Bonham City Grants and Contracts Tied to City Projects
Bonham city commission awarded a petroleum products contract to Sinclair Oil for 4 315 30 and a hose rack bid to Hollis Jenkins at 262. They authorized State 12 right of way cost sharing with the county and state, explored a silent fire alarm system, and discussed grants for water street and sewer projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham City Commission
Sinclair Oil Company
Conoco
Mobil
Humble
Texaco
Gulf
Hollis Jenkins
Jenkins
McDonald Building and Supply Co
State
Cit
County
State Hall
Menag -Edl Koenig
Charles Harper
Harper and Martin
Commission
Harper
Bonham
James Pratt
Pascal Brent
Pat Warren
East 15Th Street
Wisenbaker
Fix
Municipal Water Authority
Water Authority Board
Note of thanks from Joe Gilmore for accident aid
Joe Gilmore of Hugo Oklahoma expresses appreciation to the officers who investigated and others at the scene for their assistance after an accident he had south of Bonham recently. He writes, I want everyone to know how much I appreciate their consideration.
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Joe Gilmore
Hugo
Okla
Bonham
Bonham Boys Baseball meeting announced for Wednesday
A meeting of all interested persons is scheduled at 7 30 p m in the Texas Power and Light Co auditorium to discuss all phases of the program. Joe B Johnson noted for bringing drinks and sandwiches as part of a land clearing scene in the sandy land country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham Boys Baseball, Inc
Texas Power & Light Co
Joe B. Johnson
Police Chief Describes Wet Streets After Rain
Chief Thurman Renfro said he woke to find walks and streets wet from rain. He mentioned going to bed early and noted the weather conditions as part of the morning report.
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Thurman Renfro
Demolition at Jones Field Clears Way for Bonham Co
B T Wright's crew razed the old frec hall near Jones Field to pave the way for a new building by Bonham Manufacturing Co. They worked long hours to complete the demolition within a tight window. Farmers noted showers arriving as they baled hay and harvested grain on Sunday afternoon.
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B. T. Wright
Jones Field
Bonham Manufacturing Co
Kiwanians Plan Fish Fry at Bonham State Park
The Kiwanians invite members to a fish fry tonight at Bonham State Park starting at 7 30 p m. The event emphasizes fellowship and community outreach with food and socializing for members.
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Bonham State Park
Fannin County to Refinance Courthouse Warrant Debt
The Fannin County commissioners court plans to refund warrants totaling 477 500 issued for courthouse remodelling and lawn improvements. Refund bonds will be issued in a July 15 court meeting after discussion with financial advisor John Hamilton about the action.
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Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
John Hamilton
Driver Not Cars Cause Accidents
Texas DPS inspector John Hollyfield told the United States Conference of Mayors that responsible drivers are the main factor in about 50 000 yearly traffic deaths. He urged passage of the federal traffic safety act, saying automakers will push for safer vehicles to win buyers.
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Dallas
UPS
Texas Department of Public Safety
John Hollyfield
DPS
United States Conference of Mayors
Hollyfield
Weather Update for Bonham Area Wednesday
Bonham area expects little change with clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Winds will stay southerly day and night with no precipitation. Dalhart records show a cool start at 58 degrees while other readings reach the upper 60s to low 70s.
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Bonham
Dalhart
County Receives 4446 For Mosquito Control Program
Fannin county will receive 4446 in federal funds to launch a mosquito control campaign. County Judge Ch ice Moore told the commission Monday the grant comes from the Office of Defense and Disaster Relief. Final forms were prepared to receive the funds. Residents urged to clean up premises and destroy breeding sites to aid the effort. All cities and communities urged to join in the cleanup.
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Fannin County
Ch»ice Moore
Commissioner's Court
Office of Defense and Disaster Relief
Young brides often wed before twenty in census data
Census Bureau reports that about 41 percent of women who had never married yet were first married before age 20, while only about 14 percent of men who were married were married before age 20.
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Census Bureau
Violence Flares in Chicago City Neighborhoods
Riot police with helmets patrolled a one mile stretch in a predominantly Puerto Rican area after a second night of violent disorders. Community leaders sought a meeting with Mayor Richard J. Daley to discuss solutions while a Daley spokesman said the mayor would be willing to meet with any group but no official meeting was set.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Dallas couple shot to death in apartment house
Odell L. McCasland and his wife Lorene were killed in their Dallas apartment. Police found McCasland slumped at a table and Lorene wounded in a chair. A .38 revolver lay at McCasland’s feet. The pair moved to Dallas after Navy service and built a modest rental empire with a hotel addition.
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Dallas
UPI
Odell L. McCasland
Lorene
Yound
McCasland
Buddhist Riots Erupt in Saigon Against Ky Regime
Thousands of Buddhists clash with police in Saigon in anti American and anti government demonstrations. Rioters attack American and Vietnamese jeeps, seize a submachine gun, and tear gas floods through the Viet Hoa Dao pagoda as Premier Nguyen Cao Ky pushes plans to keep power into 1967 despite calls for elections. Reports say a security agent fired amid the melee wounding three Buddhists as crowds threaten U.S. officials near Westmoreland and Porter residences.
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Saigon
UPI
Johnsont
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietn Hoa Duo
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
William C. Porter
Viet Hoa Dao
Ruby to appeal sanity trial ruling in Kennedy case
Ruby's lawyers plan to appeal today to federal courts and possibly the U S Supreme Court over a one day sanity trial that found him sane after 10 minutes of deliberation. Ruby testified amid defense objections and sought to fire his attorney J W Tonahill as judges consider his mental capacity for trial strategy.
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Dallas
API
Jack Ruby
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennedy
Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Dist
Louis Holland
J. W. Tonahill
Tonahill
Emmett Colvin
Phil Burleson
Sam Houston Clinton Jr
Austin
Tex
Sol Dunn
Detrit
Savoy Receives Federal Grant for Sewer Project
Congressman Ray Roberts announces a $4,270 grant from the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration to Savoy for secondary sewer treatment facilities. The project, costing $14,200, will fund filling two lagoons about 100 by 600 feet to upgrade the town's treatment system.
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Savoy
Spl
Ray Roberts
Federal Water Polution Control Administration
City of
Roberts
Claude Strickland
Prmary
Bonham Jaycees Propose Razing Old Fair Grounds
Bonham Jaycees submit a plan to the city commission to raze buildings at the old fair grounds and clear the site for 1000 dollars plus salvage. They ask a year to complete the four phase project with 250 dollar installments and a sign noting the work.
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Bonham
Jaycees
Fair Grounds
Bunham
Jammy Wiggins
Richard MacConnell
Wiggins
Cty
Four Americans Die In Wreck In Austria
A nine year old girl Lara Brown of George West Texas died in Solbach Hall Hospital after losing her parents Henry Brown 41 and 12 year old Frances in a car crash Monday. Her mother Margaret survived injuries but died late Monday night.
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Innsbruck
Austria
UPI
Solbach Hall Hospital
Here
Lara Brown
George West
Tex
Henry Brown
Frances
Margaret
Soviet Demands U.S. Troop Pullout in Vietnam Over Disarmament
In Geneva the Soviet Union pressed for the withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam as a condition for any disarmament accord. Alexei Rushchin accused the United States of aggression, while Willam Foster recalled early U.N. efforts to ban nuclear weapons.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Moscow
Alexei A. Rushchin
U.S
Stricken Soldier Volunteers For Vietnam Service
Phillip A Hesse, 29, of a Washington unit, volunteered for service in Viet Nam despite cancer. He sustained a leg wound and faces possible amputation but plans to return to duty. Maj. Gen. Philip W. Mailey pinned him at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in a ceremony.
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Washington
UPI
Che H
Phillip
Hesse
Reed
Philip W. Mailey
Walter Reed
Not Guilty Verdict Returned in George Crossland Case
The jury returned a not guilty verdict on the sixth theft charge against George Crossland in the 6th District Court Monday. Judge A. M. Clarrison granted the defense motion for a directed verdict under the new criminal code provisions.
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George Crossland
Crossland
A. M. Clarrison
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