Senior Spotlight: Tammie Wortham of Whitewright
Tammie Wortham, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Wortham, born November 2 1958 in Sherman, has lived in Whitewright her whole life. She is head cheerleader this year, four year FHA member, one year FFA, drill team for one year, and a four year class officer. She was FFA Sweetheart junior year and lists favorites blue Mexican food and Carolina football. Her life philosophy is to have fun and make the best of what you have while getting where she wants to go. Future plans include college and a job.
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Tammie Wortham
James Wortham
Tammie
Sherman
Whitewright
FHA
FFA
Peter Frampton
Junior Varsity Dominates Honey Grove 15-0 in Shutout
The junior varsity defeated Honey Grove 15 to 0 on Thursday night. Captain lineup included Jeff Wortham James Smith and Mark Neathery. Lonnie McCartney returned a 75 yard interception for a TD and Allan Norris connected with Lonnie for a two point conversion. Antwone Cox added a 3 yard interception return. WW improves to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in district with next game pending a schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Grove
Warriors
Jeff Wortham
James Smith
Mark Neathery
Anthony Ballard
Jeff Cooper
Tigers
Jv’s
Lonnie McCartney
Allan Norris
Lonnie
Antwone Cox
Fannindel
Place extra towel bars over bathtub to hang stockings
A brief instruction to install additional towel bars above the bathtub for hanging stockings and underwear to drip dry, maximizing space and enabling air flow.
Honey Grove Downs Kittens in Narrow Loss to Honey Grove
The junior high Kittens fell to a larger Honey Grove squad 12-6 after a first quarter score and a late fourth quarter TD with the extra point. Bobby Purdom sparked the comeback with a 15-yard run in the third, while teammates Norris Floyd Blanton stood out on offense and Floyd Clark Hodge Ballard on defense. Whitewright lunch menus note type A plans with daily protein and dairy offerings spanning Oct 14 to 15.
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Junior High Kittens
Honey Grove
Bobby Purdom
Kittens
Pat
Papooses
David Norris
Mark Floyd
Mark Blanton
Travis Clark
Jeff Hodge
Keith Ballard
HECE Studies Job Interviews and TEC Visit
The Home Economics Cooperative Education class studied job interviews with Supt. Capps noting employer focus on self confidence appearance and promptness. Mr Moreland explained TEC placement services during a Sherman visit. The class hosted Whitewright Nursing Home residents for a cooking project Butternut Balls with transportation by Deborah Pennell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics Co-operative
Supt
Capps
Co-Op
Texas Employment Commission
Sherman
Whitewright Nursing Home
William Abbott
Joel Coher
Janie Felmer
Ernest Ferris
Zelma Hopper
Elizabeth Krider
Susie Norwood
Ola Paynter
Oma Smith
Deborah Pennell
Pee-Wee Team Defeats Howe 2 14-0
The Whitewright Pee-Wee football team coached by Bob Purdom and Merrel Dickson improved to 2-1 with a 14-0 win over Howe No. 1. Nick Coleman scored the final fourth quarter TD. Scott LeDane made a key interception. Michael Forter connected with Duncan Orr for a third quarter score. Coleman's extra point in that quarter made it 7-0 before Orr's TD.
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Whitewright Pee-Wee
Bob Purdom
Merrel Dickson
Howe No
Nick Coleman
Scott LeDane
Michael Forter
Duncan Orr
Gary Owens
Don Daniels
Reggie Rice
Michael Dickson
Michael Fortner
van Alstyne
Bells
Safety lessons start with child in car
Dr Albert H Domm warns that a child's mind imitates parents actions and safe driving must begin from the first family ride. He urges parents to model careful, considerate driving at all times, not only during formal training.
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Albert H. Domm
Prudential Insurance Co
Daddy
Dr. Comm
Domm
No Turning Back Possible on Farms Today
Agriculture Department studies show that if today’s food supply were produced with WWI efficiency, seven times more farm workers would be needed, totaling 31 million instead of 4.4 million. One in three urban workers would have to quit their city jobs to return to farming.
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Agriculture Department
Dried Flowers Topic At Town and County
The Town and Country club met at Fireman's Hall hosted by Mrs. Edith Jester and Mrs. Maggie Ball. Roll call referenced My Favorite Craft. members shared crafts. A birthday invitation for Oct. 16 at the Reddy Room was noted along with a Dec. 2 home making program on Christmas decorations. A yearbook committee was formed led by Mrs. Alexander with four others. The hostesses served a Mexican plate to 18 members and one guest, Mrs. Annabel Davis, after a program on dried flower arrangements.
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Town and Country Club
Fireman’s Hall
Edith Jester
Maggie Ball
Pat Alexander
Marian McMillin
Reddy Room
Community Public Service
Annette Snider
Culture Club
van Alstyne
Sherman and
Annabel Davis
Ethels Notes Weekend Visits Across Sherman Area
Mrs Thelma Christine Sanderson and Mrs Earnesteen Mills of Sherman spent Saturday evening with Mrs Pat Gunter. Sunday guests at Mr and Mrs W B Key included Mrs Oneta Key Mr and Mrs Geo D Key and son of Van Alstyne and Mr and Mrs Jimmie Childress. Weekend visitors at Mr and Mrs William Jones home were Mr and Mrs Frank Neighbors of Bonham and Mr and Mrs Alex Cambridge of Houston. Edith Lewis is a patient in a Sherman hospital.
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Thelma Christine Sanderson
Earnesteen Mills
Sherman
Pat Gunter
W.B. Key
Oneta Key
Geo. D. Key
van Alstyne
Jimmie Childress
William Jones
Frank Neighbors
Bonham
Alex Crambridge
Houston
Alma Joe Garner
Bells
Ruby Sanderson
W. R. Tabor
Alton Neal
Campbell
Virgle Burchfield
Pet
Mike
Irving
Childress
Leonard
Bea Mclain
Paul Wrenn
Cherrymound
Ina Moody
Tommy Gruber
Wilson
Trenton
Bea McKin
Susie Tucker
Mammie Harbin
Preston
Stuffed Apple Salad for Lunch Box Delight
An old fashioned chicken salad stuffed apple recipe uses two red apples lemon juice cooked chicken mayonnaise green pepper or celery salt and celery seed. Core and hollow the apples then mix the chopped apple with filling and press into each cavity then cap with apple tops and chill until serving.
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Hellmann's
Presbyterian Women Meet at Con Drons Home
Mrs D E Hagberg of Sherman and Trinity Presbyterian led the United Presbyterian Women gathering at Mrs FE Drdon’s home with co host Mrs Gary Holloway. Hagberg reported on the UPW national meeting at Purdue University while Mrs Paul Cook presided. Mrs H Sears led opening prayer with Devotional by Mrs Ora Gray and Year Book of Prayer read by Miss Mardell Pumphrey. Nine members and two guests attended.
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D. E. Hagberg of
Sherman
Trinity Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Women
FE. D. Condron
Gary Holloway
Paul Cook
H. H. Sears
Ora Gray
Mardell Pumphrey
Nursing Home News Highlights Weekend Visits and Activities
The WhitfeWright Sun reports numerous weekend visits to Dess Whitson, Stella Bigger, Willie Overstreet, and other residents from Dallas, Plano, Sherman, Bonham, and Denison. Chapel attendance reached 44. Troy Stephenson led special music. Grayson County Singers performed. Halloween meal planning by the Resident Council was noted alongside October birthday celebrations for several residents.
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Wesley
Opal Reeves
Howe
Ruth Burchfield
Plano
Joe Reeves
J. W. Fielder
Dallas
Dess Whitson
Naomi
Jenifer Owens
Carrolton
van Ray Tallent
Tilmon Tallent
Marie Carraway
Mr. Tallent
James Scott
Kilgore
Thyra Vermillion
Hollis Gunn
Garland
Howard Carter
Houston
Stella Biggerstaff
Denny Newell
Ector
Willie Overstreet
Geneva Kanmin
George Gordon
Bonham
Stella Pope
Loyce Rayburn
Henry Deberry
Bret
Mary Lindsay
Sherman
Mary Hicks
Ebert
Comanche
James
Eulah Ferril
Ernest
Leon White
Parrington
Donnie Boyd
Audrey Watson
Kollie Swinney
Mr. Chaney
Nettie Blanton
Jim Langford
Ruth Adams
Willis Langford
Ben Clemens
Della
Greenville
Edna McMillan
Troy Stephenson
Tom Bean
Grayson County Singers
Jennie Daughrity
Talmadge Woodson
Carrie Cowart
Herschel Burrell
Ulysses’ Vess
Alta Nelson
Bob Bryan
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Bart Bodine
Honey Grove Downs
Whitewright School
Thurs
Hece
Janna Worsham
Rhonda Pittman
Lisa Earnheart
Pee-Wee
Honey Grove Warriors
The
Miss Marian’’ McMillin
Ethel
Mrs
Royce Jones
Jerry Jones
Terry, Holly and
Paul
Edith Lewis
Sherman Hospital
Oath
Presbyterian
the Whitfewright Sun-Thars
Nursing Home News
Robert Ball
Bert Sullinger
Maude Barton
Mary Caylor
Brenda Jenkins
Maggie Dean Hodge
Denison
Kathryn Parrish
Grace Crawford
Eleanor
Bonnie
Rose Anne Armstrong
Iona Lease
Johnson
Princeton
Stella McMurry
Beulah Vandergriff
Kentuckytown
A. T. Barwood
Fannie Latimer
Mark Twain
Debbie Franklin
Karen Anderson
Paula Orr
Joanna Hughes
Debbie Barnes
Debbie Whipple
Melinda Jester
Donna Ballard
Liz Henderson
Pam Norris
Marion Gentry
Dena Wilson
Judy Chesser
Belinda Stader
First National Bank
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