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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1971
Page
1
Local residents may see themselves on Channel 8 tonight as a 10 minute Renner Foundation segment airs in the 6 and 10 p m news. Filmed near Mark Askew farm north of Honey Grove during a recent barbecue and field day, some footage will appear in the broadcast.
Indian troops on a 60 mile front advance to within 22 miles of Dacca as Pakistan fights in Kashmir and Sylhet falls to Indian forces. The UN General Assembly urges cease fire while Pakistan seeks a civilian government.
Bonham officials postponed the Christmas parade due to rain and sleet but aim to hold it Thursday at 5 p m with Santa Claus candy and bands from Bonhi Honey Grove and local groups. Floats cars bicycles riding clubs compete for 25 15 and 10 dollar prizes. Parade forms on West Fifty Street circles the square and ends on North Center Street. Weather calls for colder temps and possible light rain.
Liz William pinch hits for Jean Lynch on Monday and Tuesday in the district clerk's office as Lynch recovers from illness, leaving the office temporarily staffed by a placeholder.
U S B52 bombers targeted suspected Viet Cong headquarters in Cambodia and North Vietnam with strikes early this week. Reports say at least 109 Communist fighters were killed and US air forces conducted protective reaction raids against antiaircraft sites.
Bonham area residents are urged to light up for the annual Home Lighting Contest sponsored by the Trowell and Error Garden Club. Out of town judges will tour the city Monday through Thursday, with final selections made by all three judges at a later time. Prizes total 1250 from Texas Power and Light, Bonham State Bank, First National Bank, and the Garden Club. first prize 50, second 30, third 20.
United Nations General Assembly backed a cease fire call for India and Pakistan after nine hours of debate, 104 to 11 with 10 abstentions. Indian officials indicated they would study the resolution but questionable it could be implemented. several diplomats expect India to ignore the measure.
Old weather outlook for Bonham shows light rain or drizzle tonight and Thursday as a new cold front moves through. Temperatures drop to the upper teens tonight and mid 40s by Thursday with earlier sun giving way to clouds and a 40 degree minimum Wednesday morning.
Fannin county officers said Wednesday noon that Ben Griffin, indicted on an embezzlement charge, had not been taken into custody for bond. Griffin, former tax officer for the Bonham independent school district, faced a $6,900 shortage in tax funds and was relieved of duties after an audit.
Despite protests and boycott threats, beer tent owners at Munich’s October festival raised prices by 13 percent. Visitors drank about four million liters of beer, nine percent more than in 1970, according to city officials.
Deputy Hobby Madison said Billy Barker, a passenger, was hurt in a two vehicle collision at the Highway 78 and Ivanhoe Road intersection Tuesday afternoon. Huffman and King were the drivers with Huffman turning left from the southbound on Route 78 toward Ivanhoe Road. Barker was taken to Bonham hospital.
The Daily Favorite reports Fannin County joins a newly formed three-county EDA district in North Texas after years of being a lone eligible area. Congressman Ray Roberts' Washington office confirmed the move Wednesday morning as part of the approval process.
The Price Commission approved an average 3.6 percent rise for U S Steel Corp covering a wide product line through August. The move aims to stabilize prices and could influence broad cost structures.
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