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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower will confer in his hospital suite Thursday morning with visiting German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Adenauer will be the first visitor the President has had outside his family and White House staff.
The Bonham City Commission heard a proposal from 18 residents to build a regulation size lighted baseball field for night play. The plan would supplement the existing field, enable four additional Little League teams, and serve American Legion, Junior League, high school, and other older teams. Estimated lighting cost about 6000 dollars plus infield, stands, and fence work.
Ralph Yarborough, gubernatorial candidate, will address residents on the courthouse lawn in Bonham at 7 30 tonight. He follows W Lee O Daniel who spoke here about three weeks ago, making Yarborough the second candidate to visit Bonham this year.
Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Thursday with isolated thunder storms mainly in the afternoon and evening.
In New Kensington, PA two women heard a phantom distress transmission during a phone chat. A pilot conversation cited an engine fire and 14 passengers as the plane planned for an emergency landing, but control towers and authorities reported no corresponding calls or downed aircraft. Officials doubt the broadcast came from any real flight, suggesting a cable cross feed as a possibility, which was later dismissed by broadcasters and networks.
A dangerous Gulf storm moved north and grounded a fishing vessel at the mouth of the Mississippi River. A Navy hurricane plane from Jacksonville flew toward the storm center 200 miles south of New Orleans as coast winds reached 45 mph.
Rotary club honored Citizenship trophy winners Kathy Curran Gloria Svoboda Harry Haggard and James Bowen at a Wednesday noon meeting. Neel Davis introduced the awardees as Henry Gilbert praised their school and home values. The club planned a Ladies night dinner at the new Texoma lodge near Roosevelt bridge and Rotarian H A Buron presided. Visitors included Jack Sharkey of the Salvation Army and Rev Earl Jones new pastor at First Methodist.
Congressional action focuses on restoring funds cut from the foreign aid bill and expanding federal security firings. Senators press to reverse Supreme Court limits while House members push bills to require firing as security risks for all federal workers. Un-American Activities weighs contempt citations for Paul Robeson and Otto Nathan.
President Eisenhower likely to address his fitness to campaign in a forthcoming news conference. An informal reply may signal readiness to run again, following a February TV reassurance of recovery from heart surgery. Doctors, Harvard experts note recovery timelines, with officials privately confident he will run.
Britain withdraws its last sentry from the Suez Canal Zone ending 155 years of military presence in Egypt. The Union Jack comes down at sundown as the era that began in 1801 with the driving out of Napoleon’s troops closes with dawn.
Scotland Yard expands its sweep for Cypriot nationalist activists across Britain after an abbot linked to exiled Cypriot leader Makarios is deported to Athens. The probe, involving sabotage reports near Sheffield and protests from the Greek embassy, ties to EOKA amid Cyprus violence and British withdrawal from the Suez Canal area.
In Brooklyn a cave in at a construction site killed six children and injured a seventh during a game of Cowboys and Indians. Authorities pursue criminal negligence and question workers while families mourn at the site.
Senator Kefauver says he remains the strongest Democratic presidential candidate despite defeat in California to Adlai Stevenson. He argues primaries boosted party discussion and asserts he will press ahead, entering a new campaign phase focused on uncommitted voters.
Miss Texoma Joan Milton and her mother traveled to Dallas to meet Hildegarde and Liberace at the Tower Hotel. Milton will attend Lake Whitney state finals next week with a chance to reach Miss Universe finals in Long Beach California in July.
Bonham will join cities nationwide Thursday in the 95th Flag Day observance as merchants display flags. The first Flag Day service began in Hartford Connecticut as Congress approved the Mag day in 1777 with 13 stars and stripes and later additions expanded the flag.
On the Square Jim Doulton reports a fishing trip to Money Grese city lake with Mr and Mrs w C Nash. Bobby Tarver picking up a scorebook. Paul Spencer paying for drinks. Deets and Bob Dorough at the officer early morning. Weldon Hoolcounb with Jarvey Foreman headed back to stores after a nw eling. Rey Doyle headed on wm the street. and that was Wed Reeday in Boabs.
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