Moore Drug Store History and local notes from Bonham
Article records Mrs. J. T. Morris inquiry about when Moore Drug Store operated in Bonham and Mrs. W. D. Dale recalls a 1901 corner location near present J C Penney. Also includes light local items about a Siamese cat Sam, Jones Field expansion plans, and hunters Harry Simpson and Joe Welch hoping for favorable holidays weather.
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Cantrell
J. T. Morris
Moore Drug
Bonham
W. D. Dale
J. C. Penney
Harry Simpson
Joe Welch
National Crime Rate Rises 19 Percent in 1968 Nine Months
FBI reports the national crime rate for January to September 1968 rose 19 percent from the same period in 1967. City areas over 250 000 saw a 21 percent gain, suburbs 19 percent, and rural zones 13 percent. Violent crime up 32 percent in the first three quarters, with forcible rape up 17 percent, murder 15 percent, and aggravated assault 13 percent.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Home Destroyed By Fire Monday West Of Bonham
A Bonham area home occupied by the Walter Medcalf family on the Jimmie Buford place west of Bonham on Highway 82 burned mid morning Monday. The family lost all furniture and clothing as Bonham volunteer firemen arrived to save outbuildings and a burning pasture ignited by sparks.
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Walter Medcalf
Jimmie Buford
Bonham
Bonham Soldier Jerry White Missing in Action in Vietnam
Bonham 20 year old Private First Class Jerry M. White is missing in action in Vietnam. His mother Mrs Ruth White of 101 English Street learned of the status from an Army sergeant and a telegram received Monday stating he has been missing since December 13 during a combat operation. White had been in Vietnam about three weeks after training at Fort Polk then Washington. He attended Bonham schools and worked at the Bonham Cotton Mill and DeRose Industries before enlisting in June. He has two brothers and a sister living in Bonham.
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Bonham Army
Jerry M. White
Vietnam
Ruth White
English Street
Dallas
Army
Bonham
White
Bonham Cotton
DeRose Industries
Fort Polk
Washington
Private White
Robert White
Tommy White, Jr
Lillian Ruth Wright
Weekend Violence Pushes Texas Death Toll Toward Peak
United Press International reports 28 people died violently in Texas weekend incidents from Friday evening to Sunday night. Highways claimed 20 lives in crashes including an Iowa Park teen Roger Dale Richardson, and two-car collisions near Henderson and Giddings. The fatalities also include three homicides three deaths by burning and two from other causes. Ben and wife Ben Bailey perished in a Lubock house fire awaiting cause determination.
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United Press International
Texas
Iowa Park
Farm Road
Roger Dale Richardson
Curtis Johnson
Henderson
Judy Kazmierskie
Sharon Dee Gottula
Houston
Elaine Jefferson
Los Angeles
U.S. 290
Giddings
Ben Bailey
Lubock
Flu Not Heavy Yet in Texas
The Hong Kong flu, new virus strain, has not invaded Texas seriously yet. Health Commissioner Dr. J. E. Peavy reports 12 isolated cases through the weekend since the count began three weeks ago. The most recent case was Friday in Tyler.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
J. E. Peavy
Tyler
Humphrey Accepts Teaching Post at MacAlester and U of M
Hubert H. Humphrey announced he will return to teaching after leaving the vice presidency. He accepted a shared professorship at MacAlester College in St Paul and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to stretch his mind and senses through student work.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
MacAlester College
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
MacAlester
Minnapolis
Experiment Fails As Woman Dies After Reactor Exposure
A Japanese woman died after a 10 hour exposure inside a nuclear reactor on August 20 in an effort to treat cancer. The patient was unnamed and the incident was reported by UPI from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
UPI
Woman Injured As Car Overturns Near Leonard
A one car crash on Highway 69, about a mile and a half west of Leonard, left Mrs. Raymond Hoy with slight injuries. She was taken to Greenville Medical Center. Patrolman Jake Jackson said Hoy’s small foreign car slid off the road shoulder, and when she tried to return to the pavement the vehicle overturned. Hoy, a New York native living in Commerce with her husband, attends East Texas State University.
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Leonard
Highway 69
Raymond Hoy
Greenville Medical Center
Highway
Jake Jackson
Hoy
New York State
Commerce
East Texas State University
Two Fire Calls Reported by Bonham Volunteers
The Bonham volunteer fire department handled two alarms Saturday. One at Williams Gun at Cotton Center where oil on the ground ignited, and another at the AOK motel where a mattress was on fire.
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Bonham
Seven North Vietnam Prisoners Freed in Gulf Repatriation
Seven captured North Vietnamese sailors released by U S authorities in the Gulf of Tonkin on a small junk, after talks in Vientiane. They were taken 12 miles off Haiphong and released northeast of Vinh, with a U S helicopter nearby for safety.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tonkin
Duluth
Edwin W. Rosenberg
7Th Fleet
Price of Peace Thieu Demands Reds Get Out End To Squabbling
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford urged Saigon and Hanoi to stop squabbling over peace talks and pursue substance to end the Vietnam War. He said the United States has no obligation to keep 540,000 troops in place while a political settlement is sought and suggested reductions in combat levels could precede full talks. He believed Hanoi wants a settlement and may accept military understandings to withdraw troops, potentially ending the conflict before next year.
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Washington
UPI
Clark M. Clifford
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Paris
United State
Clifford
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Richard M. Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Biy
Thieu
U.S
Viet Cong
Nixon
Paris Talks Loom as Thieu Demands Communist Surrender
South Vietnam's Thieu calls for Communists to stop all activities, to negotiate directly on a war settlement, and rejects any Communist organizations in the country. Viet Cong leaders fly into Paris for talks slated to begin November 6 amid procedural disputes over seating. Clifford urges end to squabbling and faster talks to halt battlefield deaths.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Judge Broadfoot Named to Sixth District Bench
Judge A S Broadfoot of Bonham, a retired former sixth district judge, will serve in Judge A M Harrison's absence as Harrison recovers from a heart attack. The assignment was ordered by Judge Dallas Blankenship in Dallas, noting Broadfoot's 12 years on the sixth district bench prior to retirement.
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A. S. Broadfoot
Bonham
Sixth Judicial District
A. M. Harrison
Harrison
Broadfoot
Wesley Farmer
Dallas
Flu Epidemic Strains Nation as Absenteeism Rises
Absenteeism among police officers teachers and government workers climbs as the Hong Kong flu spreads across the United States. Health officials warn of up to 400 deaths in New York City and a national total nearing 700, with peak expected in January.
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Atlanta
API
New York City
Washington
D.C
South
Midwest
New York
Edward O'Rourke
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
Des Moines
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Drake University
Cafe at Leonard Burglarized After Midnight
The Evans cafe at Leonard was burglarized after midnight Monday morning. Deputies H R Van Zandt and Bobby Madison reported windows broken to gain entry. Cigarettes and some cash were taken. Sheriff Dudley Jackson's office confirmed the incident.
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Evans Cafe
Leonard
Dudley Jackson
H. R. van Zandt
Bobby Madison
Apollo 8 Astronauts Seek Medical Clearance for Moon Orbit
Cape Kennedy reports Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders cleared for launch on December 24 1968 to circle the earth twice then enter lunar orbit for six days. The space crew plans live telecasts from the moon and a Christmas Eve transmission to the U S and Japan.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Borman
Andres
Charles Berry
Berry
Moonport
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Moon
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Myrtle
Joe Keene
Sam
Joe
Jones Field
White House
President Elect
Richard Nixon
President Johnson
Johnson
Electoral College
UPI Telephoto
Jerry White
Cong
Hong Kong
Indianapolis
Claude Edwards
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fire Department
Catholic University
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Eric Oldberg
Chicago Board of Health
Norman J. Rose
Illinois
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