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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
4
Wallace Carr announces a record 113 joining the Bells Booster Club and invites town residents to Wednesday 8:00 p.m. meetings in the school cafeteria to support a stronger athletic program. The group votes to buy safety gear and invites all to view game films for team spirit.
Mrs. Moore hosted the Women’s Society of Christian Service at her home with 13 members as plans for the Week of Prayer and Sacrificial Meal and a November bazaar were set. The Bells Parent-Teacher Association met with 253 members and approved a chili supper for November 8.
Bells High School held a Thursday pep rally on the baseball field with nearly 200 attendees. An 8 PM bonfire burned for about an hour as Pantherette and drill team led cheers and songs while wood was stacked in organized piles. A local fire truck watched and a bearcat was tossed onto the flames. Earlier, the Panthers lost to Whitesboro 36 to 0 last Friday.
U S Air Force Staff Sergeant Dwight L Shields, son of Burl L Shields of San Antonio, is on duty at Da Nang Air Base Vietnam. He serves as a security fire supervisor in the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces. A 1956 Tom Bean High School graduate, he is married to Lucy daughter of the Stevensons of Tom Bean.
Bells High School celebrated Homecoming with the crowning of Cathy Carr as Miss Pantheret and 1969 sweetheart. Anita Anderson led the drill team in a heart formation while Ball Park views, a 1970 Chevelle provided by Chase Chevrolet of Sherman carried candidates including Randy Waldrip and Steve Whiting. Over 200 students attended the dance after the game.
Edwin Badger RS writes to Whitewright City Council urging rejection of current bond issues for a new sewage plant. He warns the town risks septic tanks and open toilets harming health, cites overflow and elevation of rates, and urges gravity sewer lines over lift stations while asking for written council responses for print.
Notice for an election in Whitewright Gray son County Texas on November 4 1969 to decide two propositions. Proposition 1 authorizes 50000 revenue bonds for sewer improvements with revenue pledge and up to 40 year maturity. Proposition 2 authorizes 50000 general obligation bonds to fund sewer extensions with taxes to pay interest and create a sinking fund. Polls 8 am to 1 pm at City Hall with separate voting by property owners and other residents. Ballots to show FOR and AGAINST with separate boxes and counts. Notice posted 14 days prior and published in two weekly papers.
Local social notes list Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cowart and family returning to Webb City after visiting Lonnie and Ella Pointer. Several families visit Dallas and Fort Worth, while Pvt. Bill Sears completes basic training at Fort Bliss and returns to duty. Other visits include Sherman Anson Plano Oklahoma City and Denison connections among Shearer Page and Ramsey households.
Lou Stogner, Yellow Transit Freight Lines branch manager, is named chairman of the Boy Scout Goodwill drive running through November 2. Cubs and Boy Scouts will collect bags from homes, with local distribution before then for residents to donate used clothing and large items. The drive funds aid for disabled people to gain employment.
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