Four Ends! Spanish Club fundraises with car wash and babysitting
Members of the Los Conquistadores Spanish Club of Bon di plan a Saturday fundraiser with car washing by boys and babysitting by girls to support a trip to Mexico and a scholarship. Contact Mike Fite or Ray Morrison for car wash orders and Maxine Mitchell for babysitting. Proceeds also support community events and civil defense trainings.
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Los Conquistadores
Bondi
Mike Fite
Ray Morrison
Maxine Mitchell
Mexico
Hulsey Home to Receive Historical Medallion Sunday
The 120 year old Hulsey home near Honey Grove will be marked with a Historical Building Medallion by the Fannin County Historical Survey committee. Now owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Ivy, the house was completed in 1854 by Wiley Hulsey who came to Texas in 1852, later known as the Wheeler home for 70 years.
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Wiley Hulsey
Honey Grove
Hulsey
Wheeler
Fannin County
Fannin County Historical Survey Committee
John Ivy
U. S. 82
Texas
Tennessee
Paris
Bonham
North
Planter’s National Bank
Beckwith Mistrial Declared in Medgar Evers Slaying Case
Byron De La Beckwith's murder trial ends in a hung jury after 11 hours of deliberation. Circuit Judge Leon Hendrick declares a mistrial as jurors remain unable to reach a verdict. Beckwith returns to jail. prosecutors plan to retry while defense says readiness to proceed exists.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Leon Hendrick
Hendrick
Beckwith
Mississippi
Emmett Till
Sumner
Miss
Fred Pickett
Hardy Lott
William Waller
Johnson Confer With Aid Leaders Over Guantanamo Water Cutoff
President Johnson met with top diplomatic and military advisers in a strategy session on Fidel Castro's move to cut off water to Guantanamo Bay. He insisted the measure poses no health risk to the 10,500 Americans there and vowed troops and families will receive adequate water. Castro's action followed U.S. seizure of 36 Cuban fishermen accused of poaching.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo Naval Base
Castro
Guantanamo
United States
Cuba
New York
U. S
White House
Mce
George Bundy
U.S
Naval Base
Florida
Guard Transfers Shuffle Bonham Cooper Unit Leaders
Captain Kenneth Hall leaves Bonham Cooper unit to become chemical officer with the Third Brigade staff in Dallas. Lt. Robert R. Joyner of Ladonia succeeds Hall as commander. Sgt. J E Danner takes over as first sergeant. Sergeant James Huckabee moves to Tyler National Guard. Danner replaces him here. The changes follow official orders received Friday.
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Kenneth Hall
Bonham Cooper
National Guard
Third Brigade
Dallas
Captain Hall
Robert R. Joyner
Ladonia
Cooper
Spt
James Huckabee
Tyler National Guard
Bonham
J. E. Danner
Hall
Korea
Camp Park
Berlin
Bonham- Cooper
144Th
Terrell Guard
Huckabee
Guard
Sergeant Danner
Navy
Mary Danner
Camp Polk
Bonham-Cooper
Buck Hunter Donates 84.30 to March of Dimes
M. L. Brent MOD chairman reports Buck Hunter has turned in 84 dollars and 30 cents. Buck is praised as a hard worker in the drive and says he knows what it has done for children who have been hit by polio.
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Buck Hunter
March of Dimes
M. L. Brent
MOD
Buck
Tax Office Urges Quick Renewal of Vehicle Tags 1964
Deputies urge owners with reserved numbers to bring registration papers and payment to finalize tags. Unreserved small numbers and all large numbers are on sale now, and several car owners have already displayed the new 1964 tags.
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Tax Office
Farmer eyes grass growth as cows await nibbling
Bob Barrow on Thursday notes a small grass show emerging and hopes warmth will let it grow high enough for cows to nibble. He adds that ongoing rains are doing a lot of good.
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Bob Barrow
Championship playoff opens in District 47 B
Dodd City and Windom meet Saturday night in Bonham for the District 47-B boys playoff to decide the last half title. The winner advances to face Savoy for the district crown.
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Bonham
Dodd City
Windom
Savoy
12 000 Men Face Draft in April
Washington reports a Defense Department draft call of 12 000 men for April all to join the Army. The April quota matches February and is 2 000 below March, with January’s draft at 16 000 men.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Army
Senate tax cut bill nears final okay
An $11.6 billion tax cut bill faces Senate passage with administration forces fending off amendments. House approved Sept. 25. conference committee to resolve differences. The plan would cut federal income taxes by a net $116 billion over two years, two thirds to take effect this year.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Senate House
U.S
Consolidation Vote Set for Sam Rayburn Districts
Voters in the North Fannin and Telephone common school districts will decide Saturday on consolidating into the Sam Rayburn independent school district. If approved, property revaluation for taxes and a future bond issue for a new school midway between Peos and Ivanhoe on FM 273 are planned. North Fannin residents vote in Ivanhoe and Telephone residents in Telephone. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Sam Rayburn Independent
Telephone Common
North Fanninsuse
Campion
Peos
Ivanhoe
North Fannin
Barr Named Vice Chairman of Region Cotton Festival
Billy Barr of Bonham elected vice chairman of the Region Cotton Festival committee as six counties organize the 1963 program. Pat Simpson of McKinney Chamber of Commerce named chairman. The area festival will be in Dallas on May 16 with county pageants for junior or senior queens in 100 percent cotton attire.
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Billy Barr
Bonham
Pat Simpson
McKinney Chamber of Commerce
Fannin County
Guy Glenn
Wayne Cranfill
Barr
Dallas
MOD Making Good Headway in 1964 March of Dimes
County chairman M. L. Brent announces progress for the 1964 March of Dimes. Honey Grove mothers will host Moth ers' March Monday February 17 with full details to follow. Contributions include Leonard $200 and Trenton $156.75.
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M. L. Brent
Brent
Honey Grove
Leonard
MOD
Trenton
Reds Overrun Two Hamlets Near Saigon in 19 Hour Battle
About 1,000 Communist guerrillas attacked two strategic hamlets 50 miles northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border, killing 114 government troops and wounding at least 32. Communist losses were heavy, with estimates around 100 dead, plus 60 weapons and a radio captured. The assault coincides with Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh's power shift and signs of military division in Vietnam.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
UPI
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
NBC to Televise Major League Baseball on Weekends
NBC-TV will televise major league baseball on weekends for the eighth straight year. The schedule begins Saturday April 18 and runs 25 weekends through Sunday October 4 in the 1964 season.
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New York
UPI
National Broadcasting Company
Nbc-Tv
Bonham Jaycees Plan Free Easter Egg Hunt
The Bonham Jaycees will hold a free Easter egg hunt for Bonham area youngsters at the Bonham VA Center grounds. Tentative date is Saturday March 28 with two age divisions and a mother accompanied section. Prizes for most eggs won and a special prize are planned. the group also aims to invite political candidates to speak before the primaries. R F Mankin spoke Thursday night.
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Bonham Jaycees
Bonham
Bonham VA Center
Jaycees
Fair Skies and Cold Readings Forecast for Bonham
Forecast calls for fair skies and chilly readings in Bonham tonight with warmer Saturday afternoon. Friday morning low near 28 degrees, Saturday morning around the low 20s, and Saturday high near 50. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal with a weekend warm spell followed by a colder start to the week. Rain totals expected around a quarter to half an inch early next week.
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Bonham
North Central Texas Weather Update
Clear to partly cloudy conditions persist through Saturday. Tonight will be a bit colder with temperatures dipping, while Saturday sees a warming trend across the region.
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Texas
Enforce Rules Against Extra Riders on Farm Machinery
Authorities urge strict compliance with safety rules prohibiting extra riders on tractors and other farm machinery. Officials warn that carrying people beyond the operator poses serious injury risks and could violate state agricultural safety laws.
Relief in Sight Than Assured West Texas Snowbound
The Panhandle, hit by a week of heavy snow and 44 mph winds, may thaw by the weekend. Temperatures rise to mid 30s, no new snow forecast through Monday. Fatalities and cattle losses reported as the worst storm of winter abates.
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United Press International
Mercury
Texas Panhandle
U.S
Amarillo
Panhandle
Perryton 1
Dalhart
Pampa 7
Groom
J. R. Lamb
Austin
Stinnett
Santa Fe
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LeMay
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