End of an Era as The Evening Herald Merges with The Favorite
Ott 4 1908 issue reveals The Evening Herald to be merging with The Daily Favorite. Publisher W A Loftin sold the subscription list and goodwill to The Favorite and took over the job printing department. The issue lists political candidates, university news, advertisers, rail schedules, and a Crescent Theatre program.
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Evening Herald
Favorite
Prentice Rigsby
West 5Th Street
Rigsby
W. A. Loftin
The
Herald
Loftin
Sam T. Rayburn
Bob Lattimore
Ben H. Denton
Earl McAlester
W. A. Thomas
Charles B. Bridges
Sid Ridling
J. W. Donaldson
Edgar
Hancock-Nevill Co
Nunn and Jones Co
Mark Fairley
Chas. Davis & Co
W. G. Clark & Co
White, Blakeney & Fuller
Lewis
the Shoe Man
First National Bank
Bonham Electric & Gas Co
Bonham Candy Kitchen
Crescent Theatre
McClure & Anderson
Saunders Drug Co
J. M. Lowrey
C. A. Gray
R. E. Martin
J. F. Rayburn
H. A. McDaniel
H. S. Ragland
F. C. Allen
John Stout
Texas and Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Kennedy to serve as honorary Rayburn Foundation chairman
White House confirms President Kennedy will be honorary national chairman of the Sam Rayburn Foundation national development program. Aimed at funding a fellowship and scholarship program for political science studies, the plan seeks at least 20 million dollars over five years to endow a permanent fund for research and education.
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White House
Washington
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn Foundation
Robert B. Anderson
the Treasury
The
Navy
Sam Rayburn
Buster Cole
Foundation
Lyndon Johnson
Rayburn
Cole
Republic
Bonham
Cole and
Anderson
H. G. Dulaney
Ray Manning
Joyce Rayburn Lightfoot
John Palmore
Ravenna
Richard McCleary
Honey Grove
Connally Wins Democratic Nod In Texas Governor Run
Former Navy Secretary John B. Connally defeats Don Yarborough in a 1962 Texas Democratic runoff for governor. Connally led early and widened the margin as results from Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Harris counties rolled in, with key figures Joe Pool and Preston Smith winning their statewide races.
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Navy
John B. Connally
Texas
Don Yarborough
Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grandson of Local Couple Graduating At Naval Academy
Midshipman Anthony R. Maness, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Maness of Bonham, will join the 1962 Naval Academy graduating class in Annapolis. An honor graduate, he ranked 15th in his class and led the 9th Company. He received the Henry Van Dyke prize for a top paper on naval or patriotic topics.
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Anthony R. Maness
Mildred B. Maness
Jim Maness
Bellflower
Calif
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
John Maness
Graham Street
Bonham
Maness
Midshipmen
Henry van Dyke
U. S. Navy
Academy
Tim
California
Judith
International Airline Hostess
Naval Academy
Rangers Sent to East Texas Fields to Guard Investigations
Texas Rangers were dispatched to East Texas oilfields to prevent well owners from interfering with a Railroad Commission probe of illegal directional drilling. Attorney General Will Wilson obtained restraining orders against operators to keep the peace for 15 days, with 50 rangers enforcing orders to avoid plugging wells during the inquiry.
Methodist Assignments Shuffle Bonham Area Clergy
The North Texas conference in Dallas reassigned W T Stephenson to First Methodist Bonham for a fifth time and Stan Erickson to Clark Memorial for a second. New posts included Honey Grove McKensie and Windom Dodd. other pastors moved or remained with prior churches. The Savoy circuit to be supplied and leadership roles reshuffled across Paris district.
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W. T. Stephenson
Stan Erickson
Bonham
McKensie Methodist Church
Honey Grove
Inge Halbert
Windom-Dodd
Selander
Randolph Baril Ball
Ledonia
Ephone
Jack McNabb
Trenton
Gary van Boening
Hells
John Streun
Whitewright
Robert Shaw
Wolfe City
Howard Adams
Pecan Gap-Yowell
Albert F. Click
Celeste
Tom Peck
Petty
Savoy
Henry Mood
Paris
Irving
Robert Walker
Stephenson
Thompson
H. V. Carraway
Methodist
Child dies in accidental gunplay with group of boys
Five year old Larry Joseph Sallee was accidentally shot and killed Friday while playing with a gun in a vacant lot. The boy was found at a nearby house with the weapon in his chest, according to investigators.
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Odessa
UPI
Larry Joseph Sallee
Tae Eye
Larry
Fighting Proves Expensive for Tro
Three Ladonia Negroes faced fines after a Friday night to Saturday morning incident that started as a friendly wrestling match and escalated into a fight. Two were fined 30 dollars plus costs, totaling 50 dollars, and the third 50 dollars plus costs, totaling 70 dollars. Deputy sheriffs McNear and Trapp made the arrests. A fourth suspect remained at large. A Honey Grove white man was also arrested Friday afternoon on indecent exposure charges.
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Ladonia
Showers Forecast Again for Bonham
Bonham area to see more showers and scattered thunderstorms through Sunday with little temperature change. A thunderstorm dropped .52 inch late Friday, lifting the two day total to 3.41 inches, with heavier rainfall reported in some county sections and lighter in others.
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Bonham
Texas
Suman Y. Enteces
Cheng
Turman loses bid for Lt. Governor to Sen. Preston Smith
In Texas runoff results at 10:30 p.m. Saturday Sen. Preston Smith of Lubbock defeated Speaker James A. Turman of Fannin County for lieutenant governor. With 249 of 254 counties reporting, Smith led 521,081 to 456,169, a 64,902 vote margin, as early tallies cited by the Texas Election Bureau showed.
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Fannin County
Texas
West Texas
James A. Turman
House
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Texas Election Bureau
Smith
Turman
House of Representative
Fitzwater Wins Democratic Nomination for Commissioner
Ross Fitzwater defeats incumbent Jim Wise 957 to 760 in Precinct 4 Democratic primary for commissioner. Fitzwater carries East Bonham Windom Lamasco and Telephone boxes while Wise wins Gober Carson Hail and Dodd City. Fitzwater faces no general election opposition and starts a 4 year term January 1, 1963.
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Ross Fitzwater
Fannin County
Fitzwater
Jim Wise
Wise
East Bonham
Windom
Lamasco
Lamus
Telephone
Gober
Carson
Hail
Dodd
Lannius Telephone
Atu
Dodd City
Wees
Venezuelan Government Claims Capture of Puerto Cabello Base
The Venezuelan government reports troops seized the Puerto Cabello Naval Base from rebels four miles from Puerto Cabello city. Jets and fighters pounded rebel positions as ground forces pressed operations amid a second uprising in a month. Admiral Rhcords Gung Bins leads Navy command with high officials backing Betancourt’s actions.
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Caracas
UPI
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabell
Betancourt
Carupano
Navy
Ara Adm
Rhcords
Iraq orders U S ambassador to leave amid Kuwait credentials
Iraq recalled its ambassador from Washington and demanded the U S envoy depart after Baghdad protested the acceptance of Kuwait's ambassador credentials. A foreign ministry spokesman cited Kuwait as part of Iraqi territory and called the act unfriendly.
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Baghdad
Iraq
UPI
Washington
U.S
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Foreign Ministry
Kennedy
John D. Jernegan
Abdel Karim Kassem
Faisal II
Ali Haidar Suleiman
White House
Rodder
Ae Heege
Agence
Dorough Victor Wins Democratic Nomination for District Clerk
Victor Dorough a former Marine won the Democratic nomination for district clerk in a runoff over Wesley Farmer. The unofficial county canvass from Fannin County's 31 boxes shows Dorough with 2,613 votes to Farmer's 2,074, a 539 vote margin. Dorough carried all Bonham boxes and key towns including Honey Grove Ladonia Trenton East and West Bonham while absentee voting favored him as well.
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Robert E. Dorough
Fannin County
County -Democratic Committee
Dorough
Wesley Farmer
Farmer
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Trenton
Leonard
East Bonham
West Bonham
South Bonham
North Honey Grove
South Honey Grove
Bailey
Windom
Lama
Dewitt
Uel
Fannin County Voters Back Turman Cob CW Opera?
In the Democratic runoff, Fannin county backed Turman for governor with 4 148 votes to Smith 548 while Connally led governor race countywide 2 962 to Yarborough 1 735. Turman swept most boxes. Connally led 26 of 31 boxes. Carr won attorney general 2 767 to 1 862. Pool topped Bean for congress at large 3 075 to 1 426. West East Bonham tallies show Connally edges in county boxes. Yarborough carried Windom Selfs Dewitt Saylor Monkstown.
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Fannin County
John Connally
James A
Jimmy) Turman
Waggoner Carr
Joe Poll
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Turman
Smith
Carson
Gober
Lamasco
Selfs
Ely
Connally
Yarborough
Houston
Carr
Tom Beavley
Pool
Woodrow Wilson Bean
Windom
Dewitt
Savoy
Monkstown
Bonham
South Bonham
West Bonham
East Bonham
Senate Study Nears Final Stage On Military Muscling
Washington UPI reports the Senate Armed Services Committee moves toward conclusion with testimony from Undersecretary Bakar George W. Ball. Lawmakers seek reasons for military entitlements and potential deletions under review in the vast legislative inquiry.
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Washington
Water Districts to Elect Directors Across Bois d Arc Areas
Qualified voters in the Upper and Lower Bois d Arc water use conservation districts will elect directors. All eligible residents in Gatride and surrounding areas may vote. Polling locations and dates were to be announced.
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Water Districts
Bois d' Arc
Gatride
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