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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1975
Page
1
The roundup notes Paul Fitzwater visiting Whitewright, soldiers Syd Hendrix and Bill Jester returning from overseas and leave, Abe Farrington welcoming a newborn son January 28 in Sherman, and a postponed Whitewright City Council meeting due to quorum issues with a new date set for February 11.
Mrs. Larry Presley is named chairman of the 1975 Heart Fund campaign in Whitewright by Kirby Miller, South Grayson County Heart Association president. February is American Heart Month with volunteers visiting homes to raise funds and educate residents on heart disease.
A reader shares Jack Craft's piece It Could Be Worse Was in The Thirties about hardship and memory from the Great Depression. The narrator recalls old home places, makeshift living, and small comforts, contrasting hard times with community resilience and humor.
The Whitewright Lions Club held a barbecue at the Fireman's Hall led by president Doyce Worsham. Guests included Joe Robinson and Zone Chairman Clifton Ramsey who outlined activities of other clubs and helped finalize plans for the Howe Lions Club charter night. March 1 banquet set. basketball practice begins Thursday with games starting March 4 and a roster of volunteer coaches listed for several teams.
Grayson County College evening division offers a defensive driving course on February 10 and 17 from 6 to 10 p m in cooperation with the Texas Safety Association. The program aims to reduce crashes and may cut auto insurance by 10 percent for eligible operators for 36 months after completion. Tuition is 10 dollars per person. enrollment requires name and address mailed to Gene Foster.
Hurricane Creek Ladies Association meets at noon on Wednesday with Van Alstyne artist Mrs. Pearl Ebensberger presenting So You Can t Draw a Straight Line an intro to drawing and oil painting. Ebensberger leads Sherman Art League and has won Best Show 1973. works shown in Anna McKinney Richardson Whitewright.
Rep. Ben Munson was named vice chairman for Appropriative Matters on the Financial Institutions Committee by Speaker Bill Clayton. He will also serve on the Rules and State Affairs committees, joining 17 members on State Affairs to review state policy, agency operations, and veteran matters.
Banker Chuck Wilson to be installed as president of the Rotary Club of Whitewright at a Rotary-Ann banquet on February 11. The event moves to Grayson Junior College cafeteria from the Silver Wings Club. Wilson succeeds sausage maker Bill McFatridge as head of one of Texas' top Rotary clubs. Reservations by 5 p.m. February 6. Emory Christian, a longtime member and Texas Employment Commission employee, will become district governor mid-year.
Mr and Mrs Larry Shockley of Savoy announce the birth of a son on January 30 at Memorial Hospital in Denison. The new arrival adds to the family's members in the area and marks a joyful event for the Savoy couple.
The Whitewright Public Library houses a museum from the former Grayson County College Building with Texas memorabilia bottles and an old buggy seat. Miss Ray, daughter of a local physician and author, willed her books to the library. The Friday Literary Club, City of Whitewright, United Way, and First National Bank support and furnish items for the library’s operations.
Sun readers propose town improvements including vacant building cleanup and rental use by owners, cleaner Water Dept park, trimmed trees at corners to improve intersection sightlines, alley grading, and rebuilding the overpass to Top of the Hill. Citizens also urge street repaving especially Carter Street.
The Sun invites readers to submit questions for a new weekly opinions feature and hints that participants may be called upon in future weeks. Readers are encouraged to call the Sun office at 364-2276 with any questions to be included.
Representative Bob Hendricks of McKinney cosponsored H B 173 to restore the state celebration of Veterans Day to November 11. The bill revokes 1971 legislation that moved the holiday to the fourth Monday in October and has support from Governor Briscoe the V F W American Legion Disabled Veterans and other veterans groups with fifty nine co sponsors shortly after introduction.
Grayson County Commissioners approved salary increases for Judge Otto Cunningham and Tom Bean Justice of the Peace Langford from 25 dollars per month to 200 dollars for Precincts 4 and 3. The move followed a request noting travel costs and rising gasoline prices. Judge Cunningham, newly appointed, has opened an office in downtown Van Alstyne to serve constituents.
Grayson County figure Bennie Binion, famed in Dallas and Fort Worth circles for past gambling ventures, reportedly fell ill in a Fort Worth motel while visiting a former employee. He has since returned to Las Vegas, claiming good business and reflecting on his federal and state sentences from the 1950s.
Miss Sharon Renee Hicks of Sherman will wed William Newton Whicker of Dallas on February 10 at St Stephens Episcopal Church in Sherman. Both families announce a private ceremony with the couple’s parents listed, the Hicks and Whickers, in attendance.
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