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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
2
A brief meditation quotes Romans 12 14 to 21 and Philippians 2 5. It presents forgiveness as the perfume of the violet on the heel that crushed it and credits Patrick N Joshua of Pakistan as the author.
The U S Weather Service reports showers and thundershowers across the southeast quadrant and similar activity in the Mississippi valley, lower Lakes region, Ohio valley, and parts of the plains, with a light cooling trend in the Southwest. North Central Texas sees partly cloudy to clear skies with widely scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, cooling tonight and Friday.
Robert A. Wake, 13, of Clear Creek Texas, captured the 39th annual national spelling bee by correctly spelling sachem and ratoon. Beth Sherill, 14, of Lucy Tennessee, finished close but faltered on Sachem. Wake excelled through the final rounds to claim the prize.
The State Board of Insurance will hold a full review on June 15 of the rising cancellations and non renewals in Texas auto policies. Chairman William H McLean said talks will cover assigned risk plan changes and driver classification, including penalties tied to accidents and serious violations.
Vietnamese marines shattered a Buddhist roadblock at Lang Co bridge into the Hai Van pass near Da Nang. In Hue, militants halted traffic, and Thich Tri Quang demanded government consent before moving military units. Police detained 63 Buddhists, accusing the marines of brutality.
Senate moves toward approving a bill to empower the Food and Drug Administration to require truthful packaging and labeling of grocery store products. It would start with voluntary compliance and go mandatory if needed, aimed at helping housewives navigate thousands of products in crowded aisles. Senator Norris Cotton notes the bill targets aiding housewives shopping with children and husbands waiting in cars.
Claxton spoke to the Bonham Lions Club at noon Thursday about Federal Aviation Agency regulations for pilots. He explained license requirements flight plans emergency courses and related filing rules to the group.
Premely confident throughout the bee and this morning he teased while spelling. Robert, sponsored by the Houston Chronicle, is an eighth grader at Clear Creek Junior High School and traveled to Washington with his mother Mrs. Robert W. Wake.
The Loflin Priddy American Legion auxiliary in Leonard will serve veterans at the Bonham VA hospital Tuesday evening June 4. The group hosts each Tuesday evening every three months providing coffee and 15 cakes and directing bingo for entertainment.
Negotiators remained deadlocked on the second day of a Western Union strike that shut down telegraph service nationwide except New York City. Talks between Western Union and the Commercial Telegraphers Union were recessed with no settlement in sight and planned to resume after 10 a.m. EDT.
Mrs. G. D. Staley 59 died June 8 1966 in a Terrell hospital after two years illness. Funeral at Valley Creek Baptist Church Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Stanley Echols officiating. Interment in Leonard Cemetery. Survived by son Douglas Staley Valley Creek brother Claude Preddy Valley Creek and half sister Mrs. Geneva Hall Randolph.
Mrs. Virginia Dolores Ramsey 79 died in a Bonham hospital June 8 1966. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at First Christ Church in Honey Grove conducted by Rev Ed Goram. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Born Honey Grove October 15 1886 she married Jake L Ramsey December 17 1905. Survived by two sons Thomas of Honey Grove and Theodore of Lawton OK three grandsons Jack Neal and Joe Ben Ramsey and eight great grandchildren.
West Germany was Britain's second largest customer and third largest supplier in 1965, with only the United States importing more from Britain that year.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel left Johannesburg for Kenya on the second leg of a four nation private visit to Africa. He said he accepted invitations from the South Africa Foundation and other groups to return next year.
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