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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
2
Sub details show Ame Roberson as editor and manager. Easter and short term plans noted. Subscription rate set at 4.00 within Van Zandt County and 5.00 outside, includes state sales tax. Publication appears submitted for approval.
The Summer Recreation Association seeks volunteers and funds for uniforms, equipment, stands, field work, a swimming pool, and transportation. Lonny Humphrey urges volunteer coaches and stand workers while Billy Koonce says cash is short. Lions Club plans fundraising, with many individuals urged to contribute time and money through Arnold King.
Grand Saline’s Lions Club loses momentum as local businessmen stay away from meetings. Russell-hing leads a drive to boost membership and engagement. Club seeks active merchants and non business volunteers to revive the oldest service group in Van Zandt County.
A guest editorial notes students in the Boston area travel to the West Coast to buy marijuana and return to sell it to peers. It praises enterprising effort to pay tuition while condemning illegal drug distribution among college students. The piece highlights women students among those involved and reflects a provocative stance on student financial coping.
Ed Doolittle and locals mock federal budget waste and the GAO plan to shave costs. The spoof notes a $776 per person under the federal budget, questions equal pay for not working, and cites alleged mispricing and contracts to critique government spending. Uncle Dan signs off with rural skepticism.
Roothcrester Amk Pleasant division workers will be honored at a Thursday dinner meeting at Alps Cafe Principal speaker EPCO president H W Pirkey to present service awards J D Sawyer division manager to preside CARD OF THANKS The Tipps family thanks friends and neighbors for flowers expressions of sympathy after Calvin E Tipps death.
The Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce reports President Lanier Richey in Corby Germany Hospital after a recent accident but valued staff and board support. A Monday board meeting approved sponsoring the Riding Club Rodeo and promoting merchant coupons, a citywide Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up campaign for May 27, and a Grand Saline March of Progress. Committees will visit local businesses to boost a larger budget. a dinner for directors and spouses is planned at Van Zandt Country Club on June 11.
Riverside community shares weekend visits as families travel to and from Stephen F. Austin College and nearby towns. Numerous relatives, friends, and out-of-town guests gather for Mother's Day meals and Sunday visits in Canton Grand Saline Mineola Tyler and Dallas areas with updates on hospital progress and local social ties.
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