Remember Shock of Sputnik and U S Space Drive
A reminiscence recalls the Oct 4 1957 Sputnik launch and the Navy Vanguard setbacks at Cape Canaveral. It traces U S space gains, SALT treaty debates, and the shift in American defense mood from hysteria to strategic strength, urging reflection on that epoch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Air
Cape Canaveral
Naval Academy
Dallas
America
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Civil Defense Organization
Russia
U.S. Senate
Whitewright Library News and Craft Resources
Whitewright Public Library promotes hobbies with books on many crafts and guides. The book review highlights Blood and Money about the murder of a wealthy surgeon, with legal action involving Ash Robinson and Dr Hill's family. The library offers catalogs, periods, and instruction lists for hobbyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
John Hill
Ash Robinson
Services For Mrs Claborn Held Here
Services were held Monday afternoon at Barnhart Funeral Chapel in Whitewright for Mrs Austin Claborn 87 of Gober who died Saturday at a Bonham hospital. Burial was at Randolph Cemetery. She was a Celeste Baptist Church member. Survivors include two sons J P Claborn Whitewright and T D Claborn Dimmitt. four daughters Monroe Hackney Celeste J W Brookins Gober R C Davis Friona and D S Jenkins Leonard. three sisters, 14 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Gober
Barnheart Funeral Chapel
Whitewright
Austin Claborn
Bonham Hospital
Randolph Cemetery
Claborn
Celeste Baptist Church
J. P. Claborn
T. D. Claborn
Dimmitt
Monroe Hackney
Celeste
J.W. Brookins
Whitewright nostalgia items from The Sun 1920 show local business moves
Fifty seven years ago Jim Sears bought half interest in a Celina drug store while Hudson-Davis opened a local shop. Dr Edwin May planned to open an office in Ranger. Max Page moved into the Will Pender residence. Ruby Ross, Royse City teacher, visited her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sears
R. L. Sears
Whitewright
Celina
Hudson-Davis &Co
Edwin May
Ranger
Max Page
Will Pender
Ruby Ross
Royse
W. T. Ross
Lloyd Stowers
Rotary Club
Walter Compton
D. E. Low
MKT
Mahurin School
Velma Hodge
Evelyn Withrow
Former Salina Mayor Austin Stedham Dies at 75
Austin W. Stedham 75 of Salina Kansas retired hotel executive and former Whitewright resident died after a long illness in an Abilene nursing home. Born February 14 1902 he moved to Salina in 1926 at C W Lamers request and later led the Lamer hotel group He was Navy WWI veteran past commander of Salina American Legion and active in civic and hotel associations. He was survived by his wife Mollie Everheart Stedham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dixon
Obie Ruthledge
Jackie Garner
Bobby DeBerry
Montgomery
Whitewright
Nurse’s Aid
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Aileen Brown McAfee
Ray Russell Vestal
Marshall Hasty
Grayson County
Davy Crockett
Thurman Pool
Austin W. Stedham
Salina, Kan
Salina
Mr. Stedham
Mollie Everheart
Stedham
Abilene
Kan
C. W. Lamer
Lamer
Kansas
Lamer Hotel Association
Whitewright Masonic Lodge
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Whitewright Library News
Whitewright Sun
Aubrey McAlister
Unewright
Texas
Geyer
Texas Press Wma
Association
You
First National Bank
WHS
Stz
Tiger Spirit
Whitewright High School
Debbie Whipple
Sonya Weeks
Molly Floyd
Debbie Barnes
Sharon Clark
Cheri Floyd
Board of Equalization
Tribble
Hunnicutt and Associates
Lloyd Alexander
Judge Tribble
Rotary
James Donaghey
Ollie Hargett
Lamar Burris
Lee Brown
Robert Melugin
T. M. Johnson
Hughes Springs
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
First Baptist Church
George W. Truett
Leon Spindle
Firestone Ser
Joe Weldon Carr
San Angelo
Fannie Marie Hancock
E. R. Hancock
Bobby Burchfield
Patricia Farley
Barbs Hasty
Tiger
Betty Lumpkins
George Pittman
Leonard
Laura Rich
Johnny Campbell
Dixie Bassett
Gene Morris
Carol Bush
Dale Taylor
Whitewright Ffa
Ft. Worth
Parti
Whitewright Insurance
Emer Hoksers
Phil Pastoret
Florida
Brteex
I Seaman
Aubrey Ls WcAlister
Bonham, Texas
Divom
Andreee
Aden
UB Pootal
Cero
Mawnenes
Amman
Orm
Sherman, Texas
Actus
Mark Woodruff
Trenton
Mac Woodruff
Anne Amor Aes
Your Electric Light & Power Company
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