Theresa Moore Recalls Fire and Storms at Courthouse
Theresa Moore, a 28 year Texas Telephone operator, recalls the courthouse fire of December 1929 and the spring storm era at the local exchange. She notes shifts, improvements in working conditions, and the concern during the fire with manager Boone guiding them to safety.
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Theresa Moore
Texas Telephone Company
Daily Favorite
Moore
Telephone
Fannin County
Phon
Clara Fae Neeley
Zale
Boone
Christmas Greetings From Bonham Friends In Alaska Ties
Betty Stone Wood returns to Bonham from Anchorage with husband and reflects on Alaskan life and Texas driving. Jon writes from Alaska sending season’s wishes, noting tourist business and plans to visit Bonham soon.
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Jack Wood
Betty Stone
Betty
Bud Stone
Anchorage
Alaska
Air Parce
Augzust
Shing Monde
Texas
Akurestt
Omebest
al Hes Bonham
Jom Byeeisson
An Bonham
Buster Cole Luster
Buster
Teeland
Tower
Siice
Buster Jon
Jon
Jon Gard
Akuteyri
Judging Set Tonight in Bonham Home Lighting Contest
Bonham clubs sponsor door way and outdoor lighting contests with out of town judges arriving tonight. Six cash prizes total will be awarded, with visits to decorated homes planned and judges to determine winners.
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Svoboda
Christmas fund boosted by church groups and community
The story reports a Christmas fund drive led by the Presbyter ian Young Adult class and supported by Trinity Baptist church and the First Methodist church. Donations, including two sizable checks, bring the total to 527.05 with ongoing contributions for a family in need.
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Poo Lowry
Wats West
Eldon Lowry
Tradlock
First Presbyteriain Church
Aio
Trinity Baptist Church
Wesley
Lowery
Lions Club
Lewis Christmas Fund
Reece Palani
St ¢Aureh
MW Orme Maooarg
Pathe
Kirst
All Mail Will Be Delivered Before Christmas Day
Fragmented OCR text describes mail delivery timing and a target date around Christmas. The readable lines mention delivery expectations and references to postal actions. Entities are unclear due to garbled source material.
Steel Production In Mexico Gains
In 1989 steel output rose to 87 000 tons signaling gains in Mexico's steel sector. National reports note accompanying increases in imports during the period, with overall import levels rising alongside production. Authorities released data via the National Tonto erasion of Chambers at Conteris, reflecting broader trade shifts.
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Memne Oo
Alee Potoudte
Soertbote
Clare Ttapae
Jun Ping Croat
Wis
Patesabia
Bigares
Conteris
Los
Weather Outlook for Nortel Central Texas
Partly cloudy conditions persist as temperatures rise slightly in the north portion. Tuesday night remains mild with winds light. Wednesday brings warmer weather and continued dry skies.
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Texas
Deadly Floods Strain Northern California Rivers
One known dead as California rivers overflow after a violent storm. Torrential rain and gale winds trigger evacuations along the Eel and Russian rivers, with residents fleeing rising floodwaters near Healdsburg Guerneville and Jenner. Rescue crews, Red Cross workers, and civil defense teams search for missing people as flood crests threaten communities.
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California
San Francisco
Eel River
Missionary Held Four Years Before Charged As Spy
Sir Efeanne Bradshaw of New York said Communist bandits kidnapped him from a Chinese hospital in 1951 and held him prisoner for more than four years before charging him with spying. He reported brutal treatment but said he and his wife reached freedom and planned to travel to the United States soon.
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Hong Kong
Efeanne Bradshaw
New York
Ture
Amercan
Sife
Vin Wite
Eette
Bradshaw
St Theresa’ Hospital
US Air Force
Philippines
Waites Famiy
Pittsburgh
Stadshaw
Bonham Widow Burns in Bed Fire at West 3th Street Home
Rhetta Hrdlicka widow of ex mayor Joe Bo Hrdlicka suffered extensive burns to her body in a morning blaze at 205 West 3th street. Bedridden for months, she was in bed when the fire started and was rushed to Vien Memorial hospital in critical condition. Firemen suspected a spark from a nearby cigarette or lamp. room sustained smoke damage but a contained blaze.
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Rhetta Pridlicka
Joe Bo Hrdlicka
Bonham
West 3Th Street
Hrdlicka
Hirdlicka
Vien Memorial Hospital
Euditioniag
Spears Dorsett
Ine Piekao
Hrdhicka
20Nham
West 5Th
Air Force Probes Two Fatal Plane Crashes
Two fatal plane crashes are under investigation by Air Force authorities. The incidents, tied to ongoing reviews of training or operations, are being examined for potential causes and contributing factors.
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Air Force
Air Force Probes Two Collisions Kill and Misding Airmen
Panhandle area wrecks trace two crashes involving B29 and B47 bombers near Tampa and Port St Joe. Four airmen died and three more were listed missing after the incidents, with ground risks minimal and a woodland fire sparked by debris quickly controlled.
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Panama City
Fla.cup
Air Force
Beas
Racht
Tampa
Tyndall Air Fort Base
Menteo Beach
Port St Joe
MacDill
Pinecastle
Plim
Macdill Field
Highway Patrol
Oman Ane de Teanats
Bost Orashil Ribane
Gault
Mesico
Air Pores
Boo
Paulo
Dens
Two Burglaries Hit Bonham Plants In Separate Jobs
Burglars broke into the VanZandt Motor Co on West 4th street and the Coca Cola bottling plant on North Center street in separate incidents. VanZandt reported four knives a box of candy and a bag of 22 shells stolen. The bottling plant manager said nothing yet missing. Sheriff Host Ivey and Chief Me Brissack led the investigation.
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VanZandt Motor Co
West 4Th Street
Coca Cola
North Cionter Street
HO Ro VanZandt
Charles Ussery
Host Ivey
Ooor Me Brissack
Cloudburst In Tripoli Kills 163, 250 Missing
A severe cloudburst deluged Tripoli Lebanon and nearby areas. The disaster left 163 dead and about 250 missing as floodwaters swept through the city and surrounding districts. Emergency crews searched the port area and urban zones for survivors and bodies amid rising tides and debris.
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Paki
Tripoli
Lebanon
Patel
Foreign Aid Budget Set At 4.4 Billion For Next Year
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announced plans to spend about 4.4 billion dollars on foreign aid in the next fiscal year. The administration is seeking congressional approval for this level, with a 1.9 billion delta from the current year, amid a flurry of reports preceding the new Congress.
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Washington
UEP
John Koster Dulles
Asic
Secret of The Stars Bailey Inglish Students Present Christmas Story
Bailey Inglish students in the art department under Mrs Prances Johns present a Christmas story in song and story. A chorus of sixth graders, narrators, and student artists perform the traditional Christmas series with Linda Northcutt and Eleanor Thames among participants invited by school officials to attend.
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Bailey Inglish
Oleta Alexander
Titustra Partiment
Thaat Sehloe
Cottings
Prances Johns
Bos. Und Ris
Salon
Ann Morrison Lynea Watehet
Voonna van Zandt
Lynda Thiele
Woutrleen Nix Ball Perry
Pat Chattoe
Dela Leatherwood
Itd
Jobin Woodtutt Well Simg
Linda Northcutt
Eiexene Thames
Aia Lota Witeher
Nhe
Santa Claus Struggles to Hail a Ride in Town
Henry Sumers wore a Santa suit and waited for a ride to town for a Chamber of Commerce children’s Christmas party. Forty cars passed before he finally got a lift after hitchhiking along the street.
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Walseenburg. Cole
Cbb
Santa Claus
Henry Sumers
Sumers
Claus
Chaldren
Chamber of Commerce
Dian
Sumainos
Allan Ford and Ann Wylie win Gold Star Awards
Allan Ford and Ann Wylie received Gold Star awards at Fannin county 4-H annual Christmas party. Ford earned Gold Star boy and leadership while Wylie won the girls Gold Star and achievement. both are Honey Grove area students active in 4-H and community work.
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Allan
Rocky» Ford
Anne Wylie
Mint
Fannin County
Ford
Wo Ford
Miss Wyle
Ray Wylie
Allens Point
Honey Grove High Sehrool
Rocky) Ford
W. E. Ford
Miss Wylie
Allen's Point 4
Trinidad
Honey Grove
TSCW
Denton
W. L Glass
Larry Dobbs
Rt. 3
Jerry Layvock
Windom
Rt. 1
Thomas Earl Johnson
Ponhiam
Bobby Stuart
Beazley
Bonham Rt
Gene Daniel Bonham
Janice Blall
Mulberry
Nona Deyhle
Canning
Flouse
Episcopal Church
Clhib
Winter halt delays on Fannin County road work
Winter work stoppages halt highway projects in Fannin County. sections near Allen's Chapel and Gober pause while paving awaits warm weather. Progress shows 90 percent complete on halted roads with little finish expected until next season.
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Fannin County
Edhube Road
US. 42
Allen's Chapel
Cotton Center
Gober
EMS
Ladonta
Blunt County
Wolfe City
Elate
Highway
Row McKinney
Aires
North Torough
Satan
SLO Sud
Te ene boy shot in San Anponto district incident details
Fragmentary report describes a teenager shot during a disturbance on the West side of town. Witnesses say a shot fired from a nearby alley hit a group near a utility pole and sent several people fleeing toward a hospital. Additional accounts reference a suspect seen in a convertible vehicle.
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San Anponto
Samarttaia Cote
Jesse Barbosa
Police seek three robbers after carolers robbed
In Manila, police hunted three assailants who halted a children’s Christmas carol group and stole valuables. The report notes field curing as a poor alfalfa preservation method for dairy cattle feed compared with silage, per the state agriculture department.
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Vmvmanila
So Department of
Agbo Vides
Wednesday events blur in scattered street notes
Fragmentary notes show Paul Simpson on Center Street and Bob Euler heading to Shermin for Rotary. John Cochran helps his father EB Wily Cochran delivers a pail then eats dinner. Lloyd Rodsters reports lighter conditions. Sasden Pletcher and Reig Splyy discuss post Christmas pilgrimage and Marshtall McCurdy crosses the street. Carl Haues heads north.
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Paul Simpson
Center Street
Bob Euler
Shermin
Rotary
John Cochran
Wily Cochran
Lloyd Rodsters
Sasden Pletcher
Reig Splyy
Fort Worth
Marshtall McCurdy
Carl Haues
Prwesday Win Boal
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Jenama County
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