Supper Guests and Local Visits Noted in Bonham Area
The Dinwiddies hosted Rev Bob Ponath Frank Ponath and Don Kinkade of Bonham for supper. L A Bowman and various local families attended church picnics and visited friends in Bonham and Plano.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
3
The Dinwiddies hosted Rev Bob Ponath Frank Ponath and Don Kinkade of Bonham for supper. L A Bowman and various local families attended church picnics and visited friends in Bonham and Plano.
Recent guests in the home of Mr and Mrs. W. T. Crabb in Nunnelee were Mr and Mrs Clyde Crabb and daughters Dianne and Lequita of Dallas, Mrs Claude Skinner of Garland, D. R. Alexander, Mr and Mrs Chester Herring and Mrs M. G. Herring, all of Bonham.
Birthday greetings honor Mrs. Lloyd Rodgers Howard Smith Mrs. Leroy Tarpley Mrs. L. G. Garrison Sr. and other residents listed for July 6 in this community notice.
Mrs Lee Henderson of Houston visits her mother Mrs J S Warren in Honey Grove with other relatives. Judy Self returns from Denton after visiting Kar en Lochridge. Mr and Mrs Self also traveled to Denton and home with their daughter. Mrs A Flanagan is hospitalized in Bonham. T D Jessup family and Ronnie Blair return from a Western States vacation via Old Mexico.
Valley Creek Baptist church prepares a summer revival from July 10 to 17 with nightly services at 8 p.m. A children’s service is at 7 30 p.m. Rev. Jerry Lemon will deliver the messages and Mrs Emmett Steele directs singing. Vacation Bible School runs 9 to 11 a.m. that week.
Mr and Mrs James C Bolin relocate to Dallas making their home at 9019 Post Oak Circle. She is the former Anita Ruth Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Richardson of Seven Oaks Road and Bolin is the son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Bolin.
Bonham Texas edition for Wednesday July 1960 presents local notices and brief items from Bonham and surrounding area with minimal detail. Public notices, small ads, and community updates reflect mid-century local life in Fannin County.
Mrs E E Ohmert spoke on Standards and Measures during a WSCS devotional at the First Methodist Church hosted by Mrs Fred Wagoner. Mrs T M Keener opened with prayer, readings from Corinthians, and a question about progress in Christian living. Mrs H N Russell led the business session and prayer. Wagoner served a refreshment plate for 10 members.
The first annual Musser family reunion took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson in Randolph with a basket lunch and social visits. Attendees included numerous Musser relatives and spouses from Randolph Bonham Leon ard Trenton Sonora Irving Dallas Ector Sherman and adjacent areas. They voted to host next year’s reunion at Bonham State Park near the 4th of July.
The Rev. Joe Denton of DeKalb will evangelize at the First Baptist Church in Leonard during a summer revival. The series runs July 24 through July 31 with 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. services daily. James Newman of Dallas is named director of music for the services.
Mrs. Leslie hosts Bailey and Bonham visitors including Bailey nd Bonham relatives. Mrs. Lackey of Gober and granddaughter Judy Todd return from a month in California visiting kin and friends.
Mr and Mrs Nelson Robinson have returned from Turner Falls Oklahoma where they spent their vacation. Miss Julia Thacker accompanied by her niece Miss Vinnie Davenport of Winona and several relatives from Chicago and Randolph were part of the group. Rodney and Wayne Craft of Fort Worth visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs John Craft.
Mr and Mrs Frank Boone and daughter Betty spent the weekend with his brother Car Boone and family in Grand Prairie. Mr and Mrs Walter Vaughan returned from Hosmer South Carolina after attending a family reunion. Mr and Mrs Ray Mhoon and daughter Mary went back to Dallas after visiting his sisters Mrs C C Perkins and Mrs Sidney Rowe. Mrs Pearl Fletcher returned from a vacation trip to Irvin and Corpus Christi to visit her children and grandchildren.
The Rev Albert Warnken of Bonham conducts a revival at the Baptist church in Telephone. Pastor Rev T O Stredeck says the meetings run daily at 7 45 p m through Sunday July 10 with Weldon Eubanks directing music and the public urged to attend.
Aneurin Bevan 62 year old Labour deputy leader died at his home in Chesham after a long illness. The fiery Labour figure rose from Welsh coal areas to the national stage through forceful tactics and leadership. Bevan helped hold the party together after a heavy defeat in the October 1960 elections.
Defense Minister Harold Watkinson announced that Britain and West Germany are weighing a joint nuclear missile project with NATO approval. He said no agreement is in place yet but the weapon would be kept in NATO's atomic stockpile.
Soviet rocket launched from Russia reached 8078 miles to a Pacific target southwest of Hawaii, marking the longest Russian shot to date. Scientists say tests through July 31 focus on scientific data, not distance records, and this was the opening launch of the period.
An A. boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. White of Dallas at M S hospital Bonham Texas at 4 42 am on Wednesday July 6 1960. The baby weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. The mother is the former Ann Bybee daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bybee. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Maurice White and Mrs Will Nevill the great grandmother is Mrs Marvin White.
Work has started on replacing and repairing broken sidewalk segments around the courthouse. Commissioner Jim Wise was appointed supervisor of the project. Sand and other materials have been unloaded on the lawn and pouring of new concrete will start once the old asphalt or concrete is cleared away.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon repudiates George Lincoln Rockwell and the evil he represents after a Jewish War Veterans query. Nixon, the probable Republican nominee, confirms he rejects Rockwell's backing and Nazi ideology in a telegram to Bernard Abrams.
The notice identifies grandmother and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bybee of Dallas as the paternal great grand parents in the family record.
CHICAGO API ALPA said pilots from 10 other airlines will observe picket lines of Southern Airways strikers. The move could cripple operations at 13 southern airports. No firm date yet but preparations are underway and a date will be set soon.
University of Michigan Research Center poll of 1,450 people finds three of five believe a recession will hit in the next year or two and about one in six say it has already begun.
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