Merced Victim Flies Home for Treatment in Tokyo
Mary Chisholm of Berkeley Calif arrived in Honolulu aboard an Air Force mercy plane from Tokyo for treatment after being stricken May 30 in Korea. The 24 year old, traveling in an iron lung, was reported in fine shape by Maj Hal Wilson the accompanying doctor.
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Petie
Honolulu
T.H
Policatricken
Mary Chisholm
Berkeley
Calif
Air Force
Tokyo
United States
Maj
Hal Wilson
Korea
Dry heat versus dry cold weather talk in Bonham
The article discusses how people in Bonham perceive hot dry heat and cold dry air, noting that humidity amplifies discomfort. It recalls last summer’s string of 100 degree days with little rainfall, comparing to current temperatures and rain patterns.
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Theiss
Bonham
Plane Crashes in Charleston Residential Area Killing 15
A C-119 Flying Boxcar crashed on takeoff from Charleston Air Force Base into a nearby residential area just after midnight. Eleven Air Force crew members were aboard and are believed dead along with four civilians in their sleep, as homes were destroyed and the wreckage burned. Authorities said 11 airmen were aboard and that several others were missing while traffic and body recoveries were organized.
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Charleston
S. C
Bob Kennedy
Wcsc-Tv
Air Force
Charleston Air Force Base
Public Information Office
Silas B. Welsh
Charleston County Police
The
Highway Patrol
Welch
Reds Return Hurt Airman and Bear Body of Captain
In KIRISIL Korea, Aug 23, Second Lt. Guy H. Bumpass walked from a detainee exchange with headbandages after a crash. The UN handed over the wooden casket of Army Captain Charles W. Brown of West Louisville, Ky., killed when his plane was shot down. Lt. Col. Harold Dye received them for the UN joint observ er team.
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Kirisil
Demilitarized Zone
Central Korea
Guy H. Bumpass
Freedom
O. K
Army
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
United Nations Command
Reds
Harold Dye
Atlanta
Ike Pledges Federal Help to Flood Area
President Eisenhower pledged full federal aid for flood relief in the eastern states and said he would call a special session of Congress if necessary. He spoke after meeting with governors at Bradley Field Connecticut and pledged immediate funds to aid recovery efforts.
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Ike
Congress
Hartford
Conn
Eisenhower
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Here
Denver
Congressional
Rayburn backs use of emergency funds for flood relief
Speaker Rayburn at his home said he would endorse President Eisenhower if he uses emergency funds for disaster relief without calling Congress into session. Eisenhower plans to seek authority to spend funds and may reconvene Congress if needed. He noted emergency funds available now total about 11.5 million, with up to 75 million potentially required.
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Congress
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Termites Drop Tree On Passing Auto Near Harrah
A tree fell on William D. Hall’s car on a farm road east of Harrah Oklahoma. Police investigated and found root damage caused by termites. Hall and passenger Vincent Wilcox were not injured.
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Harrah, Okla
William D. Hall
Farm Road
Harrah
Hall
Vincent Wilcox
New Jury Panel Record Likely in County Court Docket
County Attorney Tibby Wright reports 1934 onward records show six juries called in a year as the peak. A seventh panel will be summoned Sept 3 for the September term before Judge Choice Moore, with 73 county court convictions in the first seven and a half months of 1955.
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Tibby Wright
Wright
Choice Moore
Dolly Davis
Jo Beauchamp
Governor orders three way probe into Spring City bus crash
Governor Frank Clement announced a three way investigation into the freight train collision with a school bus in Spring City Tennessee that killed ten children and injured about thirty. He pledged to meet with grieving families and tour hospitals to prevent a recurrence.
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Tennessee
Spring City
Tenn
Frank Clement
Raymond Moore
Clement
Ideal Valley
Knoxville
Leonard Pack
Sybil Hardaway
Bonham Youth John McMahon Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
John Michael McMahon popular Bonham youth dies in a Denison hospital from injuries in a Monday automobile crash north of Denison. Kenneth Boughan also injured in the same car is in Madonna hospital with injuries not believed fatal. Friends since high school, McMahon was a Bonham athlete and Army veteran who had recently been discharged. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Wise Funeral Home.
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John Michael McMahon
R. Can
Park Ave
Bonham
Bonham School
Denison
Ney
Kenneth Boughad
Clyde Boughan
East 14Th
Texoma Lake
Madonna Hospital
Young McMahon
Wise Funeral Home
James A. Underwood
First Christian Church
Henory Gilbert
Church of Christ
Willow Wild
Boughan
Curre Nees
Rayburn City
Wichita Falls
Universty
Déealgon Dam
McMahon
M. D. Beaton
North Texas State College
Denton
Army
Heliocopter
Japan
Korea
Bonham High
Sam Flood
B” Association
Roughan
Europe
Agnew Street
Agnew Street Adjacent To the Golf Club
Houston Mayor Hofheinz Censured by City Council
Houston officials say Mayor Roy Hofheinz was found guilty on five counts of alleged misconduct in office but not impeached. he was censured by the city council. In London, peace negotiators met for 45 minutes with no progress announced on a ceasefire. In Palestine Texas, a YMCA building fire injured three and caused about 100000 in damage. In Fort Worth a 26 year old former Marine was killed when his car was struck by an empty cattle truck on Highway 41, the victim identified as Johnny J Javett of Decatur.
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Houston
Houston City Council
Roy Hofheinz
Palestine
Tex
Fort Worth
Johny J. Javett
Decatur
British Bomber Attempts One Day Atlantic Return
A twin-jet English Electric Canberra landed in Brooklyn at 7:53 a.m. after a seven hour six minute flight from London, aiming for a one day round trip across the Atlantic with two RAF veterans aboard. The official departure from Croydon was 7:17.53 a.m. London time.
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New York
Brooklyn
London
Atlantic
Royal Air Force
Croydon
Missing Wolf Among Dub Hodge Home Pets
Four month old wolf named Gonzales belonging to G F. (Dub) Hodge vanished from the yard at the Dub Hodge residence in Dub Hodge Texas after being left with Hodge’s mother Mrs. Dorrig Hodge. The pup, acquired near Bonham from a litter, had been fed on cat and dog food and kept on a leash. Mrs. Hodge described the animal as friendly and intelligent and said Dub could converse with it in Spanish. The neighbor’s fears prompted the leash and yard confinement. The dog wolf pair were last seen Monday afternoon when the wire and chain remained but Gonzales was gone.
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Peta
Blackie Gonzales
G F
Dub) Hodge
Dorrig Hodge
Lubbock
Hodge
H. R. van Zandt
Bonham
Dub
Gonzales
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S. Center
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S. Main St
Ginghams Yard
Peeler Drug Store
Hatley Motor Company
Buick
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Brannon's Jewelers
Pinking Shears
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So. Main
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Wilton
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Fannin County
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