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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
14
The 1955 Bonhi Ballyhoo reunion in Bonham invites alumni from 1894 to 1955 to return for a weekend of talks, dances, and catching up with old classmates. Ex-students will tour new industries, compare memories, and swap tales from school days and teachers.
In Sweetwater Justice Leonard aston hag fined Pat B. Frazier 24, $2050 for driving on the wrong side of the road during a game of chicken. The two cars collided leaving both wrecked and the drivers shaken.
Two new staff join the Bonham VA Center this week. Robert O Lassiter becomes supply officer, succeeding Emmett Garriga, after transferring from the VA Center at Kecoughtan Virginia where he served as procurement officer. Lassiter has served in the Veterans Administration since 1933. His family will move from Kecoughtan within two weeks to 500 West 9th Street. Lassiter’s son Bob is 14 and recently graduated high school. Mary Sue, eight, is adding to the hospital staff. Iran Wilson joins the medical service division from Parkersburg West Virginia. Dr Parker and wife will reside on the station. they have no children.
In Austin the House approved a 394 million budget balancing tax bill by 72 to 67, signaling possible early end to the 34th Legislature. In Dallas St Pauls hospital searched for an orderly missing since Wednesday and linked him to a downtown collapse that killed three and wounded nine. In San Quentin Barbara Graham was executed after delays that postponed the sentence twice. In Cleveland, Harry Truman criticized the Salk vaccine program saying administration delays may reflect partisan politics.
Speaker Sam Rayburn is resting at his home for the weekend. He and Senator Bub Kerr of Oklahoma arrived at Perrin Air Force Base this morning and proceeded to Teaus with Secretary of the Navy Bub Anderson.
City officials report the consolidation became effective on June first and that the merger creates the new banking arrangement. No further details are provided in the accessible text.
A brother and sister may serve on the June term grand jury of the Sixth District Court. Don Moore of Telephone and Mrs. Sid Anderson of Bonham are listed on the panel and will be sworn in Monday morning. Mrs. John W. Smith of Ketor may follow her husband, as Smith was on the January term grand jury.
Fannin County students at East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce appointed to Wesley Foundation posts for the year. Don Davis of Honey Grove elected vice president. Jackie McNabb Bonham named worship chair. Daphne Newman Bonham head of food. Olvin N Brown Bonham head of finance. Lou Weaver Honey Grove publicity head. Pat Reece Honey Grove cells and private worship chair. Nidaiah Bomar Windom intramurals head. Martha Hopkins Honey Grove music and literature chair.
Department store sales in the Dallas Federal Reserve district rose 11 percent in the latest week from a year ago. Houston and San Antonio each up 17 percent, Dallas, Fort Worth and El Paso up 6 percent. For the four weeks ending last Saturday, district sales were 14 percent higher than a year ago.
San Francisco police report a domestic dispute ending with a 26 year old construction worker tossing a brand new television from a third story window after returning home from work. His wife provided the account.
Mrs. GH Leslie of Bailey reported a minor collision Thursday afternoon when her parked Bailey car on Agnew was sideswiped by a vehicle driven by Opal Ryan. City officers filed a report noting the Leslie car sustained slight damage.
Nine relatives greet four released airmen on Hickam Field as the group begins a Honolulu reunion. The aviators and families recount their months in captivity behind the Bamboo Curtain and discuss intelligence questions they answered after returning from China.
Paris reports mock Graham’s preaching as Communists campaign against his visit. Liberation ridiculed his methods and urged Parisians to read the Bible and choose Protestant groups or the Catholic church as a last resort.
Manila reports the release of American airmen imprisoned in Red China may occur within 24 hours. Times of India editor J C Jain, arriving from Hong Kong, cited a usually reliable source while Washington officials expressed surprise and no confirmation. Eleven airmen remain prisoner in China with four released earlier this week reaching Hong Kong.
Nominations for Fannin County Father of the Year grow as two more families offer gifts including a sports shirt and belt. Entries must be 100 words or fewer and postmarked by June 4, with the winner announced in The Daily Favorite on Father’s Day.
Innia Partridge was placed under a $2000 peace bond by Justice of Peace Mamp Harper after a hearing in Justice Court following a disturbance Thursday night. Partridge is alleged to have attacked his wife as she rode home from work with a man.
Washington reports a growing number of states and the District of Columbia plan or consider halting polio vaccination programs after the current season. Nine states plus DC have halted or paused inoculations pending vaccine supply, with New Jersey recalling its entire vaccine stock for safety testing and other states delaying to after school ends.
Ford Motor Company proposed a fund to tide workers through seasonal layoffs, easing industry strikes and paving the way for negotiations with the CIO United Auto Workers. The move aimed to satisfy wage guarantees and avert broader disruption in the auto sector.
Partly cloudy conditions Friday night and Saturday with a chance of widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. No significant temperature changes expected.
Consolidation of the First National Bank of Bailey with the Bonham State Bank becomes effective as of June. All notes are transferred to Bonham State Bank and deposits should be withdrawn promptly. The Bailey bank will stay open only to pay depositors and will not take new deposits.
In Bakersfield California the federal government opened a small High Sierra parcel of 1 by 3 miles triggering a rush by uranium hunters watched by about 140 law officers. Sheriff Leroy Galven said most hunters may not know what they are doing, but no serious trouble has occurred and authorities aim to keep the peace.
On the Square Bill Box visits the barber shop Red Pope heads to the country. Ed Southerland and Judge H A Cunningham wait for a ride. Bob Dorough hurries across the street. Clarence Lair stops at the post office. Melain of Grevenville ensures the pupel stays supplied. Chaice Moore collects a copy of the Konhi Ballyhoo section.
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