Bonham Women Learn Hooked Rug Making for Christmas Gifts
Dottie Alexander leads a Bonham class on hooked rug making as Christmas gifts take shape. The group traces origins from colonial days, shares designs, and notes members like Hazel Barrow and Mrs. Wallace Alexander while balancing shop duties at Alexanders Stop and Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Dottie
Dwight Hackley
Bill Locke
Henree Youree
Margaret Reeves
John Bacon Saunders
John Arledge
Grace Bennett
A. K. Yates
T. C. Williams
Mary Helen McAnally
Bonham
Dea Taylor
Lydia Shumpert
Bob
Hazel) Barrow
Birmingham
Ala
Seacoast
Hazel Barrow
Dallas
Alexanders Stop and Shop Grocery
Jimmy Alexander
Biggers-Cochran
Librarians Christmas Luncheon at Bonham High School
Bonham high school librarians enjoyed their annual Christmas luncheon hosted by Mrs. Faye Richey. The event featured a decorated home at 200 Wes Michael with gifts from under the tree for staff. Attendees included Charlotte Cullom, Jo Lynn Edwards, Regina Sudderth, Paula Leslie, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham High School
Faye Richey
Richey
Wes Michael
Maples Family Arrives in Bonham for Yale Visit
Mrs Herron Maples and daughter Patricia arrive in Bonham to visit with grandparents Mr and Mrs Doc Leatherwood and Mr and Mrs D N Maples. Brig Gen Maples flies between Germany and Philadelphia for meetings before joining family for holidays. son Mike, a West Point cadet, to arrive for Christmas.
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U. S. Army
Maples
University of Maryland
Bonham
Philadelphia
Germany
Mike
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Patricia
Annual Christmas Party Set Monday By Club Council
Members of the Fannin county community improvement club council will hold their annual Christmas party meeting Monday night in the assembly room of the Fannin County Electric Co operative beginning at 7 15 o clock. The program will include a Christmas story by Mrs Aubrey McAlister and a white elephant gift exchange. Attendees are asked to bring an unused home item as a gift. Refreshments will be served. The council, consisting of the president of each organized community club and one elected delegate, urges members to bring additional community attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County Community Improvement Club Council
Fannin County Electric Co-operative
Wayne Cranfill
Mable London
Aubrey McAlister
One More Name Listed For Vietnam Christmas Cards
A Fannin county man serving in Vietnam is added to the homefolks list for Christmas cards. Mike Weeks, B728513, Driving School, Box 34 FPO San Francisco, California 96651, is the contact for card mailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
Vietnam
Mike Weeks
San Francisco
Calif
Nixon seeks private meeting with Mexican president
President-elect Richard M. Nixon asked for a personal meeting with Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. A government official said the time and place were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
South Korean Forces Capture Three More North Korean Infiltrators
Seoul reports three additional infiltrators captured by military spokesmen while 25 to 29 others are believed hiding in coastal mountains after landing on November 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
UPI
Charles Smithy Weds Miss Kris Lorance
The First United Methodist Church hosted the December 7 1968 wedding of Kris Lorance and Albert Charles Smithey Jr. The groom is a Bonham High School graduate and Oklahoma University football player. The bride attended East Texas State University and worked in Dallas. A reception followed at the church with family and friends assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist Church
Kris Lorance
Albert Charles Smithey
Ben “Lorance
Dehison Ave
Sgladiali
Paul O. Cardwell
Ethelleen Williams
Martha [Traylor
Mark Blacketer
Connie Francis
Laura Lee Austin
Elaine Heiner
Foreman, Ark
Stanley Richardson
Maid of Honor
Staley Richardson
Greenville
Don Jones
David Dillingham
Royce Smithey
Claude Leatherwood
Jimmy Baccus
Larry Frai
Jerry Harris
Kim
Charles Herriage
Jill Herriage
Flower Gil
Jack Herriage
Gerland
Gene Mckenzie
Fort Worth
Kaye Rives
Commerce
Pat McGarity
Sulphur Springs
Norman
Okla
Willis Duff
T. C. Williams
Bonham Golf Club
Bill Sanderson
Gober Club Plans Christmas Dinner and Gift Exchange
The Gober club will hold its annual Christmas covered dish supper and gift exchange Monday at 7 p m at the Center. Euclid McDonald, the chairman, says women bring a woman’s gift, men bring a man’s gift, and children bring a child’s gift for the exchange. Afterward, photos will be taken and games such as 42, dominoes, and checkers played.
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GOBER
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Gober Community Improvement Club
Euclid McDonald
Stewardess Brown Visiting Here
Miss Carolyn Brown an American Airlines stewardess based in New York is spending a week in Bonham with her parents Mr and Mrs Udell Brown visiting from the city.
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Carolyn Brown
American Airlines
New York City
Bonham
Udell Brown
Birth Announcement for A Eve''n Kimberly Collins
A Eve''n Kimberly Collins was born on November 15, 1968 at Greenville Surgical Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gene Collins. She weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Mr Earl Collins of Honey Grove and Mrs Silas Fry of Corsicana. Better Buys Buy Bonham.
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Eve''n Kimberly
Greenville Surgical Hospital
Gene Collins
Earl Collins
Honey Grove
Silas Fry
Corsicana
Whitewright UF Exceeds Goal in Fund Drive
Whitewright United Fund co chairmen Lakey Edwards and Sam Montgomery report contributions and pledges totaling 2414.03 dollars, surpassing the 2410 dollar goal. They anticipate additional gifts from supporters.
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Whitewright
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Whitewright United Fund
Lakey Edwards
Sam Montgomery
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Walace Alexander
Noble Chapman
Ottis Reeves
Bonham Women
Dottie Alexander
By Audrey McAlister
Wallace Alexander
Bobh Barrow
Josie Lee
New
Bowse
Mt. Pleasant
Style Shop
West Side Square
Robert Lockhart
Mrs. Maples
Yale
Nixon Asks
Saunders
Fannie Farmer
Helen Corbett
Webster
Texas
Saunders Book Store
Charles Smithy
Albert Charles Smithey, Jr
Gober Club
Stewardess Brown
Stuart
Cedar Street
Whitewright UF
W. 10Th St. Bonham
David Manning
Petticoat
Pettipants
West Side
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