Grand Champion Dairy Heifer Highlights Livestock Show
Grand Champion Dairy Heifer crowned as Randy Taylor earned high honors and the Dairy Bull class awarded a red ribbon. The Rabbit Class closed the livestock division while awards spread across Dairy and Equipment classes. Randall Alexander earned third in rabbits.
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Randy Taylor
Gary Hamblen
Don Taylor
Fruitvale
Randall Alexander
F.A
Mineola F.F.A
Zroup
Edgewood Group
Mineola
Eddie Warner
Tony Martin
Postal Rate Increase Set For May 16
Postmasters Willis Robinson and E. A. Burrow note the U S Postal Service will raise rates effective Sunday May 16 The penny postcard rises to six cents letters cost eight cents air mail eleven cents and several class rates increase 10 to 20 percent Special delivery and registered mail will also rise The action follows authority for temporary increases pending a Rate Commission review and a judge's ruling on legality is anticipated this week
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Willis Roberson
E. A. Burrow
U. S. Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
U. S. District Court
William B. Bryant
Family reunions mark Mother’s Day in Dallas area
Locals Mrs. Marnell McCoy and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Read, all of Dallas, spent Mother's Day with their mother and dad, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Spears. Visiting Mrs. Bill Fowler Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Olen Dean of Houston and Mrs. Leatrice Bruton of Dallas.
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Marnell McCoy
Jim Read
Dallas
M. J. Spears
Bill Fowler
Olen Dean
Houston
Leatrice Bruton
What's Cooking Menu May 17 to 21
Monday May 17 oven beef stew pimento cheese or peanut butter sandwich blackeyed peas fruit chocolate or white milk. Tuesday May 18 sloppy Joe corn or creamed potatoes lettuce pickles Jello chocolate or white milk. Wednesday May 19 steak and gravy English peas or creamed potatoes roll butter banana pudding. Thursday May 20 cheese corny dog kraut or spinach pinto beans cake. Friday May 21 fish sticks green beans or Fordhook lima beans potato salad roll butter apple sauce chocolate or white milk.
Birthday and visits mark weekend in Silver Lake area
Mrs. Fowler celebrates a birthday with visitors from Silver Lake and nearby towns. Visitors include Eddie Carp enters, Mrs Eva Davis and Mrs Bessie Elkins, plus relatives Miss Mary Braly and the Baileys. Joe Bailey in Tyler hospital shows improvement while relatives from Dallas and Garland call on Mrs Eunice Shivers for Mother's Day breakfast.
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Eddie Carpenter
Bessie Elkins
Effie Louton
Silver Lake
Eva Davis
Bill Fowler
Nannilou Bailey
Joe Bailey
Tyler
Joe
Eunice Shivers
Joe Borden
Abilene
Warren Harrison
Garland
Liz Marett
Shivers
Drapery Course Offered For Grand Saline Ladies
In June adults may join a drapery construction course at Grand Saline High School taught by Mrs. Beth Reid in the home economics department. Registration due May 17, with a form available through the high school.
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Grand Saline
Beth Reid
GSHS
Grand Saline High School
Texas
Senior Spotlight Cindy Maciel of GSHS
Cindy Maciel daughter of Mr and Mrs Fernando Maciel is a 1970 71 senior at GSHS. She has served as FTA historian and held roles in science Spanish and band clubs. She placed in regional and state contests in persuasive writing and feature writing for journalism. She plans to attend Tyler Junior College then the University of Texas to major in speech English or journalism.
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Cindy Maciel
Fernando Maciel
GSHS
F.T.A
Science Club
Cindy
Austin
Tyler Junior College
University of Texas
Senior Herman Vess Reflects on GSHS Memories and Plans
Herman Vess, senior at GSHS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Vess, has led the FTA as president and served as historian and library assistant. He placed in multiple district, regional, and state persuasive speaking events and plans to attend Tyler Junior College then East Texas State University to study foreign languages, fashion design next.
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Herman Vess
GSHS
Herman
F.T.A
Austin
Tyler Junior College
East Texas State University
Market Report Athens Commission Co. Athens Texas
Active steady market on cattle with top hogs higher as 95 shippers offered 389 cattle and 47 hogs to 61 buyers. Cattle prices span butcher calves 28 to 32.50, fat cows 19 to 22.50, stocker calves 26 to 45, stocker yearlings 26 to 34, stocker cows 110 to 210, and stocker cows with calves 175 to 270 per pair. Hogs show Nos 1 to 8 15.50 to 16.25, heavies and fat backs 14 to 15.50, sows 11 to 13. Feeder pigs not offered due to quarantine.
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Texas
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Edgewood
Tracy Martin
Tommy Carter
William Shafer
Lor Rhodes
F.F.A
Chester Melton
At Jones Enco
Postal Dept
Mr. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
UIL
U.S
Tommie Matthews
Glenn Ezell
Gerald Gilbert
Jeff Ivy
RCA
RGA
Gentry
Vista
Walyont
Segora
Grand Saline Hardware & Appliance
Marlin Burges
West Frank St
Sun Advertising
Market Report
Athens Commission Co
Athens, Texas
S “Gembo
Edgewood Jewelers
N. Houston St
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