Rodeo Talk and Local Notables Take Stage at Whitewright
A panel at the Whitewright drug store debates which rodeo event is the toughest on the pro circuit. Gene Dumas, famed bull fighter, recalls decades of injuries and near misses while rodeo clown duties and a shifting cast of insiders spice the discussion. Zoe Anna Henry, a Gainesville transplant, showcases a circus riding act amid claims of safety and skill, and editor changes bring a note of local pride to the town paper.
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Gene Dumas
Whitewright
Atien
Dumas
Gene
Gary Henry
Henry
Shrine Circus
Zoe Anna Henry
Whitewright Riding Club
Zoe Anna
Whitewright Sun
New Officers Installed by Hurricane Creek Association
Dies shown are new officers of the Hurricane Creek Association who were installed when the issue met last week. They are introduced as the newly elected leadership guiding the group.
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Hurricane Creek
BRS Rodeo Winners Reach Top Money List
The Whitewright Riding Club Rodeo results show top money winners led by Hoss Rankin with 10.6 seconds earning $313.50 and Bill Warner at 4.5 seconds with $294.88. Anthony Adkins $235.13 and Nicky Beals $176.35 follow, with Broadus Gravett Curtis Adkins Arnold Sikes and others receiving smaller sums.
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Whitewright Riding Club
Hoss Rankin
Anthony Adkins
Nicky Beals
Broadus Gravett
Curtis Adkins
Arnold Sikes
Barrel Racing Results Highlight Crowd Favourites
Donna Kelly posted 18.53 seconds earning 141.23 dollars while Betty Roper clocked 18.72 seconds for 105.93. Debbie Westmoreland and Allien Hickman tied at 18.78 seconds for 66.20 each, Anna Hughes 18.81 for 39.72, Linda Gordon 18.85 for 22.07, Bobby Ski tallied 70 points and 159.08, Ronnie Williams 63 points 119.31, Steve Wilson 62 points 79.54, and David Martin with Richard Johnson tied at 60 points for 19.88.
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Donna Kelly
Betty Roper
Debbie Westmoreland
Allien Hickman
Anna Hughes
Linda Gordon
Bobby Ski
Ronnie Williams
Steve Wilson
David Martin
Richard Johnson
Points leaders and winnings listed in Whitewright Sun
Gerald Bunch tops the list with 69 points and 266.94 dollars while Bob Warner has 65 points and 200.21 dollars. Lloyd Burke and Pete Flint tally 63 points and 125.13 dollars, Glen Bird 62 points and 75.08 dollars, Arnold Bird 61 points and 41.71 dollars.
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Gerald Bunch
Bob Warner
Lloyd Burke
Pete Flint
Glen Bird
Arnold Bird
Local Social Roundup and Nursing Home Notices
Friday guests included Glen Hayes of Trenton and Alvin King with Ray Donihoe of Daingerfield. Ilene Reeves returned from San Antonio with daughter and Baxster family. Several visits to Sherman Community Hospital and Whitewright Nursing Home noted. Nursing and nursing home administration graduates listed from Grayson County Jr. College. East Texas State University awarded Bachelor of Science degrees to Linda Kent and Owen Lee Gilbert. Visiting Judge H O Lewis welcomed granddaughter and family from Richmond.
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Cecil Hendrix
Glen Hayes
Trenton
Alvin King
Ray Donihoe
Daingerfield
Ilene Reeves
San Antonio
Lloyd L. Baxster
Grady McCorstin
Velma Sadler
Ernest Smith
Sherman Community Hospital
Nettie Taylor
Whitewright Nursing Home
R.H. Frazier
Mord Lyday
Celeste
C.G. Watson
Rome
D.D. Brooks
Pauline Pierce
Lillis Watkins
Brenda Wright
Jim Watkins
Bonham Veteran’s Hospital
Grayson County Jr. College
Rhonda Bonds
Morris Warrington
Jerry Jones
Rosalie Geers
East Texas State University
Commerce
Linda Kent
Owen Lee Gilbert
H.O. Lewis
Jack Gwen
Richmond
Hurricane Creek Assn Va and relatives gather weekend
Social notes recount visits by Wilbert Humphries, Lance Corporal Mickey Griffis, Lola Scott, and multiple families from Sherman Bells Tom Bean and Dallas. Hurricane Creek Ladies Assn met May 11 at the country club with a luncheon, motion to mail personal notices, and golf lesson plans by Luke Adams for juniors June 8 and adults June 10. Officers installed include Fran Smith president and Bertha Light treasurer.
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Jay III
Wilbert Humphries
Sherman
Joe Humphries
Bill Pettit
Freddie Crouch
Todd
Santa Anna
Calif
R.W. Lansford
Bells
Douglas Lansford
Lawrence Terry
Las Cruces
Mickey Griffis
Marine Corps
Camp el Toro
Joe Griffis
Whiteewright
Lola Scott
Robert Cole
Ralph Wallace
City
Rufus Scott
Tom Bean
R. A. Scott
Floyd Kennedy
Delbert Musser
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wallace
R. E. Massingale
Hurricane Creek Ladies Assn
Ladies Assa
Bertha Light
Collinsville
Frances Melton
Ladies Golf Assn
Luke Adams
Vena Crouch
Fran Smith
Linda Sullivan
Lena Milstead
Lurlene Walker
Desk of Police Chief Complaints Recoded
Police chief notes multiple issues including burglary recovery and arrest, family disturbances investigated, and a drunkenness case resulting in arrest. No accidents or fire department calls. Advisory urges strict traffic law observance during vacation period. Diet plan snippets included for Monday to Wednesday with meals and snacks.
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Fire Department
Firecracker Dillon Visits Whitewright Sun Longevity in Printing
Guy Dillon known as Firecracker from Durant Oklahoma visited the Whitewright Sun. He began as a printer in 1910, helped on an upstairs press, and set type by hand. He recalled working with Jim Wagner Zeb Spearman Glen Doss and owned Sun for nearly 60 years. Dillon aged 80 on July 4 remains engaged with printing and new methods.
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Whitewright
Guy
Firecracker) Dillon
Durant, Oklo
Dillon
The
Whitewright Sun
Sun
Jim Wagner
Zeb Spearman
Glen Doss
Doss
the Sun
Mr. Dillon
Hillsboro
Taylor
Plainview
Durant
Whitewright Nursing Home News highlights visits and bingo winners
Rosalie Geers reports twenty residents joined Friday bingo with winners Oscar Worsham Ann Clements Mattie Hastings Dollie Brown Vida Ingram and Manda Thompson. Numerous family visitors from Dallas Blue Ridge Trenton Scoggins Pottsboro Greenville Garland Randolph Wichita Falls and Whitewright attended. Bible study and church services drew forty attendees with Rev Houston Garner and guest musicians Karen Jarvis and Kay Geers contributing.
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Oscar Worsham
Ann Clements
Mattie Hastings
Dollie Brown
Vida Ingram
Manda Thompson
Hollis Lynn
Horace Magers
Roberta Sloan
Lolita Lansdon
Curtis Michael
Pauline Sears
Dallas
Nannie Hulett
Leon Meador
Homer Withrow
Jim Donaghey
Trenton
E.L. McCarley
Wichita Falls
Holmes Connery
Rev. Sonamaker
Blue Ridge
Cora Press
Liddie Bratcher
Amanda Cooper
Killis Neathry
W.A. Nevil
Cassie White
Earl Press
Jake McCartney
Walterson
Garland
C.C. Hazelip
Randolph
Junior Anderson
John Gilliam
Ben King
Rosa Lee Somerville
Jerry Jones
Houston Garner
Douglas Rymer
Rymer
Karen Jarvis
Kay Geers
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Eleven-Fifty Publications Inc
Ai C. Larsen Oliver Owéh Earter
Tom Kelley
Mrs. McMurray
Dolores Meek
Dofores Meek
Advertising Reporter Society
Sandy Hix
Gracie Cerney
Ann Rmaxwell
Joe Tooley
Mary Johnson
Mozelle Baldwin
Jean Lansford
Bill Marley
Don Evans
Texas
Box 218
Corral
Carter
Lindaullivan
Steel Wrestling
Bill Warner
Lee Lawson
Ronnie Gillaim
Max Radley
Morgan Rogers
Keith Freeman
the Whitewright Sun
PTA
la Verte Mathis
Rebecca Clark
Sue Brinkley
Louise Franklin
Vonnie Daniels
Hurricane Creek Assn
Guy Dillon
Firecracker
S. H. Montgomery
Creare 5
O.K. Feed Mill
Nursing Home News
Lloyd Alexander
O.G. Alexander
Corn Press
Earl Kear
Scoggins
Wm. Kear
Clarence Jones
Pottsboro
Mary Jones
Jane Hayter
Johnnie Mays
Greenville
Pearl George
Meador’s
First National Bank
Whitewright High School
Richard Walker
Cynthia Johnson
Ricky Slaughter
Billy Shelly
Richard Roberts
Gail Murphree
Larry Morris
Kathy Morris
Robetta Mitchell
Larry Melton
Jerry Johnson
Jerry Jester
Patricia Jackson
Margaret Henderson
Donna Haston
Kenneth Golden
Jeanette Geers
Larry Franklin
Holly Faison
Pam Edington
Dee Ann Dyer
Cecelia Compton
Leslie Newman
Stephanie Bush
Kaye Burleson
Jerry Blanton
Larry Bilmer
Ken Bennett
Jack Beall, Jr
Brenda Stewart
Whitewright, Texas
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