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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1966
Page
1
Police Chief Thurman Renfro invites owners to identify and claim a lost tire and wheel at the station. Zelous Trout notes a box supper auction at Gober tonight to benefit the Athletic Association starting at 7:30 p.m. The U S Chamber of Commerce promotes moving all legal holidays to Monday to create 3 day weekends.
H. R. Van Zandt waited for the ground to dry on Monday before heading out for a bird hunt following a soggy weekend marked by fog and mist which spoiled his Sunday outing.
Bonham fans who travelled to Dallas for the Cowboys versus Cardinals clash watched as a thick fog settled over the field late in the game. Players struggled to see the action, turning the contest into a foggy spectacle.
A light cool front moving into the Texas panhandle is expected to reach Bonham by Wednesday morning and drop temperatures slightly. If it stalls, readings stay well above normal with Monday’s high in the 70s and morning low in the 60s. Cloud cover remains variable across Texas with strong south winds in North Texas.
A brief case containing Scout work papers taken from Johnny Atkins Paris executive of the NeTseo Trails Council was recovered by Bonham police Tuesday morning. The case was stolen from his car Monday night while parked at Ben's East Sam Rayburn during a Scouters meeting. The lock was forced and papers scattered near the Red Bail Freight depot. Atkins reported the loss after returning to Paris.
India appeals for 2 million tons of U S wheat to avert a drought driven food gap ahead of elections. U S delay could prompt Russia to supply wheat, creating a diplomatic win while causing a potential bread shortage in February.
Hulan J. Dowdy pleaded guilty to a complaint alleging driving while intoxicated and received a $100 fine and costs, a 16 day jail sentence to start November 19, and a suspended driver’s license for an indeterminate period. Bonds for Daniel M. Rayford and John Harvey were set at $1,000.
William E. Schumpert, 62, of Denison, was killed when his car skidded on slick pavement for several feet and crashed through a crossing barrier into a moving freight train car. He was alone in the vehicle and died on arrival at a local hospital. Police said a Missouri-Kansas-Texas switch engine was pulling two cars over the crossing.
Mrs Biggerstaff wins a 1913 Favorite campaign recounting her vote total of 8 254 715 and an auto prize. She claims day and night effort and adds new names to The Favorite mailing list. 1 460 new subscribers joined during the drive. Publisher Spotts editor Inglish and judges Evans Thomas Chapman noted the value to advertisers.
With less than a week left, voters in the Daily Favorite and Bonham Herald drive race for 1550 in prizes. Edwards Circulation reports several candidates neck and neck as the home stretch ends Monday at 6 pm. Subscriptions may be left at 1813 Franklin upstairs or at the Bonham office or by calling 583-5610.
A versatile new satellite is scheduled for a rocket launch to a stationary orbit tonight. From about 22,300 miles high above the central Pacific it will relay communications across three continents and monitor a third of the world's weather. It serves as a space test stand for future public benefit communications weather and navigation satellites.
Mrs. John B. Connally announced she has received a shaving mug once used by Gov. Pendleton Murrah, adding the Texas governor’s mansion now holds a personal item from every state chief executive who lived there. Murrah served 1863 to 1865 before fleeing to Mexico at the fall of the Confederacy.
U.S. jets battled MIGs in sustained dogfights between Hanoi and China border for a fourth day. Three American planes were downed and two crewmen rescued after a daring paramedic insertion. Raids targeted Yen Bay rail yard and Chay River barges with heavy damage reported to the rail line and multiple anti aircraft sites. Refugees fled Mekong Delta towns as Viet Cong control weakened, while U.S. officials warned settlement of the war is unlikely.
Dist. Judge Louis Holland set Jack Ruby’s second trial for the slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald in Wichita Falls Texas. The date is to be set and may be in February. The trial will be in Texas 30th District Court after the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals reversed Ruby’s death sentence and conviction earlier this year.
The United States federal government outlined nine uniform highway safety proposals to state governors led by Dr. William Haddon Jr. The plan includes helmet use and regular eye exams, with possible loss of federal funds for noncompliance. Funding totals $47.7 million this year and $71.2 million next year, on a matching basis.
London moved quickly to urge mandatory UN economic sanctions against Rhodesia over its breakaway government.
Bonham Rotary hears Richard T. Lipscomb native Bonhamite and associate director of the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest at Dallas speak at Wednesday noon. Lipscomb, a UT Austin graduate, served in Marines and Navy, then worked in radio TV and engineering before joining the center in 1964.
Gov. George Wallace and his wife said there would be no inaugural ball after the January 16 ceremonies as Wallace becomes Alabama's first woman governor due to commitments in Viet Nam and concerns for native sons serving.
Sen. Edward Kennedy promotes a national lottery system to select draftees, allowing equal chance for all physically and mentally qualified men. Deferments would be limited and hardship cases only.
Richardson Texas March 20 1960 The Richardson School Board will urge the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare to grant a Washington hearing on HEWs move to cut off 77000 in state and federal vocational aid funds The board voted unanimously to request a hearing during the weeks of December 19 or December 26 Attorney Henry D Aikin Jr urged the hearing to clarify points and argued the federal share is about 1 percent and the funds should not be denied.
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