Elvis imitator saves weekend with show at Windmill
Felecia Garvin recounts a chaotic week ending with attendance at Johnny Harra's Elvis impersonator performance in Richardson. after a car chase through Dallas traffic they arrived just before the serving line closed and found Harra compelling. The piece also notes Whitewright and Tom Bean schools dismissing Nov 23-25 for Thanksgiving with classes only on Nov 22 and 28.
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Compuwriter
Sun Office
Jim
Johnny Harra
Windmill Dinner Theatre
Richardson
Harra
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Heron
Dallas
Johnny
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Whitewright Basketball Set to Open November 22
Four seniors return for Whitewright varsity under Coach Mark Kline as the team opens November 22 at home against Howe. JV starts at 5 30 p m followed by girls at 7 p m and the boys finalizing the slate. Last year they reached the state finals and won District 16 A for three straight years. Returning seniors are Jeff Daniels Gary Tillett Stan Smith and Jerry Sims with key players Reid Pittman Charles Daniels James Smith and Antone Cox expected to contribute.
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Whitewright
Mark Kline
Howe
Broaddus
Jeff Daniels
Gary Tillett
Stan Smith
Jerry Sims
Whitewright Chamber Seeks Entries For Christmas Parade
Chamber members met at the 200 Club to plan the December 3 parade at 2 p.m. with trophies for top floats and invitations for groups to enter. Drawings for Christmas gifts will be held Saturdays in December at 4 p.m., with a final drawing on Christmas Eve at 2 p.m. A $43 balance is needed for downtown decorations. Anne Logan resigned as treasurer, to be replaced by Pegey Partridge until January elections, with a nominating committee named to report a slate.
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Chamber of Commerce
200 Club
Earline Rice
Chamber
Butch Morgan
Anne Logan
Emory
Continental Telephone Company
Clint Hennig
Priscilla Riker
Christian
Whitewright
Joe Cureton
Milton Simpson
Bob Overby
Felecia Garvin
The
Whitewright Sun
Memorial Gifts Totaling 550 Dollars For Mayor Walker Fund
Friends respond to the Memorial fund for the late Mayor Dick Walker by depositing 550 dollars at First National Bank. Funds will finance furnishings for the new civic center, now about one third complete, with local money supplementing a 496000 dollar federal grant.
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Dick Walker
First National Bank
First National
Chuck Wilson
Walker
Whitewright Cemeteries Fund Near $10,000 Goal
Whitewright's Cemeteries Improvement fund edged toward the $10,000 target as the latest week added $335, bringing the total to $8,115. The drive seeks funds for Oak Hill and City cemeteries for beautification, road work, and marker straightening by the November 30 close, with most gifts from nonresidents.
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Whitewright
Oak Hill
City
Emory
Tom) Christian
Whitewright Conors
William D. Coley
A. Bartley
Estelle Lay
Dallas
Bob Walker
Garland
Christian
First National Bank
Whitewright approves three ESAA funded faculty hires
Whitewright school board approved three ESAA funded positions at the high school including a reading teacher, an aide, and a project director counselor. Bobbie Joe Irving was named ESAA program director and will serve as project director, counselor, and visiting teacher.
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Whitewright
Larry Threadgill
Bobbie Joe Irving
ESAA
Mary Allen College
Prairie View A&m University
University of Mississippi
Prairie View
Lois McCallum
Mary Hardin Baylor College
Belton
East Texas State University
Commerce
Hove
Shirley Ballard
Whitewright High School
McCallum
Irving
Threadgill
Barbara Hughes
Mark Kline
Gail Clark
Cheryl Bills
Rodney Nicely
John Myers
Leta Harper
Howard Roach
Mac Woodruff
Howard Hodge
Griffis Named to City Council After Sullivan Resigns
Joe Griffis, a local barber, was appointed to fill the City Council vacancy at a called meeting at City Hall. Dr Stevey Sullivan resigned his council post after becoming mayor to finish the term of the late Dick Walker.
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Joe Griffis
Stevey Sullivan
City Hall
Sullivan
Dick Walker
Tigers End Season With 8 2 Record In Victory Over Bells
Whitewright Tigers close 1977 with an 22-0 win over Bells to finish 8-2 as 16 seniors bid farewell. Stan Smith and Reid Pittman connected for a 23-yard score, Smith later scored on a 4-yard run while Fortner and Howe combined for two points after a botched PAT. defensive stands limited Bells and forced three miscues, marking a strong finale for Coach John Parker’s squad.
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Bells
Panthers
Tigers
Whitewright
Tiger
Farmersville
Cooper
Parker
David Mangrum
Stan Smith
Reid Pittman
Pittman
Mangrum
C.W. Robinson
Smith
David Fortner
Eddy Howe
Thanks to Our Farmers Next Week Edition
The Sun announces a Thanksgiving week issue honoring farmers and ranchers. Copies will mail to Whitewright and Tom Bean boxholders and Whitewright routes including Trenton. News and ads due by Friday noon, with press Tuesday noon.
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Sun
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Trenton
Tom Bean City
CompuWriter Modernizes Sun Production Lines
The Whitewright Sun started typesetting in its Whitewright office with a Compuwriter Jr. using phototypesetting to prepare news and ads for printing. The new Kodak processor develops the film into pictures and the type is pasted on page-size sheets for the final newspaper layout.
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SUN
James
Paula} Claborn
Sun Photo
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright
Compuwriter, Jr
Compuwriter
Kodak
The
Paula) Clabhorn
Rotary Moves Up Holiday Meeting Day in Whitewright
Rotary, mindful many members will be away after Thanksgiving, shifts its regular Friday noon meeting to next Wednesday noon. Emory Christian chaired last Friday’s program on being a Rotarian, urging active participation. The Sun introduces a Compuwriter and offset presses, increasing local production and inviting readers to visit the office. Personal notes list Garvis Cook, Rickey Waller families visiting Whitewright.
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Ethel Green
Whitewright
Emory Christian
Joe Cureton
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Lillie McSpedden
Walker Memorial Fund
Don Collins
Dale Thomas
Tonya
Sherman
Frank Dockery
Eric and
Shane
Earnest Owens
Fred Garner
Southern Illinois University At
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Griffis
Bellis
John Parker
Sive
Jeff Stader
Marvin Wright
Johnny Morris
Tim Porter
David Spann
Bill Faison
Charles Judd
Jim Clark
Mark Neathery
Jimmy Turner
Robert Mathis
Rotary
Garvis
Rickey Waller
Troup
Bobby House
Sam Cook
Joe Carr
San Angelo
Jack Montgomery
Grand Prairie
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