Glyn Martin Dead After Sudden Heart Attack
Glyn Martin 45 died in a hospital after a sudden heart attack suffered at Grand Saline High School. He was a Vocational Agriculture teacher and shop instructor for 12 years, active in civic work, Scout Master, World War II veteran, and member of Main Street Baptist Church. Funeral services were held May 23 at 2:00 p.m. with burial at Forest Park Cemetery Greenville. Survived by wife Frances, son David, and mother Lola.
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Glyn Martin
Whiterock
Grand Saline High School
Grand Saline
Air Force
Main Street
Main Street Baptist Church
Dick Moody
Forrest Park
Greenville
Bartley Funeral Home
Martin
Frances Martin
David Martin
Lola Martin
Green
Chamber Leaders Discuss Growth and Fair Plans
Ray Rucker, newly elected Chamber president, will lead a 7 p.m. Monday directors meeting marking a new year of work. GRAND SALINE plans include hosting the Van Zandt County Fair Queen contest in August mainly in Canton, with emphasis on togetherness to spur town growth and civic effort. The drive‑in project by L L Adams and the Mitchells of Montgomery, Alabama, is under construction on Highway 80 East next to his Motor Company.
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Ray Rucker
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Grand Saline
van Zandt
Canton
L. L. Adams
Motor Company
Highway 80
Dewey Mitchell
Montgomery
Alabama
Mitchells
Grand SA
Elias Curnutt Dies in Tyler Hospital at 71
Elias Curnutt, 71, died after a brief illness in a Tyler hospital. A Grand Saline farmer and World War I veteran native to Arkansas, he lived most of his life there. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Nazarene Chapel, with Rev. John C. Burch. interment at Creagleville. Survived by wife Winnie, three sons, one daughter, two stepsons, three stepdaughters, one sister, and 27 grandchildren.
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Elias Curnutt
Tyler
Curnutt
Grand Saline
Arkansas
Nazarene Chapel
John C. Burch
Creagleville
Bartley Funeral Home
Winnie Curnutt
E. W. Curnutt
Orbin Curnutt
Warren Curnutt
Seattle
Wash
Dorothy Holloway
Germany
Monroe Holloway
Alton Holloway
Jacksonville
Vivian Brewer
Dallas
Imogene Moore
Hampton
Jane Callahan
Mesquite
Linnie Douthitt
Lubbock
Memorial Rites Held For Local Resident
The body of a local resident was laid to rest with pallbearers from Main Street Baptist Church and the church deacons leading the service. Deacons and male faculty from Grand Saline School served as honorary pallbearers, with a brother named Sam Martin of Terrell among the survivors.
Summer Recreation Program Progressing With Friday Work Day
Mrs. Adene Lowe, chairman, says a field work day Friday at the Little League park will repair bleachers and erect fences for dugouts. Volunteers and donors are urged to assist, with materials donated by Morton Salt and Bill Fisher. First game is Monday night, June 3, and field readiness is needed by then.
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Little League
Adene Lowe
Mothers
Athena Club
Grand Saline High School Class of 1963 Commencement
The Grand Saline High School Senior Class of 1963, forty three members, will hold commencement at 8 00 p m in the Elementary School Auditorium. Nineteen students stayed through all grades from first to twelfth. Ten members transferred from Fruitvale at freshman year. Several dropouts occurred over the years. Names of remaining seniors and first grade teachers are listed.
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Grand Saline High School
Carolyn Bass
Beth Bates
Phil Brown
Keith Brummett
Faye Carroll
Sharon Clower
Tommy Davis
Mary Elliott
Velma Fite
Patsy Gaskey
Dottie Joslin
Glenda Jo
Jerry Pay Fowler
Carl Goggins
Jerrell Herron
Tommy Longman
Betty Pierce
Betty Wright
Charlotte Stone
Jerry Stone
Danny Robinson
Linda Parker
Babe Ruth Play Begins Here Friday Night
The Babe Ruth team opens its season Friday at 8:00 p.m. against Quitman. Coach Noel Jackson will manage the local team in a five-team league that also includes Grand Saline Mineola Hawkins Lindale. Other schedule notes and school board changes are included.
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Quitman
Gene Carroll
Noel Jackson
Babe Ruth
Grand Saline
Mineola
Hawkins
Lindale
Irving
Bullard
Caterettes End Busy Year Of Useful Service
The Caterettes Club at Grand Saline High School completes a busy year of serving at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet FFA Father Son Banquet and the All Sports Banquet. Organized this year through the Future Homemakers of America Club the group aims to provide girls with food service experience and to cater banquets for school and community groups.
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Grand Saline High School
Chamber of Commerce
FFA
Homemakers of America Club
Caterette Officers and Members Highlight Local Club
The Caterettes list officers Sue LaPrade president Mary Foster vice president and Jean Brown reporter. Freshman members include Patricia Pierce Dovie Fowler Annette Stone Phyllis Thompson Clovie Prather. Sophomores are Jane Marshall Jackie Bolin Lovella Nelson. Juniors are Jean Brown Mary Foster Sue LaPrade and Pat Henson.
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Sue LaPrade
Mary Foster
Jean Brown
Caterettes
Patricia Pierce
Dovie Fowler
Annetta Stone
Phyllis Thompson
Clovie Prather
Jane Marshall
Jackie Bolin
Lovella Nelson
Pat Henson
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Jerry Hollis Gibson
Docia Burrow
Nora L. Fisher
Sarah E. Pearson
Emma Gean Brown
Sarah Bulah Scott
John A. Willis
Don Parish
A. L. McNabb
Jim Ingrim
Annie Erwin
Jack Lunsford
Grace Parker
Elzie Simpson
J. B. Glover
Dorothy Yarbin Sharon Kay Sutton
C. L. White
J. M. Currey
Thomas L. Graham
Maggie McNabb
Louise Chamble
Janice Douthitt
Lynne Simon
Billie Cain
Allie M. Gramr
Ugh
Lois Quinn
Marcy Lee
Toni Todd
Vicky Vaughn
Robert Jayson
Tyler Hospital
GSHS
Guy C. Pryor
North Texas University
Churchwell
Dan Douglass
Brownsboro
Milliors
Miner
Frank Churchwell
Willis Roberson
Wiley Garland
Lloyd Lewis
APCO
Seascene
Williams
West Hig
Salin
West Side Oil CO
Mrs. Odell Donoho
Bruce Kirby
Grand Saliner
Carthage
S. B. Kirby
J. G
Gil) Kirby
Pete Hendrix
Mgr
Canton, Texas
Wille Point, Texas
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