Whitewright town named for William Whitewright not Jim
Long Texas history notes Whitewright in Grayson County was named for William Whitewright, a railroad official, with no evidence of a Jim Whitewright. Source traces ownership of the townsite and early rail line leadership, concluding William was the honoree.
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Handbook of Texas
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Sallie J. Gowdy
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Lucas Hall
New York
Texas Secretary of State
William Whitewright
Denison and Southeastern Railway Company
W. Whitewright
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Extension Railway Co
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Denison and Pacific
M.E. & T. Extension Railway
William, Jr
N.Y
West 22Nd
Whitewright Sun
E. C. Gibson
Gibson
MKT
Jimitewright
Whitewright mayor race narrows after Roy Martin withdraws
Roy Martin withdraws from the Whitewright mayoral race to take a full time job with Mobil Oil in Sherman. Otto Krumm and Floyd Bassett remain candidates, with the April 4 election deciding Whitewright’s first new mayor in 20 years.
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Mobil Oil Company
Sherman
Otto Krumm
Floyd Bassett
Whitewright
Riding Club Stole the Show at Houston Fat Stock Rodeo
Whitewright Riders wow crowd by winning the exci ting M horse relay with Texas Westerners of Eye less and performing a special drill before the grand entry. Fans hailed the relay as the night’s highlight despite a tumble injuring rider Charles Fred Shearer who was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder.
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Houston
Astrodome
Charles Fred Shearer
Shearer
Houeston
Texas Westerners
Buck Owens
Roy Clark
Four FFA members fail to win at Houston stock show
Four FFA students and advisor Jack Rogers spent a week in Houston for the Fat Stock Show. Weights dropped, making several animals ineligible or placing low in classes. Dyer, Ellison, Worsham, and Bryant showed Hereford and Angus animals with mixed results.
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Jack Rogers
Houston
Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Worsham
Ricky Ellison
Darrell Dyer
Bryant
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Dyer
Ellison
Angus
Hereford
Mrs. Bryant Heads Local Census Crew in Grayson County
Kay Bryant was named crew leader for the 1970 Census of Population and Housing in Grayson County. She will supervise 15 to 20 enumerators beginning April, with training at the Census Bureau office in Greenville.
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Blanche Martin
Census Bureau
Greenville
Grayson County
Dorothy Banfield
Whitesboro
George W. Silha
Sherman
Spaulding
Elizabeth A. Ague
Denison
Whitewright loses another soldier in Vietnam action
Michael Wayne Bow 20 of Whitewright was killed in action in South Vietnam on March 4 1970 while serving as a mortar crewman with Company D 3rd Battalion 4th Infantry Division. Survived by parents Pat and Gene Bow siblings Susie and Bow grandparents Tallent and Bow. services planned at Earnheart Funeral Home Whitewright.
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Michael Wayne Bow
O.G. Bow
Bow
South Vietnam
Earnheart
Michael
Whitewright High School
Pleiku
Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
8Th Infantry
Sherman
Presbyterian Church
Pat
Gene Bow
Susie Bow
T. P. Tallent
Wheitewright
Edgar Bow
Grayson County to Offer Free Rubella Vaccinations
The Grayson County Health Department sponsors a county wide Rubella vaccination drive March 17 19. Vaccinations will be given in Whitewright and other locations during a three day event aimed at preventing measles rubella.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
Charles Pierce
Mary Jo Tonelli
Bells
Tom Bean
Tonelli
Sherman
Health Department
Frisby to head Edmond bank with Whitewright ties
Kenneth Frisby former president of the Whitewright bank is named president and CEO of the American Bank of Edmond Oklahoma. He plans to move to Edmond and assume duties immediately. Frisby guided Whitewright Bank from 1960 to 1970 increasing assets and earning records while supporting local development and education.
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First National Bank
American Bank of
Edmond
Okla
Edmond Bank
Frisby
Whitewright Bank
Whitewright
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Whitewright principals tout local schools at Rotary meeting
Whitewright high and elementary principals David Johnson and Charles Pierce described the district as strong during Public Schools Week. Johnson noted rising student pressure and good college entrance test results, while Pierce argued smaller schools benefit individual students. Volleyball teams also posted wins as the district eyes upcoming tournament play.
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Rotary Club
Texas
David Johnson
Charles Pierce
Johnson
Pierce
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