Slabtown School Mystery Asks for Location Clues
A reader seeks the location of Slabtown School in the Ivanhoe country from a 1902 teacher’s roll book. The item will join the Fannin County Historical Survey Committee’s reading room, third floor courthouse, for public research. The note also mentions the Coffee Trail from McAllen to Mexico City and Texas Independence Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantrell
Paul Vickers
McAllen
Texas
Mexico City
Chamber of Commerce
Cordoba
Mexico
San Jacinto
Santa Anna
Texas A&m Exes
White Shed church meets on cemetery care
A Wednesday 7:50 p.m. gathering at the White Shed church will discuss Brown cemetery care and maintenance. The piece recalls Sparky the dog returning after wandering from an open gate, and notes Friskie the Hendersons missing since Thursday with a contact number 583-2040.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Shed
Brown Cemetery
Tom Mankin
Sparky
B. L. Henderson
Friskie
Pirates Strike Philippine Coastal Towns Weekend Raid
Pirates struck two southern Philippine towns over the weekend and fled with more than $25,000 in valuables. Two groups of 25 to 30 men aboard speedboats landed at San Fernando on Ma Sabe Island, held police at bay, and raided the town store. A separate raid in Misamis Oriental robbed a merchant of cash and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
UPS
Phillipines
San Fernando
Ma Sabe Island
Misamis Oriental
Posthumous Awards Honor Bonham Soldier Bobby Corzine
A Sunday ceremony at the San Rayburn Memorial Armory presented posthumous Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals to the parents and sister of Bobby W. Corzine for meritorious service and wounds in Vietnam. Lt. Col. Mills read the citation praising Corzine’s initiative and devotion to duty during ground operations in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.
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Eugene H. Mills
McAlester
Okla
Cpl
Bobby Corzine
Vietnam
Sam Rayburn Memorial Armory
Cpl. Corzine
Lawrence Corzine
Anita
David Hale
Kxii-Tv
Army of the United States
Bobby W. Corzine
Bonham
Lawrence E. Corzine
Anita Corzine
San Rayburn Memorial Armory
Bonham Unit of National Guard
United States Army
Republic of Vietnam
United States
Mills
Bobby
Nixon sees slim chance for peace in Vietnam
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon stated there is no possibility of a negotiated settlement to the Vietnam war. He cited North Vietnam’s rebuffs of peace talks and warned that statements by Senators Mansfield Kennedy and Fulbright, along with Dr. King’s remarks linking war and civil rights, hinder efforts to end the conflict.
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Saigon
UPS
Richard M. Nixon
North Vietnam
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
United States
Vietnam
Martin Luther King
America
King
Hunoi
U.S
Rusk Links Global Communist Move to Vietnam Protests
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the worldwide Communist movement is working hard to foment large Vietnam peace demonstrations in the United States and abroad. He noted demonstrations in New York and San Francisco, while the White House said FBI reports on antiwar activity are reviewed but withheld details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Dean Rush
Vietnam
United States
New York
San Francisco
Rusk
Meet the Press
NBC
White House
FBI
J. Kedpay Hoover
Hoover
Geoge Christian
Christian
Johnson
Four East Texas State Students Injured in Car Crash
Four students from East Texas State University were injured when their 1967 Mercury overturned three and a half times on FM 64 near Ladonia while en route to church services. Driver Joe Richard Magrill Jr., 20, of Dallas, suffered head injuries. passenger Jim Rollins, 20, Dallas, had three fingers amputated. Passengers Aleta Ulrich, 19, Mesquite, and Wanda Ruth Dodd, 20, Sulphur Springs, had minor injuries. All were taken to Wulfe City hospital.
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East Texas State University
Honey Grove
FM 64
Ladonia
Jim Rollins
Dallas
Rollins
Joe Richard Magrill, Jr
Aleta A. Ulrich
Mesquite
Wanda Ruth Dodd
Sulphur Springs
Wulfe City
Dwain Cox
Maegill
Bonham Area Forecast Sees Cooler Weather Midweek
U S Weather Bureau predicts cooler, drier air for North Texas with a midweek rain event. Temperatures to run 2 to 5 degrees below normal, with .50 to 1.25 inches expected regionwide. Strong winds shift from the Panhandle as a Canada cold front passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
North
Texas
South
Panhandle
East Texas
South Plains
Laredo
Presidio
Benham
Light damage in West 5th two car crash
Investigating officers Kenneth Duckworth and Leon Harper report a two car collision on West 5th between Main and Willow streets with light damage. Drivers identified as George W. Nelson of Gober and Robert Ray Sale of Paris.
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West 5Th
Main
Willow Streets
Kenneth Duckworth
Leon Harper
George W. Nelson
Gober
Robert Ray Sale
Paris
Surveyor 3 Aims For Moon Landing This Week
Surveyor 3 sped toward the Moon on a 237000 mile trajectory to a planned Ocean of Storms site for Wednesday touchdown. The 2283 pound craft, with a rotating TV camera and dirt scoop, will photograph surroundings and sample lunar soil to test safety for future manned missions.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Earth
Surveyor 3
Surveyor Program
Benjamin Milwitsky
Airman Receives Second Air Force Commendation Medal
Savannah Ga Chief Master Sergeant Darrell R Biggerstaff son of Mrs Kats Biggerstaff of 821 W 10th St Buonnum Tex has received his second Air Force Commendation Medal at Hunter AFB Ga He was cited for meritorious service as a supply inventory superintendent and for solving problems that boosted maintenance support to an all time high He faces reassignment to Clark AFB Philippines A graduate of Randolph Tex high school he served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II His wife is Ruth Gant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Darrell R. Biggerstaff
Kate Biggerstaff
West
60Th Street
Hunter Afb
James A. Evans, Jr
63Nd Military Airlift Wing
U .S. Air Force
Savannah
Kats Biggerstaff
10Th St
Buonnum
Tex
Biggerstaff
Hunter
Clark Afb
Philippines
Randolph (Tex.) High
East Txas State Teachers College
China-Burma-Indas
Four 4-H Teams From Fannin Qualify For State Round-up
Two senior Fannin county 4-H teams earned state rounds at the Denton district meet held Saturday in field crops and community improvement. Other participants included Laron Shepherd and Eric McMullen in electricity and Kathleen Carney in dress revue, with junior phase winners earning ribbons but ineligible for state finals.
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Fannin County
College Station
Denton
Laron Shepherd
Eric McMullen
Gober 4- H
Kathleen Carney
4-H
Fannin County 4-H
Debbie Carroll
Gail Roberts
Windom
Kenneth Cranfill
Ken Porter
Jimmy Williams
Alton Sturdivant
Leslie Chambers
Jerry Huffman
James Blain
David Trout
Kathy Roberts
Gartha Trout
Juanita Robinson
Blaine McMullen
Shelia Bowman
Becky Alexander
Steve Owens
Steve Bankston
Karen Carrol
Terry Roberts
James Barker
Guber
Myra Rodgers
Wayne
Bonham Band Earns Division II and IV Ratings at Region III
Bonham high school band received Division II and IV ratings in the Region III contests at Mesquite. Bonham also earned Division III in concert and Division IV in sight reading. Band director James A Taylor noted the heavy sight reading load was challenging for AAA bands. Other AAA bands competing included Lancaster Waxahachie Duncanville McKinney Lake Highlands Ennis and Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham High School
Mesquite
Bonham
James A Taylor
Lancaster
Waxahachie
Duncanville
McKinney
Lake Highlands
Ennie
Sulphur Springs
Theft of 10 Foot Boat and Trailer Reported
Deputies investigate the theft of a 10 foot aluminum fishing boat and trailer. The report was filed Sunday with Sheriff Dudley Jackson’s office by Paul Kealney, noting the boat and trailer were stolen Friday night or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Jackson
Paul Kealney
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Neal Lowe
Christ
Pirates Strike
Rush
1St Air Cavalry
Wilhem
Westmoreland
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Vietnams
Quang Tri
Colliseum Annex
Moon
Lunar
Darrell Biggerstaff
His Wife
Ruth Gant
Ginger Sturdivant
Wilson Howell
Pauletta Williams
Sherrill Shipman
Allen’s Point
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