Bonham community events and government notices roundup
Bonham residents hear a Texas Music Educators All-State choir concert on KRLD Channel 4 at 2 PM Sunday. A Bonham driver’s license examiner will take a holiday for George Washington’s birthday and return Thursday. a chili supper, domino tournament, hamburger supper, and bicycle of local fundraisers are scheduled. Ballot deadlines approach for county Democratic primaries amid spring sights like robins and kite flying.
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Bonhamites
KRLD
Don Blacketer
Bonhi
Texas Music Educators
Bonham
Bob Bannister
George Washington
Bannister
Fair Skies and Warmer Weather Forecast for Bonham
The Bonham area is forecast for fair skies and rising temperatures through the weekend with near normal averages and a cooling trend early next week followed by a midweek warmup. Showers are possible around the start of the week with about .33 inch rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 28 degrees with frost and thin ice to higher readings in other Texas locales.
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Bonham
Benham
All Schools to Feel Effect of LBJ's Economy
Washington reports President Johnson proposes cutting federal aid for crowded wartime school districts by 216.7 million dollars, reshaping distribution from 325 million to 158.03 million. About 4,200 districts now receive aid, with 3,150 expected to receive payments in the new fiscal year starting July.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Twelve Bonham Seniors to Perform in All-Senior Honor Band and Chorus
Twelve Bonham seniors will participate in the 11th annual All-Senior Honor Band and Chorus Concert at 7 30 pm in the East Texas State University auditorium. ETSU faculty selected students from Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana for two bands and a chorus directed by Dr James Richards and Dr Neil Humfield with Conrad Bauschka assisting. The event honors senior musicians and offers participation certificates and a chance to audition for ETSU music scholarships. visiting seniors will rehearse on campus and enjoy performances by ETSU Chorale and the university band. continuous presence of multiple named participants and organizers.
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Bonham High School
East Texas State University
Commerce
Pic
Bonham
Neil F Humfield
Conrad Bauschka
Etsu Fach Chorus
ETSU
Chorale
James A. Taylor
Don Blacketer
Bedding Damaged in Fire at Franklin Street
Fire at 1300 Franklin Street damaged a mattress and bed clothing after a blanket left on all day caused the blaze. Firemen described the blanket as the source of the fire and noted significant damage to bedding.
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Franklin Street
Muster Day Observance At Bonham Guard Unit Dinner Plan
The Bonham Texas National Guard unit will hold Muster Day activities Monday night from 7 30 to 9 38. Capt Robert R Jagger announces a chili supper to benefit the March of Dimes with a large cake and open house ceremonies. The event honors George Washington’s birthday and reflects Texan Guard heritage. The unit, at full strength, will not recruit. Bonham Guard contributions in 1955 totaled over 17000.
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Bunkam
Texas National Guard
Robert R. Jagger
George Washington
Publi
Capt. Joyner
Joyner
Texas National
Alamo
Bonham
National Guard
Fannin County
Connally to Attend Fiesta in Laredo
Governor John Connally and a Austin delegation head to Laredo for the 69th George Washington Birthday celebration with a Mexican and Texas dignitary presence. Ignacio D. Silva and Praxedis Balboa are among the officials arriving, as about 100000 people are expected for the parade and friendship ceremony on the International Bridge. The Colonial Bull and Pageant unfold at 8 pm in the Cr va Center, backed by the Society of Martha Washington.
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Laredo
UPI
Mexico
Texas
John Connally
Austin
Ignacio D. Silva
Gustavo Diaz Orduz Praxedis Balboa
Tamaulipas
Rusk urges Vietnam action to halt Communist spread
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that fighting in Vietnam is vital to prove U S fidelity to pledges and to deter Chinese Reds from redrawng world boundaries by force He cited SEATO support in 1954 and argued the United States must decide its course and bear consequences in Vietnam policy He warned critics not to overlook the pledges involved and defended the current strategy against a pullout or holding pattern while noting Viet Cong losses and possible manpower strains ahead
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Senate
Rush
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Saigon
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
China
South
James M. Gavin
George F Kennan
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
U.S. Viet Nam
Cavalry Engages Viet Cong Near Beng Son In Heavy Combat
Viet Cong with rifles and grenades captured from dead U S soldiers attacked 1st Cavalry Division units near Beng Son as air and artillery support moved in. The fight involved two platoons of the 2nd Brigade entering heavy fire from Viet Cong bunkers in a valley centering on Dien Bien Phu area and Me Delta raids. An American infantryman died heroically after shielding fellow soldiers from a grenade. US intelligence estimates 237000 VC and 17000-20000 N. Vietnamese regulars in South Vietnam with 1099 infiltrators monthly from the north.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
1St Division
Beng Son
Sagen
1St Cavalry
Dien Bien Phu
North
Viet Nams
Hanoi
South
Viet Nam
Long An
Vinh Cang
South Viet Nam
U?e
25Th Infantry Division
Eight Die In TU4 Plane Crash At Moscow Airport
Soviet authorities report eight Soviet passengers killed when a TU4 airliner struck a strong west snow gust and crashed on takeoff from Sheremetievo. Unofficial counts had suggested up to 50 fatalities as the giant jet burned. The flight bound for Brazzaville was on an inaugural run from Moscow. Airport cancellations followed, with foreign flights halted until wreckage clearance.
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Moscow
UPI
Sheremetievo
Brazzaville
Conan Republic
Austria
Denmark
Belgium
Yorktown Road Named Quietest Traffic Spot in Texas
Austin UPI reports the Texas Highway Department says Farm Road 240 north of Yorktown will have the state's slowest traffic on a weekday this month based on automatic counters. The busiest area is I-45 near the I-225 junction at Houston.
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Austin
UPI
Yorktown
Texas Highway Department
Houston
Youth Olympics Planned in New York City
Mayor John V. Lindsay announced a Youth Olympics to be held in New York City this summer. He hopes the program becomes permanent, rotating to a different city each year, with youths from one city competing against others after contacting mayors in more than a dozen cities.
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New York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Lindsay
Five Crimes Set for Hearing in 6th District Court
Five criminal cases scheduled for the March 14 week in 6th District court include one murder charge and four theft cases. The docket lists Sam Burnett of Honey Grove for murder following a death in Honey Grove, plus cattle theft charges against Billy George Hambrick and George Crossland, and theft over in the case of Caryl Ruth Bunch and J. B. Bunch.
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6Th District Court
Sam Burnett
Honey Grove
Billy George Hambrick
George Crossland
Caryl Ruth Bunch
J. B Bunch
Bonham Heart Fund Workers to Report Sunday
More than 100 volunteers will report to the First National Bank between 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday to turn in funds collected during Heart Week in Bonham and Fannin County. Mrs. Dick Grunert chairs the effort with Moore as treasurer and Jim Wiggins and Lyndell Purdy assisting.
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Heart
Bonham
First National Bank
Bunham Homes
Dick Grunert
County Heart
Choice Moore
Fannin County Heart Association
Jim Wiggins
Lyndell Purdy
Moore
Gulf Club
Wacankryi
First National Banks
Dik MacConnell
Nolan Ashmore
Ray Peeler Jr
David Manning
Dennis Baker
Bob Barrow
Clifford Lumpskins
John Reece
Heart Fund
Jade Art Heist Artifacts Recovered by FBI in Miami
FBI agents recovered more than 500000 dollars in jade art objects and Chinese jewelry stolen from the Maeaneon Art Gallery in Palm Beach Florida in November 1965. No arrests were announced and details were withheld.
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Miami
UPI
Palm Beach
Fla
FBI
Maeaeccn
Palm Begg
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