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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
2
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Multiple local government bodies announce December meetings. Bonham City Council and Bonham Municipal Authority set sessions at city hall on December 11 and 18, with school boards in Bonham and Ector coordinating December dates. Dodd City and Savoy boards also list December meetings at city halls or schools. Leonard and area commissions finalize calendars for Monday sessions.
A federal court ruling struck down Texas laws that barred women from barber shops and men from beauty shops as unconstitutional sexual discrimination. Attorney General Crawford Martin upheld the ruling but kept some limits, allowing unisex salons with both barbers and beauticians to operate while preserving certain restricted practices.
In the boys games Tom Bean edged Trenton 45 44 led by Jones with 12 points and MacDaniel 10. Howe B fell to Blue Ridge 50 46 as Bratcher scored 21. Windom lost 64 44 to Hivaper with Taylor 22 Crossland 16. In girls action Tom Bean beat Trenton 43 27 Bruton 18 led Tom Bean while Carla Grant had 14 for Trenton. Blue Ridge topped Howe 51 26 with White 31 points. Prosper beat Windom 49 27 led by Templin 29. Burk 13 led Windom.
A Provisional IRA statement signaling willingness to consider a truce in Northern Ireland circulated as Edward Heath said he was approached by locals about possible talks. The note warned against targeting British military sites while violence continued with casualties in Clady, Belfast, Lurgan and Armagh.
Mrs Harry Swann and daughter joined Mrs Taylor Williams and family in welcoming Thanksgiving visitors from Little Rock Ark. They enjoyed time with David Swann and his children Gayle Debbie and Steve.
List of admissions and patients in hospital as of midnight 11 30 72 for Bonham Dodd City Honey Grove Ravenna Savoy Gober and other area towns. Names include Mrs Belinda Barnes baby boy Charles A Watson Mrs Beadie Cathey Randolph Franie B Johnson Missie Fox Johnny Enriquez James E Gee Annie V Davis Lillian Madden Mae McClure Lucy B Smith Addie Robertson Gertrude May Clyde Berryhill Ella Bellows Belma Shaw Bernice Henson Sally Harlan Sharon Flanery Olhert Clara Neely Bart Wewell Kumma Jo McBeth Maxie Richards Bulah Wilkinson Kenneth Cline Oscar McEuen Dora Clark Rebecca James Grace Samuels Shiey Brittan Mayme Pierce Louise McMullen and others.
Mr and Mrs Paul L Cunningham honored their daughter Amy Cunningham with a skating party for her 16th birthday. Guests enjoyed games on skates and cake and drinks after the party. Attending were Donald Berger LeEtta McKelva Rodney Neal Cindy Bicknell Reece Jay Hicks Mike Hicks Ronnie Green Billy Green Tina Litrell Rickey LaMothe James Compton Terry Dunnall Debbie Caylor Ravenna Phillip Berger.
Lambright, 48, named 1972 Southland Conference Coach of the Year after guiding Louisiana Tech to an undefeated season and No 2 national rank. He aims for a 12 0 bowl finish in the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge against Tennessee Tech. Duron anchored a balanced offense with 181 rushing yards and strong defense.
Robert L. Compton died in a Houston hospital on Thursday November 30 1972. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday at Paul H. Lee Funeral Home chapel in Baytown with burial in Baytown. Survived by wife, one brother Glenn Compton of Fort Worth, three sisters Mrs Walbur Dearing of Bonham Mrs H I and Mrs Vivan Ellis of Gonzales and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs Dearing cannot attend due to health.
Funeral services for J. T. Whisenhunt 45 of Houston were held at Wise Funeral Home chapel with Ministers Billy Joe Patterson and Keith Gant officiating. Burial was in New Hope cemetery. A native of Fannin County he died in a Houston hospital Thursday morning. Survived by parents wife one daughter three brothers and one sister. Active pallbearers included Dick Wait Jr G Bob Elliott Robert Leslie Billy Cashion Fred Borders and Mickey Workman.
Funeral services for Cecil Emmett Inglish 84 were held at Wise Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Bush officiating. Burial followed at Inglish Cemetery. Born December 1 1887 in Bonham he was a son of Riley and Meces Inglish. Surviving nephews and cousins attended as pallbearers including G R Vincent Buster Johns Jimmy Alexander Paul Fitzwater Bull Vincent and Gorman Jaynes.
SPACE CENTER Houston UPS Astronaut Thomas P Stafford became the youngest general in US military history at 42. A Gemini 6 Gemini 7 and Apollo 10 veteran, he was promoted to brigadier general after Senate confirmation in March. He joins Alan Shepard and James McDivitt as astronaut generals, with Stafford serving as deputy director of flight crew operations at the Manned Spacecraft Center.
A garage sale offers items including a kitchen cabinet top and doors metal bifold doors chairs and a fireplace mantle. The sale runs Thursday and Friday from 3 to 8 and all day Saturday at 1802 Oriental.
North Texas writers heard F H Dub McDowell predict ETSU would win the NAIA championship in Commerce on December 9. ETSU coach Ernest Hawkins and Carson-Newman coach Dan Shealy offered cautious praise, praising defenses and predicting a hard fought, close final.
Savoy A girls beat Colbert Okla 74 16 behind Burris and Sherrer 18 points each and Savoy boys win 66 28 led by Tomy Moore 14 as Wolfe City girls topple Savoy 40 16. Chicota beats Celeste 78 43 in high scoring night. Celeste girls top Chicota 62 38. Bells edges Gunter 51 50. Finals set for Saturday night.
UPI reports South Vietnamese paratroops waded through hip-deep water and climbed a hill to capture a Communist position near Quang Tri. The battle marks a second hilltop retaken in three days as fighting for the province intensifies before a cease-fire. Casualties include a small boy killed and 14 wounded, four Americans among them.
In Nepal white radishes reach turnip size and are prepared with butter for meals. The dish showcases local cultivation and traditional serving style abundant in rural areas.
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