Agriculture panel mulls two-price wheat plan for 1956
Chairman Clifford R Hope says no comment on a new bill but predicts a one year parity extension to 90 percent for basic crops. The committee approved a plan allowing farmers to vote next year on a two price system for 1956 wheat with domestic support at 100 percent parity and export sales at world market price without a price floor, while current policy guarantees 90 percent parity and export subsidies amid production controls.
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House Agriculture Committee
Hone
Clifford R. Hope
Kane
Hope
Shivers Opens Campaign in Lufkin Speech
Governor Allan Shivers launched his re election bid in Lufkin amid vows to resist the Supreme Court ruling banning school racial segregation. He defended keeping Texas public schools as they are and warned of potential harm to children and teachers. About 3500 people attended as applause interrupted his 25 minute address.
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Murskin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Uo S Supreme Court
Shivers
Supreme Court
Flatland
George Powell
Churchill Signals Interest in Ike Stalin Meeting After Geneva
Churchill hints at a possible Eisenhower meeting with Malenkov and a French representative if Geneva produces progress. He had opposed a Socialist move in April to arrange such a gathering, arguing the Geneva conference should precede any talks. Both major parties praised his promise to pursue the meeting at the right time.
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Churchill
Churchill Eisenhower
House of Commons
Southeast Asia
Rural Youth Dairy Heifer Program Sponsors Named
Fannin County Rural Youth Dairy Heifer Program is under the Bonham Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Named sponsors include Kraft Foods Co, Texas Power and Light Co, Weatherwood's Men's Store, Kiwanis Club, Manning Implement, Gross Feed Store, First National Bank, McKnight Rexall Drug, Texas & Pacific Railway Co, Hunt's Dry Goods, and local honorees Harold Ballard and others.
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Fannin County
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Harold Ballard
L. H. Blevins
Lindell Brown
Neal Burgess
Magness Carter
Duane Curry
Kenneth Flanagan
Jerry Don Hall
Charles Hicks
Bobby Todd
Earnest Weeks
Kraft Foods Co
Texas Power & Light Co
Weatherwood's
Kiwanis Club
Manning Implement
Gross Feed Store
First National Bank
McKnight Rexall] Drug
Texas & Pacific Railway Co
Hunt's
Texas Race Heats Up With Shivers Attacks Opponents
Allan Shivers vows no return to past era as he attacks Ralph Yarborough as the handpicked opponent of a national coalition. He accuses opponents of heavy outside money and door to door workers while Dougherty plans a state speaking tour in a pickup truck with a public address system.
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Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
CIO
Dougherty
Beeville
Johnson
Box 13
Jim Welly
Stevenson
Pat
University of Texas
Crouch
Fort Worth
Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Bonham Morning Radio Schedule Highlights Local Ads
The listing shows a daylong lineup from 6:30 am to 7:15 pm with programs like Sunrise Serenade News Headlines Breakfast Club and Chuckwagon Melodies. It notes local business sponsors including Bonham Insurance Agency Goods E P McIver Trenton Community and the Bonham State Bank.
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Zeke Green
Finley Insurance Agency
E. P. McIver
Trenton Community
The
Bonham State Bank
Runaway youths killed in Galveston hit and run
Two 12 year old African American boys riding bicycles between Galveston and Houston were struck and killed by a hit and run driver. Harris County deputy sheriff arrested Frank H. Jackson, a 42 year old Houston gunsmith, who admitted the crash. The victims were named George Lee Coldman and Allen King. One left a note saying they would be back in about two years.
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Galveston
Here
Houston
Harris County
H. W. Heinze, Jr
George Lee Coldman
Allen King
Minimum Export Price for Coffee Sparks Protests
The Brazilian government sets a new minimum export price for coffee at 87 cents a pound, effective July 1 for one year, prompting strong opposition from planters and exporters who fear price distortion and market instability. Government assurances to buy before export are debated as international buyers monitor the move.
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Rio
Guatemala Rebel Leader Issues Ultimatum to Government
Castillo Armas denied that soldiers of fortune back his rebel army and declared the action an invasion. He told exiles in Mexico that thousands of Guatemalans are forcing the doors of the country to return to their own homes and warned Ardenz and his government to surrender.
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Castillo Armas
Soldiers of Fortune
Mexico
Ardenz
Hig
Dallas approves new fare plan for Railway & Terminal Co
City council approved a complex fare readjustment for Dallas Railway and Terminal Co with a July 5 public hearing. Basic fare 15 cents within a six mile center circle, 25 cents to outer zones, up to 35 cents end-to-end. Tax relief and lowered stock tax rates accompany modernization funds.
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Dallas
Dallas Railway & Terminal Co
Seveen
Sevines
Grass Fire Damages Area Behind Gene Wilshire Home
Fire crews responded Monday to a grass fire at the rear of Gene Wilshire’s residence on Agnew Street. Firefighters controlled the blaze with no reported injuries or further damage.
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Gene Wilshire
Agnew Street
Bombers Reach Japan After Long Pacific Flight
Three U S Air Force B 47 Stratojet bombers arrived at Yokota Air Base Japan after a history making six thousand seven hundred ninety mile non stop flight from the United States. It was the longest non stop flight yet by jet powered aircraft and covered a distance close to Los Angeles to Moscow.
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Yokota Air Base
Japan
Pacific Ocean
United States
Los Angeles
Moscow
State prosecutor needed to pursue all violators
Crouch criticizes selective prosecution and urges a state prosecutor who will prosecute both powerful and ordinary violators, not just those who oppose him. He stresses action against big wigs and little wigs who break the law.
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Crouch
Planting Soybeans for Soil Building and Cash Crop
Farmers plan to plant soybeans this summer to build soil health and provide a profitable cash yield. The strategy mixes soil improvement with revenue potential for the season.
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Boston
Newton's
GRO. & Mkt
Lufkin
Promises
Bonham Drug CO
N. FE
Stude. Fordor
Kaiser Forder
Hatley Motor Co
FORD
Bynum Hatley West
Tex Hatley
Hank Sauer
Stan Hack
Big Cub
Bent
Guatemala City
Lovay
Bonham Furniture
Will J. Thomas Machine & Welding Shop
L. R. Callaway
Charles W. Hill
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
MR. Farmer
Hi-Vield Fertilizer Co
Bonham, Texas
Nee-Hi
Kleer
Claussner
Nee-Hi's
Make
Bob Millsap
Leonard
Bergeias
General Electric
Westinghouse Laundromat
Nee Vasgter
Miracle Fabrica
America
Westinghouse
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