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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1973
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription rates for the Texas Daily Press League including $200 per month $1200 per year and $15.00 per year for publication access. It notes entitlements and credits for publication use and mentions publication at the paper’s discretion.
A list of upcoming public meetings across multiple districts and cities including school boards city councils and commissions. Entries note dates times and locations such as school buildings city halls county offices and superintendent offices from Jan 7 to Jan 34 with several December 14 items and a Jan 2 soil and water district session.
Bonham Public Library adds fiction and non fiction titles for all readers. Notable works include Evelyn Anthony Thornton Wilder and Peter Gent plus non fiction titles on crafts and life letters. The list features holiday gifts and popular authors of the period.
Debra Gail Smyth bride elect of Kay McComb as honored by Lannius Methodist Church women at a bridal shower with Mrs Tom Jarrell Mrs Wille Washerlesky and Mrs Johnny Rencher as hostesses. Colors midnight and pale blue featured in decorations. Punch cookies and a lace table setting plus a blue and white floral arrangement. Invitations list Mrs Jarrell Earl Brewer J B Horton and Mrs Johnny Kencher for refreshments. Smyth and McComb to wed January 4 1974 at the First United Methodist Church Bonham in a ceremony.
The Fannin County Electric Cooperative held its annual Christmas dinner and program at the Seambdy Room on Chestnut Street. Harold Walker gave an invocation and introduced new employees and guests while the program featured Christmas carols and remarks from company officials.
Taylor Ray Buddy Williams has been named comptroller of the Bonham Savings and Loan Association by the board. Williams, son of Mr and Mrs T C Williams, is a Bondanton and Texas Tech graduate with a bachelor of business administration in accounting. He served in the U S Army from 1960 to 1962 and worked in General Cable Corp as an accountant for 10 years before joining Carl 1 Bryan and Co. He is a member of the Presbyterian church Kiwanis club Bonham Golf club and active in Boy Scout work. Mrs Williams is a public school teacher in Bonham and they have two children, Terry and Brad, who live at 100 Wes Michael.
Patricia McCormack reports on how women can reduce rape risk through awareness and actions. The piece cites Indianapolis measures cutting rape numbers and offers steps such as assessing attackers, noting descriptions, and escaping tactics. It also notes national stats and urges vigilance for home, travel, and commuting scenarios.
In a Saigon area ambush, communist forces killed an American officer who stood with hands up to show he was unarmed. One US soldier and seven others wounded in the attack on three helicopters during a mission to locate an American body. The incident marks the first US military casualty since the January cease-fire.
The Rev Paul F Hunt longtime superintendent of the Grayson County Baptist Association for 23 years announces retirement effective January He previously led Fannin county churches for eight years His work saw 12 new churches organized into the association native of Leonard Texas and a Baylor Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate plans to move to Sherman after retirement
The Trinity Baptist Women hosted a Womens Missionary Union Christmas party at Mrs. Melvina Wilson’s home on Tuesday at 2 pm. Pauline Palmer co hosted, carols were sung, readings given, and a birthday cake with candles was shared. Gifts for the exchange came from the tree alongside decorations and visitors attended.
The First United Methodist Church plans a Christian New Year’s Eve in its Fellowship Hall with movies table games TV food coffee and nursery for children. The event ends with a communion service in the sanctuary at midnight led by Rev Bob Bush inviting other church members to join.
The comet Kohoutek will be best viewed after December 28 as dawn glare and sunrise proximity hinder ground observers. A Space Agency spokesman warns stars may be hazardous to eyes if viewed with binoculars or telescopes as the object nears its solar approach. Kohoutek moves toward the sun at 137000 mph and will pass about 13 million miles away on December 28 before heading outward, approaching 75 million miles from Earth on January 15.
Sun events include golden wedding receptions for C S Donohoe in Ivanhoe J O Daniel in Bonham Route 3 and Guy Glenn at Dodd City ranch plus church programs at St Elizabeth First United Methodist and Central Baptist. Week features several dinners clubs and Scout activities through Dec 20 with Christmas programs and parties.
The 4H County Council gathered in the Assembly Room of the Fannin Electric Co-Op for its annual Christmas party with over 50 members. Gale Roberts chaired the business session. Terry Chaney and Anette Roberts led singing. Penny Ballard reported on the district meeting. Ter Roberts and Kenneth Crantil spoke on Gold Star banquets. James Barker read the White Elephant story.
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