19 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1955
Page
1
On Father’s Day a local tribute honors Forrest Seals as Fannin County Father of the Year. Sherry entered him in the contest without his knowing and, in a final touch, her letter says he’s “my dad.” The piece celebrates dads sharing outdoors, guidance, and support beyond books.
Four suspects held in Gray son county jail at Sherman will be questioned by Fannin county officers in a linked burglary wave. County Attorney Tibby Wright said the men were arrested Friday night in Sherman Dallas and Fort Worth during joint raids. He noted the group listed a theft in Fannin county and linked cases at Trenton Randolph Savoy Ravenna, noting a shared pattern. A previously questioned suspect has faded from the case, Wright added.
Allens Point Rural Neighborhood Progressive club will receive a fourth place prize check in the District RNP contest and hold a noon dinner for members. Presentation attendees include T. C. Richardson Sam Whitlow Miss Lida Cooper and Ted Martin.
Bonham hosts a Davy Crockett day with a costume contest at Hunt's Department Store in front of American theatre. Prizes include a month of movie passes and cowboy boots, plus autographed Fess Parker photos for all entrants. Parade and judging begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Judges chose Forrest W Seals as Fannin County Father of the Year from about sixty nominations in The Daily Favorite contest for Father's Day. Eight year old Sherry Seals wrote the winning letter praising his duties as a church member, worker, coach, volunteer fireman, and dad, earning her a ten dollar prize and her father prizes. The selection was made without names on the letters and later reattached to reveal the writer and nominee.
Judges praised all 47 Dads nominated in Thy Day Favorite’s inaugural Father of the Year contest as 60 letters expressing deep family affection arrived from a wide area including Hobbs New Mexico. Clarence Suiter of Windom and Seals Sears of Ivanhoe are among nominees, with Sears a World War II veteran and longtime Southwest Pump Co. electrician.
Bonham city commission approved a five year extension of Supreme Trailer’s option to lease hangars at Jones Field for the plant due to extra expenses in readying a new paint shop. The panel also signed a rental deal with Hubert Whitley and the Bonham Livestock Commission for old fair grounds buildings at $125 per month with the city covering insurance and 90 day termination notice. An amended plat of Marston Addition No. 1 was approved.
Happiness returns to the Lassiter home in Bonham as Shannigan a collie belonging to Mr and Mrs Hubert G Lassiter is found safe after leaping from a train crate at Paris and wandering into high grass near the station Police and railroad officials aided in the search and the dog was returned by auto to the family tenacity of the dog and relief for the Lassiters are noted with the family planning to settle back at 500 West 8th Street.
A fire of undetermined origin damaged a Negro residence at 805 East 6th Street Friday afternoon. Firemen said the blaze started in the attic and caused considerable damage to the roof and structure with some interior water damage.
Texas National Guard Company A of the 147th Armored Infantry Battalion heads to Fort Hood for two weeks of training. The marchers travel by truck with no stops enroute and will eat C rations. Officers and enlisted men listed include Capt. Lloyd W. Dodson and many others.
Jim Taylor recalls riding from Bonham to Atoka Oklahoma in 1888 on horseback a full day trip. He notes recent travels from Steedman Oklahoma to Atoka took just over two hours by car using roads that echo the old 88 route.
Construction on the Supreme Trailer Co. paint shop at Jones Field is complete and will be used after the July 4 vacation week. General manager Bob Franks says new equipment will be installed, the building wired this week and next, and all equipment moved from the temporary shop for use on employees’ return. The city funded the rebuild after a fire, with insurance funds used for replacement. Delta Construction Co. of Dallas handled the building, with Supreme paying any overage. The city will settle the contract and Supreme will pay $50 more per month rent until full payment. The city commission extended the company’s option on the buildings for five more years.
Rain across Bonham ranged from half to an inch and a half with lightning and strong wind. Total rainfall at Bonham was one inch by 7 am and smaller amounts later, as farmers reported varying totals from east to west in the county.
Don Runnely of Ludonia was fined 100 for sale and 100 for transportation after pleading guilty to two complaints charging violation of state liquor laws. Both arrests were made by sheriff's deputies in county court Saturday.
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Sunday with widely scattered showers mainly at night. Temperatures remain mild with no significant precipitation expected during daytime hours.
The Texas Education Agency sent an $8 per capita payment announced Saturday by County Superintendent Jim Moulton. The voucher totaled 99,884 for $86,217 received this year, with $35,630 still due to the county representing a $10 per capita balance.
Will J. Thomas is recovering from injuries after a car slipped on a slanting mountain road and ran over his ankle. He and his grandson Dwayne Thomas were returning from a vacation trip to Hot Springs when their car broke down and they stopped to repair it. He returned home before realizing the ankle was broken.
A brief item notes Balgas Nash buys a typewriter on the square. The report mentions Dames Bel Man and Srem Qreve in connection with FEY PERAETA in a compact, era-toned blurb.
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