Services Held For Police Chief's Son
Roger Allen Duquette 18 son of Whitewright Chief of Police Leroy Duquette drowned May 12 1977 at a Wolfe City quarry after leg cramps. He was a Wolfe City High senior and would have graduated soon. Services were at First Baptist Wolfe City with burial Mt. Carmel cemetery. Owens Funeral Home assisted. Pallbearers were Wolfe City seniors Randy Tadlock David Tiffee Kenneth Davidson Robert Garcia David Dawson Russell Monroe. honorary pallbearers listed. He was born Feb 19 1959 in Fort Worth and survived by parents two brothers Joe Lynn Donald Wayne and sister Deborah Suzanne. Grandparents named Mary C. Perko and Mr and Mrs Aaron E. Evans.
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First Baptist Church
Wolfe City
Roger Allen Duquette
Whitewright
Leroy Duquette
Quarry
Commerce
Robert Renfroe
Mt. Carmel
Owens Funeral Home
Randy Tadlock
David Tiffee
Kenneth Davidson
Robert Garcia
David Dawson
Russell Monroe
Allen Smith
Darren Stewart
Ricky Vaughn
Dale Giles
Reggie Loftin
Fort Worth
Joe Lynn
Donald Wayne Duquette
Deborah Suzanne
Mary C. Perko
Colorado Springs
Colo
Aaron E. Evans
GCC Reception to Honor Graduates from Here
Grayson College will host a reception after spring commencement for 400 graduates at 8 p.m. in the college auditorium. Dr Mary Evelyn Duey of Texas Woman University Denton will give the keynote. Ten graduates from Whitewright will be honored, including Nina Bell Barnes and Bobby Joe Branham. other honorees include residents from Tom Bean Trenton and Blue Ridge.
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Grayson College Women's Organization
Mary Evelyn Duey
Texas Woman University
Denton
Whitewright
Nina Bell Barnes
Bobby Joe Branham
Debra Kay Bush
Kay Joyce England
Orville W Kissinger
Mike M. Mannery
William R. Mathis
Roslyn Shirley Moore
Larry Michael O’brien
David Ray Wilson
Thomas James Becker
Donna Carroll Land
Troy Max Stevenson
Tom Bean
Susan K. Anderson
Trenton
Redonna Beth Luker
Blue Ridge
Dr Capps cited for doctorate and service in Whitewright schools
Whitewright superintendent Dr Dick Capps earned a Doctorate in Education at East Texas State University with commencement May 14. He also holds an ETSU master’s from 1972. A four year veteran in Whitewright, he coached girls sports and participates in civic groups including Rotary and Lions. Other ETSU degree recipients from Whitewright area include Joe Bodine, Ralph Hughes, Brenda Barker Truksa, Allen McDaniel, Cynthia Young.
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Whitewright
Dick Capps
East Texas State University
Capps
ETSU
Anna
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Lodge
Pigskins Club
Joe Carlos Bodine
Ralph Ray Hughes
M. S
Cynthia Young
Bellskill
M.S
Brenda Gail Barker Truksa
Allen McDaniel
Tom Bean
Bells
Trustees Hire New Coaches
Whitewright school board met last week to accept three resignations and hire new staff. Charles Pierce resigns as grade school principal but will teach sixth grade in fall. Mac Woodruff becomes grade principal, with Bud Roach assisting. John Myers, Austin College graduate, named assistant football coach and head baseball coach, replacing John Parker who becomes head football coach. Mrs Kim Smith of Leonard is hired for girls athletics and drill team and elementary PE. Resignations include Brenda Truksa and high school English teacher Jan Griggs. Board approves district wide learner goals from local committee.
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Whitewright
Charles Pierce
Mac Woodruff
Bud Roach
Pierce
Roach
John Myers
Austin College
John Parker
Myers
Leonard
Pottsboro
Kim Smith
East Texas State University
Charles
Brenda) Truksa
Idaho
Jan Griggs
Griggs
Allen High School
Starry thoughts on calm golf caddies and stellar ages
A calm fellow can smile amid chaos like a golf caddy. A star one tenth the sun’s mass could burn for a trillion years, vastly exceeding the universe’s present age by more than sixty times.
Berlin Native Will Address Rotarians
Dr. J. Hartzell Poppelrheider a Berlin native and Berlin University alum will speak to White Wright Rotarians at noon tomorrow. He fled Nazi Germany and holds a Columbia PhD. A tax law advisor to congressional committees, he is in Texas on IRS assignment with a law degree and CPA license.
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J. Hartzell Poppelrheider
Berlin
University of Berlin
Whitewright
Germany
Hitler
Columbia University
Poppelrheider
Texas
IRS
Emory Christian
Paul Rosamond
Rotary District 581
Irving
Rosamond
Christian
Dr. Poppelrheider
Dallas
Life Insurance
Friends Of Sam Rayburn Lawn Party Planned
Liz Carpenter will host the Friends of Sam Rayburn lawn party at the Rayburn Home Place near Nenham on Highway 82 Saturday at 5 p.m. The event features barbecue and stump speaking, with reminiscences about the late Sam Rayburn. Guests include Barefoot Sanders, Bill Boyd, Mrs. Mike Livingston, and Scott Carpenter. Memberships are sold in Grayson County with dues of 2 dollars for students, 4 dollars for individuals, and 10 dollars for families.
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Rayburn
Nenham
Highway 82
Sam
Friends of
Sam Rayburn
Grayson County
Speaker Rayburn
Old Fourth District
Jasmine McGee
Box 70
Sherman
Local Students Earn Degrees at Texas A&M College Station
Three students from Whitewright received degrees at Texas A M University spring commencement. A total of 2,556 degrees were awarded including 2,192 undergraduates 266 master's and 98 doctorates. Debra A Wortham magna cum laude animal science daughter of John Wortham. Nancy M Laskey cum laude microbiology daughter of Warren Stanford. Jimmy L Rodgers undergraduate animal science son of J C Rodgers.
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College Station
Whitewright
Texas A & M University
Debra A. Wortham
Animal Science
John R. Wortham
Nancy M. Laskey
Warren E. Stanford
Jimmy L. Rodgers
J. C. Rodgers
Former Resident Honored By Dallas Republican Women
Mrs Jo Ann Taylor Carr, a former Whitewright resident and club president, received a Congressional award from Congressman Jim Collins for recruiting the most new members. The honor came from the Dallas County Council of Republican Women's clubs and features four round discs with the Congressional seal and brass trim. She is the daughter of the late Rufus Taylor and Mrs. Ruby Davis of Whitewright, and a Whitewright High School graduate.
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Greater Dallas East
Republican Women’s Club
Jo Ann Taylor Carr
Whitewright
Dallas County Council of
Republican Women’s Clubs
Carr
Jim Collins
Whitewright High School
Rufus Taylor
Ruby Davis
Montreal's French Heritage Population Share Says 67 Percent
Montreal Quebec stands as the world second largest French speaking city with 67 percent of its population of French origin. The figure highlights the citys linguistic and cultural makeup amid broader francophone demographics.
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Montreal
Quebec
Claborn and Braswell Top Whitewright Junior High Honors
Barbara Claborn and Carla Braswell led Whitewright eighth grade with top honors valedictorian and salutatorian. Barbara, daughter of J P Claborn, posted a 93.39 two year average. Carla, daughter of Carl Braswell, held 91.13. Graduation is 8 P.M. Tuesday May 24, 1977 at First United Methodist Church.
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Barbara Claborn
Carla Braswell
Whitewright
Howard Hodge, Jr
Barbara
J. P. Claborn
Carla
Carl Braswell
First United Methodist Church
Kim Almond Joseph Armstrong
Tammy Ballard
Lannie Barnes
James Coker
Ronald Coleman
Cindy Dickson
Mark Floyd
Norma
Forest Service oversees 187 million acres in several states
The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service manages about 187 million acres, an area equal to the combined land area of West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
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Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
North Carolina
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Roger A. Duquette
GCC
Steamex Solutions
Steamex
US Floor Systems. Inc
North Texas Carpet Management
Hi-Way Grocery
Dr. Capps
Star of Wonder
Mr. Sam
Liz Carpenter
Lady Bird Johnson
Friends of Sam Rayburn
J. Hartzell
Texas A&m
Claborn
Braswell Barn
Carta Brassell
Kenneth and Veta Shepherd
Whitewright Insurance Agency
Paula Collins
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