The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1986 Page: 1 of 8
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Runners up were:Paul Coaks, John
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Gus Jones
District Manager
Warren is currently a member of
the American Medical Association,
Their white petunias and peri-
winkles were a real eye catcher
along with their neatly mowed and
well kept yard, plus the beautiful lot
that is landscaped in back of his
house.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Herber won the
“Yard of the Month” for July.
County Agent Transferred
Grayson County Extension Staff
and Executive Progam Builders are
having a going away coffee for
Tommy Rezar, county agent, who
will soon be transferred to Travis
County.
This will be held July 10th, at the
Sherman Library meeting room. The
public is invited.
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Apology
We would like to apologize for any
inconvenience we might have caused
to Meadors Inc. for a misprint in
their advertisment in the Sun.
The Editor
New Doctor
Representatives of TexomaCare
Whitewright are pleased to announ-
ce that Dr. Pamela A. Warren, a
specialist in family practice, will
establish her medical practice at the
TexomaCare Whitewright facility,
effective July 1, 1986.
Mrs. Hazel Glidewell
1251 N. Emporia
Wichita, Kansas 67214
Mrs. Glidewell’s grandfather was
Willis A. Benedict, the first mayor
of Whitewright.
Dr. Warren is a 1983 graduate of
the University of Texas Health and
Science Center at San Antonio,
Texas. She recently completed her
residency at Bexar County Hospital
District, also in San Antonio.
Fire Department
The Whitewright Volunteer Fire
Department would like to remind all
area Farmers and Ranchers if they
plan to burn off their grain fields
this year, to please notify the Fire
Dept., by calling 364-2261. Last year
Farmers and Ranchers saved the
Fire Dept, countless hours and many
dollars by calling the department
and notifying them of their plans to
burn.
The Fire Department is also
requesting that farmers and ranch-
ers plow fire breaks, around their
fields and pastures and to please not
burn on windy days. The Fire
Department wishes everyone a en-
joyable and fire safe summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mike Herber
YARD OF THE MONTH
Floyds, Fred Coaks, Bo Pettits,
Butch Morgan, Jerry Jester and
Charles Mills.
Hats off to the Top of the Hill,
where many people take the time to
Keep the vacant lots next to their
homes neatly mowed and clean.
Thanks go to Jerry Pettit, Yonda
Floyd, Jackie Howell and Edna
Christian.
Brandon Herber
Brandon Herber, son of Mike and
Vicki Herber of Whitewright, placed
First for 10-11 year olds in 1984 and
1985. He placed 2nd in 1986 at the
Texas-Oklahoma Jr. Golf Tourna-
ment.
Brandon is in the 8th grade here in
Whitewright. He has one sister
Lindy, age 11 in the 6th grade.
The family, who are also winner of
“The Yard of the Month” award,
have lived here for 13 years.
Mike is a Doctor at the Bonham
V.A. Hospital and Vicki is a teacher
here in Whitewright.
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American Academy of Family Prac-
titioners, and the Texas Academy of
Family Practitioners.
“I am looking forward to establish-
ing myself in family practice at
TexomaCare Whitewright and ser-
ving the needs of the community,”
says Warren.
Dr. Warren and her husband Keith
have a two year old daughter,
Kimberly.
TexomaCare Whitewright Family
Practice Clinic, affiliated with Tex-
orna Medical Center, provides con-
venient, quality medical care for
area residents.
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HELP THE TIGERS
The Drill Team is having a “Cold
Watermelon Sale”, whole or slices,
Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4th,
from 4-8 p.m.
This will be held next to the car
wash on Hwy. 69. There will be
tables available to sit at.
Proceeds from this sale are to go
"for new Tigerette Uniforms for the
drill team, so come on out and help
them out.
There will also be a “Dunkin
Booth”, so come on out and take
your chances on dunkin a Tigerette.
Dear Sir
Enclosed is my check of $9.46 for
my renewal. I am enjoying your
paper of late, especially Mary Lou’s
Sunshine and Down Memory Lane. I
grew up around Whitewright and I
like all of it. I hope you continue the
good work. It’s like old times.
Sincerly
Beatrice Dodson
Route 1 Box 66
Trenton, Texas 75490
Dear Editor
I am writing to renew my subscrip-
tion to the Whitewright Sun. I had |
made up my mind to stop it, but
y’all sent me one last week and after I
seeing the improvement, more like
the old Whitewright Sun, I changed
my mind.
I love Whitewright. I was bom
there and lived there until 1919. I
am 92 years old and don’t know but
a few people living there now. I
enjoy “Down Memory Lane” from ]
way back.
Dear Sir:
Just this week, I learned of the
recent retirement of your postmaster
John Biggerstaff. As one who has
had countless opportunities to call
upon him in the interest of getting
Social Security benefits timely to the
right persons in the Whitewright
area, let me tell you of my
experiences.
Never in the many dealings that I
have had with postal authorities and
other government heads have I ever
dealt with an individual more
concerned about serving his clientele
than John Biggerstaff. He didn’t
just wait until a complaint was
lodged with him. If he knew of an
error or correction that needed to be
made, he contacted others immedi-
ately on his customers’ behalf.
Always, John was the epitome of
graciousness as he pursued his
customers’ best interests. Because
of that, it was easy to work
cooperatively with him.
Just as the residents of White-
wright shall miss John Biggerstaff
as postmaster, we, too, of the
Sherman Social Security Office shall
miss him.
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Girl’s Softball Team
Wins First Place
range from six to eight years old.
They were coached by Bud Roach
and assisted by Rick Roberts and
Cecila Roach. Congratulations girls!
In Grayson-Fannin League
THe Whitewright II softball team
for girls won 1st. place in the
Grayson-Fannin softball league. This
is pretty good since these girls ages
Wagon Trail Ends
In Fort Worth
The end of the line comes
Wednesday, in Fort Worth, when
150 wagons and 300 horses make
their way into Ft. Worth. The 3,028
mile parade lasting 183 days will
come to an end.
The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon
train left Sulphur Springs on the 2nd
day of the new year, and at a pace
of about four miles an hour, has
made its way across, through and
around the state the past six
months.
The Sesquicentennial Commission
of Ft. Worth is staging a big
welcome for the wagon train Wed-
nesday, July 2nd, when the riders
take a final campout at Gateway
Park.
The four mile long parade through
Cowtown will be on Thursday,
stopping at Sundance Square at 11
a.m. and the National
Districts’ reviewing stand at 1:30.
They expect the wagon train to be
on time, as Charles Oliver, Pres,
and Chairman of the board of the
wagon train association, says the
entourage has not been 5 minutes
off schedule in the entire five
months on the road.
They have had some accidents and
horses becoming sick, but the most
serious accident occured when a
woman was killed as she tried to
manuever her horse trailer to the
wagon train site.
The weather was great and the
mildest in 56 years. Crowds of
50,000 met the "train into Amarrillo.
8,000 school children watched it
arrive in Odessa and at Mentone,
where only 50 people live, there was
90 there for the only centennial
event.
In some towns, the train would go
out of its way to go by a Nursing
Home and the elderly would smile
and wave and sometimes weep.
While early pioneers had only the
next creek as a watering hole, this
group of modern day pioneers stop
every couple of hours for a water
break. The water truck is filled up
ahead and the wagons are pulled
two abreast and drivers bring
buckets to get water, both for tfaeir
horses to drink and to wet down the
sweaty animals.
They had professional horseshoer’s
along because plain horseshoes only
last a couple of weeks. They
switched to a different type that will
last 2 months. The wagons carry ads
Historic on the side to help with expenses.
All types of wagons went along
including one modeled after the
original sway back Conestoga Prarie
Schooner. Some wagons without
covers and a stagecoach and Rem-
ington Commemorative Carbine pat-
terned after the old peddler carts.
There was more people on horse-
back than in wagons. The offficial
insigma of the wagon train is
stenciled on the side of their
vehichle for every 1,000 miles. Only
34 who have been with the train all
along will have 2, they get the 3rd
one when arriving at Ft. Worth.
These sun-tanned people have a
certain sadness in their voices as
they head down the final stretch of
their wagon train odyssey.
10th Annual
Four classes will be pulled each
night, two or four wheel drive trucks
(with a maximum weight of 5500
pounds) for lightweight modified
tractors and 7500 lbs for heavy-
weight modified tractors.
The length of each pull is measur-
ed, and the one who pulls the
greatest distance has pulled the
most weight.
This is a family oriented event and
the heavy machinery in motion
generates plenty of excitement and
lot of science is involved to make
these tires work.
Many local orginazations and indi-
viduals, especially from the White-
wright -Tom Bean area, contribute
their time to help make the pull a
success each year.
The recreation park is located at
the intersection of Hgway 11 and 69
south east of Whitewright. Tickets
are $10.00 for adults and $5 for
children 12 years and up. Children
under six admitted free.
Tractor Pull
Begins
Thursday
One of the “fastest growning
sports in the world” will kick off
here in Whitewright on Thursday
night, July 3rd. This is the White-
wright Tractor Pullers Club and Don
Merriman one of the six directors of
the club and sponser of the pull,
says as many as 65 pullers may
attend the event. They are doubling
the width of the track at the arena
so that two pull sleds can be used at
the same time during the show.
They are anticipating crowds of
5,000 ^ach night for the three night
event, which begins at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
night.
Merriman says that the Editor of
the National Publication “Pull Po-
wer” will be in attendance. Also will
be Russell Pearson’s Blue Thunder,
a Chevrolet S-10-2 wheel drive
pick-up, noticable for the 16 inch
exhaust sticking out of its hood, that
Merriman says “can blow a tremen-
dous ball of fire.”
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right-Jill Round, Chrissona Looney,
Coach-Bud Roach, Misty Watkins
and Kristi Roberts.
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4th
The Whitewright Sun
Front row-left to right-Paige Jones,
Angie Bow, Jennifer Roach, Cara
Coley, Crystal Wood, and Jessica
Willingham. Second row left to
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Waldrop, Jo. The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1986, newspaper, July 3, 1986; Whitewright, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1372394/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Whitewright Public Library.