Bonham Schools Set to Open September Term Plan
Bonham Independent School District announces opening day for white students on Monday September 12 at 9:45 AM. Superintendent C H Dillehay outlines teacher assignments by building and grade, plus a schedule of pre term meetings and workshops including the 23 county workshop at Commerce and campus faculty sessions.
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Bonham Independent School District
C. H. Dillehay
Supt. Dillehay
Bonham
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Supt
Dillehay
Bailey Inglish
Bailey English
Bucley Inglish
Ravenna-Mulberry
Stephenson School
Stephenson
Bonham National Guard Armory to Rise by 1956
Maj. Gen. Albert S. Johnson announced the 49th Division unit in Bonham will receive a modern masonry and steel armory by fall or winter 1955 with bids soon. The 114 by 109 foot building, about 75 000 dollars, will include an assembly hall offices classrooms kitchen and storage and may host community events when not in Guard use. Capt. Lloyd Dodson noted the old quonset hut will remain for trucks and equipment and called for more volunteers to staff meetings.
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Bonhams National Guard
Albert S. Johnson
49Th Division
Bonham
Johnson
Quonset Hut Armoury
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Dodson
Dodson
Red Air Power in Pacific Surpasses U S Strength
Gen Laurence S Kuter, commander of the US Far East Air Force, said Communist air power outnumbers Western forces in the Pacific. He stressed the United States maintains air superiority despite being outmanned, noting a qualitative edge demonstrated in Korean War air battles with MIG 15s and Sabrejets.
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Honolulu
Laurence S Kuter
Far East Air Force
Pacific
Kuter
Air Force
Fifth Air Force
Earthquake Recorded Sunday Across U S Texas California
United Press reports seismographs recorded a Sunday earthquake in Texas and California with damage in an unsettled area. SMU and Caltech officials noted times 2:18 and 2:19 p.m. EST in Dallas and Pasadena, suggesting Nicaragua as the origin and a definite direction from timing.
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Texas
Calfornia
Southern Methodist University
Hallasuid
Nicaragua
Ter
Charles Ricer
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Cali
Dallas
SMU
Thomas Named Superintendent at Bonham Plant
Thomas, formerly assistant superintendent at the Big Smith plant in St Joseph Missouri, was named successor to Henry Lewis at the Bonham plant. He reported for duties two weeks ago and plans to move his family to Bonham soon. Mrs Thomas and son Bob will join him after final move arrangements are completed.
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Roy Thomas
St Joseph
Bonham
Henry Lewis
Lewis
Thomas
Efe
Ins
Chere Mosveat
Bob
Othe Presbyterian Church
Bob Salothe
Moose Club
St. Joseph
Thomas Wats
Borhim
Wits
Pye
Ain Bonham
Uke
Heyeryons
Willins
Twirling Contests At Devooek High Stadium
Contests feature Tinsham band twirlers led by Ann Bybee and Giora Svobousacid with June Vincent and Pat McDowell among seniors. Judges select four finalists with two alternates. participants must be marching band members. Some contestants trained at East Texas Teachers College Commerce during summer.
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Hhoel Twirker
Tinsham
Devooek
Ann Bybee
Giora Svobousacid
June Vincent
Pat McDowell
Myra Mure
Winors
Claudia Hrows
East Texas Teachers College Commerce
Car Sought in Hit-Run Death Near Houston
A statewide pickup order was issued for a car with a damaged front end believed to have killed 31 year old Mars Swafford near Houston. The battered body was found on SH 59 by Alvin Perry, a milkman, as he carried out rounds. Sheriff Capt. Edd White described the victim as lying off the road shoulder with multiple injuries.
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Houston
Newton
Miss Mars Swafford
SH 59
Alvin C Perry
Sheriffy
Edd White
High School Registration Open This Week
Bonham high school principal BoE Anderson announces registration open this week for students who did not attend Bonham schools last year. He urges students to register at an nearby date and complete enrollment steps.
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Bonham
Boe. Anderson
UN says airman received no medical care for 24 hours
UN briefing accuses Chinese forces of withholding treatment from 2nd Lt. Guy H. W. Bumpas after his plane was shot down over the Korean DMZ. He was allegedly not X-rayed and received only minimal sewing before evacuation to Tokyo. Doctors warned multiple skull fractures could risk meningitis, and the attack prompted UN calls for accountability.
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Panmiunaom
Iorea
United Nations Miliary Command
Guy HW Bumpas
Jackson
Phane
Air Force
Uumpas
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Korea
Tokyo
U. S. Air Force Hospital
Mar
Tien Harlin
Parks
U.S Air Force
Walleee
Neseaatedd
Arden Hee
Porsep
Quigley Wife Orchestrates Strike Plot In Chicago
Mrs Esther Quigley an outspoken 35 year old wife issues a no paycheck no home ultimatum to her Union husband Andrew prompting a worker standstill at Harrison Sheet Steel Co The CIO United Auto Workers Local 1224 condemns her plan calling it a one woman war inspired by Lysistrata as the strike deepens and a potential plant shutdown looms
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Chicago
Esther Juigley
Lysistratu
Quigley
Bronds
Andrew
Harrison Sheet Steel Co
CIO
United Auto Workers Local 1224
UAW
Lysistrata
Refinery Fire in Whiting Burns Into Third Day
A massive blaze at Standard Oil’s Whiting refinery raged for a third day sending explosions that sent debris into nearby homes. About 1,500 people were displaced from a two square mile danger zone as 200 National Guard troops patrolled for looting and safety.
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Ind
Standard Oil Company
Taouco
Holome
Vna
Whiting
Late Bulletins from United Press on 1956 Campaign and World Events
Reports from Mackinac Island Denver and Detroit detail Truman shifting campaign stance and aid talks. Eisenhower hopes UN talks reduce tensions while Chrysler strike talks near deadline. Newport News notes USS Forrestal undergoes first trial run amid hurricane preparations.
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Newport News
Forrestal
Kate Estes Named Member of District Education Group
Mrs Kate Reed Estes elementary supervisor of Fannin county rural schools has been appointed to a district conference committee. Other members include Mrs Peter Maxfield Hal Kay ling and Paul Mathews from Gainesville Denison and Greenville. Meetings will be called by Mr Andrews with the state conference in Austin October 31 to receive recommendations for submission to the White House Conference.
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Kate Reed Estes
Fannin Counts
Yic
Andrew
MciKinney
Peter Maxfield
Gainesville
Hal Kayling
Denison
Paul Mathews
Greenville
Andrews
Austin
White House
French Cabinet Approves End to Moroccan Uprisings Plan
Paris August 29. The French cabinet backed Premier Faure’s plan to end the Moroccan uprising. It calls for ousting Resident General Gilbert Grandval and Sultan Moulay Ben Arifa, forming a Moroccan throne council, and establishing a representative government by September 12. The move aims to appease nationalists and pro Paris factions amid a stormy 13 hour session. Boyer de La Tour likely to replace Grandval and depart for Rabat soon.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Faure
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Moulay Ben Arifa
Boyer de la Tour
Rabat
Tunisia
France
Bonham Armory Plans Move Ahead For Texas Guard Unit
Plans for a new steel and masonry armory for Company A 147th Armored Infantry Battalion Texas National Guard are advancing. Supervising architects Chapman and Brown of Sherman were chosen, with work expected to start within 90 days and a projected cost near 75000 dollars.
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Co. A
147Th Armd. Inf. Bn
Texas National Guard
Lloyd W. Dodson
Maine
Albert S. Johnson
49Th Aen
Bonham
Chapman and Brown
Sherman
State Armory Board
Harvest Disrupted by General Rains Across County
A Sunday rain storm halted cotton harvest across the region with only partial yields. Farmers reported moisture mostly in the southern areas while northern fields saw lighter rain and days remain unsettled. Local forecasts show chances of further showers this afternoon as temperatures rise.
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Pat
Moore
North Seca
Eggleston's Pals To Be Questioned In Disappearance Case
Fort Worth police plan to question Leroy Tinney Eggleston's friends about a four year old boy who vanished after a telephoned call and the discovery of a cloud-stained car. Detective Grady Haire said some may know information, but officials remain unsure if the boy is dead and suspect underworld involvement.
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Fort Worth
Leroy Tinney
Eggleston
Munday
Grady Haire
Byggleston
Wall Talk
Motion for New Trial Overruled in County Court
A defense motion for new trial was overruled in County Court after a driving while intoxicated complaint. Roger Ropers faced a $30 fine and 50 days in jail, with notice of appeal filed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Roger
Bey Budge Choa Moore
Notis
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Ropers
Eulis Ted
Wruts
Parly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with thundershowers
Central Texas forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Monday night and Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon storms. An overheated motor for a compressor at Plaza Drug caused smoke but no fire alarm activation and no damage. Rio de Janeiro residents read about 25 local papers daily.
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Nomtel Central Texas
Plaza Drug
Rio de Janeiro
Citzens
The
Cariocus
Texas Construction Journal predicts 1956 Texas build total
The Texas Construction Journal forecasts 1956 construction spending in Texas at about 1.65 billion. Government sources and officials cite flood control schools highways and the Dallas Fort Worth turnpike as major areas. The highway sector leads with an estimated 296 million in outlays.
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Dallas
Iexas Construction Journal
Texas
The
Trade Journal
Dallas-Fort Worth
Fragmented Square Arch Skeen notes on address change
Scattered OCR text references change of address and patrol activity. Mentions Tom Francia spectator Hoyt Ivey Mete Eatve Walter Nash Jerry Wrean Ray Neal Campbell Dibmas Calldresa Melly and a bus and truck in a parking area. The passage is garbled with unrelated phrases about coffee and ratings.
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Arch Skeen
Tom Francia
Water Department
Hoyt Ivey
Walter Nash
Asea
Jerry Wrean
Big Bug
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