Forgotten Cookies and Local News from Whitewright Wrambler
A light recipe titled Forgotten Cookies describes baked eggs whites sugar nuts and chocolate chips left overnight in a cooling oven. The column notes Homer Gentry’s son Bob earning a PhD in English at Baylor and leading Connally Tech in Waco, with family details. Community notices include SNAP program talks at Whitewright Nursing Home, a 56th wedding anniversary and birthday for Tom Brown, school board and Little League meetings, upcoming graduations, and May birthday shoutouts.
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Homer Gentry
Bob
Waco
Trenton High School
East Texas State Universy
Baylor Inaco
Connally Tech
Frances Jorden
Mt. Vernon
Laura Beth
Eric
Louanna
Rotary to Host District Official in Whitewright Luncheon
Whitewright Rotarians welcome district governor nominee Jack Curtis of Garland as Friday’s luncheon speaker. Curtis will assume governor duties for District 581 on July 1. He has led Garland and Dallas chambers, chaired safety and cancer groups, and owns Jack Curtis & Co. An army CIC veteran and former Border Patrol agent, Curtis previously participated in a district conference in Irving with Dick Capps and Emory Christian.
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Whitewright
Jack Curtis
Garland
Curtis
Dick Capps
Whitewright Club
Cvis
Irving
Capps
Emory Christian
Christian
Dallas Chambers of Commerce
Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission
Dallas Fire Prevention Commission
Cancer Crusade of
Jack Curtis & Co
Counter Intelligence Corps
U.S. Border Patrol
Bill Dyer
Herman Philley
Butch Morgan
Mike Gattis
Chuck Wilson
Industrial
Joe Cureton
Chamber
Hugh Hunter
Health and Safety Committee
Gattis
Red Cross Drive Underway in Grayson County
The Grayson County chapter of the American Red Cross launches a county wide membership drive. County board member Mrs Linda Sullivan says she is collecting 1 membership dues and those interested may contact her to enroll.
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Grayson County
The
American Red Cross
Linda Sullivan
Red Cross
Bidder Interest Brisk In Whitewright Civic Center Bid
Whitewright's new civic center project draws strong bidder interest as plans sell briskly. Mayor Dick Walker notes 15 to 20 plan sets sold with more expected before the May 19 council bid opening. The $543,000 total funding includes a $493,000 EDA grant and about $50,000 city funds for a complex housing offices fire and police stations a library auditorium and meeting rooms.
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Whitewright
Civic Center
Dick Walker
Walker
Municipal Center
Economic Development Administration
Dorothy Cox
Texoma
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Sun Visitors Promote Health Foods From Nocona Couple
Will Medlen aged 94 and Louise Knussman aged 84 visited The Sun office in a trip through the area. They advocate quirky health foods like garlic with peach halves and almonds, and Knussman crafts flowers from computer tape. Medlen recalled a printing career starting at eight and meeting Sam Rayburn in 1960, while both emphasized exercises and a future 100th birthday celebration.
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Sun Office
Will Medlen
Louise Knussman
Nocona
Mr. Medlen
Knussman
Vera
Mrs Everheart Rites Held at Earnheart Funeral Home
Services held May 8 1977 at Earnheart Funeral Home chapel for Mrs H B Everheart 85 who died May 6 1977 in Whitewright nursing home. Burial Vittitoe Cemetery. Rev Bob Bryan Methodist minister conducted assisted Lang Russell Marley. Born March 23 1892 in Fannin County daughter of Jim and Mrs Cowart. Married H B Everheart in Aug 1909. Pallbearers named Clyde Robinson Jim Caraway Wallace Wilson Don Neal Charlie Ayres Tom Skipworth.
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Earnheart Funeral Home
H. B. Everheart
Whitewright Nursing Home
Vittitoe Cemetery
Bob Bryan
Lang Russell Marley
Fannin County
Jim Cowart
H.B. (Burn) Everheart
Mr Everheart
Whitewiiht
Clyde Robinson
Jim Caraway Wallace Wilson
Don Neal
Charlie Ayres
Tom Skipworth
Whitewright Freshman Wins Top Photography Prize
Grayson County College student Vi McWater won second and third in color portrait at the annual photography contest. Top prize went to J R Hollingsworth of Savoy, who earned Best of Show for a color nature photo and swept first, second, and third in color nature. Other winners hailed from Sherman Denison Bonham and Whitesboro.
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Tony Bennett
Grayson College
Tyler
Waco
Sherman
Jan Franklin
Denison
Bennett
Franklin
Elbert Bennett
Whitewright
Grayson County College
Vi McWater
J.R. Hollingsworth
Savoy
Gary Green
Hollingsworth
Egory
Sherman, Denison, Bonham and
Whitesboro
Cancer Drive in Whitewright Nets 1100 for Crusade
Mrs Beatrice Hunter chairwoman of the Whitewright Cancer Crusade reports the drive raised 1100 after volunteers and local businesses contributed. She thanks workers including Reba Beamfield Linda Malone Veda Shepherd and many others and praises the community for support.
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Whitewright
Beatrice Hunter
Cancer Crusade
Janice Kemp
Hunter
Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Underway
The Whitewright Chamber reports 30 paid members led by Milton Simpson, plans to solicit more memberships, and dues payable at The Sun office for 1977 78. The group discussed Fourth of July plans, centennial contributions, and a mosquito control program. no annual celebration this year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Milton Simpson
Methodist Youth State Crusade at First United Methodist
The youth crusade will be held May 15 at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist church with Kevin Burke of Blue Ridge as guest speaker. Whi and Blue Ridge Methodist youths will lead services and present a united effort for Christ to the community. Burke is a freshman at ETSU and Blue Ridge High School graduate.
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First United Methodist Church
Kevin Burke
Blue Ridge
Kevin
ETSU
Blue Ridge High School
Blue Ridge Methodist Church
Whi
Blue Ridge Methodist Churches
Bob Bryan
Special film showing set at Bethel Baptist
Bethel Baptist church south of Whitewright hosts a Sunday screening of the full length Eastmancolor film For Pete's Sake at 7 30 p m with free admission The Rev Charles Pierce invites all families The event spotlights a Denver and Colorado Rockies shot story about Pete Harper a family man and service station owner Also notes SMU student Lynn Skipworth's visit and Mrs Brenda Clabhorn's surgery at Wilson N Jones Hospital in Sherman
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Pete
Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
Brilliant Eastmancot World Wide Pictures
Denver
Colorado Rockies
Pete Harper
Charles Pierce
Lynn Skipworth
SMU
Dallas
Ed Kent
Brenda Clabhorn
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
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Whitewright High School
Traci Porter
Horace Miller
Johnnie England
Joe Carr
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J. C. Rubell
J. D. Moyer
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Sam Rayburn
Sam
Mrs. Knussman
Vera Hickman
Mrs. Everheart
Pat Jester
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Masonic Lodge
Whitewright Masonic Lodge
Dan LeDane
LeDane
Patsy Smith
Anne Logan
Darla Howell
Ben Hunter
Earline Rice
Floyd Flowers
Paula Collins
Ann Faison
Methodist Youth State Crusade
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the Sun
Dan
Faye) LeDane
Bethel Baptist
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