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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1967
Page
2
Rainfall for the first five months of 1967 reaches 2 inches by May end with May rainfall 9.84 inches, making 1967 the wettest five year period and just ahead of 1966. Temperatures ranged from 42 to 97 with many days in the 70s and 80s. The five month totals show 23.97 inches, compared with 22.61 in 1966 and 12.09 in 1963.
Ground was broken Friday morning for the Jerry Boone Ford Mercury dealership on Highway 78 North. The 12,000 square foot building will house an air conditioned showroom, offices, and customer waiting area with 6,000 square yards of parking and display space. The site spans 4 178 acres with a 400 foot highway frontage. John Birdwell is the contractor. Boone, owner of the dealership, announced the project after acquiring the agency with plans already in progress.
Mulberry and surrounding area residents gathered Sunday for Memorial Day services and a luncheon at the church and Mulberry cemetery. Attendees included Roy Bailey and Richard Moore with families from Denison and Fort Worth, Bill Bond and family, and guests from Garland Bonham Wichita Falls and other nearby towns.
Eddie Meador defensive halfback of the Los Angeles Rams was chosen as Professional Football Father of the Year by the Hall of Fame in Canton. He leads Downey California Mental Retardation Committee and has funded playgrounds and school equipment for mentally retarded children.
Rev James A Denton leaves Leonard Illinois to become assistant pastor at First Methodist Church in Lansing Illinois. He will study ethics at the University of Chicago while serving Bailey and Grove Hill churches. His wife and son Greg accompany him to the new appointment.
The Peking People’s Daily urges Hong Kong Communists and Red Guards to mobilize against British rule. It says patriots should organize to oppose imperialists and be ready to respond to the motherland’s call at any time.
Lone Star Gas presents a Blue Flame Patio Party in front of its Bonham office Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Demonstrators Bill Black Jim Daniel and Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson will show gas grill cooking with steaks and hamburgers. Ice punch from a glass lined water heater will illustrate sanitation. Free gas light drawn at 6 p.m. no need to attend to win.
Two Bonham school faculty members Miss Emma Milton and Miss Joleta Moore depart Love Field Dallas on Monday night for a three month Europe tour. They will start in Luxembourg with Milton’s sister and her husband guiding them through Belgium France and other European destinations before returning to Bonham in late August. Miss Milton teaches physical education and Miss Moore teaches English.
Leonard firemen plan a Thursday barbecue to raise funds for the remaining balance on a new fire truck. Catered by Er nies of Greenville, the event starts at 5 PM on the lawn behind the fire hall, with $950 still due on the truck.
A federal judge in Chicago dismissed an antitrust suit against General Motors Co alleging GM monopolized the railroad locomotive industry. Government lawyers sought dismissal after the Justice Department said evidence was insufficient to prove the charges.
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