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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1972
Page
2
Mrs Glenna Maglio Ways and Means Chairman and PTA officers express sincere appreciation to the people for helping make the County Fair a rousing success. The note emphasizes collective effort and grateful acknowledgment from the Whitewright PTA.
Acknowledges gifts and donations from numerous merchants including The Furniture Mart Carl's Sausage Caraway's Humble Station Presley's Auto Supply Williams Grocery Williams Mobil Station Meador's Hardware White Auto Store Cook's Gulf Station George Hight Photography The Lumber Yard Farley Grain Co The Malt Shop Collins Food Store Pettit's Grocery Pauline's Gift Shop Mercury Cable Co Nicely's Mobil Station Hair Fashions Edwards Chevrolet O K Feed Mill Day Care Center Dawson's Propane Wolfe Brothers Ann Faison Bassett Ins Co Dr and Mrs Steve Sullivan Rosie Moore's Clayhouse Green's Upholstery Monsanto First National Bank Barnheart Funeral Home Community Public Service Huffman's Cleaners The Flower Shop Johnson's Jewelry and Appliances Brown's Variety Griffis Barber Shop The Dairy Queen Whitewright Sun Meisenbach Ford Battles Stephen and Bryant Ins Tom Sears Ins Sanderson's Barber Shop Whitewright Gin Donigan Gin Dr and Mrs Paul Geers T W Ayres and Son Williams Variety Walker Drug Store and Caylor's Acknowledges lighting by Lakey Edwards and Community Public Service Musicians Steve Fortner and Louis Franklin for music Grandmothers for pies and cakes City of Whitewright for cooperation
A fragment from Delores Meek titled Nine Lessons In Living offers tips like learn to laugh and attend to your own business. It weaves humorous anecdotes about doors, rain, and local neighbors such as Rosalie Geers and Bonnie Brown, urging cheer, restraint, and kindness.
Weekly school menu lists meals from Monday to Friday. Each day balances meats, vegetables, breads, fruit, dessert, and milk with items like ham and beans, meat loaf, fried chicken, tuna casserole, and hamburger patties. The plan pairs sides such as turnip greens, corn, peas, lettuce, and carrot varieties with desserts and milk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reeves of Port Aransas hosted grover Stuteville and his wife Monday through Wednesday. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Stuteville and their Richardson family stopped by to visit.
Dick Walker of Walker Pharmacy reported an attempted break-in after closing Tuesday night and before Wednesday morning. A back door and facing were damaged possibly with a crow bar. The incident is under investigation by the local police department.
Texas DPS chief Colonel Wilson E. Speir announced a intensified drive to curb highway littering. Uniformed patrols will enforce bans on dumping refuse on streets and rights of way with fines up to 200 dollars and 25 dollar minimums. DPS cites 841 littering arrests in 1971 versus 225 in 1960 and totals near 7000 pollution related arrests last year.
The Whitewright Public Library invites articles for sale at its annual Bazaar on November 18 with setup for sellers on November 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. Volunteers may contribute handmade items or baked foods. proceeds fund library expenses. Retirement guidance from Gus Jones urges reporting changes to Social Security to avoid overpayments.
The Whitewright High Tigers delivered a strong win in a game that impressed the Van Alstyne Leader editor. Booster Fay Spann energized the stands as PTA sponsors hosted a Country Fair featuring live bands, fun booths, and a benefit atmosphere with mothers in dresses and community friends enjoying a relaxed evening.
Legal notices demand court appearance by James Marvin Dailey and others, with 42 day deadline for answer in Grayson County court. Another citation orders Louis Edward Flatt to answer by December 4, 1972, in a partition and real estate receivership case regarding land in Grayson County described by survey details.
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