Spectacular Grayson County Countryside Inspires Reflections
In a lyrical essay rooted in Grayson County views, the author extols Van Alstyne and nearby towns, praising rolling hills, green meadows, and rustic farms. He recalls local feuds, Texana histories, and a wanderer’s memory of youth, cotton fields, and bright wildflowers as he muses on life and the nuclear era ahead.
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Grayson County
East
Texas
Whitewright
van Alstyne
T&no
LaRue
Miller
Baylor University
Metroplex
Grayson
Miller Acres
J A Creecy Rites Pending In Whitewright
J A Creecy, 103, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday July 16, 1975, in a Whitewright nursing home. Services are pending at Earnheart Funeral chapel. The deceased celebrated his 103rd birthday on May 27.
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Whitewright
J. A. Creecy
Earnheart Funeral Chapel
Creecy
DPS Seeks New Applicants for Patrolman Trainee
The Texas Department of Public Safety Traffic Law Enforcement Division seeks 110 applicants for a Patrolman Trainee program starting October 28, 1975. Trainees earn 768 monthly during eight weeks of academy training, rising to 876 after graduation and 968 within six months.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Austin
U. S
Texas
Highway Patrol
Be Like Jesus in a World of Comparison and Crowd Pressure
A reflective meditation urges Christians to pursue a Christ centered identity over social conformity. It emphasizes James’s call to humility, warns against double mindedness, and urges personal Bible study to gain wisdom to share with others.
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John
Jane
Philip
Bartholomew
Judas
Jesus
James
Christ
Weekend Visits Span Texas To Dallas
Mr and Mrs Joe Cook and daughter of Texas City visited the Cooks in the weekend. Mrs L H Darwin and Miss Percy Darwin visited Allen Harper in Sweetwater. Sunday guests at Beulah McLain’s included Ralph Kirk of Denison Velma Williams and Carlos Williams of McKinney. Quilt winners at Whitewright Fourth of July were Fay Vestal Viva Phillips and Pansy Miller. Lythie Morgan of Dallas visited her son and daughter in law Butch Morgan. J C Wetzel attended church then toured Dallas with Elsie Pinkston and Avanelle Martin of Sherman for the day.
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Joe Cook
Texas City
Fred Cook
L. H. Darwin
Percy Darwin
Allen Harper
Sweetwater
Beulah McLain
Ralph Kirk
Denison
Velma Williams
Carlos Williams
McKinney
Whitewright Community Club
Fay Vestal
Viva Phillips
Pansy Miller
Lythie Morgan
Dallas
Butch Morgan
J. C. Wetzel
Elsie Pinkston
Avanelle Martin
Sherman
City to mark truck routes for safer streets
Whitewright mayor explains designated truck routes to limit through traffic and protect roads. He praises Council Bill Pearce and Leon Scott for the traffic study and ordinance adoption, notes signage and yield stop redesigns, and adds acomment on federal spending and taxpayer involvement.
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Bill Pearce
Leon Scott
Whitewright memories span decades in July notes
A July 16 1936 column recaps rainfall and local happenings in Whitewright with mentions of Sen Joe Monroe aiding Gov Allreds campaign, Savoy water grant, Rotary officers, a long Northeast auto trip by town residents, local soldiers enlisting, a mayoral fire hose issue, and Sam Rayburn a congressional candidate. The 1940 and 1955 items add civic events, school leadership shifts, and FFA activities.
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Whitewright Sun
Joe Monroe
Greenville
Whitewright
James V. Allred
Savoy
WPA
Rotary Club
Gomer May
Murray Bryant
Cloyd Horton
Ed Roe
John Perry
Floyd Wallace
Sherman
J. A. Mauk
Paul Vestal
Wayne Bowen
Washington, D.C
Atlantic City
New York
Earl Blanton
San Antonio
Charles Blanton
Jack Lackey
Southwestern Drug Co
Dallas
Kirkpatrick Drug
Johnnie R. Anderson
Bells
U.S. Army
F. M. Echols
Tom Bean
Tom Bean Fire Department
Sam Rayburn
Consumer Pet Purchase Warnings and Refund Pitfalls
The article notes buyers may still be unhappy even after refunds if key items like a monkey are sought. It warns about pet purchases including domestic animals, misrepresented papers, and health risks. It advises getting written guarantees, veterinary inspection, and registration or lineage papers, or a delivery date in writing.
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Texas
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First National Bank of
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Nets
Bob
Wright Patman
Federal Reserve System
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Texoma Reg
Sai MainCena
Itu
Ition
Coke Stevenson
Community Public Service Co
Texas Power and Light Co
J. H. Philley
Fort Sill
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Lewis Vestal
Othel Stapleton
Boots Jones
Pascal Connelly
Robert Simmons
Ralph Hall
J. B. Smith
Paul ,Simmons
Wandell Riddle
James Burt Phillips
Lloyd Roddy
Jack Wallace
Preston Henderson
Lloyd Badgett
American Legion
Katy
J. H. Biggerstaff
Nuell Skaggs
Ben Ball
Edgar Taylor
Skaggs
R. A. Gillett
Whitewright School
W. B. Morris
Morris
Bonham
N. L. Manning
Highland Park
Unaimous
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Houston
Jack Bartley
Travis Sanderson
Billy McDowell
James Dixon
Barry Anderson
Jimmy Bassett
E. J. Morgan
First Baptist Church
Jack Pritchard of
Whitewright Rotary Club
Attorney General
Vance
General Fund Bank
John L. Hill
General Fund
Water & Sewe Police Dept
Water & Sewer
Gardner
A. L. Geer, Anna
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