M and M Club September Doctor Visit Plans
The M and M Club reports a lively September with Dr. M S Hall visiting September 21 at 5 p.m. Claude Adams is noted for a domestic incident but Mrs Adams smiles through it. Eleven members attended the blood pressure session. 45 were present at Saturday’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M and M Club
Claude Adams
Claude
Travis Cole
Mrs. Adams
Roby Overby
Glydie Thornton
Katherine Cannon
M. S. Hall
Dr. Hall
Electricity Value Across Day and Night by Texas Power & Light
An advertisement extols electricity as a cost effective daily utility despite rising rates. It highlights constant use from sunrise to night, powering homes farms businesses and schools. It argues the benefits exceed the expense and promotes Texas Power & Light Company as a tax paying investor owned utility.
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Texas Power & Light Company
Van Alstyne School Menu for Sept 6 to 10
The Van Alstyne school presents a weekly menu with Labor Day holiday on Sept 6. Sept 7 features fried fish and sides, Sept 8 offers corn dog with beans and dessert, Sept 9 serves meat balls and spaghetti with salad, and Sept 10 provides hamburgers with fries and applesauce cake.
Gunter School Menu for Sept 6 to Sept 10
Gunter school lists weekly meals from September 6 through September 10. Tuesday offers barbecued weiners with black eyed peas and buttered carrots. Wednesday features pinto beans and Irish potatoes. Thursday serves beef patties with green beans and creamed potatoes. Friday presents fish sticks with mixed vegetables and fries.
Anna School Menu and Club Notices
Anna School lists chili and cheese tacos, salad, bread, brownies, milk, and fish with sides. Thursday features corn dogs, yams, beans, carrots, cookies, milk. A note on club meetings and membership via CB radio, inviting contact at White Rabbit in Van Alstyne or Rinky Dink in Gunter.
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C.B
van Alstyne
Gunter
Obituary of Grady Jones Retired Area Farmer 86
Grady Jones 86 of Van Alstyne Route 1 retired farmer died Wednesday morning September 1 1976 at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman Texas Funeral services Thursday at 4 pm at Flesher Funeral Chapel Van Alstyne officiated by Rev B C Roberson Dallas and Rev Don Griffith Van Alstyne cemetery burial survives include his wife Willie Mae McKinney two children James H Jones of Tom Bean four sisters two grandchildren one great grandchild He was born February 6 1890 in Texas member of the First Christian church.
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Grady Jones
van Alstyne
Route 1
Flesher
Jones
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Tex
B. C. Roberson
Dallas
Don Griffith
First Christian Church
Mr. Jones
Texas
James Jones
Greenville
Willie Mae McKinney
James H. Jones
Tom Bean
Mable Milam
Gladys Morgan
Grand Prarie
Hazel Buchek
San Antonio
Ina Jones
The
Most Stores and Offices to Be Closed Monday
Van Alstyne will observe Labor Day with all city offices banks and many retail stores closed. Schools suspend classes for the day marking the start of the new school year, and some food and drug stores may also close.
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van Alstyne
Foy W. Hinton Services Set For Thursday
Foy Wallace Hinton 74, a retired contraction worker of Van Alstyne, died Tuesday night in Sherman’s Wilson N. Jones Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled Thursday at 2 p.m. at Flesher Funeral Chapel in Van Alstyne with two local pastors officiating. Burial will follow in Van Alstyne Cemetery. He was born October 16, 1901, and married Melba Jean Dixon in 1941, who died last year. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Karan Wolfe of Van Alstyne, a son, Fay C. Hinton of Richardson, five sisters, and nine grandchildren.
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Foy Wallace Hinton
van Alstyne
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Tex
Flesher
Jerry Scott
First Baptist Church
Donald Griffith
First Christian Church
Mr. Hinton
Texas
M. V. Hinton
Melba Jean Dixon
Elmont
Myrtie Hunter
Gunter
Nora Hardy
Jimmy Speck
Wichita Falls
Juanita Britton
Lottie Dobbins
Area Men Attend Legion Convention in Seattle
Two area men attended this year's American Legion National Convention in Seattle Washington from August 20 to 26. Garfield Harris of Van Alstyne a member of Post 376 and Ernie Revard of Tom Bean past Fourth District Commander joined the event. William J Rogers of Maine was elected new National Commander.
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American Legion
Seattle
Wash
Garfield Harris
van Alstyne
Ernie Revard
Tom Bean
William J. Rogers
Maine
Gunter News Families Share Visits and Local Events
Local items note visits by Gaskins Weir and Brackeen families, plus Scott Jordan returning from Navy service and planning ministry study in Gunter. Reports cover social gatherings, a swine flu talk at Gunter School, Bible study group setup, and showers for Terri Reese and Emily Hedges. Also praise for hospital recoveries and a lifted stay at home order.
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Carla
Howe Bank
Vernon Krueger
Plainview
Jackie Barrett
Lawrence Hedges
San Angelo
Carl Layman
Lizzie Miller
Bob Gunter
Gunter
Gunter School
Sue Brackeen
New Concession Stand For Home Side Fans
The Van Alstyne school board and the Band Booster Club approved a second concession stand on the home side to end the long walk to the visitor stand. The stand will be run by the Band Boosters with profits aiding school activities. Also notes visitors Mrs Betty Gregory Palmer and her daughter Cathy Palmer of Memphis Tenn visited Rev and Mrs J S Gregory, parents of one student. Miss Palmer is a Memphis State University senior enrolling this week.
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Carol B. Gaskin
Sherri
Mitch
Sulphur Springs
Oklahoma
Frank Weir
Enid
Denny Brackeen
Gunter
Lake Texoma
Pete Bell
Lubbock
Bill Dudley
Scott Jordan
Gulfport
Scott
U.S. Navy
Panther Stadium
van Alstyne School Board
Betty Gregory Palmer
Cathy Palmer
Memphis, Tenn
J. S. Gregory
Miss Palmer
Memphis State University
Sherman Taylor
Taylor
Telethon pledge center opens in Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne hosts its own pledge hub for the Jerry Lewis Telethon as G and C Electronics staffs phones from 10 pm Sunday to 6 pm Labor Day. Coordinators Curtis and Helen O’Brian urge pledges by phone or in person, with local CBers Club providing rest stops and road patrols along Hwy 75. The effort supports Muscular Dystrophy Association programs.
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Muscular Distrophy Association
The
Health Agency
Las Vegas
Kxii-Tv
van Alstyne
G and C Electronics
Curtis
Helen O'Brian
Tri-county
Cber's Club
Hwy 75
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Lois Lewis
Amiel Timmons
Wyatt
Judge) Sellers
Methodist Hospital
Grady Arnspiger
Ray Adams
Cb’s
van Alstyne Area
G & C Electronics Farm
Anna School
Legion
Terri Reese
Grayson County
H.N. Massey
Gunter 4-H Club
Rick McCommon
Emily Hedges
Kenneth Scoggins
Diana and
Marilyn
Margarite Hunter
Della
van Alstyn
Ferguson
West Indies
Edwards
EXXON
O'Neal
Decker Franks
Veazey Hardware
H.p
Meleomma
Curanno
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