Ends and Letters From Long Ago In Small Town Pages
A span of notes recounts M. M. Wilshire receiving a 55 year old letter from his brother F. Lee Wilshire and Tim Currin’s jeep door shipment to Yellowstone. Local projects include paving near a new football field and traffic adjustments on State 121. An Indian prayer offers a caution against criticizing others.
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Cantrell
M. M. Wilshire
F. Lee Wilshire
Trinity University
Waxahachie
F. Lee Wilshie
Christ Methodist Church
Albuquerque
N. M
Matt
Burleson
Trav Currin
Tom Gelhausen
Tim Currin
Yellowstone National Park
Tim
Canada
State 121
U S Jets Hit Hanoi Area as Laos Bombing Widens
The United States confirms bombing Communist targets in neutral Laos since May 1964 as warplanes return to Hanoi to strike the Doumer Bridge and other targets. Rumors of American losses surface while officials withhold casualty figures and specific Laos targets.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Laos
Hanoi
Doumer
Red River
Johnson Opens Drive For 10 Percent Tax Hike Amid Slumping Popularity
President Johnson faces a steep political climb as his popularity dips to a record low 39 percent in Gallup and Harris polls. The administration launches a 10 percent tax surcharge push in the House Ways and Means Committee to fund Vietnam and Great Society programs, with Johnson still leading Romney and Nixon in 1968 presidential preferences.
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Washington
UPTI
Johnson
South Vietnam
Gallup
Harris
House
Ways & Means Committee
Congress
Glassboro
George Romney
Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
America
Romney
Nixon
Firemen Respond to Grass Fires in Bonham Area
Bonham firemen were dispatched Friday afternoon to two grass fires. The larger blaze scorched pasture area at Bruner corner north of Ivanhoe, while a second fire burned along Powder Creek between Center and Main streets.
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Bonham
Bruner Corner
Ivanhoe
Powder Creek
Center
Ravenna Man Injured When Tractor Overturns in Ditch
Norris Finley of Ravenna was seriously injured Friday night when a tractor toppled into a ditch near a narrow bridge. Deputy Robertson said the rig toppled as he drove along the edge, grass obscuring the ditch. Phillips and Duggett arrived to summon an ambulance, and Finley was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Bonham.
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Norris Finley
Ravenna
Gene Robertson
Bunham Hospital
Robertson
Roy Phillips
Weldon Doggett
Finley
Phillips
Duggett
Allen Memorial Hospital
Bonham
Reserved Seats Sale For Purple Warriors Football
Reserved seat season tickets for the 1967 Purple Warriors football season likely start August 21. Aubrey Conrey, high school principal, said sales could begin August 21 after final issues are resolved. Last year’s holders keep option on their seats or may choose seats above Row 15. Prices not yet set. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce through Wednesday, then at the high school office on a first come, first served basis.
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Purple Warriors
Aubrey Conrey
Abe
Conley
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Weddle Honored for Civic Service in West Texas
Bob Weddle of Menard News receives the 1967 Community Service Award from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at the West Texas Press Association convention in Big Spring. The Nunnelee native and Texas Tech graduate is praised for tourism efforts and hospital improvements, including San Saba Mission restoration and Fort McKavett, along with backing a bond election to aid hospitals.
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Bob Weddle
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Weddle
Menard News
West Texas Press Association
Big Spring
Fannin County
Menid News
Texas Tech
UPI
Sherman Democrat
San Saba Mission
Fort McKavett
Menard
Warming Trend Expected Sunday in Bonham Area
A warming trend is forecast for Bonham on Sunday after springlike days. Saturday morning lows fall to 6 degrees, the lowest since spring, with Sunday morning in the low 60s and daytime highs reaching the mid 90s. The outlook indicates above normal temperatures for the period.
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Bonham
Unclear OCR Summary of Sports Packaged Items
Fragmentary OCR appears to reference sports packs and lighting for a season, but key names dates and places are unreadable. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the legible text.
Laos Offers Site For Peace Talks
VIENTIANE Laos the government offered Vientiane as a possible venue for future Vietnamese peace talks. Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma said he would be happy to provide government facilities if negotiations begin. The king and Royal Council were said to favor Laos as a meeting place, but no public statement was issued.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vatthama
Luang Prabang
Pathet Lao
Geneva
Mechanic Kills Wife After Basin Water Struggle
Manila police say a 26 year old mechanic killed his wife during an argument by holding her face in a basin of water for 20 minutes. The suspect faces charges as investigations continue.
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Manila
Cabell and Tower Diverge on Johnson Tax Plan
UPI reports two Texas lawmakers clash over President Johnson’s proposed tax increase. Rep Earle Cabell says he will support only if major budget cuts accompany the plan, else he will oppose it. Sen Joan Tower says she will vote against the tax hike and would oppose the bill in the Senate.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
Johnson
Earle Cabell
Cabell
Joan Tower
Ohneet Ea Fp
Mra oSbr weTo Tower
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Park Avenue Wreck Causes 250 Dollar Damage
Investigating officers estimate 2 car collision at Park Avenue and East 12th caused 250 dollars in damage. Drivers identified as Mrs Lois Clark Kennedy of Bonham and Billy Ray Capelhart of Mesquite.
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Park Avenue
East 12Th
David Doe
A. D. Richardson
Lois Clark Kennedy
Bonham
Billy Ray Capehart
Mesquite
Students to check 1967 68 schedules this week at Aubrey Conley
Students registered for the 1967 68 term must check schedules this week in the Aubrey Conley principal's office at the high school. Seniors Monday, juniors Tuesday, sophomores Wednesday, and freshmen Thursday will have schedules reviewed with on hand copies for each class. Mrs Weathersby notes that returning Bondi students will use spring registrations, while Bundy newcomers must register before Sept 1.
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Aubrey Conley
Conley
Bondi
Wreckers Race to Free Trapped Boy in Stone Well
In Lenore West Virginia rescue teams labor on their hands and knees to reach a 15 year old boy trapped up to his neck in a sandstone well. Leonard Boyce pleads for help as debris is cleared inch by inch. Volunteers use picks and shovels after a digging machine is abandoned. The effort continues through the night with the boy’s mother praying for relief.
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Lenore
W.va
UPI
Leonard Boyce
Movine
Boyce
Boyze
Leonard
Faye Boyce
Vietnam War General Sees Progress by 1968
General Harold K. Johnson, Army chief of staff, told President Johnson he expects very real progress in Vietnam by early 1968 after a 11 day South Vietnam tour. He cited improved economic welfare and growing government confidence if elections succeed and no additional Communist forces join the fight.
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Senera
Harold Ke
Toner
Johnson
South Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
North Vietnam
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Kings
Shane
A. S. Broadfont
Domingo Pames
Fd Fulcher
Tass Report
Tass
ADN
Doumer Bridge
Robin Olds
Washington, D.C
Dawn
Robert M. White
Fairborn
Union
Radio
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tito
Cairo
Josip Bros Tito
UAR
Abdel Nasser
Mid-East
Israel
UPI Radiophoto
Pluwents
China
Shanghai
Mao
Mee
Red China
China Mail
Hong Kong
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