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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1970
Page
2
The Whitewright paper lists Dolores Meek as Assistant Editor Cleo Williams reports on Nursing Home News and announces Mrs A R McMurry as a key personnel.
The SunStrokes column now features Dolores Meek as guest assistant editor taking over this space for a week. Meek outlines plans for upcoming topics and invites reader feedback on the new direction.
A mother of five describes helping in a school and realizing teachers and aides are busy, balancing age groups from first grade to seniors. She argues parental involvement helps, notes student challenges, and predicts teachers will relax after the school year ends.
The schedule lists daily meals from Monday to Friday including corny dogs with mustard fries and salad Tuesday offers beef vegetable stew crackers and fruit Wednesday serves kraut and wieners pork and beans dill pickles onions peanut butter cookies and milk Thursday features hamburger patties lettuce tomato pickles onions potatoes and ice cream Friday serves fish sticks ketchup tartar sauce blackeyed peas glazed carrots and milk
Gene Foster, director at Grayson County College, named to narrate the conservation story for award winners at the 21st Annual Awards Banquet in Gainesville. Foster, longtime North Texas agricultural authority, holds degrees from Texas A&M and has taught vocational agriculture at Whitesboro High School and Grayson County College.
Texas Woman’s University announces fall sem ester honors led by Dr. Leslie R. Kreps. Miss Rozena Alexander, daughter of Mr and Mrs C G Alexander, Route 1, a senior Clothing and Fashion Merchandising major, earns Special Honor with a 3.0 GPA.
Gainesville will host the 21st Annual Upper Elm Red Soil and Water Conservation District Awards Banquet at Cooke County Junior College Women’s Gymnasium on May 8 at 7 30 p m with an expected crowd of 600. Outstanding district farmers and ranchers from five zones will be honored along with several conservationists and two landowner tenant teams. Awards include Best Conservation Farmer in Cooke County and Comeback Farmer with winners named for zone and district categories.
A dedication service will be held at 3 30 Sunday May 27 at Cedar Methodist Church to place a historical marker for the Cedar Community. J C Taliaferro chair of the Grayson County Historical Survey Committee notes the marker will honor the Old Methodist Camp Ground, one of Texas earliest. All lay leaders preachers and others with ties to the church cemetery school or locality are invited to attend the program planned by Mr Taliaferro.
The Bells High School speech club will present three one act plays Friday May 15 at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium. Tickets at the door cost 75 cents for adults 50 cents for students and children. Mrs Hazel Griffin speech instructor will direct the plays. Attendees urged.
Two denison high school students John Dornstadter and Sheri Carlat write about conservation. They argue that despite youth they have a stake in natural resources for health future and moral duty and urge community action to protect air water soils forests and minerals for future generations.
Preston Lawrence, a longtime cooperator with the Upper Elm Red Soil and Water Conservation District since 1952, works at Hagerman Wildlife Refuge and farms 298 acres. A livestock and small grain farmer, he promotes conservation, demonstrates balanced forage production with coastal bermuda and Ermelo lovegrass, and plans further pasture and crop residue management across his holdings.
A brief message expresses thanks for kindnesses expressions of sympathy and floral offerings during a recent sorrow with blessings wished to all who helped.
The 21st Annual Soil Conservation Dinner hosted by the Bank Upper Elm Red Soil and Water Conservation District in Gainesville Texas. Notable attendees include Gene Ame, Phil Keener, and zone leaders from Nocona, Denison, Muenster, Gainesville, Whitesboro, and Bowie with awards named Claude Jones Conservation Awards.
The Merry Blue Birds held their regular meeting with nine members present and two leaders. Dena Wilsorg led the session, Debbie Barnes collected dues, and Debbie Franklin handled roll call. They toured the new post office with Postmaster John Biggerstaff explaining postal services, then adjourned.
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