Peanuts Wait Rain Delays Planting After Dry May
In Trenton, Bob Old of Telephone says drought left the ground dry for peanuts. He irrigated late one afternoon and then rain began and has not stopped. Peanut seed sits in the shed awaiting planting. Mike Bowen misidentified a truck sound as a flat tire, finding a six foot snake coiled around the wheel and axle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Old
Bob
Mike Bowen
Woodrow Bowen
Mike
Tom Mc Holmes
Trenton Tribune
Post Office Ban Targets Small Odd Shaped Mail
The Post Office Department warns that starting next January letters under three inches high and four inches long will be banned. Odd shapes such as midget cars hearts and dogs will also be prohibited due to automated cancelling machines difficulties. Small letters must be delivered in person.
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Post Office
Storm Bloods Rain Delays Quiet Morning Start
A thunderstorm moved through on schedule in the early hours between 1 and 2 am, bringing rain and a calm start to the day. Local officials reported no major incidents and roads remain passable with typical morning traffic expectations.
Wheat harvest rush in county fields after afternoon showers
Farmers in the northern county worked Thursday afternoon as combines cut wheat and others plowed and cleaned fields. They had missed the morning thundershowers and returned to nearby tasks.
Firemen's Domino Tournament Set for June 15
The Fire Department hosts a domino tournament at the fire station on June 15. Players will draw partners and play proceeds until a champion is crowned.
4-H clubs honor members at county round up events
Allen's Point 4-H welcomed Keith Gudgel and Steve Williams who placed second in beef demonstration at the 4-H Round-Up in College Station. Mulberry 4-H greeted David Caylor and Larry Briscoe who finished eighth in forestry demonstration. The Mulberry team, younger than Allen's Point, can still win state honors if they prevail in county and district.
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Allen's Point
Mulberry
Keith Gudgel
Steve Williams
College Station
David Caylor
Larry Briscoe
Estes ties $200 to Estes case and party transfers
James T. Ralph testified that Billie Sol Estes sent him two hundred dollar money orders while he was assistant secretary of agriculture and he turned the funds over to the Democratic Party. He also said Estes sent the same amount to his aide William Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
James T. Ralph
Billie Sol Estes
Democratic Party
Ralph
Texas
House
Robert Manuel
Lyndon B. Jahnson
Carl Miller
Manuel
Estes
Texan
William Morris
Morris
Agriculture Department
New York Herald Tribune
Miller
Rayburn
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Florence Dwyer
R-N.j
Mr. Johnson
Sen
Yarborough
GOP Chairman Ordered Released After Records Refusal
Federal Judge Joe Ingraham freed Clarence Schroeder, Duval County Republican Chair, who had been jailed for failing to provide primary records to a grand jury. Dist. Judge Laughlin jailed him and fined $100 for the same defiance. A writ of habeas corpus was granted.
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San Diego
Tex
UPI
Joe Ingraham
Houston
Duval County
Clarence Schroeder
GOP
Dist
Woodrow Laughlin
Schroeder
Ingraham
Thad Grundy
Harris County
Eight Germans seize river boat in escape to West Berlin
East German crew members of the Friedrich Wolf allegedly drugged their captain and engineer with champagne and fled toward West Berlin aboard the river excursion boat. They carried five women and a child, prompted by a planned move that was halted by border police fire on the Spree.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Nole Friedrich Wolf
Peter C
Freidrich Wolf
Spree
Friedrich Wolf
Landwehr Canal
Grepos
Oberbaum Bridge
East Berlin
Thunderstorms Drench Fannin County and Extend Weekend Outlook
Weather dispatch notes scattered thunderstorms across Fannin County with a noon severe weather alert extending to Van Alstyne in Grayson County and north to Lake Texoma. Bonham logged .74 inches of rain early morning as a stationary front lingers, with temperatures mid 80s and a 65 record. The forecast calls for near normal northern Texas temperatures, above normal in the south, and continued thundershowers through weekend and early next week. Tornadoes were reported in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas Thursday night with no injuries.
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Fannin County
van Alstyne
Grayson County
Lake Texoma
Midland
Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
West Texas
Sunken Ship May Be Releasing Explosive Drums
Coast Guard believes drums found along Florida and Alabama coasts may be from the sunken vessel Heedless which sank January 2 after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Drums reportedly contain metallic sodium and are hazardous when in contact with water. A Navy helicopter with demolition gear joined the search for containers at sea.
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New Orleans
UPI
Coast Guard
Florida
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Gulf
Dhegscal
Ehout
Geb Westen
Anid
Three Negro Men Held as Suspects For Cattle Theft
Three men from Dallas Sherman and Sulphur Springs are jailed in Fannin county as cattle theft suspects. They were returned from Fort Worth after selling a 1300 pound bull and 900 pound cow for 300 dollars to a buyer who reported concerns. The men claimed the cattle were being sold for a grandmother named Sally Givens near Bonham, a claim not supported by mail records. Ownership may be traced by a left hip brand as investigators check Falls county records for stolen cattle and related reports.
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Dallas
Sherman
Sulphur Springs
Fannin County
Bonham
Fort Worth
Hoyt Ivey
J. T. Hamby
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Ivey
Sally Givens
Marlin
Falls County
Hamby
Joe Fletcher
Auditing Firm Seeks Missing Billie Sol Estes Funds
Ernst and Ernst auditors search Estes books for an unexplained 5 million dollars missing from his accounts. Deposits totaled about 12 million, withdrawals 7.3 million by March 1 1962. The Dallas Morning News reports in Plainview Texas. Swiss bank link alleged by Frank Irion and Frank Cain.
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Dallas
UPI
Dallas Morning News
Billie Sol Estes
Dallas Times Herald
Ernst and Ernst
Estes
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry T. Moore Jr
Plainview
Tex
Times Herald
Frank [Rion
Frank Cain
Switzerland
Irion
Cain
Pacific Finance Co
Will Wilson
el Paso
Four Killed in Plane Collision Near Tallahassee
A civilian plane owned by a grocery chain collided with a military trainer near Tallahassee. Victims include Hoyt Colson and Herschal Miller of Montgomery Alabama and Colson’s wife, with a fourth woman burned beyond recognition. Military pilots Thomas B. Martie and Lt. Rainey parachuted to safety and were treated and released.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Leon County Sheriff's Office
Hoyt Colson
Herschal Miller
Corpelor
Colson
Wie
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas B. Martie
Rainey
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Tallahassee Memorial
Judge disputes Wilson on Marshall report meaning
District Judge John Barron in Austin rejected Attorney General Will Wilson’s interpretation that a study shows Henry Marshall cooperated with Billie Sol Estes on cotton transfer schemes. Barron said he sees no inference of Marshall aiding Estes and noted personal disagreement with Wilson’s conclusions. Burton, who convened the Franklin grand jury, also expressed differing views from Wilson.
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Austin
UPI
Grand
Agriculture
Henry Marshall
Will Wilson
Marsha
Billie Sol Estes
Marshall
Estes
John Barron
Wilson
Burton
Franklin, Tex
Bomber Sets New Distance Record
An eight jet Strategic Air Command bomber set two aviation records after landing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base following an 11,400 mile circuit over Greenland Alaska California and Florida. The return flight lasted 22 hours 38 minutes and surpassed the previous 10,978 mile closed circuit mark set by an SAC B52G in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
N. C
UPS
Strategic Air Command
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Greenland
Alaska
California
Florida
Soviets warn of measures over West Berlin shootings
The Soviet government warned it will take necessary measures if West Berlin police continue firing to protect East Germans fleeing to West Berlin. Tass delivered the note to US, British, and French embassies, citing May 23 24 26 27 incidents. It highlights a May 23 shooting that killed an East German frontier policeman Goering and gravely wounded another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowcow
UPS
West Berlin
Tass
United States
Great Britain
France
East Berlin
Goering
Explosion Wrecks Tax Office in Algiers Amid Bombings
An explosion wrecked Algiers main income tax office damaging two upper floors while a passerby was hospitalized for shock. Police suspect the Secret Army Organization carried out the attack as a wave of bombings hits the city including a post office and a health center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
UPI
Secret Army Organization
OAS
University of Algiers
St. Eugene
Bone
Bab-el-Oued
Bat Kills Boy During School Baseball Game
Martin Lewis Naultku, a Hopewell Virginia fourth grader, died after a bat slipped from a teammate and struck his head during a last-day-of-school baseball game. Authorities described it as a tragic accident and investigated the incident for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
UPI
Martin Lewis Naultku
County Judge approves pole removal agreements for FM 273 project
County Judge Moore authorized agreements with Texas Power and Light Co and Western Bell Telephone Co to remove 217 and other obstructions from right of way for road work. Costs shared 50 50 on 213 poles. state bears no share for farm to market roads. Progress noted on right of way for FM 273 and Dupres Elwood road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice Moore
Judge Moore
Texas Power and Light Co
Western Bell Telephone Co
U. S
Leenare
Tolaiaree Ph
Moore
Dupres- Elwood
Tion
FAA proposes 13.6 million for Texas airport upgrades
The Federal Aviation Administration backs a statewide program to spend 13.6 million dollars on building new airfields and upgrading existing ones in Texas. Jones Field in Bonham is listed among the 250 airports, with plans including runway extensions, night flight lighting, office space, and improved ramps and parking. Local officials and chamber committees have discussed needed improvements, including expanding to 4,000 foot runways and related traffic capacity.
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Jones Field
Bonham
Texas
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Aviation Committee
Bryan Baker
Chamber of Commerce Aireport
W. L. Barnett
Chamber
Ciy
Barnett
Come
John Arledge
Max Untersee
Doyle Dobbins
Dub Hodge
Je Baker
Anngineers
Aransas Pass
Artiagta
BS City
Baytown
Beeville
Big Seat National Park
Worth
Corsicana
Crosbyton
Defias
City
el Campo-Wharten
Icevis
Grand Poe Ame
A. eaney-Knox
Parta Vaca
Rosenburg-Richmond
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Bob Cantrell
Routh
South
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alexandria
Flight To Freedom
Texas Air Fields
David Probstein
Indianapolis
Probstein
NEA Telephoto
Bomber
Fort Worth-Dallas
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