Bonham High School to Run Rayburn Farm as Experiment Station
Bonham High School vocational agriculture students will operate the Sam Rayburn farm west of Bonham on U S 82 for five years. The Rayburn Foundation retains ownership and use of the home, with the district handling upkeep and the foundation supplying some materials. A foundation herd of 20 to 40 livestock will be maintained, with crops focused on feed grain. Students may share in income from the project and purchase purebred animals if desired.
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Vocational Agriculture Department
Bonham High School
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
U.S. 82
Voag
Buster Cole
Sam Rayburn Foundation
Loag
Lo Ag
Bonham Voag
James Griffitt
Wayne Roberts
Supt
Campbell
Robert Hodge
Clyde Crittenden
Rayburn Foundation
State 12
Griffitt and Roberts
Supt. Campbell
Supt Campbell
Daylight Saving Time Repeats Debate and Seasonal Shifts
The piece notes DST begins Sunday causing clocks to advance one hour and return on the last Sunday in October. It mentions a Texas Legislature measure to stay on one time year round and recalls 1929 Trenton Tribune remark about local cotton planting.
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Texas
Trenton Tribune
Wallace Klussman to discuss catfish farming and weed control
Wallace Klussman will speak at 8 tonight in the assembly room on the courthouse third floor about commercial catfish production and chemical methods to control weeds and moss in farm pools. The piece notes industry-wide losses of over 100 million man hours annually due to dental problems. It mentions gift shopping for a high school or college graduate and a long running sign reading Loose trailer Watch out on the east side of U S 69 between Denison and Bells.
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Wallace Klussman
U. S. 69
Denison and
Bells
Bois d Arc OA Meeting Set for Wednesday at First Christian
The Bois d Arc chapter of the Order of the Arrow will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the First Christian church. All members of the OA are urged to attend the Wednesday night meeting.
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Bois d’ Arc
The
Order of the Arrow
First Christian Church
Hodge Promises Attendance at Commerce TSBA Workshop
Bob Hodge told fellow school board members on Monday night that rain would determine his ability to attend the TSBA workshop in Commerce on Wednesday afternoon.
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Commerce
Bob Hodge
New Jersey Joins U.S. Fleet Off Korea Sea
USS New Jersey arrived at Yokosuka as part of a 23 ship task force ordered by President Nixon to protect U.S. reconnaissance flights over the Sea of Japan. The force includes four aircraft carriers Enterprise Ranger Ticonderoga and Hornet with up to 300 planes.
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Tokyo
UPI
New Jersey
Japan
Korea
U.S
Yokosuka
Nixon
Sea of Japan
North Korea
Apo
Washington
Kyodo
Banner
Defense Department
Malcolm W. Cagie
Grand Junction
Colo
Armada
Enterprise
Ranger
Ticonderoga
Hornet
Little Change Due in Weather
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are forecast for the Bonham area through Wednesday. A low in the upper 50s and a day high in the mid-80s are expected, with no precipitation in the outlook due to a high pressure system.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
United States
Texas Gulf Coast
Canada
Texas
4 Hers Win Ribbons in Denton District Contests
Fannin county 4-H members competed in district elimination contests at Denton winning blue ribbons in the junior division. Seniors Byron Burk and Karen Carroll placed third in natural resources. Kathleen Carney placed third in foods. Alternate spots were earned by Kathey Lackey and Margie Bell in public speaking and clothing. Red and white ribbons were awarded to several juniors and seniors for natural resources, dairy, safety, and electricity. County agents and parents accompanied contestants to the event.
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Fannin County
Denton
Byron Burk
Karen Carroll
Windom
Kathleen Carney
Kathey Lackey
Margie Bell
Kenneth Cranfill
Crag Buford
Donna Cranfill
Cynthia London
Gail Roberts
Shela Bowman
Debra Bankston
Steve Bankston
Janet Leslie
Gail Holmes
Bruce Burk
Terri Chaney
Albert White
Sheryl Burk
Debbie Carroll
Steven Hasten
Ravenna
Terri Roberts
Mable London
Cancer Crusade Set For Tonight In Fannin County
The 1969 Cancer Crusade will be held in Fannin County tonight with Bob Davis as general chairman. Volunteers will go door to door distributing cancer information and seeking funds for research. Area and community chairmen and their towns are named, with teams selected to aid in the campaign.
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Fannin County
Bob Davis
Martha Bennett
Bonham
Whellis
Ned Railback
Bion Reeves
Cecil Birdwell
Dean Staton
Walter Sisk
Joe Risser, Jr
D. K. Willliams
Frank Cosper
Bailey
Glenmore Hodge
Trenton
Bob Milford
Honey Grove
Millard Brent
Dodd City
Leeman Riddles
Windom
Bob Joyner
Laduna
Paul H. Taylor
Leonard
First Stage Tax Reform Proposal Attracts Support
The Nixon administration urged Congress to start tax reforms by cutting taxes for the poor closing loopholes for the rich and aiding the middle class. Democrats said the plan aligned with their goals and approval in Congress appeared likely after lengthy sessions.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
Charis E. Walker
Asst
Edwin S. Cohen
House
Walker
Marines Ambush 150 Guerrillas Crossing River
UPI reports U.S Marines ambushed a 150-strong guerrilla company crossing a river in sampans, killing about 50. Defenders of a Saigon northwest outpost repelled a Viet Cong assault with 21 enemy bodies found. Across Saigon defenses, 46 enemy were killed in three engagements Monday as shelling of allied sites dropped. Leathernecks used rifles and air support to strike guerrillas near Da Nang while civilian casualties occurred in a South Vietnamese outpost attack.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Sampans
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
1St Marine Division
Yu Gin River
da Nang
Fiesta Riots End Parade Disrupt San Antonio Streets
Large groups of Negro youths estimated 500 to 1,000 paraded after the Fiesta River parade, smashing shop windows and damaging cars. Police with sheriffs drove them away. one man injured by glass sent to hospital. Guns stolen from a pawn shop were recovered. no arrests made.
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San Antonio
UPI
Ralph Schmudlach
San Antonio Convention Center
Schmudlach
Black Nationalist Movement
Israeli planes strike three Jordanian army posts
Israeli planes attacked Jordan in waves on independence day, hitting three army points. One raid destroyed two Egyptian radar stations in southern Jordan that formed Egypt’s early warning system against Israeli air raids.
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Jordan
United Press International
Egypt
TP and L Crew Uses Copter for Aerial Survey
A Texas Power and Light aerial survey team landed a helicopter on the old Washington school grounds near Bonham while mapping a proposed power line from the Valley Steam plant north of Savoy to Wolfe City. The site serves as a landing point and crew headquarters during the operation.
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Texas Power and Light Company
East Bonham
Bip
Washington School
Tp&l
Valley Steam
Savoy
Wolfe City
Bonham
Wreck on North Center Street Causes $950 in Damage
Investigating officers estimate $950 damage in a two vehicle collision on North Center Street Tuesday morning. No injuries reported. The drivers were Price Howell and Samuel Marc Kilgore. Howell allegedly turned left in front of Kilgore, who was traveling south.
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North Center Street
Jay Duckworth
Leon Harper
Price Howell
Samuel Marc Kilgore
Howell
Center Street
Kilgore
Bonham School Board Names New Staff and Officers
The Bonham school board filled vacancies resignations and transfers at Monday night’s meeting. New teachers include Mrs. Hembree Mrs. May Mrs. Snead Mike Vaught Roland Rainey and David Hembree who join coaching staff. Vestal moves to high school counselor. John Snead named L H Rather principal. Board set 1969-70 opening date and approved bonuses for full year staff plus shared tennis court costs and parking lot paving. Trustee election results Jack Caudie first term Bob Hodge re-elected.
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Bonham
Bonham School Board
David Hembree
Harold May
John Snead
Mike Vaught
Roland Rainey
Vaught
Rainey
Hembree
Snead
May
Garland High School
Texas Christian University
University of the Americas
Mexico City
South Garland
J. H. Rather
DeKalb High School
Texarkana Junior College
East Texas State University
Bailey Inglish
L. H
Mary Sue Carlisle
L. H. Rather
Plano
Bonham Schools
L. C. Biggers
John Meade
Joe Denton
Campbell
Jack Caudie
Bob Hodge
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Belfast
Britain
Northern Ireland
Sea of
USS
Kichi Aichi
Japan Sea Area
Cancer Crusade
Ways and Means Committee
Vestal
James Dawson
Dawson
Maye McIntyre
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