Community News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Reports detail hospital stay of Roscoe Gillett after July 26 surgery in Sherman and a string of weekend visits across Texas. Baby girl born Aug 3 to Sherman couple Harold and wife. Rotary Club tour of the new high school and gym. 4-H member Rozena Alexander shines in Fort Worth dress revue. Anther Hudgins injured by falling electric wire in Denver construction site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Gillett
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Rozena Alexander
Seminary Hill
Fort Worth
Alton Nicholas
Melissa
C. Alexander
Carrie Cowart
Dee Anna Alexander
A. A. Hudgins
Anther Hudgins
Denver
Colo
Anther
Engineering Constructors, Inc
Tex as Rodeo in Huntsville October Gathers Star Cast
A star studded Texas Prison Rodeo returns in October at Huntsville with weekly Sunday shows headlined by Texas personalities Ernie Ford Dizzy Dean Roger Miller Brenda Lee and Jimmy Dean. Two hour rodeo program features top rodeo riders and stock. Reserved seats priced 2.40 3.75 4.40 and 4.95 and may be ordered from the Rodeo Ticket Office Huntsville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunstville
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Texas Board of Corrections
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Dizzy Dean
Roger Miller
Brenda Lee
Jimmy Dean
Rodeo
Huntsville
Texas
Whitewright and area notes from 1920 and 1930
Readable items include appointments and births in Whitewright and nearby areas. Highlights: J. T. McMillin named Commissioner of Insurance and Banking by Governor Hobby. a Dallas birth to Ben Roberts. Edna Stateville hired as bookkeeper. first cotton bale sold to W. L. White for 27.42 cents per pound. Booher store sale. a marriage between Elmo Savage and Lillie Jenkins. Mildred Browning’s death. J. F. Lilley buys residence. engagement of H. Sherrett’s daughter to Leon Davidson. and 1930 notes on cotton, Chamber of Commerce, construction contracts, showers, and camp attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. McMillin
Whitewright
Hobby
Ben Roberts
Dallas
Ben
Edna Stateville
Manning & Clark Hardware
John Booher
W. L. White
W.G. Booher
Orangeville
Albert Vestal
Elmo Savage
Lillie Jenkins
Medlintown
Mildred Browning
J. F. Lilley
J. M. Carter
West Spruce Street
H. Sherrett
Portland
Oregon
Leon Davidson
Smith Fitch Rites Here August 7
The marriage of Miss Julie Smith of Farmington Missouri to Lloyd J Fitch Jr of Kingsville Texas will be at First Baptist Church in Whitewright at 5 30 p m on Saturday August 7 Miss Smith is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hasca B Smith of Farmington She graduated Farmington Senior High School 1963 and earned an associate degree from Flat River Junior College Mr Fitch is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hale Fitch Sr of Kingsville He graduated H M King High School Kingsville and studied psychology at Texas A I College They are grandchildren of Mrs John E Smith and the late Mr Smith of Whitewright Honor attendants include Mrs Thomas L Sutton of Louisville Kentucky and Robert A Fitch of Kingsville After the wedding the couple will live in Farmington where Mr Fitch works for a finance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Smith
Farmington
Lloyd J. Fitch Jr
Kingsville
Texas
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
Miss Smith
Hasca B. Smith
Flat River Junior College
Fitch
Lloyd Hale Fitch Sr
H. M. King High School
Texas A & I College
Mr. Fitch
John E. Smith
Mr. Smith
Thomas L. Sutton
Louisville
Robert A. Fitch
Man Hollows Net Finds Airplane Engine at Sea
Scituate Massachusetts Daniel Arn, a Marshfield resident, hauled in heavy nets six miles offshore and found an airplane engine instead of fish. The discovery marks an unusual maritime catch and raises questions about how the engine came to be at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scituate
Mass
Daniel Arnold
Marshfield
Wet first half of 1965 floods Dutch cities and crops
The Netherlands records 23 percent more rainfall in January through June 1965, according to the Meteorological Bureau. Rain boosted cinema and museum attendance but damaged crops, driving up vegetable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Last Tasmanian native dies in 1876
The final Tasmanian Aboriginal person passed away in 1876, roughly a century after European discovery of the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
McCasland Bunch Rites Read Friday
Miss Glynn Gayle McCasland and Mr. Danny Lee Bunch wed Friday at 8 p m in a double ring ceremony at First Baptist Church Rev Dale Gore officiated Gates of Whitewright and Bells area residents attended The bride wore a gown given in marriage by her father with Cynthia McCasland maid of honor and Sandra McCasland Mrs Rose Ann Mor involved in the wedding party
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glynn Gayle McCasland
Danny Lee Bunch
Dale Gore
First Baptist Church
G. B. McCasland Jr
Whitewright
W.L. Bunch
Sharon White
Ray Roberts selects new top aide in congressional staff
Attorney Robert Parker will succeed Gaylord Armstrong as top aide to Representative Ray Roberts. Armstrong leaves to pursue a masters thesis and law studies at the University of Texas while aiding Roberts campaign in the merged Third and Fourth districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Parker
Gaylord Armstrong
Waco
Ray Roberts
Armstrong
University of Texas
Tyler
Roberts
Congress
Marriage Guests and Attendants Listed at Whitewright Union
Ris, sister of the bridegroom, registered the guests. Larry Garner served as best man. Ushers were Joe Morris, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and Ray Bunch, brother of the bridegroom. Both Mr and Mrs Bunch are graduates of Whitewright High School, class of 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ris
Larry Garner
Joe Morris
Ray Bunch
Mrs. Bunch
Whitewright High School
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Bill Tabor
Seattle
James Cobb
W. R. Tabor
Harold Holcomb
R. V. Holcomb
Louis Franklin
Whitewright Route 1
Joe Cook
Alvin
Fred Cook Sr
Floyd Bassett
John Pettijohn
Debbie
Charles Herrera
Kenneth
Captain Herrera
North Carolina
Norman, Ok
University of Oklahoma
Herrera
Beverly Bassett
Wallace Reeves
Pasadena
Grover C
Maurice Curfman
Jack, Mark and
Rebecca
Weatherford
Frank A. Smith
Grace Roberts
Mrs
Billy Roberts
Honey Grove
Jerry Jones
College Station
Royce Jones
Paul E. Geers
Lucian Vestal
Rolla Vestal
Tulsa
Okla
Sunray DX Oil Company
J. B. House
Memphis
Tenn
T. L. Cowart
O. G. Alexander
J. W. Press
Blue Ridge
Dick Walker
Rotary Club
Linda Theatre
Whitewright, Texas
Swingers
Death
Jerry Marcus
The
Travelers Safety Service
Fedewk da
Wit Ineunana Coy
Julian Sloan
Chamber of Commerce
Sloan
Percy Darwin
South Bend Street
Owen Hull
Velma Cates
Opal Cates
Eugene Hughes
Camp Grayson
Dick Montgomery
N. B. Nicholson
Joe Thomas Meador
Guy Hamilton Jr
Methodist
Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Robert Cantrell
Bonham Daily
Clyde Whitworth
Floy Lemon
Savoy
John Gibson Sloan
J. R. Murphy
M. L. Williams
Porters
C. E. Ayres
Myra Nell Vestal
Stanley
J. Schultz
Wet
Ethel
P. S
Dawson Propane Whitewright
Mullican
Little Funeral Home
U. S. Highway 82
Bells and
Tex
Insurance & Real Estate
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Lokey Edwards
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