Donations aid crippled children and water district vote
Mrs. Joe B. Johnson lauds Bonham and Fannin county generosity as items for crippled children arrive, including a typewriter wheel chair tricycle bicycle and playpen. Voter turnout is urged for Saturday as residents decide on the Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 with polling sites in Bonham Randolph and Orangeville. directors named are John T. Leslie Roy Dick A. K Yates M. E. Wilkinson and Troy Ferns.
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Cantrell
Joe B. Johnson
Fannin County
Crippled Children Association
Bonham
Commissioners’ Court
Randolph
Orangeville
Soil Conservation Service
Bois d' Arc Creek
Grayson County
SCS
Yates
Timber Creek
Bois d’ Arc
Pig Branch
Powder Creek
Bailey
Edhube
John T. Leslie
Roy Dick
A. K Yates
M. E. Wilkinson
Troy Ferns
Bonham Officer Recollects Shoats and Dogs Sale
City Officer W E Cain recalled selling shoats years ago on the Bonham trade lot. He said he asked five dollars for the shoats but buyers were slow. A bystander offered his three hound dogs at seventy four dollars each and sold them quickly, prompting Cain to joke about raising dogs instead.
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W. E. (Hoss) Cain
Bonham
Weather Oddities Spark Plant Confusion in Town
Residents report unusual weather effects as green growth appears in vehicle beds and lawns. Joe Saulders struggles to distinguish tomato plants from grass after a Monday afternoon shift in the yard.
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Joe Saulders
1903 Bonham frost hits cotton crops in spring flashback
A 1903 report recalls a killing frost and freeze in Bonham on the last day of April. Farmers plowing cotton on April 20 began replanting on May 1, per W. H. Taylor. The article notes low chances of cotton freezing again this year due to scant growth.
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Bonham
W. H. Taylor
Warning To Wives In Police Court Remarks
Hartford prosecutor James N. Egen says after a third wife had her husband arrested and then refused to testify, women come to court for sympathy and to tie up officers. He criticizes their lack of testimony in domestic disturbance cases.
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Hartford
Conn
James N. Egen
Peru
Waterspout churns Gulf Coast sighted near Kemah
A water spout moved over Galveston Bay from Kemah to Morgan's Point Monday without causing harm. Coast guardsmen and bayshore residents observed the funnel. it whipped itself out near Five-Mile Pass.
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Kemah
Tex
Galveston Bay
Morgan's Point
Bayshore
Five-Mile Pass
Scout Council Approves 58000 Budget and Gains Award
The Nels eon Trails Council tentatively approves a 58000 budget, up 5000 from 1957, with 44100 for field service and 11900 for office service. Wayne LaCrone notes 1.3 percent sits unused as national quota. Louis Williams lauds regional Cofield award and the staff for winning it. Attendees include Fred Johnson, Charles Tosch and Bob Cantrell.
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Netseo Council
Netseo Trails Council
Fannin County
Boy Scouts of America
Tulsa
Thomas J. Horsley
Weewoka
Okla
Louis Williams
NeTseo
Cofield
Wayne LaCrone
NeTseo Trails
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Executive Committee
Paris
Mary
Office Service
Williams
Fred Johnson
Charles Tosch
Bob Cantrell
Council
Bonham School Bond Canvass Set For Tonight
Trustees of the Bonham Independent School District will meet to canvass Saturday’s bond election returns. They will finalize actions toward selling the $300000 in bonds and awarding the contract for the junior high school classroom building.
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Bonham Independent School District
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy tonight in North Central Texas with a rise in temperatures. Wednesday brings warmer conditions. paler skies and mild winds expected across the region.
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North Central
Texas
Rangers and FBI Drop Notorious Gangster in Flaming Bank Heist Shootout
In Fort Worth a combined force of Texas Rangers and FBI agents killed Gene Paul Norris and his accomplice William Humphrey after a high speed chase. They had planned to kidnap a bank worker's child and seize a half million payroll from Carswell Air Force Base. Tip led to stakeout since Saturday as officers pursued from Lake Worth to a dirt road, reaching 115 mph before the fatal exchange.
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Gene Paul Norris
Pal
Norris
William Carl Humephrey
Texas
Jay Panks
Dallas
Humphrey
United States Strategic Air Command
Carswell Air Force Base
Ranger
Houston
Athens
Tex
FBI Axents
Texas Rangers
Lawton
Oklo
Walleta
Lake Worth
Ale
Lin
Azle
Springtown
Kangems
RAF radar spots unidentified object over English Channel
United press report says a Royal Air Force radar station tracked an unidentified object moving fast over the English Channel. Britain’s two fastest jet fighters failed to intercept it. The incident occurred Monday night as officials assessed the object’s origin and trajectory.
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London
Royal Air Force
Engish Channel
Britain
Jordan King rejects Russian interference charges
Jordanian King Mussein tixtay rejected Russian charges of U S interference in Jordan but withheld final decision on secretance of U S aid. He stated any aid must be extended without conditions attached.
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Ammwan
Jordan
Mussein Tixtay
United States
Marines Land in Lebanon Amid Tense Middle East Crisis
A thousand Marines landed in Beirut as U S policy warned of possible action if Jordan is threatened. U S officials said troops would stay near the area for show of force while seeking to deter Soviet and regional rivals amid a turbulent Lebanon Egypt Jordan scene.
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United
Jordan
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Hehar
Mediterraneas
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Syria
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Israel
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Ministery of Defense
Laraels
Eisenhower Heads Home After Augusta Golf Trip
President Eisenhower played no further golf today and prepared to fly to Washington to face difficult days ahead in international relations especially the Middle East. He will depart Augusta after a final round at the Augusta National Golf Club while aides stress the trip was beneficial to his health. James C. Hagerty announced the trip and the president’s physician said the journey was in the best medical interest as Ike returns to the White House.
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White House Peas
James C Hingerty
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McC Snyder
Hidewag
White House
Bailey's Rainfall Totals 26 Inches for Four Months
Bailey's rainfall in Valley for the first four months of 1957 totals 26 inches, more than double the amount for the same period in 1936. Juda McMillen reports 34 inches total for the year, with March and April contributing 20 inches. McMillen's figures compare four months to the prior period.
Senate Rejects Daniel Reform Bill On Texas Insurance
A bill by Daniel proposing a revamp of the Texas Insurance Commission failed to pass the House State Affairs Committee. The committee approved a different version, creating a four member board keeping three existing members appointed by Gov Allan Shivers. Daniels accused the committee of creating a new club within an old government.
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Price Daniels¢é
Texas Insurance Commission
House
State Affairs
Texas
Porte I Figrance Conunisstost
noted scientist warns hydrogen bomb test could kill thousands
Nobel prize chemist Linus Pauling urged an immediate halt to hydrogen weapon tests, warning Christmas Island explosions would kill about 1,600 people and cause 1100 leukemia deaths worldwide. He said future generations may face 300,000 mentally disabled births if bans fail. He spoke before the Chicago section of the American Clerical Society.
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Britain
Christmas Island
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Pauling Mninde Bly
American Clerical Society
Pauley
United Press
Brush Scientiaty
Teen-Age Fugitve Taken by Sheriff
A teenage fugitive was captured by the sheriff’s department after breaking into gustody and was returned to the state school at Gulesvaye. The boy had been committed weeks earlier by Judge Choice Moore in juvenile court but ran away, returning to Bonham last week. He was to appear in juvenile court Tuesday afternoon after a hearing in which his sister claimed he would be released to a guardian.
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Sherif's
Rogn Toux
Gulesvaye
Moore
Bonham
Btate
Ile Sister
Mma
Texas Flood Crisis Spreads Across State and Neighboring Areas
Weather fronts cause widespread rain and flooding across Texas from Houston to Bay City and the Red River region. Officials warn of rising rivers and evacuations as President Eisenhower pledges aid, declaring a major disaster for Texas to mobilize federal funds.
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Texas
Lo Incheg
Mexico
Vtrisity Cy
Liberty Duw Chemical
Wreeport
Poise
Pere Anos
West Freeport
Brazos
Houston
Trinity
Liberty
Tux-Logansport
Louisiana
Daniel
Colorado
Bay City
Tex
Blaenhower
Price
Eyes to the Future Contest Extended Deadline Notice
Entries for the Eyes to the Future contest now have extra hours to reach the favorite office for judging. The official deadline is midnight April 22, with prize money awarded to the top four winners: 25, 19, 7, and 4 dollars. Submit photos of Jol bumnesa and professional people seen in The Dewy Favorite.
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Gondest
Glong Genece
Gua Prias
Jol Bumnesa
Monasday
Apell
R E Snow 78 Funeral Rites Planned
Funeral services were pending for R. E. Snow 78 retired farmer and longtime resident of the area north of Bonhasa. He died Tuesday at 12 30 p m after an extended illness. Survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, two brothers and three sisters.
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RE. BE. Snow
Farines
Ata
Bonhasa
Aegera Raontha
Tachide
Noeine Snow
City Sees Additional Rain Amid Weakened Forecast
Bonham recorded another 0.55 inches of rain with Monday night showers. By noon today forecasts for North Central Texas were encouraging, noting only partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions. Bonham area forecasts still included clouds and possible thundershowers.
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Bonham
Texas
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