Mrs Bruce Opens Lead in Local Subscription Race
Mrs Letha Bruce of Telephone moved into the lead on Thursday in The Daily Favorite and Bonnam Herald subscription campaign narrowly edging out Fred Johnson, last week's leader, who is now tied with Mrs E G Melure Jr of Nunnelee for second and third spots. Neal Thomas of Bonnam held fourth, with fifth place incomplete in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Bruce
Telephone
Daily Favorite
Bonham Herald
Fred Johnson
E. G. Melure, Jr
Nunnelee
Neal Thomas
Bonnam
Virgin N. Durham
Bonham
Edward Circulation Company
Herald
Bruce
Johnson
McClure
Thomas
Durham
Elsie Mae Hasten
Hazel Benson
Mary
Bonham banquet tickets available at door tonight
Tickets may be bought at the door for the football banquet at 7 30 p m in the Sam Rayburn National Guard Armory. Rexene Hanes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Hanes, is in Venezuela and cannot return for Christmas. Friendly readers are invited to mail her cards at Miss Rexene Hanes Calle Oriente No 32 Santa Cecilia Caracas Venezuela South America.
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Sam Rayburn National Guard Armory
Rexene Hanes
Carl Hanes
Venezuela
South America
Bonham and
Sandy
Calle Oriente No
Forney Jackrabbits Dethrone Honey Grove Warriors
Mary Briscoe recalls that the Friday night win over the Honey Grove Warriors came from full-grown Forney Jackrabbits not bunnies. Freida Simpson eyes courthouse elevators after avoiding the second floor. Downtown windows light up with Christmas decorations, especially Reeves Print on the north side.
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Mary Briscoe
Forney
Honey Grove
Commerce
Pete Holman
Freida Simpson
Reeves Printing
Rescuers Free Tinsel Hazard After High Load
Bryce McIntyre aided by a truck driver halted a truck at the southwest square corner to untangle a Christmas decoration snag. The stream was restrung and raised higher. Fire Marshal Marshall Ferguson reminds residents it is illegal to rake leaves into streets and burn them.
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Bryce McIntyre
Marshall Ferguson
Light Damage in Two Collisions on Sam Rayburn Drive
Two minor wrecks on Sam Rayburn Drive Wednesday caused no injuries with damage estimated at 100 dollars. Officers Bobby Madison and Sam Patton identified drivers Faye Dulaney Jones and Troy Joe Tucker at West Sam Rayburn and Willow, and Mary Costello and David Lee Bilbo at Sam Rayburn Drive between Main and Center.
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Sam Rayburn Drive
Bobby Madison
Sam Patton
Faye Dulaney Jones
Troy Joe Tucker
West Sam Rayburn
Willow
Mary Costello
David Lee Bilbo
Main
Center Streets
Madison and
Patton
Get on the Sub Wagon Bonham campaign drives subscriptions
The Bonham Daily Favorite and Bonham Herald launch a third period subscription push with only 10 days left. Ten days remain to influence the race for a top prize of an 19 inch Catalina portable TV set, awarded Friday night to the candidate who secures the most new subscriptions. Call 583-5610 to join, boost, or arrange signups.
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Vaughan
Honey Grove
Franklin
Bonham Favorite and Herald
Bonham Daily
Bonham Herald
Lst
Catalina
Saturn 5 Has Perfect Test
BAY ST. LOUIS MISS. The S2 second stage of the Saturn 5 moon rocket lit the sky for six minutes in a spectacular test on a stationary pad. The static firing went off perfectly erasing earlier Apollo delays and setbacks including last spring’s S1-T explosion.
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Bay ST. Louis, Miss
UPI
Gulf Coast
Bonham Sees Freezing Night Before Warm-Up Trend
Bonham registered an overnight low of 27 degrees making it one of the coldest spots in the state. Skies cleared with frost on the countryside and ice on small pools. A warming trend is expected by Friday though colder weather returns early next week.
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Bonham
Texas
United States
Gulf Coast
Powell May Be Headed for More Trouble
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell faces a major challenge as Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin plans to block Powell from taking the oath on opening day of the 90th Congress. Van Deerlin cites Powell's defiance of the courts and growing weariness over addressing questions about him as the motive. Powell has battled a defamation judgment and fines totaling $164,900 for 3 1/2 years.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
New York
House
Lionel van Deerlin
California
Powell
van Deerlin
Courts of Law
Johnson works on 1968 budget amid Viet Nam costs
President Johnson, in Austin, concentrates on the 1968 budget seen possibly reaching a record 140 billion dollars due to Viet Nam outlays and high interest rates. Officials foresee revenues around 117 billion or more as the economy remains heated, with tax hikes under consideration but not decided.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Federal Building
Congress
Treasury
Lions Hear Africa Life Talk At Bonham Lions
Bill Chaney told Bonham Lions Club members that Nigeria could be one of the world’s richest nations if people managed resources well. He described offshore drilling experiences in the Gulf of Mexico and off Africa, noting Nigerian governance and customs. Mackie Morris and Steve Morse were introduced as junior Lions.
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Nigeria
Bill Chaney
Bonham Lions Club
Chaney
Gulf of Mexico
Africa
Mackie Morris
Steve Morse
Firemen Battle Two Grass Fires in Area
Bonham firemen chased two grass fires on Wednesday afternoon. One blaze spread near the B. T. Wright lumber yard along U S 82, while another flared behind the Coca Cola plant on North Center Street.
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Bonham
U. S. 82
B. T. Wright
North Center Street
U S casualties climb as Attleboro fighting ends
In Vietnam last week more than 800 Americans were killed or wounded. 143 U S servicemen were killed in combat and 709 wounded as Operation Attleboro raged near Cambodia. The week raised U S deaths to 6,049 with 1,422 enemy killed and allied casualties cited, as B 52s bombed near Saigon and air missions rose.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Nam
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Guam
North
Ia Drang Valley
Moon Picture Earns Praise From Space Experts
Washington scientists hailed Lunar Orbiter 2s image of Copernicus as the finest moon photo ever obtained. Dr Marin Swetnick said the scrupulously detailed shot will improve understanding of the moons processes and structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copernicus
Lang
Washington
UPI
New Yorker
Marin J. Swetnick
Space Agency
Swetnick
Moon
Crisis summit hoped to avert Rhodesia crisis
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesian counterpart Ian Smith planned a secret rendezvous off Gibraltar aboard the HMS Tiger to resolve the Rhodesia crisis that could trigger economic disaster. Smith and advisers flew from Salisbury while Wilson prepared a dramatic flight south and Parliament addressed sanctions.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
H.M.S. Tiger
Gibraltar
Smith
Salisbury
Royal Air Force
Wilson
Britain
United Nations
Rhodesia
Washington
U.S
Washington’s
U.N
America
Open Season Christmas Parade Kicks Off Bonham at 5 p.m.
The 1966 Christmas season opens in Bonham with a 5 p.m. parade forming on West 5th Street after 4:30 p.m. Bands from Bonham and Honey Grove high schools march, along with Santa Claus, Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Riding clubs, and beauty queens Miss Lavonna Sue Grogan, Miss Norma Butler, and Miss Judy Chaffin. Floats, trophies, and cash prizes highlight the event, with riding clubs and the Bonham Quarter Horse Association joining the procession.
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Bonham
West 5Th Street
Lavonna Sue Grogan
Leonard
Norma Butler
Trenton
Judy Chaffin
Bonham and
Honey Grove High School
Nena Riding Club
Bonham Quarter Horse Association
Pan Am Faces Shutdown If No TWU Deal
New York Pan American Airways stood on the brink of a total shutdown of military and commercial operations unless a contract with the Transport Workers Union is reached by Friday noon. The TWU deadline followed a Tuesday warning, with Pan Am insisting military charter flights would continue if a strike occurs. The union advised the Defense Department to arrange alternate MAC carrier support and offered to donate service for essential flights if Pan Am would waive profits.
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New York
UPS
Pan American Airways
Transport Workers Union
Pan Am
TWU
Defense Department
U.S
MAC
Military Air Command
Robert S. Mamara
Americas
Viet Nam
Cape Kennedy Spaceport
Francis A. Oneill 1 Sr
School System Needs Changes Says Educator
New York April 14 UPI reports Dr Milton Young of the Institute of Public Administration argues the American school system requires extensive change. He compares educational reform to repairing a bicycle while riding it and warns Western society has failed to overhaul education as it has industries and science.
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New York
UPI
Milton Young
Institute of Public Administration
U Thant to be Retained as Secretary General
The United Nations Security Council met informally to finish a recommendation for U Thant to serve a second five year term as secretary general. The 15 nations planned a formal meeting Friday morning to send the recommendation to the General Assembly for a Friday election.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Security Council
U Thant
Tha Assembly
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Ivanhoe
H. D. Ray
Ector
Irene Paulk
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