Drive planned to curb polio with city cleanup drive
Bonham officials approve a city wide cleanup to curb flies mosquitoes and polio. A Chamber of Commerce committee will coordinate effort asking homeowners to remove trash grass and weeds from alleys vacant lots and around premises to destroy breeding sites and reduce fire hazards.
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Jhas
Bing
Bonham
Then
Chamber of Commerce
Bonnanm
Chamber Commerce
Organin
Palt
Palat Uy Palga
Graskann
Honey Grove Woman Charged With Aggravated Assault
A 43 year old Honey Grove woman faces aggravated assault charges after an argument at a Honey Grove home. County Attorney Albert Bartley says she allegedly chased her husband from the house with a butcher knife. She was arrested by Honey Grove police and jailed.
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Honey Grove
Ounty
Albert Bartley
Honey Grovers
Hoyt Ivey and
Brit
Harvesting of Fannin County Sweet Corn to Start Tuesday
Harvest of Fannin County 1962 sweet corn crop will begin Tuesday with James Picone of the Bonham Chamber of Commerce announcing that Tankersley Produce Co. of McCouoh will bring crews and equipment in Monday to start harvest. About 599 acres were planted this year to test viability as an early summer cash crop and if successful acreage may rise.
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Fannn Conty
Igs
James Picone
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Picone
Bob Tankersly Produce Co
Mdcouch
Fannin County
Tankerssey Produce Co
Summer heat peaks as solstice marks longest day
Summer checks mark the first day of summer with highs near 99 degrees and clear to partly cloudy skies. Forecasters expect the pattern to linger through Sunday and possibly longer while noting Friday reached 95. The piece also recalls George M. Pulman's early sleeping cars facing boot removal objections.
Incentive Awards Honor VA Center Staff
A June 19 ceremony at the local VA Center awarded 24 staff members including Manager Bell and 23 colleagues with Incentive Awards and service pins. Dr. Eldridge presented the 30 year pin to Bell, with citations from General Carl R. Gray Jr. and remarks emphasizing Federal Creed of Service. Other silver and bronze pins honored 20 and 10 years of service for several administrators and staff.
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Punecan
Bel
Gladstone Mackedries
MacFedries
Irving C. Eldridge
Eldridge
Manager Bell
Bell
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Eugene C Hunley
Hunley
William J) Phillips
Adstone MacFedries
James I. Poley
Manger Bell
Beel
Mldridge
Lorence Jameson
Albert E. Jordan
William A Nibling
Frederick M. Dorchester
Ray G. Erwin
Incentivee
George Baker Receives Foreign Assignment to Greece
George T. Baker son of Mr and Mrs Byron Baker informs his parents he will be transferred to Athens Greece as a Field Engineer with the Radio Corporation of America. The assignment involves confidential government work and follows his recent top ranking in Gloucester New Jersey training. Mrs Baker plans to join him later. Baker is a 1946 Bonham High School graduate and previously taught electronics and radar at Perrin Air Force Base and Greenville Air Force Base before joining RCA.
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George T. Baker
Byron Baker
Athens
Greece
Radio Coroporation
America
Baker
Gloucester
New Jersey
Bonham High School
Perrin Air Force Base
Texas Tech
Lubbock
R. C A
Greenville Air Force Base
Greenville
Miss
Homecoming and Grayson Exes Reunion in Whitewright Sunday
Whitewright expects a population jump Sunday as former residents return for the first annual homecoming tied to the Grayson College ex-students reunion. Registration starts Saturday afternoon and resumes 9:30 to 10:30 am, with lunchroom check-in, cafeteria meals, and a 12:30 pm picnic bell. The Grayson Execs program at 10:30 am precedes joint activities, a 2 pm high school play, and a 3 pm meeting to form a permanent homecoming committee chaired by Thomas Sears with Gladys Ray as exes president.
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Whitewright
Old Kayson College
Whitewight
Stude Karl Blanton
Grayson Execs
Permanet
Thomas Sears
Gladys Ray
Exes
Reds' Efforts to Retake Hill Blocked by Allies
Communist troops in Korea again assault the hill west of Chorwon with 21st unit, facing Allied forces that repel the attack with bayonets and grenades. About 40 Reds die. one American reports possible execution of wounded. UN reports move of 6,000 prisoners on Kose Island. Panmunjom notes Russia’s wartime voluntary repatriation offer. Nehru proposes India as mediator in prisoner dispute.
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United Press
Korea
United Nations
Chorwon
Kose
Panmunjon
Russia
Nehru
India
Two Deep Explorations Planned in Fannin County
Applications filed for two deep oil tests in Fannin County Texas. J J Lynn plans a 10 000 foot well northeast of Honey Grove. United States Smipperson Underwriting Co will drill a 9 000 foot well at Bonham State Park near Bonham. Equipment moved in for Honey Grove test and work begun at the State Park site.
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Fannin County
Keast
Texas
Fannin Ventures
J. J. Lynn
Abilene
Honey Grove
John Black
William H. Smith
Bonham
Bonham State Park
United States Smipperson
A . I. Helton
Daniel Young
State Park
Bonham Merchants Deadline for Allen's Point Trip
Bonham merchants have until Tuesday noon to reserve spots for the Allen's Point trip Thursday night. For the first time wives may join as this is designated a ladies night. Women in business in Bonham are invited to participate in the community trip, ranked fifth best in the 1952 Rural Neighborhood Progress Contest. Reservations contact Bob Cantrell or the Chamber of Commerce.
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Bonham
Allen's Point
Bob Cantrell
Chamber of Commerce
Demonstration On Chemical Kill On Brush Slated
Aerial applicators will demonstrate chemical and herbicide brush control at Legion Field Paris Texas on June 25. The Third Field Day Demo, backed by Texas Flying Farmers and Texas A and M, aims to compare ground and aerial methods for Northeast Texas farmers with about 15 000 attendees. The program features AG-1 aircraft display and aerial spraying of select timber, plus aerial view of 25 acres sprayed June 9. Pilots from Flying Farmers and allied groups will participate with traffic guidance from a radio-equipped panel track.
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Legion Field
Paris
Texas
Texas Flying Farmers, Texas A. and M. College System
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
Texas A. and
M. College
Floyd Gray
Finis Booker
Waco Aviation Corporation
Texas Aviation
Civil Air Patrol
Ninety
Texas State Aviation Association
Shreveport
Mitchell Industries of
Mineral Wells
CAA
Commission
Leonard Survey Shows Businesses Leasing on Independence Day
An oral survey indicates most Leonard business houses plan to be leased on Friday July 4. Leonard has observed Independence Day in this manner for several years.
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Leonari ‘Spl
Leonard
Body of Youth to be Disinterred for Autopsy
John Cagle 11 found in Sycamore Creek near Ivanhoe. Justice of Peace Keeton orders disinterment and autopsy in Dallas. family waivers signed. Inquest indicated drowning as cause. Eugene Spearman testifies he helped earlier but could not save him. Funeral held at Ethel Cemetery in Grayson.
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John Cagle
North Fanin High School
Sycamore Creek
A. L. Bartley
Justice of Peace
W. F. Keeton
Bartley
Dallas
Keeton
Ivanhoe
Eugene Spearman
Armored Infantry Company Camp at Fort Hood
Forty four members of Co A 147th Armored Infantry Battalion Texas National Guard are in annual summer training at North Fort Hood. They departed Bonham by truck and will return next Sunday. The roster lists officers and enlisted personnel including First Lieutenants Ibadson Kelley, Second Lieutenant Hall, Warrant Officer Huckabee, several sergeants and corporals, and numerous privates.
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Co. A
147Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Texas National Guard
North Fort Hood
Bonham
Lloyd W Ibadson
William W. Kelley
Kenneth I. Hall
Weather Outlook From Central Texas as Temps Rise
Central Texas faces warm daytime temperatures and mild nights. Highs in the 80s are expected across the region with light winds and low humidity. Forecasters urge hydration and precautions for outdoor activities this week.
Camp Wosila Opens Today For 75 Camp Fire Girls
Camp Wosila opens for a week with 75 Camp Fire Girls led by Mrs Joe Steed former guardian and Leaders' Association chairwoman guiding the camp. Ethelert Williams directed the national program with Fran ces Bell assisting, and a Vesper service closes the day with a prayer and hymn.
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Hough
Joe Steed
Bonham
Leaders’ Association
Sherry
Wosila
Letaureas
Sterd
Mise Ethelert Willams
Bell
Weekend politics as candidates inch toward endgame
Candidates played weekend politics in demonstrations of effort and delay. Eisenhower arrived in Denison Texas and spoke to Gold Star Mothers before a Dallas address. Taft claimed about 604 delegates on the path to Chicago, while Eisenhower backers challenged his tallies. Stevenson and Schick er surfaced as reluctant Democratic options with re election and possible senate bids in Illinois and Indiana.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Denison
Denver
Texas
Dallas
Robert Taft
Ohio
Washington
Chicago
Taft
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Sevenson
Stevenson
Henry Schicker
Indiana
Schicker
Senate
Edward Jenner
Two Small Fires Cause No Damage
An outhouse at 816 East 15th Street was badly damaged while a grass fire at the fair grounds caused no damage. Fire crews responded Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, keeping the department on its toes.
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East 15Th St
Fair Grounds
Bonham Bonham Bonham Local Roundup Update
SGuare Jack Lipscomb Dennis Bales and Ed Southerland on air with a different base version. Buster Cole reports from Hot Springs Arkansas of a good vacation. John Bewley claims a steady job after filing a drug store and bus station. C C Baker keeps hat on during hair cut. A C Woodruff touts air conditioner value. Hut Bowden talks final first half Little League. Arch McCullough proud of little super men. Jack King Ike Newby David Lane Don Campbell tee off at 5 30 am in Bonham Golf Club one ball tourney. Gene Wilshire says Ike should have six not one. Paul Simpson, old for Boy Scouts, does a good turn. Daphne Wright adds another one cent stamp Saturday in Bonham.
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Jack Lipscomb
Dennis Bales
Ed Southerland
Buster Cole
Bill Box
Hot Springs
Ark
John Bewley
Baker
McCullough
Jack King
Ike Newby
David Lane
Don Campbell
Bonham Golf Club
Gene Wilshire
Ike
Paul Simpson
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