Four U S fliers freed land in Honolulu to reunion
Four American airmen released from Chinese captivity after two years arrived in Honolulu with families awaiting. Capt Harold Fischer Lt Col Md Win Heller Lt Lyle Cameron and Lt Roland Parks were flown by a C-54 used by MacArthur through Hong Kong and the Pacific. They will receive pay and home quarters on Hickam Base.
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Honolulu
Harold Fisher
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Nebr
Roland Parks
Omaha
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
U.S. Air Force
NEA
Red China
Hong Kong
Tlarold E. Fischer
Swae City
MD- Win Lo Heller
Wynnwood
Lyle W. Cameron
Neb
Roland W. Parks
Pacific
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Lory Smith
Pacific Air Force
Far East
Air Force
Washington
Hawaii
Philadelphia
Heller
Judith Heller
Hickam Field
Tripler Hospital
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam
License Examiner to Leave On Vacation
Fannin county motorists should renew licenses this week or next as no examiner will be present the week of June 15-16. Charles O'Neal starts vacation this weekend and returns June 22-23. An examiner will be available June 8 and 9 but not June 15 or 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
Charles O'Neal
Bonham
Hunt's Department
Dodbson's Inc
Tommy's Men’s Store
Six Fingers Fail to Halt Fingerprinting
Oklahoma City police faced a unusual fingerprinting challenge with Oran Telford Jr who has six fingers on each hand. To complete identification officers printed one finger on the back of a card while noting he also had 12 toes in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oran Telford Jr
Wartime Buddies Reunite After 12 Years in Bonham
Dean Chambers and Chinese Nationalist Major Yu, lifelong war buddies, met in Gainesville after twelve years apart. Yu, known as Yu, is en route from Fort Mustace to Formosa and plans to marry Linda Pia this summer. Yu spoke English, described Formosa’s climate as tropical, and recalled Rangoon where they first met in 1942 during the war.
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Twei
Dean Chambers
North Elm Street
Gainesville
Rangoon
India
Hoc. Yu
Formosa
Shantung
China
Burma
Chambers
Canton
Jang
Manchuria
James Caldwell
Martha Kennedy Caldwell
Lve
Bonham
Fort Mustace
Artillery
Fort Sill Okla
Transportation Corps
Texas
Linda’ Pia
Mary Lena
Dean
New duty hours set for Bonham VA Center staff
Bonham VA Center employees switch to 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. schedules through August 31 with 83 percent approval. Dietetic and nursing service personnel are excluded. Manager Tosch says earlier hours reduce heat and boost efficiency and free afternoons for recreation and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VA Center
Bonham VA Center
Tosch
Earler
Eight Die in Nationwide Plane Crashes in Two Days
A spate of deadly air incidents leaves eight dead across the country with fourteen more injured as crashes occur near runways, in New Mexico on Memorial Day and during Indianapolis races. New losses include four airmen in Shreveport and a stunt flyer in another crash. eleven others escape unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlane
New Mexico
Shreveport
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Northeast Airlines
Rainfall Totals for January to May 1955 Reach 17.62 Inches
The five month rainfall for 1955 accumulates to 17.62 inches with May adding 2.68 inches. May 1955 is cooler with only two 90 degree days and a low of 56. Rainfall comparisons show 1954 at 13.62 inches and 1952 at 22.27 inches for the same period, while May alone weighs in 2.68 inches, the smallest May in four years.
State to Rebuild Five FM Roads in Fannin and Hunt
The Texas Highway Department will take bids on June 15 for upgrading about 26 miles of Farm to Market roads in Fannin and Hunt counties. Works include widening, drainage upgrades, base removal and replacement, six inches of crushed rock, and new surfacing to meet heavier traffic standards using local Leonard area rock for sub-base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Fannin County
Hunt County
Dot
Clark
Uhis Tien
Chari
Leonard
Fannin
Hunt Counties
Supreme Court sets Oct 10 date for Rio Grande water case
The Supreme Court ordered hearings for October 10 on Texas and New Mexico water rights to the Rio Grande. New Mexico requests dismissal of Texas suit unless the federal government joins the dispute. Texas seeks to press its complaint with amendments to protect Indian water rights. A February report urged allowing amendments to the original filing. Nearby, a dog story from Torrington reports a cockapoo walking into a yard two months after a move.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
High Court
Ao Special Muster
Weather outlook for North Central Texas a windy spell
Partly cloudy and windy through Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms in north and west portions Wednesday night and Thursday. No significant temperature changes expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Four Women Named on Grand Jury Panel for Court Term
The Sixth District court term opens Monday with four women on the grand jury panel. Mrs. Charlie McClary, Mrs. Lucille Reed, Mrs. John W. Smith, and Mrs. Sid Anderson are listed among other jurors including Joe Portey, John Gober, Arthur Ryan, John Eaton Saunders, Roy G. Robinson and Don Moore. County Attorney Tibby Wright said only a few cases are ready for grand jury review and the session will be short with recesses as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie McClary
Honey Grove
Lucille Reed
Trenton
John W. Smith
Metor
Sid Anderson
Bonham
Joe Portey
Roy G. Robinson
Korksey
Sheriff's Office
General Mix-Up Cars Tractors Hay Baler Rake Wreck
A wreck on a state highway near Leonard involved two cars two tractors a side delivery rake and a hay baler. Susanne Morey drove into the rake then hit a tractor driven by Roy Miller and then struck the baler driven by Floyd Flanagan causing about $1 000 in damage. Susanne Morey Roy Miller Floyd Flanagan Heleny Tuttle and Nena Gilbert were named in the report. Miss Morey received emergency treatment and was released. A complaint alleges pulling vehicles without rear lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Spencer Flanagan
Leonard
Nena Gilbert
Susanne Morey
Houston
Roy M Miller
Flanagan
Heleny Trene Tuttle
Richmond
Moanagain
Late bulletins from United Press reach readers
News briefs include Walter Reuther extending Ford strike deadline, a fatal fire near Manchester Ohio killing four children, Waco grand jury indictments against a rapist, a Fort Hood soldier captured for a station robbery, an Austin attorney named special assistant AG for Duvall County prosecutions, and 1955 wheat price support rates announced by the Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
James Connally Air Force Base
Andrew Wyoshington
Fort Hood
Just J’riday
Fined 300 On Two Pleas of Guilty
Curtis Eldridge was fined 300 after pleading guilty to two counts alleging violation of state liquor laws. Judge Choice Moore ordered 200 dollars in one case and 100 in the other, with costs. Deputy Sheriff Luther Smith and Neal Gilbert made the arrests.
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Winttcn
Choice Moore
Curtis Eldridge
Eldridge
Luther Smith
Neal Gilbert
Bank closures honor Jefferoon Davis birthday
The Bonham State Bank and the First National Bank will be closed Friday June 3 in observance of Jefferoon Davis' birthday.
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Bonham State Bank
First National Bank
Jefferoon Davis
Drouth Parley Discusses Impossible Solutions in Denver
A secret USDA sponsored conference in Denver gathers farm experts and officials from ten arid western states to tackle drought problems deemed impossible to solve. Newsmen were kept outside as Harry Clark and handouts outlined the agenda, with details to remain private. Secretary Benson plans to join late, with discussions continuing through Thursday.
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Denver
Agriculture Department
Harry Clark
Usda Public Information
Washington
Clarks
Ark
Ark Said That Certain Problems of the Dreath
Clark
Daily Dole
Agriculture
Evra
Alcoholism Called Public Health Problem Says Fort
Horace Fort, director of the Wrage Foundation, told Bonham Rotary that alcoholism is a disease and the No 3 public health issue. He urged recognition of the illness and support from non alcoholics to help alcoholics seek recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Horace Fort
Wrage Foundation
Bonham — Rotary Club
Alcoholics Anonymous
Rotarians
South Officials Split Over Supreme Court School Order
Southern officials praised the court order as a breathing spell while holdout states vowed resistance. Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin said segregation would continue despite federal rulings, with Louisiana and Mississippi leaders planning to fight and NAACP arranging strategy talks in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Atlanta
NAACP
Deep South
Griffin
South
Leandar Perez
W. MM. Rainach
Hugh White
J. P. Coleman
Clarendon County
L. B. McCord
Supreme Court ruling on segregation breaks in Bonham paper
The Bonham Daily Favorite led Fannin County publishers with the late news of a Supreme Court ruling on segregation. The story broke on United Press wires shortly after noon, as other dailies had already closed editions for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
Bonham Daily
Supreme Court
United Press
Coffee Gatherings Highlight Bentham School Business
Weldon Nichols and Evsil Turner chat over coffee with Willy Earl and Homer Carpenter about a fishing trip while Ed Southerland A S Broadfoot and Menary Wright of Leonard enjoy coffee. John Dickey John Arledge and Herbert Buron discuss matters as Arthur Manx Well and Maggie Williams head for coffee. KB Barker from Honey Grove visits on school business Wednesday in Bentham.
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Weldon Nichols
Evsil Turner
Willy Earl
Homer Carpenter
Ed Southerland
A. S. Broadfoot
Menary Wright
Leonard
John Dickey
John Arledge
Herbert Buron
Arthur Manx- Well
Maggie Williams
A. Barker
Honey Grove
Bentham
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Dennis M Lovelace
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Torrington
Samuel I Mauro
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Diethout
Copo
Walter Po Reuther
Akron
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Suse
Cop
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Here
Austin
John Ben Shepperd Wedneslay
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