Mostly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Wednesday In Bonham
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday for the Bonham area with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and 20 percent on Wednesday. Temperatures will range from the low 70s to the low 80s with a Bonham morning low around 69. A cool front moving east may trigger storms. prior weather included a tornado watch in parts of Texas and a touch down near Austin with minor damage.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
Bonham Area
Texas Panhandle
Austin
Lockhart
Deaths-Funerals George Lacewell services Wednesday
George R. Lacewell 61 of 515 South Fourth died at the Sam Rayburn VA Center at 3 60 am on Monday May 1975 after illness since December 1974. Services at Cooper Sorrells Funeral Chapel Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev Harold Hicks and Rev Leon Martin officiating. Burial in Willow Wild. Born August 31 1913 in Fannin County he married Nina Pence in Bonham February 7 1931. Survivors: Nina Lacewell of the home. son Charles Lacewell of Bonham. daughters Mrs John Teague Grand Saline and Mrs Jimmy Farth Bonham. brother Dan Lacewell Friona. sisters Mrs Effie Purcell Sherman and Mrs E Clancy Ector. seven grandchildren. Active pallbearers Weldon Bragg Emmett Jones Louis Faith T A Johnson Bill Brooks James Bowen.
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George R. Lacewell
South Fourth Street
Sam Rayburn Memorial VA Center
Cooper- Sorrells Funeral
Harold Hicks
Leon Martin
Willow Wild
Lacewell
Fannin County
Daniel Lacewell
Nina Pence
Bonham
Nina Lacewell
Charles Lacewell
John Teague
Grand Saline
Jimmy Farth
Dan Lacewell
Friona
Effie Purcell
Sherman
E. Clancy
Ector
Thomas J Burk services held Monday in Denison area
Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Burk a 71 year old retired farmer from Denison were held at Wise Funeral chapel with Norman Dean officiating. Burial followed at Arledge Ridge cemetery. He died May 3 1975 in Baylor hospital Dallas survived by wife Fannie Burk three sons four daughters one brother eight sisters twenty five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were nephews Gene Pittman Gene Foster H G Underwood Max Underwood Jimmie Adams and A J Underwood.
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Thomas Jefferson Burk
Reidh
Wise Funeral
Norman Dean
Arledge Ridge
Burk
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Mr. Burk
Denison
John
Fannie Burk
Richard Burk
Bonham
Clifford Burk
Plano
Jack Burk
Fort Worth
Mary Lou Chambless
Gotham
Maude Foster
Pearl Lowery
Wolfe City
Tommie
Joe West
Arlington
Charles Burk
Los Angeles
Myrtle Underwood
Maude Murphy
Oakland
Calif
Joe Boring
Johnnie Esscoe
California
Bernice Melson
Carlsbad
Hazel Jones
Bailey
Ruby McCoy
Gore
Okla
Jessie Lee
Gene Pittman
Gene Foster
H G Underwood
Max Underwood
Jimmie Adams
A. J. Underwood
Mrs Lillie Dixon Services Set in Bonham
Mrs Lillie Dixon 80 of 208 East Seventh Street died in Fannin County hospital Monday night May 5 1975 after four years illness. Services at Wise Funeral chapel 10 am Wednesday with Rev Russell Towry officiating burial at Willow Wild. Born February 27 1895 Clinton County Kentucky daughter of Terry and wife. Widow of Jerry M Dixon who died May 8 1969. Survivors include son Jimmy P Dixon of Bonham, three brothers Spencer Vincent Trenton Gordon Vincent Bonham Reed Vincent Bonham, two sisters Grace Roach Denison and Nina Smith Detroit Michigan. She was a member of the First Christian Church and lived in Fannin County since 1909.
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Lillie Langtry Dixon
East Seventh Street
Fannin County Hospital
Wise Funeral
Russell Towry
Willow Wild
Dixon
Clinton County
Kentucky
Terry Vincent
Jerry M. Dixon
Jimmy P. Dixon
Bonham
Spencer Vincent
Trenton
Gordon
Reed Vincent
Grace Roach
Denison
Nina Smith
Detroit
Mich
First Christian Church
Fannin County
Dana Fairchild Dies in Temple
Dana Lynn Fairchild 18 of 560 Wyoming Ponderosa Odessa died at Scott and White hospital Temple at 7 30 am Tuesday May 6 1975 after three months illness. Services tentatively set for 4 pm Thursday at Tanglewood Church of Christ burial Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home directing. She was born Aug 24 1956 daughter of Dan and Mrs Fairchild. Survivors include her parents two brothers Mike and Russell paternal grandmother Mrs Ann Fairchild Forsan maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs L H Merworth of Odessa. A 1974 Permian High School graduate and Odessa College student.
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Odessa
Dana_ Lynn Fairchild
Wyoming
Ponderosa
Scott and White
Temple
Tanglewood Church of Christ
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Miss Fairchild
Dan Fairchild
Mike
Russell Fairchild
Ann Fairchild
Forsan
L. H. Merworth
Fairchild
Permian High School
Odessa College
Carl Hamilton Rites Wednesday
Carl Junior Hamilton 42 of Hanford California died suddenly May 3 1975 at home. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Peebles Funeral chapel with burial in Hanford. Native of Fannin county he lived in California. Survived by his mother Mrs Lucile Hamilton wife and three children. Relatives in Fannin county include D D Neil Wayne and Rayburn Hamilton of Bonham uncles Clarence Nelson of Gober and aunts Mrs Edrie Felmer and Mrs Ber tie Fay Stevens of Bonham.
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Carl Junior Hamilton
Hanford
Calif
Peebles Funeral Chapel
Fannin County
California
Lucile Hamiton
D. D
Neil
Wayne
Rayburn Hamilton
Bonham
Clarence Nelson
Gober
Edrie Felmer
Bertie Fay Stevens
Bonham Woman's Mother Dies in Pans Hospital
Mrs Louie Rhodes of Bonham mourns as her mother Mra Guy Chaney dies in a Panas hospital at 4 a.m. Tuesday May 6 1975 after a period of illness. Services pending with Cooper Sortelis Funeral Home. Survived by three daughters Mrs Rhodes Roba Mrs Sam Reece Honey Grove and Milton Conmne Lubbock.
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Honey Grove
Mra Guy Chaney
Louie Rhodes
Bonham
Pans
Cooper-Sortelis Funeral Home
Mra Rhodes
Roba
Sam Reece
Milton Conmne
Lubbock
James Hawkins Services Held Tuesday
James T Hawkins 89 died Sunday May 4 1975 in a Paris hospital after years of illness. Services were Tuesday at 2 30 pm in Honey Grove Cooper Sorrells chapel with Rev James Duncan officiating. Burial in Forest Grove. He was born Oct 27 1885 and married Alpha Huffman in 1908. Survived by son Dean HawkinsParis. daughters Lloyd Ray Paris Pettigrew Honey Grove Harris Dallas. two sisters Capehart Hot Springs Ark Foster Laramie Wyom. 21 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.
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Honey Grove
James T. Hawkins
Paris
Cooper-Sorrells Chapel
James Duncan
Forest Grove
Telephone
Mr Hawkins
Jasper Hawkins
Molly Elizabeth Adams
Alpha Davie Huffman
Hawkins
Baptist Church
Dean Hawkins
Lewisville
Lloyd Ray
David Pettigrew
Ace Harris
Dallas
Pearl Capehart
Hot Springs
Ark
Oma Foster
Laramie
Wyom
Pre Registration Date Set for Kindergarten Entry
DODD CITY May 14 set for kindergarten pre enrollment. Supt F Thomas announced all children ages five before Sept 1 are eligible to enroll, with parents invited to visit the school at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the program and required steps.
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Dodd City
F Thomas
Thomas
Supt Thomas
Mulberry Club Meets Tonight With Thad Finley Speaker
Thad Finley, retired school teacher, will address the Mulberry Community Club tonight at 7 30 p m. The gathering takes place in the Community Center and is open to residents.
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Mulberry
Thad Finley
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals in Fannin County
Admissions list includes Jessie Mae Perry Windom Lena Wright Bonham Margaret Fretwell Bonham Bobby Lee Payne Greenville Irene Spoon Bonham Jessie F Young Bonham Shannon Christopher Bonham Elva Banks Bonham Patients in Hospital Pearl McBride Bonham David Lynch Bonham Mrs Wade Gomillion and baby girl Bonham Lou Williams Bonham Wilhe F Tarver Dodd City Floyd Henry Robertson Telephone John T Allen Electra William Atkins Telephone James W Thomison Dodd City Lela Leever Bonham Wile McDonald Bonham Elsie Anderson Bonham Lou B Kantz Bonham Maggie Lappin Bonham Mary F Hassell Bonham Elsie H Coleman Bonham Shirley Brown Honey Grove Billy Rolan Ladonia Lenor Leatherwood Bonham Maggie Howell Bonham Gertrude Whitlock Honey Grove Homer C Brown Bonham Robert H Freeman Bonham Anna M Atkins Telephone Rhoad Finney Savoy Dismissals 5-5-75 Chester R Johmston Bonham Mrs Randy McBroom and baby boy Bonham Ann Boggs Dodd City Lee Hilliard Dodd City Norma Malone Wolfe City Minute Griffin Ector Lina Cox Dodd City William Jack Sadler Dodd City Georgia Eldredge Bonham J B Sanders Bonham Mary O Jones Bonham
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Jessie Mae Perry
Windom
Lena Wright
Bonham
Margaret Fretwell
Bobby Lee Payne
Greenville
Irene Spoon
Jessie F. Young
Shannon Christopher
Elva Banks
Pearl McBride
David Lynch
Wade Gomillion
Lou Williams
Wilhe F Tarver
Dodd City
Floyd Henry Robertson
John T Allen
Electra
William Atkins
James W Thomison
Lela
Chester R Johmston
Randy McBroom
Baby Boy
Ann Boggs
Lee Hilliard
Norma Malone
Wolfe City
Griffin
Ector
Lina Cox
William Jack Sadler
Georgia Eldredge
J B Sanders
Mary O Jones
Savoy Lions Set Up Buddy System
The Savoy Lions club forms a buddy system to boost meeting attendance with members paired to ensure reciprocity. A committee including Jack Wood Wayne Mullican and Richard Ownby was formed to work on cemetery road improvements. Larry Little reported sign costs and funding delays pause action. The club will check for matching funds for a Little League park. A Ladies night is planned for May 15 at the high school cafeteria.
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SAVOY
Savoy Lions Club
Jack Wood
Wayne Mullican
Richard Ownby
Cemetery Road
Larry Little
Little League Park
Lake Bonham Hosts Busy Weekend Fishing
Lake Bonham saw heavy fishing activity as bass were biting well on Saturday. Lake superintendent Randle Nelson reports many anglers from Dallas, with five families camping and landing numerous large bass despite rain and fog.
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Lake Bonham
Randle Nelson
Nelson
Dallas
Pallas
Rabin May Bring New Middle East Peace Plan
Israeli sources say Prime Minister Rabin may present a new peace plan to President Ford in Washington for talks next month. They expect cabinet authorization to offer ideas and respond to Ford. Meetings set for June 11 and 12 will cover reviving suspended talks and possible Geneva conference.
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United Press International
Yitzhak Rabin
Middle East
Washington
Ford
Rabin
Israel
Jerusalem
Geneva
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Austria
California
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Nelsen
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
United States
Pacific
Vietnam
Nessen
Ford studies campaign strategy ahead of 1976 bid
President Ford is reviewing a pre convention strategy plan prepared by his top advisers as he mulls a formal 1976 campaign committee. aides note he will run if nominated and eye possible challengers like Ronald Reagan while coordinating with RNC machinery and scheduling key meetings with Sadat and Rabin.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
GOP
Republican National Committee
Ron Nessen
Refugees Set Up Own Rule In Camp at Pendleton
Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton under guidance of leader Dieu plan a local self government within the base command. A nucleus of about 20 will coordinate evacuee care including doctors and arrivals via loudspeaker. Camp totals show 16,063 processed through May with 5,819 leaving and 3,373 arriving on Monday, bringing the camp total to 10,504.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Khuong Huu Dieu
Dieu
Saigon
Mum
Nguyen van Bong
Business and Professional Women's Association of Saigon
Association On Planned Parenthood
Tran Quy Than
Cornell University
Traffic collision injures two drivers on US 81 west of Bonham
State Trooper Phil Ryan identified drivers as Robert Glen Lorance of Sherman and John D Simpson of Ector in a collision on US 81 11 miles west of Bonham. Lorance rear ended Simpson as both eastbound on US 82. Both were taken to Fannin County hospital with Simpson still receiving treatment.
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US 81
Bonham
Phil Ryan
Robert Glen Lorance
Sherman
John D. Simpson
Ector
Ryan
US 82
Lorance
Simpson
Fannin County Hospital
Youth Arrested For Minor Possession In School Absence
A 14 year old boy was arrested Monday by Juvenile Officer Jeff Eius and charged with minor possession and intoxication. He was absent from school at the time of his arrest. He was turned over to his parents.
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Jeff Eius
Search for Davila Body After River Tragedy
Firemen and divers hunted the San Antonio River for the body of four year old Davila who slipped from a dam rope and fell into the river during a fishing trip with three CURRIES.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
San Antonio Hiver
Davila
Nine Students Arrested In Marijuana Case
Juvenile Officer Jeff Ellis reports nine students were arrested last Wednesday over marijuana possession. Two others were initially counted but later released after being found not connected. The nine were suspended by principals and expelled by the school board.
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Jeff Ellis
Ellis
Mindzenty Dies In Vienna At 83 Or 88
Cardinal Mindzenty died in a Vienna hospital. The Roman Catholic Church announced his death and gave conflicting ages, stating 83 and later 88.
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Vienna
UPI
Joszef Cardinal
Mindzenty
School lunchroom stock received for Fannin County
Commodities were received Tuesday by the office of County Superintendent M. L. Brent for use in the lunchrooms of Fannin County schools. Cheese, butter, frozen orange juice and peaches were received and will be distributed to the schools.
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M. L. Brent
Fannin County
Brent
Zumwalt returns to M. D. Anderson for urgent consultation
Sam Zumwalt and his wife left Bonham earlier than planned to Houston for urgent medical consultation at M. D. Anderson Hospital where he has been receiving treatment for two months. They stayed with their son in Baytown and hope to return to Bonham soon for a longer stay.
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Sam Zumwalt
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Zumwalt
Bonham
Mike Caldwell
Baytown
Bonham Area Speller's Son Wins Regional Bee
Richard Hartley of Longview, sixth grader at Judson Junior High, captured the regional spelling bee title for the second straight year, besting 27 North Texas county champs and earning a trip to Washington on June 26 for the national contest. He is the son of former Bonham resident Mary Faith Stodddar Hartley and cousin to Bonham resident Mrs Jack Smith.
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Fannin County
Lori Whisenhunt
Dallas
Richard Hartley
Longview
Judson
Bonham
Mary Faith Stoddard
P O Hartley
Hartley
Jack Smith
East Texas State University
Young Hartley
Washington
North Texas
Cheryl Lassiter
Corsicana
Kelly Heath
Whitney
David Brady
Royse City
Miss Whisenhunt
Fannin
I. W Evans
Larry Whisenhunt
East Boyd
Honey Grove FFA Team Takes Seventh at State Contest
Honey Grove FFA Agriculture Mechanics team finished seventh in the State FFA Judging Contest held at Texas A&M University. Members Richard Carter Mike Yarbrough and Bill Hackney competed with ninth high individual Mike Yarbrough. Advisors are Dale Thomas and Charles Yarbrough.
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Honey Grove
FFA Agriculture Mechanics
Texas A&m University
Richard Carter
Mike Yarbrough
Bill Hackney
FFA
Dale Thomas
Charles Yarbrough
Weekend Guests Visit Mrs Eva Asselton
Mrs Eva Asselton of 204 West 6th hosted weekend guests including her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs C P Boggs of Fort Worth and another sister Mrs Bertha Hargrove of Gober.
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Eva Asselton
West 6Th
C P Boggs
Fort Worth
Bertha Hargrove
Gober
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