Texas on Alert for Air Raids Test Exercise
Texas civil defense teams activated at 10:02 am for Operation Lemon Juice a nationwide test of readiness. The simulated attack cited enemy aircraft over Canada and Alaska with seven Texas cities targeted evacuation orders and a four hour warning window. The exercise continued for 58 hours through Sunday 5 pm with rapid dispatch to all districts and sheriffs offices.
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Austin
Texas
Canada
Alaska
State Control Center
Civil Defense Headquarters
Rain Returns Hinting at Summer Shift in North Texas
After a dry spell that stretched into mid July, residents in Bonham area report light showers to the west around Friday dawn with sun reducing activity. A bright rainbow appeared as a sign of unsettled skies while dust devils churned in fields and dirt roads, tempering hopes for rain for crops and pastures.
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Beng
Bonham
Ector
Savoy
Bells
Bobby Sanderson Faces Ribbing After Giants Rout
Little Bobby Sanderson of the Yanks in the National League endured playful ribbing from his father Andy and Hack Carson after the Giants crushed his club 31 to 6. Bobby kept in good humor saying there’s another time coming as Clyde Mayo eyes a return for football season with Mayo thinning out during winter but ready to speak as season nears.
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Bobby Sanderson
The
Yanks
Andy
Hack Carson
Giants
Bobby
Clyde Mayo
Ife
Mayo
Czech-Born Texan Joe Zvelanek Heads Home to Temple
U S the Best Czech Born Texan Joe Zvelanek sails from Houston returning to Temple after a month in his native Czechoslovakia. The 78 year old shoe repairman praised the United States as the best country and said he will not return to Czechoslovakia. His son, Joe Zvelanek Jr., accompanied him in Houston and will help with their rug business.
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Houston
Joe Zvelanek
Temple
Tex
Zvelanek
Caschoslovakia
Capeh
Zvolanek
Water Carnival for Bois d Arc Scouts on July 18
The Bois d Arc district hosts its third annual water carnival at Bonham State Park on Thursday July 18 from 6 to 8 pm. Instructional swimming includes three groups with demonstrations on drowning rescue and water safety. Contests feature 24 50 and 100 yard swims and an underwater swim.
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Bois Dd’ Arc
Bonham State Park
Don Knecht
Knecht
Dodd City Native Killed in Traffic Accident
Ray Leon Callahan 49 of Dallas died Thursday after a collision on the unopened Dallas Fort Worth toll road near Grand Prairie. He worked as a bulldozer operator for a construction firm. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Wise Funeral Home with burial in White Rock Cemetery. He is survived by his mother Mrs J P Callahan his wife Maggie Ola Callahan three brothers Bradford Eugene Lynwood and was born April 11 1917 in Dodd City.
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Ray Leon Callahan
J P Callahan
Joodd City
Wise Funeral Home
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Callahan
Chapman
J. P Callahan
Dodd City
Route 1
Maggie Ola Callahan
Bradford Callahan
Eugene Ccllanan
Lynwood Callahan
Sher
Oscar D Burns Dies Friday at 77 in Bells
Oscar Daniel Burns 77, farmer of Bells, died Friday July 12 1957 at Medical and Surgical hospital after months of illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral home Bonham. Survived by wife, one son Arthur L Burns of Denison, three daughters Mrs Everett Darwin of Bonham Mrs Walter Darwin and Mrs Alta Skinner of Riverside, two brothers Joe Burns of Pauls Valley Qikla and DLink Burns of Cleveland, one sister Polly Easterwood of Pauls Valley, 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
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Spi
Cooper Funeral Home
Bonham
Oscar Daniel Burns
Farmer
Medical and Surgical Hospital
Arthur L. Burns
Denison
Everett Darwin
Walter Darwin
Alta Skinner
Riverside
Cauf
Joe Burns
Pauls Valley
Qikla
Dlink Burns
Cleveland
Polly Easterwood
North Fannin plans July 22 summer session opening
North Fannin rural high School will open Monday July 22 for a summer session. Supt Everett Parker said the board set the date and expects a six to eight week term to aid in cotton and crop harvest. Students may refrigerate lunches and sandwiches will be served. buses run earlier and each room has a fan or evaporative cooler.
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Ivanhoe
Spl
North Fannin Rural High School
Everet Parker
Parker
Supt Parker
Buford
John Phares Rites Planned in Jackson
Funeral services for John E Phares 58 a World War I veteran of Jackson Mississippi will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home chapel Interment Willow Wad Cemetery Survivors include two sons John E Phares Jr of Jackson Missouri and H Phares of San Francisco California Born November 23 in Mississippi he had been a VA Hospital patient since last May A separate news item references a civil case in Salt Lake City and a trial in progress in a George Pare mall Slang case with defense witnesses continuing in court.
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John E Phares
Jackson
Mies
Cooper Funeral Home
Bonham
Clayton Hicks
Bonham VA
Willow Wad
John E Phares, Jr
Jackson Moss and
H Phares
San Francisco
Calif
Mississipp
Phares
Layy
Wautnerson
Showdown Vote on Civil Rights in Senate Effort
In a 50 minute meeting in Senator Richard Russell's office, opponents agreed to a showdown vote on civil rights as the Senate debates President Eisenhower's four point program. Leader Lyndon B Johnson and Senator Knowland announced no WH change in stance and the vote could come as early as Tuesday with Dixie senators opposing earlier action.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Sader
Willam F Knowland
Knowland
Miserhower
White House
Congress
Russell
Dixie
Judiciary Committee
Schools To Open July 22 For Short Summer Term
Fannin county districts plan a six week summer term starting July 22 with fall reopening in mid October. Savoy will decide on a summer start July 29. Honey Grove Negro school starts July 16 for six weeks. Bonham Honey Grove do not follow six week term.
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Fannin County
Rufus Moore
Savoy
Supt Moore
Randolph
Windom
Gober
Batley
Eetor
Tessphone
North Fannin
Dudu City Valley
Honey Grove
Trinton
Ladonia
Leonard
Plans Launched for Oil Progress Week
Anderson of Bonham attends a meeting in Lalas today to lay plans for Oil Progress Week. Charmen from 14 Northeast counties will attend the meeting to launch plans for the oil week observed Oct 13 15. Anderson is Fannin county tat man for the Texas On Informu Committee.
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Anderson
Bonham
Lalas
al Gu
Charmen
Tsas Countie
Fannin County
Texas On Informu
Bellows Starts Basic Training at Fort Hood
Charles H. Bellows, wife Julia, and parents Mir and Mrs. TD Bellows, depart for basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood in mid July.
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Fort Hood
Tex
Charles H. Bellows
Julia
Mir
TD W Belhhows
4Th Armored Lavision
Two Teachers Elected At Thursday Session
In a Thursday meeting, two teachers were elected for unspecified roles. The article references the Bosham Independent and mentions building plans and a public discussion lasting about two hours. Names and further details are unreadable due to OCR corruption.
Photographer Identifies Clinton Segregationist Defendant
Life magazine photographer Owen testified in a Clinton segregation case naming William Beakebill as the main figure in a controversial photo. The government seeks to build a conspiracy case against 16 Clinton residents and ex New York John Kasper associates, with additional witnesses from newspapers and broadcasts.
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Tennota
Clinton
New
N Y Owen
Okahoma City
Life Magazine
William Beakebill
Owens Photographa
Rede Vanes
Crosa Gaammat
Joof Owen
Ione Regal
Defunse
Lafe
Time Magazine
Samme Company
Clanton
Two Honey Grove City Commissioners Resign
Two Honey Grove city commissioners Jack Shelton and Anstpy Alexander resigned effective August 1. Both men cited requests for an audit of city finances during their tenure and said they might issue no further statements for now. The resignations leave the city with a mayor and remaining commissioners as they consider appointments to fill the vacancies.
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Honey Grove &Pl
Hanes 'Grove
Jack Shelton
Anstpy Alexander
Alexander
Shelton
Honey Grove
Alton Swain
Mrnday
Tomore
Ity
Late bulletins from around the world and local incidents
Reports from the disarmament talks in Dinard with Valerian Zorin accusing Western powers of inflexibility. In France Hollywood actor Tony Curt was hit in the eye during filming. A private plane crash near Fort worth killed Derry Bodhen Henderson and Ku Fun Bateman. Oklahoma City temporary restraining order bars a former company employee from disclosing secrets.
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Dinard
France
Hollywood
Tony Curt
Port Vortec
Fort Mourth
Denton
Mauriua Wright
Derry Bodhenderson
Dallas
Kufun AK. Bateman
Kert Worth
Seconploye
Borrower Returns 32 Books Taken Out Back in 35
New York library officials report a reader who checked out 32 classic volumes in 1935 has returned them. The incident is tied to a library appeal for overdue-book fines totaling about 92 000 dollars and a potential 5 621 dollar calculation from two-cent daily charges.
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New York
Labramany
Losary
Soviet Engineers To Visit Dallas
Soviet engineers Andre Do Ono and Vaentine J. Snashlin were awaiting a State Department decision to travel to Dallas for talks with a firm in Oklahoma City. They were part of a 28 member Soviet delegation that visited a show of USSR goods and art at an Oklahoma venue, with the outcome pending extension of their visa.
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O Samsas
State Department Des Sai
Dallas
Op & Viet Ob Dro Ing Gtvaes Tn
Andre Do Ono Wow
Vaentine J. Snashlin
Dehes
Dalian
Ecbns
Tang
Oklahoma
Juke Box Duke Snubbed by Queen in London Pageant
British tabloids report Duke of Bedford and other aristocrats were snubbed as Queen turns down invitation to a coming out party at Woburn. column by Sunon Ward notes palace tour and disdain for levity in royal circles.
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Londdon
Urs Yqaceo
Buaza
Otcduer de Hao
Ancestra
Dring Ip
Landya Ntwa
Today
Sunon Ward
Daily Sketch
Woburn Aboesbarne
Duuke
Bedford
Weather and education notes mix from Texas reports
A garbled briefing reports hot weather in North Central Texas through Saturday with temperatures ending Friday. It mentions Texas Education Agency guidance for Southeast Texas district and potential legislation approval not passed by the Legislature.
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Austin
Texas Education Agency
Southeast
Texas
Hull of Liner Kens Del Pacfica Examined by Experts
Bermuda ships detachment and United Press report the 17000 ton crane ship Kens Del Pacfica with 700 passengers and 8000 crew aboard was hauled off a coral reef and held between reefs outside Hamilton harbor during a rain squall. Experts checked the pull and the unit remained tight between coral masts after failed free attempts.
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United Press
Hamilton
Bermuda
England
Hamilton Harbor
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