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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
5
In Bonham on Friday night the Giants beat the Yanks 13 to 8 spreading eight runs in the fourth inning to surge ahead after a three‑run first. The Cardinals defeated the Red Sox 8 to 6 to stay tied for first place in the league standings.
In a mixed set of games the Giants beat the Yanks 6 4 while Dodson and Terry pitched for the Yanks and Giants respectively. Cards beat Red Sox 8 6 aided by seven Sox errors with Partridge and Sloan Homering. Frances Jenkins returns home for summer with Dallas family.
Joe Giardello of Philadelphia faces Bobby Jones of Oakland in a Madison Square Garden bout billed as an attempted bribe. Giardello, ranked No. 2 in the 160 pound class, was favored 12 to 5 to win and may gain an October title shot. Jones, fourth in line, and his adviser Bobby Melnik rejected a 315,000 bribe to throw the fight, leading to arrests of two individuals.
Funeral services for Hugh Leslie 79 longtime banker and president of the First National Bank at Bailey will be held at the Bailey Methodist Church at 230 o clock Sunday afternoon. Interment follows at Grove Hill Cemetery with OOF members handling graveside rites. Wise Funeral Home of Bonham directs. Survivors include two sons C J Leslie and John T Leslie both of Bailey a daughter Mrs Bernice Leslie Clayton Honey Grove three brothers S F Leslie Bonham Roy Leslie and Gene Leslie both of Bailey.
A Sunday radio lineup features church services and musical programs from First Baptist Church and Pentecostal groups, plus The Guy Lombardo Show and morning tunes. County agent Zeke Green appears with a county focus, and local business updates and news segments run through the afternoon.
Bonham American Legion begins its 1954 season with a night game at Denison on Tuesday June 15 at 8 00 p m. Denison, Greenville and Bowie are other district foes in a schedule that runs through July 7 with district winners meeting for advancement.
Leonard June 12 News announces that Leonard Chamber of Commerce president Dr James W Davis says Murrell Lucas has arranged an open meeting program. On June 15 a 34 minute color film Enterprise will be shown about Brenham Ga a town of 600 gaining an industry. The meeting is at the grammar school cafeteria.
Funeral services for Ernst Hickfang 60 who died of a heart attack at his home 329 South Second Street will be held at 3 this afternoon at First Baptist Church where he was a member. Ministers J J Gregory Bonham Harry Mason Jr and J K Fender will officiate. Burial will follow at Willow Write Wise Funeral Home directing. He is survived by his wife Flora Hickfang four sons Frank Karl Paul and another son, with services and attendance urged by the church and family.
Mich, Lt. Max Hickfang of McGee Tyson AFB in Knoxville Tennessee, brother Hugo Hickfang in Dallas, and sister Mrs Fannie Moeller in Bee furt Germany are listed in a family notice.
Two Whitewright men a father and son have purchased the Wallace Pharmacy in Sherman. Gomer May and his son Kirk are the new owners.
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