West German Cabinet Welcomes Soviet Note on Diplomacy
The West German government welcomed the Kremlin note proposing normal diplomatic relations with the USSR and hoped it would lead to a conference between Adenauer and Soviet leaders. The cabinet voiced a positive attitude toward a Moscow visit and normalization, with decision pending Adenauer Eisenhower Eden talks.
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Bonn
Germany
Kremlin
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Ussr
West Germany
Geneva
Adenauer
Moscow
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower Defends Reserve Force, Opposes Anti-Segregation Amendment
President Eisenhower urged a ready reserve force of 2.9 million, calling it vital to national security. He opposed an anti-segregation amendment stalling the reserve bill and urged Senate action. He discussed German relations, Big Four talks, a wage rise, and May employment gains at a White House news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Pioneer College Reunions Set for Savoy and Whitewright
Ex students of Has sell or Savoy college meet in Savoy to recall life from over 60 years ago. fire destroyed the building in 1890 and the group has held annual reunions since 1987 drawing participants from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and beyond. Whitewright hosts Old Grayson college alumni with a daylong program a noon picnic and an afternoon business session including a scholarship award for a descendant of a former student.
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Savoy
Hassell
Savoy College
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Whitewight
Old Grayson College
Grayson College
Carlisle Military Academy
Whitewright High School
Louisiana
New Mexico
Umpires’ sacrifice in local baseball draws reader support
In Bonham and Pony Lea leagues, fans and managers overlook that umpires work full days then volunteer their time. The piece urges sympathy for unpaid umpires, noting many spend up to 14 hours weekly behind the plate and that youth sports rely on their dedication to teach fair play.
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Cantret Bonham
Little and Pony Leagueg
Ump
Road Closures Ordered by Fannin County Court
The Fannin County Commissioners Court closed a northeast road on Goss land near Monkstown after a petition to close another road was denied. No protests were filed against the Goss road closure, while the court rejected a closure in the Edhube community despite protests from several residents.
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Fannin County Commissioners Court
Monkstown
Goss
Edhube
the &Ct
Baseball Film Shown For Rotary Meeting
"Let's Train With the Cardinals" delighted Bonham Rotarians at the Gem cafe noon meeting. The film follows a Florida training season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Rotarian Boyd Williams chaired. visiting Rotarians included Burg her Vestal Glen Earnhart and T Montgomery Jr of Whitewright and Emory Christian Sherman.
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Cardinals
Bonham Rotary Club
St. Louis Cardinal
Florida
Boyd Willams
Burgher Vestal
Glen Earnhart
8. T Montgomery, Jr
Whitewright
Land Emory Christian
Sherman
Lone Star Scouts Open Camp At Glover River June 12
Summer camp for the Boy Scouts Lone Star Area Council opens June 12 at Camp Glover on Glover River near Wright City Oklahoma. Eight troops register first week, then four troops second and third weeks, two troops final week. Camp director Grover Sims leads a staff including B J McDowell and James Nickols with various specialists and a uranium exploration activity.
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Lone Star Area Council
Glover River
Boy Scouts
Glover
Wright City
Okla
W_ Benner
Grover Sims
B J. McDowell
Mt Pleasant
James Nickols
Clarksville
Leroy Harry
Sulphur Springs
Lupe Urbano
Paris
Dirks Lumber Company
Water Measure Dies As Legislature Adjourns In Texas
Texas lawmakers adjourned the 54th session after passing a last minute unemployment compensation boost to $28 weekly. A $1 billion statewide water conservation program failed in a clash over funding and governance. Gov. Shivers praised the overall work but criticized the water plan defeat amid late hour maneuvers and political wrangling.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Shivers
Leroy Saul
Kress
Ot House
Grainger Mechany
Wheeler
McChany
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
County Commission Delays Bonham Constable Appointment
Fannin county commissioners will delay appointing a Bonham precinct constable to fill the late Matt H. Bent’s unexpired term. Judge Chowne Moore stated that the appointment would not occur “for the time being” at the Tuesday meeting. Bentle’s term would have expired December 31, 1956, with a four year term thereafter.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Matt H. Benth
Chowne Moore
Moore
Bentle
Father of Year nominations rise in Fannin County
Nominations for Fannin County Father of the Year increase as the deadline nears. Son or daughter letters must arrive by Monday noon to be considered for a $10 prize from The Daily Favorite, with many local gifts from Bonham merchants for the top dad.
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Fannin County
Bonham
White
van Kirk and McMurry
Onice
Dobson's
Hunt's
Tommy's Men
Hoff's Shoe
Crider's
Property Owners Urged to Clean Up Vacant Lots
Bonham officials urge owners to trim tall grass and weeds on vacant lots citing an ordinance against letting lots become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and pests. The chief says city crews can cut brush and bill owners, warning weed growth is unsightly a health menace and a fire hazard in dry months.
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Bonham
Po- Hee
McKussack
Pallee
Grand Jury Hears Witnesses in Honey Grove Trustee Race
The Sixth District Court grand jury began hearing witnesses in the Honey Grove independent school district trustee election dispute held April 2. The panel also considers theft forgery burglary and swindling cases, with two defeated candidates contesting the result. The jury, including the first district court women member, may finish its first term setting by Friday.
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Honey Grove
Sixth District Court
Honey Grove Independent
Tibby Wright
John Bacon Saunders
Bonham
Grand Jury
Mart H. Benth
Sid Anderson
Duele Reed
Trenton
Antenna for Short Wave Radio Arrives
The sheriff's department will soon have its own short wave radio installed. The 100 foot high antenna will be erected atop the jail building within days. It will use the local frequency for city and county communications across North and East Texas, linking Bonham area officers with agencies to the east and south and west.
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Sheriffs Department
Texas
Bonham
Weather Forecast for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy with scattered thunder through Wednesday afternoon and night. Cooler by Thursday night as conditions shift to partly cloudy skies.
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North Central
Texas
Land
Teenagers Offered Free Ads For Summer Job Help
The Daily Favorite launches a two week School Boy and Girl Employment Ad section offering free 25 word job ads for teen job seekers and for firms with available positions. Teens and potential employers are invited to submit notices to appear in the special classified page portion beginning today.
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Daily Favorite
Favorite Wall
Gov Shivers to Speak at Southern California Commencement
Gov Athen Shivers ignored student protests and flew to Los Angeles to deliver the commencement address at the University of Southern California this Saturday night according to late dispatches. The report also notes a separate item about a dam collapse and other world notes.
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Austin, Dane
Athen Shivers
Los Angeles
Southern California
Farmers Plow Field For Sick Neighbor
Randolph June 8 A group of Bud Stokes’s friends brought tractors to plow his cotton and corn fields after his return from Bonham hospital. Helpers listed include C. C. McCord Ed McGee Albert Lang wy KK. E. Blackaby John Pharr Sid Carver Lon Box Buster Smith Jack Justice and Mr. Rush.
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Randolph
Bud Stokes
Bonham Hospital
C. C. McCord
Ed McGee
Albert Langwy
KK. E. Blackaby
John Pharr
Sid Carver
Lon Box
Buster Smith
Jack Justice
Mr. Rush
County School Board To Meet Thursday
Fannin county school board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2 30 Thursday afternoon in the office of County Superintendent Jim Moulton. Routine school business will be on the agenda.
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Fannin County School Board
Jim Moulton
Local chatter and names from a town meeting scene
The piece lists townsfolk and neighbors like Hanna Gon Frank Spencer Claude English Rip ChrisGan Sarah Richey Bob Euler Denny Baies Maugie William and others in casual talk at various street and social settings. It mentions Rotary meetings and training parley with multiple names appearing in quick snippets.
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Hanna Gon
Heaney Grove
Frank Spencer
Claude English
Doc Clennats
Rip ChrisGan
Whitewright
Shkermag
Sarah Richey
Bob Euler
Rotary
Denny Baies
Maugie William
Buddy
Johnny Lane
Deka van Kirk
Hayden Hayes
Dela Dagivy
Dan Sitsler
Ed Munden
Thas Wag Weduouiey
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Pres. Eisenhower
Frederick M. Hinshaw
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the Bonham Daily Favorite
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Travis Air Force Base
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Werte
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Frank G Clement
Tennessee
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