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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
1
Whitewright's Hurricane Creek Country Club opens nine additional holes to spread weekend and holiday play. Golf pro Luke Adams reports permanent greens and improved fairways with contour mowing, a new pond near thirteen, and stronger greens on sixteen to eighteen.
Superintendent S T Montgomery releases the 1970-71 faculty list. Elementary grades include Bennett Blanton Gilbert Johnson Hodge Rogers May Bunch Pierce Hughes Langford Little Capps with roles noted. High school staff lists Harper Mays Keene Snider Rogers Hodge Taylor Sessom Johnson Edgington among others.
Superintendent S T Montgomery announces Charles R Sissom as head football coach for the 1970 season. Sissom from Sulphur Springs brings a strong athletic and educational background with degrees from East Texas State and Austin College, plus coaching and administrative experience in Sulphur Springs Winnsboro and district programs. He is married with one child and has a history of varsity play and leadership.
Twenty eight members traveled to Ada Oklahoma on Saturday to ride in the Ada Rodeo at the Ken Lance Arena. Some members stayed overnight and returned Sunday. About 15 rodeo fans from Whitewright attended. Miss Lou Lane McVarley was the riding club’s sweetheart. President Bill Dyer announced a regular meeting to be held tonight.
The Whiterock community voted 15 to 11 against consolidation joining Tom Bean. Tom Bean approved the merger 58 to 3, though both districts must approve for consolidation to take effect, says Superintendent Tim Kelly.
Obie Rutledge Jr son of Mr and Mrs Obie Rutledge has been hired by the Bells School System as the Elementary School principal He will replace Joe Mays who is leaving to private business Rutledge 32 is a Whitewright High School graduate attended Texas Tech and East Texas State University with BA and MA in agriculture and science and is pursuing a PhD He has 11 years teaching in Plainview and Denison Mrs Rutledge is Frances Russell of Sedalia They plan to move to Bells soon.
Kathy Anderson 16 of Savoy was killed when the family car driven by her mother Dolores Anderson overturned on Farm Road 1897 north of Bells near Ambrose. Five other family members escaped injury. Kathy was riding in the front right seat and was thrown through the windshield after the driver tried to avoid an oncoming vehicle. She died at Madonna hospital.
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