Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Employment Rise Noted
Community highlights the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 30 Friday night with about 200 attendees at the Elementary School Cafeteria. A survey by outgoing president C A Mayfield shows Grand Saline city employment up to 923 with 132 units and 1253 meters as of April 1 1963.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Mayfield
Grand Saline
Morton Salt Company
Chamber Business
Southwestern Electric Company
Corby-Germany
Salt Bowl
Nee Nee Manufacturing Co
Richland Heights
Turkey
Fair Catalog Ready Soon For Distribution
The 1963 Van Zandt County Fair catalog has gone to the printers and will be ready for distribution. A new feature is an open horse show sponsored by the Van Zandt Trail Riders Association held August 17 from 1 to 11 pm with three age groups. Entries contact Lloyd Groves or Lertis Walters. The Queen’s Contest precedes the fair, August 20 at Grand Saline’s football stadium, with rules in the catalog.
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van Zandt Trail Riders Association
Lloyd Groves
Lertis Walters
Canton
Grand Saline
Ten Awards Given At FFA Annual Banquet
The FFA Chapter held its annual father-son banquet in the School Cafeteria April 29. Jerry Clark state FFA president spoke. Honorary Chapter Farmer Degrees were given to C O Sloan and Jr Denton. Awards went to Danny Clowers Carter Elliott Terry Goggins Tommy Martin Gerald Herron Gregg Kuykendall Ricky Navarro. Carter Elliott won the Livestock Farming Award. About 130 attendees. food by Cafeteria staff.
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FFA
Jerry Clark
Hainesville
FHA
C. O. Sloan
Jr. Denton
Danny Clowers
Carter Elliott
Terry Goggins
Tommy Martin
Gerald Herron
Gregg Kuykendall
Ricky Navarro
Lions Hear About Radar Dog Program
Lions Club members heard from Mrs. Burr Lacy on Radar Dogs a Companion Collies of America effort to provide guide dogs for blind children. She noted limited volunteers and current progress with four dog child teams and ten more in training nationwide. The program requires about 3000 to provide a guide dog and aims to help 30 000 junior blind Americans. A May 21 meeting will feature Mayor Carl King and a community pie supper on June 4 to raise funds for a Corby Germany Hospital room.
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W. B. Moore
Lions Club
Lion District
John M. Cathey, Jr
Mineola
Cathey
Burr Lacy
Quitman
Companion Collies of America
Lacy
National
Shamrock Collie Auxiliary
United States
Washington
Illinois
D&t
Lloyd Lewis
Th Lions
Carl King
Corby-Germany
Memorial Services Slated May 11 at Oakland Cemetery
Memorial services will be held Saturday May 11 at Oakland Cemetery. The public is urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
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Oakland Cemetery
Youth Wants to Know panel gathers students in Canton
Pictured above are students from all county schools with the panel from the Youth Wants to Know program held at the District Court Room in Canton on Friday April 19. The event, sponsored by the county superintendent office, gathered youths to ask questions and discuss problems with a panel of adults including judges and the sheriff.
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District Court Room
Canton
Counts
James Hell
Edgewood
Sandra Norman
Jerry Hallman
Wills Point
Sheron Kennedy
Van
Joe Bartley
Grand Saline
Grand Saline Band honors seven seniors at moonlight banquet
The Grand Saline High School Indian Band held a year end banquet at the School Cafeteria with Moonlight and Music. Guy Pryor spoke on the band’s history. Seven senior girls received awards including Linda Anders for a national band honor.
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Grand Saline
Phe -Ari
Binda Anders
Linda Adams
Linda An
Mary Elliott
Tom Ashley
Carolyn Bass
Betty Joslin
Sally Mayfield
Elaine Lewis
Saly Mayfield
J. Gant Leester Club
David Pryor
Manuel de la Rosa
de la Rosa
Hit and run driver sought after two-vehicle crash
Police pursued a hit and run driver after a collision on Highway 80 near Grand Saline. Barry Wayne Edwards of Dallas reported the crash at 8 15 p m with about $1000 damage to his car. Glenda White and Anthony Bateman, passengers, received superficial cuts and were treated. the other driver fled.
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Barry Wayne Edwards
Dallas
Grand Saline
Edwards
Glenda White
Anthony Bateman
Edgewood
Miss White
Indians 10-2 Over Gwater Ties First in District
Grand Saline Indian players defeated Gladewater Bears 10-2 in a District 8-AA game Tuesday night. The win puts Grand Saline and Pine Tree tied for first place in the district while Chapel Hill routed the Van Vandals 11-1.
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Grand Saline
Green crop near finish as corn harvest looms
Ernes t Burges manager of the Van Zandt County Vegetable Growers Assn says the green crop, damaged by rains ten days ago, has recovered enough to keep markets active but is now nearly played out and market close. He notes 10 to 15 percent crop loss, good pre rain quality, poor curley mustard, ongoing sweet corn and tomato losses, potato slips reset, and next crop due early next month with expectations of fresh tomatoes from Bo Cason visiting in about two weeks.
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Ernest Burges
van Zandt County Vegetable Growers Assn
Texas
Burges
Bo” Cason
Cason
Kansas
Grand Saline
1933 Grads Of GSHS To Hold Class Reunion
The 1983 graduating class plans a reunion Sunday afternoon May 26 in Wesley Hall at First Methodist Church Grand Saline. All 1933 graduates are asked to contact Nova McMahon Box 337 Grand Saline. Lt Col John Herbert Brown Fort Hood chaplain, a 1933 alum, will deliver the sermon for the 1963 Bacalaureate.
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Grand Saline
Dozer Crashes Mark Two Weekend U S 80 Accidents
Highway Patrol reports two major accidents within 25 hours near Grand Saline. A Red Ball Freight Lines truck struck the Saline Creek bridge on U S 80, rolled over, and caused 70 feet of banister loss. driver survived with minor injuries. Twenty five hours later Allen Cannifax of Wills Point crashed a 1963 Chevrolet into a nearby bulldozer on U S 80, West of Grand Saline, in a separate incident.
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Red Ball Freight Lines
Saline Creek
Grand Saline
U. S. 80
Allen Cannifax
Wills Point
U. S. Highway 80
Official Ceremonies Open New Hospital To Public Inspection
Grand Saline residents packed the Corby Germany Hospital in a Sunday open house estimated at 750 by hospital board chair Faye Fowler. Gene Germany led ceremonies, with Mayor Carl King accepting on behalf of the city and Miss Mary Margarette Kuykendall to cut the ribbon since Mrs. W B Corby had died. The new facility, named for Dr W B Corby, should be fully operable by week’s end as staff moves from the old building.
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Gene Germany
Ted Jones
Germany
Faye Fowler
Grand Saline
Carl King
Hospital
Corby- Germany
Maggie
W. H. Jarvis
R. W. Corby
G. B. Marsh
J. M. Thomas
G. H. Hilliard
D. R. Hilliard
D. W. Clark
Ruth Herring
W. B. Corby
W. L. Garland
B. B. Brannon
W. H. Jarvis, Jr
Mary Margarette Kuykendall
Onoe
L. C. Mayberry
Mary Margaret Kuykendall
Lees
Head-On Collision on Highway 80 Injures Two
A Monday afternoon wreck about 6 45 near Houston Street and Highway 80 left two people injured. James H. Boyd of Jonesboro Louisiana drove a 1963 Oldsmobile east when it skidded across the road and struck a 1958 Ford station wagon driven by Mrs Desmond D Nations of Edith Anne Smith of Winfield Louisiana. Nations suffered head injuries and lacerations. she was taken to Corby Germany Hospital and later Tyler hospital. Investigating officers said liability remained undetermined.
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Houston St
Highway 80
James H. Boyd
Jonesboro
Desmond D. Nations
Grand Saline
Edith Anne Smith
Winfield, la
Byrd
Mrs. Nations
Corby-Germany
Tyler Hospital
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Fowler
Arion
Linda Anders
Bate
GSHS
Kenneth Tidwell
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