Bonham Directory Reveals City Life in 1914
A Crenshaw loaned Bonham City Directory shows 20 attorneys and 33 grocery stores among many listings. It names lawyers such as Samuel Rayburn, postmaster salaries at 2408, 11 churches for whites and four for Negroes, plus banks, hotels, gins, gents and officials across Fannin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Agnew
A. P. Bolding
A. S. Broadfoot
O. L. Couch
H. A. Cunningham
Mark McMahon
Walter Donaldson
H. G. Evans
W. A. Evans
Will H. Evans
Lee House
S. F. Leslie
R. T. Lipscomb
Earl McAlester
E. H. Pritchett
Samuel Rayburn
R. B. Semple
T. P. Steger
Rosser Thomas
C. A. Wheeler
Mystic
Palace and
Queen
Peeler’s Airdome
Steger Opera House
Woodmen’s Park
Fannin County National
First National
First State
Isékew
Ambrose
Bonham, Bailey
Honey Grove
Dodd City
Windom
Celeste
Wolfe
Sam Rayburn
John Cunningham
Ravenna
J. M. Raiden
Lea Fannin
John T. Fitzgerald
F. Leslie
S. RB. Ridling
M. Spence
W. B. Leeman
T. 3. Cox
W. B. Vaughn
Ben H. Denton
L. L. Peterson
Hope Ordered to Turn in Money For Performance
Dallas court orders Iva D Nichols to file sworn recounting of proceeds from a show and to turn over funds. The case concerns money claimed as rent and related to the Hope show in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Dallas
UPI
Fered T. Or. Teeny
Iva D. Nichols
Cheis
U S 82 Projects Announced For Fannin County
The Texas Highway Commission announced two U S 82 improvement projects in Fannin County totaling 13.2 miles with a cost just over 250000 dollars. One adds asphalt surfacing 12.1 miles west to the Grayson county line and the other widens three bridges east of Bonham to a 44 foot width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
H. C. Perry
Texas Highway Commission
L. D. Cabaniss
Paris
Bonham West
Grayson County
U. S. 82
Bonham
Joe C. Clark
Clark
Bois d’ Arc
Sloan Creek
The
Highway Commission
Sherman
Trenton
Collin County
U.S. 75
Telephone
Duplex
Tullg
Elwood
Carson
Mayfield Road
Lyday Bridge
Kiss and Kill murder case reopened by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court reopened the John Mack Herring case from Odessa after discarding an insanity verdict. It ruled the district judge lacked jurisdiction to determine Herring's insanity at the time of the 1961 murder of Elizabeth Jean Williams. The ruling states insanity issues must be addressed before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Robert Calvert
Sailor Faces Bomb Threat Charge In Airline Incident
Selendonio Cota 21 of Artesia New Mexico told a stewardess in New Orleans on June 1 that he had a bomb aboard a United Airlines plane bound for Boston. The FBI charged him with the threat and he waived a hearing in New Orleans and remained in $1,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
New Orleans
United Auzolines
FBI
Selendonio Cota
Artesia
N.M
Cota
U S
Peter J. Nelligan
Algerians Vote Sunday in Freedom Referendum for Independence
Algerians prepare to vote on a referendum to establish an independent nation after 132 years under France. The result hinges on OAS actions and the future government, with Moslems largely supporting independence while many Europeans abstain. Analysts foresee a neutralist regime like neighboring states, balancing East and West ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
UPI
Algeria
France
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Congo
al- the Posh
Estes trial postponed as hearings begin on cotton allotments
Senate investigations subcommittee opened hearings into Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments. Witness Paul Kamerick warned inefficiency aided dishonesty and urged possible major reorganizations of the Agriculture Department. Freeman to testify. Estes land deals involve leases and unclear titles amid transfers to Reeves and Pecos counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Paul E. Kamerick
Estes
Texas
Orvidle Freeman
Kamerick
Agriculture Department
Kamenck
Jaries S. Murphy
Murphy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Coyon
United States
Reeves
Pecos
Freeman
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Estes granted postponement in Pecos case amid venue talk
Pecos Texas United Press International Dist Judge H Starley postponed Billie Sol Estes felony theft trial and eyed moving the case to San Antonio A separate 33 member jury was discharged and court recessed while a Bexar County judge's call was awaited Attorneys argued for docket position changes and a six to nine month continuance while the defense contends publicity harms the trial The indictment totals eight counts and accuses Estes of a 827 577 felony theft scheme involving a 162 144 fertilizer tank mortgage deal
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Pecos
Tex
UPI
H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
San Antonio
Starley
Bexar County
Estes
John Colfer
Paty Cen Fay Nate Oe
Pecce
Dist
Atty
R. B. McGowan
Page
Rent Houses Needed for Incoming Families in Bonham
An influx of new families tied to industrial expansion and the Texas Power and Light Valley Steam plant will move to the area, creating a critical need for rent houses. Bonham is preferred, but if suitable homes are unavailable, families will relocate to nearby towns. Those in need seek nice homes and will arrive by mid July. homeowners are urged to contact the Chamber of Commerce to list rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Power and Light Company
Valley
Bonham
Chamber of Commerce
Perchers Defy Prison Officials at West Central Prison
In Pittsburgh 13 inmates at Western Correctional Institution climbed the water tower catwalk 80 feet above ground to protest alleged cruel and inhuman treatment by guards. By noon the tank was being drained as guards tried to coax their descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPS
Western Correctional Institution
Robert Payne
Payne
UT mineral leases fetch $1 million in cash bids
The University of Texas mineral leases at one sixth royalty to the state drew $1,091,000 in cash bonuses. The average bonus was $38.64 per acre on 28,145.85 acres in West Texas. Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler noted the change from prior one eighth state offers.
Traffic safety plans outlined for four FM road projects
A meeting of contractors, law enforcement officers and State Highway reps set traffic safety measures for four FM road projects totaling 18.4 miles. Projects on FM 816, FM 1550, and FM 034 begin soon with repairs including drainage, grading, base and surfacing. Detours are not planned. traffic will move through sites with barricades and flagmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Hickory Creek
Bugtussie
State 4
Dial
U. S. 63
Honey Grove
Lamar County
The
Highway Commission
John T. Leslie
Department of Public Safety
H. E. Caldwell
Hoyt Carnes
Ivan Bounds
F. D Cox
J. W. Jackson
Joe C. Clark
State Highway Department
Evans Mining Co
At Pottsboro
Rome
Sradlia
Hearings Continue In Pan American Flight Engineer Strike
Federal Judge George Rosling extended a restraining order against the Flight Engineers International Association until 4 pm EDT July 6 as renewed hearings proceed in Pan American World Airways strike attempts. The FEIA seeks to block changes and the court weighs an injunction while negotiations and testimony continue in Brooklyn federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
George Rossing
Pan American World Airways
Rossing
Flight Engineers International Association
FEIA
Daniel Kornblum
Rosling
Brooklyn
Kornblum
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pan American
Eastern Air Lines
Rosting
Pan American and Eastern
Drunk Arrest Awaynorth of Savoy During Daytime
A white man was jailed on a drunk charge after deputies Troy McNear and Ross Chandler arrested him on the highway north of Savoy just before noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy
Troy McNear
Ross Chandler
Magouirks Reported to Be Much Better
Mayor and Mrs. J. C. Magouirk of Bonham are said to be much better today after their car veered off a 75 foot embankment when a left rear tire blew out. A hospital spokesman said they would be discharged soon perhaps in the next couple of days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Magouirk
Bonham
United Press International
Santa Rosa
N. M
Magouirk
Guadalupe General Hospital
Space Race Six Orbit Flight Planned for Summer
NASA announced that astronaut Walter M. Schirra will fly as many as six orbits around Earth this summer, exceeding prior three-orbit missions. D. Brainerd Holmes said more than three orbits would be a bonus for gathering data critical to future moon missions as Schirra could splash down in the Pacific about 368 miles northeast of Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
The
Space Agency
Walter M. Schirra
U. S
D. Brainerd Holmes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Schirra
Pacific
M Way
Thia
NASA
Navy
Bact Spilledaates
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Bonham City
Edwardine Crenshaw
Tion
Camp Glover
NeTseo Trails Council
Glover River
Oklahoma
W. T. Stephenson
Council
Louis Williams
Camp Properties
Fannin County Highway Work
U.S. 82
Sailor
Jook
Morocco
Tunisia
United Arab Republic
Mohammed Ben Bella
Senate
Perchers
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