Egypt Seizes Suez Canal prompting Western denial
In London and Paris Britain and France refuse to recognize Nasser's move and convene emergency sessions to plan counter actions. Egypt declares no international body may challenge the nationalization, while ships continue to navigate the canal under armed protection.
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Democrats Name Nominees Saturday In First Primary
Democrats prepare to name nominees on Saturday marking the first primary election. campaign leaders expect clear results across key races as returns begin to shape party slate and candidate momentum.
Sunday Edition Reports Saturday Democratic Primary Returns
The Daily Favorite will publish election results from Saturday's Democratic primary. It will include returns from all county precincts and the latest state totals.
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Daily Favorite
Democrats Set First County Primary in Bonham Area
Four Fanin county Democrats head to the polls Saturday for county district and state nominations. Hoyt Ivey seeks a second term as sheriff against Earl Cain and Willie Earle. Incumbents face light opposition in precinct and justice races with Sam Rayburn unopposed in the Fourth District. Polls run 8 am to 7 pm at Bonham sites with results due by midnight.
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Fanin County
Hoyt Ivey
Earl Cain
Willie Earle
Robert Bellows
Dan Campbell
T. J. Lochridge
Johnny Avery
Joel Kelly
Jack Leonard
Matt Bentle
Justice
Wade Morris
Troy Berry
Jesse J. Johnson
Constable
Morris
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
East Bonham City Hall
South Bonham County
West Bonham
Cross Burning At Rayburn Home Stirs County Officials
A 7 foot flaming cross was set in Speaker Sam Rayburn's driveway Thursday night as authorities from the county sheriff's office and the FBI, along with Air Force officers, pursue a man and woman captured in a pickup truck. Clues include brown work gloves, a cigarette stub, burned matches, and pine cross supports. Sheriff Hoyt Ivey confirmed a potential suspect in Sherman, urging concrete links. Bonham fire department delays due to a $25 out-of-city pledge sparked criticism and highlighted protective gaps for Rayburn, a prominent public servant.
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FBI
Air Force
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Bonham
Hoyt Ivey
Sherman
Lloyd Green
U. S. 82
Ivey
R. O. McKissack
Les Tribble
Perrin
Bonham Fire Department
Cit
Fannin County
Gnals
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paris
Henry Burt
Speaker Rayburn
Mr. Rayburn
Green
Mark
Two Barbecue Feeds Support Local Causes in Bonham Area
Bonham area residents have two barbecue fundraisers tonight. Dodd City hosts a fire equipment drive starting at 5 PM to aid local protection with no current fire service. Ladonia Lions Club sponsors a 7 PM feed to raise money for permanent football field stands.
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Ladonia
Dodd City
Election Returns Will Be canvassed Tuesday Morning
The Fannin County Democratic Executive Committee will meet in the Sixth District Courtroom at 10 o clock Tuesday morning July 31 to make an official canvass of the first Democratic primary returns. Chairman Deets Dorough urges full attendance to certify winners and prepare ballots for the second primary.
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Fannin County
Democratic Executive Committee
Sixth District
Deets Dorough
Dorougt
USAF Far East Headquarters To Be Shifted Soon
Washington reports the U S Far East Air Forces will move back to Hawaii from Japan by July 1. The FEAF will be absorbed into the Unified Pacific command under Admiral Stump, with Gen. Laurence S Kuter continuing to direct the air forces. The move aims to reduce large headquarters and simplify command relationships across the region.
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Pacific
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Laurence S. Kuter
Kuter
Pacific Air Force
Lory Smith
Hickam Air Force Base
Stump
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Philippines
Bonham Family Involved in Houston Car Collision
Mr and Mrs Roy Sharyer and daughter Beverly Sue were hurt in a collision at a Houston street intersection. Mr Sharyer has back injuries and is at Height Hospital. Mrs Sharyer and Beverly Sue sustained minor injuries while en route to visit Mrs Marvin Taylor, a former Bonham resident now living in Houston.
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Beverly Sue
Sharyer
Houston
Height Hospital
Beverly
Sharyers
Bonham
Marvin Taylor
Steelworkers and industry sign three year no strike contract
United Steelworkers of America and steel industry sign a three year agreement boosting wages and benefits by 45.6 cents per hour over the contract. The deal aims to stave off strikes and cover key labor terms across plants nationwide.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Steel Industry Today
North Central Texas Weather Outlook Through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions persist with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures remain steady with little overall change.
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Texas
Candidates Hit Final Drive Ahead of Saturday Vote
Democratic contenders tail gun the last push before voters go to the polls. Price Daniel campaigns in Liberty and heads to Houston. Ralph Yarborough recalls Ath ens birthplace while appealing with his father at 91. W Lee O Daniel relies on a police escort to reach the Alamo rally with his band. Senterfitt and Haley choose Dallas for events with runoffs and victory dinners amid school segregation protests. Daniels accuses Reuther of meddling in Texas politics as Haley denounces the Supreme Court on school integration.
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Price Daniel
Liberty
Houston
W. Lee O’daniel
Alamo
Reuben Senterfitt
J. Evetts Haley
Dallas
Senterfitt
Haley
Sam McCollum III
Austin
Joberty
Daniel
Uaw-Cio
Walter Reuther
Texas
Yarborough
O’donalel
O'Daniel
Veterans Land Board
Veterans Land
People of
Supreme Court
Rayburn and sister unfazed by cross fire at home
In Washington Speaker Sam Rayburn and his sister Mrs S S Bartley dismissed a cross in the driveway as a boyish prank or action by someone outside his Texas district. Bartley said she and relatives were calm and unaware until notified, adding they never hear events at the front of the house.
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Sam Rayburn
S. S. Bartley
Rayburn
Washington
Dick Rayburn
Band Boosters Hold Saturday Fundraiser Events
The Band Boosters sponsor pie and cookies sale at the old fire station near City Hall from 8 30 to 11 am Saturday. That night during election returns on the courthouse lawn they sell ice cream cake and soft drinks from stands starting 6 pm until sold out to aid the Bonhi band.
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Band Boosters Club
Sheppard Offers Aid in Crown Burnings Probe
County Attorney Tibby Wright announced that Texas Attorney General Ben Sheppard offered the full facilities of his office to aid the investigation of Thursday night’s crown burning incident involving Speaker Sam Rayburn. The offer, conveyed by telegram Friday, stated the AG’s office has worked with other prosecutors on similar matters. Wright said the state is pursuing any revival of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Tibby Wright
Texas
Ben Sheppard
Sam Rayburn
Wright
Fire at Rayburn home cross fire reported near truck
Witnesses say a vehicle slowed on the highway near Speaker Rayburn's residence then fled as a man checked tires with a flashlight and a fire ignited the cross. The blaze spread along the ground before bursting into flames as the truck sped away toward Bonham. Federal agents assisted with the investigation.
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