Traffic Crash At Pettit Store Crossing In Whitewright
At 4 45 p m Tuesday March 9 a collision on Grand Street at the Pettit Grocery side street involved a blue 1967 Mustang driven by Bob Spencer of Whitewright and a light tan 1961 Chevrolet. No serious injuries were reported. Police, DPS, and a wrecker from Edwards Chevrolet House Whitewright responded. Mrs Homer Gentry of Whitewright was shaken but uninjured. Damages were about 300 to the Gentry car and 500 to the Mustang. The cause remains under investigation.
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Pettit Grocery Store
Grand Street
Bob Spencer
Whitewright
LeRoy Duque Ette
Texas Department of Public Safety
Edwards Chevroclet House
Gentry
Grand
Five area farmers named to NK Carload Sorghum Club
Five Whitewright region residents Jack England C Johnson Bill W Partridge Vaughn Partridge and L Scott earned national recognition as members of Northrup King and Company's 1970 Carload Sorghum Club. The club includes 467 growers from 156 acres in 16 states with average yields well above national production. England harvested 390000 pounds from 126 acres. Partridge families delivered hundreds of thousands of pounds. Johnson and Scott reported strong acreages and yields. the awards spotlight new grain sorghum hybrids and foster idea exchange.
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Whitewright
Jack England
C. Johnson
Bill W. Partedge
Vaughn Partridge
L. Scott
Northrup King Nd Company
NK Carload Club
England
C. R. Johnson
Johnson
Lizer
Bill W. Partridge
Whitewright Grain and Elevator
Partridge
H. L. Scott
New Futures Market For Sorghum Prospects In Texas
Texas grain sorghum producers will gain access to a new futures market set to clear for trading March 2, 1971 with delivery points at Hereford Plainview and Amarillo. Ext ension grain marketing specialist John Seibert notes hedging and price discovery benefits for growers, elevator managers and shippers. The article also reports the Third Annual Old Time Fiddlers Festival in Houston with Louis Franklin and son Larry of Whitewright winning top prizes.
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College Station
Texas
John Siebert
Seibert
Leiber
Siam
Louis Franklin
Larry
Whitewright
Houseton
Almeda Mall
Merchants Association
al Winters
Pasadena
Louis
Benny Thomason
Ft. Worth
Perrin Air Force Base to close June 30 1971
Ray Roberts reports official notice from the Secretary of the Air Force that Perrin AFB will close June 30 1971. The decision, from the Secretary of Defense, draws criticism as political not military, with efforts to delay the closure and mitigate economic impact. The Whitewright PTA held a meeting with a flag ceremony and committee selection, while ETSU announced Bill Montgomery as a new initiates into Kappa Alpha. Air Force and Civil Service Commission coordinate civilian transfers.
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Nent
Secretary of Defense
Carl Albert
Lloyd Bentsen
Perrin
Whitewright Pta
Arvin Vestal
Bobby *Mathis
J. A. Harper, Jr
George Daniels
Bill Riker
Gerald Armstrong
Harold Gross
Charles Pierce
H. D. Hodge
Bby Mathis
Te Pta
Hodge
Bill Montgomery
Sam Montgomery
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
East
TCU
Fort Worth
ETSU
Air Force
Albert
Bentsen
Civil Service Commission
Boy Scout Troop 42 Hikes to Buck Me Fatridge Farm
Scout Troop 42 led by Scoutmaster Bill McFatride ge and Assistant Bob Purdom hiked about six miles to Buck Me Fatridge farm southeast of town. Twenty five boys prepared an outdoor meal and worked on 2nd class requirements including signaling and campfire skills with accompanying fathers Bill Pierce and Bobby Mathis.
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Buck Me Fatridge
Bill McFatridege
Bob Purdom
Bill Pierce
Bobby Mathis
Russell W Martin speaks on travels at United Methodist Church
Russell Wayne Martin will share highlights from his Washington DC and New York City trip at a Sunday evening program at the United Methodist Church. He was among 26 Dallas Fort Worth area youths attending a Christian Citizenship Seminar. The event starts at 6 00 p m with a sandwich supper in the Education Building.
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Russell Wayne Martin
Washington, D.C
New York City
United Methodist Church
Russell Wayne
Dallas - Ft. Worth
North and Central Texas
Christian Social Concerns
Local PTA Sets Evening Basketball Games Tomorrow
The PTA sponsors a girls junior high game against the PTA Wee men at 7 00 pm with a following boys game. Admission is fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
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PTA
Methodist Church School Election Set For Trustee Elect
United Methodist Church Whitewright schedules a Week of Proclamation with guest minister Rev Earnest Walt from Coe lest e. nightly services 7 30 pm March 28 to April 5 with 6 30 pm youth meetings. public invited. Election for three school trustees set for April 3 1971 at Firemen's Hall with polls 8 am to 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Whitewright
Jesus
Earnest Walt
United Methodist
Coeleste
Firemen’s Hall
Correction notice on degree misprint
In the Sun’s last issue a misprint stated Sue Gene try was pursuing a Doctor of Divinity degree. It should read Master of Social Studies.
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the Sun
Ine
Sue Genetry
Check Tires For Safety
Motorists are urged to prepare cars for spring and summer drives. Snow tires should be removed and replaced with regular tires. inspect used tires for fabric breaks, cuts, embedded objects, and tread depth under 1/16 inch. Individual driving habits determine tire type, says Ross Ormsby, Council chairman. See tires, page 2.
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Ted Williams
Senators
Tire Industry Safety Council
Tire Industry Safety Counccil
Ross , Ormsby
Denison Highway 75 Route Plan In Works
Kenneth Jones an engineer with the Texas Highway Department helps plan the Highway 75 route near Denison. The Urban Transportation Study compares three routes with traffic projections guiding decisions by two governmental committees and a regional coordinating body. Jones discusses computer work that kept the Austin computer tied up and delayed the study. See Jones, page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Jones
Royce Jones
West Elm Street
Jones
Les Tribble
Harry Shytles
Clyde Hale
Manuel Cole
Tom Hagood
Sherman - Denison
Freank Frey
Kenneth Crawford
State Highway Department
Federal Highway Administration
Austin
Leea Riding Club Rides In Houston Astrodome
The Whitewright Riding Club with 78 members traveled from their area to Houston Texas for an annual indoor rodeo at the Astrodome. They performed before a large crowd exceeding 42000, earned an invitation to return next year, and returned home safely by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leea! Riding Club
Houston
Astrodome
Whitewright
Texas
Riding Club
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Homer Gentry
Duquette
Wreck
Ford
Plainview
And
Amareillo
Franklin
Arry
Ray Roberts
W.W. Pta
Boy Scout
Russell W. Martin
Ewell Wainwright
United States
Grayson County
Freedom
Lon
Club
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