Stevenson Campaign Frames Democrats as Friends of Farmers
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver rallied in Sioux City Iowa claiming the Democrats are the party that cares for farmers. They cited declines in farmer earnings and the shrinking share of the food dollar since 1942, and outlined a panel on farm prices income conservation and farm credit. The duo planned further regional conferences with Midwest and Southern Democrats before heading to Knoxville and Chicago.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Adlai I. Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Orville Freeman
Knoxville
Erecting a TV antenna ends with damaged roof and bruised hand
Harvey Foreman and Cantrell learn the hard way that erecting a TV mast is risky when a section breaks and the antenna falls onto a roof, injuring a worker. County office staff report lighter workload as cotton harvest winds down and schools dismiss for harvest.
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Cantrell
Harvey Foreman
Harvey
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy through Thursday with widely scattered thundershowers. Temperatures show little change.
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Texas
Johnson invites Stevenson Kefauver to visit Texas in coming weeks
Senate Leader Lyndon B Johnson said Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver would visit Texas in the coming weeks. He invited Kefauver to the Heart of Texas Fair at Waco Sept 29 to Oct 5 and predicted a national and Texas Democratic victory. He urged Texas officials to back the ticket and outlined a bold national water plan powered by atomic energy.
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Austin
Senate
Lyndon
Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Texas
Kefauver
Waco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Santa Fe
N. M
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Daniel's Victory in Texas Governor Race Faces Disputes
Election officials report Sen. Price Daniel leading Ralph Yarborough by 3 547 in unofficial returns from Saturday's runoff. Dallas County disputes trigger restraining order and a hearing to decide if votes may be certified.
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Dallas
Price Daniel
Tarrant
Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Dallas County
G. Ray Lee
Yardborough
Sarah T. Hughes
Miss Hughes
Lee
Court House
Austin
Two Weeks Time Given Egypt to End Canal Crisis
Cairo radio said Egyptian President Nasser and the five nation Suez committee would meet in London to discuss canal future. British and French diplomacy grew more pessimistic as the Suez Canal Co warned Egypt has two weeks to settle the crisis or face withdrawal of 900 officials and pilots paralyzing canal operations. The move follows nationalization by Nasser and rising tensions with Britain and France.
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London
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Cairo Radio
Suez Canal Co
Kgypt
Suez
Egypt
Suez Committee
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Britain
Liberal Party
Five - Nations
Robert Gordon Menzies
West
Europe
Wasser
Dulles
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nasser
Menzies
Sheriff Jeff Bailey Wins Narrow Two Vote Victory
Official canvass in Wichita Falls shows Jeff Bailey defeating former Sheriff Han Vance by two votes. Final tally 9,900 to 9,898 with four boxes adding five votes not previously reported. Vance may contest, but offered no comment on court action.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Weldon Bailey
Han Vance
Vance
Bailey
Floyd Taylor
Bonham Trustees Discuss Building Program Pace
Bonham independent School District trustees authorized Supt C H Dillehay to begin initial steps toward a future building program. They debated the need for more classroom space and other facilities and approved starting a study of future requirements with no final action taken.
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Bonham Independent School District
Ike Calls for Worldwide Support of London Parley in Suez Crisis
In a campaign linked to the Bois d Arc district Scout expansion, Rayburn is named chair of the Together Plan banquet set for Sept 17 at Bailey Inglish cafetorium. Fred Johnson and organizers target 2,098 Boy Scouts with 457 currently active. goal to raise Cub Scout and Explorer participation to 50 percent.
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Ike
London
Rayburn
Campaign For
Scout
Sam Rayarn
Together Plan
Boisot
Pastriet, Boy Scouts of
Amerea
Ustrict
Bailey Inglish
Fred Johnson
Johnson
Eisenhower Backs London Plan to Intervialize Suez
President Eisenhower endorsed the London conference proposal to inter veil the Suez Canal as the path to a peaceful solution. He welcomed Egyptian President Nasser’s willingness to meet London conference representatives and discussed the crisis with John Foster Dulles and Admiral Radford during a two hour White House session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dulles
London
Suez
United States
Egypt
Red China
White House
Capital
West Coast
San Francisco
Pebble Beach
Calif
Gettysburg
GOP
Leonard Hall
Most Labor Heads Pledge Support to Democratic Party
AFL-CIO Executive Council backed Stevenson Kefauver for president after a heated vote amid labor division. The 15 million member federation set Sept. 12 for a general board vote to formalize endorsement while weighing congressional outcomes. One dissenting leader, Teamsters chief Dave Beck, called the move a monumental blunder that could split the labor movement.
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Labor
Democratic Party
Labor Organization
Chicago
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Dave Beck
Teamsters Brotherhood
Beck
Eisenhower
Beek
AFL
Navy locates second body from downed patrol plane
The Navy reports a second yet unidentified body recovered by a US destroyer near the crash site off the Communist China coast where wreckage and the first body were found. This follows earlier recovery efforts from the same area.
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Washington
Navy
China
United States
Bonham Schools Set 1956 57 Budget and Tax Rate
Bonham public schools adopt a 439,962 expenditure plan with 441,154 in revenues and a 1.40 tax rate per 100 valuation for 1956 57 beginning Sept 1 The budget includes 270 784 for white instruction 349 474 for Negro instruction and 24 523 for debt service The return of 6 cents per lunch from the federal lunch program adds 6,500 to income.
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Bonham Public Schools
Board of Trustees
C. H. Dillehay
Aame
Ubu
Loillehay
Ees
Dittehay
Wade
Dilleay
Mystified Names On Voting List In Fort Worth Runoff
Fort Worth pressed reports at Precinct 120 show several listed voters deny voting in the Democratic runoff. Names include Delbert Williams and Amanda Williams with others claiming poll tax receipts unused or blank. Precinct 120 mayoral votes and a grand jury probe follow apparent fraud concerns. Panama Canal talks note U S Panama joint interest as Alberto Boyd cites bilateral ties.
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Fort Worth
Ralph Yarborough
Price Daniel
Tarrant County
Democratic Executive Committee
Carl Freund
Freund
Delbert Williams
Veterans Administration Hospital
Dallas
California
Amanda Willams
Amanda Williams
George Williams
Wille Lee Birdow
Herbert Williams
Palestine
Delbert Willams
Jung
Rome
Albert Willams
Jessie Matebel
Mary Franses Walker
M Alten
Buddie Thompson
Heavy Shower Reported in Ravenna Area
A heavy shower drenched part of Fannin county Wednesday morning with brief rainfall from Ravenna east to Highway 78 and south of Ravenna road. Bonham saw a few drops. Earlier the high reached 102 degrees Tuesday, with a low of 68, under a cool north wind around 9 p.m. The day’s noon temperature was recorded at 8.
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Fannin County
Ravenna
Highway 78
Ravenna Road
Bonham
Fire Damages Storage Shed Behind John Oliver Home
Fire of undetermined origin caused extensive damage to a small storage shed at the rear of John Oliver’s East 8th Street residence Wednesday morning. Firemen noted tin covering hindered spread and found the shed burning intensely interiorly upon arrival.
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John Oliver
East 8Th Street
Local Banter and Errands Noted in Bonham
On the square Harry Swann and Albert Mc Donald converse while Ray Peeley and Hew Hearn visit the courthouse. Rush Catres heads home at seven. Redd Spivy Sr. works sawing. Brad Nunelee makes a quick Wednesday post office run in Bonham.
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Harry Swann
Albert McDonald
Ray Peeley
Hew Hearn
Rush Catres
Redd Spivy, Sr
Brad Nunelee
Bonham
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Bois d’ Arc
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O. M. Weaver
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C. B Bryant
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Ray Harp
Grady Fishee
Dick Grunert
Weldon Nichols
Thad Finley
O. M. Box
James Ragsdake
Forrest Copeland
Sandy Robinson
John Artidge
Jack Reynolds
Joe. Richey
John Glenn
Bob Cantrell
United Press
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Angelo John LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
Cutria
Birmingham
Ala
Hobart Grooms
University of Alabama
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Lucy Foster
Tarcunt County
New York
John
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Victor Riesel
Panama City
Alberto Boyd
United Sates
Panama
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