Bonham Herald Readers Share Danner Memories and Local Notes
Mrs Annie Branom of Spokane recalls her Danner neighborhood days in Fannin County and mentions former school deskmate Addie Roberson. The piece notes fishing license expiry August 31 and urges safe driving during Labor Day. It also reports many young drivers taking driver’s license exams with Bob Bannister commenting on the volume.
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Annie Branom
Spokane
Wash
Bonham Herald
Fannin County
Danner
Phillips
Addie Roberson
Texas
Bob Bannister
Bannister
Farewell Letter From India Bound Agricultural Agent
Lachhman Dass Sharma, Agricultural Agent for Punjab India, writes from Bonham to friends, recalling arrival in 1962 and departure for India. He reflects on shared humanity, aims for freedom and justice, and encourages visiting India as a rising nation with tradition, heritage, and scenery.
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Sam Rayburn
U. S. Congress
Bonham
India
Goa
Lachhman Dass Sharma
Punjab
Indian agricultural worker Sharma leaves Bonham for India trip
Lachhman Dass Sharma said farewell Thursday to friends in Bonham and Fannin County as he prepared to travel by car with County Farm Agent Wayne Cranfill to College Station. He will stay there until Aug. 30 before flying onward to his homeland.
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Lachhman Dass Sharma
India
Fannin County
Wayne Cranfill
College Station
Bonham
Lions Club Bids Farewell to Sharma After Year in Bonham
Bonham Lions honored Lachhman Dass Sharma with a going away gift as he prepares to return to India. Sharma, who spent a year in Fannin County observing U.S. extension service methods, will depart Sept. 7 and reach his northern India home Sept. 8 with his wife and four children. He worked closely with Cranfil in coordinating crop demonstrations, civic programs, and farm group outreach, gaining insight into rural life and agriculture.
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Bonham Lions
Lachhman Dass Sharma
India
Sharma
United States
Texas
Fannin County
Cranfill
Cranfil
Extension Service
Government crackdown widens arrest sweep in South Viet Nam
Army troops and police under martial law continued mass arrests of Buddhists in a major government crackdown. President Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime labeled Buddhist monks a minority guilty of systematic sabotage amid a 15 week political religious crisis during wartime with communist guerrillas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
U.S
Enthusiasm Grows for Bonham Chamber Revival Drive
About 75 business and professional people attended a Tuesday night meeting as the Bonham Chamber of Commerce revival pledge drive gains momentum. Pledges are rising with re-evaluated investments, including a card increasing one member from 12 to 48 dollars annually. A concentrated one day drive and kickoff breakfast are planned for Tuesday with a noon luncheon and a victory dinner, featuring prominent North Texas speakers.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Bryce McIntyre
C. of C
McIntyre
North Texas
Telephone Boy Wins County Show at Denton District IV
Jerry Graham of the Telephone 490 club won first prize at the District IV show in Denton on Aut 30. Five Bonham and Gober 4H members received ribbons and cash awards from the Sears Foundation. Other exhibitors included Charlie Hilliard, Betty Hilliard, Billy Hilliard, James DeLoach, Jed Dooley, and Ted Dooley with swine judged by At. (Tohe) Chanes Sr.
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Jerry Graham
Sears and Roebuck Co
Clarence Newell
Bonham Sears
Telephone 490 Club
Atto
Command Seas Foundation
Graham
Fannon County
4H Club
Yolf
Ganon North Certer
Denton
Pewendo
Radi
Windom
Clara Newel Mannaver
Granham
Charlie
Betty
Billy Hilliard
James Delouch
Jed Dooley
Tohe) Chanes Sr
Ted Dooley
James DeLoach
Chath
Sears Foundation
Newell
Supervisors Employee Relation Conference Slated Here Next Month
A Bonham training course titled How to Supervise Employees runs Sept 9 12 for employers and supervisors. Francis A Flynn UT supervisory training specialist leads nightly 7 pm sessions at the Fannin County Electric Cooperative building with a $3 50 enrollment covering materials. Contact Bryce McIntyre at the Chamber of Commerce office to enroll.
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Bonham
University of Wisconsin
Bryce McIntyre
Chamber of Commerce
House Rejects Censure Move in Nehru Government
The lower house of Parliament rejected by an overwhelming majority the non Communist opposition mutiny of no confidence in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's government.
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DFLHI
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Libby backs limited test ban but fears no super-bomb test
Former atomic energy commissioner Willard Libby told Senate the limited nuclear test ban is a real act of disarmament though he worries the United States has not tested a 100-megaton bomb. He argues Russia may hold a large advantage and urges meaningful underground testing while cautioning about proof-testing missiles and defenses.
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Washington
UPJ
Atomic Energy
Willard F. Libby
Senate
United States
Libby
Russia
Foreign Relations, Armed Services
Joint Atomic
University of California At
Los Angeles
U.S
Edward Teller
John §. Foster Jr
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Foster
Teller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Foreign Relations Committee
Brown
Bradbury
U. S
Weather to Stay About the Same in Bonham Area
Skies will be clear to partly cloudy and temperatures stay warm through Friday with no precipitation noted for Bonham. In North Central Texas the outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm conditions through Friday, with afternoon thunderstorms possible in the south.
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Bonham
North Central
Texas
Britain protests Castro action over Caribbean kidnapping
Britain delivered a formal protest to Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana demanding an apology and the return of Cuban nationals seized by Castro gunboats on Anguilla Cay in the Bahamas. Charge d'Affaires Paul Scott handed the note. the Cuban ambassador met UK officials in London.
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London
UPI
Britain
Fidel Cuatro
Havana
Foreign Office
Paul Scott
N J.A. Cheetham
Anguilla Cay
Bahamas
Bahama
Quick Action Sought to Rename McGee Bend Dam
Senator Ralph Yarborough urged rapid Senate passage of a bill to rename the McGee Bend dam and reservoir in Texas the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir. The House has already approved a similar bill.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Yarborough
Tex
Senate
McGee Bend
Texas
Sam Rayburn
House
Secretary Orvalle Plans to Stay on Post Amid Cabinet Shakeup
UPI reports Axis culture Secretary Orvalle the Free Man intends to remain in his post after a monthlong trip to Ray and talks about a White House plan to move him later. The President reportedly wants him kept in place while exploring a diplomatic posting and a cabinet reshuffle looms in May.
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Washington
UPI
Axis
Orvalle
Free Man
Cabs Net
Dong
Freeman
Ray
Wedneday
Adla Atian
Bailey Inglish and Stephenson Schools Announce Registration Dates
Bailey Inglish elementary begins registration on September 4 led by Principal J F Finley for all grades. Stephenson elementary enrolls on September 9 under Principal Mrs Ella Ray Williams with upcoming grade-specific times. Busy Jaglish starts 8 am with first graders, then remaining grades follow in the cafeteria. Stephenson staff note only third and fourth grades will be taught there this year.
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Bailey Inglish Elementary School
J F. Finley
Stephenson Elementary School
Ella Ray Williams
Stephenson
Sesson
Junun
Syria Accepts UN Peace Plan for Border Inspections
Syria approved a United Nations peace plan for simultaneous inspections on both sides of its border with Israel. Israel accepted the proposal, boosting hopes a UN backed accord could reduce border clashes. UN Security Council discussions were expected in New York as Iraq Jordan and the United Arab Republic voiced support for Syria.
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Jerusalem
Isranel
UPI
Syria
United Nations
Israel
Middle East
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Fannin
Lions Club
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Srope
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Tokyo
Frederick Notting
U S
South
Viet Nam
Sears
Bailey Inglish
Forse Sigma
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