20 years ago…
October 13, 2005
WGRTA TO SELL PAINTED PUMPKINS
The “Pumpkin Painters” of the West Grayson Retired Teachers Association have guaranteed that painted pumpkins will be available for sale Thursday and Friday at 219 Texoma Drive in Whitesboro.
All remaining painted pumpkins will be sold at the Methodist Men’s BBQ lunch in the Methodist Wesley Hall Saturday during the Whitesboro Peanut Festival.
The profit from the sale of the pumpkins is used for donations to the middle and high school libraries of the Collinsville, S&S and Whitesboro Independent School Districts.
30 years ago…
October 19, 1995
C’VILLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ CONTEST HAILS FALL FESTIVAL
Collinsville Elementary students recently participated in a special contest to advertise the October 28 P.T.O. Fall Festival.
Following the Oct. 12 judging, the winning first, second and third place designers from each grade level received ribbons.
First place posters will be displayed in local businesses for public viewing, while all other posters may be seen decorating the school hallways.
40 years ago…
October 17, 1985
AREA 4-H’ERS GET AWARDS
Several area 4-H Club members received honors Saturday night (Oct. 12) during the Grayson County 4-H annual Achievement Banquet held in Denison.
Brent Swindle, 17, of Collinsville, and Chris Scott, 16, of Southmayd, were two of 10 area senior 4-H members who received recognition for outstanding contributions this year.
Scott received the Danforth Award, exerting his influence primarily in the swine area. His Record Book competed this year in state competition.
60 years ago…
October 14, 1965
SAM WATSON SUBSCRIBED TO PAPER 63 YEARS AGO
Unless somebody shows up who was a subscriber to the Whitesboro News-Record before 1902, the honor of being the champion long-time subscriber to this newspaper goes to Sam Watson, who lives at 618 North Union Street.
That makes 63 years that Mr. Watson has been a continuous subscriber and reader of the newspaper. Anyone who can claim a longer record than that deserves a gold medal.
Not only has Mr. Watson been a subscriber himself for this long time, but he delivered the News-Record to other subscribers for much of that time.
For 47 years, he was a rural mail carrier out of Whitesboro.