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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1967
Page
2
Mayor Louie Welch calls for voluntary water savings as Houston faces a month without rain. Officials cite ample supply but inadequate mains and warns that lawn watering worsens pressure. Utility chief notes many small businesses risk closure without conservation.
Hardy Ward a 17 year old Mt. Pleasant Explorer Scout is spotlighted in a two page spread in the July Boys Life. Under The Making of a Champion the article notes his rise as a top archer with 51 trophies from 52 tournaments including 44 first place wins. He earned the National Amateur Championship in Flagstaff and qualified for the first U S Canada ambassador cup team at Niagara Falls. He is son of Don Ward Scout executive of Big Cypress district and is a member of Post 218 sponsored by First National Bank of Mt. Pleasant.
Dr. Joe L. Stevens, formerly with a medical and surgical hospital and clinic, joins the Bunham VA Center surgical staff. Announcement comes from Center director Jack D. Powell. Stevens is a graduate of Leonard High School and received further training.
Mrs Nettie May Talley 91 died at M S hospital Bonham at 515 am Wednesday June 28 1967 after long illness She was born April 17 1876 in Monkstown married John Talley who preceded her in death Surviving daughter Mrs Ray Shope Honey Grove grandson John William Shope Kansas City Kansas and several nieces and nephews Funeral 4 pm Thursday Cooper Sorrells chapel Honey Grove with Rev Robert Hinson officiating Interment Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs. J Hilton Horton born Fanny Lou Manning in Leonard died after seven months illness in a San Antonio hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 a.m. Crestview Christian Church Greenville with burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Survivors include husband John Horton, son Jack Horton, brother Bill Manning and sister Mrs. Jim Chervenka.
Dr Stevens earned degrees at East Texas and Baylor School of Medicine, graduated in 1941. He practiced nine months in Leonard then 19 years in Bonham. He and his wife Margaret live on a ranch east of Bonham.
Mrs Don Blacketer of Bonham schools joins Bonhi teachers at the East Texas State University choral camp this week. Edwin Fissinger of the University of Illinois Chicago conducts rehearsals and the July 2 program for students and families. Dr James E Richards of ETSU organized the week long event with students from Bonham Paris Greenville Dallas and other northeast Texas schools enrolled.
Harold Clayton, manager of Bonham's General Cable plant, remained in critical but improving condition at St. Pauls hospital in Dallas after an attack last Thursday. Doctors reported steady progress Wednesday as diagnostic tests continued to determine the illness and prospects for removal from intensive care within the next day or two.
The bill to raise the public debt limit from 336 to 365 billion dollars was sent to President Johnson after Senate approval 60 to 30. The first step raises it to 358 billion, effective Saturday, with a two year extension for managing deficits through June 1969.
The non aligned nations will present a compromise UN General Assembly resolution calling for immediate Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands. India and Yugoslavia lead a group aiming to avoid naming aggressor or demanding direct Israeli-Arab negotiations. Debate winds down with expected Friday finish.
Fort Worth market notes cattle calves and bulls with varied price ranges. Utility and commercial cows steady, bulls steady to weak, calves 23 to 25 dollars, feeders 23.40 to 28.70 for 515 to 700 pound steers, hogs steady with 200 to 265 pound barrows and gilts at 20.00 to 21.75, sows 15 to 16 dollars, sheep steady with spring lambs 23.00 and feeder lambs 16 to 17 dollars.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands at 868.51, down 0.88 points, with the Dow Jones rail index at 255.14 up 0.64, utilities at 130.16 down 0.11, and the broader 65-stock index at 317.25 up 0.07.
National Geographic notes squids vary greatly in size from small dime-size individuals to the giant squid which can reach about 60 feet in length and weigh around two tons across oceanic habitats.
About 400 helmeted police moved into Buffalo's East Side to restore order after a night of shooting vandalism arson and disturbances. Police faced sniper fire and injuries while arresting at least 19 people with four officers treated for minor injuries. Tear gas was used to disperse crowds as cars blocked intersections and fires were fought across a one square mile area.
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