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Newspaper

Bonham Daily Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1960

Page

4

Deaths Rites Held For Horace A Rich Retired Farmer

Funeral services for Horace Allen Rich 74 a retired farmer were held at Wise Funeral Home chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Rich died in a Bonham hospital Monday night July 4 1960. Officiating were Rev A M McLain and Rev R L Cates. Interment Grove Hill cemetery. Surviving include son R D Rich Bonham two daughters Mrs George Young and Mrs E A Jones both of Dallas three brothers.

Horace Allen Rich Wise Funeral Home R. D. Rich Bonham George Young E. A. Jones Dallas

Rich Family Link in Corsicana Ennis and Clarendon

Obituary notes the Rich family ties in Corsicana Ennis and Clarendon with W D Rich and C C Rich among surviving relatives and mentions Mrs Cordia Rich who preceded him in death in 1951.

Ers Clan Rich Corsicana W. D Rich Ennis C. C. Rich Clarendon Cordia Rich

Herman Baker Dies in Burleson County Stock Farm Life

Herman T. Baker 49 a noted stock farmer died at 4 40 am Wednesday July 6 1960 in Sherman hospital following a lingering illness Funeral services set for 3 pm Thursday at Wise Funeral Home Chapel Bonham with Otis Proffitt Billy Barr and Rev Gary Regan officiating Interment in Willow Wald cemetery Bonham Pallbearers to be friends from Whitesboro Survivors include wife Mary Helen two children Bruce and Roselle two sisters and a brother Born February 9 1911 in Edhube he was the son of G W Baker and the late Mr Baker He graduated from Ector High School married Mary Helen Fogle December 26 1934 and moved to Whitesboro in 1940 to run a stock farm The family returns to Ector in 1958 after purchasing a stock farm there The family to be at Wise Funeral Home Wednesday night.

ECTOR Herman T. Baker Sherman Wise Funeral Home Chapel Bonham Otis Proffitt Church of Christ Whitesboro Billy Barr Southside Wise Funeral Home Willow Wald Mary Helen Baker Bruce Baker Dallas Rozele Baker G. W. Baker Lynwood Hogue

Coplin Rites Slated Thursday in Ladonia

Funeral services for Charley C. Coplin 73 a retired farmer and Ladonia resident for several years are planned for Thursday in Ladonia with burial to follow details unnamed in the fragment.

Ladonia Spl Charley C. Coplin

Coplin Rites Set at Ladonia Church

Funeral services for Mr Coplin will be held at 3 pm Thursday at the Church of Christ in Ladonia. He died Tuesday July 5 1960 at his home. Officiating will be Billy Barr and Rev Norman Vandergriff. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery with Delta Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Mrs Norma Sharpe Coplin six children from a former marriage two sons M E Coplin Paris S K Coplin Oklahoma City C R Coplin Bill Coplin Dallas two daughters Mrs Virginia Sherwood Paris Mrs Geneva Johnston Daingerfield a brother Luke Coplin Roxton a sister Mrs Rosa Siddle Rox ton 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Born April 27 1887 in Tennessee to Thomas M Coplin and his wife. His first wife the former Miss Cora preceded him in death in 1939.

Church of Christ Ladonia Coplin Billy Barr Southsideside Bonham Norman Vandergriff Oak Ridge Cemetery Delta Funeral Home Norma Sharpe Coplin M. E. Coplin Paris S K Coplin Oklahoma City C. R Coplin Bill Coplin Dallas Virginia Sherwood Geneva Johnston Daingerfield Luke Coplin Roxton Rosa Siddle Tennessee Mr Coplin Thomas M. Coplin Cora

Rites incomplete for Ed Stephens still by Wise Funeral Home

Last rites for Ed Stephens 81 of Ivanhoe are incomplete with Wise Funeral Home arranging. He died at his Ivanhoe home on Monday July 4 1960. Burial will be at New Hope cemetery. He leaves Sammie Stephens five sons C L Stevens Ed Roy Stephens Claude Stephens Filmer Joe and Vernon Stephens two daughters Mrs Laura Keene Mrs R L Reed one brother two sisters 30 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Ed Stephens Ivanhoe Wise Funeral Home New Hope Sammie Stephens C. L. Stevens Lubbock Ed Roy Stephens San Francisco Calif Claude Stephens Korea Joe Vernon Stephens Laura Keene R. L. Reed Telephone

Packers Sign Forrest Gregg and Norm Masters for 1960 Season

Green Bay Packers players Forrest Gregg and Norm Masters have returned their signed contracts for the 1960 season. The deals provide the club with four offensive tackles, completing their line for the year.

Green Bay, Wis

Hospital News Risser Patients Dismissals Listed

Risser Hospital patient notes include Ruth Lane Ector and T J McLain in Leonard along with M M Cooksey Ralph Owens and Leroy Loftis in Bonham and Ector entries for Mrs. Allen Vermillion arnie R Kizer and W C Finnell. Dismissals noted for Ralph Owens and others.

Risser Hospital Ruth Lane T. J. McLain Leonard Allen Vermillion Bonham Arnie R. Kizer M. M. Cooksey Ector Ralph Owens Leroy Loftis W. C. Finnell

Medical and Surgical Patients and Births Listed

A list from a Dallas hospital notes Mrs Eugene F White and baby boy, Mrs Willie Mae Chennault, Mrs R Ford, Mrs Nora Annip, Mrs Mary Watkins, Howard Higdon, Clyde Blackwell, Miss Donna Mendenhall, Mrs George Tarpley, Jackie Lackey, Mrs Elmer Ingram, Mrs Roy McCraw and baby girl, D A Lawshae, Collie Hodges, Albert Milner, Homer Thompson, Sanders Newsom, Mrs Ella Jones, Mrs E S Lyday, T H Williams, Mrs A B Cockrill, and Mrs Bertie Caldwell among others.

Eugene F. White Dallas Willie Mae Chennault Leonard Ford Windom Nora Annip Bonham Mary Watkins Howard Higdon Clyde Blackwell Ivanhoe Donna Mendenhall Telephone George Tarpley Oklahoma City C. L. Kirksey Savoy Jackie Lackey Elmer Ingram Roy McCraw D. A. Lawshae Austin Collie Hodges Ector Albert Milner Homer Thompson Sanders Newsom Dodd City Ella Jones E. S. Lyday Wolfe City T. H. Williams A. B. Cockrill Bertie Caldwell

Ruggles Ends 50 Years as Newsman

William B Ruggles longtime newspaperman retires as editor of the Dallas News editorial page after more than 50 years in the field and 41 years with the Dallas paper. He became editor in 1943 while serving overseas in World War III under E M Dealey.

Dallas UPI William B Ruggies Houston Post Dallas News Ruggles the News

Relatives Seek Stay of Nisbet Sentence in Houston Scandal

Relatives of Luther V M Nisbet urge the Pardons and Paroles Board to delay his four year sentence so he can aid his gravely ill 17 year old son. Nisbet was convicted in Houston city land and house scandals and turned himself in after appeals to the Supreme Court failed. Ward Farrington, Nisbet’s uncle, cites humanitarian grounds to assist the boy treated for a blood condition after an appendicitis operation.

Austin APS Houston City City Pardons and Paroles Board Jack Ross Pat Bullock Luther VM. Nisbet Nisbet Houston City Land and House Joe Angle Jr Houston U. S. Supreme Court Ward Farrington Ross Bullock Farrington L. Melvin Nisbet Jefferson Davis High School

Mutineers March On Leopoldville in Congo Crisis

Mutineers from the native Congolese army advanced toward Leopoldville, seizing Belgian officers, trucks, and cars from Hardy Camp at Thysville. They passed Madimba en route to the capital as Patrice Lumumba ordered an armed column of loyal troops to intercept the march.

Leopoldville Congo UPI Republic Hardy Camp Thysville Here Madimba Patrice Lumumba

Associate Editor Dick West to Succeed Ruggles

The paper announced that associate editor Dick West will assume the post left by Ruggles, marking a leadership shift in the editorial desk. West brings deep newsroom experience and will oversee sections including city, features, and opinion.

Eisenhower backs two way talks and defends Nixon candidacy

President Eisenhower said two to talk is needed for agreement and expressed readiness to extend consultation with the new president. He praised Rockefeller as a dedicated worker while disputing claims of a weaker American defense and noted little difference between proposed and enacted budgets. He avoided age questions and kept away from Kennedy Johnson politics.

Eisenhower Rockefeller Russia Congress John F. Kennedy D-Mass Lyndon B. Johnson

Wolfe City forms Kiwanis chapter led by Austin

Kenneth Austin elected president of the newly organized Wolfe City Kiwanis Club under Commerce Kiwanis sponsorship. Other officers include Charles Wilson as vice president James Baker treasurer and Ray Pharr secretary. Directors are Tom Robnett J R Radican Gordon Nelson Sidney Wasson Eugene Fulks Bob Hames and Charles Engle. Charter night set for July 21 with Kiwanis members from North Texas in attendance.

Wolfe City Spl Kenneth Austin Kiwanis Club Commerce Kiwanis Club Wolfe City Club Charles Wilson James Baker Ray Pharr Tom Robnett J R. Radican Gordon Nelson Sidney Wasson Eugene Fulks Bob Hames Charles Engle Kiwanis North Texas

Durocher May Get Manager's Job With Giants

Los Angeles. Leo Durocher, formerly of the Brooklyn Dodgers, may become the San Francisco Giants manager next season. Interim manager Tom Sheehan will stay on for now as Giants owner Horace Stoneham hints at a move after firing Bill Rigney last June.

LOS Angeles UPI Leo Durocher Brooklyn Dodgers San Francisco Giants Tom Sheehan Giant Horace Stoneham Lippy Durocher Stoneham Sheehan Bill Rigney Giants

Cuban Ban Not to Affect Imperial Sugar Plant

Sugar Land Texas plant head W H Louviere says Cuban sugar makes up about 10 percent of output, roughly 30 000 tons, and that level has already been received this year, so the Cuban export ban would have little impact on operations.

Sugar Land, Tex UPI Imperial Sugar Co Sugar Land Cuba Imae W. H. Louviere

Markets Fort Worth Live Stock Report

Live stock prices in Fort Worth show cattle and calves steady to higher demand. Slaughter steers calves bring 23.25 to 24.00, stock steer calves 22.00, hogs steady to 25 higher, butchers 17.25 to 18.00 for No 1-2 grade 190-225 lb, sows 12.50 to 14.00. Sheep show spring lambs 17.50 to 19.00, ewes 6.00 to 6.50.

Fort Worth UPI

Oilers and Sparks Win Tuesday in Bonham League

The Oilers defeated Cantrell Motor Thunderbirds 8 to 5 while the Sparks beat Birdwell's Lumberjacks 14 to 6 marking a resumed season for the Texas League of Bonham Boys Baseball. Friday features Thunderbirds vs Lumberjacks and Dodgers vs Oilers.

Oilers Sparks Texas League Bonham Boys Baseball, Inc Cantrell Motor Thunderbirds Birdwell Lumberjacks Thunderbirds Dodgers

Dow Jones Averages Move Slightly Higher At 2 P.M

Market update shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 64098 up 0.07, the 20 rail index at 141.66 down 0.55, and the 15 utilities at 9362 up 0.65. Fourth hour sales reach 400,000 to 2 p.m. with total 2,000,000.

Dow Jones P.m. E.D.T

Also Mentioned on This Page

Horace A. Rich Dick Philips H. L. Hildinger Herman Baker C. C. Coplin John L. Anderson N. Main Blondie Hospital News E. M Ted) Dealey The Leatherwood Bros East Side Square Ike Richard M. Nixon WC Kiwanis Club Barrow's Jewelers Hanes Norwood Conoco Maytag Hot-Point Fedders Zenith Joe Britton J. T. Clark Mgr N.W. Corner Square Snuffy Smith Beetle Bailey HI and Lois Maggie Jiggs Picculouis Idotig Captain Buzz Trix
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