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Bonham Daily Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1959

Page

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NATO Alliance Inadequate to Meet Red Surge

London report cites NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak saying the alliance is no longer adequate against communism. He urges expanding beyond military might with economic social and cultural efforts and calls for tactical and strategic atomic weapons and a revised unanimity rule to speed decisions.

London UPI NATO Paul-Henri Spaak Spaak Atlantic Congress Europe NATO Alliance

Warning Issued On Trash Barrel Burning By Police

Chief of Police O R McKiscock warns housewives to stop burning waste that does not burn well in trash barrels after complaints of foul odor from potato peelings and other rubbish. A found pair of glasses turned in at the station will be returned to the owner upon contact.

O. R. McKiscock McKissack

Mrs Lilley Sends Check to Keep The Favorite Coming

Mrs. G. M. Lilley of Texarkana mails payment to ensure The Favorite continues to be delivered to her address. She expresses pleasure at awaiting the arrival and notes she moved from Bonham 37 years ago but has followed The Favorite for years and does not want to miss its copy.

Patty Clark Reunites with Bicycle After Park Recovery

Patty Clark a daughter of Mr and Mrs Doss Clark recovered her bicycle after it vanished during a piano recital practice. Officers found the bike ridden several miles between the state park and town and returned it undamaged to the Clark family.

Patty Clark Doss Clark Patty

Bonham State Park Hosts Webb Ceremony With Indian Dance

Bonham State Park will host a Thursday night Webb ceremony organized by park manager John Chumbley. Chumbley invites all Bonham residents to attend to witness an Indian dance highlighted as a top feature of the evening.

Webb Bonham State Park John Chumbley Chumbley Bonham

Two Negroes Fined For Disturbance

City Judge Tom Denton fined two Negro men $25 and $12.50 in city court Monday on disturbance charges stemming from a Sunday night fight. Earlier Saturday, officers questioned a group of Negro boys, ages 8 to 13, in connection with a knife-scratch incident.

Tom Denton

Naples Man Sentenced in Wife Slaying

Naples resident Monnie Freeman was sentenced to 68 years in prison by a jury for fatally shooting his wife last June in Paris Texas.

Naples Paris Tex UPI Monnie Freeman

16 Die In Truck Crash Fire In Arizona Garlic Harvest

A truck carrying 16 Mexican contract laborers to Tolleson garlic harvest crashed into a tree and burned. Sixteen dead, 32 injured. driver Nate Manuel Glorian Jr survived with serious, non fatal injuries. Locals aided victims as two explosions occurred during the blaze. The truck belonged to Garin Co of Mesa.

Phoenix Ariz UPI Arizona Nate Manuel Glorian Jr Mesa Bob Scott KRIZ Manuel Glorian Wayne Burris Burris Robert Camp Camp Garin Co Tolleson

East German Leaders Meet Khrushchev in Moscow

Premier Nikita Khrushchev hosts Otto Ulbricht and 16 East German officials as Geneva talks loom. Delegates discuss a possible separate peace treaty and insist West Berlin must exit, signaling a potential détente or deepening division.

Moscow UPI Nikita Khrushchev Geneva Germany Otto Walter Ulbricht Pravda East Germany West Berlin Johannes Koening Soviet Union Neues Deutschland Kvening Berlin East Berlin Communist Party Paul Werner Hermann Matern Ulwricht West Germany Poland Oder-Neisse Russia

House kills Price Daniel abandon ed property act

In Austin lawmakers pass a direct second reading vote 66 to 43 on the abandon ed property act sponsored by Rep Jim Bates of Edinburg. In Fort Stockton Norval Shannon 35 a service station owner was shot and killed at his home and his father in law Robert L Walker about 60 was charged with the murder.

Fort Stockton, Tex UPI Norval Shannon Robert L Walker

Psychiatrist issues medical note on Earl Long

In Galveston Texas Dr Titus Harris chief psychiatrist at Jehan Sealy Tal hospital issued a medical note on Louisiana Governor Earl Long stating no change and that the patient was a little bit more cooperative.

Galveston Tex UPI Titus Harris Jehan Sealytal Louisiana Earl Long Warshs Long

Randolph Man Dies In Wreck

Randolph resident Tom Wattersen was killed instantly at 1 10 p m Monday when thrown from a shifting water truck on FM 816 about a half mile southwest of Welle City Witnesses said J P Wilsen was not hurt but seriously injured both men worked for R W McKinney on the Welle City Bailey farm road the truck skidded and turned and the water tank crushed Watersen under it

Tom Wattersen Randoigh Mendey FM 816 Welle City J. P. Wilsen Watersen Wilsen Watterson R. W. McKinney Welfe City - Bailey Farm

Bonham Weather to Continue Warm

Bonham area forecast shows little temperature change with partly cloudy skies and scattered thunder showers over the next 24 hours. A trace rainfall fell Sunday morning with heavier showers downtown and to the southeast and south of Bonham.

Bonham

World and European figure skating championships set

The International Skating Union announced dates for major events. The world championships will be in Vancouver from March 2 to 5. The European championships will be in Munich or Garmisch Partenkirchen from February 4 to 7.

Tours France UPI International Ice Skating Assn Vancouver Canada Munich Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany

Miami Beach Fifty Years Ago Was a Mangrove Swamp

Fifty years ago Miami Beach in Florida was a mangrove swamp before urban development transformed it into a seaside resort area. The note reflects on a historic environmental shift and the early landscape of the city.

Miami Beach Fla

Town Threatened Chlorine Tanks

A train derailment near McRae Georgia left two overturned tank cars carrying 20 000 gallons of chlorine gas. Evacuation plans were weighed but not enacted as crews tunneled through logs to access the cars and load them onto flatcars for removal. Authorities said the gas was contained with no immediate danger, while a local police officer suffered a heart attack amid the incident.

Mcrae UPI K L Weeks Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Brunswick George Callihan Olin Mathieson E L. Blume Blume Army Reserve Company

49th Division Begins Two Weeks of Maneuvers at Hood

Citizen soldiers of the 49th Armored Division move into the field at North Fort Hood Texas for two weeks of rugged summer training. About 9 000 National Guardsmen from 81 Texas cities arrived by 70 buses 1 200 jeeps and trucks 600 cars and 22 planes without incident as Capt Stanley Freese reports smooth arrival.

North Fort Hood, Tex 49Th Armored Division National Texas North Fort Hood Stanley Freese Dallas

Ike Asks Congress to Increase Debt Limits

President Eisenhower asked Congress to raise the debt limits and safeguard public credit. He outlined three steps to strengthen financial stability and protect Treasury securities amid economic pressures.

Ike Congress Washington UPI Tyrese Treasury Securities Nat Cna Treasury Eisenhower

X15 completes dry glide test over Edwards AFB

The X15 rocket plane made a dry drop from a B52 mothership over the Mojave Desert then glided to a landing on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB. Pilot Scott Crossfield controlled the craft during a 38,000 foot descent in clear conditions.

Edwards Afb Calif UPI America Mojave Desert Rogers Dry Lake Scott Crossfield North American Aviation National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ringe of Space Crossfield Edwards Air Force Base Drylake Earth

Senate Committee Approves Revised Texas Tax Bill

A Senate committee backed a revised 15 million dollar tax package including a three cent cigarette tax hike to eight cents per pack. The measure would raise about 151 million for the next two years, with gas, utilities, auto sales, liquor and wine taxes also adjusted while severance and certain corporate taxes were rejected. Rep. George T Hinson of Mineola vowed to fight the Senate version in the House.

Austin UPI Senate House Price Damiel George T Hinson Mineola Hinson Daniel Phillips Mollon Senate State Affair Committee Dorsey Hardeman San Angelo Jimmy Phillips Angleton Hardeman Texas Legislative Council Sen R. A. Weinert Seguin F Hiss

Kiwanis Luncheon to Feature Library Referendum Program

Thad Finley will chair the Kiwanis luncheon at the Gem cafe Tuesday noon. Reid Spivy Jr announces Mrs Dean Smith Bonham library president will discuss the June 16 library site referendum for the Hassell home. Beth Finnley and Teri Fowler will perform dances during the program.

Thad Finley Kiwanis Club Gem Cafe Reid Spivy Dean Smith Bonham Library Charles Hassell Beth Finnley Teri Fowler

Weather Outlook for North Central Texas

Partly cloudy through Tuesday with isolated afternoon thunder showers. No significant temperature changes expected.

Texas

Why A Public Library Offers Service to All People

Mrs. Lewie Morgan argues the public library should serve all readers not just be utilitarian. She contends libraries open knowledge as an escape from daily limits, fueling lifelong learning beyond schoolwork. The piece highlights the library as open doors to broaden citizens horizons in an age of information overload.

Public Library United States Schoule

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