Fire destroys rental home in Whitewright windy blaze
At 1 45 p m on Wednesday November 25 1970 two fire trucks and several volunteers battled a wind driven fire in a northeast Whitewright area rental home owned by Homer Sears. The dwelling occupied by Mr and Mrs Arthur Ballard was completely destroyed with all contents lost. Fire started inside the house and was fanned by strong southerly gusts. The home was unoccupied and a nearby pasture was spared from spread. A precautionary fire truck remained on scene.
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Whitewright
Arthur Ballard
Carl’s Tasty Sausage Company
Ballard
Accident on US 69 Near Bells Reported
An accident last Wednesday on US 69 near Bells sent Mrs Cogman Coffman of Leonard to Sherman Commune ity Hospital with a shattered windshield gash and swelling. Her husband Leon Coffman and Mrs Davis were passengers. About $800 damage to Coffman s 1962 Chevy and McCurdy s 69 Ford. Patrolmen Roy Gilyon and Y Q Tillery investigated.
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Bells
Sherman Communeity Hospital
Leon Coffeman
Leonard
U.S. 69
Bill McCurdy
Ambrose
Davis
Coffman
Mullican Little
McCurdy
Roy Gilyon
Y. Q. Tillery
Santa Claus Arrives in Whitewright for Christmas Visits
Santa will listen to children's wishes at the Community Cable TV office in downtown Whitewright on the first three Saturdays in December and Christmas Eve. He will also appear in the Christmas Parade and hand out candy.
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Santa Claus
Whitewright
Santa
Cable T.V
Whiteswright
Six Year Old Deann Sears Hits by Car in Bells
Deann Sears, six, daughter of Mrs Sharon Sears of Bells, was released from Wilson N Jones Hospital after an accident Sunday when she ran in front of a car reportedly driven by Steve Seltz. She sustained a broken bone in an upper shoulder, back cuts from parking lights, and a head bruise. She is in good condition.
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Deann Sears
Sharon Sears
Bells
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Deann
Steve Seltz
First Greade
Whitewright Annual Xmas Program Prizes Drawn Weekly
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce sponsors a December Christmas program with four separate Saturday drawings and one on Christmas Eve. Tickets, sold by local merchants, are destroyed after each drawing. Six prizes per drawing: 20, 10, and four x 5 dollars. Participants must be present at the drawing in front of the downtown picture show.
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Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
Chameber of Commerce
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Homer Sears. Black
John Biggerstaff
First Methodist Church
Sam Montgomery
Whiterock Comemon
Whitewright Independent Schol
Judge Tribble
Les Tribble
Texas
Wichita Falls
Tribble
Bank Report
First National Bank of Whitewright
John Bryant
Wheitewright
Robert Sale
Bill Dyer
Dick Walker
American Legion
Perrin Afb
Bruce Purdom
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