Rolling pin tied to 125 years of family history
The piece recounts Mrs. Ernst Hickfang Sr using a rolling pin she says started with her mother-in-law in Germany over 125 years ago. Fire Marshal Ferguson warns residents to burn trash only in containers before 5 p.m. and not in piles. Rabies vaccination clinics for Mulberry dogs are planned by the Community Improvement club at the Community Center starting 8 a.m. Saturday.
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Contrell
Ernst Hickfang
Marshall Ferguson
Ferguson
Mulberry
Community Improvement Club
LLL
Fellowship Hall
The
First Christian Church
Ike Mooney
Prince Charles Investiture Fees Prompt Refund Plan
London officials plan to recover part of the $300,000 cost for Prince Charles investiture on July 1. Invited guests may buy their ceremonial chairs at $29 each.
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London
UPI
Ministry of Public Works
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Charles Mellish
Plane dismantled after landing in Tower Grove Park
Fred Barrera, 52, a student pilot, landed his single engine aircraft in Tower Grove Park after running low on fuel. The plane was dismantled, transported by truck, and reassembled at a cost of 275 dollars.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Fred Barrera
Tower Grove Park
Barrera
Chicago to Hire Girls as Lifeguards on Beaches
The Chicago Park District plans to hire female lifeguards for the first time since World War II, increasing the number of guards to about 750. The move aims to expand beach safety and reflect changing workforce roles in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Park District
Man recalls wedding date obscured by time in divorce case
In Pittsburgh a divorce suit for desertion reveals Arthur Addison could not remember his marriage date. Addison says his wife left him after four or five genes and possibly in 1921, with the judge prompting for a precise date.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Arthur Addison
Addison
Front Porch Gyro Copter Sparks Local Curiosity on 1119 W. 12th
M. H. Kiser, a dirt contractor with the soil conservation service for five years, plans to fly his gyrocopter once repairs are completed. The craft, bought from a Sherman man who acquired it from a Dallas doctor after a minor crash, sits on his front porch in Wolfe City. Kiser, a Gober high school graduate now based in Odessa, has a wife, four married daughters, 14 grandchildren, and a pilot license learned in Wolfe City. He recently sold land near Lamasco and may buy small acreage for horses, grandchildren, and the gyro.
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M. H. Kiser
West 12Th Street
W. 12Th Street
Kiser
Soil Conservation Service
Sherman
Dallas
Gober High School
Odessa
David
Bonham High School
Vietnam
Wolfe City
David the Risers
Robert Taylor
C. R. Pierce
Waco
W. M. Cobb
Albuquerque
Roy Smith
Tyler
Lamasco
Funeral for Douglas Rivers Follows Fatal Bonham Crash
A head on collision on U S 82 near Ector claimed the life of 32 year old Douglas Merl Rivers of Bonham. James Lynn Bane of Denison is injured and hospitalized. Funeral services set for Sunday at Cooper Sorrells chapel with burial at Fannin Memorial Gardens. Rivers served in the Army and worked in Sherman. he married Bonnie Jean Evans in 1963.
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U. S. 82
Ector
Bonham
Denison
Douglas Merl Rivers
Evans Street
Bonham Hospital
Denison Hospital
James Lynn Bane
West Chestnut Street
David Maples
Jerry Shaw
Rivers
Bane
Cooper-Sorrells Chapel
Roy Smith
J. W. Holcomb
Fannin Memorial Gardens
Point
Tump Rivers
Army
Hardwicke-Etter
Sherman
Assembly of God Church
Bonnie Jean Evans
Jeffrey Rivers
Waco
Jackie
Terry Murr
Debbie Rivers
Anita
Sharon Rivers
James Rivers
Bernice Harville
Nora Anderson
Ruth Michell Rivers
Fannin County
Floyd Blair Injured in Fort Worth Railway Wreck
Floyd Blair 61 a Texas and Pacific railroad engineer suffered head injuries in a crossing collision in the Texas and Pacific yards Fort Worth. Brakeman Bill Cortner escaped injury. Blair received first aid at St Joseph hospital and returned home Friday night.
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Floyd Blair
Evans Avenue
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific
Fort Worth
Bill Cortner
Bonham
Blair
St. Joesph Hospital
Cars Damaged in Saturday Two-Car Collision
Investigating officers report a 2 car crash at 15th and North Center during noon on Saturday with an estimated $650 damage. Drivers identified as William Allen Snider of 2020 North Center driving a 1968 car and Patsy Castle of 200 Kelly driving a 1966 model car.
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15Th and
North Center
Archie Hamilton
William Allen Snider
Patsy Castle
Kelly
Fannin County 4-H Winners Choosen for District Contest
Fannin County 4-H entries for District IV at Texas Woman’s University Denton were set by Saturday eliminations. Senior winners Byron Burk Karen Carroll Windom 4-H and Margie Bell Kathy Lackey 4-H Club-at-large clothing, advance to Denton. Juniors include Ravenna 4-H in Field Crops Kenneth Cranfill Craig Buford Natural Resources Donna Cranfill Cynthia London Steven Hasten, Ravenna Jerry Don Chaney Craig Danner in Field Crops and Club-at-large.
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Fannin County
Texas Women’s University
Denton
Byron Burk
Karen Carroll
Windom
Natural Resources
Margie Bell
Kathy Lackey
Ravenna
Kenneth Cranfill
Craig Buford
Donna Cranfill
Cynthia London
Steven Hasten
Jerry Don Chaney
Craig Danner
Leatrice Russell
Lavenda
Trice Russell
Terri Roberts
Joan Leshie
Nixon outlines 1970 budget with 4 billion dollar cut
President Nixon announced a revised fiscal 1970 budget reducing spending by 4 billion dollars and aiming for a 5.8 billion dollar surplus. He warned the inflation fight and noted defense cuts of 1.1 billion while domestic programs fall by 2.9 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Johnson
Harry S Truman
White House
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert P. Mayo
Mayo
America
Theft of $86 From Billford Purse Reported
Mrs. M. L. Earwood of 1000 West 10th reported Friday night that $86 in bills and change was stolen from a purse left in her car while she delivered a present. She found the purse later on the ground. authorities Deputy Sherff H. R. Van Zandt and City Officer Harvey Trapp investigated.
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M. L. Earwood
1000
West 10Th
Earwood
Sherff H. R. van Zandt
Harvey Trapp
Tenure Awards Highlight TSTA Banquet in Bonham
The Bonham Texas State Teachers Association banquet honored teachers with long service certificates. Mrs. Buster Johns received a 40 year award presented by Dr. L. C. Biggers. Other honorees included 25, 10, 15, and 20 year certificates across several staff members. Rev. Tom Graves spoke on bridging the generation gap.
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Buster Johns
Bailey Inglish School
L. C. Biggers
Bonham
Bonham Chapter
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
I. W. Evans
Tom Graves
Key Memorial Methodist Church of
Sherman
Johns
Bonham School Board
Annie Sue Oates
David Murray
Stanley Wessinger
Denton Jones
Otto Langford
Jack McElhannon
Jack Clarke
J. B. Richey
J. O. Tate
Olvin Gross
Don Flair
Clayton Hall
Dan Garner
Berriece Medley
Carwills
Lanelle Phillips
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Odds and Ends
Whitewright Ans
United States
J. W. Davison
Bill Stephens
Honey Grove
Stephens
Bob Hinson
Hinson
Liquor Board
Ray Williams
Ray Adams
Judson
Copter
Front
Porch
Douglas Rivers
Fannins
Billford
Ial
Joe Campbell
Graves
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