It's Unanimous Merchants Pick the Tigers
Whitewright merchants and fans lock in for Friday night as the Tigers meet Aledo at Grapevine stadium. Predictions feature 18 approvers, with a half-page Sun ad prize for closest final score and quarter-by-quarter tiebreakers.
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Whitewright
Tigers
Aledo
Grapevine Stadium
Sun
Tiger
Nocona
Grapevine
Steve Fortner
Vic Daniels
Bud House
Phillip Smith
Steve Robinson
Joe Ballard
John Chesser
Whitewright Tigers Defeat Princeton Panthers 14-7 in Bi-District
In muddy conditions the Whitewright Tigers beat the Princeton Panthers 14-7 for the Bi-District crown. Key plays include Bobby House stopping Raymond Nelson in the end zone for two Tigers points and a late Panthers touchdown by Johnny Davis followed by Brent Whitsell’s extra point.
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Whitewright Tigers
Princeton Panthers
Tigers
Bobby House
Princeton
Raymond Nelson
Tiger
Panthers
Panther
Vic Daniels
Philip Smith
Johnny Davis
Brent Whitsell
Daniels
Marvin Atterberry
Alonzo Ballard
Nelson
Steve Fortner
Police Chief Cautions Youngsters On BB Guns Use
Police Chief Douglas McClister warns youths and owners about a city ordinance prohibiting firing BB guns within city limits. Violators face fines up to 200 dollars and impounded guns. He cites multiple complaints of hits, damaged windows, and bird killings. Supervised use in authorized areas only.
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Douglas McClister
McClister
Whitewright Jr High Captures District Football Crown
The Whitewright junior high team won the district championship finishing undefeated with nine wins. In the final against Pottsboro, Whitewright led 6 0 at halftime and 14 6 after Pottsboro scored in the fourth quarter before Whitewright sealed the win with a final touchdown and extra point. The defense earned praise from the coach.
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Whitewright Jr. High
Pottsboro
Whitewright
Walter Daniels
Willie Ballard
Rickie A. Rice
Pat
Steve Hodge
Tiger
Christmas Parade Rescheduled. Merchants Sponsor Weekly Drawings
The annual Chamber of Commerce parade is set for December 9 with Parade Marshall Robert Sale coordinating. He asks participating groups to contact him via Mercury Cable to aid planning while highlighting Saturday drawings on Main Street at 3 p.m with cash prizes of 25, 10, and three five dollars.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Sale
Marshall
Sale
Mercury Cable
Main Street
Community meeting schedule announced by local officials
Happening Here lists Vince Freeman as president and Sonny Smith as mayor for monthly sessions. Second Monday meetings occur in Firemen's Hall with the presiding president. First Tuesday each month at 7 30 p m another public meeting is held under the mayor's oversight.
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Vince Freeman
Firemen’s Hall
Homer Ryan
Sonny Smith
Mable Vestal
Pansy Miller
Bethel Baptist Wms
Linda Sullivan
Roy Martin
Mrs. Darwin Named Director of CF In Denison
Mrs. LaVerne Darwin of Whitelight is named executive director of Camp Fire Girls in Denison. She will assume the post December 1 after serving since 1968 in Sherman, first as registrar and then field director. Mrs. Darwin and her husband Robert Darwin run a farm at Whitewright. they have two children.
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Denison
LaVerne Darwin
Whitelight
Camp Fire Girls
Thurman Levacy
Sherman
Sherman Camp
Robert Houston Darwin
Whitewright
Karen Anne Darwin
Bells High School
Bob Jr
East Texas
Sity
Commerce
Whitewright High School
Texas All State
Texas and
National Mental Health Associations
Plano
Whitewright Music Club
Sherman Community Concert Assoc
Regional Football Game Tickets On Sale
Coach Charlie Sessom urges fans to buy pre game tickets by 4 p.m tomorrow. Pre sale prices are $2 for adults and $1 for students with no reserve seating. Gate prices are $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for students. Tigers fans sit on the east side. stadium on highway 121 three miles past Grapevine.
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Charlie Sessom
Tommorrow
Tiger
Highway 121
Grapevine
Masons To View Film At Whitewright Lodge
Joe Canafax announces a chili supper at 6 15 pm followed by a 7 pm lodge meeting and a film shot by Bill McFatridge showing a Colorado River rapids trip. All members and visiting Master Masons urged to attend. The Whitewright Sun covered the Grayson County Historical Survey Committee awards luncheon with Ben Munson R C Vaughn and Robert E B Fielder participating.
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Joe Canafax
Whitewright
Whitewright Sun
Grayson County Historical Survey Committee
Ben Munson
District 22
R. C. Vaughn
Robert E. B. Fielder
van Alstyne
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Liano
Eddie Anderson
Joe Wolfe
Jim Caraway
Don Williams
Kenneth Booker
Joe Chat Beazley
Larry Presley
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Pigskin Club
Bill Dyer
Steve Sullivan
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