Masonic Lodge Barbecue Draws Wide Local Attendance
The Fifth Masonic Lodge barbecue drew about 50 attendees from Trenton Bells Denison Sherman and surrounding towns. Underwood's catered the event with Eastern Star members serving and Masons handling the rest. Canafax praised the gathering as a major success and thanked all who supported the fundraiser for the new lodge building.
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Masonic Lodge
Trenton
Bells
Denison
Sherman
M. Desert
Leonard
Wolfe City
Erce
Whitesboro
Savoy
Ector
Underwood
Eastern Star
Masons
Whitewright Camp Fire needs United Fund support
The Camp Fire Girls program across Blue Birds and Camp Fire in Whitewright depends on United Fund for activities and leadership. Mrs. Jane Skaggs urges volunteer leaders, noting many girls are eager but lack adults. A $50 United Fund gift funds per-girl activities, with adjustments for new groups, and organizers seek local women to commit time.
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United Fund
Camp Fire Girls
Blue Birds
Whitewright
Jane Skaggs
United Fund For Assistance
School calendar announced for 1972 73 term
Superintendent Sam Montgomery released the 1972-73 calendar with August 15 enrollment and August 16 classes. Holidays include Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas break, and Easter. First semester ends December 21st and second semester begins January 4, 1973. school dismisses May 23. Health requirements mandate diphtheria tetanus vaccines for enrollment, polio for under 19, and measles rubella for under 12, with vaccines available at the County Health Unit. Mrs Nicky Statser named to replace Linda Keene as English teacher.
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Sam Montgomery
Montgomery
Nicky Statser
Linda Keene
City and telephone officials host luncheon for groundbreaking ceremony
Frank Thompson, Robert Sale, Mayor Smith, Bill Henderson and others attended a luncheon held Wednesday noon at Fire-Us Hall. The get acquainted meal brought city and West Texas Telephone Co officials together for upcoming groundbreaking ceremonies. Attendees included councilmen Tom Brookshear Carl Edwards Dolores Meek and telephone executives R G Hughes Bill Harrison Jim Ashley Frank Thompson Richard Round G G Linnsbery and others.
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Frank Thompson
Robert Sale
Mayor Smith
Bill Henderson
Vince L Don Williams
Jim Ashley
Carl Edwards
Richard Round
Uncheon
Phone Co
West Texas Telephone Co
Ncheon
Fire- Us Hall
Cilmen
Tom Brookshear
Dolores Meek
Telephone Company
R. G. Hughes
Bill Harrison
G. G. Linnsbery
Mgr
Sonny Smith
City Builds New Water Plant Structure for Chlorine Handling
City workers began constructing a major water department building, completed last week, featuring two compartments with doors and glass windows to monitor instruments. An approved gas mask is stored outside near a standpipe for chlorine leak response, detected by a skin tingling sensation. Testing uses ammonia. white vapor indicates chlorine presence. Chlorine’s corrosive nature favors plastic or nonferrous chlorinators.
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Shpp
Water Chlorinator Building Enables Salt Based Water Chlorination
A water chlorinator facility uses sodium chloride to produce chlorine at three cents per consumer yearly and 99.99 percent purity. Two rooms reduce gas hazards as chlorine gas is generated in one cylinder room and mixed with water in another before storage in ground tanks. Operators aim for a 0.2 to 0.4 residual to indicate safe drinking water. chlorine neutralizes disease bacteria, improves odor and color, and the system stores treated water in tanks built in 1966. Chester Slaughter, with state safe water certification, oversees operations with Dorsey Brooks and B. G. Burchfield assisting.
West Texas Telephone Co Expands and Raises Rates
West Texas Telephone Co officials announce major investments in Whitewright including buying Southwestern Bell long distance lines to Sherman. An August 5 rate increase for Whitewright customers follows council approval with new district office looming and a 60 percent rise in long distance capacity planned.
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West Texas Telephone Company
Whitewright
Frank Thompson
Thompson
Southwestern Bell
Here
Sherman
Bill Henderson
The
Telephone Co
Marshall Hasty
Sonny Smith
Carl Edwards
West Texas Telephone
Price Commission
Meandering with Marie joins Whitewright Sun Staff
A local Whitewright reporter is added to the Whitewright Sun Staff. Marie, native to Whitewright, will report visits, birthdays, weddings, and events with her husband Wallace and two daughters. She will gather news and help expand local coverage alongside Ethel Green’s Around Town.
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Whitewright
Sun
Marie
Twen
Wallace
Bill Coley
McKinney
Bill Tom Bradley
Savoy
Ethel Green
Mrs Earnest Price Appointed Tom Bean Reporter
Mrs Earnest Price begins as reporter for the Whitewright Sun in Tom Bean. She invites residents to share weddings birthdays visits anniversaries civic events and general items of local interest for publication.
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Earnest Price
Tom Bean
The
Whitewright Sun
Price
District Governor Speaks To Rotary Club
The Whitewright Rotary Club met Friday in Firemen's Hall for a noon meeting with 30 members present. Dr. Steve Sullivan introduced guest speaker J. O. Tate, the district governor. In a brief session, the club voted to donate to the city library Rotary Memorial Fund and honored members with perfect attendance for the year.
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Whitewright
Firemen’s Hall
Steve Sullivan
J. O. Tate
Lloyd Alexander
Phillip Earnheart
Carl Edwards
Clint Hennig
Ralph Hughes
Sam Montgomery
Bo Pettit
Emory Christian
Chamber Initiates Plans for Whitewright Welcome Wagon Pageant
The Whitewright Chamber of Commerce met July 12 to approve a brochure project for the city and to initiate a Welcome Wagon program. Members voted to stage a Miss Whitewright Pageant this fall with officials Linda Sullivan Martha Brookshear and Annette Snider.
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Chamber of Commerce
Vince Freman
Board of Directors
Whitewright
Larry Talley
Emory Christian
Priscelle Riker
Wilma McFatridge
Linda Sullivan
Martha Brookshear
Regina Freeman
Annette Snider
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Milton Simpson
Thee Iced Tea
Y Jones
Ervan Slaughter
Manual
Antler
Canafax
Joe Canafax
Leon Scott
Butch Warrington
Our Soc
Sherma
Coun
Tew
Chester Slaughter
Dorsey Brooks
B. G. Burchfield
Dola
Mrs. Marie Wilson
Rotary Club
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