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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
1
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Local boards and councils announce January meetings across districts including Trenton Ector Savoy Leonard Bonham Dodd City Honey Grove Windom and the Fannin Soil and Water District. Sessions cover school boards city councils and commission meetings with varied start times in January.
Vienna reports say representatives of 12 major oil producers agreed on new price guidelines based on supply and demand. Sources said plans to restrict supply while demand rises could lift prices globally, with OPEC ministers to review proposals at the Tehran conference.
In Annapolis Spiro Agnew urged a state court not to bar him from practicing law in Maryland. He asked for a temporary suspension so he may resume his legal career later, saying the practice means a lot to him and he wants to return to credit the profession.
Paul Stephens 73 died at his home on South Bend street Tuesday December 18 1973 after a period of ill health. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Thursday at Earnheart Funeral Chapel with three ministers officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born October 8 1900 north of Whitewright. Survivors include his wife son Johnny Paul Stephens daughter Mary Francis Waits brother Finis Stephens sister Mrs Herman Bedford and five grandchildren plus two great grandchildren. Active pallbearers named B W.
Mrs Lillie L St Clair 76 died Wednesday morning in a McKinney hospital after a period of ill health. Service at First Baptist Church at 2 pm Thursday with Rev Curtis Smithson and LA Fullerton officiating. Burial in Pike cemetery directed by Taylor Funeral home. Born November 27 1897 in Collin County she married W W St Clair September 7 1916. Survived by one son Gerald Ray St Clair of Leonard and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mrs Ad die Johnson, 88, of Hendrix Oklahoma, will be held at Cooper Sorrells Funeral chapel at 2 30 pm Thursday. Burial in Forest Grove cemetery at Telephone. She was a native of Clay county Illinois and died in Fannin County hospital Monday. Survivors are three sons, one daughter, 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Miss Christine Bell 68 of Windom will be held at the First United Methodist church in Windom at 2 pm Friday. Wise Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Miss Bell died in M D Anderson Hospital Houston Tuesday. Survivors are her mother Mrs Eula Schnable and one sister Mrs Mary Jo Scott of Lubbock.
Hospital records show admissions and discharges for Fannin County Hospital as of midnight December 18 1973. Patient counts include those in hospital care and awaiting bed or transfer.
A long roster of individuals from Bonham Ravenna Ladonia Honey Grove and nearby towns is listed with many first and last names including Cathy Skidmore Rodney Cuba Fannie Morris George Wallace Stella Porter Irene Taylor Betty Wright and others. The fragmentary OCR reads as a community admissions or enrollment roll across multiple locales without clear context or specific event details.
The Agriculture Department says farm gasoline and diesel supply remains tight to very tight for the week ending December 14. Northeast shortages favor gasoline, central states face diesel limits, and Mountain and Western states report critical levels for both fuels. Farmers not yet harvested or preparing land for spring and year round operations face fuel access problems, with reports of reduced shipments and uneven compliance with priority guidelines.
Jim Cox of 520 South Road will observe his 80th birthday on Wednesday December 19 1979 with his wife Mrs Jim Cox and seven children visiting throughout the day for cake and coffee Residents from Sherman Lillian Walker Pars Bonham and others are expected to drop by in Bonham to share the celebration
United Press International reports a fast moving winter storm brought extreme cold to Texas with a low of 12 degrees at Dalhart and single digits in Amarillo and Lubbock. Light Panhandle snow contrasted with forecasts of heavier fall as winds reach high speeds and dust storms hinder visibility on the South Plains.
Five hijackers surrendered at a Kuwait military camp ending a 30 hour ordeal that began with a bloodiest Arab guerrilla attack. The Lufthansa Boeing 737 had been hijacked and diverted from Rome to Athens and then to the Middle East before landing in Kuwait.
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