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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
1
Grand Saline plans a varied next week with speci foods and a festival of music across genres. The Queen's Festival features a queen contest and a historical pageant of early GS times. Last Monday graduates enjoyed an open air commencement in Persons Stadium under clear skies.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Grand Saline a $34,500 wastewater treatment works construction grant for step 1 facilities planning. Total project cost is $46,000 with federal funding at 75 percent. Congressman Ray Roberts announced the award in Washington.
County commissioners last Friday responding to the American Liberties Foundation of Texas letter answered six questions about Justice of the Peace C B Wiley of Precinct No 2. They note docket books and forms expenses averaging about 1115 monthly, no other allowances, and that Precinct 2 has no incorporated town. Phalba and Walton are the largest communities with 50 to 100 residents. The Salary Grievance Committee was created under 3912K Texas Revised Civil Statutes and three grand jury members were selected in court.
At the Monday commencement exercises five students were named scholarship winners. Valedictorian David Thomas received a full one year tuition scholarship to any Texas state college and a $200 Texas Council of Church Related Colleges award. Salutatorian Kathie Troxell earned the council award and will attend the University of Texas. Mitzi Fisher got a $150 Athena Club scholarship to study at Texas A&M. Loyd Nations received a $100 Study Club scholarship. Jane Duke won the $150 Myra Hunter Memorial Scholarship and will attend TALC with Nations.
A Hildage County farmer wounded 10 UFW organizers Monday, Miller facing 10 counts of aggravated assault. Senator Byrd denounces big government at a Springfield breakfast. President Ford orders a second tariff on imported oil amid gas concerns. Connally hints at continued public life. Cartoonist Mauldin injured photographing a Daley party. Two Soviet cosmonauts and a Soyuz crew join rendezvous with Salyut for experiments.
The six day Salt Festival opens Monday with a noon Chamber luncheon, a parade downtown, queen pageant at 7 p.m., and a rock show at the old gym. Festivities continue with fiddling contest, country show at Persons Stadium, live radio coverage, a CRA rodeo, air show, open pit barbecue, arts and crafts, flea market, and a salt palace information center at Main and Highway 80 run by the chamber.
Festival organizers detail the parade schedule and float judging rules for Salt Festival week. Parade chairman Sloan sets a 2 PM start Monday with entries due at 1 PM, route along Main Street Pacific Green and Highway 80 past Anderson Nursing Home. Prize structure favors originality and appearance with town judges. A second rodeo parade and multiple events are planned.
Fiddling contest part of Salt Festival with over two hundred invited fiddlers. Registration at 9 a.m. and competition at 10 a.m. Three age groups and over 300 prize money. Three awards per category. Noted fiddlers Little Red Hays of Mineola and Texas Shorty of Dallas expected to compete.
Abundant food at Salt Festival with a kickoff barbeque luncheon in United Methodist Church fellowship hall catered by En The event is open to the public and lunch is available for purchase. A business breakfast starts at 7 30 at the Westward Ho with invites extended. Marvin Bailey will barbecue at the rodeo arena on Saturday serving lunch 11 to 1 and supper from 5 to ?.
The 14th annual Grand Saline rodeo runs Thursday to Saturday nights with a 6 PM kickoff parade. About 300 to 500 entrants expected. stock by Roland Reed of Fort Worth. WBAP stagecoach with Big John reins. Events include bareback, bulldogging, team roping. arena rebuilt with repaint, new poles, lights, wiring.
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