Weather and taxes in the mill: a rural update
A column reflecting on hot spells rain and harvests, noting above average wheat and plentiful rain, with jokes about weather forecasting, speeding drivers, haying at Miller Acres, and the decision against higher subscription rates as prices hold. Concludes with a gripe about taxes and the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostle Paul
L&l
Weather Bureau
J. L. Cline
Love Field
Collin County
Courier- Gazette
Dolly
Jim Burl
Miller Acres
Grayson-Collin
Dr. Krick
World of Franklin and Jefferson exhibit tours Europe
The ARBA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art present The World of Franklin and Jefferson created by Charles and Ray Eames. It spans 1706 to 1826, touring Paris where 50 000+ attended. It opens in Warsaw May 17 and will reach New York March 1 to May 1976 before Chicago and Los Angeles venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Warsaw
Poland
Grand Palais
Reynaud Arnould
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Art Institute of Chicago
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Whitewright Almanac recalls 1920s Pierre duos activity
Fifty five years ago notices list Miss Dale McGaughey joining Hudson Davis and Co, Roy Benson selling farm land for 240 an acre to Joe Coggins, William Fleming contracting a 20000 brick residence, Dayton Yates moving to Dallas, and R S Morehead leasing the Truett building to run a drive in filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Sun
Dale McGaughey
Hudson Davis and Co
Meta Lewis
Slaton
Charley Lewis
Roy Benson
Joe Coggins
William Fleming
Whitewright
Sherman
South Travis Street
Dayton Yates
Dallas
R. S. Morehead
Truett
Andy Rouse
Mahurin
John E. Webster
Maggie Montgomery
Vick Morgan
Robert Bow
J.L. Bow
Robert Long Bow
Lucian Andrews
Cleveland
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
The Mayor Reflects On Library Service And Local Finances
The mayor salutes Whitewright librarians for volunteer service and notes debate over federal grants. He discusses taxes and local spending, then mentions the First Medal of the Bob Wills Series on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame, highlighting its Bob Wills connection and fundraising aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wills
Hall County
Texas
Country Music Hall of Fame
Nashville
Tennessee
Hall of Fame
Memphis, Texas
Diana Johnson
Tarkey
Sherman Lady Pulls in Powder Puff Tractor Class
Lynda Deckard, a 5 foot 1 inch farmer and educator turned driver, is a top female stock tractor puller in the Southwest. She competes in the Powder Puff Class at Gainesville and other fairs, driving a specially equipped tractor amid a community of family and church involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Gainesville
Cooke County Fair
H.p. Massey
Deckard
Lynda
Elk City
Durant
Vernon
Sadler
Sherman
Deckrd
Gene
Cooke County Fairground
Brothers Boba Blade and Changing World Reflections
A reader voice laments a world perceived as more violent and disrespectful. The piece contends media and life trends glorify destruction while people seek excitement through harm, noting a shift from fellowship to conflict and loss of mutual respect.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mitter
Europe
John Vestal
Gafford
East Whitewright
Pilot Grove
F. W. Smith
W. C Cantrell
Archie Gee
Gladys
Rozelle Cavaness
Dorothy Tapscott
Margaret Boone
Sue Stephens
Susie Noe
Margaret McMurry
Kate Fulton
Isabelle Noe
Sallye Hamilton
Mae Hall
Gertrude Schooling
Kirkpatrick
Colored School
Joe Cooper
Randolph
Jim Hall
Ethel Hubert
Savoy
Ector
Kate Smith
Cora Mae Thornton
Austin College
Inez Ray
Elizabeth Waggoner
J. H. Hopper
Planters Gin Co
Palace Theatre
Isabelle Craig
Dorothy LaRoe
Pauline
Katherine Mitchell
Nora Bryant
Lula Lee
Emma Claire Vestal
Dorothy Nicholson
Ruth Melugin
Aline Pennington
Anna Lee Yowell
Gladys Gosnell
Mary Jo
Edith Mae Sears
Joan Everheart
Elizabeth Ireland
Fern Russell
Jack Barbee
Mt. Pleasant
T. H. Sears
Sears
Billie Earl Montgomery
Troy Lee Ford
Iowa
U. S
Phil Pastoret
Gwendolyn
Brothers Boba Blade
Christ
Community Public Service Company
Your Electric Light & Power Company
P.O
the Sun Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Grayson
Fannin
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