Five Tigers Make All District Squad
The Whitewright Tigers earned five spots on the all district squad for the 1968 season. David Wilson, Carl Dunlap, Willie Wright, Dwayne Griffin, and others from Whitewright highlighted a team largely outpaced by Honey Grove on the selections. The article also notes mixed local tax receipts and a COPSE plan to consolidate districts across Texas, affecting Denison, Sherman, and several smaller districts with a proposed 1971 deadline.
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Whitewright Tigers
Whitewright
Honey Grove
Dav
Id Wilson
Carl Dunlap
Willie Wright
Dunlap
Dwayne Griffin
Jerry Gray
Clonzell Sweet
Fannindel
Bob van Scheick
Leonardo
Je Ce Roberts
State Board of Education
Frisby Joins Sun as Sports Editor in Sherman Area
Frisby will serve as Sports Editor and take other duties in the office. He previously worked at the Sherman Democrat and is a Grayson County College Dram phice member. A nine year Whitewright resident, he held two varsity football letters and is a 1968 Whitewright High School graduate active in Beta Club FFA and Alpha Phi Omega. He won his high school Citizenship award and Friday Literary Club Citizenship award.
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Ery
Sparce
Grayson County
Bells
Pottsboro
Denison
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Howe
Gunter
Collinsville
Jack Frisby
Sherman Democrat
Grayson County College
Dram Phice
Jack
Whitewright High School
Beta Club
FFA
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Grayson College
Friday Literary Club
Alpha Beta Delta
Whitewright Sun Adopts Modern Offset Printing
The Whitewright Sun is switching from letterpress to modern offset printing. Old equipment is moved to the back as new offset gear arrives. Readers may miss the letterpress look, but offset offers more pictures, flexible layouts, and brighter ads. print will be smaller and line breaks may shift.
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Merly
Whitewright
Webster
Riding Club Wins Three Trophies at Ross Downs Relay
The Whitewright Riding Club captured three trophies at the Ross Downs Relay Tournament held at Ross Downs over the weekend. The 13 horse team competed against the Arlington Saddle Club in the first relay and the Fort Worth Wranglers in the second race.
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Whitewright
Ross Downs
Arlington Saddle Club
Fort Worth Westerners
George Pittman
Smokey Cate
Sue Lane McCarley
Dub Bilmner
Darrel Dyer
Dock Halibureton
Carrol Short
Fred Shearer
Vickey McCarley
Tom Brookshire
Bob Darwin
Woodley McCarley
Joe Burk
Vickie Burk
Brenda Barker
Ken McCarley
Campers Take Over Whitewright Newspaper Editing
The Whitewright Sun changes ownership with Buddy and Pat Camper moving to Whitewright to edit and publish. They add offset printing and remodel the Sun building. Buddy Camper, longtime Texas editor, brings strong journalism ties and a focus on local news and community interests.
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Whitewright Sun
Buddy
Pat Camper
Whitewright
Sun
Whites Wright
Grand Saline
Tyler Junior College
University of Texas
Camper
TJC
Flu Prevails in Whitewright as Prescriptions Rise
The report notes Walker Pharmacy in Whitewright filled 25 prescriptions with 19 for flu or upper respiratory ailments. Pharmacist Dick Walker adds that an estimated 66 percent of all prescriptions at this time target flu or respiratory issues.
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Whitewright
Walker Pharme
Dick Walker
Whitewright merchant leads double life as world orchid expert
Joe Meador, a Whitewright hardware store owner with brothers Jack and Jim, runs 48 orchid houses and 5000 plants. He is vice president of the American Orchid Society and travels globally to seek rare species, planning an Australia trip this fall.
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Joe Meador
Jack
Jim
Joe
American Orchid Society
Tralia
Meador
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Billy Moreeland
Steve Meade
Curtis Staneford
John Connally
Committee On Public School Education
COPSE
S. T. Montgomery Te
Ignment
All District Tigers
Frisby
Buddy Camper
Riding Club
Texas A&m
Meander
England
Java
South America
New Zealand
Singapore
Thailand
Mexico
Guatemala
Aus
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