Barbed Wire and the West A Chronicle of Fences and Founders
Grayson County civic leader Bill McFatridge outlines how barbed wire reshaped the West after the Civil War. The piece covers patent history from 1790 to 1873, key inventors Glidden Haish and Elwood, Gates sales tactics, and the rapid settlement spurred by fencing projects like XIT Ranch and Amarillo development.
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West
Sam Houston
John H. Reagan
Jim Hogg
U. S. Patent Office
Bill McFatridge
Grayson County
McKatridge
McFatridge
Whitewright Rotary Club
Henry M. Rose
DeKalb County (l
Joseph Glidden
James Haish
Isaac Elwood
Glidden
Texas
Henry Bradley Sandborn
John W
Gates
Sandborn
Whitesboro
Amarillo
XIT Ranch
Meckatridge
Bentsen Supports Texas Presidential Primary Idea
Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. said in Harlingen that a Texas presidential primary would be a good idea and allow public expression. He has not decided whether to seek the 1976 Democratic nomination. The primary could run with the regular election at no extra cost, needing legislative action.
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Harlingen
Tex
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
D-Tex
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
U.S. District Court
Reynaldo Garza
Brownsville
Bentsen
Democratic Party
Garza
Southern District of Texas
Argus L. Ingram Services Held
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Earnheart Funeral Home chapel for Argus L. Ingram 63 who died Sunday in Baylor Hospital Burial was in Crossroads Cemetery He was born March 1911 in Blue Ridge He married Minnie Fay Hinton July 20 1958 in Durant He was a Presbyterian He was with the Dallas school system since 1960 Survivors include his widow one son Jimmie of Mesquite one daughter Miss Jaquita Ingram of Denton two step daughters Mrs Prilla Khunell of Dallas and Mrs Emma Jenkins of Oklahoma City two brothers Leonard of Mesquite and Wilson of Grand Prairie four grandchildren three great grandchildren
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Earnheart Funeral Home
Argus L. Ingram
Baylor Hospital
Crossroads Cemetery
Blue Ridge
Minnie Fay Hinton
Durant
Dallas
Jimmie
Mesquite
Jaquita Ingram
Denton
Prilla Khunell
Emma Jenkins
Oklahoma City
Leonard
Wilson
Grand Prairie
Fire dept warns of false alarms costs and prosecutions
Whitewright uses volunteer fire crew facing false reports on Christmas and New Year Eve. The department will seek a county order to trace calls even from hung up phones, with Thornhill urging alarmers to identify themselves. False fire reports are a serious offense and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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Whitewright
Bussy Thornhill
Thornill
Montgomery Receives Honorary Membership
Sam Montgomery former Whitewright ISD superintendent receives an honorary life membership from the Texas Association of School Administrators at the opening session of the Texas Education Agency conference in Austin. Sixty four retirees are honored for at least thirty years of service. total combined service exceeds 2600 years with average over 40 years per person.
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Sam Montgomery
Whitewright Isd
Texas Association of School Administrators
Montgomery
Texas
TASA
J.D. Carlisle
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Standby Draft Registration Continues for Young Men
Washington officials report ongoing standby draft registrations for 18 year olds near their 19th birthday. Selective Service Director Byron V. Pepitone notes lateness but no large failure to register, with a March 12 draft lottery for 1956 birth years to set order for potential 1976 calls.
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Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Ailure
Pepitone
Whitewright Settles Telephone Rates With City Council
The Whitewright City Council will adopt compromise telephone rate increases after Continental Telephone Co. dismissed its suit. One party residence rates rise to 7.50 and one party business to 15, up from 6.75 and 12. The company previously sought 11.75 and 23.55. The deal includes direct distance dialing equipment expected by early spring and enhanced monthly earnings reporting.
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Whitewright
Continental Telephone Co
Denison
Ben Munson IV
15Th District Court
Sherman
Dallas
Coleman, Sloman, Johnson and Blumenthal
Munson
Munson, Munson and Porter
Continental
R. G. Hughes
Will Cureton Back From Gridiron Wars
Will Cureton returns to Whitewright after a pro year with the Cleveland Browns where he credits Jesus Christ for his success. He speaks to the Rotary Club about faith, mentorship from David Johnson, and his goal setting inspired by athletes like Johnny Bench and Mark Spitz. He emphasizes staying driven and serving as a example for younger players.
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Jesus Christ
Will Cureton
Cleveland Browns
Whitewright
Joe Cureton
Whitewright High School
Tigers
Bo Pettit
Rotary Club
David Johnson
Johnson
Cureton
Young Cureton
National Football League
Rotarians
Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
Bryant Field
Whitewright Tigers
Civic Club
Jesus
Johnny Bench
Eddie Steenkle
Mark Spitz
Mexico City
Mexico
Christ
Money Poured In For Clayton Race
After Bill Clayton won the House speaker race in Austin donations surged, totaling 64,979 in contributions with 35,471 spent. Records show 39,000 received since September 1, including 20,709 in the last two months.
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Austin
Tex
Bill Clayton
Clayton
House
County to spend near 1 million on road materials fuel
Grayson County plans about 1 million dollars in 1975 for road materials and fuel, a roughly 15 percent rise from 1974. About 800 thousand is budgeted for materials and fuel with over 200 thousand in potential federal revenue sharing. Texaco led bids for fuel at 33 cents per gallon regular and 34 cents diesel, a shift from 1973. Precinct 3 Commissioner Leslie Wood deferred acceptance of bids, to revisit next Tuesday. Commissioners also approved sick leave vacation and holiday guidelines for county employees and appointed Bob Langford as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2 replacing Russell Summers.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Johnny Powell
Powell
Texaco
Precinct
Leslie Wood
Bob Langford
Tom Bean
Russell Summers
Whitewright
Grayson County Announces Aging Information and Referral Service
Sherman introduces the Grayson County Information and Referral Service for the Aging funded by Title III of the Older American Act. The program offers free information about services in Grayson County with a central intake and mobility assistance to keep the elderly independent and safe at home.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Governor's Committee On Aging
Texoma
Auto Lights Save Youth Narrowly Halts Train Collision
A 16 year old Pottsboro youth drove onto tracks near Savoy causing an eastbound Texas and Pacific freight to stop. He was arrested for drunkenness after the crew restrained him, then jailed in Bonham pending further action. The train was delayed over an hour while a wrecker removed the car.
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Savoy
Here
H. R. van Zan
Pottsboro
Texas and Pacific
van Zandt
President Ford Plans Summit With Soviet Leader
President Ford says he will press for a productive summit with the Soviet leader, outlining hopes for reducing tensions and expanding dialogue. Officials indicate timing and location to be determined as talks proceed.
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Washington
Ford
Citizens Of Tomorrow feature shows local children photos
Whitewright presents Citizens of Tomorrow as a gallery of area children photos taken last Oct by Walls cheote Co. The display runs as each child is showcased, with parents and grandparents invited to watch their growth through months. Brezhnev reportedly ill. Ford aware but no details from Nessen. Brennan weighs Ireland ambassadorship. decision pending. Douglas exits ICU after stroke. he was hospitalized New Year’s Eve during a Bahamas trip.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Brezhnev
Washington
Peter J. Brennan
Ireland
Brennan
Washington Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Douglas
Bahamas
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Tanya Jarvis
Richard Maxwell
David Williams
Bethel Church
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Betty Capps
Argus L. Ingram Services
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Congress
Whitewright Telephone
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Vincent Freemen
Jack Hopper
Sherman Telephone Exchange
Sherman Exchange
Panayotis Canellopoulos
Cee IE Whitewright
Citizens of Tomorrow
Wallscheote Co
Ajisa Murphy
John Murphy
Sandy Blakey
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Shonda
Tonya
Jeffrey Tapp
Jerry Tapp
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