Grumpy Old Man Reflects on Inflation and Past Hardship
An elderly cranks on inflation recounts frugal days before electricity and modern appliances. He recalls sow belly bacon 7 cents a pound and 19 pounds sugar for 1 dollar, then contrasts with today’s energy use and wealth. Texas peach crop damage noted by Agriculture Commissioner White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Pop
LaRue
Allen Palmer
W. T. Langham
Delco
Sears Roebuck
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Tommy Knight
Athens
Worsham Seeks Whitewright School Board Seat
Doyce Worsham and his wife Robbie live in Whitewright with two children, Jim and Jan. A former Whitewright High School student, he has worked nineteen years at Carl's Tasty Sausage and served as plant supervisor for fifteen. He is active in the Methodist Church and civic groups, including being president of the Whitewright Lions Club for four years. He asks for votes in the upcoming school board election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyce Worsham
Robbie
Whitewright
Jim
Whitewright High School
Jan
Doyce
Carl
Methodist Church
United Fund Drive
Calling for reader thoughts on faith in modern America
A letter from Lester Short reflects on whether the nation remains guided by Christian principles. He cites biblical warnings, notes that few Americans profess Christianity, and urges readers to bring Christ into daily life while inviting replies to the Sun. He also shares a 1924 1925 Whitewright graduates list and memories from 50 years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Satan
United States
United Nations
U. S
Germany
Japan
Italy
God
Christ Jesus
Bob
Bro
the Sun
Whitewright
Martha Bow
Buster Anderson
Foy Bow
John Alton May
Gay Hollingsworth
J. B. Riley
Mattie Doss
J. B. Phillips
Beatrice Bennett
Harold Key
Katherine Montgomery
Overton Stateville
Garnett Nichols
Jack Ever
Mabel Rector
Mary Lou Ross
Pascal Ross
Lucille LaRoe
Lester Short
Theresa Everheart
Clyde Jones
Verma Mangrum
France Phillips
Maurine May
Loren Mangrum
Eula Ferrill
Robert Cantrell
Mildred Chambers
Lowell Blanton
Sue McConnell
Winnie Bell Carter
Robert Everheart
Lola Myrick
Hazel McClain
Marvin Wrenn
Down Memory Lane
Open Letter Urges Action on Equal Rights Amendment
A Whitewright Texas reader publishes an open letter urging local women to write to Representative Ben Munson and vote to rescind Texas ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The note emphasizes civic voice and the impact on women's futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman
Pettit's
Mrs
David C. DeFratus
West Elm Street
Whitewright, Tx
Ben Munson
Austin
Whitewright News in Review Five Years Past Highlights
Community Public Service hires Danny Berend from Pilot Point as a Whitewright sales rep after North Texas State University and Army service. Teachers rehired for 1970 71 include Audra Bennett and many others. Easter Seal drive in Whitewright raises about 300 dollars with Beta volunteers led by Mrs. Maddux. Whitewright volleyball becomes district I6A champions. Victoria Burleson and John Dobson wed at United Methodist Church. Coast Guard Seaman Robert L. Holleman completes Deep Freeze 70 at McMurdo Station aboard Burton Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Public Service
Whitewright
Danny Berend
Pilot Point
Danny
North Texas State University
US Army
Goodyear
Farmers Branch
Mary
Kimberly
Audra Bennett
al Eva Blanton
Betty Gilbert
Janis Johnson
Bertis Hodge
Cynthia Rogers
Pebble May
Edna Earle Bunch
Barbara Hughes
Jerry Langford
Clint Little
Leta Harper
Norma Mays
Patricia Camper
Jack Rogers
Howard Hodge
Annette Snider
R. D. Maddux
Jane Biggerstaff
Susie Bow
Phyllis Earnheart
Pam Edington
Janis Hennig
Kathy Jarvis
Glenna McCollum
Sandra McKinney
Karen Smith
Nancy Stanford
Nancy
Joe Mays
Clyde McMurray
The
Athletic Journal
Illinois
United Methodist Church
Victoria Elizabeth Burleson
John David Dobson
Coast Guard
Robert L. Holleman
L. C., Holeman
Rt. 1
McMurdo Station
Antarctica
US Coast Guard
Burton Island
Four Left for School Board Seats in Whitewright
The Whitewright Sun lists candidates for the school board W L Mangrum H G Webster J H Waggoner G C Stateville and Roscoe Pace with holdovers F E Douglas J R Pennington R A Gillett B B Hall. City news notes include Wolfe City beating Whitewright 6 3 and mayor F M Echols entering his fifteenth year in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Mangrum
H. G. Webster
J. H. Waggoner
G. C. Stateville
Roscoe Pace
F. E. Douglas
J. R. Pennington
R. A. Gillett
B. B. Hall
Wolfe City
Whitewright High School Tigers
Whitewright
Yowell
Pritchett
Montgomery
DeBerry
Barbee
F. M. Echols
Grayson County
Sherman
Dorothy Juan Gillet
Monthly sales tax rebates to begin April 15
Comptroller Bob Bullock announced that the city one percent sales tax rebates will switch from a quarterly to a monthly system starting April 15. About 800 towns and cities will receive payments totaling over 200 million dollars yearly, with checks issued mid month and varying due to merchant tax patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bullock
U.S. Postal Service
Bullock
Franklin
A Good Listener Knows More After Time
A reflective line notes that attentive listening builds knowledge over time, suggesting patience and observation deepen understanding as relationships mature. The quote emphasizes value in quiet attention and the gradual accrual of insight.
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Amos 'N Andy
Eddie Cantor
Atwater Kent
Review
Langham’s
T&no
America
Texas
Hill Country
John C. White
Ailler
Qwillenvice
First National Bank of
P.O. Box
Sun Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Grayson
Fannin
Whitewright Sun
Bob Bryan
Whitewright, Texas
Paar
Vuuu
Greenville
Florence Wilson
Denton
J. W. Wilson
Walter Jenkins
First Baptist Church
Ihose
Andrew Allen
W. T. Simmons
Myrtle Badgett
Maggie Horton
W. F. Fields
Betty Currin
S. T., Montgomery
W. C. Wood
Carl May
P.O
Midland
Reece Electric
Bonham, Texas
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