Bonham Sees Hottest Weather Of Year On Tuesday
Bonham registered the year’s peak heat with 97 degrees and 93 at 6 pm as summer started. Farmers finish grain and cotton work while scattered showers eased drought, with 2.72 inches in El Campo before conditions cleared. Deputy Wilbur Hensley noted crop damage from downpours as Texas expected more 100s.
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Bopham
Bonham
United Press
el Campd
Coasta City
Wilbur Hensley
Tna
Texas
Presidio
Childress
Incinerator Built Burn Cotton Burrs Bonham Gin
Construction finished on an incinerator at the Bonham Co-Op Gin on North Center Street. It will burn cotton burrs and other trash, with concrete blocks and wire screen in place.
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Bonham Co- On
North Center Street
National Guard Prepares for Two-Week Summer Training Camp
The 49th Armored Division of the Texas National Guard plans extensive training at North Fort Hood from June 27 to July 11 with 8,000 personnel. Movements begin June 27 from East Texas and West Texas towns as units assemble for live-fire tank and infantry courses July 6 to 8 under Maj. Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson. Brig. Gen. John W. Naylor will lead the pivotal tank infantry combat phase, safety measures are strengthened, and a division review with Governor Shivers is set for July 3.
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Co. A
147Th Arm. Inf. Bn
49Th Armored Division
Texas National Guard
Northert Hood
Loyd Dodson
North Fort Hood
Bonham
Arlier
Dodson
National Guard
Texas
Vernon
Colorado City
San Angelo
Albert Sidney Johnon
Dallas
Johnson
John W. Naylor
Fort Worth
Allan Shivers
Cole Named WM of Constantine lodge Tuesday
Buster Cole has been elected Worshipful Master of Constantine Lodge No 13 AF&AM for the ensuing year succeeding MarneArent. Mr Cole was elected at the lodge meeting Tuesday evening. Other officers are Leon Harper Senior Warden George Brent Junior Warden BE D MecKelva Jr Senior Deacon John T Birdwell Junior Deacon W A Bart secretary Doss Clark treasurer Rev Richard Morgan chaplain Eldon Triar Senior Steward Dan Campbell Junior Steward Henry Burt Tiler Installation of officers will be held later with a prominent Masonic speaker planned.
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Buster Cole
Constantine Odge
Af&am
Marne
Trent
Cole
Leon Harper
George Brent
Junor
BE. D. MecKelva
John T. Birdwell
W. A. Bart
Doss Clark
Richard Morgan
Eldon Triar
Dan Campbell
Henry Burt
Burglars Hit Three Stores in Fannin County
Three stores in Fannin County were burglarized during the night. Loot included cash registers, ice cream, oil and cook items. Gomer Fry Store at Dodd City, Hershel Ashlock on Highway 321 west of Ben tam, and Earl Blakey in Savoy reported thefts. Deputy sheriffs Earl Cain and Ray Pulliam investigated. officers suspected a countywide thief traveling along U S Highway 82.
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Gomer
Dodd City
Hershel Ashlock
Highway 321
Bentam
Earl Blakey
Savoy
Earl Cain
Ray Pulliam
Thorugh
U. 8
Highway 82
Cooks Depart for Fort Hood Training Ahead of Main Group
Five members of Company A, 147th Armored Infantry Battalion, 49th Armored Division, will leave Thursday and Friday for North Fort Hood to prepare for the main contingent arriving Sunday. Sgt Towery, Sgt Shaffer, and Sgt McLain head out to attend a two day cooking school before two weeks of training. M Sgt Morris and M/Sgt Burt also depart for North Fort Hood. The main unit meets at the armory Sunday at 3 30 AM and travels by truck at 5 AM, carrying rations for the day.
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Co. A
147Th Armd. Inf. Bn
49Th Armd. Div
TNG
North Fort Hood
Clovis E. Towery
Cecil W Shaffer
James L. McLain
Wade Morris
James Burt
Bonham
Samp
Monly
Polio Cases Climb in Houston and Harris County
Houston and Harris County report 115 polio cases to date raising the yearly total to 16s in two days. Health officials note three deaths this year and emphasize no outbreaks among tested second graders. Gamma globulin supplies ready for exposed individuals as a preventive measure.
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Houston
Polo
Tlaids
Fred K. Laurentz
W. W. Farragut
Eisenhower warns against total trade ban with Communists
President Eisenhower told the National Editorial Association that banning all trade with the Communist world would ruin the U S and cautioned against scuttling foreign aid or abandoning defense of Southeast Asia. He argued against giving direct war aid and emphasized Japan's stability for global freedom.
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U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Ust
Southeast Asia
Janan
Pacific
National Editorial Association
McCarthy
Iron Curtain
Sen. Jos. R. McCarthy
Japan
United States
United
First Bloom Brings Early Cotton Bloom at Honey Grove
Mrs. Lora Luttrell, farming south of Honey Grove, brought in the first cotton bloom of 1954 on Monday evening. She notes several blooms on the same stalk and credits prior insecticide treatments for healthy growth. Luttrell runs the farm solo with day labor, keeps 30 cattle, and lives in town with her mother.
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Honey Grove
Lora Luttrell
House committee seeks farmer vote on 1956 price supports
The House Agriculture Committee approved a plan to let grain farmers in the Midwest vote on price supports for 1956. The proposal would allow wheat growers to choose a two price plan reducing export subsidies while raising wheat bread costs by about a quarter of a cent per loaf. Corn producers would pick between continuance or change.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Midwest
HOUSE
Marine Recruiter Be Here Friday
Marine recruiter Sergeant Glenn Reynolds will visit Bonham Texas on Friday June 25 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m to interview men and women interested in enlisting. He urges high school seniors and graduates to consider the future and notes eight years of service for young entrants. He will answer questions about the Marines.
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Glenn Reynolds
Marine Corps Recruiting Service
Bonham
Texas
Reynolds
Marine
Theft Trial Opens in Sixth District Court
The trial of W. F. Manning on an indictment charging theft began in Sixth District Court this morning. Manning is accused of stealing a trailer belonging to Loyd Barr.
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W. F. Manning
Sixth District
Manning
Loyd Barr
Texas governors race heats up as candidates clash
Three way Democratic gubernatorial contest rallies with J J Holmes in Austin and Tyler. Holmes backs Shivers as Republican rival while Yarborough calls for civility. Dutley Dougherty son of Beeville attacks Lyndon B Johnson as unfit and cites nine alleged counts from radio speeches. Stevenson joins Dougherty defending Johnson amid old 1948 election echoes.
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United Press
Texas
Allan Shivers
J. J. Holmes
Austin
Tyler
Shivers
Cio-Political Action Committee
Holmes
Yarborough
Kenater
Dougherty
Coke Stevenson
Johnson
Stevenson
Jim Welly
Russia
Bricker
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mendes-France meets Chou En-Lai in Bern on Indo China talks
French Premier Mendes-France and Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai held a frank dialogue in Bern aimed at a quick peace in Indo China. No decisions were expected, but talks could influence Geneva conference progress and Southeast Asia policy ahead of Washington talks with Churchill and Eden.
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Bern
Switzerland
U. P
Pierre Menden - France
Venice
Indo- China
Chou
Southeast Asia
Pierre Mendes- France
France
Chou En-Lai
Red China
Mendes
Washington
Eisenhower
Pritalin
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Howard D. Noyd to Speak on Auto Insurance Fees
Howard D. Noyd, manager for Northwest Casualty Insurance of Dallas, will address the Bonham Kiwanis Club Tuesday June 29 on Your Automobile Insurance Premiums. He speaks for Southwestern Insurance Information Service which coordinates a statewide safety program and maintains a bureau of over 200 executives. Noyd lives in Dallas and has more than ten years in the business.
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Howard D. Noyd
Northwest Casualty Insurance Company of
Dallas
Bonham Kiwanis Club
Harry Schriever
Noyd
Southwestern Insurance Information Service of
Doctors Buy Cigarettes At AMA Convention in San Francisco
Doctors attending the 3rd annual American Medical Association convention paused at cigarette counters to buy brands before sessions in smoke filled rooms. Wilma Kurs, manager at the Palace Hotel counter, said many doctors joked about the cancer society warning that smokers may die sooner, as sales remained brisk throughout the day.
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San Fancisco
The
American Medical Association
American Cancer Society
Wilma Kurs
Palace Hotel
Cancer Society
Jenkins Indicates Lies Found in McCarthy Hearings
Chicago June 23 Ray H Jenkins counsel to the McCarthy Army subcommittee said there were lies in the hearings and pledged a thorough report within three weeks He hinted at a Senate bid in Tennessee and noted public reaction to the hearings as boosting his chances Kefauver would be his possible rival if he won the GOP nomination.
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Chicago
Ray H. Jenkins
Senate
Tennessee
Jenkins
Charles B. Potter
R.mich
Knoxville
Estes Kefauver
New gin planned on West Fourth Street
Workmen level the site of the former Dees gin on West Fourth Street as construction begins on a modern replacement. The property changed hands when J F Dees sold to Kay Kimble who will operate the new facility. The old building was razed and all equipment removed.
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Dees
West 4Th Street
J. F. Dees
Kay Kimbel
Ammunition Smuggling Ring Busted at Eagle Pass
A one ton truck carrying 200000 rounds of 22 long rifle ammunition was stopped at the Eagle Pass bridge over the Rio Grande. Three Mexican aliens were arrested as the occupants. the ammo was reportedly destined for Mexico and concealed on the truck. One detainee claimed to be a Mexican official.
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Sagle Pass
Eagle Pass
Rio Grande
Mexico
Customs and
Border Patrol
Texas
French Move Toward Fast Peace Talks in Indo China
Washington reports Dulles hinted at a place-at-any-price peace, while observers noted the French may accept terms from the Geneva framework. French Premier Mendès-France met Chinese Premier Chou En Lai in Bern to discuss a speedy settlement amid the Indo China war.
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Washington
Dulles
Pierre Mendes-France
Chenu En-Lai
Bern
Switzerland
Briefing on arms policy leaves mixed nerves in Washington
U S lawmakers report a White House briefing on nuclear and defense matters with President Eisenhower and Secretaries Dukes and Smith. Democratic leaders say it offered no new specifics while Republicans call it informative and note it touched on Southeast Asia and allied unity.
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Washington
Leavine
Aera
White House
Naceuacter
Rodern
Senate
Don B. Johnson
Tex
John Mu
Vorys
Southeast Asia
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
John Foster Dukes
Congressions
Joseph W. Martin Jn
W.liam B. Knowland
Eisenhower
Dulles
Bip Winston Churcbt
Anthony den
Fort Worth cattle and hog market report highlights
Fort Worth cattle sales show 3 500 head with slow to weak cows and mixed classes. beef cows 10 13, yearlings 13 38.50, calves 900 steady to 19. hogs 300 with higher butchers and sows gains. prices quoted for various weights and grades across cattle hogs and sows.
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Fort Worth
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Robert
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By Ken Reynolds
Constantine Lodge
Charles Cameron
San Francisco
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Edward M. Kerry
Fort Bliss
Dwight D. Cain
Ravenna
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BE Paso
Kiwanis
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