Bonham Prepares For City Wide Sidewalk Sale Saturday
Bonham merchants from Hunts to Woodard's Western Wear plan a large sidewalk sale with stock on the sidewalks and special orders offered. Clerks will assist shoppers as summer bargains beckon through the day and into fall. The event promotes crowd turnout and ads list participating stores in Thursdays Daily Favorite. Merchants hope for a cool clear day to encourage browsing.
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Bonham
Hunts
Goodyear
J. C. Penney
Woolworth’s
Wilshire Furniture
J. B. White
Ellen’s
Currin’s Men’s
McKnight Rexall Drug
Leatherwood Men's Wear
Duke and Ayres
Neighborhood chorus echoes with dog Boots
Tom Gregory of Am Brose notes Boots the neighborhood dog began barking loudly, drawing an audience of dogs in the Indian Hilly area. The resident reports the pup joined in a distant chorus, running along the road and returning each time, keeping the neighborhood awake.
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Tom Gregory
Ambrose
Boots
Wolves
Power Steering Failure Forces Joint Front-Seat Driving
A reader notes a humorous reason why a boy and girl ride close in the front seat. He recalls the “power steering” quitting, requiring both youths to steer together and share the load. The quip reflects postwar automobile woes.
Sophomore Horizon Club Funds Big High School Variety Show
The Sophomore Horizon club girls sponsor a big variety show at the high school auditorium Friday night directed by Mrs Mildred Welch. The show begins at 8 pm and will run about two hours. Mildred promises a full house and a fun evening.
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Horizon Club
Mildred Welch
Mildred
Fish tale narrows to a Jake in Oklahoma tale
A reader recounts hearing of a Jake in Oklahoma where high water carried many small fish. They used a stove pipe to drop the bait to a big fish as smaller fish consumed the bait. The man could not recall the Jake’s full name.
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Jake
Oklahoma
Afternoon singing marks Owen's Chapel homecoming
An afternoon of singing will feature the homecoming at Owen's Chapel Sunday. All interested in the upkeep of the cemetery are invited to attend. Saturday is going to be a big day so far as Bunham merchants are concerned. It's the date for their annual Sidewalk Sale with bargains inside stores and on the sidewalks.
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Bunham
Radio Stolen From Truck Reported By Johnson
City police seek a CB radio stolen from the truck of Joe C. Johnson. Johnson reported the theft occurred Wednesday from his vehicle.
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Joe C. Johnson
Johnson
Automobile horsepower then and now
In 1940 American cars ranged from 15 to 185 horsepower, while modern vehicles range from 90 to well over 400 horsepower, according to World Book Encyclopedia.
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World Book Encycloopedia
Senate moves to censure Dodd over funds and trips
The Senate prepared to censure Sen. Thomas J. Dodd on charges of using more than 316,083 in campaign funds for personal expenses and billing double for several trips. A final vote on the historic censure was anticipated after debate and potential last-minute amendments.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Mike Mansfield
Russell B. Long
Long
Ethics Committee
John C. Stennis
More Rain Forecast for Bonham Area
Bonham area expects more thunderstorms tonight and Friday as a stationary cool front lingers in the Dallas Fort Worth region. One 24 hour period ended at 7 am recorded 1.45 inches of rain, most around 1 am, with no wind or lightning damage reported.
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Bonham
Dallas-Fort Worth
Honey Groven
Windom
Ladonia Telephone
Whitewright
Bubpemaiée
Johnson Kosygin near summit conference near New York
Talks between President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin in New York indicate a likely Soviet American summit May be held Friday with progress toward an agreement and a possible American call for a summit conference.
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New York
UPI
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Virginia Constitution by George Mason in 1776
The Virginia constitution drafted by George Mason in June 1776 stands as an early written framework. It reflects revolutionary era governance and influenced later constitutional developments.
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Virginia
George Mason
Jyne
Israel Will Relinquish Authority Over Jerusalem
Latin American diplomats reported Israel to be willing to internationalize holy sites in Jerusalem and relinquish control of parts of the Old City seized from Jordan. The pronouncement came as the UN General Assembly neared day four of debates on the crisis amid U.S. Vietnam-war and Middle East tensions.
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United Nations
UPI
Abba S. Eban
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
General Assembly
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
All-Risk Crop Insurance Expands to Fannin County Farmers
All-risk Federal Crop Insurance for dry land wheat will be available in Fannin County for 1968, joining Carson Dallas Hansford Moore and Sherman counties. Secretary Freeman announced in Washington with Congressman Ray Roberts and Senator Ralph Yarbrough. Insurance payments help local economy and farmers can use policies as loan collateral.
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Fannin County
Ray Roberts
Ralph W. Yarbrough
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Roberts
Carson
Dallas
Hansford
Moore
Sherman
McKinney Lawmaker
Debt Ceiling Move Clears House Increases Debt Limit
The Johnson administration pushes Senate backing for a House bill to raise the national debt limit by 22 billion to 358 billion with a temporary ceiling of 365 billion through June 30. The House victory was 217 to 196 as lobbying widened to secure broader approval.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
Senate
House
Coast battle kills 143 Viet Cong as U S troops press
U S infantry and helicopter gunships pounded the coast near Phu Cat and the Bong Son Plain in two long engagements. The 25th Division reported 70 enemy dead with no American losses, while the 1st Air Cavalry counted 73 Communist dead with six American deaths and 22 wounded. A separate Mekong Delta action added 21 Viet Cong killed. May tolls showed high casualties for both sides. Captains Patterson and Firse in North Vietnam survived a shootdown rescue.
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Oriental River
Mekong
Saigon
Bong Son
Laos
U.S
Alpha Company
47Th Brigade
9Th Infantry Division
Alpha
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
Robert Patterson
Akron
Ohio
John Firse
Cleveland
U.S. Army
25Th Infantry Division
Song Ve
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bon Son
G.i.s
Ambassador Named to Pakistan Post by Johnson
President Johnson nominated Benjamin H. Oehlert Jr. of Atlanta senior vice president of Coca Cola Co to be the US ambassador to Pakistan. The 57 year old would fill the vacancy created when Eugene Locke was reassigned as deputy ambassador to South Vietnam and the nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Benjamin H. Oehlert Jr
Atlanta
Coca-Cola Co
US S
Pakistan
Johnson
Oehlert
Senate
Eugene Locke
U.S
South Vietnam
Turbulent Weather Strikes West Texas and Texarkana
Weather turmoil from a United Press International report details tornado damage near Big Spring wrecking a trailer home and knocking down power lines. Texarkana and West Texas faced heavy rain and flooding with up to 2.6 inches in Texarkana and power outages lasting about an hour.
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United Press International Prnadoes
West Texas
Texarkana
Big Spring
West Texarkana
Texas
South Plains
San Angelo
Rio Bend
Ground Rules Stifle Johnson Kosygin Talks in New York
In New York, President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin avoid a summit as ground rules dispute blocks a meeting. Rusk and Gromyko clash over venue during a three hour dinner while Kosygin delays Moscow departure. Johnson plans Los Angeles visit while daughter Luci Nugent and grandson Patrick Nugent are noted.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson-Kosygin
Kosygin
Moscow
Johnson
Los Angeles
Austin
Tex
Luci Nugent
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Pressler
Rehabilitation discussed for Bonham Lions Club
Ray mond Trotter of the Texas State Vocational Rehabilitation told Bonham Lions Club Thursday noon that Fannin county has 22 handicapped clients and no local training center yet. He outlined help options including medical clearance followed by on the job training, small business start up, correspondence courses or college training, aiming to have handicapped individuals become self supporting. Hank Luraine introduced Trotter, and members were reminded of the Horizon Club Show Exiday night.
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Raymond Trotter
Texas State Vocational Rehabilitation
Bonham Lions Club
Fannin County
Trotter
Hank Luraine
Horizon Club
Exiday
Travel bans lifted for several Middle East nations
The United States has lifted all travel restrictions to Israel Kuwait Morocco Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. American citizens still require special permission for travel to Israeli occupied areas of Jordan with exceptions for holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Restrictions remain for Egypt Algeria Iraq Jordan Lebanon Sudan Syria Libya and Yemen. Newsmen and businessmen with prior interests may travel there with passport validation.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Israel
Kuwait
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
State Department
Jourdan
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Egypt
Algeria
Iraq
Lebanon
Sudan
Syria
Libya
Yemen
Middle East
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Pat
Pat Nugent
Lyndon Johnson
David Jenkins
el Paso
Dalhart
Galveston
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Panhandle
Aubrey Standard
Jonson
Dean Rusk
Lions Club
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