Bonham Warriors Face Mc Kinney Lions In District Opener
Bonham’s Purple Warriors, short on varsity experience, clash with the Mc Kinney Lions in a District 6-AAA twin bill at Bond gym Friday. Varsity game at 8 pm follows 6:30 pm junior varsity, with veteran guard Steve Hembree leading a lineup featuring seniors Roth Vesta Dotson and four juniors plus two sophomores.
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Top Scores in Red River Housewives League
Alene Barker led with high game 206 and high series 512 at Red River lanes. Reba Starkey and Sally Baker posted top game and series. Clara Brown scored third high series. Crockett Grocery claimed high team game 486 and high series 1312. Match results show Goodyear 3 Louie Rhodes 1 Crockett Grocery 2 Bonham State Bank 2 Country Kitchen 2 Morgan Sinclair 2.
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Housewives League
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Crockett Grocery
Bonham State Bank
Country Kitchen
Morgan Sinclair
SWC Teams Fall In Holiday Tournaments
Montana State upset Texas 87 31 in Oklahoma City as Jack Gillespie sparked a second half rally. Auburn edged TCU 80 79 in Mobile while Arkansas meets Arizona in Los Angeles Classic. Willie Davis led North Texas past Macalester 94 59 with 27 points. Sam Houston State fell 87 86 to Henderson State as Hubert Langley sealed the win.
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Rubiy Russell
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End For Kentucky UCLA Beginning Basketball Dynasty
The 1966-67 college basketball season begins with UCLA poised to make a title run while Kentucky, once dominant, suffers a 92-77 home loss to Baylor? Connell. UCLA opens 6-0 after a 100-56 win over Wisconsin led by Lew Alcindor's 24 points. Other top teams like Cincinnati Michigan State Houston also win as action heats up across the season.
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Rhode Island
Joe Namath Undergoes Knee Surgery in New York
Corretive surgery on Joe Namath’s right knee was declared a success. Dr James A Nichols expects him in top form for the 1967 AFL exhibition season. The operation removed torn cartilage and reinforced the knee with a tendon graft. Namath faced a two to three week hospital stay and six weeks in a cast with running hoped for by May. Benny Werbin and Joe Namath Sr attended at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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Lenox Hill Hospital
Boyer Signs 1967 Contract With Mets For 50000
Ken Boyer on Tuesday signed his 1967 contract with the New York Mets for about 50000. He said he took a pay cut yet remains the Mets' top earner as Mets President Bing Devine noted. The 35-year-old third baseman, entering his second season with the Mets, said he does not plan to retire and that he can still contribute at the plate.
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UPI
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New York Mets
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Mets
Bing Devine
New York Nationals
Leonard Tournament Close Games Feature Wednesday
The Leonard Holiday basketball tournament produced close games and several runaway wins on Wednesday. Play resumes at 6:45 p.m. with Saltillo Bells Collinsville Wolfe City and Fannindel among the girls winners and Sam Rayburn Rains Lone Oak victorious in the boys. Suzanne Rogers scored 23 for Saltillo in a 39-38 girls win over Sam Rayburn.
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Jan Gardner
Wolfe City
Camp Pickton
Cole
Fannindel’s
Lone Oak
Barbara Mills
Martha Fields
Ann Smith
All Seats Gone For Sherman TV
Sherman 1200 seats in the Municipal Auditorium were booked for the NFL championship telecast. Maynard Wietzel of the Chamber of Commerce said 600 seats for 25 color sets were taken by 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, with another 600 seats for 19 black and white sets filled later. The Cowboys Packers game is blacked out within 75 miles of Dallas.
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Underdog SMU Cowboys Open Cotton Bowl Weekend
LAS VEGAS seven point underdogs were SMU and the Dallas Cowboys. SMU faces Georgia in the Cotton Bowl Saturday while the Cowboys meet Green Bay in the NFL title game Sunday at the same stadium.
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UPI
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Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Summary
Fort Worth livestock data show cattle and calves active and steady. Prices include steers 981 lb at 20.50 and 600-725 lb heifers at 22.80 to 23.50, cows 15.00 to 17.50, calves 401-550 lb at 22.10 to 24.00, feeders 735-850 lb steers at 22.80 to 23.00, 480-800 lb heifers at 21.00 to 23.10, and 318-340 lb steer calves at 29.70 to 30.80 with high choice 395 lb heifer calves at 24.40. Slaughter hogs 2000-20.50 average. lambs 100 lb class 20.00-22.00 and feeder lambs 60-77 lb at 14.00-17.00.
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Tax Contract Extended by Fannin County Commission
Fannin county commissioners' court renewed Homer Caston's delinquent tax attorney contract for two years on Wednesday. Caston's current term expires December 31. final action is set for the January meeting.
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Truhill Cleared Of Smuggling
RICHARDSON Texas United Press International report says pilot Joe Truhill, jailed nine months in Brazil, is acquitted of smuggling charges. He was among four Americans held in Brasilia. his wife said a letter from lawyer Eugenio Fisher noted the Dec. 15 appeals court decision.
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Brazil
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Houston Tops Kent State In Arkansas Invites
In Jonesboro the University of Houston ranked eighth beat Kent State 85 73 led by 6 8 Evin Hayes with 22 points and 21 rebounds a new tournament record Texas teams played Pan American games in Edinburg with mixed results Pan American overwhelmed Minnesota Duluth 92 61 Tony Eatman 21 led Pan American St Marys beat Central Missouri State 67 66 and Central Oklahoma State defeated Lamar Tech 82 81 to spoil its title bid Howard Stutte 22 and Al Morrell 19 paced Central Oklahoma Emporia State beat Southwest Texas State 83 73 Randy Springs 25 points led Emporia State
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Harry Flournoy
Texas
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Tony Eatman
St. Mary’s
Doug Williams
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County Man Joins Texas Highway Patrol in Gilmer Region
Gerald Dyer of Honey Grove recently graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety academy at Austin and has been assigned to the Gilmer area. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Dyer of Honey Grove and is married to Julia Vaught daughter of Mr and Mrs M M Vaught of Highway 82 east of Bonham.
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Honey Grove
Texas Department of Public Safety Academy
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First Man to Swim the English Channel Matt Webb 1875
The record notes that Matt Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel in 1875. This historical achievement marks Webb as a pioneering long distance swimmer in the 19th century.
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Military leaders urge full force to end Vietnam war
UPI reports Senate Armed Services Chair Richard Russell and House Armed Services Chair L Mendel Rivers urged using overwhelming force in Vietnam. Russell said world opinion could be ignored to win or negotiate peace, while Rivers proposed leveling Hanoi after two weeks for civilians to evacuate.
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First Elephant Imported to the United States in 1779
A historical note records that the first elephant was imported into the United States in 1779. This marks an early instance of large exotic wildlife entering American soil and reflects 18th century maritime trade.
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