Banks Open Monday After Jeff Davis Birthday Holiday
Banks will be open Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for deposits notes and loans as Fridays holiday list was corrected. Weldon Owens of the Dallas Times Herald notes onions at 18 cents each in his garden. Red Cross Water Safety seeks women for swimmer aide course at Bonham State Park lake starting June 10. register at the courthouse to help teach children to swim.
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Jeff Davis
Weldon Owens
The
Dallas Times Herald
Red Cross
Bonham State Park Lake
James W. Davis
Daisy Christian
Rainy Open House Dampens TP&L Dedication Day
Weather turned mixed as rain before the dedication left the lot muddy and cars parked along the road toward Savoy. The tented area remained wet, diminishing enjoyment for hundreds at the public program after a Friday open house for TP&L members and press coverage.
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Tp&l
Savoy
Two Airmen Die As Car Overturns Near Sherman
Two airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls were killed when their car overturned four times on U S Highway 82, 5.5 miles east of Sherman. The victims were Douglas N. May 23 and Joseph S. McLendon 18. A passenger Gerald G. May 20 was critically injured and treated for a fractured skull at Perrin Air Force Base.
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Sherman, Tex
UPI
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Sherman
Choctaw Creek
Douglas N. May
Joseph S. McLendon
Gerald G. May
Perrin Air Force Base
NAACP Leaders Arrested in Jackson Desegregation Protest
Roy Wilkins and Medgar Evers were arrested during a downtown picket supporting a Negro boycott of Capitol Street stores. An unidentified Black woman also faced detention as violence at Woolworth’s loomed from Tuesday’s sit-in. Hunger strikes followed a restricted meal at a stockade while nationwide protests surfaced in Tallahassee Baton Rouge and Alabama.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Wilkins
Jackson
New York
Medgar Evers
Capitol Street
Woolworth’s
Tallahassee
Fla
Birmingham
Wallace
University of Alabama
Justice Department
Kenya Swears In Cabinet as Self-Government Begins
Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta launches Kenya into self-government with a nation wide call to fight ignorance sickness and poverty. The swearing in of cabinet ministers draws 15 000 crowd as Kenya assumes internal self rule while foreign affairs defense and internal security remain under Britain. Kenyatta and several ministers previously jailed for Mau Mau activity are now in government.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Jomo Kenyatta
Karambee
Kenyatta
Elizabeth
Britain
Malcom MacDonald
Drivers Set Record Pace On Highways
Americans died at a record pace on the highways during the Memorial Day weekend, with count at 325 traffic deaths by 2:30 p.m. EDT and a total holiday toll rising as drownings, boating and plane mishaps added to the fatalities. California led traffic deaths with 41, while New York, Ohio and Texas reported 15 each.
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United Press International
California
New York
Ohio
Texas
Missouri
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Navy Restarts Thresher Sub Search After False Locate Claim
The Navy reversed an earlier claim that the sunken Thresher hull had been located about 220 miles east of Cape Cod. Underwater search was ordered to resume after a detailed photo analysis found no definite Thresher identification.
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Washington
Conrad
Navy
Degin
Special Session Talk Fades. Connally Looks to Fall Return
Governor John Connally weighs options on the $3.14 billion budget with higher education funding at issue. Rumors say he may veto portions or line items and avoid a September special session, awaiting the next regular session in 1965 to push for more education funds.
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Austin
UPI
John Connally
Connally
Septemre
Mey
Capital
Conference Committee
Bonham native to be commissioned at Naval Academy graduation
Midshipman First Class Donald L. McAlister, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey McAlister of Bonham, will be commissioned an Ensign and receive a Bachelor of Science at graduation exercises at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will speak. McAlister will report to the U S S Rival in Charleston after a 30 day leave.
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Annapolis, Md
Donald L. McAlister
Aubrey McAlister
Bonham
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Lyndon B. Johnson
McAlister
Charleston
S. C
U.S.S
Naval Academy
Shipman
Bonham High School
University of Texas
Midshipman
Annapolis
Pope John XXIII Nears Death After Frail Battle
Vatican Radio reported signs of increasing weakness in Pope John XXIII at 81, with temperatures near 101 degrees and periods of unconsciousness. Physicians gave pain relief as the pontiff clung to life, while visitors prayed and the Vatican prepared for his burial in St John Lateran Basilica.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican Radio
John XXIII
Vatican
Mary
Christian Unity
Basilic of St John
Lateran
Tshombe Faces New Troubles in Katanga Crisis
Katanga acting president Sevariste Kimba warned Tshombe returning to Elisabethville could jeopardize his safety. Tshombe fled three days ago after a central government warrant for arrest tied him to secessionist activities. Kimba said he may be in Kolwezi and called for his return to participate in Congo politics.
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Elisabethviile
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Kataungas
Sevariste Kimba
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Leopoldville
Kimba
Autopsy Ordered in Dallas Man Found in Trinity River
An autopsy was ordered to establish Ignacio Gomez of Dallas as the body found Friday floating in the Trinity River in South Dallas. Authorities described the condition as badly decomposed and noted the death as the city investigates.
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Dallas
API
Ignacio Gomez
Trinity River
South Dal
Fannin Teams to Enter State Meet
Two Fannin county 4 H teams advance to the state 4 H contests at College Station during the Roundup. Allen's Point club teams, led by Marlow Williams and Mrs Mable London, will travel Tuesday with contestants Steve Williams, Sandra Bearden, Wanda Skinner, and Rita Gudgel following strong finishes at the Denton district event.
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Fannin County
College Station
Allen's
Denton
Steve Williams
Sandra Bearden
Community Improvement Club
Wanda Skinner
Rita Gudgel
Marlow Williams
Allen's Point 4If Club
Mable
London County
Weather outlook for Bonham area through Sunday
The US Weather Bureau reports little change in weather for North Central Texas. Skies will range from clear to partly cloudy with a chance of scattered thundershowers during the day and Sunday night. Slight warming is expected across the region.
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Bonham
US Weather Bureau
Texas
Memphis Farmer Killed in Farm Road Collision
Jim Webster, 80, a Memphis Texas farmer, was killed Friday when struck by a car on a farm road three miles south of Memphis.
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VIE Vipeies
Jim Webster
Memphis, Tex
Memphis
New Pastor Assigned to First Methodist Paris
The First Methodist church in Paris will welcome Rev Talbot from Grace Methodist Dallas as pastor after the North Texas Methodist conference in Dallas. He replaces Rev Stephenson who moves to Oak Cliff Methodist Dallas. Other district appointments include Rev Trueloye Bailey Circuit and Rev Sullins Cooper among others.
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First Methodist Church
Bite Hugh ‘Talbot
Grace Methodist Church
Dallas
North Texas
Five Miles of FM Highway Work Begins in Texas
R. W. McKinney starts five miles of FM 2645 construction from FM 495 north of Baxter to west of Ambrose in Fannin County. Tree removal and right of way clearing precede grading and drainage work. Traffic detours will be used around drainage builds with other areas guided by officials. project to finish in about 100 working days.
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R. W. McKinney
Nacogdoche and Leonard
Fannin County
Bator
Ambrose
Departent of Public Safety and Highway Department
Joe ¢ Clark
Sadd Seoeiders
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49Th Armored Division
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Bonham Vfw
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Mid’n
Don McAlister
Rita Gudgel Safety
Fannin
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Walter Sullins Cooper
Steve Stone
Randolph
Tom Shaw
John Walker
Lake Creek Charleston
Gendell Jones
Kisse Church
Parnes
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Leonard
Bredgeport
Howard Adams
Whitewright
A M Davenport
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Iloney Grove
Jack McNabb
Trenton
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