Bonham Warriors Fly Past Ennis in 3A Semi battle
In a soggy Friday semifinal, the Bonham Purple Warriors upset Ennis 20 6 with a trio of aerial touchdowns by Preston Anderson and Charles Butler. Jenkins connected for a late third quarter TD to seal the win as Bonham advances to face Brownwood.
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Warriors
Brownwood
Bonham
Bos
Jenkins
Charles Buller
Butler
Brown
Lions
Norris Jones
Sidney Fielder
Purple Warriors
Jones
Warrior
Tommie Briscoe
Mike Howard
Charles Butler
Charles Smith
Hank Shaw
David Bragg
Jesse Parrish
Brad Garner
Freddie Denney
John Burtner
Jerry Goff
Eddie Collins
Joe Maxwell
John Georse
Durwood Keeton
Preston Anderson
Chis Lovelace
Lonnie Bennett
Jerry Hopson
Alvin Brown
Scott McAnally
Chris Hill
Steve McKinzie
James Brooks
Roger Ball
White
Bennett
Chuck Bohall
Knnis
Jack McElhannon
Besch
McElhanion
Brownwood Club
Scouts and Commissioners Improve Boyd Scout Camp Site
Bois d Arc district Scouts thank County Commissioners Ross Fitzwater and John Avery for road clearance and initial repairs at the Boyd Scout camp. The group plans further site improvements to attract overnight and weekend camping by district units.
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Bois d' Arc
Ross Fitzwater
John Avery
Boyd
Fitzwater
Lion’s Midnight Roar Drives Margate Residents Wild
A love sick lion at Safari Park Zoo in Margate kept neighbors awake with nightly mating roars. Residents of a nearby elderly home complained that it felt like living in the jungle. Zoo staff resolved the issue by moving two lionesses into the lone male’s cage.
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Margate
England
UPI
Safari Park Zoo
Local thief hits bell and hamburger sculpture thefts
In Oroville California authorities pursue a thief who stole a 16 inch cast bronze bell from a one room Oregon City school belfry and then lifted a 4 foot high 56 pound model hamburger from the roof of a root beer stand, outlining the unusual two crime sequence.
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Oroville
Calif
Oregon City
Aggie Turner Finds Work Dismantling Walls in Sheffield
Aggie Turner a 49 year old grandmother of eight works as a demolition worker in Sheffield England. She began her career amid teasing from men but now earns respect for her hard hat skill and bold bedside wit. Her story highlights persistence and women succeeding in heavy trades.
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Sheffield
England
UPI
Aggie Turner
Aggie
Bonham Tops Ennis in Playoff Showdown for 17th Straight Win
Bonham seized a 14-0 halftime lead after a 72 yard opening drive. Bob Jenkins connected with Anderson for two touchdowns in the first half while Anderson and Bennett moved the ball with key plays. Ennis struggled to stem the rally as Bonham extended its historic winning streak.
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Anderson
Lions
Bonham
White
Bennett
Ham
Richardson
Warriors
Bob Jenkins
Ennis
Marsh White
Jenkins
Brown
Lonnie Bennett
Butter
Missouri battleship becomes public fallout shelter in Washington
The retired U S battleship Missouri in Bermerton Washington is designated as a public fallout shelter and stocked to accommodate 2200 people with food water medical supplies sanitary equipment and radiological monitoring devices.
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Bermerton, Wash
UPS
U.S
Missouri
Bonham and Brownwood Meet in NTAAA Semi Final Clash
Bonham Purple Warriors 12 0 travel to Fort Worth for a 2 30 p m Saturday semi final at T C U Stadium against Brownwood 10 3 Officials Campb ell McElhannon and Ashmore attended the site meeting Bonham beat Ennis 20 6 and Brownwood edged Monahans 28 13 in bi district action Lubbock Estacado fell to Brownwood 29 13 Bonham’s Steward expected back from knee issue Garner stood in Ennis game and performed well
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Bonham Purple Warriors
Fort Worth
Warriors
Brownwood
North Texas
Cleburne
Son
Lubbock Estacado
Ennis
Sunshine
Roger Steward
Bruce Garner
Steward
Purple Warriors advance to AAA state semifinals
The Purple Warriors beat Ennis 20 to 6 to reach the state AAA semifinals. McKelva-Morris Mattress Tac lory earned a half page free ad in The Favorite for the closest score prediction, with several readers nearly matching the actual result.
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Bonham Merchants
Purple Warriors
Ennis
McKelva-Morris Mattress Taclory
McKelva
Warriors
Yom Baugh
Bonham Concrete
Paullo
Enco
Saunder’s Book Store
Speed Way
McKelva-Morris
Wisconsin Democrat to chair Sunday credit card hearing
Sen William Proxmire of Wisconsin plans a Sunday hearing of the Senate financial institutions subcommittee after Sen Peter Domenici objected to a Friday session. The subcommittee is weighing credit card legislation.
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Washington
UPI
Repubicans
William Proamue
D-Wis
Senate Financial Institutions
Proan'e
Peter H. Dominck
R-Cole
Senate
Cloudy Cold Weekend Forecast for Bonham Area
The U S Weather Bureau expects cloudy skies and colder weather in the Bonham area on Sunday with lows in the upper 20s and afternoon highs around the mid 40s. On Saturday Bonham saw a 37 degree low and 49 degree high with .4 inch of rain in the 24 hours to 7 am. Light rain continued Saturday morning.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bu Prang siege ends with major South Vietnamese victory
The 37 day Bu Prang siege near Saigon eased on Saturday as ARVN forces repelled North Vietnamese shelling. Six Americans and five South Vietnamese were killed when a helicopter was shot down. The clash produced heavy losses on both sides, with U.S. casualties including a colonel and a top South Vietnamese commander.
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UPS
Bu Prang
U.S. Army
Central Highlands
Neuyen van Lien
24Th Special Tactical Zone
Ngo Dinh Diem
Lien
Hull 875
Dak To
Ben Het
Highlands
U.S. Uhi
U.S
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