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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
1
Mitzi the miniature Party Poodle shows motherly instincts toward a baby rabbit found in Bells driveway. Tammy Harris fed the infant with an eye dropper and Mitzi, recovering from false pregnancy, nursed the rabbit and kept it close, refusing to leave the box.
Copper the rabbit opened its eyes on Thursday and began to hop crawl around near the Harris household. Mitzi keeps placing it back in its box while Tammy plans to keep it as a pet and to housebreak it. The family weighs whether Copper is a cotton tail or a jack rabbit and notes the mixed opinions of visitors.
The Whitewright library, started in 1966, relies on volunteer labor and United Fund support. Contributions, memoriams, and a fall bazaar fund ongoing operations, with 35 volunteers keeping 19 hours weekly, while books and juvenile titles expand to meet demand.
Fred M. Wolfe of Wolfe Brothers Pipe Contractors was awarded the official State Health Department certificate of competency after meeting education, experience, and examination requirements. The citation, signed by the State Health Commissioner, recognizes his skill in water production and pollution control. The City Council discussed West Texas Telephone Co rate increase and drainage/water line upgrades for a new Dairy Queen on Lovers Lane, planning a four inch main, a fire plug, and a ten inch line under the highway. Lone Star Gas rate hike was referred to the Texas Municipal League for analysis.
Dr. Steve Sullivan spearheaded a winter to summer upgrade of Tiger Stadium with donated labor and funds. Improvements include a new irrigation system with 11 sprinklers, Bermuda grass, lighting with weather sealed lamps, a revamped loudspeaker system, and bleacher aisles. About $150 to $200 more is needed to finish materials. volunteers are welcome.
Local recognition honored grain sorghum producers for NK hybrids at a Sherman steak dinner. Joe Beasley and Billy Partridge named to the 1971 NK Trainload Sorghum Club, each earning hopper car trophies for over 1,000,000 pounds. Jack England, J A Harper Jr, H L Scott, Gene Shaw, and Jimmy Wilkinson joined the 1971 NK Carload Grower Club for up to 200,000 pounds. Certified carload plaques awarded. some qualifiers unable to prove awards. O K Feed Mill supplied NK seed data for Northrup King Seed.
The Whitewright Masonic lodge will host its fifth annual barbecue at Whitewright American Legion Park from 5 30 to 8 30 p m on Saturday July 15 inviting public participation Profits support the lodge building fund and the new building will be open to visitors during dinner hours per Worshipful Master Joe Canafax.
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