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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
9
The excerpt cites Obadiah 1 3 4 about pride and downfall and echoes a Thought for the Day by Rhoda C Edmeston warning that judgement awaits those who stand by while others suffer injustices.
November was cool with 5.04 inches of rain pushing the yearly total to 54.26 inches, the wettest of the last five years. The month featured a high of 82 and a low of 24, with eight days in the 60s and seven in the 70s, 50s, and 40s.
Mr and Mrs O H Scroggins entertained holiday guests including Mr and Mrs John Boemer and family Jety and Greg from Dallas Mr and Mrs Leslie Jones of Bainbridge Georgia Mr and Mrs Jim Shawn Reta and Mr and Mrs B B Stevenson of Bonham Texas.
Ottawa defeated Calgary 24 to 21 to win the Canadian football title in a hard fought championship game. The Rough Riders surged ahead in the second half and held off the Stampeders for the victory.
President Johnson traveled from Texas to Washington aboard Air Force One with his five week old granddaughter Cindy. Lynda Bird Robb accompanied the infant by courier plane, while Lady Bird Johnson followed from the LBJ ranch.
Mrs. E. H. Fox of Lake Charles Louisiana sister of Mrs. Stanley Stevens of Bonham died in a Houston hospital on Saturday Navy 30 1568. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of her son Enoch Fox from London. Survived by two sons a daughter two brothers two sisters and a number of relatives. The body will be returned to Durant Oklahoma for final rites with Coffey Funeral Home in charge.
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Hembree 74 were at the First Baptist church in Bailey with Rev. Frank Casper officiating. Interment followed in Philadelphia cemetery. she died Saturday night at her Bailey home. Survivors include husband three sons a daughter five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Lloyd Turner Robert Dunn R O Bell Floyd Hall A M Savage J R Stephens.
Trenton remembers Rosa Garner 92 long time resident who died in a White Wright nursing home at 7 15 a m Monday December 2 1968 Funeral services are set for 2 39 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Leroy Martin and Rev Chester Cook officiating Interment at Cross Roads cemetery Earnheart directing She was born November 25 1876 in Alabama married John T Garner in 1893 and lived in Trenton about 50 years Survivors include three sons
A record lists James D. Garner of Trenton Albert S. Garner of Houston and Oliver M. Garner of Killeen with a daughter Mrs Leron Mulligan of Westminster a brother John Allgood of El Paso and a sister Mrs Arlie Adams of Odessa along with 30 grandchildren and 43 great great grandchildren.
Funeral services for C. W. Weeks Sr. 70 were to be held at Wise Funeral chapel at 3 p.m. Monday with Rev. O R Curry and Rev. Bob Burgess officiating. Interment followed in Providence cemetery at Bartley Woods. Weeks died at his Gober area home Sunday December 1 1968. Survivors include his wife Zola Weeks and four sons Columbus Weeks Jr James L Weeks Leroy Weeks and Charles Weeks.
Of Wichita Falls, two daughters, Mrs Bonita Taylor of Bells and Mrs Linda Sue Howard of Bonham, a brother, Willy Weeks of Dallas and several sisters. Newman Fox, John Glover, B F Green, D M Barker, Bill Leatherwood and Jimmy Smith.
Mrs. Virgie Bridges 80 of Waxahachie died Nov 19 1968. Funeral services were held in Waxahachie with interment in Dallas. She is survived by four daughters including Mrs. Robert Kyle of Midlothian.
Porpoises lack vocal cords and produce sounds by forcing air through their blow hole atop their heads, creating characteristic noises used in communication and social interaction.
New York UPI reports halfback Chris Gilbert of Texas fullback Paul Gipson of Houston and kicker Jerry Levins of SMU named to backfield spots on the All American team chosen by the American Football Coaches Association.
Ambassador W Averell Harriman, 77, said he is not indispensable to the Paris Vietnam talks and expects President-elect Nixon to replace him with Nixon’s own team. He spoke at Kennedy Airport after returning from Washington duties and said the peace process would continue without his central role. He noted he may attend U N observances in Washington marking the 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Georgia which meets Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl placed defensive end Bill Stanfill and defensive back Jake Scott on its roster.
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