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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
1
Bonham merchants host a Saturday Sidewalk Sale with bargains inside and outside. Shoppers will find top bargains across merchandise lines in an old time carnival atmosphere. Employees in yesteryear costumes hawk items on sidewalks and inside stores, drawing a large crowd from across the area.
Bonham residents must visit by 7 p.m. for a chest x ray in the mass survey sponsored by the TB Association. In Honey Grove the mobile unit will operate all day with a 5 p.m. deadline on Saturday.
Merchants move outdoor for the annual Sidewalk Sale offering bargains for shoppers. A 10 a.m. baseball parade occurs around the square, followed by bake sales by the Nunnelee club and baseball mothers featuring cakes pies and cookies. Tom Mc Holmes notes hay fever season with summer.
Joe Morrow says the Honey Grove post office remodeling continues and all work is expected to be finished within the next two weeks.
A remark notes the ice cream cone originated at the 1904 St Louis World Fair, marking 62 years of its existence. The speaker jokes about not attending the event.
Johnny Warnell of the Bartley Woods community says he is pleased with this year’s wheat yield and notes quiet conditions nearby. He observes peaches plums and apricots ripening and sweet corn roasting ears appearing with field corn soon to follow, larger and tastier.
Fifteen men charged in the firebomb slaying of Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg are free on bond after a federal grand jury indictment for conspiracy and intimidation. The group includes Sam H Bowers Jr of Laurel, identified as a Ku Klux Klan leader, and 13 others linked to the January 10 attack that killed Dahmer and targeted a Negro voter registration drive.
Elbert Tilley aged 53 of Center street was slightly injured Friday morning after being struck on East Sam Rayburn Drive at the square by a pickup driven by A D Brawner of Ivanhoe Rt 1. Brawner said he did not see Tilley as he turned left with both having a green light. Brawner took Tilley to the M and S clinic for treatment and stitches. Tilley, a Highway Department employee, was later released.
EL PASO Texas UPI The Texas Press Association opens its 87th summer convention with TPA president Winn B Crossley reporting steady growth in the industry Despite television and radio revenue for Texas papers has risen while readers still seek complete stories Crossley cites 668 daily and weekly newspapers and says consolidation has not reduced overall totals A UPI summary notes a presentation on modernizing papers Automation in Editing by Mic Sebree awaits attendees
A massive blaze and explosion destroyed a $280,000 wax and on complex in Regents Park Sydney. Hundreds fled as eight fire brigades battled for three hours with injuries to several firefighters and bystanders reported.
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a 58.611 billion defense bill for the fiscal year starting July 1, about 946 million above Johnson's request. McNamara opposes two atomic frigates and Nike-X, while Viet Nam combat may require several more billions, prompting supplemental requests.
In ELSA Yukon a dozen miners were trapped by an underground fire at the Necash silver mine. Four died, eight were rescued after more than 12 hours of efforts by two teams including a 1& man unit from Yellowknit. Fire raged at 200, 300 and 500 foot levels. The disaster began at noon local time Thursday.
The Bonham forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Saturday. Temperatures average a few degrees below normal with a chance of weekend showers. Thursday high reached 89 degrees, morning low 69.
Mass chest x ray survey drew crowds in Fannin County with long lines of men women and children awaiting their turn on Thursday and Friday. The mobile unit will be in Honey Grove Saturday with hours 9 a m to 5 p m and open until 7 p m if needed. County aging committee led by Mrs Sk G Mac Clure urged all over 15 to participate and many elderly residents were included in the drive.
UPI reports six day Nathan Hale operation in the Central Highlands 230 miles northeast of Saigon where U.S. 1st Cavalry attacked a North Vietnamese battalion of about 400. Capt. Michael Kalla said the force was larger than a company as air and artillery pounded enemy positions. American forces pursued after repelling the assault.
Seattle police appeal to the public for help solving the bludgeon killing of an attractive airline stewardess and the beating of her roommate Lonnie Trumbull a 20 year old found dead in a basement apartment. Lisa Wick 20, also a stewardess, was hospitalized unconscious. The trio from Portland Ore had just graduated from stewardess school and were to begin flights to California next month.
The Air Force launched the 125-pound Pageos J 100-foot balloon satellite into a polar orbit from Vandenberg AFB California aboard a Thor Agena D rocket. NASA said it was in orbit and looked good as it began mapping the earth with high accuracy. The craft orbits about 2,600 miles up and travels 13,700 miles per hour, relaying earth data every three hours.
Senate Ethics Committee heard testimony that Gerald Zeller told Michael O’Hare he could quit Dodd without risk because he had “put too much on him.” The witness described Zeller’s departure to work for Sen. Norris Cotton and cited related inquiries into Dodd’s conduct and links to Julius Klein.
Police trace lead on Paula Sue Steinbach a third grader from Aurora with blue eyes and blonde hair. Tips point to a route along U S Highway 30 through southern Wyoming and north through Yellowstone National Park with checks at motels restaurants and filling stations along the way.
About 1,500 doctors and dentists walked out of 94 public health clinics in New York City over pay and working conditions. The emergency meeting halted after failed negotiations Thursday night as officials pledged to maintain essential services and refer patients to hospital clinics.
Lawyers for Jack Ruby asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for a new trial. Ruby, condemned to death for the slaying of President Kennedy's assassin, had an appeal pending since 1950 with the sanity issue unresolved. A sanity hearing was contested by Ruby's attorneys claiming constitutional rights violations.
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