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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1959
Page
8
The Lumberjacks beat the Cantrell Thunderbirds 17 to 8 while the Oilers defeated the Clayton Cardinals 11 to 7 on Friday night in the Texas League Birdwe.
The Automobile Club of Rhode Island reports that in 1957 ten percent of pedestrians killed at intersections were crossing with the signal and six percent were crossing against it. The finding warns that the go signal does not absolve pedestrians from caution.
The newspaper showcases a Favorite Classified Ad option promising fast results for readers seeking items, services, or notices. The feature highlights ease of placing ads and potential reach across the classified section.
A catalog of insurance coverage keywords appears including collision liability property damage fire theft accident burglary bonds cargo casualty check compensation credit explosion farm hail health hospital signs tornado truck water damage windstorm.
Bonham sees no church changes as Rex W T Stephenson and Rev Jack Caldwell return to First Methodist and Clark Memorial. Various Bonham area charges updated including Wolfe City Patheredge Batley and Ector Randolph Regan Frice and more with several circuits to be supplied later.
Dallas field office of the Commerce Department seeks civilian inventors to supply 28 new devices and systems for the military. Items include insect repellents built into clothing, a rocket lift mechanism for rough terrain, methods to prevent bread staling, high speed flight angle measurement, aircraft deceleration aids, wind sensing at high altitudes, cloud droplet instruments, underwater cable repair aids, and a buoyant signaling chemical to raise damaged cables. Submissions go to the National Inventors Council for evaluation and routing to the appropriate agency.
Dan Barnard of the Fannin County ASCS reports 13 270 acres planted to wheat in the county with 11 382 allotment wheat and 1 888 under the 15 acre provision. Average per acre rose from 9.2 bushels in 1939 to about 16 today, with expectations of 25 to 30 in the current year. County Agent Gene Graves notes the Knox soft red wheat variety, released in 1955, improves yields and early grazing, and many acres in the county are planted to Knox.
Denver reports that the 17th American Association all star game is set for July 13. Bill Adair, manager of the Charleston Senators, may coach one side if his West Virginia entry tops the league by July 4. The Senators sat 25-27 and fifth in the standings before Saturday’s game with Denver.
Baylor reports scholastic trouble this spring with freshman players and all but one varsity member passing eligibility. Sophomore Mike Cobb of White Oak failed by two-thirds of an hour short of the 44 hour four semester requirement. Cobb plans to return next fall to regain eligibility.
In a sweeping ride by Joe Culmone the horse clocked 1:37 for a mile at Delaware Park on Friday, shaving a fifth of a second off the existing mark set by Firey Torch on June 2, 1956.
New York bookmakers list Patterson as the favorite in an upcoming bout. Odds favor the 18 year old as opponents plan strategies for the encounter. Details on venue and date were not provided in the snippet.
Max Conrad, 56, landed in Los Angeles after a 58 hour 35 minute solo flight covering 7 683 miles from Casablanca in a Piper Comanche. He shaved his beard after the trip and said thirst and hunger challenged him during the voyage.
President Eisenhower used a moon bounced signal to greet Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker and lab scientists at a new US Canada research facility in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. The 2.7 second 500000 mile transmission inaugurated a milestone in defense science and cooperative ventures.
Floyd Patterson a 3 to 1 favorite to dethrone Sweden's Ingemar Johansson in the world heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium on June 25. A bookmaker noted very little betting action on the match.
The Rev W. L. Nelson, former Gladewater First Assembly of God pastor, accepts a Wolfe City Church of God pastorate. He has conducted evangelistic crusades since leaving Gladewater and arrives from Clinton with Mrs Nelson and their two children to reside in Wolfe City.
Defense experts seek clues about the fate of nine crewmen missing since April 4, 1943 after a Naples raid. A nearly intact B-24 was found in the Sahara 185 miles north northeast of Kufra, with no crew traces. Next of kin react with hope fading as authorities study the scene. The two man Army Mortuary Service team and a land expedition are coordinating the inquiry.
Victoria manager Pete Reiser hails Frank Howard as the Texas League home run leader and a future major leaguer. Howard, 6-6 245, stars for the Rosebuds with 21 homers and 58 RBIs, while Dodgers scouts monitor his progress and consider a major league call.
Ivanhoe Friendship club members met with Mrs Agnes Askew on Wednesday and planned a July 3 picnic at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Riding with husbands as hosts. Hosts directed games and gave favors, members sent greeting cards to sick and bereaved, and several members visited Tim and Fogle after the gathering.
Wolfe City announces the Spring Creek annual homecoming to be held Sunday June 14. The program starts mid morning and runs through the day with a basket lunch served at noon.
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