24 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1964
Page
1
Bonham shows robust industrial activity with about 1,400 workers in industrial jobs earning roughly 4. million dollars annually. The city is noted as highly industrialized in Texas on a per capita basis with enduring employment across its plants.
County clerk Pete Holman will keep the office open 9 am to 12 noon Saturday for absentee ballots amid a countywide absentee voting push. Tuesday is the final day to cast ballots for the Democratic primary. Holman notes more Saturday voters would ease the feeling of a lonesome scene.
Women of the Mulberry community will serve dinner Saturday at the dairy farm auction of Mrs. Ellis Guffee. The entire dairy farm property and contents will be sold during the day auction.
Trenton volunteers plan a pancake breakfast beginning at 5 p m and barbecue until 9 p m Saturday to raise funds for the Savoy Industrial Foundation. Joe Shelton makes his final Randolph Concerts appearance Saturday night as Sea Gem performs. A rainfall disrupted Telephone Country farmers on Tuesday with field work delayed into Wednesday afternoon on the black land.
County Clerk Pete Holman organized cleaning of ballot boxes and disposal of unused ballots from prior elections. Democratic county committee plans to sack and transport ballots tally sheets poll lists and forms with pencils to election judges and clerks across precincts.
The National Basketball Association moved its annual player draft from April 28 to May 4 at the Hotel Plaza in New York due to the prolonged NBA championship playoffs.
Sheriff appeal asks residents to aid Mr. and Mrs. Joe Middlebrook of La donia Rt. 1 after Wednesday night tornado destroyed their home and belongings. Officers note clothing sizes 34 waist, 14% shirt for him and 44 dress for her. donations will be collected and delivered by the department.
London report notes Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home named an honorary member of the Lords Taverners after John Snagge praises him as the first prime minister to play first class cricket in the organization’s history.
Heavy firing between Greek and Turkish Cypriots rattled Ayios Theodoros Cyprus for hours as UN peacekeepers and three British platoons tried to prevent a major clash. Reinforcements rushed in night and Maj Gen Mike Carver was summoned from Nicosia to the village as dawn resumed firing with no immediate casualty reports.
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise houses more than 600 miles of wire in its electronic equipment, illustrating the scale of its onboard systems and communications capability.
President Johnson began a four state poverty tour in Pennsylvania after addressing a South Bend crowd about boosting job creation and training. He visited a vocational school in South Bend and drew a large crowd as workers and supporters pressed forward.
L D Johnson, former Gober resident, launches Mightyette in Bonham on South 5th street. The plant aims to employ 25 to 30 people across two 8 hour shifts within two months to meet demand for a home pest light that vaporizes chemicals to kill roaches, silverfish, ants, flies, fleas, mosquitoes and bed bugs. Johnson plans a larger North Texas plant later and notes retailers already sell lights for cabins around Lake Texoma.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Don Yarborough will visit Bonham around 10 45 Saturday as part of a Sherman to Paris swing. He will fly into Sherman between 10 and 10 30 a m and stop in Bells Savoy Ector Bonham Dodd City Windom and Honey Grove en route to Paris for a noon reception and luncheon at the Nicholson house. Local supporters are invited to join the caravan here and attend the Paris luncheon.
A former Bonham student, Larry Brent, placed second in a science contest at Lubbock during the Texas Interscholastic League literary meet. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willard Brent of Lubbock, who lived in Bonham until four years ago. Brent was the sole freshman in the test, while other contestants were seniors.
A severe hailstorm struck Randolph and surrounding areas Thursday night, destroying crops and ripping roofs. Windows shattered, gardens crushed, and trees stripped as hail and high winds surged across two miles of the district. Insurance officials warned of extensive damage and payouts likely in the thousands of dollars.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced the complete or partial shutdown of 22 military installations with 10056 jobs eliminated. Savings total about 68 million annually over four years with overseas cuts adding 2 million and 3600 jobs saved. The largest cut is Watertown arsenal in Massachusetts eliminating 1849 posts by September 1967.
Gov. John Connally angrily denounces a NATO newsletter article by Professor H Wentworth Eldredge as "trash" and "beyond reason" for its critical portrayal of Texas. The governor sent a sharp letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk outlining his objections.
Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma agreed to conditions restoring his government but power remains with the right wing generals who ousted him. Kouprasith Abhay and the junta would propose cabinet members and oversee decisions while Pathet Lao ambiguities persist.
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