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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
2
Tuesday June 7 devotional cites I Corinthians 13 1 about love as essential. Thought urges living one day at a time in faith hope and love attributed to Valmyra Leal of Brazil.
Allen's Chapel community selects Mrs. Mary Bauer as senior citizen of the area. The St. James Lutheran Church member, born in President Grant's era, is 97 and bedfast but keeps a radiant spirit. Birthday celebrations featured hymns and a reflection on faithful life.
Three one vehicle accidents Sunday left drivers uninjured or with minor injuries but caused heavy property damage. Bobby Gene Taylor of Paragould Arkansas fell asleep as his truck tractor and trailer left US 82 west of Honey Grove, hitting a highway sign and lights. James Clifton Jones of Honey Grove crashed into a steel post after missing a curve in Honey Grove. Carlton P. Robardey of Honey Grove dislocated a shoulder when his car left State 34 north of Ladonia and struck a post. Patrolman Dwain Cox said Robardey was taken to a Paris hospital.
Bonham officers estimate damage at 300 in a two car crash Saturday night on East Sam Rayburn Drive. Drivers identified as June Dulaney Moss of Dodd City Rt. 1 and Wendell Thomas Collard of Bonham. Collard was at Ben's Restaurant when Moss rammed the rear of his vehicle.
Investigators probed the rubble of the Carthage Hotel to determine the blaze cause. Victims were identified as Mrs. Mac Bray 59 Mrs. Margaret Clark 68 Charles Carroll 72 and Guy L. Palmer 35 all permanent residents of the landmark hotel built in the mid 1800s.
Acknowledged for listing four great, great grandchildren and many descendants, she is celebrated as a remarkable woman known for memory and family ties.
Roy Charles Cox 60, retired machinist, died Monday morning June 6 1966 at a Bonham hospital after a heart attack at his home 417 West 8th street. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Odie Carey and Rev. J Ray Shoulders officiating. Interment Willow Wild cemetery. Survived by Lula Jane Cox widow, a son Charles W Cox Sr Gulfport Miss, a grandson Charles W Cox Jr Bonham, a step sister Mrs W M Gunter Bonham, a sister in law Mrs Mamie Gribble. He was a member of First Methodist Church. Pallbearers listed.
The Rev Oliver G Rowe 86 retired Nazarene minister and farmer from the Lamasco area died Sunday June 5 1966 in Allen Memorial Hospital Bonham. He had served as a church minister and local farmer with a long association in the community. He is survived by several relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
Sam E. Morrison, district manager for Texas Power and Light in Mineral Wells, named director of industrial development. He will coordinate the industrial and community development division, working with leaders to help industry select plant sites. Tom Heath becomes manager of community development, succeeding Coy Stanphill, and will run TP and L's Industrial Team Training program.
Sidney Rowe, born June 29, 1879 in Litchfield Illinois, died in Bonham after a six day hospital stay. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm in Wise Funeral Home chapel with Reverends Wilson Griffin and Hutchings officiating. He is survived by his wife Lidda A. Rowe of Bonham Route 1, one son Sidney Rowe, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Warm humid weather ruled Bonham area this morning as the U S Weather Bureau predicted clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight. A heat cool front moving across north Texas was bringing clear skies to the Texas Panhandle and Northwest Texas while clouds persisted elsewhere. Moisture fed into the North.
Texas by winds from the Gulf of Mexico to the high plains. Bonham reported 71 degrees this morning after 89 degrees Sunday. Tornadoes struck Enid and near Blackwell as the area remained under a tornado alert. North Central Texas partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thunderstorms in the southeast half.
Police patrolled the Tiber River Sunday after a fisherman found a floating bottle with a note claiming two prisoners of dangerous drug racketeers in a house on the river. Authorities treated it as a possible hoax but said they would investigate as best they can.
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