Public School Week Observed With Displays in Texas Schools
March 1 to March 5, 1971 is designated Public School Week in Texas. The superintendent invites all parents relatives and the general public to visit the local elementary schools during regular hours to view student work on walls and bulletin boards. The article contrasts advances in technology medicine and science with past progress and emphasizes education as a key factor.
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Texas
Texas Masons
Tea party honors Mrs. Crabb in Bonham ceremony
Dist. Commander and Mrs. Frank Smith joined 80 attendees at the Texas Power and Light Assembly Room in Bonham for a tea honoring Mrs. Robbie Crabb of Commerce, state Auxilliary president, who announced her candidacy for the 10th Regional presidency covering Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma. The next Fourth District meeting is set for May 22 in Bonham and the State Department Convention will be at the Baker Hotel in Dallas July 15-16.
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Frank Smith
Robbie Crabb
Commerce
Crabb
State Department
Texas Power’ and Light Company
Bonham
White Christmas Arrives Late in Whitewright
A winter storm from West Texas brought snow and sleet to the Whitewright area delaying activity. Windy conditions began around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and persisted through the night. Whitewright Public Schools closed Wednesday amid icy roads and snow, with other Grayson County schools also shutting down.
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Whitewright
West Texas
Denison
Saddler
Savoy
Fannin County
Grayson County
Beckham Reports On Legislature And Winter Weather
Rep Vernon Beckham from Austin notes the 62nd Legislature completed its first six weeks with three of work and points to ethics bills and pay raises for officials. He urges voters to use ballots to replace plunderers and criticizes press coverage. The report also covers winter storms in Grayson and Fannin Counties with rain, ice, and snow impacting roads and schools.
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Vernon Beckham
Austin
Beck
Beckham
Public Office
Publc Trust
Whitewright native Jim Lindsey to chair Texas Banking Group
Jim Lindsey of College Station a former Whitewright High School graduate has been named chair of the Banking Section of the Texas State Finance Commission. A Democrat appointee since 1969 Lindsey has held leadership roles at Texas A&M University and First Bank & Trust Bryan, with a long career in journalism and public service. The article also notes local political filings and 4-H and Cub Scouts activities in Whitewright and Grayson County.
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Jim Lindsey
College Station
Whitewright
State Finance Commnission of
Texas
Lindsey
Infoe Axle and Publications
Texas A&m University
First Bank & Trust
Bryan
Preston Smith
Finance Commission
Whitewright High
Texas Tech Universey
Time Running Out For Vehicle Tags
Automobile owners are urged to visit City Hall for car license tags before the deadline. More than half the time has elapsed with few licenses issued and a rush is expected as the period ends at midnight. Tag sales typically conclude in March, with April 1, 197L noted as the cutoff.
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Midenight
Farewell Party at Whitewright Nursing Home
Forty staff members joined Dr and Mrs Geers for a farewell to Rev Harry Stanley and his family. A buffet meal was served in the kitchen annex with tables dressed in cloths and centerpiece runners. Dr Geers praised Rev Stanley and gifts of an eight piece Franciscan Ware set were presented to the pastor on behalf of the employees.
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Whitewright Nursing Home
Paul Geers
Harry Stanley
Geers
Stanley
Rev. Stanley
Easter Seals program kicks off in Texas
Governor Preston Smith receives first 1971 Easter Seal sheet from six year old David Hall of Fort Worth on behalf of the Texas Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The campaign runs through Easter Sunday April 11 to fund rehabilitation services for more than 21,000 handicapped Texans and supports 20 treatment centers statewide.
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Smith
David Hall
Ft. Worth
Texas
Royal
Preston Smith
Fort Worth
Baptist Pancake Supper Supports Youth trip
First Baptist Church hosts a pancake and sausage supper in Firemen's Hall on Saturday night from 5:00 to 8:00 p m. Adult tickets cost a dollar and children's tickets are 50 cents. Proceeds fund about 25 youths to attend Glorieta Baptist Assembly in New Mexico in June. Youth Committee assists the effort.
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First Baptist Church
Glorieta Baptist Assembly
New Mexico
Allan Harper Wins At Calf Scramble
Allan Harper of the White Wright FFA participated in the Houston Calf Scramble on February 27, 197L catching a calf sponsored by Industrial State Bank of Houston. He will receive a $200 purchase order to buy a registered heifer and plans to return to Houston to show it next year at the Livestock Show.
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Allan Harper
Whitewright
FFA
Houston
Allan
Industrial State Bank of Houston
Gene Helble
Texas
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Herman Philley
Robert Sale
Community Cable Company of North Texas
Sale
Vr. L. Grammer
John Curtis
Wheitewright
R. A. Vestal
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Vince Freeman
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Lee Gaines
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Menty Faison
Kenneth Frankelin
Stephen Wreight
Sharon Oakley
Tony Dudley
Ken Helvey
Bill Faison
Allen Layman
Debbie Franks
Roger Asrey
Steve Laseser
Charles Franks
Betty Morse
Bill Holloway
Cheryl Franks
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Ager
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