Whitewright Tigers Defeat Van Alstyne 48 20 in Season Finale
Whitewright powering past Van Alstyne 48 to 20 caps a 9 1 season. Wright scored six touchdowns and led a dominant offense while Turner and Huffman supported with big gains. Van Alstyne showed late fight with a 4 yard run as Whitewright outgained 449 to 38 in rushing and 84 to 44 plays.
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Huffman
Tiger
Panther
Watekins
Wright
Lane Caster
Whitewright
Van
Honey Grove
van Alstyne
Austin trip postponed to December for Neighborhood Development Program focus
A planned visit to Austin to decide on approving the Neighborhood Development Program is rescheduled for December 1 or 4. The delay aims to arrange bus transportation to maximize attendance. Attorney Robert Doss proposed a group of councilmen and citizens travel to Austin to assess city needs and push grant approval.
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Austin
Robert Doss
Attoreney
Area-wide Thanksgiving service planned in Whitewright
Whitewright churches join for a cooperative Thanksgiving service Sunday at 7 p.m. hosted by First Baptist Church with Rev. Herman Lancaster. Rev. Leonard Tomlinson of nearby Methodists will speak at the community meeting inviting all area residents to attend.
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A. L
Scooter) McCurdy
Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Herman Lancaster
Henry Garber
Sheerman
Charles Pierce
Bethel Baptist Church
Bob Dixon
Howard Paeyne College
Clarence Tillett
First Baptist Church of
Leonard Tomlinson
First United Methodist Church of
Marevia Methodist Church
Tomlineson
Whiteswright
Grayson County March of Dimes
Moody Science Center
Austin College
Sherman
Jim Young
Baker Hall
Art students to exhibit at First National Bank building
Maybelle Meador of Whitewright leads 35 students from Bonham, Sherman, McKinney, Garland, Dallas, Trenton and nearby towns in a Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. public exhibition. Works include china painting oil painting porcelain painting and other art forms. Mrs Meador teaches various art classes at her home.
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Maybelle Meador
Whitewright
First National Bank
Bonham, Sherman, McKinney
Garland
Dallas
Trenton
County tax boosts spark debate at Whitewright Rotary
Judge Les Tribble told Whitewright Rotary members that Grayson County taxes have nearly doubled in three years while the overall assessed value and budget rose. he cited higher operating costs across auditor, attorney, probation, clerk, tax, district clerk, court, sheriff, and juvenile offices and noted new hospital insurance for all employees.
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Les Tribble
Whitewright
Tribble
County Court At Law
Sheriff's Department
Local High School Basketball Opens Next Week in Trenton
Basketballers prepare for a season opener Monday in Trenton with Howard Hodge and Harry Vidal coaching the girls and boys teams. The schedule lists games from November 24 through January 27 at various locations, with conference games marked by asterisks.
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Trenton
Howard Hodge
Harry Vidal
Community
Whitesboro
Wolfe City
Howe
Whitewright
Bells
van Alstyne
Pottsboro
Grayson County Commissioners Court meets in session
The Grayson County Commissioners Court met at 10 a.m. on Tuesday November 18 with 11 bids on 6.23 acres of land in the J B McAnair Survey. R W Klas of Sherman bid 11500 the high bid. Travel for Assessor-Collector George Schumacher to Paris Texas for 1970 registration and plates approved. A 34000 bid from Browning Ferris Machinery Co for a motor grader was accepted. Waymon Evans named Constable of Justice of the Peace Precinct and Dean Ford named Justice of the Peace for the same precinct effective December. The Court approved buying law books for 292 from the Law Library Fund. Boundary field notes for four precincts approved and road and bridge funds to be split among precincts.
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Grayson County Commissioners Court
J. B. McAnair
R. W. Klas
Sherman
George Schumacher
Paris
Texas
Browning Ferris Machinery Company
Dallas
Browning - Ferris
General Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Commissioners Court
Waymon Evans
Justice of the Peace
Dean Ford
Texas inspection stickers lag behind last year
Col Wilson E Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety said motor vehicle inspections in Texas are about 30 percent behind the prior year. He warned of long lines at inspection stations before the April 15 deadline and urged Texans to get vehicles inspected now for safe winter driving.
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Departement of Public Safety
Texas
Speir
Grayson County Crime Commission Hosts National Officer
Col. Arn of the National Association of Citizens Crime Commissions will speak at Woodlawn Country Club in Grayson County. He travels from Philadelphia and is joined by L. W. Mayo of the Dallas Crime Commission Paul Rice of Denison retiring president and James Gosnell of Whitewright incoming president will run the luncheon. This marks the first visit by a national officer to the county group amid rising crime concerns and prior Dallas officials have met with local law enforcement.
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Grayson County Crime Commission
National Association of Citizens Crime Commissions
Woodlawn Country Club
L. A. Arn
Philadelphia
Grayson County
Grayson County Commission
L. W. Mayo
Dallas Crime Commission
Paul Rice
Denison
James. Gosnell
Whitewright
John McKee
Nine Tigers Earn Tiger of the Week Honors
In a 48 to 20 win over Van Alstyne Friday coach Clyde McMurray announced nine Tiger players earned Tiger of the Week. Honorees include Morris Wilson Meador Bing Ellison Slaughter Biller Blanton Wright with Wright sharing honors for six offensive touchdowns and Blanton noted for two key interceptions and defense.
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Whitewright
Tigers
van Alstyne
Panthers
Tiger
Haelf
Willie Wright
Panther Hacckers
Stoop Wright
Archie White
Leonard
Wright
IBM
Don Huffman
Jerry Blanton
Kim Watkins
Ron Capps
Randy Lancaster
Clyde McMurray
Larry Morris
Jeff Meador
David Wilson
Henry Bing
Ricky Ellison
Ricky Slaughter
Larry Biller
Morris
Wilson
Meador
Bing
Ellison
Slaughter
Billmer
Blanton
Bilmner
Wilson and
Grayson County Redistricts Precinct Lines
The county redraws its precincts to reflect one person one vote. Whiteswright and Bells join Dennison area in Precinct 2 with eastern boundaries extending beyond Denison Dam. Tom Bean moves from Precinct 2 to a new precinct as the only town shift.
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Grayson County
Whites Wright
Bells
Grayson County Receives Five Star Honor Award
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce awarded Grayson County a Five Star honor for fiscal year 1968. Criteria included budget adherence, debt level under 2.5 percent, cash basis operation, tax collection above 95 percent, and per capita tax burden.
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Grayson County
East
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Larry Neill
Lancaster
James Lankford
Reggie Morrow
Wrie
Robert Dixon
Ronnie Capps
Randy Newman
A.L. McCurdy
Watkins
S. T. Montgomery, Jr
Grayson County Bar Association
Law Library Fund
Col. Arn
Kenny Golden
Jim Bryant
Victor Daniels
Steve Fortner
Roy Kirby
Larry Billner
March of Dimes
Lions
Turkey
Whitewright Lions Club
Whitewright High School
Nce
Bill Dyer
Larry Preseley
Don Crombie
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
Thurman
Bill Thurman
Texas A&m
College Station
Community Public Service Company
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