Grayson County meeting discusses sheriff office strains and pay
Citizens gathered at the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman in a 450 to 500 strong meeting chaired by Clint Hennig of Whitewright. They addressed sheriff department strains under Sheriff Woody Blanton, noting deputies' low 475 dollar monthly pay, 85 hour weeks, and duties including buying their own firearms.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Clint Hennig
Whitewright
Grayson County Crime Commission
Hennig
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Woody Blanton
Holst
Meeting sparks fund drive for Sheriff Department in Grayson County
Citizens pressed for funds to sustain the Sheriff Department amid wage cuts. Donations total around 1000 dollars with an additional 300 per month pledged. County Judge Les Tribble outlined three steps including a bank salary study, a professional wage analysis, and a referendum for a tax increase. Sessions noted by radio from Sherman and notices for a charity horse show in Grayson County.
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Sheriff's Department
Sonny Gosnell
Whitewright
Robert E.B. Fielder
van Alstyne
Jasmine McGee
Sherman
Sheriffs Department
Les Tribble
Grayson County
Everett Watson Named New Manager of Whitewright Lumber
Everett Watson, raised in Whitewright and married to June Duncan of Bells, is named manager of The Whitewright Lumber Company after its purchase by Harmon Goins of Bells. The Goins acquisition keeps staff, plans to expand stock, and move Watson to Whitewright soon. He previously led Lingo Leeper Lumber in Pottsboro and aims to meet locals while maintaining services.
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Everett Watson
Whitewright Lumber Company
Watson
Owens Lumber Company
Whitewright
Harmon Goins
Bells
Goins
Goins Lumber Company
June Duncan
Watsons
Pottsboro
Dale Carnegie Preview Meeting Held Tonight in Whitewright
The Whitewright special preview for the Dale Carnegie Course is set for Thursday night at 7 37 p m in the First National Bank room. Joe Yost area manager invites both men and women to learn about the leadership program with a memory demonstration and no cost or obligation.
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Whitewright Historical Society
Diase National Bank
Dale Carnegie
Whitewright
First National Bank
Joe Yost
Wome
ROTC Scholarships Open for 1971 College Applicants
Army ROTC offers nearly 1000 four year scholarships covering tuition books and lab fees plus a $50 monthly allowance. Applications from high school seniors open September 1 and run through December 31 for students entering college in 1971.
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Army
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Rupert Dean
S.C.C
Society For Crippled Children
Grayson County Coliseum
Highway 75
Jim Stephenson
Foy Jean Crookham
Southmayde
Texas
American Horse Show Assn
Tenn
Walking Horse Breeders Assn
State Board of Insurance
Whitewright Lumber Co
Pig Skin Club
Bill Dyer
Whitewright Tigers
Coyotes
Anna
Tigers
Farmersville Farmers
Farmersville
Ross Layman
Allan Layman
Janeice
Graeyson County Junior College Library
Fredonia Sykes
Yost
Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
R.O.T.C
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