Back to the Farm and the Texas Migration Tide
Grayson County residents recall a cycle of leaving for city jobs then returning to farm life. Young men chased Ford, Gamble, TI, and Dr Pepper wages of six dollars a day, built homes near Dallas, and later faced layoffs before deciding to move back to rural roots. The piece blends nostalgia with economic change and community memory.
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Grayson County
Big D
Ford Motor
East Grand Plant
Proctor & Gamble
Dallas Railway
Dr. Pepper
Henry Ford
Dallas
Ford
Texas Instruments
FFA Log Lake Tne Whitewright Exhibits at Texoma Show
The Texoma Livestock Show April 2 3 4 1975 saw Whitewright and Log Lake members show livestock led by Charles Judd and Gary Tillett with Champion Duroc gilts and other breed gilts. Mike Flowers earned third place with a Duroc gilt. A red ribbon Duroc gilt was noted.
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Tne Whitewright
FFA
Texoma
Local Livestock Winners and Bankers Attend Convention
Ricky Jones showcased results with blue ribbon Duroc gilt shown by Mark Neathery and a white ribbon Duroc barrow for Robert Mathis. Bart Bodine earned a red ribbon with another breed barrow. Kyle Sothe discusses retiring to a 75 acre Grayson/Van Zandt area, and bankers Carl Edwards Lucille Throston D A Weckworth attend the Independent Bankers Convention in Las Vegas.
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Ricky Jones
Mark Neathery
Robert Mathis
Barrow
Bart Bodine
Kyle
Sothe
The
Sticks
Grayson
van Zandt
P&g
Independent Bankers Convention
Las Vegas
Nev
Carl H. Edwards
First National Bank
Tom Bean
Edwards Chevrolet, Inc
Lucille Throston
Whitewright
Texas
D. A. Weckworth
National Bank of Texas At
Fort Worth
John Tower
Texas Agricultural Bankers
Mr. Weckworth
Rick Giles
Randy
G & W. Ford and
Monsanto Agricultural Center
Farley Grain Co
Lonnie McCartney
Whitewright By-Products
Carl McFatridge
Community Public Service
Alan Layman
Holloway Farm Supply
Carl
Jeff Wortham
O. K. Feed Mill
Kevin Bandy
Bonham Stockyards
Gary Wortham
James Smith
Edward's Chevrolet Co
Jimmy Turner
Durant Stockyards
Ronald Turner
First National Bank of Whitewright
David Spann
W. H. Summers
Jayne Harper
Mari McFatridge
Mark Woodruff
Fishing Christ Message Boosts Teens For Christ Club
Miss Ann Bryan of Martin Memorial Church urges daily Christian outreach through teen volunteers known as Teens for Christ. The piece links faith with personal witness and describes a pin and bait analogy for sharing the gospel, then reports livestock show results and a forthcoming Annual Buyers Barbecue hosted by the Whitewright FFA.
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Ann Bryan
Martin Memorial Church
Detroit
God
Miss Bryan
Town Notes Show Low Turnout in Clerk Election
In Whitewright in 1955 only 48 voters cast ballots for city clerk as two incumbent commissioners Jack Meador and Charlie Ayres faced no opposition. The column also lists local activities from baseball rosters to social visits, a joke about an elderly hillbilly, a big bass catch, engagements, property moves, a beauty license trip, a tornado scare, and social scene details from a school program and a wedding in Paris.
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Whitewright Sun
Jack Meador
Charlie Ayres
J. W. Burchfield
Bobby Burchfield
Pete Burchfield
James Dixon
Lewis Clem
Jack Hayes
James Bennett
Connie Andrew
Travis Sanderson
Ralph Hughes
Jack Bartley
Frank
Allen T. Short
Burns Run
City Cafe
Ned Ayres
Highway 69
Mr. Ayres
Sun
Floyd Bassett
Roy Taylor
Ann Hunter
Mary Lewis
Whitewright Mayoral Victory Thanks Voters
Dick Walker thanks supporters and acknowledges opponents in a city election, pledging to serve Whitewright loyally and work to make the city a better place to live.
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Whitewright
Bullock proposes weekly column on state money matters
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock offers a weekly column to inform taxpayers about state finances. He thanks newspapers for reporting on improvements and progress during his time in office and invites feedback on the proposed column.
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Texas
Bob Bullock
Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Oscar Odd McIntyre
Indiana
Cannon
Pilot Grove
Mantua
LaRue
New Birmingham
Rusk
Cherokee County
van Alstyne
Anna
FFA Log Lake
Bankers
Kyle Rogers
Duroc
Charles Judd
Brother Bob
Bob Bryan
Rogers
Continental Telephone Co
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Pettit’s Grocery and Meadows, Inc
Randy Pittman
Allan Layman
Whitewright Ffa
Gary Tillett
Randy Pitt
Aline Neal
June
Barbara Hasty
Connie Williams
Johnnie Harper
Margaret Williams
Kentuckytown
Margaret England
Bubbles Ford
Faustine Spangler
Donald Hudgins
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Robert Lee Bonham
William Janway
Ray Mooneyham
Mary Phillips
C. B. Marlowe
Canaan
Wilma Janway
Paris
Janis Horton
Henrietta
Margaret Ann Burnham
Sue Garner
Harry Watson
Nancy Garland
Katie Kincaid
Jimmy Lou McCorstin
Lonnie Dee Martin
Joe Truett
Vestal
Jimmie Watkins
Dick Walker
Sun Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Yson
Fannin
Narvin Alexander
Commission On Population Growth
First National Bank of
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