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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1970
Page
1
City officials in Whitewright voted at a special meeting to hire a full time uniformed policeman and to survey neighboring towns on police needs. The session also authorized ads for cleanup of two former dumping sites and set May 12 as the next meeting date.
Clyde McMurray, Whitewright High School athletic director for three years, is appointed head football coach at Memphis District 2A near Amarillo effective immediately. He will join five Memphis coaches and reports to duties next week. His Whitewright record over three seasons stands 25 4 L.
Eddie Meador of the Los Angeles Rams and Jimmy Thomas of the San Francisco 49ers will speak at a rally for Lifetime Security Life Insurance employees in Denison. The meeting is open to all contract holders and stockholders and starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Denison Hotel Ballroom.
The Wolfe City Riding Club schedules May 12 and 13 for the Eighth Annual Junior Rodeo to start at 8:30 p.m. each evening. The event, the oldest in northeast Texas, will be held at the rodeo arena one mile east of town. Bethel Henslee, general chairman, says the stock will be the best ever.
Three Whitewright employees of Community Public Service Company were honored with service awards at the Northeast Division Employee Conference Friday at the Holiday Inn in Sherman. Herman Philley received CPS stock for 35 years, Ethel White earned a 5-year award, and Bobby Joe Edgington received a 10-year award. CPS division manager Clint Hennig led the presentations during a testimonial dinner for retiring Leonard office manager Houston Hurst.
Western Week runs April 27 to May 1 in Whitewright with a parade a trail ride a barbecue and a rodeo. The rodeo includes barrel racing wild cow milking cow dressing bull riding scoop race and rescue racing starting at 8 p.m. on Friday features western attire judging a King and Queen pageant and a Friday night variety show. Grayson County Commissioners Court hired Willard Yeoung as a Whitewright janitor at $300 monthly.
More than 200 leading Texas sorghum growers honored by Northrup King & Co with Trainload and Carlond Grower awards. Lee Penny won the Trainload Sorghum Grower for over five giant carloads from NK222 plantings. other winners include the Patridges Beazleys and Wilkinson. Ceremony at Continental Inn Richardson.
The Texas Association of Future Homemakers of America meets April 24 1970 in Austin under theme Our World To Know To Care To Do More than 5000 members and 76 000 statewide support staff are expected. Nancy Williams Mary Lynn England and Annette Snider attend from Whitewright. Dr Jane Vincent UT Austin will keynote on State Degrees of Achievement. A State Chorus led by Bill Young performs. Ten new state officers are installed and Sharon Smith hands over leadership.
Texas Ranger Louis Rigler told Rotarians crime is higher than ever and the nation faces perilous times with bomb scares and riots. He warned of a movement to topple the country, urged stronger law enforcement powers, and cited narcotics as driving rising crime rates. He was joined by Sheriff Woody Blanton and Rotary President Joe Cureton.
Students Jane Biggerstaff and Tim Lancaster won first place in the Informative Speaking Inter scholastic League Contest held at Grayson College on Thursday April 6. The sophomores qualify as regional entries for the 6 A Regional Interscholastic League Conference at North Texas State University in Denton. The contest starts at 12 30 p m in room 188.
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