Floods kill nine in Missouri Illinois and Ohio storms
Flash floods sweep motorists to deaths and force about 3000 from homes aroundSt Louis area. A farm family of seven perishes on a Beaufort Missouri road as a 15 foot wall of water swallows their car. One man drowns in a St Louis county creek and another is missing near the Illinois side of the Mississippi. A tornado hits Springfield Illinois Friday killing two women and a lightning death brings toll to 12 in 24 hours. Emergency shelters opened in Hillview Belleville Collinsville East St Louis and near East St Louis while 80 seek refuge at Valley Park School. National Guards Red Cross and police assist flood victims city and region wide.
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Illinois
Mississippi River
Springfield
United Press
Oklahoma
Ohio
Columbus
St Louis
American Red Cross
Hillview
Belleville
Collinsville
East St. Louis
State Park School
Father of the Year judged amid many nominations in Bonham
Judges selected Gene Wilshire as Bonham County Father of the Year from numerous father nominees. The tribute praised his kindness, church activity, Little League roles, coaching past, golf, and dedication to community sports and family. He will receive a $10 prize from The Daily Favorite plus gifts from local merchants.
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Farlow
T3eene
Fist Methodist Church
Bonham
Averal
Gene Fu
Dad
Trav Currin Man's Shop
JOC Penney Ompany
Hunt
Bonham Furniture Store
Bonham Theatres
Dodson
Bonhams
Wilshire
Terres
Furst
Alyy
Firat
Walsh
Soullowe
Bonhan Golf
Texas State College
Dente
Young
Olympus
Toe Cardinals
Buy Seoul
Automobiles Then and Now Highlight Bonham News
A look back 41 years to 1916 shows car prices from Buick Ford and Maxwell at Bonham dealers with models from roadsters to town cars. The piece notes price changes, tech, and looks while Bonham Scouts prepare for a NeTsco Trails camp trip and stock up on mosquito netting to combat pests.
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Harkins
Bonham Police Department
Daily Favorite
Buick
Ford
Maxwell
Jack Benny
Bonham Buick Co
Ocean Highway
Phillip Wise
Charles Davis Hardware
Maxwells
Millions Looted From Treasury of Cook County
Chicago reports indicate the Cook County treasury is short by about 4.6 million dollars with further losses suspected. States Attorney Benjamin Adamowski, a Democrat turned Republican, leads the probe and promises a broader audit next week to uncover embezzlement and forged payments across county offices.
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Chicago
Cook
Benjamin Adamowski
Adamowski
Counpretsaten
Favet Adamowankt
Efforts to Avert Strike at Dallas Ford Plant Ended Without Settlement
Dallas Ford assembly plant dispute with United Auto Workers ended Saturday without a contract. About 2 500 workers remained on strike as talks intensified, with managers and union leaders unable to reach terms before the weekend.
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Dallas
Tuller Ford Assembly
United Auto Workers
German Re Unification Dominates European Crisis Outlook
State Board of Education considers tighter graduation rules for Texas high schools. Bonham High School officials Supt HW Dille Nay and others report on how proposals may affect Bonham graduates and prom plans.
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Macmillan
State Board of Education
Texas
Bonham High School
Dille
Prometpal T
Andeson
Oate
Wheat Referendum Slated Thursday in 1961 Market Plans
Farmers in Fannin County face a Thursday vote on marketing quotas for wheat with two thirds support needed for approval. Quotas set by ASC offices in Bonham Honey Grove Trenton and Dodd will affect payment at national average 178 per bushel if approved and about 108 per bushel at parity if rejected.
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ASC
Bonham
Honey Goove
Trenton
Dodd
Agrculture Department
Sane O
Whith
Macmillan Warns USSR on Hungary and Disarmament Gaps
Prime Minister Macmillan delivered a blunt message to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev urging East West ties be built on Germany's reunification and a concrete disarmament pact. He condemned Hungary’s repression and urged constructive cooperation in Europe the Middle East and five power talks to avert war and protect future generations.
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London
Harial Macmillan
Pramear Nikolas Buyas
Ger
Hungary
Macmillan
Russia
Europe
Middle East
Main Witness in Girard Case Involved in New Clash
The main witness in the Girard case reportedly attacked a U S soldier during a Saturday night incident. Details indicate a brawl involving Japanese and American participants with both sides sustaining injuries. Authorities did not release full names or locations pending further investigation.
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Girard
U. S
Scouts Depart for Camp at Glover River Oklahoma
Twenty three Bois d Arc Scouts and two adult leaders depart Sunday for a week at the Nelaet Straths Count aunmmes amp on Glover river in Oklahoma They will be joined at stover by troops Leama Motay Carove Wan dom and laonard toomplete the Sea Yo Andasti.
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Beeham
Nelaet Straths
Glover River
Oklahoma
Stover
Leama Motay Carove Wandom
Laonard Toomplete
M Weasel Jr van Ho
Jean Smith
Father Adacts
Leonard Boi Stallings
Wiedarmanette
Raymond Tremp
Holy Grove
Alinon Trompler
Will Wesint
Oil and resource talks with Eisenhower and governor
The report outlines discussions on oil supply and forced production reductions. It notes preparations for a conference with President Eisenhower and the governor to address national energy policy and natural resources.
Tox Squeeze Put on Owner by Two Towns
Fragmented OCR text shows a dispute over bylaw enforcement and property issues in a local district. Names, dates, and specific actions are unclear due to garbled text. The readable portions suggest a municipal tension involving two towns and property rules at a certain street.
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Tox
Weather North Central Area Forecast Update
Weather bulletin notes scattered showers and thunderstorms through Sunday across north Central area with no significant temperature changes expected. Regions experience varying concentrations of rain with a few isolated storms in the afternoon and evening hours.
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Lana
West
Road Program Will Boost Texas Industry and Growth
Texas will receive 392 million dollars from the federal government over three years for an expanded road program. About 270 million will fund interstate construction and 122 million will aid primary secondary and urban roads, with enduring effects on regional growth and industrial expansion.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Ita
Aiso
Collision Damages Reported at Denison and Hagmway Intersection
Cars sustained damage in a Saturday morning collision at the Denison Avenue and Hagmway intersection. Drivers identified as Mrs. Wi Nevil of 2a West 7th and Billy Gene White of .09 South Main, investigated by Officers Mack Windle and Herd Gibbs. Mrs. Nevill reportedly traveled east on Denison Avenue while White headed south on Highway 76.
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Hagmway
Mra Wi Nevil
D2a West 7Th
Bily Gene White
South Main
Cry
Mack Windle
Herd Gibbs
Windle
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