Haunted Oklahoma house features ghostly sightings and eerie events
A clipping from the Oklahoma City Journal recounts the Harvey Bruce family's visit from Arkansas and reports a shadow figure and a bloody apparition in a near new home with 3 beds and 14 baths. Other items note a Sunday dinner, a football banquet, tax and Social Security meeting, crow cull news, and local bicycle fans including Steve Hodgkiss and the Bryant family.
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Oklahoma City Journal
Susan Norris
Harvey Bruce
Arkansas
Bruce
Bidding Due on Savoy's Post Office Construction
Congressman Ray Roberts announced bids for a new Savoy post office will be posted on December 20 with openings on January 21 in Dallas. The building at Hays and Main will cover 2,595 square feet with a 120 square foot platform and a 16,125 square foot parking area. A 10 year lease with four five year renewal options will be taken by the post office department.
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SAVOY
Spl
Ray Roberts
C. Allen Wright
Dallas
Wright
P. O. Box 3
Hays and
Main Streets
Highway 82
Post Office Department
Roberts
Portugal Warns Students of Strict Action Against Protests
Lisbon officials warned that any student demonstrations would be quelled firmly if necessary. The government urged a climate of good faith mutual loyalty and constructive collaboration to address student problems.
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Lisbon
UPI
Portugese
Saigon Pushes Two-Sided Talks In Paris Conference Effort
South Vietnam's ambassador to Washington and a spokesman arrived in Paris for urgent negotiations with U S officials to start the expanded talks. Officials said two doors at the French Foreign Ministry hint at possible acceptance of two sided talks, while Hanoi reaffirmed demand for four sided talks including Viet Cong, Hanoi, Saigon and the United States.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Hanoi
Diem
Dan Duc Khoi
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Khoi
Pham Dang Lam
U.S. Hanoi
Vietnam
Boulevard Maillet
Boulogne Woods
Orly
Cyrus R. Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Foreign Ministry
United States
Phu Loc
Vegeance
Cambodian
Tay Ninh
An Loc
Bien Hoa
Here
Ban Me Thout
Central Highlands
Border Quiet as Israel Jordan Clashes Persist
Israeli and Jordanian forces battled along the Jordan frontier in the heaviest fighting since 1967. UPI reports no progress toward a Middle East settlement as Thant and diplomats fail to secure no shoot pledges. Scranton and Nixon aides visit Cairo amid warnings of renewed tensions and alleged Israeli plots.
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Jordan
United Nations
Middle East
UPI
David L. Dugas
Thant
U. S
Cairo
Mahmoud Riad
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Riad
Egypt
Syria
Jarring
Cyprus
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Richard M. Nixon
Beirut
Scranton
Nixon
al Gomhouria Today
Gamal Nasser
al Gomhouria
Fannin County Forms Historical Survey Committee for RAMPS
Judge Choice Moore announced a 1969 79 historical survey committee to guide the county history preservation and marking program. Helen Buron of Bonham chairs the panel which includes Woodrow Warren Stella Kennedy Sam Meade Lucille Hackiey Henry Donagney Maude Cooper and Moore himself. The group will coordinate with RAMPS Texas History and seek to attract tourism while preserving local heritage for future generations.
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Fannin County
Honey Grove
Stella Kennedy
Sam Meade
Lucille Hackiey
Bonham
Henry Donagney
Trenton
Maude Cooper
Windom
Moore
Texas
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Vietnam Veteran Oliver Durham Rites Set in Honey Grove
Funeral services for Yeoman First Class Oliver Earl Durham US Navy who was killed in Vietnam on November 27 will be held Sunday afternoon at the Church of Christ in Honey Grove. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery under Cooper-Sorrels Funeral Home. Durham, 27, was born May 12 1941 in Honey Grove and is survived by his wife Caroline Applegate, daughter Guinevere, mother Mrs Dorothy Kinmore, sister Dolly Ann Iarwell, stepfather A L McBurnett, and grandparents Mr and Mrs S K Brackeen.
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Honey Grove
Spl
Oliver Earl Durham
Vietnam
Church of Christ
Delbert Tyler
Charles Kuhn
Oakwood Cemetery
Cooper-Sorrels Funeral Home
Dallas
Cooper-Sorrels
Love Field
Dorothy Kinmore
Paris
Harvey Durham
Navy
Caroline Applegate
Clarksville
Guinevere
Dolly Ann Iarwell
Histepfather
A.L. McBurnett
S. K. Brackeen
Tulsa
Okla
Coastline features of Massachusetts and Cape Cod
Massachusetts possesses 421 miles of coastline marked by key inlets including Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay. The text highlights major peninsulas and bays shaping the region’s geography and seafaring routes.
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Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Buzzards Bays
Bonham Sees Cooler Saturday With Possible Weekend Rain
Forecasters from the U S Weather Bureau predict clear skies and cooler conditions for Bonham Saturday with morning temperatures in the mid-20s and afternoon highs around the low 50s. Bonham recorded 29 degrees this morning as a new cold front moves through North Texas. A low pressure system may bring some precipitation over the weekend.
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Bonham
U.S. Weather Bureau
North Texas
Hong Kong Flu Outbreak Spreads Across Nation
A Philadelphia lawyer jokes it is the Hong Kong flu during a paused trial as outbreaks spread from Alaska to New York and Texas. The CDC warns peak cases may arrive in January while 300000 to 400000 vaccine doses have been distributed amid shortages.
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Atlanta
UPI
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Michael Hillegrass
Frank J. Montermuro Jr
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Hong Kong
National
Communicable Disease Center
CDC
Ares
Alaska
California
Texas
North Carolina
Missouri
New York
Connecticut
U.S
Comprehensive planning finds most county water supplies adequate
The Fannin County Comprehensive Planning Commission reported most small municipalities and rural water systems have adequate supplies and storage. Phase 3 issues were discussed to prepare for Phase 4, with financing options noted through revenue bonds or FHA aid.
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Fannin County
Farmers Home Administration
Marvin Bryant
Dave Wann
Temple
Arthur Maxwell
John Pitts
Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
Trenton
Planning Commission
Hayter
FHA
Honey Grove
Leonard
Ector
Savoy
Ladonia
Windom
Dodd City
Baiey
Co-Op
Gober
Dial
Lannius
Brotherton
Arledge Ridge
Bartley Woods
West Leanad
South Bonham
South Windom
Randolph
Ravenna - Nunnelee
Ravenna- Nunnelee
North Windom
Lamaesco-Carson
Monkstown-Telephone
Elwood
Riverby
Lowell’s Bluff
Parker Grove
East Leonard
All Reserves To Be Released By Year End 1969
The Army announces plans to release 20 000 National Guard and reserve troops called to active duty earlier this year by year end. About half of those sent to Vietnam will be dismissed after completing the standard one year tour. Roughly 10 000 will be released by October 31 1969. Reservists join 16 000 Air Force and 1 600 Navy personnel recalled for up to two years.
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Washington
API
Army
Army National Guard
Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
$25 000 Tree Displayed by Neiman Marcus in Dallas
Pearl Bailey decorates a $25,000 Christmas tree at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, with $25,000 worth of pears. The Precious Jewelry Salon hosts the display and features thirteen other celebrity decorated trees by figures such as Everett Dirksen, Truman Capote, Andre Previn, and astronaut James Lovell.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas
Pearl Bailey
Neiman- Marcus
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Truman Capote
Author
Pianist Andre Previn
James Lovell
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Leatherwoods
Chamber of Commerce
Big Dipper
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First National
Bonham State
Soul Ash
Court House
Trenton Tribune
Blanton Chapel
Steve Hodgkiss
C. B. Bryant
United Press International
Historical Survey Committee
Mekong
Johagn
North
Hong Kong Flu
Neiman
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