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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1955
Page
2
A crowded Washington reception features quotes on Civil Defense planning and cultural figures. The note mentions Secretary of State and embassy chatter, plus a Prague chain letter anti Communist tale and a South African ambassador party serving a new dish called Babotie to guests.
A loaded gasoline truck crashed into a passenger train 15 miles north of Minden Louisiana. The blast killed or burned parts of the scene as fires raged for over an hour. Driver Sam J. Adams 27 of Bossier City was hospitalized with burns. The train L and A No 4 headed from Shreveport to Hope lost a passenger car and continued after firefighters battled the blaze. Deputies say Adams jumped from the truck.
The Civil Service Commission ruled Houston rail way mail clerk Curtis C. Wilson violated the Hatch act by writing a newspaper letter opposing Governor Allan Shivers renomination. Wilson admitted writing the letter published in the Houston Post on June 22 but claimed no knowledge of a violation. He was suspended 90 days by the Post Office Department.
Austin June 15 A seven member Texas Education Agency study group will discuss Supreme Court segregation directives. State Education Commissioner J W Edgar said policy guidance for the 1955 56 school year would be issued after board meetings on July 4. Local districts will bear actual responsibility for implementing plans.
Statewide drills aim to test the Texas communications network with five key warning centers in Austin Boerne Arlington Houston and El Paso ready to signal alerts. Local plans include evacuations and civil defense exercises in Houston Dallas Em Paso Brazos County Bay City Bergstrom AFB and Bastrop State Park.
Van Nuys report shows Gerald C. Kepple fining 38 year old Genevieve Dykes ten dollars after she kissed her boyfriend while he drove along a busy street. Eugene Hoff, 94, St. Louis grandfather, died at his home. He is survived by six sons, a daughter and many grandchildren. funeral planned in St. Clair, Missouri, with attendance not possible. Mrs. O W Leeman and her son Charles visit Dallas relatives and plan to visit Bob Beer’s home in Wasahchie. Charles to enroll at Texas Tech in Lubbock for a six week course later this summer.
Dr. Charles E. Kraemer of Richmond, Virginia writes a meditation used on Friday July 29 by about ten million readers of The Upper Room devotional guide edited by Dr. J. Manning Potts. The publication, with a world circulation over three million, appears in 29 editions in 24 languages and English Braille.
Methodist Men plan a barbecue at Bonham State Park Tuesday night June 21. Ticket chairman Tibby Wright says tickets must be bought by noon Monday June 20.
The text notes visits by Ton, N Mae ae es Hoce Me and sister M with family to mother Myst Miller and other relatives. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gatlin and Mr and Mrs Robert Carder returning from a Galveston vacation.
A fish fry was held Saturday night June 11 at the home of Mr. and Carey Gray honoring her sister Mrs. Wendell Smith and family from Eunice New Mexico. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Bildon Smith and family from Monkstown and Dallas and many local guests.
Miss Joann Mason and Darrell Locke were married June 10 at 4 o clock in the First Baptist church. The Rev. Warren Littleford performed the double ring ceremony as the couple’s attendants, D C Taylor and spouse, stood nearby. The couple will live in Ector where Locke farms.
Mrs. Keith Jarrell and her young son of Jackson Mississippi visit her parents while Mrs. Jarrell is identified as the former Allegra Richardson of Bonham. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Williams of Allen guest with Mr. and Mrs. John Maness. E V Rogers leaves for a Colorado ranch home for summer. Mrs. Arista Stevens Mrs. Lillian Groom and Miss Georgia West visit Gladewater at Mrs. G A Wilson's home. Mrs. J R Bevans has as guests her daughter Mrs Roy Lee and son Charles Raymond of Loving.
Joe Otis Billett of Bonham is among 120 students at Southeastern State college Durant Okla listed on the Dean's honor roll for the spring semester. To make the honor roll a student must maintain grade point averages at or above a B.
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