Contenders Agree Johnson Leads in South
Washington dispatch states that Lyndon Johnson is favored to win 235 to 250 first ballot Southern votes at the Democratic National Convention, with 291 such votes from ten states excluding Texas. Kennedy Symington and Stevenson show varied tallies amid Alabama and North Carolina debates.
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UPI
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Lyndon
Johnson
South
Texas
Los Angeles
Florida
Sen
George
A. Smathers
Stuart Symington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Symington
Dixie
Charles Brown
D-Mo
Stevenson
Brown
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Cammile Gravel
Himself
New 50 Star Flags to fly at courthouse and jail
County Judge Choice Moore announced on Saturday that new 50 star United States flags have been acquired and will be hoisted on the courthouse lawn and above the county jail on Monday when the flag becomes official.
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United States
Moore
Bonham Teacher Named Tex as State Club President
William T Stanford a Bonham junior high teacher attending George Peabody College in Nashville was elected president of the Texas State Club Others named secretary treasurer Miss Janie Fox San Antonio vice president Mrs Edythe Worthy El Paso social chairman Lee Brawner Dallas and Rex Hopson Gatesville The Peabody Reflector shows officers for 18 state clubs He will study at University of North Carolina 1960 61 on a National Science Foundation scholarship taking a one year leave from Bonham schools
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William T
Bill) Stanford
Bonham
George Peabody College
Nashville
Bill
University of North Carolina
National Science Foundation
McKnight Named Deputy District Governor for Lions Club
J. F. McKnight former Bonham Lions president has been chosen as deputy district governor. He will spend the coming year visiting Lions clubs in the area and assisting with their problems.
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J. F. McKnight
Bonham Lions Club
McKnight
Yuba Man Seeks Long Rainfall To Fit 24 Hour Window
Kenneth Qualls of Yuba requests three inches of rain in a 24 hour period. He says he wants the rain to fall evenly over 24 hours and not dump 250 inches in minutes followed by a half inch over two days. He notes the Yuba area is very dry and North Texas could use rain.
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Kenneth Qualls
Yuba
Kenneth
Texas
Bailey Hosts Annual Homecoming and Reunion Event
Bailey hosts an all day homecoming and reunion at the school gymnasium with several hundred alumni and former teachers expected. Activities start at 1:30 a.m. and continue into the afternoon, culminating in a picnic lunch at noon.
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Bailey
Whch
Veterinarians to Get Distemper Vaccine From Pitman Moore
Pitman Moore Co announced in Indianapolis that veterinarians will soon receive an anti distemper vaccine for dogs produced by the same basic method used in making the Salk polio vaccine.
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Indianapolis, Ind
UPI
Pitman-Moore Co
Truman accuses Kennedy backers of rigging convention
Former president Harry S Truman charged that Kennedy backers fixed the Democratic National Convention to secure his nomination. He named nine other Democrats fit to be president, led by Lyndon B. Johnson, and said the convention could be open if not for overzealous Kennedy backers. Kennedy’s Los Angeles headquarters offered no immediate response.
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John F. Kennedy
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Adlai E. Stevenson
Paul M. Butler
Truman Library
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Trumans
Warm Weather To Continue Sunday In Bonham
Bonham can expect dry and warm conditions through Sunday with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures range from the low 70s to the upper 90s, and only isolated thunderstorms are forecast in Northwest and East Texas. North Central Texas will stay clear to partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Bonham
Northwest
Texas
Grass Fire Proves Stubborn Blaze
A stubborn grass fire in Tanktown sparked a 20 minute battle as firefighters struggled to spot flames under tall weeds on a vacant lot before subduing the blaze.
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Tanktown
Bonham Plans Quiet Independence Day Observance
Bonham will mark Independence Day with many offices closed. Sheriff’s department, city police and highway patrol stay on call while other government employees take the day off. Bonham Golf Club hosts a Scotch foursome at 8 30 a.m. and pro am at 1 30 p.m. Activities include breakfast lunch, bridge canasta, swimming pool and a 9 p.m. dance.
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City Police Force
Highway Patrol
Bonham Golf Club
Bonham Scouts Named for Order of the Arrow Call
Seven Bonham Scouts and three Scouters were tapped during ceremonies at Camp Glover Friday night. The honored include Randy Crittenden Don Jones Bob Finley Martin Loftin Tom Williams Larry Friar and Bill Spencer as candidates and Eldon Frair Thad Finley Bob Cantrell as Scouters. Troop 52, sponsored by First Presbyterian, won the camp’s outstanding troop plaque after a Friday night hike added 200 points, with Tom Williams and Arthur Horn of Troop 52 winning the round robin Friday afternoon.
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Order of the Arrow
Camp Glover
Service Organization of Scouting
Randy Crittenden
Don Jones
Bob Finley
Martin Loftin
Tom Williams
Larry Friar
Bill Spencer
Eldon Frair
Troon
Thad Finley
Bois d' Arc
Bob Cantrell
NeTseo Trails Council
First Presbyterian Church
Jimmy Collins
Bonham Boys
Arthur Horn
First Christian Church
Two-Vehicle Collision Damages $625 on Center Street
Officers estimate $625 in damages after a two vehicle crash in the 600 block of North Center Street Saturday morning. Hobart R. Harvey of 1403 Franklin is named as the pickup driver and Vernon L. Dollar of Bonham Rt. 3 as the car driver. Harvey was pulling from Temple Lumber yard while Dollar traveled south on Center Street.
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North Center Street
Neal Gilbert
Hobart R. Harvey
Frankelin
Vernon L. Dollar
Bonham, Rt. 3
Gilbert
Harvey
Temple Lumber Yard
Dollar
Center Street
Public Hearing on Bonham Zoning Ordinance Set
A public hearing for Bonham's proposed zoning ordinance is scheduled for Monday night July 25 before the Planning and Zoning board. Caldwell and Caldwell engineers will assist with technical questions as property owners view the zoning map at city hall and learn classifications for dwellings and districts including local retail, business, light industrial, and heavy industry.
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Bonham
Planning and Zoning Board
Red- Tinted Agents Assigned to Get Him
The United Press International reports a warning that Fidel Castro's Cuban government has assigned red tinted agents to target Robert C. Hill, the U S ambassador in Mexico City. FBI and State Department treat the threat seriously while Hill receives added police guard. The alert follows rising U S pressure on Castro after attacks on Washington and nationalization of oil firms.
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UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert C. Hill
Mexico City
Yagents
Fidel Castro
Central America
FBI
State Department
Foreign Office
Hill
U. S
Castro
U.S
United States
el Salvador
Britain weighs protest over Cuba oil seizures
London reports Britain actively considers action after Fidel Castro’s government seized Shell Oil refinery and Esso facilities. A sharp protest to Havana is likely as officials study possible economic reprisals with the United States, aiming to avoid driving Cuba toward the Communist bloc and to secure Latin American support.
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UPI
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Havana
Foreign Office
Shell
United States
Castro
Esso
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Turman fund gains momentum in Fannin County drive
Supporters of State Rep James A Turman have raised 501.50 for an appreciation fund as of Saturday morning with Bonham contributions leading. County Judge Choice Moore urges remaining communities Win dom Trenton Ravenna Randolph to report by Tuesday. Contributions aid Turman’s bid for Speaker of the Texas House, a post not held by a Fannin County native since 1911.
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Fannin County
James A.“‘Turman
Choice Moore
Bonham
Windom
Trenton
Ravenna
Randolph
Friends of
House
Turman
Texas House
Sam Rayburn
House Approves New Fund Bid for IDA Payment
The House approved 73.7 million dollars as an initial U S payment to the International Development Association after a bitter fight. Rep Albert Thomas led the push against Republican opposition, with the vote 137 to 100 following Senate approval a day earlier.
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Washington
UPI
House
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
U. S
The
International Development Association
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
Senate
State to Take Bids On Highway Work
The Texas Highway Department will open bids July 19 and 20 for 323 miles of construction and seal coat work on Texas highways and farm to market roads.
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Austin
UPI
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Contracts Grow in Texas Construction in First Half 1960
The Texas construction industry reported $541,951,622 in contract awards in the first half of 1960 per Texas Contractor magazine. If the pace continues, Texas will have another billion dollar year. Delays hampered June awards totaling $86,444,373 versus $126,025,743 in May.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas Construction Industry
Texas Contractor Magazine
Texas
Publication Notice Favorite Wil Not Publish On Fourth
The Daily Favorite will not publish Monday July 4 to give employees a day off. Normally two days are closed yearly for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but Independence Day requires Bonham businesses to close. Staff may be on stand by Monday in case news arises. if not, the Favorite will deliver Monday afternoon.
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Favorite
Bonham
Five Die During Texas Fourth of July Holidays
The Texas Fourth of July holiday period saw five violent deaths over a three day span. Victims include two traffic fatalities, a drowning of a child, a youth killed by a Brahma bull, and a man shot to death. Public Safety had predicted 27 traffic deaths from Saturday through Monday.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Ohio
New York
California
Colorado
Illinois
Kentucky
The
Safety Council
Wellington
James Spencer Paul Jr
Cypress
Tex
Earl
Kenyon
Lynn
Mass
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Rededicate Serves Preparedness Freedom's Price
North Fort Hood Texas scene as Maj. Gen. Carl L. Phinney calls Texans and 36th Infantry Division Guardsmen to renewed patriotism and readiness as Independence Day approaches. About 9 000 guardsmen and visitors hear the address during the division's two week annual field training. Bronze Star Medal awards are announced for three T Patchers including Co Jack A Bergfeld New Braunfels for valor in World War II.
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Tex
Carl L. Phinney
Dallas
36Th Infantry Division
America
36Th
Phinney
Jack A. Bergfeld
New Braunfels
Central Europe
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