Whitewright Riding Club Wins Top Award at Ross Downs
Whitewright Riding Club of 17 members won the overall Club Relay Race championship at Ross Downs near Fort Worth on New Year’s Day, finishing with a best time of four minutes and 19 seconds in a field of 18 teams. The event included 18 races with 13 members per race and featured clubs from Fort Worth and Arlington. The club’s success followed by a 1971 All Sports Banquet announcement and notes on a Whitewright High School 1960 class reunion.
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Whitewright
Ross Downs
Ft. Worth
Whitewright Riding Club
Whitewright Club
Arlington Saddle Club
Seco
Golden Triangle Club
Arlington Club
the Sun
Charles Sessman
Pigskin Club
Walker’s
Ernie’s
Greenville
Clifton Thomas
Sulphur Springs
Bells
Howe
Tidehaven High School
el Maton
Tex
W.M. McCarley
Dub Bilner
Wallace Wilson
George Pittman
Doc’ Haliburton
Lou Lane McCarley
Smokey Cate
Fred Shearer
Tom Brookshear
Eddie McCartney
Charles Fred Shearer
W.M. Carley
Vicky McCarley
Ralph Christian
Bill Dyer
Tanya Cate
Bob Darwin
Whitewright School District to replace teachers at mid term
Superintendent Sam Montgomery announced two teachers will leave the Whitewright School System at mid term. Mrs Bertis Hodge retires after 40 years of teaching, to be replaced by Mrs Howard Hodge Jr who earned an Elementary Education degree from East Texas State University Commerce. James Taylor resigns as math instructor effective mid term, and Richard Reedy of Whitesboro is elected to finish the year. Both new teachers begin duties January 18 1971.
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Sam Montegomery
Whitewright
Bertis Hodge
Howard Hodge, Jr
East Texas State University At
Commerce
James Taylor
Richard Reedy
Whitesboro
Measles Outbreak Prompts School Immunization Push
Superintendent Sam Montgomery reports many students out sick with measles. He urges vaccination for all unimmunized pupils and introduces a policy requiring health cards for kindergartners and first graders starting next year. The note includes medical details on measles symptoms, transmission, incubation, and vaccination guidance. The City Sales Tax receipt shows $2,461.28 for the quarter ending 9 30 70.
Whitewright Chamber Meets for Breakfast and Business
The Whitewright Chamber of Commerce met at Firemen's Hall for a breakfast and business session Wednesday morning. Attendees included Tom Brookshear, Bob Cayce, Clint Henneiy, Bo Pettit, Bill McFatridge, Floyd Bassett, and others. President Brookshear reported on freight service into Whitewright and the chamber treasury, and discussed possible United Funds for community building insurance premiums. The meeting adjourned at 7 40 a.m.
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Firemen’s Hall
Tom Brookeshear
Bob Cayce
Clint Henne Iy
Bo Pettit
Bill McFatridge
Floyd Bassett
Tom Brookshear
Whitewright
Chamber Treasury
United
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Riding Club
Whitewright High School
Jimmy Clark
Donna K. Latimer
Rt. 2
Leonard
Texas
Amarillo
Dan Hening
Mickey Gentry
Houston
Don Walker
Lee Reunion
Col
DP. Parrish
Patrick Afb
Davis P. Parrish
Fla
U. S. Air Force
Parrish
Ross R. May
Spruce Street
6555Th Aerospace Test Group
6555Th
Air Force Eastern Test Range
U.S
Supt
Sam Montgomery
Montgomery
Paul Geers
R. C. Valleghan
Dorothy Stroud
Les Tribble
Paul Lee
E. R. Broadhead
Caryl McAllister
Carlos Brady
Tom McKee
Clarence Jones
Russell Summers
Justice of Peace
Whitewright Literary Club
Sun Office
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