Three Homes Open for Christmas Pilgrimage Tour
The Trowell and Error Garden Club sponsors a Christmas Pilgrimage of Homes tonight featuring the Wiggins Pitts and Smith residences. Out of town judges will pick the top three decorated homes and participants can enter by noon Thursday via the Chamber of Commerce. Residents note lighting along town streets and warn about cars with single headlamps on dark roads.
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Trowell and Error Garden Club
Jim Wiggins
John Pitts
Jimmy Smith
Wiggins
East 9Th
Pitts
North Main
Chamber of Commerce
Bonham Chamber votes: five director ballots due noon Wednesday
Voters must return postcard ballots to the Bonham Chamber of Commerce office by noon Wednesday. If desired, residents may write in alternative candidates beyond the seven named on the ballot.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Father Son Sideburn Compromise in Bonham
A Bonham father reached a compromise with his son over sideburn length. The dad allowed growth of one inch if the son cut four inches off, and the arrangement appears to be working.
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Dad
Appeal for Clothing and Help After Family Loss in Fire
An appeal seeks clothing and household items for the Walter Medcalf family after a blaze destroyed their home Monday. The Rev. Mac Hargrove urges a new home and asks donations of clothing, furniture, dishes, and utensils. Contact Mrs. W. C. Dobbs at 113 West 10th, phone 583-3493. The three daughters are ages 4, 5, and 3. sizes given include Mrs. Medcalf dress size 4 and shoe size 8. Mr. Medcalf shirt 14-14½ and pant 28-29.
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Walter Medcalf
Mac Hargrove
W. C. Dobbs
West 10Th
Anchorage Hit by Long Quake Shakes City Early
A lengthy 80 second quake struck Anchorage at about 2 10 am causing homes to rattle across the city. Seismologists estimate the magnitude around six on the Richter scale. No serious damage or injuries were reported despite heightened alert from Alaska's quake-prone history.
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Ancorage
Alaska
Anchorage
Berkeley
Portrait Presented for Bonham L. H. Rather Junior High
A portrait of the late L. H. Rather former Bonham school leader is presented for hanging in the L. H. Rather junior high school. Mrs. Rather and L. H. Rather Jr. of Houston delivered the portrait to principal B. R. Vestal during a brief ceremony with district officials and friends.
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L. H. Rather
Bonham Schools
Rather
John Meade
L. H. Rather, Jr
Joe Campbell
Vestal
Joe Denton
L. C. Biggers
Da Nang Battle Push In Jungle Fortress Clash
About 7 000 U S and South Vietnamese troops attacked a Communist jungle fortress 25 miles southwest of Da Nang as Marines and infantry pushed through monsoon fog. At least 123 guerrillas reported killed and 18 Americans dead with 73 wounded.
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Saigon
API
da Nang
UPI
David Lamb
South Vietnam
Bastion City
U.S
Dodge City
Arizona Territory
Lamb
Taylor Common
25Th Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Speech defects therapy added to Bonham Schools
Bonham Independent School District approves a new speech and hearing therapy class for grades six and under. Supt. Joe Campbell says teacher Mrs. David Murray will study at ETSU and begin work next semester. Attendance rose slightly despite flu related absences. lunchroom participation also increased.
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Bonham
Joe Campbell
David Murray
East Texas State University
ETSU
Murray
State College
Southeastern
Durant
Oklahoma
Navarro Junior College
Supt. Campbell
Supt
Campbell
State 121 Loop
Cecil
Warren Anderson
Zealous Trout
Trout
Mistletoe Sales Fade as Miniskirts Take Over
London report notes mistletoe sellers blaming miniskirts for shrinking demand. Cecil Dixon of Covent Garden says the skimpier fashion is driving year round interest away, and that mistletoe is a fast disappearing item due to increased sexual activity.
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London
UPI
Cecil Dixon
Covent Garden
Soviets Send Economic Chief to Czechoslovakia
Prague reports the Soviet Union dispatched its top economic planner to Czechoslovakia to probe stagnation complaints. A Bratislava newspaper laments missing a $400 million loan and signals an impending Czechoslovak Soviet summit. Frantisek Vlasak warns of higher prices, smaller wage gains, and indispensable austerity.
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Prague
UPI
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Rolnicke Noviny
Bratislava
Frantisek Vlasak
Split Deepens as Ky Attacks Clifford in Paris Talks
The U S South Vietnam split over Paris negotiations widens with Vice President Ky attacking Defense Secretary Clifford while Saigon rejects a Washington Hanoi dictated settlement. Ambassadors Harriman Lam and Kiem press for a united front and expanded talks in Paris.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
Washington
Clifford
Saigon
Clifford’s
Harriman
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Hanoi
United States
Tran Buu Kiem
Kiem
Clark M. Clifford
Nguyen Cao
a__ television network
Texas water plan offers 14 new reservoirs across state
The Texas Water Development Board unveiled a plan to build fourteen new reservoirs in Northeast Texas and beyond to boost flood control, economic development, recreation, and water supply. Projects include Bonham Big Pine Pecan Bayou Liberty Hill and more in multiple basins with Mississippi River basin imports. interregional transfers target Houston and other areas as feasibility studies proceed.
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Austin
IPS
Texas
Texas Water Plan
Water Development Board
Bonham
Big Pine
Pecan Bayou
Liberty Hill
Red River
Cooper
Parkhouse Stage
Naples
Sulphur River
Titus County
Marshall
Black Cypress
Cypress River
Mineola
Lake Fork
Big Sandy
Carthage
Sabine
Lake Texoma
Lake O
Pines
Caddo
Mississippi River
Texas Water System
Cypress Creek
Texas Water
Sabine River
Houston
Conroe
Cleveland
Lake Creek
Lower East Fork
San Jacinto
Bedias Creek
Paris Judge Harrison Dies After Heart Attack
Lamar and Fannin counties Sixth Judicial District Judge Harrison 63 of Paris died at 2:39 a.m. Tuesday after a second heart attack. Funeral Wednesday at Fry and Gibbs. burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Jeannette Evans and three daughters and a son. County offices close to allow attendance.
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A. M. Harrison
Paris
Lamar
Fannin Counties
St. Joseph's Hospital
Harrison
Fry and Gibbs
Evergreen Cemetery
Sixth Judicial District
A. §. Broadfoot
Baylor University
University of Texas Law School
First National Bank
NeTseo Trails Council
Council Trust Fund
Council
Bonham
First United Methodist Church of
Lions Club
North Texas
Texas Bar Associations
Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
Jeannette Evans
Perry Davis
Midland
Spencer Abbott
Judy Harrison
Dickie Harrison
Fannin County
Bonham and Savoy Schools Win HEW Title I Aid
Congressman Ray Roberts said Bonham and Savoy districts were approved by the Office of Education, HEW for Title I financial help. Bonham may receive 19112 dollars with 6689 dollars payable now. Savoy 2503 dollars with 876 dollars payable now. Superintendents are Joe C. Campbell of Bonham and Robert F. Hodge of Savoy.
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Ray Roberts
Bonham and Savoy
Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bonham
Savoy
Joe C. Campbell
Bonham Schools
Robert F. Hodge
Bonham Forecast Sees Drizzle Then Clearing This Week
A warming trend brings light rain and drizzle to the Bonham area tonight with mostly cloudy skies. A cool front moves through late Wednesday to end precipitation and clear the region, bringing higher temperatures.
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Bonham
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Bonham Reservoir
A.M. Harrison
Bonham, Savoy
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