Deputy Wounded in Leg in Leonard Shooting Stand-Off
Deputy Sheriff Leon Shastid was shot in both legs near Leonard while attempting to arrest a man who had barricaded himself in a house. Constable Jack Leonard shot the assailant in the legs with a 38 caliber pistol. the man surrendered after a brief confrontation and was hospitalized.
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Leon Shastid
Bonham Hosiital
Leonard
Jack Leonard
Bonham
Shastid
Sheriff's Office
Leonard Saing
Constabe
Hoyt Ivey
Tom Berry
Justice of Peace
Hamp Harper
Ivey
Tibby Wright
Bonham Hospital
Lonard
Leonard Line
M&s Hospital
Allen Memorial Hospital
Peach That Looks Like A Chicken Stuns Local Reader
Jimmy Taylor notices a peach in his yard near 126 South Center street that resembles a chicken in form and color. Saturday morning he found two peaches fused at the stem creating the odd fruit. Milt Jarvis lists Bonham coaches from 1929 to present with Strickland holding the longest tenure 1929 1937. Jim Acree and Raymond Anderson work on turf at B E Weaks Memorial Stadium this summer shaping the field and cinder track.
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Jimmy Taylor
South Center Street
the Herald
Taylor
Milt Jarvis
Bonham
K. L. Strickland
Marshall May
Wiley Grinnell
Jack LeCroy
H L. McRae
Gene Wilshire
Ross Baldwin
Harry Buffington
Jack Fawcett
M. B. Nelson
Strickland
Jim Acree
Raymond Anderson
B. E. Weaks Memorial Stadium
Anderson
Author seeks Bonham residents for Alamo book tips
Walter Lord author of A Night to Remember and Day of Infamy asks The Daily Favorite to help locate Bonham residents with fresh information on the Alamo. He seeks letters papers clippings or family legends and invites contact at 35 East 3rd Street New York NY.
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Walter Lord
Bonham
Alamo
Lord
Texas
East 3
New York
Ww, N.Y
Tamas A. Edison Produces First Incandescent Lamp
Tamas A. Edison announced the creation of his first incandescent lamp on October 21, 1578. The event marks a milestone in early lighting technology attributed to Edison and his lab in a periodical record.
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Tamas A. Edison
Rotary Governor to Visit Bonham Club Wednesday
Trent Root of Dallas, governor of Rotary International's 81st district, will make an official visit to the Bonham club this week. He will confer with Dr Homer C. Jones and club officers Tuesday night, then speak at the regular Wednesday noon meeting at the Gem cafe. Root is SMU vice president and controller and a former dean at Texas Tech. He served as counter intelligence officer in World War II and became a district governor for 1957-58.
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Trent Root
Dallas
Division of Business Administration
Texas Tech
SMU
Prisoners Held In Isolation After Utah Prison Riot
Sixteen Utah State Prison inmates were placed in segregation cells on Saturday as authorities investigated a brief, bloodless riot in which twenty people were held hostage last night. Acting Warden Walter Achuff, who cut short a vacation, said he was pleased with the disturbance handling and noted the incident followed a major riot last February. He described the flare-up as the work of a hard core of long term inmates.
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Utah
Utah State Prison
Walter ID Achuff
Achuff
Ceylon Newspapers Attack Appointee
Ceylon newspapers attack the US ambassador designate amid public curiosity over the envoy appointment. The press questions the nominee and notes political publicity maneuvers while reporting on the new appointment and related foreign policy remarks.
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Colombo
Muawe
Bel
Ion
Publeitys
Glick
Pres
Salomon Weat Ridgway
Pia
Banavaranaike
Peiping
Tfsy
London
Jon Joany
Knowland Sees No Veto Threat For Civil Rights Act
Senate Republican leader Knowland said there is no veto threat to the civil rights bill as it heads to passage next week. He noted President Eisenhower may not publicly judge the measure until conference talks begin, with administration aides signaling substantial changes could come in a Senate-House compromise.
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Knowland
Washington
Senate Republic
William F Knowlarden
Eisen Pew
Senate
Knowlang
Eisenhower
Increased Phone Rates Fixed by Commission
The state commission announced a settlement fixing higher telephone charges after review. The decision aims to standardize rates across providers and ensure service quality while limiting further hikes this year.
Government McClellan Attacks Hoffa on Transport Union Plan
Ambiguous text reports a U S confrontation over a transportation union proposal with references to Hoffa and McClellan. The legible parts mention political figures and union themes, suggesting a clash over labor transportation policy in Washington.
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McClellan
Hoffa
Big Transport Union
Fragmentary Census Note Spells Reading Nats Banham
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Reading Nats and Banham in a sequence with dates and notes about a regular meeting or event. Key names and precise details are unclear, but the text implies a scheduled or noted occurrence around a Monday, with references to a bee r and other terms.
Yank At Moscow Conference Challenges Russian Students On Disarmament
A Harvard student in Moscow led a heated exchange with more than 100 Russian youths at a Red Square session during the World Youth Festival. He pressed for immediate nuclear disarmament while Russians quoted Soviet lines amid interruptions and questions from the crowd.
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Harvard Poe
Cary
de Moore
Minneap Yin Mas
Kentine
Red Square
Lenny State
Bonham approves ordinance on phone rate increases
The Bonham city commission on first reading approved higher monthly rates for business phones and varied rates for residential lines with 1 2 and 4 party options. The ordinance aligns with a city counter proposal and reflects a compromise between present charges and the companys requested absolute minimums.
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Theompany
Commisson
Ony
Keith Sherman
Bonham
Western powers push propaganda after Russian talks
The article reports post talks between Britain the United States and Soviet Union focusing on propaganda tactics and a proposed Western plan for regional openness and ground inspections. It notes British Foreign Secretary speeches urging publicity and public support for Western positions and mentions limited alternative inspection zones if Moscow rejects broader measures.
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Russia
Britain
France
Adada
Canada
Europe
Soviet Union
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Police pursue burglar as Brown flees through streets
A Chicago pursuit ends with a burglar escaping into a home as officers close in. Brown bolts, slipping from his shoes in the flight. Witnesses report shots fired and police keeping Evie under watch during the tense chase.
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Chicago
Brown
Prang
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