Whitewright board meeting sees walkout over perceived inequities
Four Negro citizens left the Whitewright school board meeting after being denied a group speech time. Kenneth Owens pressed concerns about notifying parents when students are suspended and about Negro teacher representation. Board members noted two Negro elementary teachers and discussed pay, discipline, district athletic alignment, and a stronger disciplinary code. An elementary principal considered resigning to teach full time, and tiger football game receipts averaged about 400 dollars per game.
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Whitewright
Bill Dyer
Lawrence Gentry
Walter Daniels
Kenneth Owens
Willie Ballard
Elmer Owens
Sun
Owens
Mac Woodruff
Dyer
Charles Pierce
Pierce
Richard Capps
Youth to Collect Labels for UNICEF Halloween Drive
Youth groups FHA Campfire Girls Cub Scouts and Methodist Youth will seek labels and cash this Halloween to fund UNICEF. Collectable labels come from Koolaid Welch jam Clark gum Peter Paul Birds Eye Hunt's Pals boxes. Coordinators say the drive boosted by companies donating funds. UNICEF can vaccinate a child with two Koolaid packages.
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Homemakers of America
Campfire Girls
Cub Scouts
Methodist
Unicef
United Nations Aid To
Welch
Clark
Peter Paul
Birds Eye
Hunt's
Pals
Annette Snider
Betty Burleson
Bill Grisham
FHA
Rev. Grisham
United Nations Childrens’ Fund
Unicef Drive
Tigers JV rout Whitesboro B Team 58 to 0 in big win
Playing a game dedicated to William Patterson the Tigers Junior Varsity notched their sixth straight victory. Coach Richard Capps praised defense and blocking while Gary Wortham Billy Jester Phillip Smith and Ronald Turner led offensively. Next week they face Honey Grove at 8 p.m. in Honey Grove Stadium.
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William Patterson
Tiger
Whitesboro
Richard Capps
Tigers
Capps
Gary Wortham
Billy Jester
Phillip Smith
Ronald Turner
Tony Geers
Bob House
Mike Warden
Artie Johnson
Steve Langford
Honey Grove
Annual Spook-time Carnival Has Jail Dunk Booth Prizes
The Whitewright PTA sponsors a Saturday night carnival on the football field with booths run by room mothers. Activities start at 5 p.m. and include dart and throw games, fortune telling, cake and pie walks, a dunking booth, jail and spook house, bumper cars, spin-a-prize, string pulls, grab bags, duck ponds and food booths. Drawings offer a teddy bear, radios, groceries, and a 12 gauge shotgun. Proceeds fund new restrooms for the elementary school.
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Whitewright Pta
Sue Brinkley
PTA
Doss Explains Whitewright Ordinances Adopted
The Whitewright City Council met in a brief session to hear city attorney Bob Doss explain new ordinances on trash collection and dog control. The measures were adopted and will be published in the Whitewright Sun. Mayor Sonny Smith named Hermon Philley and Vince Freeman to form a city planning committee. names will be presented in November. The council tabled a police uniform purchase proposal from Police Chief Jerry Pierce.
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Whitewright
Bob Doss
Doss
Sonny Smith
Whitewright Sun
Smith
Hermon Philley
Vince Freeman
Jerry Pierce
Pierce
Police Department
Light Tigers Overwhelm Whitesboro In Homecoming Victory
Whitewright raced to a 19 6 win at Tiger Stadium holding Whitesboro to limited drives. Tigers totaled 362 yards, 232 rushing and 136 passing, with key plays from Steve Fortner and Philip Huffman on defense and offense. Ground attack by Blanton Atterberry Huffman Daniels Hicks carried the load while Jimmy Spann completed six of fourteen passes.
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Whitesboro
Tiger
Whitewright
Tigers
Bearcats
Steve Fortner
Philip Huffman
Charlie Sessom
Garry Blanton
Marvin Atterberry
Victor Daniels
Jerry Hicks
Jimmy Spann
Regina Bartley Elected Chapter Sweetheart at Whitewright FFA
Regina Bartley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Bartley was elected Chapter Sweetheart of the Whitewright FFA Chapter. Regina is in the junior class and has been active in drill team basketball volleyball class officer and cheerleader. She will attend district events and livestock shows as Chapter Sweetheart. Undefeated Arterberry scored two TDs on a 136 yards with a 41 yard completion from Spann and a tipped pass TD from Whitesboro. Whitesboro rallied with Teague and Daniles TD drive, then Honey Grove visits Friday to defend 14 A title.
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Regina Bartley
Weldon Bartley
Whitewright
FFA
Regina
Sulfur Springs
Atterberry
Arterberry
Spann
Huffman
Whitesboro
Bearcat
Frank Hawkins
Tigers
Bearcats
Don Teague
Victor Daniels
Honey Grove
Fannindel
Lions Club sells Halloween candy for Whitewright drive
Lions members plan a Monday night canvass in Whitewright to raise funds for civic projects. From 6 30 to 8 p m they will sell bags at 1.00 each containing 160 assorted pieces to meet the Halloween rush, says Lions president Don Williams.
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Lions Club
Lions
Don Williams
Beauty Pageant Rehearsals Planned in Whitewright
Whitewright Chamber president Tom Brookshear announced rehearsals for the Little Miss Whitewright Contest on October 25 and 27 at Whitewright High School with a dress rehearsal for Miss Whitewright and Little Miss on October 28 after the pep rally. Eleven Miss Whitewright candidates are listed with sponsors.
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Tom Brookshear
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright High School
Sandra McCasland
Mercury Cable TV
Karen Hold
Cindy’s
Jeanette Geers
Whitewright Sun
Martha McFatridge
Rotary Club
Debbie Wortham
Lions Club
Cecelia Compton
Town and Country Club
Jane Biggerstaff
First National Bank
Jan Bennett
J's Spraying Service
Kris Walker
Cook's Mini-Mart
Leslie Skaggs
Regina Bartley
Whitewright Ffa
Linda Sullivan
Annette Snider
Miss Whitewright
Walker Pharmacy
Pauline
Chamber of Commerce
Cindy
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van Alstyne
Howe
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Pottsboro
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Miss Bing
Henry Bing
Darrell Dyer
Emerson
Cliff Emerson
Martha Sears Emerson
Mount Buntley
Adelaide River
Northern Territory
Australia
Texas A&m
Mount Bundey
W.R. Grace Company
U.S
Big
Brinkley
Priscilla Riker
Daisy Gross
Sarah Francis
Mabel Vestal
Bobby Mathis
Whitesboro Bearcats
Hone Grove
Russell Martin
Light Tigers
Whitewright Whitesboro
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