Whitewright News Highlights and Upcoming Events
The 1947 Whitewright High School graduating class plans a 30th reunion and seeks a class photo. Subscriptions renewed by Linda Rymer and family from Center after visiting Whitewright friends. Cliff Waits of Mountain View, California, and wife enjoy the Sun weekly, with his jewelry firm in Palo Alto near Stanford. Caribbean cruise reports from Earl Blanton family. ship Carnival had 500 crew and 1,086 passengers. hamburger cost noted at $4.00. Local “Happy Man” Louis Franklin earns senior fiddling prize at East Texas State University. Arnold Henson and Dee Robbins vacationed in Nashville visiting Loretta Lynn Ranch, Grand Ole Opry. Johnny Cash’s mother encountered. Cemetery fund drive led by Hugh Hunter. Father’s Day gatherings at the Frazier home. Whitewright residents attend. Arts and crafts sale at Whitewright Nursing Home set for June 25 from 10 am to 3 pm with crafts, cakes, and pies. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Waits
Mountain View
Calif
Sun
Mary Frances Stephens
Palo Alto
Stanford
Stanford University
Paul Stephens
Earl Blanton
Becky
Jack Lackey
Caribbean
St. Maarten Island
Arnold Henson
Dee Robbins
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Arnold
Johnny Cash
Capps Resigns Whitewright to Lead Fort Worth District
Dick Capps, Whitewright schools superintendent for four years, resigns to become superintendent of the Northwest Independent School District near Fort Worth. The district serves six towns and about 232 square miles with enrollment expected to grow from 1,450 to 5,000. Capps, who recently earned a doctorate, cites opportunity as reason for leaving and will stay until a successor is hired, with resumes due July 6. The board also hired Claudia Holloway as elementary teacher.
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Dick Capps
Whitewight
Whitewright
North Fort Worth
Cive
R Brt
Capps
Northwest Independent School
Fort Worth
Ani
Rhome
Roanoak
Justin
Hasley
Newark
Aurora
East Texas State University
the Sun
Dr. Capps
James Donaghey
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
the Lodge
Pigskins Club
Parent-Teacher Association
School Budgets Await Legislature Action in Texas
Whitewright schools wait on state funding details as the legislature adjourned without a school financing bill. Gov Briscoe calls a special session starting July 11. Superintendent Dick Capps notes budgets will omit state funds until decisions are clear, and taxes will not rise.
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Texas
Salt Creek
Dolph Briscoe
Dick Capps
Whitewright Board
Capps
Whitewright
Joint Committee
Austin
Len Fennell Promoted To Dallas TI Plant
Len Fennell is promoted to a process engineer role and transferred from Sherman to the Dallas Texas Instruments plant. He will help develop and improve processes in the magnetic bubble memory group. The Fennells will move to Richardson after three years on Rosehill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Fennell
Dallas
Sherman
Texas Instruments
Fennell
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Washington University
Fennells
Rosehill Rd
Richardson
Fund For Children Nears $300 in Whitewright Hearts
Whitewright residents opened their hearts and pocketbooks this week for three orphaned children after a tragic car accident. The Sun highlighted their plight last week, and President Chuck led community relief efforts.
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Fund For Children
Whitewright
the Sun
Chuck
Whitewright Class of 47 Plans Reunion
The 1947 Whitewright high school graduates plan a 30 year reunion on July 2 at 7 p.m. in the grade school cafetorium. Special guests will be teachers from that year. All class members are invited. reservations may be made for dinner.
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Whitewright High School
Whitewright
Distinguished Whitewright Students Earn TAMU Honor
Two Whitewright students Allan Harper and Debra Wortham earned the Distinguished Student ranking at Texas A&M University per registrar Robert Lacey. The honor, limited to about 10 percent of undergraduates, requires at least a 3.25 GPA and recognizes academic excellence among the 1947 class, with other local residents named in the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Texas A&m University
Robert A. Lacey
Allan J. Harper
J. A. Harper, Jr
Debra A. Wortham
John R. Wortham
Texas A&m
Furr Starts Hiring Friday for Whitewright Civic Center
The Dallas firm Furr plans to move onto Whitewright site Friday and open an office to take job applications. Construction will begin soon, with most workers expected from the Whitewright community. The project, financed largely by an EDA grant of 493000 plus, will include city hall library fire and police stations an auditorium and other facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Furr Company of
Dallas
Whitewright
Dick Walker
Farr Company
Economic Development Administration
Club Hears New Pastor In Whitewright Rotary
The Rev Don Weir new pastor of First United Methodist Church Whitewright spoke to the Rotary last Friday urging that worrying is needless and pointless. He noted many common worries and urged Rotarians to stop and trust. Rotarian Phillip Earnheart introduced the speaker and Weir urged them not to worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Weir
First United Methodist Church
Whitewright
Rotary Club
Bonham
Phillip Earnheart
Weir
Grandchildren Gather at the Ryon Home
Mrs. Paul Ryon says they had great grandchildren visiting last week. Granddaughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Griffs and Andrea Ellen of Seabrook visited. Friday guests included another granddaughter Mrs. James Rogers with James Paul and Brett Allen from Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ryon
Ryon
Ronald Griffs
Andrea Ellen
Seabrook
James Rogers
James Paul
Brett Allen
Greenville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linda Rymer
Nathan and
Robin
Center
Sun Office
Louis Franklin
Happy Man
Louis
Milton Simpson
Arkansas
Roy McCarley
Little Ock
Milton
Roy
Hugh Hunter
Porter and Blanton Cemetery
Glenn "Razier
Travis Sanderson
Alan Wright
Garland
Mike Key
Hurst
Jimmy Frazier
Desert
Johnny Mack Williams
David Williams
Chris
James Williams
Darla
Eith
Charles Williams
Tim Williams
Whitewright Nursing Home
Fort
John
Claudia) Holloway
Neems
Tom Neems
Fredericksburg
Tom Bean
Houston
Eugene Neems
Escondia
Cal
Sam Neems
O’donnell
Lena Denton
Newell Skaggs
Mary Smotherman
William Skaggs
William R. Skaggs
Morristown
Tenn
Skaggs
Woodrow Haynie
Jason Clabhorn
First Baptist Church
Molly Floyd
Hensley
First National Bank of
Melody Ann
Jeffery Paul
Lori Ann
Posyome
Johnnie Harris
Tom Brown
Wayne Gault
Jeff Gault
Mary Ellen Nall
Thomas Brown
Bowie
Jim Brown
Wham
A&m
John Ball
J. A. Harper
Betty Bodine
Billy Mac Williams
Lovera Bass Turner
Dan Kent
Loren Paul Ryan
Dorothy Wallace
Eugene Thornhill
Y. V. Kaiser
Ross Alexander
Melva Allen
Lovera Bass
Billy Jack Blackerby
Geraldine Bush
Elda Fae Cambron
Betty Ann Darwin
Alice Davis
Jesse Franklin
Joanne Grammer
Pat Gray
Sue Hicks
Orvil Howell
Doris Hunter
Joan Huseman
Billy Lou Ingram
Irene Kent
William Leard
Lois McCollum
Jack McSpedden
Jimmie McSpedden
Billy Wayne Morris
Donald Neal
Hazel Neal
Patsy Parnell
Billy Don Reeves
Betty Jo Rich
Maxine Roberts
Johnny Mac Vestal
the Eyes of White
Wilson
First National Bank
Lou Ann
Harris
Assembly of God Church
Mike Hensley
Frisco
Blue Ridge
Melody
Furr
Downton
Club
Ryons
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