Christmas Library Picks At Whitewright Sun Dec 9 1976
The Whitewright Sun lists holiday books in a year end library review. Titles include Gift of Christmas Memories of 42 International Christmases and The Light of Christmas with selections by 62 writers. Also featured are Christmas Customs Around the World Pearl S Bucks Book of Christmas Card Magic Make Your Own Gifts A Christmas Carol and The Birds Christmas Carol for younger readers highlighting festive gifts wrapping and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Scovel
Scovel
Frances Bretano
Herbert H. Warnecke
Pearl S. Bucks
Buck
Margaret Perry
Jutta Lammer
Charles Dickens
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Carol
Ruggles
Senior Rick Rice Named Spotlight at Whitewright High
Ricky A. Rice the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Rice is featured in this weeks Senior Spotlight. Born October 24 1958 in Whitewright he has lived there all his life and attended Whitewright schools for 12 years. He played football baseball basketball and track and earned honors including All District running back and most valuable defensive back. He plans to play college baseball and enjoys friends parties and a love of sports and athletics.
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Ricky A. Rice
Raymond Rice
Ricky
Whitewright
Tiger Club
Student Advisory
FFA
Rick
Rufus
Ricks
Wild Son Father Fowl Joke and Proverb Exchange
Dialogue hints at humor with a plan to keep fowls and a joke about owls. Viola asks about free speech, while Percy weighs speech against strength. A Czech proverb about language and soul closes the fragment.
Whitewright Tigers Basketball Opens Season With Wins
Whitewright Tigers, after a defeat by Muenster, practiced two days then beat Colbert Oklahoma 66 64 in opening game. Two days later they triumphed 80 44 over Whitesboro in Whitesboro tournament, energizing local fans for the season.
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Whitewright
Tigers
Whitewright Tiger
Muenster
Colbert
Okla
Whitesboro
Tiger
Trivia questions about historical figures and facts
A collection of questions asks when Byrd reached the South Pole who first proved the earth is round where the National Library of Medicine is what the Marshall Plan was when the first heart transplant occurred the year Edward VIII abdicated and where the Aviation Hall of Fame stands plus who invented the passenger elevator and the northernmost U S university what is Georgia’s motto followed by a jumble of garbled text and numbers
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Adm. Byrd
South Pole
National Library of Medicine
Edward VIII
Aviation Hall of Fame
U.S
Georgia
City of firsts quiz prompts landmark shots
The piece lists a string of historic firsts tied to a single city: hosting the 1856 Republican convention at Lafayette Hall, 1903 World Series game at Exposition Park, Hussey’s tinplate mill, Kelly’s steelmaking, Salk’s polio vaccine, 1958 atomic lighting from Shippingport, and the Point Park fountain opened in 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Hall
Exposition Park
Boston Red Sox
C.G. Hussey
America
William Kelly
Jonas Salk
Shippingport
Point Park
Cheri Floyd Named CO-ED Correspondent
Cheri Floyd age 15 was named CO-ED Correspondent for the 1976 77 school year announced by Miss Annette Snider home economics teacher at Whitewright High School Cheri is a sophomore selected for leadership and enthusiasm for home economics and will serve as junior adviser to CO ED editors She will report school activities to CO ED editors nationwide and Canadian readers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri Floyd
Annette Snider
Cheri
John Floyd
Whitewright High School
Snider
United States
Canada
Whitewright tournament and basketball schedule
Dec 14 to 16 Whitewright hosts a basketball tournament. Dec 19 varsity and junior varsity games at Frisco start 5 30. Dec 21 another home basketball game featuring Cooper varsity and junior varsity at 5.
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Whitewright
Frisco
Cooper
4-H Gourmet Foods Show Set for Saturday
Grayson county 4-H youth from community clubs compete in senior and junior divisions at the Sher-Den Mall. The gourmet themed event features main dishes side dishes breads and desserts or snacks and beverages across four entry classes with first second and third place ribbons. Entrants ages 9 to 13 and 14 to 19 will display nutrition knowledge meal planning and food service skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County 4-H
Sher-Den
Jerri Kelley
Sunshine Group Meets Monday
The Sunshine Group Camp Fire Girls met Dec. 6 with president Tish Whatley calling the meeting to order. They planned a bake sale Dec. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. in downtown Whitewright at two locations in front of Walker Pharmacy and Presley Auto Parts. They will also Christmas carol Dec. 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. Sharlotte Riddle, reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Group
Camp Fire Girls
Tish Whatley
Whitewright
Walker Pharmacy
Presley Auto Parts
Sharlotte Riddle
First water powered generator rebuilt at Hagley Wilmington
The New Century Power House, Delaware’s first water powered electricity plant, has been reconstructed on its original site at Hagley Museum in Wilmington and is back in operation. The Brandywine River powered generator serves as an educational exhibit for thousands of visiting schoolchildren and tour groups.
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Delaware
New Century Power House
Hagley Museum
Wilmington
Brandywine
Pity echoed among men in mutual regard
A terse reflection notes that many people feel pity for others who in turn pity them, highlighting a cycle of sympathy and shared vulnerability among individuals.
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John Doe
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Savoy
Donna Ballard
Mary Casteel
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Sherry Pennell
Connie Edwards
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