The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1976 Page: 3 of 18
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FOR SALE:
Call 567-2578 after 4 p.m.
Jimmy Lynch,
Lynch,
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Kenneth Lynch,
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sister, Mrs. Clara
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Lowry of Mesquite;
Saturday, September 25
TOMMY NORRIS
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Home, Hay Bales
Are Destroyed
Excellent Selection of New
Cordoba's and Dodge Trucks
Town & Country
Nursing Home
$4.00
$5.00
$2,50
$3.50
Outside Van Zandt and Ad-
joining Counties in Texas
Prices Start
at $2995
Plus Tax
and License
he is feeding. Mr.
forovei 15 years.
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Valley Dale Baptist Church
76 CLEARANCE
OF ALL NEW CARS & TRUCKS
We're Making Room for Our '77 Models
72 Dodge Polara Custom, 4-Door,
Hardtop, Fully Equipped..............
71 Chrysler New Yorker, 4 Door, Hard Top,
Fully Equipped Includin'- Power
Seats and Windows.... (Must Go This Week)
74 Dodge Monaco Custom, 4-Door,
Sedan, Fully Equipped..................
Thursday, September 23, 1976
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Located Two Miles East on Highway 64
Lynch, Roy Wright, Harvey
Woodall, Tommy Brown, and
Lynn Melton.
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September 22, 23, 24, 25
"MISSOURI BREAKS"
MARLON BRANDO
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Sunday thru Tuesday
September 26, 27, 28
"LIFEGUARD"
SAM ELLIOTT
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shown here with a sack of Evergreen
___________i bird dog and a Beagle, that
Estes has been trading with Horace Etheridge
Only 6 NEW CORDOBAS LEFT in stock. Prices
Start at $5495. Brand New! (Plus tax and
license)
Marks-A-Lot, 596 and 796
sizes. All colors, Wills Point
Chronicle.
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UPRIGHT COLEMAN HEATER,
LOTS OFMISC.
Thurs. thru Sat.
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Sammie Lee Brown, 35, were
aeld Sunday, September 19, at
2 p.m. at First Pentecostal
Church of Grand Saline. Rev.
Johnny Clifton officiated.
Burial was in Creagleville
Cemetery.
Mr. Brown had worked for
the City of Dallas the past
eight years and had lived in
Grand Saline the past six
years. Prior to that he had
lived in Canton.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Patricia Harris Brown
of Grand Saline; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown of
Wills Point; three sisters,
Faye Brown, Gail Brown, and
Mrs. DeLoyce Clemmons, all
of Wills Point; a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Danny
B. Shellhouse
Rites Held
September 21
Funeral services
Firechief Cecil Tawater
reported the fire at the home
of Reagan Platter three miles
on North Highway 19. Friday,
September 17. According to
Chief Tawater the kitchen,
living room and dining room
was gutted and the whole
TEXA5 PRESS
1976 ASSOCIATION
3 bedroom, 1% bath, brick, utility room, central heat
and air, chain link fence, carpet. $17,000.
PSAT/NMSQT To
Be Given Canton
High Students
Mrs. Martha Heard,
guidance counselor at Canton
High School, has announced
that sophomores, juniors, and
some seniors will be able to
join over one million other
students around the world
intaking the Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude
Test/ National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT) this fall. The
test, co-sponsored by the
College Board and National
Merit Scholarship
Corporation, is an important
step in making college plans.
Scheduled for Octboer 19,
1976, the PSAT/NMSQT
measures verbal and
mathematical aptitude-two
abilities important in doing
college work.
The test can also lead to
other opportunities for high
school students: They can
enter the competition
for scholarships administered
by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation;
they can participate in
College Board’s Student
Search Service and have their
name sent to colleges
interested in students like
them; they can get a good
idea of what the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) is like.
Canton High School
students will have the
opportunity to take the PSAT
on October 19, 1976, at the
high school. The test will be
administered by Mrs. Martha
Heard. Counselor. The fee of
$2.75 will be collected on the
day of the test. This test is
taken on a voluntary basis
only.
Benjamin Merle Shellhouse,
59, of Canton were held
Tuesday, September 21, at 4
p.m. in Eubank Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Gary
Graham officiating.
Burial was in Haven of
Memories Cemetery.
Mr. Shellhouse died Monday
morning in a Tyler hospital
after a long illness. He was a
retired engineer with Amoco
Oil Company. He had lived in
Canton 12 years and a World
War II native. He received the
Purple Heart and two Silver
Stars during the war.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Addie Lean Shellhouse of
Canton; five sisters, Mrs.
Leia Wallin of Brady, Mrs.
Florence Penn Mrs. Joyce
Holdham and Mrs. Sudie
Duckert all of San Antonio,
and Mrs. Winnie King of Bay
City; one brother, Roy
Shellhouse of San Antonio
and his stepmother, Mrs.
Eunice Shellhouse of San
Antonio.
Pallbearers will be Bill
Stephenson, J. E. Brown, R.
E. Talburt, A. L. Cowan,
Howard T. Stegall, J. I. Kifer
and G.T. Cosby.
THB CANTUNHERALu Services Held
207 East Tyler
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September 19
Funeral services for
STANBERRY REUNION
TO BE SEPTEMBER 26
The Stanberry Family
Reunion will be held at Starr
Baptist Church Sunday.
September 26. Sunday school
will start at 10 a.m. and Rev.
Homer Stanberry will bring
the message at 11 a.m.
Lunch will be at 12 noon,
and special singing will be
presented in the afternoon.
Everyone is invited to attend.
house was smoked damaged.
Sunday morning,
September 19, Mrs. Mary
Jane Baugh lost 55 round
bales of hay.
Outside State of T exas
1 year...................$5.50
Subscription rates into
oreign countries upon
equest.
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Mike
Farnsworth, James
Farnsworth, Ronald
Farnsworth, Norman
Farnsworth, Gordon Gowen,
and Ray McBlain.
73 Plymouth Satellite Custom 4-Door Sedan
Equipped with Air and Power..............$1,888 00
GIRLS URGED TO
Minyard has
announced that all parentssof
girls wishing to be in junior
level girl scouts shou (
their pamphlets to sc
call her at 567-6-’
September 28.
Legal Notice
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OFTEXAS
TO: Daniel C. Holloway and
wife Patsy Holloway
Defendant, ureeung:
YOU ARE HEREBY
COMMANDED to appear
Receipt books can be found
at The Canton Herald.
before the Honorable County
Court of Van Zandt County at
the Courhouse thereof, in
Canton, Texas, by filing a
written answer at or before 10
o’clock A.M. on the first
Monday next after the
expiration of forty two days
from the date of the issuance
of this citation, same being
the 18th day of October A.D.
1976, to Plaintiff’s Petition
filed in said court, on the 28th
day of June A.D. 1976, in this
cause, numbered 2747 on the
docket of said court and styled
First State Bank of Van,
Texas, Plaintiff, vs. Daniel C.
Holloway and wife Patsy
Holloway, Defendant.
A brief statement of the
nature or this suit is as
follows, to wit.
A suit on two promissory
notes signed by Defendants
payable to Plaintiff which
have not been fully paid as is
more fully shown by
Plaintiff’s Petition on file in
this suit.
If this citation is not served
within ninety days after the
date of its issuance, it shall be
returned unserved.
The officer executing this
writ shall promptly serve the
same according to
requirements of law, and the
mandates hereof, and make
due return as the law directs.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said court
at Canton, Texas, this the 30th
day of August A.D. 1976.
(SEAL)
Attest: Lester Slaton Clerk,
County Court
Van Zandt County, Texas.
Bv Nancy Young, Deputy.
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Plymouth, Dodge & Trucks /
1-20 Across from Country Club & Airport
canton Ph. 567-4Ph. 226-1473,
H. Farnsworth
Services Held
September 20
Funeral services for
Herschel L. Farnsworth, 85,
were held Monday,
September 20, at 2 p.m. at
Willow Springs Baptist
Church. Rev. L. A. Goodson
and Rev. Raymond Valentine
officiated.
Mr. Farnsworth was a
member of Willow Springs
Baptist Church and had lived
in Edgewood since 1949. He
had served in the U. S. Army
during WWI and was a
member of the Disabled
American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Mary Jane Farnsworth;
four sons, William T.
Farnsworth of Farmers
Branch, Robert L.
Farnsworth of Carrollton,
Jose Farnsworth of Dallas,
and Kenneth E. Farnsworth
of Dallas; four daughters,
Mrs. Alice Gowen of Omaha,
Arkansas, Mrs. Frances
Barber of Tyler, Mrs.
Dorothy McBlain of Dallas,
and Mrs. Jane Vermillion of
S ndavSc bool
Something very special took
place at Weekly Bible Study.
Mrs. Dollins, who has been
very faithful in coming to
teach every week, was
presented a large print Bible
by the residents. The
presentation was handled
beautifully by Mrs. Lena
Mullins.
Another shindig is in the
works. All of our volunteers
are very much appreciated,
and we at Town and Country
are planning ondoing
"something special" for each
and everyone of them in the
near future.
Mrs. Ora Noble is in the
hospital in Athens this week.
We wish her a speedy and
healthy recovery.
The Vick Sisters’ music and
songs were enjoyed as usual
this past Wednesday evening.
Town and Coutry residents
are busy making plans and
preparing craft items to sell
this month at First Monday.
To quote Mrs. Dollins,
“Some of the nicest people in
the world live at Town and
Country." We try to live by
the rule of striving to make
each day better at Town and
Country.
PEPSI, MOUNTAIN DEW, DIET PEPSI
4 32 oi btlei 96 piu, deposit
4 3,01 gti, 96 piu. deposit
Owned and published by
Mrs Thomas E. Campbell
and Glenn McNeill, Jr., and
entered in the post office in
Canton, Texas 75103 as second
class mail matter, published
weekly, under the Act of
March 3,1879.
Second class postage paid
at ( anion, Texas 75103.
A ny erroneous reflection
upon the character, standing
or reputation of any person or
firm or corporation which
may appeal in the columns of
this newspaper will be gladly
corrected upon being brought
to the attention of the
publisher.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In Van Zandt and Adjoining
Counties
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Canton Chrysler,
ry A AA, r Brand New Dodge D100 Pickup , Long, Wide Bed,
CAMTLE: All Factory Standard Equipment Plus More.
Stock #43065
This Week Only ‘343 Plus Tax, License and Transfer
EXCELLENT SELECTION OF USED CARS
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The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1976, newspaper, September 23, 1976; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1517405/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.