Mitten's In the Mitt These Changing Times
Nostalgic column reflects on decline of small Texas towns since the 1920s and the impact of highways and automation. It notes migration to cities for better wages, the rise of motor travel, and the hope a revival may come as rural areas modernize and agriculture costs rise, urging faith and renewed commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantuas
Kentucky
van Alstynes
Whitewrights
Charlie Ayres
Mama
Papa
Dallas
Henry Ford
Reader Corrects Family Headstone Placement in Texas
A Minnetonka writer informs The Whitewright Sun of a missing infant headstone from Oak Hill Cemetery near Fleming Mausoleum in Texas. The letter, dated May 14 1975, also asks about triskai dekaphobia and explains the term triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
M. B. King
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fleming Mausoleum
Walking by Faith Not Sight in Daily Life
A devotional piece reflects on blind people walking with guide dogs and the Bible's call to live by faith. It cites 2 Corinthians and Luke, urges readers to kneel, affirm faith in Jesus Christ, and invites Christ to enter one’s life for real peace and joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Christ
Jesus Christ
Mayor Urges Clean-Up Day With Timed Trash Pickups
The mayor announces a town clean up next Wednesday June 4 with garbage collection trucks starting at 8 00 am. Residents must have debris ready on their curb as trucks will not return to streets. He warns against late drag outs and hotline complaints at home and directs messages via the city secretary. Public thanks are given to the police for their excellent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Mr. Craig
Whitewright School
Mary Heland
Emma Phillips
Newman Gafford
Aubry Hampton
Estelle Montgomery
Nell Montgomery
Mack Montgomery
Noble Armstrong
Tom Trigg
Willie Coggins
J. T. Stillwell
M.e.&t. Railroad
Denison
Jim Reeves
Mary Pickford
Odeon
Gater
Indianapolis Speedway
America
Texas
Jess Wallace
Whitewright Orchestra
City Hall
Dorothy Lee Dillon
Guy Dillion
Sherman
R. L. Sears
Mary Lee Sears
Jack E Mitchell
Fort Worth
Harry
CIA
Dan Cupid
Alma Sloan
H. Gilmore Webster
the Baptist Church
Whitewright News Highlights 1930 Graduates and Local Happenings
Three 1930 Whitewright high graduates win multiple scholarships led by Dorothy Hamilton with Lucy Craig also earning honors. Local items cover school consolidations Tom Bean Whit eMound district voting, accidents near Richardson, weddings including Willie Ross and William Diamond, and a new miniature golf course installation. Also notes on graduates John W. McMurry Jr and Tommy Joel Bradley, plus community events, jobs, and river road updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Dorothy Hamilton
Lucy Craig
Earl Blanton
Tom Bean
White Moundchool
C. L. Jackson
Richardson
Jackson
Loren Mangrumn
Dallas
Willie Ross
W. T. Ross
William C. Diamond
Lubb
Inez
Gladys Bay
John W. McMurry Jr
Tommy Joel Bradley
Austin College
Clarence
John Baker
Babe Nell Penn
C.I.A
Denton
Clean Air Act Needs Changes
The National Association of Manufacturers asks Congress to amend the Clean Air Act to permit alternative or intermittent air pollution controls. NAM says standards should be set by government while industry chooses methods, aiming for air quality benefits at lower costs and balanced economic and environmental considerations. They support extension with greater flexibility to avoid social and economic dislocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Senate
Environmental Pollution
The
NAM
Tom Bean Tattle by Anita McMillin
Mrs. Bill Garner reports Tom Bean residents donated 25 dollars to the fund. Debbie Pam Garner Melva Arnold and Rena Hill were among workers. Linda Kincaid, honored with a church supper, has served as organist and left for West Texas State to act in the Palo Duro summer play Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Sun
Dolores Spraker
Katy
Crokett
Ode Crowell
Charley McLean
Lloyd Becheler
Ivy Fain
Bells
Francis Harris
Weatherfod
Elizaeth Hughes
Pearl Edwards
Washington, D.C
Jessie Wallace
Internal Revenue Department
George S. Garner
Whitewright and
Sherman
T. H. Lively
Burkburnett
Wm. Cox
McMillin
William J
Atlanta
Mr. Cox
Wil
Whitewright
Mental Health Association
Bill Garner
Tom Bean
Debbie
Pam Garner
Melva Arnold
Rena Hill
Linda Kincaid
Luella Baptist Church
West Texas State
Texas
Palo Duro
Tom Bean Church Gives Bibles to Six Graduates
The Tom Bean Baptist Church presented Bibles to six Tom Bean High School graduates Rex Carpenter Cecil Gracy Britt Gracy Billy Robbins Debra Dodson and Mike Hale in a local ceremony hosted by the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bean Baptist Church
Tom Bean High School
Rex Carpenter
Cecil and
Britt Gracy
Billy Robbins
Debra Dodson
Mike Hale
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Mitten
Grand Assembly
Proctor & Gamble
Old Dad
Wall Street
Cairo
Jim Worsham
E Barns
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Chiltern Hills
Minnetonka
Minnesota
Mr. Elton L. Miller
P. O
Box
Whitewright, Texas
Dear Mr. Miller
Sun Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Grayson
Fannin
Texas Press Association
Brother Bobs
Blade
Faith
Dick Walker
W. R. Foster
Trenton
M. T. Craig
Jackie Parnell
Lone Star Boys State
University of Texas
Roy Waldrum
Jacksboro
Church of Christ
Bobby Witt
S. Witt
Nocona
Robin Morris
Dennis
Barbara Jay Mead
ETSTC
Commerce
Clean Air Act
Anita McMillin
Nets
Bibles
Bobby Bruton
Donna Copley Rodgers
Janis Neal
Whitewright Insurance Agency
Paula Collins
OUR Auto Service
Jan
Edwards
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