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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1966
Page
2
The reading recalls Acts 4:31 and the believers filled with the Holy Ghost. A devotional note credits Pentecost as a baptism of God’s power, attributed to Thomas W. Yoke of West Virginia.
The world’s master comedian Jack Benny will start the 25th Dallas Summer Musicals season at State Fair Music Hall June 13 with Wayne Newton as guest star and the Ruddike Brothers in a comedy act. Fourteen performances of An Hour and Sixty Minutes with Jack Benny run June 13 to 26, followed by the Dallas produced West Side Story Oklahoma Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Flower Drum Song and Half a Sixpence. Tickets are available at the State Fair Box office and other outlets across Dallas and area.
Bexar County tax assessor Charles G. Davis planned further inquiry into 76 voter registrations that duplicate recently paroled convicts. He aims to determine if the registrants are qualified residents or parolees. The probe, begun in May, has swept about 4,000 registrations, removing 250 to 300 aliens and destroying some certificates issued under free registration.
Crawford Martin, seeking the attorney general post, provided a list of Bexar County convicts pardoned in the past year.
L. P. Sturgeon of the Texas State Teachers Association argues water projects spark local tax bases for schools and boost state revenue. He calls the 900 mile reservoir interlocking system a vital first step toward growth and says the next legislature should grant higher teacher pay, though funding remains uncertain.
Indonesia and Malaysia announce an accord to end the three year undeclared war and restore friendly relations. In Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman lauds the move as relations are expected to improve soon. Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik and Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak led talks.
British heavyweight Brian London is promised a chance at Cassius Clay's heavyweight title by Arthur Grafton, head of the Clay syndicate, if London beats 10th-ranked Amos Johnson of Medina Ohio.
Medical-Surgical Hospital reports new patient admissions including Mrs. Raymond Garrison Ravenna Mrs. W L Skinner Honey Grove Mrs. Cassie Smith Bonham O C Edwards Dallas and others. Additional patients include Mrs. Stella Van Kirk Bon Mrs E W Thomison Bon Mrs Kenneth Baker Bonham and several in Bonham Ravenna Seguin and Windom.
A compiled roster lists numerous individuals connected to Bonham and nearby towns including Ravenna Phoenix Ariz and Ector with entries such as Don Flair Ravenna Oliver Rowe and Mrs Becca Merworth. The list includes several Bonham residents and several listed as dismissed or connected with households and wives in the region.
President Johnson’s 2.3 billion urban renewal proposal for 1966 lingered on life support in Congress as the House housing subcommittee prepared to act on a bill bearing modest prospects.
Joevelyn Bellows, six, was honored with a birthday dinner at her grandparents home in Bonham Route 2. Ice cream and cake decorated with ballerinas were served to family including parents Floyd Shinpaugh Sr grandparents Robert Bellows Becky Beavers Juliana and Ravenna relatives. The child could not have a party due to illness but enjoyed dinner out and a movie with her parents.
A confidential memorandum to subcommittee members indicates insufficient votes for Johnson's six year program of grants and loans for demonstration cities. The panel will instead vote on a bill providing only planning money to prepare a comprehensive demonstration program of physical and human renewal.
Allen's Point citizens honored more than two dozen seniors during a Senior Citizen Month program. Pastor Bill McNatt urged looking to the present and future as 16 attendees shared memories and four individuals were cited for outstanding community service.
A group of 23 Representatives and Senator Griffin claim Texas sends fewer young men to the draft than Michigan. They cite draft-board inefficiency and compare monthly draft calls, noting Texas population exceeds Michigan yet Michigan shows higher draft activity.
Senator Carl Hayden 88 is back at Bethesda Naval Medical Center for a minor urinary tract infection. An aide said Hayden entered the hospital Sunday after a brief prior stay, and he was released about a week earlier. Hayden has served in Congress since 1912 for Arizona.
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