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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
1
A cautious husband planned a Sunday dinner surprise by frying chicken using oil from the pantry. The kitchen filled with a strong odor as he cooked, but the bottle turned out to be Pinol, not cooking oil, prompting the wife to discover the mix up upon returning from church. The incident ends with uncertainty about dinner plans and a warning not to trust the recipe.
The author recalls a bygone era when local boys went barefoot from May 1st, toughening feet to walk on rails and hot concrete. They described walking in sand, muddy weather, and washing feet with a hose or hydrant to clean off dust and sweat.
City officers were busy overnight as five men were arrested and jailed on drunkenness charges. Three of the arrestees had paid fines and were released early Wednesday morning.
Howard Crider was slightly injured Tuesday night when he lost control on a curve near the city limits. He drove into a guard post and fence after leaving the highway just west of the underpass while traveling east on U S 83, according to officers.
Bonham school board approved contracts for two new high school teachers Deloris Roberts of Honey Grove and Burgher Reed Vestal of Whitewright. Roberts will teach home economics. Vestal will teach mathematics and is a former WWII pilot with nine years teaching experience.
Paris sources say President Kennedy may meet President De Gaulle this year to resolve issues, though French officials call speculation premature. Rusk described his talks with De Gaulle as animated and friendly but sources say no progress on nuclear policy or NATO disagreements was made.
The second European space symposium report said France will use a three stage rocket to launch its first satellite. Robert Chevalier, technical director of the Society for the Study of Ballistic Missiles, said the satellite rocket would be launched in three years.
A congressional committee rebuked a buddy system in the military that pressured officers to cover up offenses by colleagues. It cited $536 737 in excess expenditures, with a $25 000 ceiling on O M funds, and noted phony airfield expense charges. No court-martialed officers were named, and the Justice Department will study the case.
In Vientiane the right wing led by Prince Boun Oum and Gen. Phoumi Nosavan yielded on conditions for areas under rebel control but insisted the national assembly must formally approve the coalition. Neutralists led by Prince Souvanna Phouma and the Pathet Lao objected to the royal decree wording as installation neared.
Fannin county dairyman and feed dealer James Sudderth spoke at the Rotary Club noon meeting in observance of June Dairy Month. Rotarian J. D. Butler introduced him, noting dairymen nationwide aim to boost dairy product sales and urging everyone to drink one more ounce of milk to avoid shortages.
The Bonham Jaycees set December 5 for the annual Christmas program featuring Santa's Rocket Ship as the highlight. Santa will ride the rocket ship and give all children a free ride while chatting with them. Final plans will be announced later. The ship can be used with or without a parade.
Miami Crime Commission chief told Senate investigators that strip joints have supplanted old brothels on Florida's Gold Coast. He described clip joints with routine customer cheating, bill padding, patron robbery, drink substitution, and exploitation of intoxicated patrons under a coercive solicitation system.
TWU Local 513 leads pickets at Dallas Love Field Fort Worth Amon Carter Field and downtown Dallas ticket offices ahead of a planned strike at 10 p.m. Friday. Union seeks 4.5 percent pay raise better benefits and job security amid proposed merger with Eastern Airlines.
Rio de Janeiro United Press International reports Edward M. Gilbert claiming he did not take any money from the E. L. Bruce Co. accounts and intends to repay all funds. He says he is not guilty and asserts the company and the SEC know where the money is, while questioning his future with the firm.
The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co exchange sharp charges over an Ohio plant strike. Ford defends itself while UAW leader Walter P. Reuther seeks direct talks with Henry Ford. The walkout has idled about 70,000 workers nationwide tied to Walton Hills and other plants.
In Algiers a fragile truce between Algerian nationalists and OAS factions teeters over European recruitment to national security forces. Susini and Mostefaï push for a 48 hour European police role, risking new violence ahead of the independence referendum in 11 days despite OAS curbs on terror.
Government moves to head off a threatened mechanics strike against American Airlines while awaiting a reply from the Flight Engineers Union on a plan to avert a walkout at Trans World Airlines. President Kennedy expected to name a White House emergency board to delay a strike by 10 000 ground crew.
UPI reports a Thor missile carrying a one megaton warhead failed to detonate during a high altitude test after launch near Johnston Island. Debris fell on Johnston and Sand Islands, with no injuries or radioactivity detected. Officials cited a malfunction in the tracking system and declined to give a reason for the failure.
Key workers in the county communities gather as captains for the Test the Soil drive. J. T. Woodson chairs a 8 o'clock meeting at the Texas Power and Light assembly room to outline August soil sampling plans and distribute materials.
In Washington an administration official told senators that quota and premium price policies for foreign sugar producers breed misunderstandings and ill will. Undersecretary Charles S. Murphy criticized current U S sugar policy while debating renewal of the sugar act before the Senate Financing Committee as Key lawmakers warned of a veto if the House bill passes. Murphy, Kerr, and Anderson pressed for refinements aimed at aiding domestic growers in the tri-state Oklahoma Texas New Mexico area.
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