best ever with high quality and output. Cason hopes for 70 000 to 80 000 lugs. shipments go to northern western markets Oklahoma City and Kansas City. Local processing and jobs rise as buyers pay farmers well. A July 8 church supper at Creagleville Methodist funds new furnishings with an auction and music planned, inviting community participation.
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Bo” Cason
Iola
Kansas
Hubert Koonce
Grand Saline
Cason
Koonce
Kroger
Piggly Wiggly Food
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
The
Sun
Youths tour capital during government in action trip
Van Zandt and Wood County youths joined a Washington tour sponsored by Texas Electric Cooperatives. In the top photo Lance Brown and Nancy Jones received wreaths at Kennedy tomb, with Carol Hay and Marcus Hill nearby at the capitol steps.
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van Zandt
Wood County
Washington, D.C
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Lance Brown
Hawkins
Nancy Jones
Calhart
Kennedy
Carol Hay
Van
FFA
Marcus Hill
Yantis
Brown
Capitol Steps
Miss Hay
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Westmoreland to retire from Morton Salt this Friday
Earl M. Westmoreland, a 17 year veteran forklift operator at Morton Salt, will retire this Friday June 30 after a career that included shoveling dirt at the present mine shaft in 1930. He plans to run a trailer court in Terrell with his wife Jewell and enjoy fishing, buying a pickup with a camper. He has three sons and four grandchildren.
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Earl M. Westmoreland
Morton Salt Company
Morton
Mr. Westmoreland
Morten
Westmoreland
Grand Saline
Terrell
Earl
Jewell
Rains County appoints Bud Robinson as Sheriff
Bud Robinson, a Rains County native and former ASC official, was appointed by the Commissioners Court in a special session to fill the sheriff vacancy left by Claud Kerr who resigned effective July 1. Mrs. McTaggart and Mrs. Stuart remain in the Tax Collector’s office with Dude Inkidmore as deputy sheriff.
Friendship 4-H Camp At Lake Trinidad Details
About forty five 4-H members from Van Zandt County attended the County 1-H Camp at Lake Trinidad Texas over three days. Activities included Active Quiet Folk Games singing and crafts with night parties featuring Stone Age and Graveyard themes. Junior Leaders Mary and Ethel Holley Buddy Kindle Nancy Kindle Sylvia Warner and Robert Coffman led classes and parties with Mrs T C Kindle and Mrs Buck Warner assisting. Gina and Jeremy Sherman visited family in the area.
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Friendship 4-H
Lake Trinidad
4-H
van Zandt
Trinidad
Texas
Friendship
Mary and Ethel Holley
Buddy Kindle
Nancy Kindle
Sylvia Warner
Robert Coffman
Jeanie Holley
Coffman
Vickie Dickerson
Jamie Kindle
T. C. Kindle
Buck Warner
Horse And Pony Club Changes Meeting Time
The Grand Saline 4-H Horse and Pony Club held its regular monthly meeting June 26. The meeting night was moved to the 4th Monday each month due to other adult leaders. Betty Weatherall was appointed to chair a fundraising committee. Cindy Phillips and Mike Jones attended the 4-H Camp at Trinidad June 19-21 and found it very interesting. Anyone 9 19 years old or older interested in joining should contact secretary Cindy Phillips or attend the next meeting July 24 at the Riding Club Arena. Mr and Mrs Elton Bell and children of Dallas visited Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton and boys Saturday afternoon.
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Grand Saline
4-H Horse and Pony Club
Leon Jones
Betty Weatherall
Cindy Phillips
Mike Jones
Trinidad
Riding Club Arena
Rains Drench Grand Saline Area With Wide Regional Totals
Last Thursday morning heavy rainfall drenched Grand Saline with 4 inches recorded by local observer E P Friedline. Fruitvale, Edgewood and Wills Point reported 6 to 8 inches. Tanks and rivers filled to capacity. year to date shows near normal rainfall with 1967 totals summarized.
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Grand Saline
E. P. Friedline
Fruitvale
Edgewood
Wills Point
Sabine River
Friedline
County Clerk Lester Slaton Elected to Association Post
Lester Slaton county clerk of Van Zandt County was elected secretary treasurer of the County and District Clerk's Association of Texas at the Galveston three day conference. Officers installed included Maurine Jackson Fred Hill J B Wooldridge Sinton R J Lindley Edna Smith. Canton attendees included Mr and Mrs Slaton and Mr and Mrs Bob Johnson.
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Lester Slaton
van Zandt
Maurine Jackson
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Fred G. Hill
Beaumont
Jefferson County
J. B. Wooldridge
Anahuas County
Chambers County
Sinton
Canton
R. J. Lindley
Houston
Harris County
Edna Smith
Midland
Slaton
Bob John
Will Be Grand Saline Lions President
Randal Gary will serve as Grand Saline Lions Club president after a June 20 installation at the Rebekah Lodge. Lion Dan Mehann of Tyler performed the ceremony with guest speaker Don Myers discussing Drives for MOMPERENT.
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Randal Gary
Grand Saline
Lion
Lion’s Club
Rebekah Lodge
Lion Dan Mehann
Tyler
Region III
Don Myers
State of Texas
Momperent
Myers Ie
Wees Randall
Aylor “Rhodes
Presi
Grand Saline Exs Win No Hitter Over Canton
Grand Saline High School Ex's defeated Canton 9-0 in Canton Sunday afternoon behind Larry Simpson and Bo Fite who combined for 21 strikeouts. Simpson pitched five innings before Fite shut down Canton. runs came in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th as Clifford, Simpson, and Mains drove in scores. Clifford and Carter Elliott went 2 for 4 to lead the hit parade.
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Grand Saline
Canton
Larry Simpson
Bo Fite
Grand Saline High School
Grand Saline Aces
Simpson
Fite
Harry Clifford
Larry
Mrs Rhodes Attends Dallas Music Teachers Association
Mrs. Rhodes a local piano teacher attended a two day Master Class in Dallas led by Dr. Clarence Burg Dean Emeritus at Oklahoma City University. Burg, a renowned pianist, composer and teacher, also gave a Pre-workshop Lecture Recital followed by an informal reception hosted by the Dallas Music Teachers Association.
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Taylor Rhodes
Dallas Music Teachers Association
Clarence Burg
Oklahoma City University
Terrell Legionnaires Plan 38th July 4th Bar-B-Q Event
The William C. Langwith Post of the American Legion in Terrell outlines a free one day July 4 celebration with music, speaking, a women’s and men’s fiddlers contest, baseball tournament and beauty pageant. The 9 45 a m program features remarks by Dr E D Lane and Fred Darst with county and state officials to follow. A 12 30 p m barbecue is planned in the park.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grand Saline
Terrell Way
American Legion
Charley Moreland
Moreland’s
Terrell
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Garrison
the Sun
William C. Landwith
Bob Richardson
William C. Lang
Park
E. D. Lane
Fred Darst
Markgraf
Ralph Hill
Bill Bass
Dougs Barbecue Stand Opens in Grand Saline
Doug and Mrs W W Douglas take over the Barbecue Stand on West Highway 80, formerly Julian Davis. They offer barbecue plates, sandwiches, beef pork ham hamburgers and homemade pies with hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
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W. W. Douglas
West Highway 80
Julian Davis
Douglas
Grand Saline
Doug
New Manager Named at Ben Franklin’s Variety Store
0 C Armstrong announces Sandra Kennedy as new manager of Ben Franklin’s Variety Store at East Side Shopping Center. She replaces Dorothy Goff who resigns to move to Dallas. Kennedy was a long time bookkeeper and saleslady at Armstrong’s Department Store and is daughter of Rev and Mrs F E Kennedy of Grand Saline.
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East Side
0. C. Armstrong
Sandra Kennedy
Local Nazarene Youths Headed to Church Camp
Six boys and an adult from Grand Saline left Monday for a week at the Church of the Nazarene Camp Grounds about 15 miles northeast of Marshall Texas. They will enjoy hay rides camping and arts and crafts with Ronnie and Mike Monk Gary Huff Kenny Horton Billy Wayne Monk and Harry Hamilton named among the youths and Mrs Jewel Knight accompanying them to assist with crafts.
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Grand Saline
Church of the Nazarene
Marshall
Texas
Ronnie
Mike Monk
Gary Huff
Kenny Horton
Billy Wayne Monk
Harry Hamilton
Jewel Knight
Vacation Trip Marred By Trailer Home Explosion
A Texas family vacationing in Estes Park Colorado suffered a gas explosion and flash fire in a house trailer. Father Joe Freeman was severely burned and hospitalised as the rest of the family escaped with minor injuries. Oklahoma camper Jerry Cain acted quickly with a fire extinguisher and ice to aid Freeman before rushing him to a hospital forty miles away with ranger escort. Freeman's wife is Janice Davis, daughter of Elmer and (Late) Davis of Grand Saline.
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Colorado
Joe Freeman
Orange
Texas
Freeman
Estes Park
Jerry Cain
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Janice Davis
Elmer Davis
Grand Saline High School
D. L. Freeman
Lufkin
Church of Christ
Grand Saline
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Harold Eason
Muriel
Erick
Ogden
Utah
Gus Eason
Harold
Mra
J. D
Fern) McCul
Crockett
de. Eason
KE. M. Westmoreland
Morton Salt Co
Sam Knight
Gina and
Jeremy of
Sherman
Alf
Virginia Roberson
Horse and Pony Club
Elton Bell
Dallas
Rebekah
Mrs. Rhodes
Dallas Music Assny
Terrell Legionnaires
Ben Franklin
Nazarene
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