Millen's Vision for a Positive American Way of Life
A rhetorical column urges unity and optimism as the nation approaches its bicentennial. It calls for a proactive, productive democracy with a strong free enterprise system, condemns greed in business and labor, and advocates national pride, public works, and boosterism for every town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce For America
Republic
America
Washington, D. C
Paul Revere
Francis Scott Key
George Washington
Delaware
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Norman Vincent Peale
Dale Carnegie
Sinclair Lewis
Norman Thomas
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Bells City Ordinance Regulating Minors on Public Places
Bells Texas adopts Ordinance 105 curbing minor presence after 11 p m on streets and public places. It sets curfew 11 p m to 4 a m Sunday-Thursday and 12 30 a m to 4 a m Fri-Sat, requires parental supervision, bans public places from hosting minors after hours, outlines police procedures and penalties up to 200 dollars for both minors and guardians, and provides exemptions for supervised church school and club functions with advance police registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Bells
Texas
Bells
Police Department
A. D
A. L. Isom
Dairy Judging To State Meet For Bells FFA Team
Bells FFA dairy judging team placed sixth at the Area 5 meet in Commerce on April 18 among 63 teams. Members David Mortensen Mark Yowell and James Morrell led the effort with Mark Youree finishing tenth high individually among 189 entrants. The team advances to the state FFA Judging Contest at Texas A&M on April 26 marking their third straight state qualification. Ag teacher Jack Pritchard guides the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bells Ffa
Commerce
David Mortensen
Mark Yowell
James Morrell
Mark Youree
Texas A&m
College Station
Jack Pritchard
Bells
Scriptural Cake Recipe Echoes Everyday Cooking
A nostalgic piece contrasts old time kitchen labor with modern ready to heat foods and presents a religiously themed cake recipe using scripture citations. The text promotes scripture as instant nourishment and invites readers to explore biblical verses for blessings.
Weekend Visits From Area Residents List Local Hosts
The Old Twinper notes weekend visits by several locals and guests. Billy Baker and son of Austin visited W. H. Baker in the family home. Suzanne Cooper, OC C Oklahoma City, stayed with Bill Cooper’s family. Percy Darwin of Abilene visited her mother L H Darwin. Hayden Hamilton of Greenville called on Winnie Hamilton. Lillian Neathery stayed with aunt Florence Cato. G C Stateville visited Martin Worthington in Denison. Mrs Jack Goodwin of Sherman also visited with Earl Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Baker
Austin
W. H. Baker
Suzanne Cooper
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
Bill Cooper
Percy Darwin
Abilene
L. H. Darwin
Hayden Hamilton
Greenville
Winnie Hamilton
Lillian Neathery
Florence Cato
Farmersville
G. C. Stateville
Martin Worthington
Denison
Jack Goodwin
Sherman
Earl Lyons
Alberta Blanton
Dorothy Hamilton
James Lindsey
Irene Rector
Leonard
W. T. Nicholson
United States Bond and Mortgage Company
Whitewright
S. E. Jones
Nicholson
Willie Ross
William C. Diamond
Lubbock
Mary Lou Ross
Jones Q Adams
Royse City
W. T. Ross
Albert Vaughn
Albert Patridge
Whitewright Archive Highlights 1930s 1960s Local News
Whitewright topics span a spring 1930 obituary for Carl Grnder and honor rolls across eight through eleventh grades at Whitewright High School. The piece notes Lovell Andrews of Pilot Grove death, Chesley Ruthledge attending a Dallas cooking school, and Robert Cantrell joining the Houston Post Dispatch staff. It covers May Festival queen results, local weddings engagements, and residents earning recognitions in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Grnder Carl
Lee Cassetty
Whitewright High School
Willie Jane Cheney
Agnes Coffey
Luna Mae Garner
Sarah Janway
Pauline Magers
Dick Montgomery
Mary Jo Sears
Leora Short
Emma Claire Vestal
Nina Fae Grammer
Ouija Craig
Georgia Jones
James Lindsey
Lester Martin
Margaret Reeves
Homer Lee Sears
Lloyd Stowers
van Vestal
Helen Ray Waldrop
Velma Bennett
Willie Fae Brown
Margaret Coggins
Gradie Fae Coley
Johnnie V. Dossey
Wanda Grammer
Ouida Nell Harris
Una Mae Mangrum
Katherine Mathis
Beatrice Maynard
Allyne Medearis
Margaret Pierce
Eva Jane Skaggs
Manuel Alexander
Loleita Lucy Craig
Dorothy Hamilton
Clara Mae Truett
Estelle Binion
Mary Lou Blanks
Elizabeth Waggoner
Lovell Andrews
Pilot Grove
Pendergras Hospital
Leonard
Chesley Ruthledge
Chesley
White Kitchen
Dallas
Robert Cantrell
J. L. Cantrell
Houston Post Dispatch
Goose Creek
Houston
Sam Montgomery Jr
Texas Electric Company
Wichita Falls
S. H. Montgomery
Laura Jean Fleming
Margaret Sears
Mildred Sue White
Clyde Johnson
Johnnie V. Dorsey
Forage Finished Beef Growth Seen in South
At Texas A&M University Dr. C. S. Hoveland of Auburn University projected large scale forage finished beef in the southern United States. He cited seasonal forage distribution and pasture damage as challenges, and noted winter pastures can help but cause spring oversupply of slaughter animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
United States
C. S. Hoveland
Texas Animal Agriculture Conference
Texas A&m University
Hoveland
Auburn University
Belief Tied to Itching Hands Predicts Money or Mail
A superstition links a right hand itching to incoming money and a left hand itch to receiving a letter. The belief reflects common folk whispers about fortune and correspondence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Millen's
Ther
Congress
Patrick Henry
Harry Truman
Oval Office
Franklin D Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Gulf of Mexico
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Bells City
Buster
Brother Bob
the Sun Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Grayson
Fannin
Whitewright Sun
Alsoc
Larry Franklin
Louis Franklin
Brazos Merchants Association
Brazos
Mineral Wells
Jimmy Burchfield
Sgt
Burchfield
Vietnam
Paul Spence
Whitewright Northeast Texas Telephone Company
Continental Telephone System
Ruth Ann Garner
Ronnie Dean Eisner
Henry Maurice Garner
Angleton
Anita Sue Gentry
Baylor University
Baylor
H. M. Gentry
Willie Wright
Tiger
Texas Football Magazine
J. P. Cave
Ida
Upper Elm
Earl Blanton
Becky
Larry Cain
Frank Homan
C. J. Meador
Tom Bean Culture Club
E. H. Gant
Noble Page
Peggy of
W. R. Tabor
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
New National Flood Insurance
Whitewright Insurance Agency
Paula Collins
Whitewright, Texas
King Size Wallet
Grandpa
Grandma
Shugart
Walker Pharmacy
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