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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1964
Page
1
Federal attention to flood control rests on clearing rights for Caney Creek project in the Bois d Arc basin. In Fannin County the effort awaits vase ment rights and conservation steps to proceed with flood work.
The clippings recount multiple mid century items: a Mth inn trail event with hundreds of riders and wagons, paint work on a stone marker, a banquet for the 1464 Purple Warners at Sam Rayburn Armory with Baylor coach Jack Little as speaker, and reports of winter hardships like rats indoors, a cardinal visiting, Christmas gifts in Quinlan, and firehouse efforts against cold.
Fire gutted Great Furniture Store with carpets linen and supplies ruined. Firemen battled flames three hours after a crash fire at Wood Products Co nearby. Fire damage centered on rear first floor with heat smoke and water harming stock. Local officials praised quick action preventing larger loss.
In Saigon a post 25 miles southwest of Saigon was attacked by a platoon of about 40 rebels. Three American servicemen were killed, including two officers and one enlisted man. Nine government soldiers were slain and others wounded as Communist forces seized the outpost. Concurrently, a broader assault near the district capital of An Lao north of Saigon marked the Communists first all-out conventional attack. Reinforcements had not reached the village as the siege continued.
Bonham and Fannin county residents were asked to respond to the Christmas Seal drive. TB association chair Leeman Sewell noted the program funds education, testing, and treatment for tuberculosis. President Dub Hodge added the problem remains urgent with 53,000 Americans afflicted annually and urged continued contributions to the local TB association.
Postcard ballots with ten nominees were mailed to all Bonham Chamber of Commerce members. Members must vote for directors for 1965 68 and return ballots by December 16. Nominees were selected by a chamber nominating committee named by Sam Zumwalt.
County and city officers failed to find leads in multiple West Texas towns over a weekend regarding saddle thefts in the Bunham area. Sheriff Hoyt Ivey said investigations in several cities yielded no information about the local saddle thefts. The sheriff noted a man being held in Midland for forged checks in Fannin County and planned to return him to Bonhana.
The annual Community Club Christmas party at the Fannin Electric Cooperative assembly room drew a full crowd with singing led by Mrs. Hubert Faton and messages from Ravenna and Bartley Woods members. Raymond Perry presided as Allen Bowman of Lan ssou paused the meeting after a program of refreshments. A Christmas story by Mrs. Taylor of Bartley Woods was read, and the event highlighted unity and community spirit amid local civic notices.
In Sudan, clashes between Negroes and Arabs killed at least 14 and wounded over 400 as security forces patrolled the streets to quell unrest. Public meetings were banned amid fears of a widening rebellion linked to Congo rebel incursions and arms shipments via Sudanese airfields.
Laos protests North Vietnamese armed pressure on Laotian territory and presents a white paper to the General Assembly. Gen Phoum Nosavan cites Geneva accords violations and cites defectors radio broadcasts and found letters as proof.
In White Sands New Mexico an unmanned Apollo capsule on a Little Joe II rocket tested the launch escape system. The rocket pulled free at 8 a m reaching 31 000 feet while the capsule arched to 45 000 feet then deployed parachutes and landed safely in the desert.
The U S Weather Bureau says clouds will move into the Bonham area by Wednesday with a continued warming trend. Frost is possible tonight with lows near freezing and light rain or drizzle expected in South Central and Southeast Texas later. Darhart recorded 20 degrees as the coldest spot with Galveston and Houston at 47.
Washington UPI reports Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina is doing very well after surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The 62 year old underwent operation Monday to remove an abdominal gall bladder and repair a hernia. He is to stay in hospital about two weeks then recuperate at home.
Grayson County Junior College President Dr Cruce Stark of Sherman will speak at the Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday noon. Rotarian Paul Simpson is program chairman. Stark holds degrees from Millsaps University Texas and Houston and has 15 years as a school superintendent and leadership roles at East Mississippi Junior College Kilgore College.
George Brock charged with armed robbery in Bryan County Oklahoma was returned to Durant after initially refusing to waive extradition. He had been held in the Fans nin county jail about two months following his arrest.
A petit jury panel has been summoned for possible duty in 6th District court on Monday. District Clerk Robert Dorough turned the list over to the sheriff's department Tuesday to call jurors for duty. Two civil cases have been set for hearing at that time.
The Christmas home lighting contest co sponsored by the Bonham Chamber of Commerce and the Bonham Garden Club closes Saturday with entry blanks in The Daily Favorite. Prizes of 25 15 and 10 are provided by local banks and merchants. Judging for best decorated homes and for commercial or industrial lighting is December 16 25. Judges will evaluate theme adherence and lighting quality with entries due by 1 pm December 15.
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