White Collar Jobs Rise in Van Zandt County Since 1960
Van Zandt County has shifted toward white collar work as automation reduces production needs. White collar share rose from 24.6 percent in 1960 to about 33.3 percent now, while blue collar remains dominant but with rising affluence among its workers. National figures show a 5.2 percent U.S. rise and 7.4 percent in Texas.
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van Zandt County
van Zandt
United States
Texas
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Van Zandt Bond Sales Decrease Reported
Mr C L Stanford chairman of the Van Zandt County Savings Bonds Committee says February sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaled 10601 with two month totals at 34136 representing nine percent of the 1973 goal. Texas sales for February reached 21221 162, up from 1972 led by a ten percent rise. First two months sales totaled 45148051 or 21 percent of the yearly goal of 216.6 million.
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C. L. Stanford
van Zandt County Savings Bonds Committee
United States Savings
Texas
CofC Ballots Due for Five Directors and Citizen Vote
Members of Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce must return ballots by Saturday to elect five new directors and vote for the 1972 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. The Lady of the Year will also be announced at the Chamber banquet on Tuesday April 24 in the high school gym. New officers will be elected by directors at the April meeting. Outgoing directors include Clarence Barfield Taylor Rhodes Stanley Appleton W I Thomas and Murry Means.
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Grand Saline
Gerald Gilbert Attends TSTA Convention in Houston
High School Principal Gerald Gilbert served as a voting delegate at the Texas State Teachers Association convention in Houston. The event, themed Quality Education for All, highlighted a foundation plan to expand opportunities in 80 percent of Texas schools and affirmed Texas’ constitutional right to fund public education via real and personal property taxes. Delegates met Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Gerald Gilbert
Texas State Teachers Association
Houston
L. P. Sturgeon
TSTA
Texas
House of Delegates
Local Visits From Ipswich and Beyond
Locals Mr and Mrs Howard Lamp of Ipswich South Dakota are visiting Mr and Mrs Dempsey White. Mr and Mrs Mack McCloskey of Los Alamos New Mexico visited in Grand Saline over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Austin Youngblood of Jacksonville spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Milton Youngblood and visited their father Rev Dee Youngblood in Anderson Nursing Home. Mr and Mrs Wyman Fisher and son Mark of Jacksonville were guests of the Howard Woodall family Sunday.
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Howard Lamp
Ipswich
South Dakota
Dempsey White
Mack McCloskey
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Grand Saline
Austin Youngblood
Jacksonville
Milton Youngblood
Rev
Dee Youngblood
Anderson Nursing Home
Wyman Fisher
Mark
Howard Woodall
Grand Saline FFA Meets Judging Team Qualifies for State
The Grand Saline FFA judging team earned fourth place at the Area VI contest in Garland and qualified for the State Judging Contest at Texas A&M University on April 28. Members Patti Sutton Jane Duke and Mitzi Fisher, all from Grand Saline High School, are guided by instructor Stanley Appleton. Patti scored seventh high among individuals. The contest requires judging beef carcasses by USDA quality and yield, identifying 25 retail cuts, and placing classes of beef lamb pork and wholesale cuts.
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Grand Saline
Garland
Patti Sutton
Joe Sutton
Jane Duke
J. W. Duke
Mitzi Fisher
Jimmy Fisher
Mitzi
Patti
Jane
Grand Saline High School
U.S.D.A
Stanley Appleton
Texas A&m University
Sermon Series Continues At First Methodist Church
Rev Ellwood Brown leads at First United Methodist Church with mornings message He Makes Propitiation for Our Sin and evenings talk The Danger of a Lukewarm Faith The Lords Supper is moved to Thursday April 19 at 7 p m Maundy Thursday service observed with fellowship and reflection
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First United Methodist Church
Ellwood Brown
Brown
Jesus
Lisa Yates Crowned County Spelling Bee Champion
Grand Saline sixth grader Lisa Yates won the county spelling bee in Canton by correctly spelling ladle and orphans. Nadine Mitchell of Edgewood was first runner up. As county winner she heads to the Dallas regional May 5 under WFAA-TV sponsorship, with the national contest in Washington D.C. June 4–8.
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Lisa Yates
Sth
Grand Saline
Canton
Harlan B. Yates
Dallas
Wfaa-Tv
Washington D.C
Lisa
Nadine Mitchell
Edgewood
Billy Joe Mitchell
Memory Training From Dr Bruno Furst Stop Forgetting
Toni reviews a book by Dr Bruno Furst on memory training. He argues memories are trained or untrained and offers techniques to improve recall. Strategies include clearly hearing names, repeating after introductions, visual associations, and exaggerating facial features to form memorable caricatures.
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Bruno Furst
Mrs. Carpenter
Ball
Starr
Lipton
Remembering tips for memory improvement from Toni
The passage suggests forming a mental picture of where items are to aid recall. It recommends summarizing read material for oneself, underlining, and taking notes as study aids. It quotes Toni encouraging focus on techniques and seeking expert material to relieve forgetfulness frustrations.
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Toni
Lisa leads at regional track meet with sponsors and alternates
Mrs Barbara Land accompanied by her sponsor and Lisa to the meet, with alternate Lynn Stephens also in attendance. The brief mentions the trio supporting the athlete during the event.
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Barbara Land
Lisa
Lynn Stephens
Grand Saline Twirlers Win Big at Malakoff Festival
Grand Saline majorettes posted 23 firsts and four seconds at the Malakoff Invitation Twirling Festival, with Beverly Eberhart Jan Rush Sandy Teague and Diana Yarbrough each earning four medals. Brenda Mean sat out due to a broken wrist. Laura Anderson won two medals as a non frontline competitor. Tryouts for the majorette line will be held in May.
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Grand Salne
Malakoff
Beverly Eberhart
Jan Rush
Sandy Teague
Diana Yarbrough
Jan
Sandy
Lynn Savage
Leslie Stone
Lynn
Laura Anderson
U.I.S
Wylie
Hallsville
Wester
Jan Rash
Diana Yabrough
Brenda Mean
Brenda
Quotable Quotes Reflect Life As Use And Struggle
A collage of quotes on life value from Johnson Seneca Herbert Goethe and Disraeli. The reflections compare life to use, a gladiator school, and a progression from youth to old age, noting the futility of a wasted life and the regret of aging.
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van Zandt Co
Grand Saline Bible Church
American Bible Society
John King
Kay Fisher
John Clark
Robert Weeks
Iris Northcutt
Cofc
Clarence Barfield
Taylor Rhodes
W. I. Thomas and
Murry Means
Linda Joslin
Home
Bradburn Rd
First Methodist
Buddy Schoellkopf
Mineola
Dolph Briscoe
Mark Roberts
Big Spring
Roger Staubach
Texas State
Easter Seal Society For
Roger
Briscoe
Samuel Johnson
Seneca
George Herbert
J. W. Goethe
Benjamin Disraeli
A. D
Pete” Neal
Poulan
Carter Service Center
RT. 1
Peras
Pete
Beautyrest
Sharp
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