20 years ago…
March 3, 2005
LOVEJOY JOINS MEADOR FUNERAL HOME STAFF
Longtime Whitesboro businessman Hank Lovejoy will be doing aftercare/grief counseling for Meador Funeral Home.
Lovejoy, a Whitesboro native and a deacon at the First Baptist Church in Whitesboro, already assists Meador Funeral Home on funeral services and, according to Tim and Diana Meador, “is already a valued asset to the firm and its staff.”
Lovejoy has been married to his wife Rita for 46 years and together they have three children and eight grandchildren. They also own and operate Lovejoys on Main.
30 years ago…
March 2, 1995
LADY ‘CATS RETURN WHS TO STATE TOURNAMENT AFTER 42 YEARS
The last group of Lady ‘Cats that progressed to the state basketball tournament are now called grandma.
In fact, Dixie Bean-Glover, the maternal grandmother of junior guard Lindsay Greear was a dominant member of the 1953-’54 team - scoring 372 season points.
It’s been a long and rocky road since the 12-member squad posted a 29-1 season record. This year, despite the loss of several key seniors, the Lady ‘Cats vowed to go the stretch.
40 years ago…
Feb. 28, 1985
LOCAL TROOP IN ‘SCOUT-O-RAMA’
Under the sponsorship of the Whitesboro Rotary Club, members of the Whitesboro Boy Scout Troop 31 participated in the annual “Scout-O-Rama” held over the weekend at the Sher-Den Mall in Sherman.
John Moczygemba, who has been Scoutmaster of the Whitesboro troop for three years, participated with the scouts who selected “Lashings and Rifle Safety” as this year’s theme for Scout-O-Rama.
Attending the annual event this year were Whitesboro Boy Scouts Shane Stubblefield, David Melton, Keith Coyle, Josh Riddle and Scoutmaster Moczygemba.
60 years ago…
Feb. 25, 1965
TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK TO BE OBSERVED; ACTIVITIES LISTED
Whitesboro public schools will observe Texas Public Schools Week Monday night and Tuesday, according to an announcement by W.W. Davis, superintendent of schools.
This year all schools will be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday night. “This will give parents an opportunity to visit any or all of the schools and talk with individual teachers,” Davis said.
Students’ work will be displayed in various rooms.
Refreshments will be served at the cafeterias.
An invitation is extended to all parents and interested persons to visit classrooms on Tuesday, Davis said. During this time they may see how classroom instruction is conducted.