4 H youth program invites county youth to join
Fannin County Extension Office outlines 4-H activities for youths aged 9 to 19 from diverse backgrounds. Projects include clothing, gardening, animal care, safety, and nutrition led by volunteers with special interest and service groups to aid communities and personal development. An egg price guide offers a method to compare egg sizes by cost per dozen.
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Fannin County
Bonhi Students See Heart Film Demonstration
Bonham high graduates participated in CPR training led by John Perry and Reta Turner from Fannin County Hospital. Perry presented The New Pulse of Life film while Turner and a nurse demonstrated CPR steps on a training manikin. Sessions ran three two hour periods with student practice and Q A.
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John Perry
Reta Turner
R.N
Fannin County Hospital
Bonham High
Perry
American Heart Association
Fannin
Bernice Medley
Virginia McAlister
Bonhi
Barbs on Voting Tone and Airlines Ticket Agents
A reflective piece notes that impartiality in voting differs from indifference and questions the value of possessions. It jests about what remains after life and playfully treats airline staff as courteous ticket agents.
Redistricting Act Draws Opposition in Texas Legislature
A House redistricting bill would carve nine urban counties into single member districts and dilute Jefferson County’s black vote. Critics led by Rep. Paul Ragsdale warn it amounts to major injustice and will be challenged in federal court. The measure, tentatively approved 115-31, creates districts in eight counties and may shift minimal overall House makeup.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Jefferson County
Paul Ragsdale
D-Dallas
Ben Reyes
Houston
Reyes
Ragsdale
Senate
Travis
Tarrant
Nueces
el Paso
Hidalgo
McLennan
Galveston
Lubbock
Travis County
Information Referral Office For Aged Opens In County
The Fannin County Information and Referral Service for residents over 60 opens in the county office building. Mrs Forrest Porter heads the Aging division with Susan Ellis as office assistant. The program coordinates with Texoma Regional Office on Aging and serves Fannin Cooke and Grayson counties.
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Fannin County
Forrest Porter
Porter
Texoma
Fannin
Cooke
Grayson
Elis
TROA
Ruth Riddlesparger
Honey Grove
C K McClendon
Leonard
Debbie Hilliard Named Student of the Week
Debbie Hilliard, a 15 year old sophomore at Dodd City, is named Student of the Week. She is active as vice president of the FFA, historian for FHA, and treasurer of the sophomore class. Her interests include basketball sewing and listening to Sundown.
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Debbie Hilliard
Dodd
Johnnie Hilliard
Craig
Sherri
Frank Converse
Linda Blaine
Dodd City
FFA
FHA
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David Cole
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