Whitewright policy bans gambling stories and ads
The Whitewright Sun declares a policy against printing or accepting advertising for bingo, lottery, bank nights, or other forms of illicit gambling. It urges organizations to outlaw such entertainments and notes upcoming license plate changes and local notices including a youth Sunday at First Baptist Church and an All-Sports Banquet set for Jan 18 with Hayden Fry as keynote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States of America
Parent-Teacher
PTA
Whitewright Sun
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
Will Cureton
Kelley Armstrong
Celeste
Whitewright Pigskin Club
Hayden Fry
North Texas State University
Fry
Winker Pharmacy
First National Bank
Melton’s Thirstee
Caraway’s Station
Pettit's Grocery
Fry Featured as Banquet Speaker
John Hayden Fry wears Green and White with distinction as banquet speaker. The coach led North Texas to a 1 10 turnaround and a MVC co championship while earning MVC Coach of the Year TSWA Coach of the Year and Denton Chamber of Commerce Ous owler Award. He chairs ADA and coaches associations and remains active on national panels and post season games.
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John Hayden Fry
Fry
Mean Green
MVC
Texas Sports Writers Association
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Frys Flar
San Francisco
Texas teachers seek 10000 dollar starting pay boost
The Texas State Teachers Association legislative panel votes to urge the Legislature to set a 10000 starting salary for teachers effective September 1975. The plan would raise average annual pay to about 13650 in 1975 76, with state cost estimated around 1.7 billion for the two year period and would require local district participation.
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Autsin
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Carolyn Harrell
Gonzales
Chaiman
Tsta Legislative Committee
TSTA
Legislative Committee
Austin
Therab
Pharrells
PSTA
TSA
Whitewright Gets Bicentennial Flags Amid City Council Talk
Whitewright approved as a Bicentennial city after Allan Smith outlines steps for accreditation. The council also passes Ordinance 220 approving rates for Continental Telephone and reviews tax, garbage, sewer, and police department issues with recalls to hire a city Police Chief and certified officers.
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Whitewright
Allan Smith
Grayson County
Smith
Continental Telephone Company
Ben Munson
Continental Telephone Company of Texas
City and Telephone Company
Continental
Whitewight
Whitewright Exchange
State of
Texas
Caleuarie
Whitewright B Exchange
Ricky Waller
Leon Scott
Scott
Oil Talks Continue as Beams Strike Widens
Oil farmers and refinery workers remain in talks as a strike by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union idles about 8,000 jobs in the area. Mobil Oil offers a 26.8 percent wage hike pattern adopted by the international union while locals picket four Beaumont plants without international authorization. Pickets surround the Texaco refinery and terminal, Gulf refinery, American Petroleum Port Arthur, and Texaco asphalt plant at Port Neches.
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Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Mobil Oil Corp
Ocaw International Union
OCAW
Beaumont
International Board
Texaco
Gulf
American Petrofina
Port Arthur
Port Neches
State drillings rise in 1974 Texas oil activity
Oil and gas drilling activity accelerated in Texas during 1974, the Railroad Commission reported. Oil well completions totaled 5,073, up 728 from 1973, oil wells 2,518, up 124, oil wildcat wells 268, up 42, gas discoveries 339, down 20, and drilling applications 20,796, up 5,037.
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Austin
Bureau of the News
Texas
Railroad Commission
Charles Bailey Becomes 1st Baby of the Year
The Whitewright area welcomes Charles Ray, born January 10 at 2 37 a.m. at Denison Memorial Hospital to Mary Bailey and Charles Ray, nine pounds seven and a quarter ounces. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Thornhill and Syvila Bailey reside in Whitewright and lawger in W VA. The baby will receive gifts from local merchants.
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Charles Bailey
Raymond Bailey
Mary Bailey
Whitewright
Charles Ray
Denison Memorial Hospital
Charles
Frank Thornhill
Syvila Bailey
Lawger
W. Virginia
Bailey
Congress Watchdogs Fail CIA Oversight
Ray Cromley argues twenty years of lax congressional oversight of the CIA has left the agency unrestrained. He cites the Senate and House intelligence committees as failures and urges a truly independent watchdog to restore proper checks and balances.
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Washington
NEA
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
House
CIA
Washington Post
Executive
Congress
White House
Congressional
Senate Subcommittee On
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Lucien N. Nedzi
House of Representatives
Armed Services
Commerce
USDA Announces New Food Stamp Series and Redemption Rules
The USDA will replace existing 50 cent, 2 dollar, and 5 dollar food stamp series with new 1, 5, and higher denomination coupons. The redesign aims to deter counterfeiting and meet rising coupon needs. Old coupons expire February 28, 1975 and cannot be used after July 30, 1975. retailers are urged to redeem current coupons promptly.
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USDA
U. S. Department of Agneuttuce
Jehiths
Uthorizod
Two Teachers Vie For TSTA Post
Vivian Bowser of Houston and Grace Grimes of Marshall vie in a runoff for the 1975 76 president elect of the Texas State Teachers Association. The runoff is February 17 18 with Bowser leading Grimes 35269 to 30239 and the third candidate 28865. The winner serves as TSTA president elect for one year beginning June 1 1975 and then leads ISTA from June 1 1976.
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Austin
Texas State Teachers Association
Tsta Kixec
Secy
Callie W. Smith
Vivian Bowser
Houston
Grace Grimes
Marshall
Longview
Lowser
Grimes
Odessa
Bobbie Duncan
TSTA
Jewel Howard
Jacquelyn McGee
Monteel Copple
Port Arthur
Dorothy Adkins
Denton
Stanley Jaggers
Quanah
Clever Lewis
Waxahachie
Ruport
If Ista
Starti
Sun's Question Of The Week Reflections On Local News Tastes
Readers across Whitewright and surrounding communities express preferences for hometown news. They want more local events schools and memory lane features while cautioning against unverified reporting and urging care with facts.
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Ilm
Gentry
Thornhill
Masonic District Deputy to Visit Whitewright Lodge 167
Denison official H. Ross District Deputy Grand Master for the 4th Texas district will visit Whitewright Lodge No. 167 next Monday. Morris Warrington Worshipful Master announces a 6:30 chili supper followed by a 7:30 stated meeting with the District Deputy present. all members and visiting Master Masons are urged to attend.
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H. ©. Ross
Denison
Texas
Whitewright Lodge No
Morris Warrington
Washington
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Frys
Lestep
Carter
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Ray Cromley
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