01 Dec 1974
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1974
Page
1
Bonham proclaims Judy Jordan Day with Judy Jordan as grand marshal of the Christmas parade. Miss Jordan co anchors Eyewitness News on KDFW TV and will lead the parade at 10 a.m. Mayor Bud Moody signs the proclamation as J B Richey watches.
City crews begin fall-winter trash collection in South Bonham Monday for one week, then East Bonham for a week and West Bonham for a final week before normal service resumes. Schools planned to reopen as holidays approach, with Christmas week leading to the New Year.
President Ford joined more than 90,000 fans at the Army-Navy football classic in Philadelphia. He became the first president since Kennedy to attend the game and flipped the opening coin before taking his seat at John F. Kennedy Stadium.
A United Press International tally shows 16 deaths in Texas since 6 a.m. Wednesday as winter conditions cause hazardous travel. Traffic crashes, a train collision, drownings, and a shooting death are among the incidents. Eighty-seven Odessa weather and road reports mention snow in the Panhandle and freezing temps returning statewide.
The Bonham Public Library launches a fund campaign to finance a larger facility for Bonham and Fannin County. A anonymous donor contributes 10000 dollars to start the campaign as the library hosts an open house from 1 to 5 PM at the city hall site. Cotlee and cookies will be served. The city has acquired property east of city hall for the new building site.
Dallas reports the body of billionaire Haroldson La Fayette Hunt, noted as Texas’s wealthiest oilman, was displayed simply before funeral observances set for Monday. The executive's death prompts tributes from industry partners and regional enterprises.
Firefighters combing rubble from the Goodyear synthetic rubber plant found two workers dead after a series of Friday night explosions. Ten others were injured and surrounding homes suffered damage up to six miles away as officials had earlier believed no fatalities.
A hydrocarbon leak sparked a fire at a Beaumont area isoprene unit injuring workers James C. Kaizer and Daryl A. Harper. The blast sent flames 500 feet high, collapsing a distillation tower and forcing a weeklong shutdown as fire crews fought the blaze.
The Daily Favorite runs a story-strip about how Mr and Mrs Claus created Christmas toys. The first installment appears on Page 2 and will continue daily until Christmas Eve, offering an illustrated seasonal origin of toys.
States report surpluses totaling about 4 billion dollars as of fiscal year end led by California and Texas. New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont Maine face deficits next year while Virginia shows a 16 million shortfall. Indiana cites constitutional limits for its 190.8 million surplus and zero-balance constraints.
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