Whitewright PTO Dinner funds tennis court fence
The Parent-Teacher Organization dinner in Whitewright raised about 400 dollars to pay for a tennis court fence. Special services are planned at Warden Cemetery and a marriage is announced for Leslie Ann Skaggs to Kenneth Michael Corcoran. Summer youth job info from CETA and Texoma RPC is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Skaggs
Leslie Ann
Kenneth Michael Corcoran
First Baptist Church of
Whitewright
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
CETA
Texoma Regional Planning Commission
Grayson County
PTO
Whitewright High names valedictorian and salutatorian for 1976
Jayne Harper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J A Harper Jr, named valedictorian with a 95.7 four year average. Betty Kay Geers, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Geers, named salutatorian with 95.1. Both 12 year students in the Whitewright system, active Beta Honor Society members, and listed in Who's Who among American High School Students. Betty Kay plans Baylor University music studies. Other scholars Gina Judd Brenda Thornhill Karen Jarvis and Charles Pierce to receive academic award blankets for four years at Whitewright High with 90.0+ averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayne Harper
J.A. Harper, Jr
Whitewright High School
Mac Woodruff
Betty Kay Geers
Paul Geers
Jayne
Betty Kay
Betty Crocker
Whitewright
Baylor University
Board of Education
Gina Judd
Brenda Thornhill
Karen Jarvis
Charles Pierce
Class of 76 Honored With Hamburger Party
Whitewright high school honored its Class of 76 with a hamburger party at Mrs Gloria Meisenbach home. Hostesses included Mrs Bill Pettit Mrs Bobby Clark Mrs J A Harper Jr Mrs P M Jarvis and Mrs Ron Faison. Ping pong and dancing followed the dinner. Twenty eight seniors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Gloria Meisenbach
Bill Pettit
Bobby Clark
J.A Harper, Jr
P.M. Jarvis
Ron Faison
Country Musical Set May 20 at grade school cafetorium
The 200 Club sponsors a country musical on Thursday May 20 at 8 p.m. in the grade school cafetorium to benefit Whitewright senior citizens. Horace McDonald and his Rhythm Boys, the Louis Franklin Trio, Tom Mac Holmes, and Shay and Tina Howell perform. admission is 1.50 for adults and .75 for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shay
Tina Howell
Whitewright Nursing Home
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Richard Howell
Trenton Elementary School
Sun
200
Horace McDonald
Rhythm Boys
Louis Franklin
Tom Mac Holmes
Rites Held For B T Marlow Of Whitewright
Services for Robert Marlow 87 of Whitewright were held at Mullican Little Chapel in Bells with burial in Hebron Cemetery. Marlow, known as the Knapp shoe man, died Thursday in a Whitewright nursing home. He had lived in Whitewright since 1970 and was a retired salesman and Methodist. Surviving are three sons in California, two step-sons in Dallas and Oklahoma City, one step-daughter in Oklahoma City, two brothers, a sister, and a nephew network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marlow
Whitewright
Mullican-Little Funeral Chapel
Bells
Hebron
Marlow
Cooke
Tenn
William Marlow
Methodist Church
Vestal
Bernie
Mack
California
A.J. Vaughan Jr
Dallas
Austin Vaughan
Oklahoma City
Ellen Parnell
G.C
Melvin
Broken Bow
Okla
Carrie McGee
Shreveport, la
Roberts Wins 66 Percent in Fourth District Primary
Congress candidate Ray Roberts won the Democratic primary in the Fourth District with about 66.1 percent, carrying Collin, Grayson and Rockwall counties and posting strong showings across Cooke Denton Hunt Gregg Kaufman Rains and Van Zandt. He thanked supporters and framed the win as endorsement of national defense fiscal restraint and common sense governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC Kinney
Ray Roberts
Roberts
Collin
Grayson
Rockwall
Cooke
Denton
Hunt
Gregg
Kaufman
Smith
Rains
van Zandt
Graduation Speaker To Be Former WHS Student
In celebration of the bicentennial the senior class invites ex-student A L McCurdy to deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHS
A.L. McCurdy
Grayson County College Plans 11th Commencement Speaker
Grayson County College Sherman Denison will hold its 11th commencement Friday at 8 p.m. in the college auditorium. Registrar Frank Graves released a list of 480 graduates, the largest class since the college’s 1965 founding. Keynote speaker is Dr. Joe B. Rushing, chancellor of Tarrant County Junior College District, with a biographical note on his Texan education and career. Commencement at First United Methodist Church on May 26 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County College
Sherman Denison
Frank Graves
Joe B. Rushing
Tarrant County
Rushing
Howard Payne College
East Texas State University
University of Texas In
Austin
Wharton Junior College
Broward Junior College
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Whitewright
James Dale Barnes
Regina Faith Bartley
Donald R. Caraway
Dennis Leon Combs
Robert E. Dunlap
David Mark Franklin
Donald W. Langford
FE. Maple
M.M
William Lee Pearce
Richard
McCurdy
Whitewright High School
WHS
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Star Baptist Church
Star
Texas
First Baptist Church
Goldthwaite
Central Baptist Church
Carthage
Palestine
Park Heights Baptist Church
San Angelo
Scooter
Susanne
Rebekah Susanne
J.K. McLain
Sherman
First United Methodist Church
Rotary Fish Fry Planned Near Whitewright Pasture
Whitewright Rotarians Rotary Anns and guests will gather Thursday night in the Sears pasture northeast of town for the annual fish fry replacing the Friday noon meeting. The prior week’s speaker was Rev. Jimmy Hedges new pastor of the First Baptist church introduced by Rotarian Mac Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Sears Pasture
Rotary
Jimmy Hedges
First Baptist Church
Mac Woodruff
New Postal Hours Told for Local Office
Beginning Monday May 17 the post office will close two hours daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Window service runs 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturdays. No mail work on Sundays or five major holidays. Postmaster John Biggerstaff warns of slower service due to a 58.6 percent staff reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Biggerstaff
Greenville
Biggerstaff
Blanton Sweeps State Track With 60 Yard Dash Record
Beverly Blanton a Whitewright High School senior won the 60 yard dash at the Texas Girls High School State Track Meet in Austin tying a state mark at 7.1 seconds. The Whitewright 440 yard relay finished fourth in Class A with 50.6 seconds, Paducah taking the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Blanton
Whitewright High School
Austin
Miss Blanton
Kathy Jones
Baird High School
Sun
Whitewright
Paducah
Committee Named for July 4 Bicentennial Celebration
The Chamber of Commerce meeting at Fireman's Hall approved a July 4 bicentennial committee featuring Edith Jester Clint Hennig Bill Dyer Mrs Bill Riker Dick Capps and Anne Logan. New president Charles Truksa reported 50 paid memberships with 36 businesses and 23 contacts remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fireman’s Hall
Edith Jester
Clint Hennig
Bill Dyer
Bill Riker
Dick Capps
Anne Logan
Charles Truksa
Riker
Bill Whicker
Chamber
Grand Avenue
Jackie Jester
Kay Bryant
The
Heart Association
Emory Christian
Paula Collins
Priscille Riker
Joe Cureton
Chuck Wilson
Harmon Goins
Floyd Flowers
Darla Howell
Hugh Hunter
Janis Gray
Bethel WMU Meeting Covers Japanese Americans
Bethel WMU met on May 3 under Mrs. Alva Key to discuss the issues faced by Japanese Americans during the war. Jessie Williams Edith Alexander Billie Bartley assisted with the program. Pat Pierce read the Call to Prayer and led prayer. Johnnie England oversaw business. Plans were made for the church banquet to honor graduating seniors Candy Cate John Williams Kenneth Franklin and Chuck Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
WMU
Alva Key
America
Johnnie England
Candy Cate
John Williams
Kenneth Franklin
Chuck Pierce
Presbyterian Women Meet With Mrs Sears
The United Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church met at Mrs Homer Sears home. Mrs Paul Cook presided and Miss Mardell Pumphrey presented the Year Book of Prayer. Ora Gray gave a devotional and Mrs John Holloway led a program titled What Does God Do To Us When We Betray. Eleven members and one guest were served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Women
First Presbyterian Church
Homer Sears
Paul Cook
Mardell Pumphrey
Ora Gray
John Holloway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whitewright Feambler
S.E. Wallace
Sherman High School
Denise Haliburton
Warden Cemetery
Tom Bean
Lejas
San Antonio
Concho
Department
Davis
Quitman
Bliss
Fourth Congressional District
Milton Simpson
Oscar Charles Smith
Ben King
Emily
Richardson
T.W. Bowen
Chad
Terry
Holly
Paul Jones
Blanton
Bev Blanton
Whicker
Highway 69
Truksa
Texoma Regional Planning For Aging
Ben Munson
Bethel Wmu
Grace Crawford
Mary Bryant
Eva Martin
Presbyterian
Sears
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