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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1968
Page
13
Houston postmaster Granville Elder reports a plastic heat sealed wrap trained to secure fragile parcels like supermarket produce. The polyvinyl chloride covering speeds rewrapping, reduces readdressing, and cuts costs as holiday mail volume rises nationwide.
Ladonia native Charles F. Scott was appointed administrative erector for the North and South Permian districts of Atlantic Richfield Co. with headquarters in Midland. He earned a BA in accounting from the University of Texas in 1948 and joined ARCO in Dallas as an accounting trainee, later serving in West Texas since 1951.
Wolfe City Kiwanis club will install new officers at the Ladies Night banquet in the Cadillac hotel Greenville Monday night. Officers slated include Dwain Bruner president Reuben Milton vice president Ken Austin secretary Sidney Wasson treasurer and directors Earl Nichols Tommy Rains Tom Robnett Allen Thomason Dorman Tucker Charles Davis Hubert Stidham Bobby Owens Gilbert Nelson.
Chief Renfro and Officer Harper attended a Thursday Fort Worth meeting where federal and state officials discussed a police aid program. Renfro noted the officials' presence and outlined steps for local communities to apply for the assistance.
The schedule lists daily meals for a school lunchroom from December 16 to 26. It covers soups, casseroles, sides, desserts, and beverages with items like vegetable beef soup, hot tamales, tuna casserole, turkey with gravy, and ham hock with sides, plus milk daily.
In Malaga a 16 year old deaf mute named Peter Williams asks for his father while police search for his British parents who left him with 67 cents on a Malaga street. The boy says he cannot locate London home or full parental names and was left with his younger brothers during a car trip from Almeria.
Dallas state Senator-elect Mike McKee proposes a bill to acquire the Texas School Book Depository to convert the building into a world class museum. He argues the state must act now to preserve the site and records of the November 22, 1963, assassination for future generations.
Bonham police were told a typewriter was stolen from the Bailey Inglish school office. Principal Don Manhart reported two office windows broken to reach the desk area where the typewriter sat.
In 1968 Texas remained strongly Democratic as Johnson and Connally exited politics. Humphrey won by about 40,000 votes, Democrats expanded power, while Republicans gained only a Dallas seat via Jim Collins after Joe Pool’s death. Paul Eggers carried 45 percent against Smith, and George Wallace drew significant but waning support. Ben Barnes emerged as a hot political figure.
William J. Fields, a 79 year old caretaker in Chicago, inherits 15000 dollars from Flat Nose the wealthy tiger striped cat who died Friday. The cat’s will, written by Margaret Montgomery before her death nine years ago, specified Fields would receive the money and rent free living while he cared for Montgomery’s other cats. The pet’s passing ends Fields long wait for an inheritance and he said he feels as if he has lost a child.
The University of Texas regents agreed to accept bids next month on 25 million dollars in revenue bonds to fund Austin campus construction. Bonds will be repaid from student building use fees and utility revenues. About 14 million will extend the utility system, 1.25 million covers interest and sinking fund, with the rest for buildings planned or under construction.
The Bonham Texas Sun reports results and happenings from the December 15 1968 edition, noting local events, sports updates, and community notices within the paper’s pages.
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