Election set Saturday Whitewright Democrats to vote
Whitewright Democrats will vote Saturday to nominate candidates for national, state, and county offices. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Firemans Hall with local helpers including Mrs. O L Jones Ina Wallance Mrs Opal Hughes and others. Top races include District 31 State representative and U S Senator with incumbents and challengers contesting the fields.
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Foremer
Don Heston
Ralph Yarborough
Lloyd Bentsen
Tom McKee
L.C. Russell
Denison
Davie Maye Jarrell
Dorothy Stroud
Beells
Grayson
Rainstorms Hit Whitewright Area With Heavy Rainfall
Whitewright endured a severe storm Saturday dumping 2 to 4 inches of rain, with local observer Noble Bennett recording 11/2 inches Thursday and 2 1/2 inches Saturday. Farmers say rainfall closer to 5 inches. The report notes an election oversight printing candidates for Representative District 32 who were blocked out and will not be counted.
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Whitewright
Ble Bennett
District 32
Summers Honored With Public Reception At City Hall
Friends of Mr and Mrs Russell R Summers hosted a public reception and open house Sunday to honor the retiring mayor and his wife. Summers served 20 years as Whitewright mayor and resigned as City Manager after Otto Krumm took office. About 120 guests attended at Tom Sears home. luggage was given as a gift and a horseshoe shaped cake signaled the occasion.
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Russell R. Summers
Summers
Whitewright
Otto Krumm
Suemmers
Tom Sears
Western Week kicks off with rodeo parade in Whitewright
Western Week begins in Whitewright with a 3:00 p.m. rodeo parade led by Woody Blanton from the First Baptist Church to downtown and by the Nursing Home. About 15 floats, some from Tom Bean, compete for prizes as F F A and F H A award ribbons.
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First Baptist Church
Woody Blanton
Tom Bean
Whitewright
F.F.A
F.H.A
Jane Biggerstaff
Kentuckytown
Ernie’s
Greenville
Dawson Memorial Arena
Don Huffman to Run in State Track Meet at Austin
Don Huffman of Whitewright qualified for the 60th Annual State Track and Field Meet in Austin after winning the 100 yard dash at the Regional Track Meet in Denton. He also earned runner up spots and top finishes in events across eight Class A meets with coach Clyde McMurry.
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Don Huffman
Austin
Don
North Texas State University
Denton
Decatur
Coppell
Nocona
Paris
Bonham
District
Edgewood
Whitewright
Clyde McMurry
Denison Concert Association seeks renewals for 1970 71 season
Mrs. Bryant leads renewal efforts as Denison Concert Association welcomes former Sherman members. Al Hirt opens the season October 15 with a return engagement, followed by the Bounding Basques on December 4 and The Sweeping Gaits in spring. Denison shares reciprocity with Greenville Durant and Paris. memberships are 10 dollars for adults and 5 for students.
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Whitewright
Denison
James Bryant
Katie Poole
Sherman
New Orleans
al Hirt
Hirt
Stoge
Greenville
Duke Ellington
Song Wrester
White House
Nixon
Roberta Peters
Durant
Paris
Green
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Sident
David Browns Sherman
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
Jones
Nage
Bill Dye
Ricky Ellison
Debbie Wortham
Bob Darwin
Mike Litetle
Janena Wilson
Donna Stapp
Janeice Summers
Steve Fortner
Jim Caraway
Snake
North Whitewright
Huffman
Mrs. Bryant
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