Whitewright Tiger Basketball Week proclaimed by mayor
Whitewright proclaims February 2 to 8 1975 as Whitewright Tiger Basketball State Championship Week urging citizens to back the team. The piece notes the Tigers prepare for their first trip to the state tournament in Austin and corrects a district misstatement from last issue.
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Vince Freeman
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Whitewright Tiger
Austin
Whitewright Tigers
Gary Wortham
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Vera Hickman
Jinks Newman
A. W
Buddy Camper
Memory Lane
Jinks
Tex
Stay At Home
Sun Star
Tigers Reach State Class A Tourney After Regional Wins
Whitewright High School clinched a spot in the Class A state tourney by winning the Denton regional, beating Itasca 65-63 and Holiday 85-63. Joe Ballard led with 55 points across both games, while teammates Holliday’s Bowles and Wortham contributed key scoring and defense as the Tigers rolled to the finals.
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Whitewright High School
Tigers
Mark Kline
Denton
North Texas State University
Itasca
Holiday
Texas
Holliday
Eagles
Itasca Wampus Cats
Joe Ballard
Tiger
Nets
Richard McBride
Wortham
Hodge
Wall High School
Whitewright Daniels
Ballard
Honey Grove
Austin
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Howe
Pottsboro
Cooper
Tom Bean
Leonard
Wolfe City
Princeton
Allen
Krum
Fannindel
Blue Ridge
Bells
Commerce
Rouse City
Whitewright Tigers Reach State Tournament Bid
Whitewright coach Kline leads the Fighting Tigers toward the state tournament at Gregory Gym Austin as they face Broaddus after an 8:30 a.m. tipoff with 29 6 losses. Brookshire Royal meets Shallowater at 10 a.m. Winners advance to the 8:30 p.m. game.
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Charles Sessom
Mark Kline
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University of Texas
Austin
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Brookshire Royal
Shallowater
Whitewright
Jim Smith
Dan Vestal Dale Gore In Area Revival
The Rev. Dan Vestal will lead a revival March 9-16 at West Shady Grove Baptist Church near Trenton. The Rev. Dale Gore of Sherman will lead singing. Services start at 7:30 p.m. nightly with nursery provided. Vestal, longtime evangelist, grew up in Orangeville and Trenton area and once pastored West Shady Grove. The church is three miles southwest of Trenton on Highway 121 on the Fannin Collin line.
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Dale Gore
Sherman
First Baptist Church
Dan Eakin
Vestal
Orangeville
United States
West Shady Grove Baptist Church
Highway 121
Fannin-Collin County Line
Bells High School Names Outstanding Teenagers of America
Under the Outstanding Teenagers of America program, Bells High School selects five students Vanita Martin Nancy Shearer Deborah French Cindy Arnold and Susan Cook for academic achievement and community service. State winners compete for $7000 in awards. national scholarships totaling $1000. regional scholarships of $500 for ten regional winners.
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Bells High School
Vanita Martin
Nancy Shearer
Deborah French
Cindy Arnold
Susan Cook
Board of Advisors
School Board Candidates Enter Ring For Announced Terms
Last week of filing brought candidates for two year unexpired terms Narvin Alexander David Clark Dan LeDane and Kenneth Owens. For three year terms James Donaghey Eddie McCartney Adolph Barnes Doyce Worsham Clyde Almond and Edith Jester. Election on April 5 at Firemen's Hall with city elections. March 5 filing deadline. Sam Montgomery named election judge by Supt. Dick Capps.
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Narvin Alexander
David Clark
Dan LeDane
Kenneth Owens
James Donaghey
Eddie McCartney
Adolph
Miz Marian McMillin, Whitewrights Beloved History Teacher
Friendly Bible teacher Miz Marian McMillin, 79, has spent over six decades in Whitewright education and tutoring. She built a family home in 1953, authored a local history, led a Friday Literary Club twice, and remained active teaching and sharing Bible stories with her young students.
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J. C.) McMillin
Cora Taylor Simmons
Dick) Simmons
Simmons
Tom Bean
M.M. Taylor
Nem
Willis Taylor Simmons
McMillin
J. C. McMillin
Marion
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Austin College
Sherman
Ida
Cannan
Friday Literary Club
Gladys Ray
Whitewrights
Miz
New Food Stamps Roll Out With New Denominations
The U S Department of Agriculture announces new brown 1 dollar purple 5 dollar and blue green 10 dollar food stamps replacing 50 cent and 2 dollar coupons. The change aims to meet higher allotments and higher costs while improving anti counterfeit design. Users must spend remaining stamps by June 30 and stores will use the new 1 dollar coupon for making change.
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USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
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