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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
1
The notice urges voters to bring a registration certificate for the May 6 first primary with polls from 8 am to 7 pm. It lists polling places at Odd Fellows Hall and City Jail and praises the county sheriff and commissioners races. It also reports illness of local figures and thanks readers for support, ending with a farming weather note.
The Grand Saline Sun endorses Dolph Briscoe for governor of Texas praising his integrity and leadership. It highlights his public service in soil conservation agriculture education and Texas business and notes his wealth and land holdings stem from private enterprise not public office.
Memorial Day will be observed at Sand Flat on Saturday May 6. A 11:00 business meeting follows with a noon dinner on the grounds and afternoon visiting. Bill Null, spokesman, invites everyone interested to attend.
Voters prepare for the First Primary Democratic Party election on Saturday May 6 with polling hours 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Grand Saline West Box votes meet at 1.0.C.F. Hall and Fast Box votes at the City Jail. Election judges Tommy Pearson Claude Koonce lead crews with clerks and juries urging receipts for voting and announcing a precinct convention at 2:00 p.m. in the ICCF Hall to select delegates.
The 14th annual Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce Banquet honored the late E B Germany with the Outstanding Citizen Award accepted by his widow Maggie Germany. Mrs. Kay Chafin provided music, Rev. Wade offered the invocation, and Truman Heddins became the new chamber president. Mrs. Ray Rucker was named Lady Of The Year for her kindness and service.
Don and Laura Kitterman open AAA Sales Self-Service Station at 217 West Garland West Texas. they offer wholesale and retail oils gasoline filters and related products with 7 am to 9 pm seven days a week service.
Evangelist Bob Clements of Brownsville will lead a New Testament Revival at Main Street Baptist Church from Sunday May 7 to Sunday May 14. Services start at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm daily with George Ramsey directing music. A nursery will be provided. The public is invited.
Mrs. Howard Hill lists East Van Zandt Republican Primary polling sites for May 6 with Precinct 6 West Grand Saline Precinct 21 Fruitvale Precinct 28 Corinth all at 120 Frank Street Grand Saline and additional sites in East Grand Saline Sand Flat Van Edom Ben Wheeler Colfax Van Edgewood and Fruitvale with specific street addresses and residences named.
Elementary School Principal Shirley Anderson reminds parents with children aged six on or before September 1, 1972 that Grand Saline Schools pre-school roundup is Wednesday May 10 at 2 00 p m. Call 962 4412 to register. The event helps plan head start and fall programs and allows parents and child to become acquainted with the school.
Six Morton Salt Company employees have become eligible for service award pins since the start of the year. Earlon Lee, office manager, lists the honorees and their years of service: Mike Maciel five years in March. Hector Kuykendall forty years in March. William E. Buchanan Leon B. Jones Charles L. Haptonstall and Floyd T. Matthews fifteen years each in January.
Editors note the second in a Corby-Germany Hospital series highlights a 24 7 lab on call with Gladys Daniels Yuan Liu and Henry Haybook the blood bank and emergency room features including a defibrillator and cardiac monitor. The ER handled 841 cases last year and piped oxygen services extend to every room.
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