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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1973
Page
2
Associate Publisher Donald L. McAlister is noted in a 1973 Texas Press Association context. The item references subscription rates and department changes, mentioning a representative and various monetary figures for rates and memberships. The text is fragmentary but centers on leadership and financial details within the Texas press community.
Jimmy Collins announces Bonham post office will extend five four hour Saturday windows, 8 30 am to 12 30 pm, to help mail Christmas letters and packages. Patrons urged to mail early and sort mail into local Texas and out of state groups with clear tags.
Vernon W. Biggers 79 of Bonham died in a Fannin County hospital at 11 30 p m Wednesday Dec 5 1973. Funeral services are set for 11 a m Friday at Wise Funeral chapel with Rev RL Cates officiating. Burial will be in Willow Wild cemetery. He was born June 26 1894 in Edhube, graduate of the University of Oklahoma, a former New York Times reporter. Survivors include three brothers Dallas Biggers J L Biggers and DR Biggers and two sisters Mrs Albert H McDonald and Mrs Bill McCullough plus many nieces and nephews. He lived in Fannin County after retirement.
Funeral services for Eva Elizabeth McConnell 76 were held at the First Christian church with Rev Ed Goram officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery under Cooper Sorrells Funeral Home direction. She died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday in Honey Grove while shopping. A Forest Hall native, she married H McConnell in 1907. he preceded her in 1968. Survivors include three sons two brothers two sisters and six grandchildren.
Roosevelt Leaks the University of Texas All America running back probably will be ready for the Cotton Bowl against Nebraska. Doctors removed the cast from his knee after a sprain at Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Day. He began whirlpool therapy and light rehab. officials said he may not return to practice for a week or two as he recovers.
Governor Briscoe signaled a special session to lower Texas speed limits to 55 mph as an energy conservation move. House staff prepared for a possible Dec 17 start, with desks and chairs readied by mid-December. Congress weighing federal fuel policy incentives could influence Texas action.
The average goat yields about three ounces of fleece, explaining why cashmere wool commands premium prices.
Near Carnegie Oklahoma late Wednesday a group including Carnegie High School coach Robert Cornelison spotted a man in red pants with green lights and a welder mask walking toward their car on Highway 9. Police note no recent UFO pranks in their area and warn of a similarly dressed man reported by other departments.
Southwest Group Investors Inc. agreed Wednesday to acquire State Savings and Loan Association of Lubbock from Affiliated Capital Corp. of Houston for a purchase price of 4.5 million dollars.
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