Arts Teacher with NY Roots Earns UNESCO Role
Bonham born author pursued English degrees and taught in New York Hell's Kitchen and the High School of Commerce. She advised at UNESCO Florence, married Alexander Sledge, and lives in Highland Park NJ. Her theater work included Columbia ushering and Shubert shows. Her career shaped by NY teaching, writing courses, and praise for This Could Be the Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
New York
Hell's Kitchen
High School of Commerce
New York City
George Gershwin
Lou Gehrig
Billy Rose
Vincent Youmans
State Department
Unesco
Florence
Italy
Alexander Sledge
Rutgers College of Engineering
Highland Park
New Brunswick
Eva LaGallienne
Shubert
Players’ Club
New York University
Former Bonham woman’s stories adapted for film
Cordelia Spivy Sledge, born in Bonham and a Texas alumna, will see her writings adapted into the film This Could Be the Night. The project draws from three Harper’s and Saturday Evening Post stories about her early career as a schoolteacher and nightclub secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Sledge
New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers
Cordelia Baird Spivy
New York
American Theatre
Bonham
Cordelia Spivy
Texas
Hollywood
Mrs. Sledge
Cordelia Baird Gross
Jargest
Canarsie
Har
Per
Flushing
Saturday Evening Post
Harper's
Saturdays Evening Post
Tigest
M3m
Morgan Spivy
Bonham High School
Randolph-Macon College
Virginia
University of Texas
Civilians Charged In Ft Bliss Fight
Six more civilian teenagers were released on bond after FBI arrests on a Fort Bliss military reservation charge of gangland beating a soldier. The preliminary beating for the six is set for next week, joining five others arrested and released on similar bond.
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EL Paso
FBI
Fort Bliss
Funeral Rites for R. C. Richardson Are Set for Sunday
Richard Clarence Richardson 57, Bonham street department employee, died of a heart attack Friday afternoon June 14 1957 while working on Fast 14th street. Funeral services Sunday at 4 PM Wise Funeral Home chapel with Rev Leon Martin of the Nazarene and Rev Charles Russell of Calvary Baptist officiating. interment Willow Wild cemetery. He had lived in Fannin County all his life, four sons, two daughters, a brother, three sisters, and 11 grandchildren survive. active pallbearers listed.
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Richard Clarence Richardson
Bonham City
14Th Street
Richardson
Wise Funeral Home
Leon Martin
Church of the Nazarene
Charles Russell
Calvary Baptist Church
Willow Wild
Fannin County
Dodd City
Bonham
Mabel Clara Richardson
Drew Richardson
Richard Richardson
LD Richardson
Weldon Richardson
Dallas
Ellen Dodson
Melva Teague
Seagoville
Pete Richardson
R.A Shields
Honey Grove
Floy Becknal
Lubbock
Minnie Helton
Sulphur Springs
Ernest Laebh
Choice Moore
Jesu Victory
Carl Kirkpatrick
V. J. Logan
Girley Kennedy
Mrs. C. M. Yeager Rites Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for 75 year old Mrs C M Yeager will be at 2 P M Sunday at the McKenzie Methodist church. She died Friday June 14 1957 in a Paris hospital after a brief illness. Interment in Oakwood cemetery directed by West Funeral Home.
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Honey Grove
CM Yeager
McKenzie Methodist Church
Yeager
Paris
Raymond Trompler
Jo L. Hyde
Petty
Oakwood
West Funeral Home
Rites Are Held For John J Smith
John J Smith 88 year old retired farmer of Wolfe City Route 2 died June 14 1957 after a six week illness. Services were 3 30 pm Saturday at Owens Funeral home Wolfe City with Rev J L Sandlin and O D Cary officiating. Interment in Gober cemetery. pallbearers were his grandsons. Surviving are his wife Elma Tarver Smith four daughters and others.
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Wolfe City
John J Smith
Route 2
Owens Funeral Home
J. L. Sandlin
First Christian Church
Greenville
O. D. Cary
Randolph Baptst
Gober Cemetery
Elma Tarver Smith
Hoe
Mra Newton Ciax
Inflation threat to dollar higher than fallout fear
An analysis from Washington warns creeping inflation eroding the U S dollar's purchasing power. The piece cites experts predicting continued price gains could accelerate toward single digits or higher, shrinking a dollar's value month by month and threatening living standards for Americans dependent on fixed incomes.
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United Pree State
Washington
United States
Ateep
United Prena
Wash Neter
Eng
Gauldin Rites Held for Local Deputy Sheriff Friday
Funeral services for Second Lieutenant Robert Samuel Gauldin pilot in the Aviation Section of the 49th Armored Division Texas National Guard were held at the First Christian church in Honey Grove with Rev CC Klingman Rev John Patterson and Rev Raymond Tromplker officiating Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Cooper Funeral Name directing A memorial service was held in the North Fort Wood chapel with Chaplain Charlies Pitts in charge Gauldin a Fannin County deputy sheriff and Honey Grove resident was the son of the local community and served as a civilian deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Samuel
Bob G Gauldin
49Th Armored Division
Texas National Guard
First Christian Church
Honey Grove
CC Klingman
Wyllie
John Patterson
Raymond Tromplker
McKenzie Methodist Church
Oakwoood Cemetery
Cooper
North Fort Wood
Charlies Pitts
High Jang Baptist Church
Dallas
Albert Sidney Johnston
Gouldin
Fannin County
Leslie Sperry Dies In Bonham VA Hospital
World War I veteran Leslie Sperry died at the Bonham VA hospital on January 14 1982 after more than ten years in care. Survived by wife Mona Sperry of Bonham, son Albert Sperry of Freeport, and two grandchildren. Services will be held in Parts.
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Leslie Sperry
Bonham VA
von Juanre
Hle
Mra Mona Spatn Speers
Bonham
Albert
Sperry
Freeport
Cadillacs and vanished clues in a garbled report
An unclear fragment mentions a Cadillac and a search for clues amid garbled text. The readable parts show no clear event, date, or identifiable persons to anchor a concise report.
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Cordelia Baird Jross
Isobel Lennart
Bonham Theatres
Ft. Bliss
Claude Leatherwood
Men's Wear
Travel Bureau
Samsonite Travel Bureau
Samscaite Travel Bureau
R. C. Richardson
Mrs. C. M. Yeager
Little Rock, Ark
JL. F Burbee
W T Pirtle
C. M Yeager
Walter Wood Pirtle
Phillips
Jack Buzbee
Rob Buzbee
Abilene
John J. Smith
Bergeins
Geuod
Norge
Dia- Atea
U. S
By Lyle C. Wilson
E Fo Anderson
J T Woodson
Gene Brent
Gober
Wilbur Smith
J L. Smith
Clyde Smith
Ed Smith
Tennessee
Smith
Mra
Herbert Garthin
Olivia Ann Gauldin
Capt HO Gauldin
WS Air Force
Boston
Masa
Mere Shelton McAmis
Roxton
Bela Jamee
Grasford
Aubrey Garner
Che Rervier
Perec Nete
Onakoe
Fike
Stowhall
V. A. Hospital
W. E. Bush
Bonham, Trxan
Bush
State of Texas
Texas Modern Finance, Inc
Elmer Harrell
First National
Mattress Factory
McKelva
North Center Street
Honham, Texas
Cadillac
Rcese
Cadius
Pelea
Cochdla
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