Bonham High class trip recalls sharks and Florida coast
Six members of the 1957 Bonham high school graduating class returning from a Florida vacation report a single shark sighting during swimming near their boat. Names listed include Turner Jerry Moore Dismas Childress Pat Porter Jimmy English and Joe David Miller. Also noted Texas announces new official highway maps listing 450 more towns and showing FM roads and parks with free maps available from the Texas Highway Department.
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Bonham High School
Florida
Kenny Turner
Turner
Sh Rk
Kenny
Jerry
Jalmus
Dismus
Jerry Moore
Dismas Childress
Pat Porter
Jimmy English
Joe David Miller
Texas
Texas Highway Department
D. C. Greer
Austin
Hottest Day Reaches 94 Degrees Across Bonham Area
Bonham posted its hottest day of the year Sunday with a 94 degree high as scattered thundershowers dampened parts of the county. Overnight low was 70. Showers hit Allen's Chapel Allen's Point and the Tulip area. Farmers worked fields to catch up on plowing amid warm Texas forecast with widely scattered storms through Tuesday.
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Bonham
Allen's Chapel
Allen’s Point
Duplex
Tuly
Tulip and
Texas
Unclear US event in Brawley airfield mishap
Fragmentary report describes an awkward helicopter landing near a watermelon patch in Brawley California involving Farner W J Fifield. The pilot exited, performed a maneuver, reentered the machine and departed. other details are obscured and nonsensical.
Dulles rejects disarmament on Soviet promises
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States will not disarm simply because the Soviet Union promises to behave. He urged careful supervision and warned against being driven by illusory pledges amid ongoing UN procedures and Stassen's London mission.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
United Nations
Harold FE Stassen
London
Wall
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Tragic Lake Lagert outing kills two missing in Altus incident
An Altus Air Force Base group of six including three officers and three nurses faced disaster when their boat capsized on Lake Lager t. Four survived on a sandbar while two remained missing and presumed drowned as authorities regrouped.
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Altus
Okla
Altus Air Force Base
Lake Lagert
President sticks to guns in GI case says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signals no choice but to honor the pledge and turn William Girard over to Japan for trial after a face to face appeal from Girard and his wife Shirley. The case may trigger a major court test as the government plans to quash subpoenas for all case records and presents affidavits on Tuesday before Judge Mets.
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Eisenhower
Girard
Gizard
William
Pennsylvania
Liberty
Ottawa
Shirley
Uo Os
Japan
Unite States
United Press
Guirard
Joseph C. Metsarraghy
Still Dangerous Red River Floods 15000 Acres in Louisiana
Civil Defense Director George Wise warns the Red River could crest higher with more rain. The flood has inundated 15000 acres of farmland in central Louisiana, forcing 60 families from homes and wiping out new crop plantings. Wise criticizes the federal emergency feed program as ineffective. Ten central Louisiana parishes named federal disaster areas after May flooding.
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Red River
Louisiana
Civil Defense
George Wise
Red River Parish
Level Wise
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy skies persist through Tuesday with warm temperatures. Widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible, bringing brief bursts of rain and localized storms.
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Texas
Nomination Deadline Set for Tonight
The notice urges timely action with a midnight cutoff for nominations. Vague references to dates and names are present but details are unclear. The emphasis remains on completing the nomination process by the stated deadline.
Reunions Continue Halsell Exes Will Hold 1958 Savoy Reunion
Readable fragments show Halsell alumni planning a 1958 Savoy reunion with details on organizers and memorials. The notice mentions officers and former students, with luncheon plans and program notes, reflecting local Sauoy area activities.
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Halsell Exes
Savoy High
Suspect Confesses Murdering Woman
A suspect in a reported killing confessed to murdering a woman, detailing the events and the motive. The confession follows initial raid accounts and situates the crime within recent local tensions.
Upset Stomach Forces Meeting Cancellations Amid Debate
A disrupted schedule follows health issues among leaders as discussions spin on Measure W. Reports indicate key amendments face veto risks while Southern leaders push for curbs on federal programs and jury trials.
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Gury Trindt
Bey Fendary Repubocan Lande
Joseph W Marty
Bette
Rtebert Dianhower
Weekend violence claims nineteen lives across multiple incidents
Police report nineteen people killed over the weekend in separate violent events. Details remain incomplete as investigations continue into each incident and the locations involved.
President Eisenhower Not Hospitalized At Present
Washington dispatch reports President Eisenhower suffered an upset stomach overnight and was confined to bed in the White House this morning. By afternoon he was described as progressing very satisfactorily and remains active in duties.
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Vic
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Nixon
Ike
Eisenhower
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Snwder
Thomas W Mattingly
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ilestia
Hagerty
Snyder
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Josenhower
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Waster
Rainy Texas slows farm work and farm policy shift
Widespread rain in Texas delays spring field work and crop development as farmers curb spending awaiting clearer prospects. The report notes cotton acreage down and economic strain on laborers, with conditions affecting farm activity across the state.
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Dallas
Texas
Te Farma
Local Petitions Filed and Paper Pickup Noted
Fragmentary report notes Paul Simyo and Tibby Wright filing petitions while Pade Maguariy picks up a paper. Bryant and Charlie Mill head for court as other entries show unclear spelling and scattered names from the event.
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Tibby Wright
Pade
Bryant
Charlie Mill
Due Dratea
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