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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1971
Page
7
Outdoors in Texas extols the squirrel as a teacher to young hunters, noting their movement tricks and the need for stillness, stealth, sharp eyes, and range judgment. It cites the Marlin Model 24 .22 rimfire as a good starter weapon for beginner squirrel hunters.
The piece outlines shotgun and rifle ammo choices for a youth hunter, notes open seasons vary by county in Texas, and recalls old lore and methods for outsmarting tree-bound squirrels. It portrays the gray and fox squirrel distribution, fall hunting timing, and stealthy approach tactics.
Army Private Jimmy L. Grumbles of Whitewright Texas is in the Modern Volunteer Army Field Experiment at Fort Ord Canif. The VOLAR program merges basic and advanced training into a 16 week course with unit level instruction reduced formations and more off duty time. Grumbles began training October 25 and will complete the first phase on December 17.
Mrs W T McKinney age 76 died Saturday evening at Sherman Community Hospital. Services were held at Barnheart Chapel with Rev Leroy Martin and Rev Richard Agan officiating. Burial followed in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Born June 23 1895 in Bells she married W T McKinney in 1915. Survived by husband one son one daughter two sisters two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
District Conservationist Bob Arbelger notes silt from cropland and gullied pastures pollutes streams and major lakes, carrying chemicals and disease organisms. 1943 photo shows four foot silt build up near Possum Kingdom Lake, exposing an old oil field meter house. Conservation districts and Soil Conservation Service flood prevention structures guard Trinity Watershed from Howe to the Gulf of Mexico.
Agricultural engineer Bill Allen urges homeowners to prepare for winter by checking furnaces stoves and heaters fuel supply oil filters and air filters. Have chimneys dampers and flues cleaned inspect radiators for air locks insulate attic walls and pipes weather strip doors and windows caulk cracks and winterize lawn equipment and garage areas.
Thirty years back in Whitewright the community rallied to help neighbors with harvest, defense scrap drives, and farm work as 16 tractors and farmers mended George Hicks’s land in four hours. Scouts gathered iron and paper, Norma France Donigan led UT co ed nominees, and a Sherman Rotary gong tied local civic ties to postal routes linking Tom Bean and Whitewright.
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