Two candidates file for Whitewright School Board seats
Tom Brookshear and James Donaghey filed to fill two Whitewright Independent School District board positions. Election set for April 11. Brookshear, a local banker and church member, vows to finish unfinished projects and serves in community groups. Donaghey, a Trenton native and bank cashier, emphasizes obligation and service, with prior Navy service and local ties.
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Curtis Tillett Named to ETs Dean's List
Curtis D Tillett son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Tillett was named to the Dean's List at East Texas State University in Commerce for last semester The Dean's List honors students with at least 5 hours of coursework and a 325 GPA Eight hundred and fifty four students were named to the Dean's List according to Dr Richard Meyer vice president for academic affairs
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Lions Club Basketball Results and Local Politics Update
The Lions Club league saw Carl's Sausage and Walker Pharmacy extend winning streaks in Saturday play. Recheduled games set for Tuesday March 7, plus city election notes list Sonny Smith, Vince Freeman, Russell Martin, and J B Thornhill as candidates for mayor and council seats in Whitewright.
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Esther West Starts Work At Sun Office
Esther West becomes the Sun newspaper's newest staffer working in the office alongside the editor. A California native who moved nine years ago, she taught the elderly at First Baptist and does alterations for Whitewright residents. She has a background as secretary to a GI Apprenticeship School and as a dry cleaners manager, with Who's Who listings. Esther plans eight to five, Monday through Wednesday, inviting visits and news.
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Vaughan To Speak To Masonic Lodge In Whitewright
Judge R C Vaughan of the 15th District Court will speak at the Whitewright Masonic Lodge Monday at 7 39 p m. The event ties Texas Public Schools Week observed by Masons, with Vaughan’s talk focusing on that subject for lodge members and visitors in the area.
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Whitewright Riding Club to perform at Houston Rodeo
In the Astrodome on Saturday Whitewright Riding Club will join the grand entry and pivots for the seventh time. The caravan includes 42 people and 2 horses, with a relay race against the Texas Westernaires of Euless noted as the rodeo's sole relay event. Brenda Bing, club sweetheart and daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Bing, will ride in the entry parade. The group, which has prepared for weeks, vaccinated its horses against VEE and plans a Sunday return.
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