This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1970
Page
2
Mrs. A. R. McMurry reports personal notices and staff changes in the nursing home community section. Madge Cayce handles circulation while Dolores Meek serves as assistant editor Cleo Williams oversees the nursing home page.
In Whitewright notes editor recalls Charlie Ayers recovering from surgery and returning to his store. The Sun gains George Smith as master printer and Lane updates on a new housing project and paving. Traffic woes fill the week as readers vent mailing issues and residents promise patience.
A drink recipe for Golden Fruit Punch serves a party and cools hot weather. Mix sugar with orange Kool Aid pineapple juice grapefruit juice crushed pineapple and water. Chill and add ginger ale just before serving to keep carbonation. Makes about one gallon.
The Sun analyzes two funding paths for a new sewer system in Whitewright. Bond proceeds plus possible government grants could cover the cost, with credit limits restricting size. Officials warn of penalties if no upgrade and urge voters to study the plan before voting.
Lions president outlines a 1970 71 theme Involvement Now. With 24 400 clubs in 146 countries the organization stresses aid to the blind sight conservation and community service while promoting active local welfare and international understanding.
Sherman district manager Gus Jones explains that Social Security is more than retirement income. It provides non taxable benefits to a worker's spouse and children if the worker dies or is disabled, including survivors and dependent support and retirement and Medicare protections.
Navy test pilot and astronaut Gordon Cooper Bean will speak at 9 am Wednesday July 15 to about 5 000 FFA members and guests at the San Antonio Convention Center. Bean, a 1955 UT Austin engineering graduate and U S Navy captain, was chosen for NASA space flight training in 1963. He is married to Sue Ragsdale of Dallas and has two children.
Justice of the Peace Mc Guire described three people holding a wooden pole when it struck a power line. Deputy French found the father dead by the house with the son nearby and the mother distant as the antenna toppled. The wreck followed a fatal contact episode in a rural setting. The second part notes the S S United States, an 18 year old fast ship, laid up last year along with four other vessels.
Court issues citation in Case No. 7645 to defendants including George C. Dugan and Mary J. Bacon to answer by Aug 24 1970 before the 11th District Court in Sherman Texas. Property described spans two tracts totaling about 23.5 acres, with reference to the Goff and Wertzburg Farm and the G.C. Dugan and James Riley surveys.
Picky Ellison of ETSTU visited his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Ellison while Little Miss Lee Ann Reed of Madill Oklahoma stayed with her aunt Mrs Vince Freeman. Several families hosted relatives including Mrs Della Morton Gate Land and Mrs Myrtle Sisk Nouleton Mississippi and Mr and Mrs Carl May Whitewright at Greensville reunion.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.