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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
4
May 6 devotional reads 1 Corinthians 15 50 to 58 stating Christ is risen and firstfruits of the dead. The thought for the day notes God grants immortality only through the provided path and quotes Cameron F Mee Rae of New York.
Fannin County 4 H Members Becky Alexander and Steve Owens presented a program on Outfitting Your Horse For the Spring to the Numnetee Home Demonstration club. They emphasized proper gear, understanding, and strict horsemanship training. Both riders have been in the project one year and have shown at district eliminations in Denton, placing second in junkoy.
Funeral services for G. E. Mullins drew a crowd including Clifford Paty of Bokchito Oklahoma Roxie Gee org Faye Parum Clovis Mullins Irving May Whatley George Mullins Greenville Robert Mullins Lewisville Kenneth Thomas Sherman Joe Cook Lester Cooper Paris Ben Dean John Oir Jr Dallas and other relatives in Ravenna.
Members of the Bonham Garden Club will meet at the homes of Mrs. Winnie Money and Mrs. Paul Campbell for a covered dish luncheon Wednesday. Members are asked to meet at 12 noon, not 12:30 as printed in the club year book.
Claude Ivies Jlave guests visiting Mr and Mrs Claude Ivie at Ravenna include Mr and Mrs David Ivie and children of Tyler and Mr and Mrs Robert Hendrik and daughter of Denison.
Dr. Charles A. Kennedy associate professor of Religion at Austin College will speak at First Baptist Church for Sunday services May 7. He holds degrees from Yale and has taught in Honolulu and Seymour Connecticut. He has conducted research fellowships in Arabic language study at Harvard and Asian religions post-doctoral study across Asia.
Miss Ann Dudley daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth O Dudley Star Route Bonham has completed three months of training under the Austin State Hospital Psychiatric Nursing Program. Dudley a 1963 Bonham high school graduate attended Texas Technological College East Texas State University and Baylor University and is a senior at Hillcrest Baptist Hospital School of Nursing.
A community birthday notice lists individuals celebrating May 5 through May 9. Names include Ira Bearden Jr, Mrs. R. C. Richardson, Billy Cox, Joe Williams, Pam Chaney, Preston Alexander, Jimmie McBrayer, Fount Tarver, Mrs. Vesta Young, Mrs. George Cain, and others across May 5 to May 9. The column continues with additional names such as Dan Brown, Mrs. Blanche Rowland, John Cummings, and Ed English among several others.
Mr and Mrs Jesse H Kincaid hosted Wednesday guests Mr and Mrs Joe R Moss of Marshall and Miss Mary B Moss of Longview.
Family reports Mrs. Cecil Birdwell is much improved at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman after a serious illness. Her daughter Jerry Louke from Sacramento flew home to be with her mother.
Three Fannin county graduates are among 722 seniors at North Texas State University Denton applying for spring bachelor’s degrees. Betty A Gilbert Carolyn Moss Van Zandt and Janet Anne Francis of Bonham Savoy are pursuing elementary education marketing and home economics education respectively. Commencement is set for 8 p m June 2 at Fouts Field.
Marlin County authorities arrested James K. Smith, assistant manager of Gibson's Discount Center in Grand Prairie, on charges of receiving and concealing stolen suits from a Marlin store burglary. Smith, arraigned in Hurst, was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bond as more than 70 suits were recovered in Eastland after a tip.
The Teamsters Union under acting president Frank Fitzsimmons announced a nationwide trucking contract with pay raises totaling a little over 70 cents an hour over three years. Chicago drivers had pressed for more after delaying support for a prior Washington agreement that had provided about 60 cents per hour.
The Dow Jones indexes show upward movement with the 30 industrials at 904.95 up, rail averages at 232.94 up 0.79, utilities at 138.66 up 0.37, and the broader 65 stocks at 317.95 up 1.03. Markets exhibit broad gains across major sectors.
McCraw's Chapel in Honey Grove schedules its annual homecoming on Sunday. Registration begins, followed by an worship service and a basket lunch at noon.
The brother of Martin Luther King Jr. vows to go house hunting in Louisville's South End to protest housing segregation. A 400-strong crowd at his church cheers as plan is outlined, with Windsor Park and Churchill Downs cited. demonstrations skirt court limits and Dick Gregory attends.
The Boy Scout camporee at Bonham Boy Scout camp in Boyd community is reset for May 20 after postponement due to wet grounds and forecasted rain. Troops leaders and adult Scouters cited weather as the cause of the delay.
President Johnson returned to his Texas ranch for a long weekend of rest and duties. He arrived by jet at Randolph Air Force Base, then traveled by Jetstar to his rural retreat, already in tan ranch attire.
Dr Harri son Brown of Caltech and Pope Paul VI urged action on world famine. Brown warned food scarcity will worsen as population grows faster than production, urging broader use of contraceptives alongside rising living standards in poorer nations. The pope pressed leaders to increase aid and change hearts to defeat hunger.
Fort Worth market news shows weekly cattle and calves mixed with gains for hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers 600-1000 lb 22.30-23.40, heifers 570-793 lb 22.75-24.20, cows 17.00-19.00, bulls 21.80-24.00, calves 23.00-25.40. Hogs 25-50 higher. barrows 200-275 lb 17.50-18.00, sows 257-600 lb 13.50-14.50. Lambs 26.00 for 87 lb spring slaughter. feeder lambs 22.00 for 65-80 lb.
Betty Lane presented the program for the Youth for Christ meeting at the residence of Mr and Mrs J C Owens Jr Monday night. Dan Christian presided as president and fourteen members attended. Games were played and refreshments served. A lakeside service is planned for June 1.
Ector high school announces the 1967 graduation events with the baccalaureate on Sunday May 21 at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church led by Rev J L Williams and the commencement on Wednesday May 24 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with speaker Robert W Shield of Bonham.
The first Sunday Singing Convention meets at 2 p m Sunday at the First Congregational Methodist church. The Battle family of Fort Worth will be the featured singers for the convention and for the Sunday morning service at the church.
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