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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
1
Bonham issued total building permits of 1 007 820 in 1966 marking a third straight year above 1 million. Residential work led with 385 950, with May the peak month at 333 725 for school expansion at the future I W Evans elementary.
Frances Johns art and science teacher at Bailey Inglish elementary in Bonham has been named Teacher of the Month for January by The Instructor national journal. The award cites her ability to fuse art and science and to develop children's skills, talents and character through integrated, creative lessons.
A reader offers the address of former Bonham boy R. A. Dixon HM 36962854, Reo 3 CAPP, Fifth Marine, First Marine Division, Rein, FMF, care of Too in San Francisco CA 96602, inviting shipmates and townsfolk to send greetings.
The clipping bundle from Fairbanks Alaska details extreme cold and thick ice fog closing airports and chilling driving conditions. Temperatures ranged from 46 degrees below zero to 53 below, with Nenana and Yankovich Road areas noted for deep cold. A light note mentions Mrs Bragg bringing coffee and cookies to trash collectors on a frigid morning.
J D Toney and Leonard Graphic report Bill Christian found her 12 year old parakeet dead in the morning. The bird had belonged to Bill’s mother, the late Mrs Binaton, and its loss saddened the family.
Sue Rattan anticipates good snow after rain. Lyndell Purdy recalls sleeplessness from Thursday night rain, noting wheat yet to emerge and crowded roads hindering fields.
Patrolman Dwayne Cox reports a spare tire slid from a pickup driven by Cecil Lester Rolen of Bells and struck a second pickup driven by Jack Weldon Elliott of Sherman Rt. 2 on US 23.3 miles west of Bunhair, narrowly avoiding a major accident after Rolen hauled scrap iron to Honey Grove.
Investigating officers estimate damage above 450 after a 31 car collision at Boyd and Center. City officers Bobby Madison and Sam Patton identified drivers Homer Marion Barker William R Snodgrass and Mrs Ellen Gayne Bowden. Bowden stepped onto Boyd as Snodgrass turned into the street causing Barker to hit Snodgrass and push it into Bowden.
UPI reports Communist Romania accused the United States of bombing the Romanian embassy in Hanoi during air raids. Yugoslav Tanjug quoted Bucharest officials as saying the embassy seat, located near other foreign missions, was damaged amid protests in Romanian cities. Western officials said no raid reached Hanoi's residential districts, suggesting damage may result from stray shells or missiles. Pravda criticized U S denial of attacks in Hanoi.
The California Angels invited veteran outfielder Hector Lopez to attend the club's spring training camp as a free agent. Lopez was released unconditionally by the New York Yankees after the 1966 season.
Gov John Connally proposed a 1967 69 state budget totaling 4.66 billion, requiring over 1 billion in new appropriations and 65 million in new taxes. The plan omits city aid and a general teacher pay raise, boosting the tax bill while signaling broad health and highway investments.
U S Air Cavalry units punched through to surround an estimated 400 to 600 Viet Cong near the central highlands 38 miles north of Qui Nhon as artillery and air strikes pounded the area. Marines in the north reported 23 Viet Cong killed in hit and run sweeps while B52s hit DMZ positions for the third straight day.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said on return from a 22,700 mile mission that other nations should boost aid to South Vietnam and possibly send more combat troops. He noted NATO weathered France's withdrawal and could rebuild for a space age, while offering no new backing from specific allies.
South Vietnamese constituent assembly approved creating a vice presidency to be elected next year as part of a civilian government with a president and premier. The measure passed 80 to 28 amid debate over a new executive post. powers of the vice president remain unspecified while the president can appoint the cabinet.
Bonham area expects fair weather Sunday with a slight warming trend in the afternoon. Rain totaled 1.55 inches Friday and Friday night, with dense fog early Saturday. Lows near freezing Sunday morning and afternoon temperatures in the 60s. The rainfall is welcomed after a light spell through October and November.
A blaze at the Jones Shopping Center in Daingerfield Texas caused an estimated 500000 in damage. Firefighters from Daingerfield Lone Star Hughes Springs and Mount Pleasant fought the flames which destroyed a supermarket washateria auto accessories store five and dime and an office building. The Jones Furniture Store suffered heavy smoke and water damage while it was the only building left intact.
Fire department crews were dispatched Friday night to the Sundowner Hotel where a neon sign caught fire. firefighters extinguished the blaze and checked for extension.
Two single vehicle wrecks Friday night left one man, Daniel Rayford, with head injuries after his car left U S 82 near Dodd City and crashed into a tree. Lonnie Winston’s car left State Highway 78 near Bonham and struck a telephone pole, breaking it.
Sikh religious leader Sant Fateh Singh started a 10 day fast in Amritsar vowing to burn himself to death if the government does not restore Punjab state. He sits at a shrine guarded by followers and will subsist on salt water. Hindu monk Swami Surya began a counter fast. Six other priests support Singh and threaten self immolation a day earlier.
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