Bill Brotherton Rites Set for 4 P.M.
William S. Bill Brotherton 85 of 502 South Main was found dead at his home Tuesday December 17 1968. Justice of the Peace Clark Benton ruled death from natural causes. Funeral service 4 p.m. today at Wise Chapel with Rev J R Welch officiating. Interment in Dodd City cemetery. Survivors include son Hubert Brotherton Stephenville daughter Grace James Garland six grandchildren nine great grandchildren one great great grandchild. Active pallbearers listed.
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William S
Bill) Brotherton
South Main
Justice of
Clark Benton
Wisechapel
J. R. Welch
Clark Memorial United Methodist Church
Dodd City
Mr. Brotherton
Fannin County
Bonham
Hubert Brotherton
Stephenville
Grace James
Garland
Ted Lane
Willie Carpenter
Billy Joe Farmer
George Biggert- Staff
Johnny Crockett
Jess Victory
Georgia Hopper Rites Will be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Hopper 87 will be held at the Tele Phone Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be in Forest Grove cemetery. She died in a Bonham nursing home Tuesday Dec 17 1968. Survivors include a son Morris Hopper and two daughters Mrs. Joe Walter and Mrs. Evelyn Beavers. Active pallbearers will be named.
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Georgia Hopper
TelePhone Church of Christ
Norman Dean
Tom Newhouse
Honey Grove
Church of Christ
Forest Grove
Hopper
Bonham
Morris Hopper
Telephone
Dauhters
Joe Walter
Jace, Ariz
Evelyn Beavers
Clyde
Local figures listed in court session record
Othel Smith Floyd Ray Gibbs Loyd Dillon Bud Slage Sam my Smith and Mack Barker appear in the court docket alongside other names as part of the session record observers in the municipal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othel Smith
Floyd Ray Gibbs
Loyd Dillon
Bud Slage
Sammy Smith
Mack Barker
Services Set Thursday For Mrs Vestal
Mrs. Albert Vestal 85 died December 17 1968 in Whitewright nursing home after illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday First Baptist Church officiated by her son Rev Dan Vestal of Fort Worth. Interment City cemetery Whitewright. Earnheart directing. Survivors: son Rev Dan Vestal Fort Worth daughter Mrs H C Hymer Pottsboro two sisters Cad Do Oklahoma Mrs Grover Vestal Whitewright six grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Trenton
Albert Vestal
Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Dan Vestal
Fort Worth
Earnheart
Mrs. Vestal
Fannin County
John Smith
H. C. Hymer
Pottsboro
Maggie Joins
Caddo
Okla
Grover Vestal
World War I Veteran Vernon A Christian Sr Dies
Vernon A. Christian Sr. a World War I veteran died at the Bonham VA Center hospital on Tuesday December 17 1968. Interment will be at Fort Bliss cemetery in El Paso. Cooper Funeral Home handles arrangements. He was a Presbyterian and is survived by son Vernon A. Christian Jr. of Dallas.
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Vernon A. Christian, Sr
Bonham VA Center
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Cooper Funeral Home
Presbyterian Church
Vernon A. Christian, Jr
Dallas
McIntosh Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Douglas McIntosh age 59 were held at the First United Methodist church at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Richard Kerney of Van Alstyne officiating. Condolences and details followed in the local obituary column.
Machine to tally votes proposed by House ethics panel
The House Ethics Committee proposed mechanizing roll calls to prevent errors in voting by absent members. House Clerk W. Pat Jennings supports a device that records each lawmaker's vote as it is read, displays names and votes, and prints a running tally and final totals with names. The panel, in an interim report to Speaker McCormack, said it is not ready to assign blame for discrepancies seen before adjournment.
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Washington
UPI
House
W. Pat. Jennings
John W. McCormack
Study Finds Roll Calls Unchanged by Absent Members
A report concludes that members recorded present or voting while out of town did not influence outcomes. It analyzed 428 roll calls and found no case where results were affected by the absence.
Hightower Resigns as Western New Mexico Coach
Tommy Hightower steps down as head football coach at Western New Mexico University in Silver City after serving in the role. The resignation comes amid ongoing athletics transitions.
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Silver City
N.M
UPID
Tommy Hightower
Western New
Hightower Resigns After Three Seasons With Mustangs
Mexico reports in Silver City newspaper that Hightower has resigned after a 10-14 record across three seasons with the Mustangs.
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Mexico
Silver City
Hightower
The
Mustangs
Seven Killed by Mountain Tribesmen in Christmas Swoop
Mountain tribesmen killed seven people including three children in Manila after entering homes by posing as Christmas singers. Philippine Constabulary reported the attack occurred Sunday as the assailants used knives and spears.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine Constabulary
Mrs McIntosh Rites Conducted by Local Clergy
Mrs. McIntosh a Leonard schools teacher since 1954 died in a Sherman hospital on Saturday December 14 1968 born September 30 1900 at Van Alstyne. Survived by husband C. Q. McIntosh Leonard a son Charles O. McIntosh Washington a daughter Linda Boggs Dallas two brothers L. G. Douglas Van Alstyne and John Charles Douglas Memphis Tenn. Interment in Van Alstyne Cemetery. Taylor Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Douglas
van Alstyne
John Charles Douglas
Memphis, Tenn
Mann Services Set Thursday for Stillborn Son
Graveside services for the stillborn son of Mr and Mrs Cardell Mann of Ivanhoe will be held at 10 am Thursday in New Harmony Cemetery near Ladonia. Wise Funeral Home is in charge of the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardell Mann
Ivanhoe
New Harmony
Ladonia
Wise Funeral Home
Communists Mass 30 000 Men for Vietnam Fight
South Vietnam Premier Tran Van Huong warned that the Communists are massing about 30 000 troops for a nationwide offensive and said 600 Viet Cong have been seized in Saigon over the last two months. He linked the plan to the Paris talks and urged U S patience in negotiations.
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Saigon
UPI
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Huong
Paris
United States
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the Bonham Daily Favorite
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Bonham, Texas
Aubrey McAlister
Robert M. Cantrell
Ralph Allen Barney Walker
Harold Winnett
Press Association
United Press International
Fannin
Texas Daily Press League
Everett H. Gardner
Bill Brotherton
Georgia
Vestal
Firemans
Bonham National Guard Armory
Haskell Mitchell
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Bonham Daily Favorite
P. O
Ise
Denton Jones
J. W. Evans School
Tim
Saunders Book Store Booksellers & Stationers
Sam Rayburn
Mann
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Vietnam
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Instamatic Film
Coldene Gough
Cold
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Cologne
Idea
Norelco
Clairol
Clainol
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AYDS
Clairol Creme
D.L. Special
Colgate
Extma
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W. T. May
Drive-In Pharmacy
6Th & Center
Che Bonham
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