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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1978
Page
3
Grand Saline schools show attendance drives state funding, with 18 weeks totaling 9 752 absences and an overall 93 75 percent attendance. Loss equals two teacher units or about 16 800 dollars at 8 400 per beginning teacher, urging a district wide effort to boost daily attendance.
Sheriff says two teenagers from Canton, a 16 year old and 17 year old Kenny Reid, cleared in a string of burglaries dating to September 1976. Arrests linked to break ins at O P Vaughn trailer, Dutton home, Alvie Berry home, Debbie Minshew home, Sam Ventura residence, David Allen Cuddy mobile home, S M Skinner residence, and unreported cases tied to Grand Saline police. Cars at Bud Milam Used Cars and Richey Ford Motors also cleared.
Grand Saline Tennis Association opens its year with a membership singles tournament at 9 am Saturday March 18 on East Highway 80 courts. Entry fees are 3 for adults 1 for students plus 10 5 3 annual dues by family or single adults or students. A brief meeting before play will elect new officers.
Carrol Carpenter, deputy sheriff in the Wills Point area, resigned on March 1 after Sheriff Travis Shafer disclosed no comment on requests for resignation. The move follows an incident involving William Engelmeyer, whom Carpenter allegedly aided by giving a ride to the Henderson County line after a report of suspicious behavior near a Canton area store on Highway 19. Engelmeyer was later shot by Henderson County Deputy Bennie Rolison when he allegedly pulled a gun on Rolison.
W L Schafer, Van Zandt County Republican Party chairman, announces extension of the filing deadline for county treasurer to March 16 at midnight under the Texas Election Code. Filing must be completed with the county chairman by then. The extension follows withdrawal of the sole certified candidate from the race.
Mrs. Virginia Morrow, the sole announced Republican candidate for county treasurer, has withdrawn citing medical reasons. County chairman W L Schafer announced that prospective candidates have until midnight March 16 to file for the position on the Republican ballot.
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