Letter Praises Telephone Operator For Prompt Help
Gerald O. Breithaupt of Lexington writes to commend operator Mrs. Geraldine Ayres for aiding him reach Ome Womack in Trenton causing a Father’s Day surprise. J D Toney notes operators are cooperative though sometimes slow, joking about busy switchboards.
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Cantrell
J. D. Toney
Leonard Graphic
Gerald O. Breithaupt
Nalton
Ave
Lexington
Ome Womack
Trenton
Breithaupt
Geraldine Ayres
Fragmentary Headline Notes Wedding Shower Line
OCR fragment from a wedding event story shows the line To Play Pre Ball. It appears as a third line phrase within a headline about a bride’s shower event.
Favorite earns third place at Texas Press convention
At the Texas Press Association convention in Houston The Favorite column won third place. The judges praised the writing and the paper hopes to rise to the top in future contests.
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Texas Press Association
Houston
Riots in Italy Threaten Tambroni Government
In Rome and across Italy Communist inspired protests surged against Prime Minister Fernando Tambroni. Demonstrations branded anti fascist though linked to the Communist Party and Neo Fascists amid clashes injuring hundreds. Police fired warning shots as strife spread to Licata Sicily where a bystander was killed.
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Rome
UPI
Fernando Tambroni
Communist Party
Senate
Licata
Agrigento
Sicily
Johnson declares presidential bid and possible VP role
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in Los Angeles and did not rule out a future role as vice president. His move stiffens the campaign, while Kennedy supporters remain unshaken as Symington backs a deadlock strategy to decide the nominee.
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Los
Washington
UPI
Texas
Los Angeles
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Deliberations Over Pennsylvania and California Delegations
Democratic campaign managers viewPennsylvania and California as pivotal 81 vote blocks ahead of the national convention. Brown is expected to back Kennedy, while Pennsylvania's fate hinges on Lawrence's moves. Various scenarios split California votes between Kennedy Johnson Stevenson and Symington.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pennsylvania
Calfornia
Edmund G. Brown
California
John =. Kennedy
Massachusetts
David L. Lawrence
Kennedy
Lawrence
Charles H. Brown
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Brown
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stevenson
Symington
Youth Admits CFG Office Burglary
A 9 year old boy admitted to police that he burglarized the Camp Fire Girls office, took rings bracelets and insignia, hid the jewelry, and later returned it. He also reportedly threw a rock through the glass door to gain entry and sold a bicycle for four dollars.
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Camp Fire Girls
O. R. McKissack
Herman Renfro
McKissack
Zoning Board Sets July 25 Ordinance Hearing
Bonham property owners are urged to view the official notice on Page 5 from the Planning and Zoning Commission. A public hearing will be July 25 at 7:30 PM in City Hall with Caldwell Caldwell engineers present to explain proposed zoning classifications. Residents may inspect a citywide map and ask questions. The hearing satisfies legal requirements before the ordinance is recommended to the city council.
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Bonham
Bonham Planning and Zoning Commission
Caldwell / Caldwell
Planning and Zoning Commission
Erty
City Hall
Planning and Zoning Board
Castro Ready to Seize U. S. Sugar Plants in Cuba
Premier Fidel Castro’s government prepares to nationalize all United States owned sugar mills in Cuba as retaliation for U.S. sugar quota cuts. Immediate targets include the Cuban Electric Co. and Cuban Telephone Co. as Washington upgrades import limits. Confiscation follows Eisenhower approval, with broader seizure of American properties and a rise in anti-American sentiment.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Fidel Castro
U.S
Eisenhower
Cuban Electric Co
American and Foreign Power Co
Cuban Telephone Co
U.S. International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Commodity Stabilization Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Organization of American States
OAS
U. S
Johnson denies move to change convention rules
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson rejected claims that he or supporters pressed for a convention rule change to bar delegations from changing votes during roll call. Johnson said reports from Iowa official Herschal Loveless were untrue and that Loveless assured him Johnson forces had not approached him.
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Washington
Upi
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texan
Herschal C. Loveless
Iowa
Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Loveless
Evangelist Speaks At Bonham Rotary Luncheon
The Rev. Quay Palmer evangelist for the countywide Methodist tent revival spoke at the Bonham Rotary Club's weekly noon meeting. He was introduced by Rev. W T Stephenson. Gene Danner became club president as the new year opened with Ray Peeler Jr. passing the gavel and president's button.
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Quay Palmer
Bonham Rotary Club
W T. Stephenson
Bonham Methodist Church
Earl Ward
Gene Danner
Danner
Ray Peeler
Peeler
Petit Jurors Drawn for Six-Month County Term
The county court jury commission selected 240 jurors for the last six months of the 1960 term. Members appointed by County Judge Choice Moore were H. G. Dulaney Tom Shope and Floyd Burnett.
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Moore
H. G. Dulaney
Ector
Tom Shope
Honey Grove
Floyd Burnett
Ladonia
Eisenhower warns Khrushchev over election interference
President Eisenhower charged Khrushchev with crude attempts to meddle in the U S presidential election while saying neither party will exploit the interference. He pledged cooperation with a successor for a smooth foreign policy transition and outlined potential actions if Cuba hosts a Soviet base. The president also addressed Cuba sugar policy and the strength of the U S position.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Faisenhower
Cabiet
Rockefeller Eisenhower
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Russia
Mie
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fannin Supporters Boost Turman Speaker Campaign
Friends of State Representative James A. Turman report the Appreciation Fund reached 807.50 with gifts from Monkstown Gober Dodd City Selfs and Telephone communities. County Chairman Choice Moore says gifts from several towns pushed the total toward 1,000 as more reports come in.
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Friends of
Fannin County
James A. Turman
Choice Moore
Turman
Monkstown
Gober
Dodd City
Selfs
Raymond Yoyer
J. T. Woodson
M. L. Brent
Jeff McIntyre
Homer Sledge
Moore
Friends of the
Flat tire shuts London Airport taxiing Brazilian DC-7
An emergency was declared at London Airport when a Brazilian Airlines DC-7 developed a flat tire while taxiing to the runway. No injuries were reported and the aircraft was repaired and resumed its flight to Rio de Janeiro.
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London
UPI
Rio de Janeiro
Jail policy under fire as 1600 held without charges
Cape Towns Cape Times denounces the government for detaining 1600 people for three months without charges or court appearances. It marks 100 days since a state of emergency was proclaimed after Sharpeville violence left 67 dead and about 200 wounded.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Cape Times
Sharpeville
Johannesburg
Southern Democrats Snubbed in Civil Rights Platform Talks
Sen. Sam Ervin Jr of North Carolina accused Democratic leaders of excluding southern spokesmen in preconvention civil rights planning. He noted a 1956 committee represented north and south and warned of a heated platform fight, despite Paul Butler pledging a clear civil rights plank.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Democratic Platform Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
N. C
National Committee
Ervin
National Education Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Association of Manufacturers
Teamster Union
North Carolina
Paul M. Butler
Butler
South
Thundershowers To Continue In Area In North Texas
Forecast shows scattered thundershowers in the Bonham area through Thursday with little temperature change. Tuesday high reached 86 degrees with upper 60s overnight. similar highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s expected Thursday. Rain was light but widespread in North Texas with the front keeping temperatures cooler than normal. Abilene reported 3.66 inches in 24 hours ending 6 am, with heavier rainfall locally. Ranchers welcomed rain for pastures and stock pools as a weak cold front moved north toward weekend. Partial cloudiness through Thursday with more showers tonight and Thursday, but no major temperature changes.
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Bonham
Abilene
Texas
Savoy Citizens to Talk Bond Issue
Savoy plans a bond issue meeting in the school auditorium at 8 p m Thursday. Supt Rufus D Moore says funds would build a homemaking room and fund other school facility improvements. He invites every Savoy school district citizen to attend.
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SAVOY
Spt
Rufus D. Moore
Supt. Moore
200 Pound Radium Capsule Missing in New Mexico
A 200 pound lead capsule containing 500 millicuries of radium is reported missing from a truck in Hobbs New Mexico. Police in New Mexico and Texas alerted as investigators doubt it was an accident. Driver Jim Self, 28, says it disappeared after he reached Hobbs on Saturday night.
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Hobbs, N. M
UPI
New Mexico
Texas
Jim Self
Hobbs
Frontier Perforators
Odessa
Tex
Self
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