Bonham Memories and Local Happenings in Bonham
Residents recall Moore Drug Store location on the square near current J C Penney site with 1901 as possible arrival. Myrtle and Joe Keene describe their Siamese cat Sam avoiding visitors and preferring under the bed for safety. Jones Field expansion plans and storage improvements to base more planes near Dallas area. Harry Simpson and Joe Welch discuss bird hunting plans for upcoming holidays and favorable weather desires.
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Myrtle
Joe Keene
Sam
Joe
Myrtle Tooch
Harry Simpson
Joe Welch
National Crime Rate Rises 19 Percent in Nine Months 1968
FBI reports the national crime rate for the first nine months of 1968 was 19 per cent higher than the same period in 1967. Major areas show increases with cities over 250000 up 21 per cent, suburbs 19 per cent, and rural areas 13 per cent. Violent crime also up 32 per cent for three quarters. rape, murder, and aggravated assault all rise.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Home Destroyed By Fire Monday At Jim mie Buford Place
Bonham volunteers fought a mid morning blaze that destroyed the Walter Medcalf home on the Jimmie Buford place west of Bonham on Highway 82. The family lost furniture and clothing, but outbuildings and a burning pasture nearby were saved.
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Walter Medcalf
Jimmie Buford
Bonham
Bonham Soldier Jerry White Missing In Action In Vietnam
Bonham 20 year old Army infantryman Pvt First Class Jerry M White is missing in action in Vietnam. His mother Mrs Ruth White received word Sunday from an Army sergeant in Dallas. The Army telegram says he has been missing since December 13 and was last seen on a combat operation. A search is in progress and the mother will be advised of further information. White had been in Vietnam about three weeks and recently received a Christmas card and letter postmarked December 11. Born November 1 1948 in Bonham he worked at the Bonham cotton mill and DeRose Industries before enlisting in June. Trained at Fort Polk LA he was stationed in Washington before going overseas last month. He leaves behind two brothers Robert and Tommy Jr and a sister Lillian Ruth Wright, all 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 to high peak
United Press International reports 28 people died violently in Texas from Friday evening to Sunday midnight. Most fatalities stemmed from traffic crashes including an 18 year old Iowa Park driver Roger Dale Richardson and a Henderson couple, with others from Houston and Los Angeles among the victims. A Lubock fire killed Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bailey at their home as investigators probe causes.
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United Press
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 has not heavily affected Texas with only 12 isolated cases reported over three weeks. The health commissioner Dr J E Peavy warned it could spread statewide soon, noting the latest case was reported Friday in Tyler.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
J. E. Peavy
Tyler
Humphrey Returns to Teaching Roles at Two Colleges
Hubert H. Humphrey announced he will take a shared professorship at MacAlester College in St Paul and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis after losing the vice presidency. He said returning to teaching will stretch his mind and senses through student interaction. He formerly taught political science at MacAlester before his mayoral career in Minneapolis.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Democratic Party
MacAlester College
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
MacAlester
Minnapolis
Japanese Woman Dies After Neutron Bombardment in Cancer Trial
TOKYO UPI reports a Japanese woman died after spending 10 hours inside a nuclear reactor on August 20 as doctors attempted neutron bombardment to destroy cancer. The patient remained unidentified.
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Tokyo
UPI
Woman Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash Near Leonard
A one car wreck on Highway 69, about a mile and a half west of Leonard, left Mrs. Raymond Hoy with minor injuries. Hoy was transported to Greenville Medical Center after her small foreign car slipped off the shoulder and overturned as she tried to rejoin the pavement. Hoy, a New York native living in Commerce with her husband while they attend East Texas State University, was the sole occupant.
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Leonard
Highway 69
Raymond Hoy
Greenville Medical Center
Highway
Jake Jackson
Hoy
New York State
Commerce
East Texas State University
Bonham Fire Responds to Two Saturday Alarms
The Bonham volunteer fire department answered two alarms Saturday one at the Williams Gun Cotton Center where oil on the ground ignited and the other at the AOK motel where a mattress was on fire.
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Bonham
Seven North Vietnam Prisoners Freed In Gulf Repatriation
In a goodwill move, the United States released seven captured North Vietnamese sailors in the Gulf of Tonkin and ferried them home by small boat. The action followed talks in Vientiane and involved a junk voyage under U.S. orders with a Duluth crew aboard to monitor the crossing.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
Tonkin
Duluth
Edwin W. Rosenberg
7Th Fleet
Price of Peace Thieu Demands Reds Get Out End To Squabbling
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford urged South Vietnam and North Vietnam to end squabbles over procedural issues and pursue real negotiations. He said the United States has no obligation to keep 540,000 troops in Vietnam while Saigon and Hanoi seek a political settlement and suggested possible steps to reduce combat levels before talks. He believed Hanoi seeks a resolution and may agree to military understandings leading to troop withdrawal 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
Hig
Thieu demands end to Communist activity for peace in Vietnam
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu demanded an end to all Communist activity as a condition for peace. He said Communists must deal directly with his regime and ruled out any coalition with Viet Cong. U.S. Clifford urged rapid talks and an end to squabbling to stop the killing in South Vietnam.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Thieu
U.S
Clark M. Clifford
Viet Cong
Judge Broadfoot Assigned to Sixth District Bench
Judge A S Broadfoot of Bonham a retired sixth district judge was named to serve in Judge A M Harrison's absence. Harrison recently suffered a heart attack and remains ill though improving. the order was signed Monday in Dallas by Judge Dallas Blankenship. Broadfoot previously served about twelve years on the sixth district bench before retirement.
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A. S. Broadfoot
Bonham
Sixth Judicial District
A. M. Harrison
Harrison
Broadfoot
Wesley Farmer
Dallas
Flu strains boost absences as Hong Kong flu spreads
Absenteeism grows among police, teachers and government workers as the Hong Kong flu spreads nationwide. Health officials estimate 300 to 400 deaths in New York City area and a nationwide peak in January. Hospitals report swamped calls for vaccine and many institutions close for holidays.
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Atlanta
API
New York City
Washington
D.C
South
Midwest
New York
Edward O’rourke
Cafe at Leonard Burglarized in Monday Break-in
The Evans cafe at Leonard was burglarized after midnight Monday morning. Deputy investigators H R Van Zandt and Bobby Madison reported broken windows used for entry. Cigarettes and some cash were taken in the burglary.
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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 three Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders underwent morning medical tests to confirm fitness for the six day moon orbit mission scheduled to launch Saturday at 7 50 a m est. The test data will be compared with post flight checks to assess weightlessness effects.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Borman
Andres
Charles Berry
Berry
Moonport
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Moon
Japan
United States
Ieee
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J. T. Morris
Moore Drug Store
W. D. Dale
J. C. Penney
Jones Field
White House
President Elect
Richard Nixon
President Johnson
Nixon
Johnson
Electoral College
Jerry White
Haiphong
Vinh
Cong
Hong Kong
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
Des Moines
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Drake University
Indianapolis
Claude Edwards
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fire Department
Catholic University
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Eric Oldberg
Chicago Board of Health
Norman J. Rose
Ilinois State
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