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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
4
Two muscular brothers were charged with bigamy and face a grand jury probe into a four wife marital mix up. The incident centers on reported multiple marriages amid a complex family situation in Houston.
Bonham buys and sells used household items at Bonham Furniture Store 118 115 West 4th St with ads for 2 piece living room suites dinette sets beds sewing machines washers and refrigerators priced from 15 dollars. Buyers seek bargains as store proclaims dollars have more cents.
Edward D. Roberts 31 and Lyle Roberts 21 appeared with two wives each in Justice of the Peace Dave Thompsons court. Edward claimed a Mexican marriage and a later invalid divorce left him free to wed again. Lyle admitted a prior marriage to Doris Roberts in San Angelo but said they separated and she thought he had divorced him. Both brothers were held in 1500 bond for the county grand jury.
Rid premises of all ants with Durham's Ant-Kil pore dust. Dust dens and on exits for best effect. Available in sprinkler top cans at Plaza Drug for 69 cents. Keep homes cleaner and pest free today.
McAlester Oklahoma June 24 The state pushed to set a speedy murder trial for Dr Ben T Galbraith possibly within two weeks He was found sane to stand trial on killing his wife and three children Assistant County Attorney Bill Layden said testing might place the trial in two weeks though earlier talk spoke of September More than two dozen witnesses testified at a four day hearing with their testimony varying on his sanity The same witnesses may be called again as his lawyers plan to base the defense on insanity Thursdays verdict covered mental capacity to aid in his defense
Kay faces a race against time as Mrs Ireland prepares to travel to Creighton for an urgent matter. Eric traces the airport run while Trace and Kay weigh marriage and career commitments amid a family crisis and a medical emergency involving a nephrectomy.
A historical station timetable lists daily segments from morning to late evening. It includes news at 6:02 and 10:00, religious services, music programs, dial tone weather notations, and community notices from First National Bank Temple Lumber Co. to Bonham Baptist Church.
T R Quisenberry 80 dies from injuries from a car collision several months earlier in Irving. Funeral arrangements pending. Survived by wife four daughters and three sons. In California a transportation committee approved a bill to bar hitchhikers from soliciting rides on highways with prompts about penalties and death risks.
An Air Force board probed two Randolph Air Force Base crashes near San Antonio. A B-29 on takeoff burned, killing four and injuring two. a B57 bomber crashed 16 miles north, killing Capt. William P. Brown and injuring survivors including his wife and child.
Officials named include New York Deputy Mayor Henry Epstein and State Attorney General Jacob K. Javits. The report notes a law related to funding and public officials involved in the case.
State Sen. Ottis Lock urged a bold reorganization of taxing and spending in Texas to meet modern problems. Speaking to the Jacksonville Rotary club, he lauded legislative progress but said more must be done as Texas grows. He warned against relying on outdated governance to meet jet age needs.
Javits and Frank Hogan advocate strong local and federal action as New York City topples narcotics through aggressive stamping out of addiction and curbing illegal drug traffic. Daniel notes New York leads in both addiction and enforcement efforts.
Greenville civic leaders obtain charter for the Davy Crockett Birthplace Association to restore and maintain the cabin where the frontiersman was born in Crockett birthplace area. A Lufkin lawmaker argues for reorganizing tax laws into a fair code to protect individuals from excessive taxation.
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