Salt Bowl Bantams Battle Melon Lane To Draw
The Salt Bowl Bantam teams tied with the Melon Lane Bantams Saturday afternoon, each winning two games. Melon Lane claimed total pins as the deciding factor. Both squads showed solid bowling in a competitive, mid‑season clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Bowl Bantam Boys
Melon Lane Bantams
Melon Lane
Miners
Salt Bowl
Taylor’s
Gulf-Warren
Wildcats
Office
Adkin’s
HIS — Tunnel
French
Waymire
HIG
Tunnels
Monk
Early Birds
Callahan’s
Salt Shakers
Westward Ho
Canton
Dairy Queens
Sally Armstrong
Margie Alexander
Mildred Ward
Billie Davis
Mary Roberson
Local FFA Chapter Receives Honors at Canton Banquet
The Mineola District FFA banquet at Service Cafe Canton honored the Grand Saline chapter with superior rating and a Gold Emblem. Carter Elliott named Star Chapter Farmer. Lone Star Farmers Degrees awarded to Jerry Stone and Clyde Thompson. Greenhand and Farmer conducting teams won banners, with district recognition for Jerrrell Herron and Taylor Rhodes among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Future Farmers of America
Service
Canton
Grand Saline
Area Sentinel
Jerrell Herron
Carter Elliott
Tommy Davis
Bradford Brown
Arthur Hall
Taylor Rhodes
Glynn Martin
National Association of the Future Farmers of America
Lone Star Farmers
Jerry Stone
Clyde Thompson
Farmer
Card of Thanks for Mark Knull of Dallas
We thank friends for the floral offering sent for our brother Mark Knull of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Knull 30-11p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Knull
Dallas
Sam Knull
Weekday Menus for May 13–17 1963
For the week starting May 13 1963 the menu lists Monday Barbecue with corn or beans rolls and milk plus salad and cake squares. Tuesday features Pig in Blanket with mustard green beans or peas and ice cream. Wednesday offers Tuna salad gumbo squash bread butter milk blackeyed peas and raisin muffins. Thursday serves Pintos cabbage greens corn bread butter chocolate milk chili sauce fruit. Friday presents Beef on bun with mustard potatoes corn bun butter milk lettuce pickles and cobbler pie.
Son of Local Woman Re-Enlists in Navy as Legal Yeoman
Reaford M. Strickland, Yeo man First Class, U S Navy, reenlisted at the U S Naval Air Facility Monterey California. He serves as senior enlisted legal advisor and court reporter qualified for general and special court-martials. He is the son of Mrs H S Strebeck of Grand Saline and the late M J Strickland. His wife Mardelle and two sons reside in Monterey.
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Reaford M. Strickland
U. S. Navy
H. S. Strebeck
M. J. Strickland
Grand Saline
U. S. Naval Air Facility
Monterey
California
Strickland
Legal Department
N. Waldrip Street
Mardelle Strickland
Reaford Melvin, Jr
Andrew
E A Hitt Burial Held in Terrell
E A Hitt aged 83 died Monday night in a Terrell hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p m Wednesday at Anderson Clayton Chapel Terrell with Rev O E Alsup officiating. Interment followed at College Mound Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers. He lived in Kaufman County most of his life was a farmer in Black Jack and member of the Black Jack Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Rittie of Terrell, two sons Eddie D Hitt and Ernest Hitt, four daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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E. A. Hitt
North Catherine Street
Terrell
Anderson-Clayton Chapel
O. E. Alsup
College Mound
Eddie Abner Hitt
Kaufman County
Texas
Black Jack
Baptist Church
Rittie Dee Alma Beavers
Rittie Hitt
Eddie D. Hitt
Van
Ernest Hitt
Wills Point
J. A. Morgan
Canton
H. N. Hoskins
D. R. Tunnell
Grand Saline
J. E. Walters
Mohank
Marvin Hitt
Dallas
Grand Saline Dominates Rhodes Relays in Van
Grand Saline seventh and eighth graders led the way at the J. E. Rhodes Relays in Van, earning six trophies and 40 ribbons. The meet featured individual and relay events across grades seven to nine, with Grand Saline topping seventh and eighth grade team standings and several top finishes across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and throws.
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Grand Saline
J. E. Rhodes
Van
van Zandt
al Rhodes
Green
Holmes
Nipp
Williams
Brown
Higgenbotham
Koonce
Ammons
Segalie
Canton
Newman
Edgewood
Chinning
Alexander
Oxford
Hobbs
Rice
McKenzie
Stedham
Wills Point
Shepard
Fisher
Fruitvale
Grand Saline Study Club Meets At Hines Home
The Grand Saline Study Club held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. T. J. Hines with Mrs. Wallace Ward as co hostess. Mrs. J. E. Persons spoke on Interior Decorating and a following talk on Horticulture. Strawberry shortcake and coffee were served to members and guests Mmes. A. J. Fowler Shirley Anderson John Wheeler and Mrs. Galloway Darby.
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Grand Saline
Fruitvale School to Present Closing Programs and Graduations
Fruitvale School schedules closing programs starting Friday May 10 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with a hillbilly comedy by grades six and seven and The Kiddies Carnival by first through third grades. The eighth grade Baccalaureate is May 19, and graduation May 21.
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Fruitvale
Fruitvale Methodist Church
Thomas Davis
Edgewood Methodist Church
William Gillispie
Grand Saline
Willie
U.S. Army
Fort Polk
J. H. Parkers
Calf Scramble Prize To Be Shown At Hometown Festival
Johnnie Pat Harris, a Grand Saline High School freshman and FFA member, will showcase his registered Jersey calf Signal Masterman Volun teer Joy at the Hometown Festival. The calf, won at the Houston Fat Stock Show, is from Koon Dairy Farm and will be shown again next year at the Houston Fat Stock Show under scramble rules.
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Johnnie Pat Harris
Sulphur Springs
Joy
Johnnie
Houston
Koon
Grand Saline High School
FFA
Delmar Harris
Taylor Rhodes
Grand Saline
Miners Open Season With 5 4 Loss To Troup
Grand Saline Miners opened the season with a 5-4 defeat at Troup Sunday afternoon. Losing pitcher was Jerry Kirkpatrick. The Miners host Van Friday night and face Longview Saturday at 7 30 on their home diamond, then travel to Chandler for an Oil Belt League game. Manager Gene Carroll calls the Longview matchup a likely quality contest.
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QO. C. Reed
Troup
C. C. Thompson
Henderson
Kentucky
C. E. Elliott
Medical Center Hospital
Tyler
Estelle Elliott
Verna Lee Guttery
Greenville
Cecil Thomas
Jerry Erwin
J. H. Parker
H. H. Flint
John Davis
Wills Point
C. E. Clem
Loyd Ming
Lubbock
A. M. Shields
Irving
Lillie Brown
D. T. Carroll
Dallas
Edgar Carroll
C. B. Taylor
Bob Cheatham
Edgewood
Janie Crawford
Larry Crawford
Kaufman
Liemfrel Crawford
Jim Williams
Johnson
Van
S. P. Padgett
Grand Saline
Mary Shields
Omer Wheeler
Clarksville
O. D. Hazel
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Longview
Chandler
Gene Carroll
County Council Hears Reports in Monday Meet
Van Zandt County Council met in the Canton courthouse assembly room with all clubs represented and three visitors present. Delegates reported on district meetings in Marshall and a trip to Austin including the equal rights bill hearing. Alma Flippo announced Van Zandt County will be featured on Tyler TV each Friday in May from noon to 12 15.
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van Zandt
Austin
Texas
Capitol
Senate
Alma Flippo
van Zandt County
Tyler
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Bowling News
Morton
Schaefer
Mrs
Pin Curls
His
Longman
McNerton
Scott
Grier
Alley Rats
J. Sloan
J. Jackson
Harris
C. Bass
R. Longman
R. Yarborough
Night Owl Team
Otho’s
Stewart’s
Salt City Co
Shaw’s
Miss Julie
Walker
Dixie Debs
Otho
Stewart
Sally
Reba Stone
Loretta Cheney
Mable Newsom
Francis Dorough
Rhodes
RCA
Yours
ACA Victor
Miietendl
Thriften
Grand Saline Hardware & Appliance
Marlin Burges, Owner
Frank St
Grand Saline Study Club
T. J. Hines
Esta Ainsworth
Opal Goss
Ruth Monk
Mary Boyles
Patricia Brel
Phoebe Vaughn
J. A. Daniel Raymond Alexander
R. D. Meroney
J. D. Berry
Ben Moore
Vera Corley
James Woods
Rita Burke
Debbie McCarty
G. W. Wortman
Patricia Moore
Cassaundra Campbell
Irene Anderson
Leroy Larson
Jewell Thornton
County Council
Bobbie Breland
Stephen Welch
Blue Bird Antique Shop
N. Houston
Jerry
Seto
Mother
Elec
Universal
West Bend
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