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CANTON HERALD,   June 23, 1949:

Saturday afternoon a lovely shower was given in the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.R. Keahey honoring Miss Julia Frances Loughmiller, whose marriage to S.E. Bering Jr., will take place in Houston, July 2. Miss Ethel Lively and Mrs. L.F. Sanders were co-hostesses. The home was beautifully decorated with spring flowers.

Miss Dorothy Funderburk presided at the bride's book, Miss Mary Beth Loughmiller at the gift book and Misses Sue Coleman, Phyllis Fugate and Jamie Loughmiller assisted at the punch bowl. Punch, dainty cheese sandwiches and cake squares were served as the guests came and departed. Mrs. Tom Prestridge entertained with several piano numbers.

May 26

North/South, first, Rosalyn Tullos and Tillie Reed; second, Wesley Archer and Jorn Jamieson; third, Yvonne Houston and Evelyn Schmidt.

East/West, first, Dee Gemmel and Marion Davis; second, Patricia Hargrave and Mary Peden; third, Jan Holcomb and Neva Davis.

June 2

North/South, first, Bonnie Burch and JoAnn Parten; second, Sue Ritschel and Yvonne Houston; third, Wesley Archer and Jorn Jamieson.

East/West, first, Ann Bennett and Barbara Bradford; second, Betty Wilkinson and Mary Priest; third, Jan Holcomb and Neva Davis.

Family Auto Credit provided Dan Catania a check for $500 as the proceeds from the company’s first “Semi-Annual Amazingly Stupendous Community Yard Sale.”

"We’re pleased by the response to our first community yard sale and the ability to present this check to the Veterans Memorial,” said Christopher Inman, managing partner of Family Auto Credit. “We hope that soon the total amount needed to complete and endow our impressive tribute to veterans is finally in the bank.”

Family Auto Credit opened its doors at Hwy. 64 and I-20 last fall, and has become an active member in the Canton and Van Zandt Community. The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial is one of the finest in the nation, Inman said, and its directors are seeking to complete the funding of a custom statue and an endowment for long-term maintenance.

The Women’s League of Canton held their monthly meeting May 12 at the Crawford House with the officers as hostesses for the evening.

President Donna Birdsong called the meeting to order and introduced Marcelyn Norrell to name our scholarship recipients for the 2015 Canton seniors.

Each year the Women’s League of Canton gives out three scholarships in memory of Sue Hilliard, Mallory Norrell and Burke Lewis. The recipients this year are: Kiley Connor – Sue Hilliard Scholarship; Travis Riffe – Mallory Norrell Scholarship; and Jacob Vogt – Burke Lewis Scholarship.

Each of these students wrote an essay and were hand picked by members of Women’s League, club members said.

Dinner was served by the hostesses, the collect was read and the meeting was adjourned.

Lion Judge Teresa Drum presented a certificate of appreciation to Brad Blakemore, publisher of Van Zandt Newspapers, at the May 27 meeting of the Canton Lions Club.  Blakemore talked about his life’s work with newspapers including “The Dallas Times Herald” and “The Dallas Morning News.” He also provided statistics about the readership of large and small papers, the changes in advertising and the effects of social media.

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Winners

First through third grade

First, Hutson Davis, Canton Elementary; second, Katie Thompson, Wills Point Intermediate; and third, Brianna Mott, Canton Elementary

Fourth through sixth grades

First, John Vogt, Canton Junior High; second, Ryann Goldberg, Wills Point Middle School; and third, Kasey Ashby, Wills Point Middle School

Seventh through eighth grades

First, Chris Lopez, Grand Saline Middle School; second, Brandon Holland,Grand Saline Middle School; and third, Levi Humprey, Grand Saline Middle School

Honorable Mention

Grand Saline

Allison Chaney, Dustin Harris, Jayton Tipps and Morgan Warzynski

Wills Point

Tyler Baker, Hunter Barber, Jade Crew; Ana Cruz, Winter Day, Taylor Dyess, Louis Griffith, Jaylin Howard, Dalton Huff, Mason Jacobs, Scott Land, Jorge Mireles, Katie Ryder and Emily Servin.

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