Ramblin with Darla Pee-Wee cheerleaders elected
Six sixth grade girls were elected Pee-Wee football cheerleaders. Names include Kathy Barnes Jackie Cox Susan Floyd Ina Moats Johnna Norwood and Donna Staley. Mothers are sewing outfits this week. Watch for a photo next week. Also note a note about Dove widows in Sunrenderland and a game bird recipe.
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Tue
Kathy Barnes
Jackie Cox
Susan Floyd
Ina Moats
Johnna Norwood
Donna Staley
Dove Recipe Texas Style Opens Dove Season Feast
The article outlines a Texas style dove recipe using 8 to 10 dove breasts wrapped in 6 to 10 bacon slices with jalapenos salt pepper onion and bell pepper and wild rice. Doves are braised in a covered pan at 425 degrees for 1 1/2 hours then served over rice with margarine sautéed onion pepper and pimento plus a salad or greens for balance.
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Hexe
Rough football game sparks crowd clash over clipping call
An altercation flared as a referee extended a 5 yard clipping penalty by 15 more yards after a player shouted at the official. The incident reflects tense on field discipline and unsportsmanlike reactions during a hard fought contest.
Local Punt Pass and Kick registrations open for youths
Whitewright area youths aged 8 to 13 may register for the annual Punt Pass and Kick contest. Registration forms are with Howard Hodge Jr, middle school principal. Bob Worthy Ford sponsors the local event, with the date set for late September or early October. District round is October 15 in Denison, and finalists occur during the Super Bowl halftime in New Orleans next January. Worthy invites all interested children to sign up and notes the local event will be scheduled on its own night.
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Whitewright
Howard Hodge, Jr
Bob Worthy
New Orleans
Worthy
Ford Motor Company
Oldest Grayson preacher plans on 80th birthday service
The Rev. W. R. Marley known as Preacher Marley, oldest active Baptist preacher in Grayson County, planned to fill the Kentuckytown Baptist Church pulpit on his 80th birthday August 28. Illness forced surgery and altered plans but the service and noon meal proceeded as much as possible. Marley, born in Burkesville Ky, moved to Van Alstyne at 14, pastored multiple churches, and emphasizes a life of preaching for the Lord.
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Grayson County
Old Kentuckytown Baptist Church
W. R. Marley
Sun
Marley
Burkesville
S. B. Marley
Sister Grove
Sedalia
East Fork
Westminster
Kentuckytown
Palo Pinto County
General Dynamics
Fort Worth
McBride
Preacher Marley
Dennis
Preacher
Rowland
Murley
Bro
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Special Projects Grant Job Sign-up Sept 22 at 9 to 11
Adults 18 or older may apply Thursday Sept 22 from 9 to 11 am for jobs under a federal grant to improve Oa Hill and City cemeteries. Texoma Regional Planning Commission will discuss eligibility requirements: 18+, resident of Grayson Fannin or Cooke counties, low income, and unemployed 15 weeks or more.
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Oa Hill and City Cemeteries Improvement Project
Texoma Regional Planning Commission
Texoma Planning Commission
Grayson, Fannin
Cooke Counties
Planning Commission
Oak Hill and City
Boe‘ds
Whitewright
Emory
Tom) Christian
Oak Hill
First National Bank
Whtewright Cemeteries Improvement Fund
Barbara McLaughlin
Texoma Regional
Miss McLaughlin
Texoma Regional Planning
Sun
Local Rotary to Host District Club Official
Whitewright Rotarians will host district governor Jack Curtis of Garland for a two day official visit. Thursday sessions at the Sherman Holiday Inn include a 5 pm conference with President James W. Donaghey and Secretary Philip Barnheart followed by a 6 pm dinner with board members and officers. Friday noon meeting at the 200 Club quarters will feature Curtis reporting on Rotary programs and club projects. Rotarians and Rotary Anns invited to attend each event. Curtis has led in Garland and Dallas business and civic groups and is a WWII veteran.
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Whitewright Rotarians
Jack Curtis
Garland
Holiday Inn
Sherman
James W. Donaghey
Philip Barnheart
Rotary Anns
Curtis
Rotary
Whitewright
Donaghéy
Earnheart
Aubrey McAlister
Sam Montgomery
Chuck Wilson
Hermon Philley
Bill Talley
John Biggerstaff
Jack Curtis & Co
Independent Insurance Agency
Dallas Chambers of Commerce
Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission
Dallas Fire Prevention Commission
Cancer Crusade of
Counter Intelligence Corps
U. S. Border Patrol
Whitewright Club
Whitewright Schools Begin Phase II Accreditation Work
Whitewright schools start Phase II of a five year accreditation plan begun last year by the Texas Education Agency. Supt. Larry Threadgill says classes will dismiss at 2 p.m. next Tuesday to let teachers begin the Phase II self study. The plan includes about 10 working sessions and focuses on assessing progress toward district goals and diagnosing instructional programs.
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Whitewright
Larry Threadgill
Texas Education Agency
Supt
Threadgill
Mayor Walker Returns to Town During Recovery
The many friends of Mayor Dick Walker were pleased to see him out briefly as he regains strength after major surgery. He visited downtown Tuesday, met at Bob Worthy Ford where he is sales manager, checked city hall progress, and surveyed Whitewright’s new city hall and civic center project built largely through his efforts.
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Dick Walker
Bob Worthy Ford
City Hall
Whitewright
Civic Center
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Bove
Texas
Rosalynn Carter
South America
Secret Service
W. R
Muney
Grayson
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van Alstyne
Cannon
Tom Bean
Mr. Marley
Preacher of
Hard Knocks
Christ
Bethany
A. A. Hudgins
Donald Paul Hudgins
Big Cabin
Okla
Flora Linsteadt
Anna Mae Hodges
Calera
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