Absent minded tales and golf mingle in local charity drive
Report recalls multiple mix ups including Edward Southerland in a topcoat, Grady Fisher wearing another city official’s coat, and Charley Watson driving Frank Svo’s car. Golf highlights include a hole in one followed by a near eagle on No. 12 and Ike Newby questioning Meade’s performance. Mothers March volunteers Lometa Hodge Cindy Lometa and Linda Waggoner visit Evans avenue.
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Edward Southerland
Grady Fisher
Terrell
Sherman
Charley Watson
Frank Svo
Fellows
John Mestle
Ike Newby
Meade
Robert
Lometa) Hodge
Lometa
Cindy
Linda Waggoner
de Waggoner
Linda
Evans Avenue
Poll tax deadline note on special elections in Apell
If you did not pay your poll tax before the deadline you may still vote in the upcoming special senatorial school trustee and city elections in Apell. A special election could be called later this year. Also mentions February 1 and Civil War era events in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apell
Elieine
Three Men Held For Investigation In Fort Worth
Three Fort Worth men aged 19, 20, and 21 were held after fleeing an all night laundry on West Third Street. A screwdriver and crowbar were found in their car. Police and sheriff sought nearby burglaries to check for North Texas cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
West Third Street
O. R. McKissack
Chief McKissack
Hoyt Ivey
North Texas
Mountain School Fire Destroys Building. Pupils Safe
A two-room mountain school in Maryland Tennessee burned down just before dismissal Tuesday. Four pupils escaped unharmed as the blaze destroyed the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland, Tenn
UPI
Kennedy Wins House Rules Battle Narrow Margin
Kennedy secured control of the House Rules Committee by a 217 to 212 vote, shifting power from conservative forces. The move enlarges the committee to 15 members, with Rayburn’s allies gaining an 8 to 7 edge, signaling continued rough fights over liberal proposals in the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
John McCormick
Sam Rayburn
Cenfer
Rayburn
House Rules Committee
Bor
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Smith
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Louis C. Rabaut
Detroit
January first Bonham building permits total 13678
Building permits issued in Bonham during January totaled 13 678 with 11 permits issued one for residential worth 7 488 one for commercial 350 three alterations 4820 and five miscellaneous totaling 1020. The permit ordinance started last September making this the first January with permits.
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Bonham
Bob Vaughn
Bond sales total $276,464 in 1960 for Fannin County
Fannin county residents purchased $276,464 in Series E and H bonds in 1960, county chairman J. Frank Wright announced. December sales reached $46,366. The county had a year goal of $390,000 with district sales totaling $3,250,706 against a $3,870,000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
J. Frank Wright
Two Fannin Roads to Get Seal Coat Improvements
Texas Highway Department will open bids February 17 for two Fannin County farm to market road projects. FM 79 from Riverby east to the Lamar county line and FM 100 from River by south to Selfs will receive new seal coats to improve these routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Riverby
Lamar County
Selfs
Ham the chimp returns to Cape Canaveral after spaceflight
Ham the chimp astronaut survived a near free flight aboard the Mercury “fo support” and a Redstone ascent that exceeded expectations. He was plucked from the Atlantic, shaken hands with a veterinarian, then rested in the Donner sick bay before further medical checks and a voyage back to Patrick AFB.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
Ham
Iam
Atlantic Missile Range
Mag
Redstone
Gam
Grand Bahama Island
Atlantic
Marine Corps
John A. Hellriegel
Gainesville
Fla
Donner
R. E. Benson
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Donner's
United States
Patrick Air Force Base
Cape
Six Americans Begin Three-Year Prisons in Cuba
Six American men charged with crimes against the Cuban state start three-year jail terms in Cabana prison. Defense plans an appeal though tribunals rarely alter revolutionary court verdicts. Swiss embassy officials may seek Castro’s commutation to deportation. The men are Donald J. Green, Leonard L. Schmidt, George R. Beck, Tommy L. Baker, James R. Bean, and Alfred C. Gibson. Foes of Castro reportedly plan a government in arms in central Cuba.
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Havana
CGT
Cabana
Fireman
Revolutionary Tribunal
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Durham
N.C
Woman Entitled to Texas Property
Texas Supreme Court rules in a 5 3 split that Oklahoma native Evelyn Ann McElreath is entitled to one third of her ex husband James Dorney McElreath oil property in West Texas. The ruling reverses Fort Worth courts and mandates a verdict for the wife in a property settlement worth over 100000 dollars.
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Austin
UPI
Texas Supreme Court
Oklahoma
West Texas
High Court
Fort Worth
Evelyn Ann McElreath
Tulsa
James Dorney McElreath
R . McElreath
Texas
A. R. McElreath Sr
McKinney Awarded 4.3 Miles of State Highway 121
R W McKinney of Nacogdoches and Leonard secured the contract to build 4.3 miles of State Highway 121 from Trenton to the Collin county line. The bid totaled $558 045 for grading drainage structure base and surfacing. Work is to take about 200 days with L D Cabaniss Paris district highway engineer noting Joe C Clark Bonham resident engineer will oversee construction.
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R. W. McKinney
Nacogdoches and
Leonard
Trenton
Collin County
McKinney
L. D. Cabaniss
Paris
Joe C. Clark
Bonham
Ashburn dies in Temple Hospital at 71
Maj Gen Isaac S Ashburn Jr longtime Texas National Guard deputy commander and civilian defense director for Harris County died in a Temple Texas hospital at age 71. A native of Farmersville he led the Houston Chamber of Commerce in the 1920s and earlier headed the Texas Good Roads Association and the 90th Division Association. He had been hospitalized three years with a heart condition.
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Temple, Tex
UPI
Isaac S. Ashburn Jr
Texas National Guard
Harris County
Temple
Farmersville
Tex
Ashburn
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Texas Good Roads Association
90Th Division Association
Adults Lose Height with Aging says British doctor
A British doctor in The Practitioner notes adults lose height with age. Dr Trevor Hughes reports the average man declines about half an inch every 20 years due to joint wear in the spine and legs and habitual faulty posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Practitioner
Trevor Hughes
Rebel liner Santa Maria enters Recife as crisis nears end
Brazilian port Recife watches the Santa Maria dock under armed Marines after rebel leader Henrique Galvao seized the ship on January 22. Portugal seeks trial, while Brazil vows asylum and a lawful resolution as passengers remain onboard and crew uncertain. Admiral Allen Smith negotiated with Galvao but outcomes remain unsettled.
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U.S
Santa Maria
Adm
Allen Smith, Jr
Smith
Henri
Que Galvo
Recife
Brazil
NEA Telephoto
UPI
Henrique Galvao
Schadentyarc
Galvao
Portugal
Quadros
Brasilia
Ell
Atlantic Ocean
Humberto Delgado
Rewsmen
R Allen Smith Jr
Plades
Seo
Minuteman ICBM test marks new space age milestone
At Cape Canaveral the Air Force launched a 60-foot three stage Minuteman on an almost full range 4200 mile intercontinental flight. Gen Thomas White called the test significant toward missile supremacy and speeded weapon development. The rocket carried test instruments not a warhead and two other space milestones followed that day.
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Cape Canaveral
API
Air Force
Atlantic
America
Thomas White
Col
Samuel C. Phillips
Minuteman
Cape
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hearing Set for Valley Creek Road Closure Petition
Fannin county commissioners set March 13 for a public hearing on a petition signed by eight residents requesting closure of a 2.5 mile road from the Valley Creek bridge to the John Riddle corner. The court also heard a report on the county home and discussed using prisoners for road work with added security, planning further study.
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Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
Valley Creek
Valley Creek Bridge
John Riddle Corner
Homer C. Evans
Jack H. Davis
T. E Wright
E. L. Sprinkle
Howard West
E. E. West
B. F. Holt
John Kent
Kathleen Wright
Cooler Weather Forecast for Bonham Area
Slightly cooler weather is forecast for Bonham tonight and Thursday by the CS Weather Bureau. A light cool front moved into the Texas Panhandle overnight, with Bonham readings in the 40s this morning and a low near the mid 30s forecast for Thursday morning. Thursday’s high near 50, five day outlook near normal with little or no precipitation.
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Bonham Wted
CS Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandle
Bonham
Social Security For House Members Gains Final Okay
In Austin the Texas House approved a Senate bill to grant federal Social Security benefits to lawmakers, 76 to 64, after a heated floor fight. The measure, sponsored by Rep. DeWitt Hale, will take effect 90 days after the end of the session and requires no immediate effect due to lacking a two thirds majority. Hale asserted respect for Rep. Ray Bartram amid accusations of political motives. The bill would classify lawmakers as state employees with an annual salary rather than a per diem.
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Senate
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Ray Bartram
New Braunfels
Hale
Bartram
Burtram
Film Shown At Rotary Spotlighting Spring Training Cardinals
The film The Game Nobody Saw about the St Louis Cardinals spring training ran at the Rotary Club noon meeting. Rotarian Neel Davis chaired. Junior Rotarians for February were introduced by Paul Simpson, including Lonnie Porter and Jim Warren. Billy Barr rejoined active membership.
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St Louis Cardinal
Neel Davis
Paul Simpson
Lonnie Porter
Karl Porter
Ector
Jim Warren
J. RP. Warren
Ivanhoe
Billy Barr
Grass Fire and False Alarm Hit On Wednesday Morning
A grass fire at Franklin prompted a fire department response and a separate false alarm on Agnew triggered a call. It marked the second false alarm in as many days.
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Franklin
Agnew
Foes of Castro Plan Coalition Government in Cuban Mountains
Reports from central Cuba say anti-Castro leaders aim to form a coalition government while militiamen guard rebel positions in the Escambray Mountains. Skirmishes with rebels occur nightly but Castilian forces show no clear advance as secrecy veils casualties and plans.
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Havana
UPL
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Cuba
Escambray
Miliia
Scarvel
Tee Castro
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Temple Hospital
Ryan Pade
Castro
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