Fifty Five Years Ago San Sun Notes Anticipated Events
Horace Thompson suffered a heart attack on Wednesday. J Will Smith opened a Bethel grocery. S C Horton sold his home to T L Hansard. Mrs M A Mangrum bought the house east of her son Joe Mangrum. Pat Zarafonetis donated a playground slide to public schools. Dug Henry and wife announce the birth of a daughter. Also item noting 1926 events and other local notices listed with names and partial details.
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San
Horace Thompson
J. Will Smith
Bethel
S.C. Horton
T.L. Hansard
M.A. Mangrum
R.S. Morehead
Joe Mangrum
Pat Zarafonetis
Post Office Confectionery
Dug Henry
Grayson County Prepares for Torrid 1976 Primaries
Grayson County voters faced a heated political year in 1976 with bids across Congress State Representative District 22 Sheriff and two county commissioner races. Key races include Ray Roberts in the Democratic primary facing David Brown and Ben Henry Zollner, while Sheriff seat draws multiple challengers after the late resignation of Woodley Blanton. Primary dates set for May 1 with both parties aligned toward a busy slate of local and state contests.
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Grayson County
Congress
David Brown
Sherman
Rockwall
Ben Henry Zollner
Ray Roberts
Frank Glenn
Flint
Smith County
Cliff Hestand
Hestand
van Alstyne
Tom Bean
Carl Thompson
Howe
Thompson
Bob Copley
Jack Erwin
Ben Munson
Denison
Munson
Bob Bust
J.W. Burdette
R.L. Franks
R.J. Hagood Jr
Lone Star Gas outlines higher bills and rising gas costs
Lone Star Gas explains that its annual gas bill has quadrupled over five years and producer prices have risen about two and a half times in a year. It argues bills this winter will be higher, rate increases are needed to cover service costs, and profits have fallen 56 percent since 1972. The company emphasizes no profit on pass-through gas costs and the need to recover other service costs via rates.
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Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company
Obituaries for James Robertson and Burl Elliott in Brownsville area
Obituary notices report James Blane Robertson 92 retired dock worker died in a Brownsville nursing home. Funeral at Barnheart Chapel with burial at Cannon Cemetery. Surviving spouse Doris, children Vernie Elmer Harlie, daughters Clara and Mary, 14 grandchildren, 33 great and five great great grandchildren. Also obituary for Burl Elliott 48 died in Dallas hospital. Services at Barnheart Chapel Whitewright with burial Wittitoe Cemetery. Survived by wife, mother, children and siblings. Burial planned at Wittitoe Cemetery.
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James Blane Robertson
Brownsville
Pilot Grove
Barnheart Funeral Chapel
Charles Pierce
Bethel Baptist Church
Cannon Cemetery
Nashville, Tenn
Robertson
John Robertson
Doris Robertson
Vernie
Elmer Robertson
Dallas
Harlie Robertson
Memphis, Tenn
Clara Brookins
Mary Janaska
Great Falls
Mont
I Will Do My Best To God And My Country
A reflective piece on the Boy Scouts of America's birthday and the call to civic and Christian responsibility. It questions whether individuals live up to the motto I will do my best, urging active participation in church, community, and governance while placing Christ at the center.
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Boy Scouts of America
America
Christ
Psychic Den Into ESP Captivates Hurricane Creek Ladies
Members and guests of Hurricane Creek Ladies Association journeyed with renowned psychic Valere Willard for an Extrasensory Perception presentation. The event featured Willard’s insights and audience engagement as attendees explored purported psychic phenomena.
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Hurricane Creek Ladies Association
Valere Willard
A L Rogers Is Buried in Whitewright
Funeral services for Alton Lee Rogers 60 of Ely were held Friday at Whitewright Barnhart Funeral Home. He died at his home Wednesday. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright. He was born in Van Alstyne son of the late Mr and Mrs John Rogers. Survived by wife Helen married Feb 7 1942 in Van Alstyne and three sons David of Greenville Danny of Sherman Dicky of Whitewright. a brother Jewel of Garland. three sisters Gladys Williams Lennis Kanady Addie Marshall all of McKinney and four grandchildren. The piece also mentions a spring choir cantata 100 percent Chance of Rain and a luncheon program with a speaker from Greenhouse Mrs Willard.
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Burl Elliott
Dallas
Barnheart Funeral Chapel
Whitewright
A. C. Quinn
Tom Bean
Raymond Elliott
Ruth Elliott
Doris Ellyson
Clovis
N. M
Elliott
Air Force
Bill Curry
Buick
Cedar Hill
Jimmy Neal Blackburn
New Iberia
Cynthia King
Elaine Shelton
Darla Elliott
David Elliott
Farmers Branch
John Elliott
Arlington
Harry Elliott
San Jose
Calif
Dan Elliott
Covington, Ky
Olene Wood
Wittitoe Cemetery
Alton Lee Rogers
Ely Farmer
van Alstyne
Rogers
David Rogers
Greenville
Danny Rogers
Sherman
Dicky Rogers
Jewel Rogers
Garland
Gladys Williams
Lennis Kanady
Addie Marshall
McKinney
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M.E. Greenway
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M.T. Craig
Floyd Badgett
Kansas City
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J.R. Murphy
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Taylor Scott
Wence Moravec
Douglas Walker
Leslie Wood
Whitesboro
Wood
J.W. Carnet
Greg
Bill Sullivant
Gainesville
Joe Max Shel
Joe E. Taylor
Steve Davidchik
Blystone
Charlie Bell
Shelby Bowling
Jack Driscoll
Justice of the Peace
Otto Cun
Ningham
Pet
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R.C. Vaughan
Ralph Elliott
Wilma Hughes
Rayburn Homer
Robert Dean
Willis
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Jerry Mangrum
Alfred W. Jewett
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U.S
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
J.B. Robertson
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