Whitewright Rodeo Parade Showcases Western Style
Three day rodeo kickoff drew Whitewright businesspeople in western wear with best dressed prizes to Mrs. Carol Marks and Mrs. Fay Flowers each winning five dollars. Parade marshal Tom Brookshear also served as Rodeo Sheriff, fining those in nonwestern attire. the route featured riding clubs, old and new cars, Harold Lankford with a wagon of children, and a clown delighting crowds as John Biggerstaff announced entries. The procession concluded with half a hundred horses, proving Whitewright is more than a one horse town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Carol Marks
First National Bank
Fay Flowers
West Texas Telephone Company
Tom Brookshear
Bill Dyer
Doug McClister
Harold Lankford
John Biggerstaff
Program Honors Students at High School Awards Assembly
A high school held a morning awards program recognizing many students for achievements across subjects. Valedictorian Mike Spann and salutatorian Jane Biggerstaff led top honors, with numerous awards in math, business, homemaking, languages, social studies, and agriculture. FFA president Darrell Dyer presented honorary degrees and certificates while noting outstanding performance and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Ann Dyer
John Bryant
Wallace Wilson
Bob Darwin
Darrell Dyer
FFA
Richard Walker Earns Journalism Scholarship at TJC
Richard Walker son of Mr and Mrs Dick Walker received a journalism scholarship on May 9 during Tyler Junior College s Nineteenth Annual Honors Day in Wise Auditorium Presiding was Dr E M Potter academic vice president The North East Texas Press Association scholarship for 770 was presented by Archie Whitfield Tyler Courier Times Telegraph Walker was chosen by journalism instructor Dr Blanch Prejean He served as rotating editor of the TJC News and editor of the yearbook Apache 1973 A 1971 Whitewright High School graduate he was school annual assistant editor and photographer and worked on Reflector the school paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Walker
Dick Walker
Tyler Junior College
Wise Auditorium
E. M. Potter
Richard
North East Texas Press Association
Archie Whitfield
Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph
Walker
Blanch
Whitewright Delegates Kick Off Grayson County Democratic Meet
Twelve delegates from Precinct 38 attended the Grayson County Democratic Convention at the County Courthouse on Saturday May 13. The event ran from 2 p m to 7 30 p m. Whitewright delegates included Emory Christian Ed Badgett Charles Skaggs Joe Cureton Pat Tillman Ralph Brown and Roy Blanton. Emory Christian was chosen as the Whitewright Grayson County representative to the state convention in San Antonio on June 13. Joe Cureton won alternate delegate status. Rodney Nicely was elected as an alternate at large to the state convention as part of a Whitewright Pilot Grove alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Whitewright
Emory Christian
Ed Badgett
Charles Skaggs
Joe Cureton
Pat Tillman
Ralph Brown
Roy Blanton
San Antonio
Pilot Grove
Rodney Nicely
Whitewright School Board Holds Regular Meeting
The Whitewright School Board met Tuesday in a business session to review bills and approve payments. They voted to join county and Title I cooperative programs, approved the school calendar, discussed appointing a tax equalization board, and tabled a chassis purchase for a 1962 body pending more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Rodeo Highlights Muddy Three Day Run at Whitewright
The Whitewright Riding Club IRA rodeo drew 207 cowboys and nearly $5,000 in prizes despite heavy rain. Top wins included Don Cully 150.35 for bareback throne, Wayne Daniels 9.6 seconds earning 272.26 in calf roping, T. O. Pines 332.13 in steer wrestling, Donny Payne 263.84 for best bull ride, and Betty Roper 145.89 in Girls Barrel Racing. James Chandler announced each night as attendance lagged due to weather and conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Riding Club
Wayne Daniels
T. O. Pines
Donny Payne
Betty Roper
Sandy Davis
Leah Stufflebaum
Vicki Johnson
Honor Students Named Valedictorian and Salutatorian at Whitewright High
Mike Spann earned the highest four year average and was named valedictorian of the 1972 graduating class in a Monday assembly. Jane Biggerstaff, daughter of John and Mrs. Biggerstaff, is salutatorian with the second highest average. Mac Woodruff Tharty seniors will graduate May 25 at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, with junior high graduation May 24 at 8 p.m. Also listed are seniors Tennie Battles Brenda Bing Chris Childers Janet Sue Capps Phyllis Earnheart Patty Haston Shirley Hughes Patricia Kay Marlow Sandra McCasland Glenna McCollum Martha McFatridge Joyce Morris Janice Summers Brenda Williams Debra Wortham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Mack Woodruff
S. T. Montgomery
Clint Little
Bill Dyer
James Donaghey
Charles Skaggs
Henry Bing
Ralph Christian
Bobby Clark
Tom Brookshear
Mike Spann
Billy Spann
Jane Biggerstaff
John Biggerstaff
Mac Woodruff
Tharty
Whitewright High School
First United Methodist Church
Tennie Battles
Brenda Bing
Chris Childers
Janet Sue Capps
Phyllis Earnheart
Patty Haston
Shirley Hughes
Patricia Kay Marlow
Sandra McCasland
Glenna McCollum
Martha McFatridge
Joyce Morris
Janice Summers
Brenda Williams
Debra Wortham
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Wayne Justice
Whitewright Independent
Lizzy Barnum
Priscilla
Mary Orr
Eddie
Orr
Barnum
Robert Doss
Denison
Eric Weisberg
Russell Martin
Barney Fife
Rodeo
Kathy Jarvis
Pat Marlow
Brenda Chism
Leslie Skaggs
Judy Mitchell
Terry Lewis
Randy Pittman
Gary Wortham
Randy Hunt
Jack Rogers
Phillip Smith
Ronald Turner
Jay Jackson
Kim Rogers
Bobby House
Randy Wilson
Allan Harper
Ted Williams
Steve Robinson
Rogers
Miss Dyer
Assembly
Nancy Stanford
Christian
Billy Scoggins
Don Cully
James Chandler
Jane Biggerstaff Salutatorian
Carlos Bodine
Patrick Bow
Bobby Branham
James C. Bryant
Gary Christian
E. J. Durham
Darrell Gyer
Jerry Giles
Johnny M. Hendrix
Roy Lee Layman
John Woodson
Jimmy Worsham
Bob Spencer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!