Old Bonham drug store mystery and local historic notes
Residents recall a drug store once on the corner now occupied by J C Penney with doors near the north show window. Moores Drug Store is hinted by a glass etching while 1901 memories surface. A bayonet with OL initials piques interest and a New Year gospel singing event is announced at the Community Center.
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Carl Robinson
J. C. Penney
Penney
Carl
Rush Catron and
Bush
J. T. Norris
Moore
Bonham
Texas
W. D. Dale
Monkstown
Five Teens Fined In City Court For Harassing Officer
Five teenagers aged 15 to 19 were fined 25 dollars each in corporation court Tuesday by Acting JCty Judge Clark Benton after pleading guilty to harassing an officer. Police Chief Thurman Renfro said the youths were arrested following continued taunting and tailing of the patrol officer during duty.
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Corporation
Jcty
Clark Benton
Thurman Renfro
Liquor Charge Filed Tuesday in Bonham Raid Case
A county court complaint alleges possession of liquor for sale against Ray Cannon after a raid on a small building west of Bonham. Liquor Board Agent Ray Williams and deputies H R Van Zandt and Leonard Collingsworth seized beer whiskey and vodka during the operation.
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Ray Cannon
Liquor Board
Ray Williams
H. R. van Zandt
Leonard Collingsworth
Bonham
Apollo 8 mission gears up for moon orbit and Intelsat launch
Cape Kennedy reports two countdowns in progress for tonight’s Intelsat satellite launch and Apollo 8 moonflight set for Saturday. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders rehearse emergency procedures and finalize flight gear as Marilyn Lovell Susan Borman and Valerie Anders prepare to watch.
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Cape Kennedy
API
America
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Marilyn
Houston
Susan Borman
Valerie Anders
Bormans
Anders
Earth
Borman
Flu Closes Two Schools in Texas Panhandle Area
Public schools in Paducah and West Texas State University in Canyon closed early for Christmas vacation due to the flu. About 240 students and 14 teachers were absent in Paducah, while Canyon’s university reported a fifth of its student body ill. The local hospital treated 43 flu patients. Michigan leads in auto, bean and cereal production.
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United Press International
Ome
Panhandle
Paducah
West Texas State University
Canyon
Hong Kong
The
Canyon University
New York City
East
Midwest
New York State University
Hofstra University
Nazareth College
All New York
American University
Two Years Later Bobby Baker Still Makes Big Deals
Bobby Baker, 40, fresh from larceny and tax evasion convictions, says he runs private business nationwide. He outlines plans for a 35 million Ocean City motel expansion, a 10 million Charlotte hotel, and a new light system while appealing his 1967 seven-count trial. The appeal revolves around whether FBI bug transcripts exposed his Las Vegas trip.
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Washington
UPD
Robert G
Bobby
U.S. District Court
Baker
Senate
Democrats
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ocean City
Charlotte
N.C
U.S
Oliver Gasch
FBI
Las Vegas
Nev
Gasch
Patience Needed U S Erred in Calling Halt To Air Raids
Premier Tran Van Huong of South Vietnam says the United States rushed Vietnam peace talks by halting bombing North Vietnam. He warns patience is needed with the Communists and cites Korea as a cautionary example. UPI reports Saigon interviews and briefings from Paris talks show enduring U.S. Saigon rifts over Viet Cong seating and negotiation strategy.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
United States
America
North Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Huang
Panmunjom
Korea
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Nixon
Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cold Front Brings 20 Degree Drop In NE Texas
A cold front is set to sweep into the Bonham area this afternoon or tonight, dropping temperatures up to 20 degrees. The Northeast Texas region, including Fannin County, remains under a severe weather alert until 5 p.m. with possible tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and hail. Bonham recently enjoyed 60s temperatures with strong southerly winds. skies will clear with a near 30 degree low by Thursday morning and continue clear cold weather during the day.
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Bonham
Texas
Fannin County
Woman abducts 4 week old at Fort Worth hospital
A woman offered to hold 4 week old Barbara Ann Lover at John Peter Smith Hospital and fled with the infant around 1 30 p.m. Det Lefils said a youth at the hospital clinic last saw the suspect, described as about 27 with moles and bushy hair, carrying the baby toward a nearby bridge. The mother, Nancy Lover, reported the missing child and no outpatient named Ann in hospital records.
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Gloria
Students on Trial in Salonika Over Subversion Law
Three students appeared before a military tribunal in Salonika Greece charged with violating an anti subversion law aimed at overthrowing the Greek military regime.
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Salonika
Greece
UPI
Johnson Enters Bethesda Naval Hospital for Cold
President Johnson entered Bethesda Naval Hospital today for treatment of a chest cold. He coughed and sniffling during a speech yesterday and interrupted himself with coughing fits as the illness worsened through the night, officials said.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Cold Front Brings Turbulence and Tornado Watch
A blustery cold front covers the Panhandle and High Plains with possible tornadoes in a five state watch through 5 p.m. Texas counties listed include Clay Collin Cooke Dallas Denton Ellis Fannin Grayson Henderson Hunt Jack Kaufman Montague Nav arr o Parker Rockwall Tarrant Wise Delta Hopkins La mar Rais Red River Van Zandt. One to three inches of snow expected by nightfall with gusty winds hindering cotton harvest and reduced visibility from intermittent snow. Temperature in Lubbock forecast near 42 degrees today.
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United Press International
Panhandle
High Plains
Weather Bureau
Texas
Clay
Collin
Cooke
Dallas
Denton
Ellis
Fannin
Grayson
Henderson
Hunt
Jack
Kaufman
Montague
Navarro
Parker
Rockwall
Tarrant
Wise
Delta
Hopkins
la- Jack
Lamar
Rais
Red River
van Zandt
New Mexico
Lubbock
Texas Sunday closing law denied high court ruling
Texas Supreme Court refused to rule on the constitutionality of the Sunday closing law in a Midland test case on timely appeal grounds. The decision leaves Gibson's Distributing Co. free to operate Saturdays and Sundays, while the law’s validity remains unsettled as other cases await proper appeals.
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Gibson’s Distributing Co. of
Midland
Midland District Court
Supreme Court
Gibsons
Trial Court For Appeal
Robert W. Hamilton
Texas
High Court
Austin
Two Women Injured in U S 82 Two-Car Crash
Two women received slight injuries in a two car collision on U S 82 west of Savoy Wednesday morning. Drivers were Louise Combs of Bonham and M W Waldrum of Savoy. Patrolman Maples investigated. Combs to Bonham hospital by ambulance. Waldrum to hospital by private car. Both cars sustained heavy damage.
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U. S. 82
West of Savoy
Louise Combs
Bonham
M. W. Waldrum
Savoy
David Maples
School Tax Office To Take Three Day Christmas Break
The school tax officer Ben Griffin announces a three day Christmas holiday with the office closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday December 24 26.
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Ben Griffin
Griffin
Arrests in Chicago draft deferment racket
The FBI announced 31 arrests over a scheme to obtain illegal draft deferments. Among those held were three Illinois National Guard employees and 28 Chicago area residents using fake National Guard documents to dodge the draft. One suspect was seized in Miami. four remain at large. Proceedings set to arraign the detainees before a federal commissioner soon.
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Chicago
UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation Today
FBI
Illinois National Guard
Chicago Area
Miami
Fla
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Hoover
National Guard
Red Cross mobilizes to fight flu as epidemic spreads
Nationwide flu crisis prompts Red Cross to order local chapters to provide nursing care meals and transport. NCDC reports 35th state South Dakota affected while New Jersey and South Carolina face epidemic risk. City health officials cite hundreds of thousands ill in New York and Los Angeles with schools closing early and hospital vaccine distribution began.
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Atlanta
UPS
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Washington
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
South Dakota
New Jersey
South Carolina
New York City
Edward O’ Rourke
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Anick
West Allis
Wis
Cleveland
New York
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Dad Jones
Tom
Bondi
W. Evans
Lions Club
Commerce
ETSU
Greenville
Denison
White House
Washington Monument
Flu
Texas Panhandle
Michigan
Bobby Baker
Bethesda
Dirksen
Richard Nixon
Congress
Ing
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Amarillo
Red Cross
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