Bonham Readers Favor Lighted Regulation Baseball Field
Bonham residents urge construction of a lighted regulation size baseball field after the Bonham entry won its fourth straight game in the Sherman Junior League. Letters from Howard Smith, Harriet Hassell, and Barbara Biggerstaff argue the project will curb juvenile delinquency and provide college scholarship opportunities.
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Bonham
Whitesboro
Sherman Joep
Sherman
Bonham Daily
City Commission
Howard Smith
Bonham State Bank
Harriet Hassell
Barbara Biggerstaff
Bonham High School
June
Little League
Harriet Halsell
Barbara Biggerkstaff
Eisenhower Improves. Plans Conference with Nixon
President Eisenhower, recovering from surgery, is listening to music and reading magazines. The 10:45 a.m. bulletin notes restored intestinal activity, continued liquid intake, and walking exercises. He will meet Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles Monday. Hagerty says politics have not been discussed during hospitalization.
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Eisenhower
Richard M Nixon
John Foster Dulles
White House
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Hagerty
Bat family found by 12 year old Linda Moss
Linda Moss, 12, captured a mother bat and three baby bats from a tree lanch on Thursday. She placed the animals in a canary cage at home on 1308 South 4th Street and later her father took them to town to show them off.
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Linda Moss
Paul Moss
South 4Th Street
Haus
Linda
Stores Open Later Saturday Nights In Bonham
A survey by Bonham Chamber of Commerce officials shows several merchants will keep doors open until 9 PM this Saturday reversing the earlier 7 PM close. The move follows months of experimentation with later hours and affects many square-area businesses.
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Bonham
Chamber of Commerce
Joan Milton to Sing At Country Club
Miss Texoma winner Joan Milton will sing at Island View resort tonight guests at the Samoan country club event. She travels with her mother to Lake Whitney for the state finals next Tuesday and Wednesday where the winner goes to national and international finals in Long Beach California. Premier Solomon Bandaranayake lifts ban on importing Communist literature and takes final censor role.
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Joan Milton
Texoma
Island View Resort
Dallas
Channel 8
Miss Milton
Lake Whitney
Fort Worth
Bernard Milton
Long Beach
Calif
Cotton Bloom Signals 1956 Season In Fannin County
Farmers report early blooms across Fannin County as the 1956 cotton crop shows strong potential. Mrs. FE W Ross of Ector and M M Vaught of Dodd City along with Homer Amlin describe blooming stalks, April planting dates, and four insect-control applications, indicating healthy stands and promising yields.
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Fannin County
FE. W. Ross
Ector
Ray Wilson
Ross
M. M. Vaught
Dodd City
Rt 1
Vaught
Homer Amlin
Arledge Ridge
Amlin
Eisenhower OKs VA land for Bonham recreation
President Eisenhower signed a bill granting Bonham Texas 21.9 acres of Veterans Administration land for recreational use. The land, part of 101 acres bought in 1947 for 22000 dollars, was declared excess to VA hospital needs last year and will revert to the government if not used for recreation. The Budget Bureau had opposed the bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Tex
Veterans Administration
Budget Bureau
Senate backs $100 million to replace aid cut from bill
In Washington the Senate Foreign Relations committee agreed to add 100 million dollars to restore part of the 500 million cut from President Eisenhower's foreign aid bill bringing the total restored to 715 million dollars. Other items include Billy Maxwell leading the U S Open early on day two after carding 34 37 71 for 143 total. Senator Price Daniel of Texas says narcotics rackets can be wiped out if dope supplies are cut off before reaching the country. In Waco the Texas Farm Bureau chief cites possible oil company collusion to raise farmers gasoline costs. In Austin Abner McCail takes oath as associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Senate Committee
Rochester
N. Y
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Texas
Sen Price Daniel
D-Tex
United States
Waco, Tex
Texas Farm Bureau
Wheat Allotments Open For Farms With No Wheat
Farmers who planted no wheat in 1954 55 and 56 may apply for 1957 wheat allotments. Ray R Grisham chairman of the Fannin County ASC announced applications available in writing before July 16 at the county ASC office.
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Ray R. Grisham
Fannin County
Grisham
County Asc Committee
Southern congressmen wary of South Carolina plan
In Washington and Chicago reports Southern leaders show apathy and wariness toward a South Carolina proposal calling for regional unity and potential reconvening of southern delegates. They fear a party split over civil rights while noting some see increased southern influence in national conventions.
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Washington
Timmerman
Thomas A Wofford
W. Kerr Scott
D- N
Earler
Tinnerman
Wofford
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
South
Eisenhower
Truman
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Union Rejects Offers Of Steel Management
The United Steelworkers rejected the Big Three steel industry contract offer in New York. David J. McDonald called the counter offer inadequate and criticized its five cent per hour raise as too little and too long. He faulted the companies for failing to meet union demands.
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New York
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
U.S Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
David McDonald
Forest Fire Rages Through Sitgreaves Forest in Arizona
A multi million dollar forest fire burning for two days swept 16 000 acres near Sitgreaves Forest about 40 miles south of Winslow Arizona. High winds 10 15 mph gusts to 25 mph hindered containment with 800 firefighters on scene. authorities warned winds could rise to 35 mph and threaten Chevalon Ranger Station while efforts to save property continued.
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Winslow, Ariz
U. S. Forest Service
Sitgreaves Forest
Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Winslow
Chevalon Hanger
Union Threatens To Call Another Strike In Gotham
New York transit officials suspended 27 subway motormen after a wildcat Thursday strike though service remained 100 percent on schedule for 4.5 million riders. MBA leader Theodore Loos ordered workers back, while the union seeks recognition independent of the Transport Workers Union led by Michael J. Quill.
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New York
New York Transit Authority
Subway
Transit Authority
Brooklyn
Bronk
Queens
Motorman's Benevolent Association
Manhattan Transit
BMT
Interborough Rapid Transit
Ind
Park Avenue
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Aasa
MBA
Theodore Loos
Wildcat
Motormen
Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
North Central Texas Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy through Saturday in the north central region with warmer temperatures today. Widely scattered thundershowers expected in the northwest portion Saturday afternoon and evening.
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Texas
North
Gubernatorial Candidates Clash at Hearne Alfalfa Festival
Haley and Yarborough exchanged sharp words on stage after a broadcast in Hearne. A near altercation was halted by Bryan Russ as Haley claimed Yarborough would not resist his remarks about desegregation and Haley asserted a Communist threat to desegregate the South.
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Hearneigh School
Hearne
J. Evette Haley
Ralph Yarborough
Bryan Russ
Ed Rickenbacker
The
Hearne Democrat
Har
Haley
Yarborough
Price Daniel
Washington
Friday in Bonham Highlights on the Square
On the Square in Bonham feature notes John May of Savoy and B F Butts of Ector conferring on the west side. Bob Franks has the paper stopped as the family departs for a Chicago vacation. Tom Lockridge reports crops in Allen's Point. M M Vaught of Dodd City shows cotton, Barney Richey rests on the post, Travis Currin and Lee Merivow discuss boats, Lewis Morgan begins with a haircut.
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John May
Savoy
B. F. Butts
Ector
Bob Franks
Chicago
Tom Lockridge
Allen's Point
M. M. Vaught
Dodd City
Barney Richey
Travis Currin
Lee Merivow
Lewis Morgan
Bonham
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Tex Williams
Elk City
Ohia
Dulles
Nixon
T. Lamar Caudle
St. Louis
Caudle
Billy Burke
Lindsey
Choice Moore
Shirley Kavanaugh
Trinidad
Haggerty
Eagerty
Colombo
Ceylon
Solomon Bandaranakike
United Press
National Party
John R. Seal
Navy Medical Corps
Honolulu
Hiage
Gotham
Ralley
U.P
Communists International
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