Birthday Girl Betsy Bradley Celebrates First Birthday
Betsy Gail Bradley daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Tom Bradley of Savoy celebrated her first birthday on Monday May 3. Her brother Jim Bob joined the celebration. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Wayne Bradley of Van Alstyne and Mr and Mrs Wallace Wilson of Whitewright attend. Great grandparents include Mrs Lela Ryan Mrs Bill Ireland and Mr and Mrs J W Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Gail Bradley
Bill Tom Bradley
Savoy
Jim Bob
Wayne Bradley
van Alstyne
Wallace Wilson
Whitewright
Lela Ryan
Bill Ireland
J.W. Wilson
Fort Worth
Sunny Notes on Local Graduations and Visits
Holly Faison will graduate from Texas A&M University with a BA in French and theatre. A 1971 graduate of Whitewright High School, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ron Faison. Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter included Mrs Frank Alexander and Mr and Mrs Doug Boxell and son Zack of Dallas. Mrs Lattie Browns guests Sunday were Miss Alice Robbins and Raymond Brown of Sherman. Mrs W O Hatfield visited in the Brown home Monday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Pumphrey of Falls Church VA visited with their cousin Miss Mardell Pumphrey and with Mrs Royce Lay. Mr and Mrs Ron Carter of Lewisville were Sunday guests of Miss Lucyle Sanders. Hugh D Cobb was taken to Community Hospital in Sherman on Sunday and is in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Faison
Texas A&m University
Whitewright High School
Ron Faison
Hugh Hunter
Frank Alexander
Doug Boxell
Zack
Dallas
Lattie Brown
Alice Robbins
Raymond Brown
Sherman
W.O. Hatfield
Brown
Ernest Pumphrey
Falls Church
Mardell Pumphrey
Royce Lay
Ron Carter
Lewisville
Lucyle Sanders
Whitewright Board Cited for Attendance at Workshop
Whitewright Independent School District board of trustees received a certificate of special recognition at the regional School Board Workshop at East Texas State University on April 21 for having a majority of its members in attendance. Named at the event were Charles Skaggs Bobby Clark Bobby Durham Doyce Worsham James Donaghey Dick Capps. The workshop aims to increase board knowledge on roles and responsibilities with sessions on orientation corporal punishment negotiations liability and due process. More than 350 board members and superintendents from 65 districts attended. Debbie Lewis visited Mexia to see her father Charles Lewis. A hen lays 12 eggs per four pounds of food, averaging over 200 eggs yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Independent School District Board of Trustees
East Texas State University
Whitewright School Board
Charles Skaggs
Bobby Clark
Bobby Durham
Doyce Worsham
James Donaghey
Dick Capps
Lynn Turner
Whitewright Board
East Texas State University Department of Educational
Texas Association of School Boards
Jim Luce
Policy Institute
Ross Barrett
Ysleta
Barrett
Senior Spotlight: Allan Layman of Whitewright
Allan Layman son of Mr and Mrs Ross Layman was born in Sherman on July 16 1958 and has lived in Whitewright all his life. In four years he has joined many clubs and the Vocational Agriculture class earning the Lone Star Farmer Degree in 1975. He has won Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion at livestock shows with his steers and plans to study agriculture education in college.
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Allan Layman
Ross Layman
Allan
Sherman
Whitewright
John Wayne
Doris Day
Colorful bread box from a discarded rural mailbox
A simple craft explains making a vibrant bread box by spray painting a rural mailbox then covering the inside with patterned adhesive paper. The article also describes graduation themed sandwiches using bread crusts removed for diplomas and mortarboards with fillings and tassels.
Drill Team Members Chosen At WHS
At Whitewright High School 26 girls were selected May 1 for the first drill team under Mrs Leta Harper and Mrs Gail Clark. Trial judging by Sherman High Steppers began at 2 00 PM with four judges. three majorettes and three lieutenants will be chosen by the girls. A pep squad with officers will also form and freshmen must serve a year in pep squad before joining drill. The program aims to maintain Tiger Spirit during games and half-time performances.
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Leta Harper
Gail Clark
Whitewright High School
Sherman High Steppers
Tiger Spirit
Regional Win for Tigers at Stephenville Meet
Whitewright Tigers won Region 2 Class A track in Stephenville with 57 points. The 440 yard relay team of Terry Clark Walter Daniels Stan Smith and Mike Blanton had the meet’s best time but was disqualified in preliminaries for baton exchange outside the zone. Coach Charlie Sessom credited the Tigers’ enthusiasm as key to the victory.
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Stephenville
Whitewright Tigers
Tiger
Terry Clark
Walter Daniels
Stan Smith
Mike Blanton
Charlie Sessom
Tigers
Steve
Graduation Centerpiece And Track Meet Highlights
Graduation centerpiece ideas describe making head figures from cereal boxes with paper features and mortarboards. The meet results list winners Steve Hodge 2:04.1 in 880 and Mike Blanton 10.0 in 100 and 22.6 in 220, plus other placings and state qualifiers for Austin on May 13-14.
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Steve Hodge
Mike Blanton
Austin
Walter Daniels
Ricky A. Rice
Nursing Home News Residents in Chapel and Hospital Visits
Horace McDonald and his Rhythm Boys entertained residents in the nursing home chapel. Bible study was taught Wednesday morning by Rev. Jimmy Hedges of First Baptist Whitewright. Multiple visits and hospital stays noted including Mrs. Bigger, Charles Hughes, Harold Hamilton, and others across Sherman, Bonham, Plano, and Dallas area. Coffee Talk by Shay and Tina Howell slated for Tuesday at 10 in the nursing home chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace McDonald
Rhythm Boys
Nursing Home
Jimmy Hedges
First Baptist Church
Jack Haugues
Honey Grove
G.C. Marlow
Bells
B.T. Marlow
Lonzo Donihoe
Leonard
Mary Tackett
Desert
Janie Felmer
Lewis Pool
Olive Cox
Henderson
Ruth Cox
Lavenia (Stella) Biggerstaff
Community
Sherman
Charles Hughes
Bonham
Russ Lambert
Denver
Colo
Dess Whitson
Frank Dockery
W.W. Reeves
Howe
Joe Reeves
Marie Caraway
McKinney
Tilmon Tallent
Harold Hamilton
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Homer Turley
Mary Solomon
Orville Jackson
Mead, Okla
Susie Norwood
Essie Sims
C.E. Sims
Westminster
Shay
Tina Howell
Nursing Home Chapel
Trash pickup route change notice near South Bend
Public notice announces a new trash collection route starting next Wednesday at 8 a.m. The route runs from South Bend Street to Highland onto Melody, then through all of Carter toward Oak and Pine, covering areas west of Highway 69 and the local businesses.
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South Bend St
Highland
Melody
Carter
Oak
Meadow Gold Butter and Spice Cake Mixes Share Recipe
A snippet lists ingredients for a recipe including Meadow Gold Butter sugar flour baking powder soda salt cinnamon finely chopped walnuts and grated lemon rind. The line reads as a home kitchen style measurement set with dairy fat and spice notes for a cake batter.
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Hugh D. Cobb
Iba
E. Grand
Ns’ Nursery
Debbie Lewis
Charles Lewis
Mexia
WHS Weekly
AMS
WHS
W.H.S
Dana Kimball
Tammi Wortham
Debbie Whipple
Cindi LeDane
Debbie Barnes
Molly Floyd
Cheri Floyd
Sun
Wwevo
Community Public Service Company
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Nursing Home News
Walker Pharmacy
Linda Candiano
Maple and Bond
Bennett Apts
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