Christmas Doll Dream Comes True for Mrs. Gra hm
Neighbors recall Mrs. Nannie Grahm 82 enjoying a large doll gifted by niece Mrs. Ruby Curtis last Christmas. She had dreamt of a great big doll since childhood, and the moment was described as joyful as a youngster. Other notes mention a Dallas 1906 ice storm clipping and local oddities about a Sherman to Bonham warehouse, a misread car theft, and Judge Harrison closing district court terms with Robert Dorough racing to feed cattle.
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Nannie Grhm
Ruby Curtis
Graham
Robert Dorough
A. M. Harrison
6Th District Court
Dorough
Tuesday Cloudy and Cooler With Light Rain Possible
The forecast for Bonham calls for increasing cloudiness and lower temperatures tonight and Tuesday with a chance of light rain on Tuesday. Temperatures average 2 to 6 degrees below normal, with a warming trend before a weekend cool-down.
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Bonham
Nobility Store Burglarized. pennies and cigarettes taken
Deputies report burglars entered the L. B. Withrow grocery at Nobility over the weekend by a window. They took $9 in pennies and several cartons of cigarettes as the sheriff’s office investigated on Monday.
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L. B. Withrow
Nobility
Sheriff's Office
H. R. van Zandt
Duda Collingsworth
Seven MIGs Downed In Major North Vietnam Air Battle
U S warplanes shot down seven Communist MIG jets over North Vietnam as the 48 hour truce ended. Air Force F4C Phantoms shadowed Thunderchiefs in dogfights over the Red River Valley near Hanoi Haiphong. B52 bombers returned to strike DMZ targets while U S ships clashed with shore batteries and pirates.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Air Force
Red River Valley
Hanoi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Coast Guard
Mekong Delta
Red River Delta
Dmz
Johnson plans busy week on guns and butter policy in 1967
President Johnson returns to Washington after a 17 day Texas stay as he prepares a busy week to decide 1967 gun and butter programs. He signals budget for fiscal 1968 may be 135 to 140 billion and weighs taxes to fund Vietnam and domestic needs amid a wary Congress.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Texas
Washington
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
White House
Combustible Dolls Warning for Bonham Mothers
Fire Marshal Ferguson and Fire Chief Clark urged Bonham mothers to inspect birthday or Christmas dolls given to girls in the past year. They warned that the cloth bodied dolls with a Polish stamped sole and highly combustible face can ignite with little heat as they age and asked parents to bring suspicious dolls to the fire station for inspection.
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Ferguson
Jim Clark Oday
Buonham
Bonham
Clark
Eral
Poland
Continued Aid Pledged to South Vietnam
President Johnson pledged continued American aid to South Vietnam in a New Year message to Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. He cited progress by the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution and advancing toward representative government as the nation seeks peace and security in 1967 with U.S. support.
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South Vietnam
Neuyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Constituent Assembly
United States
First American boxing school founded in New Orleans
The earliest American boxing school was organized by William Fuller in New Orleans, marking a foundational moment in the sport's development in the United States.
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Willam Fuller
New Orleans
Soviet Union to Sell Wheat to United Arab Republic
Cairo based Al Ahram reports the Soviet Union will supply 650000 tons of wheat to the United Arab Republic with the first 250000 ton shipment to be signed today. The move follows Nasser’s famine war accusation tied to stalled U.S. wheat aid and renewal talks.
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Cairo
UPIY
al Ahram
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Nasser
U.S
Suez
Alarms Interrupt Football Games
Two grass fires and a hot water heater alarm interrupted Sunday football games played by volunteer firemen. Fires occurred at the VA Center grounds and at 225 East 9th Street. Little damage resulted from the hot water heater incident.
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VA Center
C. A. Cox
East 9Th Street
Hanoi Rejects Britain's Peace Talk Proposals
Hanoi denounces George Brown's call for cease fire talks as a trick by the United States to sway world opinion. The North Vietnamese radio article in the army press calls the British terms an unconditional surrender demand and notes prior UPI reports of US approval.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Vietnam
Britain
United States
Radio
Hanoi
George Brown
United Presg International
Johnson
Brown
Collision Causes $350 in Damage on Main Street
Officers estimate $350 damage after a two car collision in the 300 block of Main Street Sunday afternoon. Drivers identified as Carol Crossland of Windom and Thom Allan Hamilton of Bonham.
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Main Street
Kenneth Templeton
Carol Crossland
Windom
Thom Allan Hamilton
Bonham
South Vietnam Accepts Britain Peace Talks Bid
South Vietnam accepted Britain's proposal for three nation peace talks on the Vietnam war, with the United States also on board and North Vietnam silent. Foreign Minister Tran Van Do said discussions would cease hostilities, while Britain urged immediate meetings to arrange cessation. Analysts say stalemate could extend until U S bombing North Vietnam ends.
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Saigon
API
South Vietnam
Britain
North Vietnam
United States
Tran van Do
UPI
George Brown
London
Man Charged in Two Car Thefts
Roy Weldon Blackman 36 of Bonham faces charges for stealing two cars one from Carter Chevrolet in Bonham and a 1967 model in Denison. He was arrested in Denison by the police chief Thurman Renfro. Also, a car stolen from Floyd H. Pop Mahaney was recovered in Denison.
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Roy Weldon Blackman
Bonham
Denison
Blackman
Carter Chevrolet
Thurman Renfro
Renfro
Floyd H
Pop) Mahaney
Firecracker Noise Complaints Spark Bonham Police Activity
Bonham residents filed two complaints about New Year firecracker noise late Sunday. No complaints were logged during the prior holiday period as youngsters reportedly set off fireworks in the streets.
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Bonham
U S newspapers see record revenue in 1966 drive
UPI reports total 1966 newspaper revenue at about 7.05 billion with a 9 percent rise in advertising. Classified and national ads each up about 10 percent, retail ads up 8 percent. Color advertising innovations and the formation of Newspaper Preprint Corporation aided growth.
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New York
UPI
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Bureau of Advertising
Anpa Research Institute
American Association of Advertising Agencies
National Association of Printing Ink Makers
Preprint Corporation
ANPA
New Corporation
Preprint Corp
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Runs Below Last Year
United Press International reports the 78 hour New Year weekend traffic deaths running about 20 percent below the prior year’s pace. Texas led states with 30 deaths, followed by California 25 and Michigan 23, while several states reported no deaths.
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United Press International
Texas
California
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
North Carolina
Alaska
Delaware
Nevada
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming
Hillsboro
Three Rivers
Mich
Kalamazoo
National Safety Counc
Frome
England's Heir Reads Gospel at West Newton Service
Prince Charles read the Gospel account of the three kings to a church congregation in West Newton England. The reading was part of a service attended by Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip Prince Charles sister Princess Anne and Princess Margaret.
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West Newton
England
UPI
Prince Charles
Tripute
Christ
Othr
Elizabeth
of Edinburgh
Anne
Margaret
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