Flag Day and rodeos headline Bonham area events
ENDS members of the Texas Laundry and Dry Cleaning Association offer free flag cleaning for all U S flags on Flag Day June 24 and other holidays. Two rodeos are listed this weekend Windom tourney run Thursday to Saturday with adult performers and Wolfe City junior rodeo Friday and Saturday with high school riders. Freida Simpson declines candy while Lucy Hale enjoys a salt and pepper shaker gift.
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Texas Laundry and Dry Cleaning Association
United States
Bonham
Windom
Lucy Hale
Darough Seeks Dry Weather for Weekend Plans
Deets Darough hoped rain would hold off through Saturday to tackle several problems he mentioned needing to solve.
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Deets Darough
West Bonham Route Right of Way Check Grows With Names
Beth Wisharg and Maggie Williams discuss adding two more names to a check for right-of-way on State 121 through West Bonham. The current check is insufficient and payable to a single person, forcing a revision to include all involved.
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Beth Wisharg
Maggie Williams
West Bonham
Olivia Whedbee’s Favorite is Extended Despite Claim
Mrs Olivia Whedbee of Whitewright disputes a 200 claim and says she will be 83 this fall. She has long lived near Savoy and moved to Whitewright, always renewing her subscription before it expires. Dennis White describes a cow incident where a frightened beast charged as he tried to shoot at a wolf near the barn.
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Olivia Whedbee
Whitewright
Denieg
Savoy
Dennis White
Showers Forecast for Bonham Tonight and Tuesday
Scattered showers are forecast for the Bonham area tonight and Tuesday afternoon with slightly warmer temperatures. A tornado watch and severe thunderstorm alerts for Bonham expired without any severe weather developing. North Texas may see half to one inch of rainfall as an overall warmer, near normal pattern continues.
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Bonham
Bonam
North Texas
North Tex
Texas
Central Texas hit by hail rain and tornadoes
Severe weather swept West and North Central Texas with eight inches of rain in places, hail the size of golf balls, and multiple tornadoes. Cisco and Abilene reported damage from winds and flooding, while towns like Wortham Bend and Eastland suffered structural harm. Some areas saw heavy rainfall totals and isolated power losses, but no injuries were reported.
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United Press International
Hailey
Texas
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Panhandle
Cisco
Ranger
Gordon
Eastland
Abilene
Monroe Wilson
Munson
Ellis County
Gholson
Wortham Bend
Valley Mills Valley Mills
Clifton
Hico
Meridian
Morgan
McLennan
Hill
Limestone
Chambers Creek
Corsicana
Richland Creek
Richland
Grandview
Red River Valley
North Central
Memphis
Childress
Floydada
Silverton
Presidio
Laredo
Dalhart
Credit Procedure Short Course Slated for July 10 13
A three night course on Consumer Credit Procedures will be offered to Bunham merchants July 10 13 with the Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association as co sponsors. The University of Texas Division Distributive Education conducts it for a fee of 4 dollars. Classes start at 730 p.m. each night. The program targets store owners managers credit office staff and salespeople and aims to improve use of credit as a selling tool open new accounts reduce bad debt improve credit control and collections. For enrollment contact the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Bunham
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
University of Texas Division
Chamber of Commerce Office
Offiers Have Busy Weekend for Sheriff Department
Sheriff Dudley Jackson reports a busy weekend with arrests by deputies Highway Patrol and Texas Liquor Control Board agents for drunkenness disturbance driving on the wrong side of the road money in possession and carrying an illegal weapon.
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Sheriff's Department
Dudley Jackson
Department
Highway Patrol
Texas Liquor Control Board
Red China arrests Indian diplomat in espionage case
Peking Radio reported Indian diplomat K Raghunath second secretary at the Indian Embassy in Beijing was arrested on charges of spying for the United States and the Soviet Union. China accused him of photographing military installations on June 7 and said he confessed to taking 11 photographs.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking Radio
United States
Soviet Union
K. Raghunath
Peking
China
Raghunath
Mao Tse-tuag
Supreme Court Invalidates State Ban on Mixed Marriages
The Supreme Court, in a 9-0 ruling, struck down Virginia and other states laws prohibiting marriages between whites and Negroes. The decision, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, declares such racially based marriage bans unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment equal protection clause. Richard Loving and his wife, a Black woman, challenged the ban after marrying in D.C. in 1958.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Okahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Richard P. Loving
Caroline County
District of Columbia
Earl Warren
Brooks Trial Opens In Copper Wire Theft Case
Arthur Gene Brooks faces theft over $50 charges in 6th District court. Indicted over copper wire stolen from General Cable, Brooks pleads Not Guilty before a jury.
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Arthur Gene Brooks
6Th District Court
Brooks
General Cable
119 Communists Killed as B52s Strikes Near DMZ
Allied forces report 119 Communists killed in heavy fighting in northern Vietnam as 852 bombers strike south of the DMZ. At least six Americans killed and 84 injured amid shelling near DMZ and Haiphong. United States losses include four aircraft with three pilots missing and three rescued by helicopter. Heavy bombardment targets Hanoi Haiphong area while SAMs are said to be eliminated and B52s press a large assault into northwest Vietnam.
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Saigon
Upz
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Vietnams
U.S
Mysthc
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Khe
11St Airborne
Soviet Charge of Israeli Violation Sparks Allegations
Soviet Tass accused Israel of night cross border action into Syria near Sheikh Miskin, while Israel reported only scattered firing and light clashes along the Suez Canal. Israeli officials cited 679 combat deaths and 2,563 wounded over six days, with 300 Egyptian tanks captured and substantial matériel seized.
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Syria
Israel
Suez Canal
Sinai
Jordaan
el Quneitra
Tass
United Nations
Pgh
Middle East
United Nations Security Council
Jordan River
Egypt
Jordan
Iraq
Waulluch
Selee
Johnson aides pledge U S aid if Middle East peace advances
UPI reports Walt Rostow told Middlebury College graduates that the United States could aid Israel and Arab neighbors if they resolve their bitter conflict and pursue regional cooperation. Rostow outlined a regional approach but gave no policy specifics while Mrs. Lyndon Johnson attended and received an honorary degree.
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Middlebury, Vt
UPI
Johnson
U. S
Israel
Walt W. Rostow
Middle East
Mideast
Rostow
Middlebury College
Europe
Latin America
Asia
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roostow
Tampa Protests Erupt After Police Kill Sparks Looting
In Tampa hundreds of Black residents clashed with police after a Black youth, Martin Chambers, was fatally shot during a burglary chase. Fires burned downtown as snipers fired on officers and stores were looted. Gov. Kirk and Mayor Nuccio observed as police and National Guard moved in. a deputy sheriff, Don Williams, died of a cardiac event during the unrest.
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Tampa
Fla
UPS
Enry
Claude Kirk
Tallahassee
Nick Nuccio
National Guard
del K. L. Bullard
Central Park
Martin Chambers
Chambers
Don Williams
Mageau
Israeli Embassy calls Liberty attack claim malicious and unfounded
The Israeli Embassy rejected Newsweek claims that Israeli planes and PT boats attacked the USS Liberty. A spokesman called the allegations malicious, untrue, and without foundation, saying the incident was an unfortunate and tragic accident.
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Washington
UPI
Newsweek
Liberty
Israe
Two-Vehicle Collision Damages Major Thefts Limited
Investigating officers estimated damage at 75 dollars after a two car sideswipe on the old Ector Pike Saturday afternoon. The drivers were Harold Dean Price of Arlington and James Monroue Fennell of Bogham. Police identified both motorists at the scene.
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Ector Pike
Jay Duckworth
Archie Hammiling
Harold Dean Price
Arlington
James Monroue Fennell
Bogham
Mg Curve
Water heater blaze damages home on Sunday
Firemen were called to the home of Rudolph Hudeam on a Sunday afternoon when a water heater exploded or flared up causing a blaze. No injuries reported. Firefighters contained the flames and stopped the spread to nearby areas.
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Ruldolph Hudeam
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