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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1962
Page
1
Fannin REA manager Dub Cunningham reports a wide power outage from Windom to Riverby traced to a jack rabbit striking lines. An owl allegedly dropped the rabbit during a collision and departed. Deputies note an unbranded cow with unknown owner remains unclaimed as cattlemen urged identification.
Carolyn Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doss Clark, won the Miss Sherman of 1962 title in a Sherman Junior Chamber of Commerce beauty and talent contest. She will compete in Miss Texas and holds a full music scholarship at East Texas State College.
Wayne Cranfill secured a second boy for the 4-H camp at Trinidad. Four Fannin county youths including two boys and two girls will depart Wednesday morning for a three day session this week.
The Corps of Engineers reported at 2 p.m. that flood gates at the dam were opened and water was being discharged at about 40 000 cubic feet per second. Officials said a rise in the river is expected and gates may be widened to increase outflow.
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico, 74, was rushed to Georgetown Hospital after a choking spell on a trachea tube. His office said he would be released soon, possibly today or Tuesday, following a year on the tube placed after NIH surgery.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 against seven Galveston longshoremen of Texports Stevedoring Co who claimed injury from poisonous gases used to fumigate grain they were loading aboard the Grelmarion. The decision upheld prior rulings that the ship was seaworthy and not liable.
Five Kyushu municipalities Moji Kokura Yawata Tobata and Wakamatsu merge to create Kitakyushu with a population exceeding one million authorities announced today.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts scattered thundershowers in the Bonham area through Tuesday with light showers earlier Sunday. Tornado reported between Dumas and Dalhart as Panhandle weather grows stormy. funnel clouds seen in Austin and Childress without ground contact. Five day outlook: temperatures two to five degrees below normal, precipitation from half to three quarters of an inch in scattered thundershowers. Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with widely scattered nighttime storms.
Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed the Roy McCraw farm home in White Shed Sunday night. The couple were away and nothing was saved from the blaze which residents recalled as an explosion-like flare. The house was owned by Neal Chaffin of Bonham.
In Peru a tight three way race for president emerged as early returns hint at a close outcome. Victor Haya de la Torre of APRA led or trailed per edition, with Manuel A. Odri a and Fernando Belaúnde Terry also contending amid heavy turnout and vigilant troops. The result will shape the alliance for progress aims and Peru's political path.
A head on crash on rain slick U S Highway 287 east of Wichita Falls killed Harry Wayne Dean 21 and Tommy Raiter 24 and D J Perkins 27. Don Thomas 18 and Edward B Coker were injured. Dean Raiter and Coker were from Bellevue and riding to work with Thomas.
A U S Pacific fleet flotilla comprises a cruiser and two destroyer squadrons. The arrangement reflects standard capital and escort forces in naval deployment.
In a wide interview with President Adenauer emphasizes a united Europe built on real friendship between Germany and France. He recalls past conflicts since Napoleon, notes Bonn Paris axis concerns, and says Germany has become a changed country seeking close ties with France to deter Soviet influence and ensure future peace.
President Kennedy spoke at Yale urging business leaders to set aside partisan fights and focus on common economic problems. He met later with U.S. Steel President Roger Blough and a task force on gold outflow and the balance of payments, signaling closer government business cooperation. He planned return to Washington for Cabinet talks and a further meeting with Blough.
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma says rival Laotian princes have reached a coalition agreement to form a new government. The plan allocates seven posts to neutralists, four to Pathet Lao, four to right wing, and four to neutralists allied with Boun Oum. Souvanna to be premier with Phoumi Nosavan and Souphanouvong as vice presidents.
A weekend tally shows 13 deaths from automobile crashes in Texas. Notable fatalities include Amos Jordan Steel 40 of Waxahachie and family members, Roberto Medrano 32 of La Blanca, and Pedro Alvarez 58 of Raymondville. Additional wrecks near Raymondville and Temple claimed several others and left multiple injuries.
Investigators in Missoula seek cause of NP passenger train crash that killed one and injured 243. An NP spokesman cites one sleeper car derailed after the train lurched off tracks while eastbound from Seattle to Chicago, with 15 of 18 cars on a steep embankment and speed exceeding recommendations.
The Supreme Court directed a lower court to reexamine a challenge to New York state legislature distribution. It marks the third such action this session in apportionment cases, with rural residents again accused of unfair city representation.
Sheriff Hoyt Ivey said the three Bonham teenagers were not drowned in Red River. The boys headed east from Honsy Gror Saturday after receiving a call from Telephone to Money rove, triggering a rescue response. Authorities confirmed there was no drowning incident.
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