Whitewright Rambler notices and local happenings
A compilation from Whitewright news items notes Grand Street businesses extending hours, July Fourth plans and a Continental Telephone funded flag display. It mentions a Dorothy Cox show appearance, a Whitewright trip to Gunnison Colorado, a Homecoming address request, a humorous 1936 Sun clipping, and a church farewell for the Ashley family moving to Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.S
Grand Street
Whitewright
Melton’s
Continental Telephone Co
Slogan Contest Seeks Entries for Whitewright Signs
Chamber of Commerce chair Darla Howell reports only four slogans have been received for the town entry way signs. Winners announced by July Fourth are hoped, with prizes and honor at stake. Entries kept anonymous until a winner is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Darla Howell
Whitewright
Sun Office
Whitewright Little League advances after spotless East Zone run
Whitewright Little League led by coach Bob Purdom finishes East Zone play undefeated at 8 0 and advances to playoff rounds against West Zone teams from Van Alstyne Howe and Pottsboro. Whitewright players include Andy LeDane Davis Norris Bobby Worthy and others with scores showing Whitewright dominance in matches against Tom Bean Bells and Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Tey
Tom Bean
Trenton
Bells
Celeste
van Alstyne
Howe
Pottsboro
Bob Purdom
Andy LeDane
Davis Norris
Bobby Worthy
Bobby Purdom
Mark Floyd
Howard Judd
Terry Jones
Lonnie Barnes
Randy Reeves
Travis Clark
Jeff Hodge
Kelly Selman
Terry Langford
Mark Blanton
Kevin Ballard
Mark Shepherd
Don Sims
Fred Green
Mickie Kent
Tom Bean Whitewright
Trenton Whitewright
Texas Tops Livestock Exports in 1974 report
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White reports Texas remained a leading state in livestock exports in 1974, detailing statewide production and export activity across cattle, goats, and receipts from major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
John C. White
Commerce Fiddling Champion Crowned At ETSA Festival
Lewis Franklin of Whitewright won the senior division and the overall title at the Third Annual National Collegiate Fiddlers Festival on June 19 at East Texas State University. Randy Smore was a strong challenger as 1,900 spectators watched. Awards went to Sleepy Johnson, Bill Gilbert, Steve Gilliam, and Stonewall Greenwood in seniors and Dale Morris, Tom Perry, Bob Gilliam, and Anders Schilling in juniors. A. C. Robinson Award honored judge Frank Smith for preserving Texas Style fiddling. Spunky 10 year old Bobbie Glaze received a special youngest fiddler award with $600 in winnings. Festival tied to Bicentennial and NEA support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
Lewis Franklin
Randy Smore
East Texas State University
Sam Rayburn Memorial
Franklin
Whitewright
Elmore
Joshua
A. C. Robinson
Frank Smith
Paris
ETSA
F. H. McDowell
Smith
Sleepy Johnson
Fort Worth
Bill Gilbert
Millsap
Steve Gilliam
Chandler
Okla
Stonewall Greenwood
Dallas
Dale Morris
Sanger
Tom Perry
Denton
Bob Gilliam
Anders Schilling
Stockholm
Sweden
Bobbie Glaze
Portland
Richard Harrison
Department of Literature and Languages
Wayne Brown
A. S. Johnson
van Alstyne
Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association
Commerce Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Federal Savings and Loan
First National and Security State Banks of Commerce
Harrison
National Endowment For the Arts
Washington, D. C
Poster Contest Winners Named
Donna Staley Kathy Barnes and Susan Floyd named top winners in the Chamber of Commerce poster contest. Each will receive 5 from Charles Truksa at the First National Bank of Whitewright. Winning posters feature patriotic symbols and scenes with Uncle Sam, Bicentennial colors, Liberty statue, and national imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Staley
Kathy Barnes
Susan Floyd
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Truksa
First National Bank of Whitewright
Donna
U. S
United States
Susan
Uncle Sam
Kathy
Freddie Whipple
J. W. James
John
Flags For Sale At Friday Literary Club Sale
The Friday Literary Club offers flags for the Whitewright celebrations with no profit. The Boy Scouts will mount flags for those unable to do so. To order call Sue Brinkley or any club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Boy Scouts
Sue Brinkley
Keener earns third in Southern Literary Festival poetry contest
Commerce senior English major LuAnn Keener from Ector placed third in Belhaven Mississippi at the Southern Literary Festival poetry contest. She has been named to Who's Who in Poetry in American Colleges and Universities and received ISU's Board of Regents Scholarship of 1000 dollars. She won a poetry award in the university's literary magazine Forthcoming while writing her honors thesis Creative Exercises in Poetic Forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
LuAnn Keener
Ector
Southern Literary Festival
Belhaven
Miss
Miss Keener
I.su
Board of Regents
Forthcoming
Keener
Marine Private Neal Graduates From Parris Island Training
John D. Neal, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Neal of Tom Bean Texas, graduates from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina. Training emphasizes physical conditioning discipline and teamwork with classes in close order drill history first aid uniforms and customs and courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Neal
T. H. Neal
Tom Bean, Tex
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Marine
Marine Corps
Rev Garner Leaves Hebron for Quinlan Pastorship
Reverend Garner resigns from Hebron Baptist Church after 12 years to become pastor at First Baptist Church of Quinlan Texas. He served 19 years in the Grayson Baptist Association including seven years at Kentuckytown Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Garner
Hebron Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Quinlan
Brother Garner
Hebron
Kentuckytown
Grayson Baptist Association
Henry A Bing Receives Vet Medicine Auxiliary Award
Henry A. Bing Jr of Whitewright won the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Auxiliary Award at Texas A&M University Honors Convocation on June 20. The $150 cash prize honors scholarship and leadership. Bing, a 1970 Whitewright High School graduate, will complete DVM in August 1976 after earning a B S from Texas A&M and completing preprofessional work at Grayson County Jr College. He is the son of Henry A. Bing Sr. and Mrs. Bing of Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Bing, Jr
Whitewright
American Veterinary Medical Association
College of Veterinary
Medcine
Texas A&m University
Bing
Whitewright High School
College of Veterinary Medicine
Grayson County Junior College
Henry A. Bing Sr
T&C Club Tours Heard Museum in McKinney
T&C Club members and guests toured the Heard Museum of Natural Science in McKinney last Thursday. Thirty seven attendees hiked a nature trail to view soils plants and native animal habitats while the guide explained regional geology and local flora. After the tour the group had a picnic at McKinney City Park and planned the next meeting for July 3 at Fireman's Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town and Country Club
Heard Museum of Natural Science
McKinney
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Heard Museum
McKinney City Park
Whitewright-Westminister
Whitewright
Mamie Lewis
Pansy Miller
Edith Grider
Adelle Ireland
Fireman’s Hall
Abandoned Children Reunited After Half Century
A Wichita Eagle report details a long awaited reunion among the Sproat siblings and their half siblings. Everett Richards, born 1914 in Caldwell Kansas, reconnects with Richard Sproat Sr and Mildred Murphy and Pearl Trimmell in Wichita after decades apart. Their mother Mary Elizabeth Sproat left four children, one of whom remains missing. The families recount travels, adoptions, and a grateful embrace that culminated in a shared Thanksgiving memory and plans for a future reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Trimmell
Younda Floyd
Whitewright Nursing Home
Floyd
Wichita Eagle
Wichita
Kansas
Caldwell
Kan
Mary Elizabeth Sproat
Enid
Okla
Evertt L. Richards
Hardesty
Richard H. Sproat Sr
Frank
Mildred) Murphy
Jack
Pearl) Trimmell
Richard
Everett Richards
Richards
Leland
Daisy Richards
Texas County
Oklah
Mildred
W. O. Lucas
Blackwell
Pearl
Brockmans
Anthony
Kane
Eldridge
Oklahoma
Dover
Sproats
Bill
Emma Cochran
Fred Riley Cochran
Cochrans
Richard Sproat
Seattle
Mildred Murphy
Ross Reunion Brings 85 Together in Whitewright
The annual Ross Reunion was held June 15 at Fireman's Hall in Whitewright with about 85 attendees. Participants came from San Angelo Oklahoma City Kirby Arkansas Waco Sherman Garland Bonham Baytown Irving Leonard Denton Tulsa Oklahoma Houston Fort Worth Pottsboro Ector and Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Fireman's Hall
Whitewright
San Angelo
Okla City
Kirby, Ark
Waco
Sherman
Garland
Bonham
Baytown
Irving, Leonard
Denton
Tulsa
Okla Houston
Ft. Worth
Pottsboro
Ector
Savoy
Youth Choir To Sing At Crusade At Blue Ridge
The Trinity Baptist Church youth choir from Bonham will perform at the Collin Fannin Christian Crusade in the Blue Ridge football stadium Friday night. Evangelist Dan Vestal speaks and Joe Atkinson sings. crusade runs from last Sunday to next Sunday with 8 p.m. services nightly and 3 p.m. Sunday moved to 8 p.m. due to heat. Over a dozen area churches participate. nightly crowds range 400 to 500 and are expected to grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Trinity Baptist Church of
Bonham
Collin-Fannin Christian Crusade
Dan Vestal
Joe Atkinson
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Whitewright Rambler
Priscelle Riker
Edith Jester
Dorothy Cox
Channel 12
Joe Norwood
Vaneda
Johnna
Kelly
Gunnison National Forest
Gunnison
Colorado
Norwood
Cottonwood Pass
Continental Telephone
Greg Sanderson
Peggy Hansard Baumbara
Betty Bodine
James Ashley
Ashley’s
Allen
Ashley
Louis Franklin Fiddling
TIGER
Molly Floyd
John Floyd
Rev. Garner
Henry Bing
Marget Wilson
Chuck Wilson
Margot
Kitty One
Kitty
Brenda Wilson
T&c
Bell Telephone System
The
Mormon Church
St. Joseph
Everett
Crusade
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