Tigers Look Like Champs From Whitewright Onward
Whitewright High School Tigers chase a district title then the state, led by Mark Cline. The 13 0 start includes star guard Steve Hodge and Willie Ballard, with juniors Rice and Meisenbach contributing. A strong B team and planned returns position the Tigers for a busy January schedule and a strong offense averaging 65 points per game while allowing 47.
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Whitewright High School
Fighting Tiger Basketeers
University of Texas Gregory Gym
Austin
Mark Cline
Tigers
Steve Hodge
Hodge
Willie Ballard
Ricky Rice
Perry Meisenbach
Gary Tillett
Rollin Meisenbach
James Bryan
Jeff Stader
Jeff Daniels
Stan Smith
Reid Pittman
John Parker
Walter Daniels
Farmersville
Howe
Leonard
Around Town Social Roundup Notes
Mrs. Retha Sanderson returned home after two weeks in Dallas with her brother Philip Norrise and family. Earnest and Mrs Bode of Spokane Washington and Thomas Sanderson of Wichita Falls with their spouses visited. The Rayborns of Dallas and Mrs Bobbie Visentine with children from Clarksville and Mr Robert Tomlin of Lake Whitney visited. Charles Lewis of Kelvin visited Edith Lewis and daughters.
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Retha Sanderson
Dallas
Philip Norrise
Earnest Bode
Spokane
Washington
Thomas Sanderson
Wichita Falls
Texas
Ray Rayborn
Bobbie Visentine
Clarksville
Tennessee
Robert Tomlin
Lake Whitney
C. E. Rhoges
Hospital Patients in Sherman Face Possible Surgery
In Hospital Edith Lewis is a patient in Sherman Community Hospital. Mrs. Mattie Walls, mother of Mrs. Joe Griffis, is a medical patient in Community Hospital at Sherman. She faces possible surgery.
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Edith Lewis
Sherman Community Hospital
Mattie Walls
Joe Griffis
Sherman
Yowell Family Reunion At Tom Bean
The Yowell family gathers at Tom Bean for a Sunday night reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yowell. Photos were taken and relatives shared memories over refreshments of sandwiches chips dips cake candy and coffee. Attendees include Claude Nyal Gary James Nancy Jimmy Preston Grady Jack Alice Steve Melanie Allen Scott Leah Bobby and Mrs Howard Perkins and T J Yowell of Sherman.
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Elza Yowell
Robert Yowell
Tom Bean
Claude Yowell
Nyal Yowell
Gary
James Yowell
Nancy
Jimmy
Preston
Grady Yowell
Jack Yowell
Alice
Steve Roberts
Melanie
Allen McDaniel
Scott
Leah
Bobby Yowell
Howard Perkins
T. J. Yowell
Sherman
Tigers Rally Past Royce City In Holiday Tourney
Whitewright’s Tigers beat Royce City 50 48 to secure their 14th straight victory in the Farmersville Holiday tournament. Steve Hodge scored 21 points, Garry Tillett 10, and Willie Ballard played limited minutes due to early foul trouble. The Tigers advance to face the winner of Bland Blue Ridge Honey Grove Princeton next. Whitewright girls lost 47 20 to Frisco as Terry Holt left with an ankle sprain after halftime and Jane Chancellor led Frisco with 24.
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Mark Kline
Mighty Tiger
Farmersville
Royce City
Whitewright
Tigers
Steve Hodge
Garry Tillett
Terry Holt
Frisco
Jane Chancellor
Gainesville’s Three Ring Town Circus Thrived in 1930s
In Gainesville Texas the seven tent Gainesville Community Circus became nationally known in the mid 1930s for a burlesque style show run by local talent with no paid employees. By the mid 1940s the venture hosted 250 performances by 50 performers and about 100 crew, using two calliopes and six wagons to seat 3000, drawing national attention.
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Gainesville
Texas
Cooke County
Edmund P. Gaines
Elm Creek
Little Theatre
Southwest
American Magazine
Graveside Rites Are Held for Mrs Joe Hunn
Graveside rites for Mrs Joe R Hunn 82 of Hayward California were held at Sunnyside cemetery in Savage with Rev Lawrence Smith officiating Earnheart Funeral Home in charge She died Friday December 26 1975 at Castro Valley California She was born October 22 1893 in Texas daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Lindsey She was a member of Wesley United Methodist church in Hayward Survivors include a son John B Hunn of Hayward two daughters Kay Davis of Fremont and Mozelle Roden of Dallas five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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Joe R. Hunn
Hayward
Calif
Sunnyside
Savage
Lawrence Smith
Earnheart Funeral Home
Hunn
Castro Valley
Texas
Henry Lindsey
Wesley United Methodist Church
John B. Hunn
Kay Davis
Fremont
Mozelle Roden
Dallas
A Real Cockney and Coffee Through Time
The piece traces coffee grinding from ancient stone mortars to Roman tools, then notes Marie Antoinette and Martha Washington entrepreneurs with ornate or simple mills. It ends highlighting modern instant coffees with six Bigelow flavors for quick hot beverages.
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Marie Antoinette
Martha Washington
R.C. Bigelow
Barbs watks By Phil Pastoret
A short column notes a November touchpoint about time until it can recur. It quotes a disgruntled fan who recalls watching a pro football game and laments the rarity of such events. The piece adds a playful line about collectibles and collective nouns.
Nursing Home News from Rosalie Geers
Sunday services featured Rev Douglas Rymer and Miss Kay Geers with attendance at 42. Numerous visitors from Dallas Sherman Princeton Huntsville Ryan Okla Fort Worth Houston and Corpus Christi called on residents including Lizzie Nolen Janie Felmer Dess Whitson Ruth Hicks and Dessie Morrison. New admission Holly B Golden of Trenton. sympathy extended to family of R A Bench. residents celebrated Christmas with home folks.
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Douglas Rymer
Kay Geers
J. A. Ayers
Tina
Dallas
Lizzie Nolen
Les Tribble
Sherman
Mattie Bell
A. N. Mitchell
Dessie Morrison
Princeton
Janie Felmer
Ruth Cox
Jim Bassett
Huntsville
Moyce Reagan
Dorothy Scarbrough
Ryan
Okla
Bobby Niles
Denison
J. W. Fielder
Jim Fielder
Corpus Christi
Jack
Nancy Whitson
Houston
Dess Whitson
Ruth Hicks
R. G. Hicks
Amarillo
John Bow
Ft. Worth
Eva Jones
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Lochie Queener
R. A. Bench
Holly B. Golden
Trenton
Mary
Mary Alma Hicks
Nannie May
Gertrude Ooten
Laura Kennedy
Reba Mitchell
Zelma Hopper
Nettie Blanton
Charles McCollom
Baby John Wagoner Born in Wilson N Jones Hospital
Mr and Mrs David Blackerby of Leonard welcome son John Wagoner born December 17 at Wilson N Jones Hospital weighing 8 pounds 542 ounces and 21 inches long. He has two brothers Scott and Mark. paternal grandparents S D Blackerby Ely and maternal grandparents A R Stapp Leonard. Bill Draves notes challenges to the free enterprise system and odd observations on clothing and political posters lasting through winter.
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David Blackerby
Leonard
John Wagoner
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
John
Scott
Mark
S. D. Blackerby
Ely
A. R. Stapp
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Whitewright Rotary Club
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Rotary
Texas University
Charles Lewis of
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Yowell
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First National Bank
Ness
Gether
Zlua
J. H. Salisbury
Joe Hunn
By David and
Eunice Bigelow
East End
London
St. Mary-le-Bow
Phil Pastoret
Manhattan Subways
Nursing Home News
Rosalie Geers
Mrs
Paul Geers Whitewright
By Phil Pastoret
Bill Draves
America
Whitewright Insurance Agency
Paula Collins
Atlantic
Lindy
Babe Ruth
Dairy Queen
Dair
Bill Whicker
U.S. Pat
Am. D.Q. Corp
Texas Dairy Queen Trade Assoc., Inc
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