City Adopts Street Decontrol and Tax Changes
City commissioners approved a street decontrol order affecting South First from Reich to Braz, boosting the street fund and setting a 90 cent tax rate for city funds and street upkeep. The vote included a dissenting alderman. The measure also covers cemetery access and street closings, with implementation to begin June end.
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Ok Rats
South First Street
Bras
Reich Streets
National Housing R Tighe
Reich Street
Braz
Gun Club Sets July 4 Shooting At Fannin County Range
The Fannin County Gun Club at the Highway 82 121 junction hosts an all day event with prizes donated by Bonham merchants. Skeet and rifle competitions run 10 am to 7 pm with handicap skeet for members only then open skeet with county shooters and a rifle grand open contest at four targets. Entry costs range from 75 cents to $1 per round.
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Fannin County Gun Club
Highway 121
Bonham Merchants
Jack Starnes
Courthouse and City Hall Closed for Independence Day
All courthouse offices will be closed on Monday July 4 for Independence Day observance. City hall will also close with only fire department on duty during the holiday weekend.
Verdian Child Injured in Weekend Bicycle Chase
A brief item notes a girl named Vergy sustained a fractured wrist Sunday while playing near Foray. The incident occurred during a game described as tas and involved no further injuries or witnesses.
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Vergy
Q Foray
Meeting at Greenville on G A Bill Hearings for District Officials
Texas school administrators from six counties meet July 7 8 at Greenville Senior High School Auditorium to hear Foundation School Program Division officials discuss interpret and confer on the Gilmer Aiken act. Dana Williams superintendent White Oak Schools and Holmes Webb Gladewater High School principal are among the reps in attendance.
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Greenville
Wesley Street
Foundation
State Auditor's Office
Gilmer-Aiken
Fifty First
Beauford H. Jester
L.P. Sturgeon
Texas
Dana Williams
White Oak
Longview
Holmes Webb
Gladewater
Hunt
Hopkins
Delta
Lamar
Rains
Fannin
Bonham Leader Named East Texas Chamber Chairman
Chairman Lynwood K. Massey of Bonham Chamber of Commerce is named Bonham chairman for the East Texas Chamber of Commerce by Tyler president Henry M. Bell. He will serve as the official contact between Bonham and the regional organization.
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Lynwood K. Massey
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Bonham
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Henry M. Bell
Tyler
Amateur Rodeo Scheduled at Fanon Count Fair Grounds
The Bontam Round Cp Chair will sponsor an amateur rodeo at the Fanon Count Fair Grounds rodeo area on Wednesday. Local amateur members from the area will perform, with a small admission fee. The project was approved at a Monday night meeting, and club members will contribute as ropers and calf stock are prepared.
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Fanon Count Fair Grounds
Runaway Car Damages Nearby Ditch After Quick Chase
Jack Winkler, a Southwest Pump employee, watched his car roll away and drive two blocks before tipping into a deep ditch. Co workers rallied, helped recover the vehicle, and parked it safely again by the curb.
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Jack Winkler
Jack
Han Peeve
Gea See
93 Degrees Reaches Bonham High on Tuesday
Tuesday brought clear skies and warm weather in Bonham with a high of 93 degrees. The previous night dipped to the upper seventies, marking a notably warm spell for the period.
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Bonham
Five East Texas community chairmen named by ET Chamber
Henry M. Bell of Tyler appointed a group of Fannin County citizens as community chairmen for the East Texas Chamber of Commerce. The lineup includes Frank Welch, Honey Crave, Allen Spies Leonard, Jack Morrow, Charles Leslie Bailey, and Lynwood Massey Bonham. They will act as official contacts between towns and the regional chamber, reporting to the Barne y J S faction with approval from H A Burrow.
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Fannin County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Henry M. Bell
Tyler
Frank Welch
Honey Crave
Allen Spies Leonard
Jack Morrow
Charles Leslie
Bailey
Lynwoot Massey
Bonham
Barney JS
H A Burrow
Bites Chamber
Contunity
Fast Texas Chamber of Commerce
Business New
Embert M Hfarriaean
Efarrden
Bannin County
Deputy County Clerk Sarah Denton Resigns
Miss Sara Denton resigns after a year as deputy in the county clerk’s office to take a private business position. Mrs Fewel Jennings of the district clerk’s office will succeed her and begin work on July 4.
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Sara Denton
Fewel Jennings
Denton
Misa Jennings
Market Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed Across Grades
Cattle bids show 1800 steady for good fed steers and yearlings 2300 2650. feeders 1400 1780. canners and cutters 900 1900. calves 600. slaughter calves 2300 2600. stocker calves 1750 2500. Hogs mostly 2 lower than Tuesday. sows around 50 lower. feeder pigs scarce. bulk good and choice 150 1865 lbs and 19.00 20.25 for light weights. bulls 15.50 16.00. heavy sows down. feeder pigs 16.00 46.
Judge Moore Speaks at Fannin Bar Luncheon
Judge Moore was guest speaker at the Fannin County Bar Association monthly luncheon where he discussed county finances. Judge HOA Cunningham was re elected president with Judges S Leslie, O Couch and A L McRae as vice presidents and Miss Myrtle Hancock elected secretary treasurer.
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Chote Moore
Peaker
Fannin County
Fannin County Bar Association
Buster Cole
Hoa Cunningham
S . Leslie
O. Couch
A .L. McRae
J. Couch
Myrtle Hancock
T; Butler
Audra Wakefield
Leonard Bryant Admitted To Veterans Hospital For Observation
Leonard Bryant was sent to the Veterans Hospital at McKinney for treatment after severe hand cuts while working on his car. He fainted following a tetanus shot and reinjured an old ailment, remaining in the hospital for about two weeks for observation.
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Leonard Bryant
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Bryant
Weather Outlook for East Texas and Bonham Area
Partly cloudy with warm, continued heat. Isolated to scattered thundershowers mainly in north and central zones this afternoon and evening. Southeast to south winds remain moderate. Bonham and vicinity expect similar conditions tonight and Thursday with little temperature change.
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Texas
Bonham
City Cleanups Planned for July 12 to Fight Housefly Nuisance
The committee approves a city cleanup for July 12 aimed at reducing housefly breeding. The guide stresses fly dangers from typhoid to cholera, urges sanitation like covered garbage cans, screens, door seals, fly sprays, and community cooperation to curb infestations.
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Science Department of the
Polio Hits New Peak in Texas
In Austin Texas the Health Officer Dr George Wo Cow reports polio cases rising to a new high The latest week brings 118 cases to the year to date total surpassing all previous records The warning signals possible further increases are noted by the official who urges continued vigilance and vaccination efforts
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Austin
Texas
George Wo Cow
Ansass
Bonham Jaycees Plan City Cleanup July 12
Bonham citizens vote to support a July 12 citywide cleanup led by the Jaycees. The Chamber of Commerce will raise about 1900 for a fogging machine, and volunteers from Lions Club Rotary Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and city agencies will assist with trash pickup and weed removal.
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Leatherwood
Willard Castle
South Bonham
Saunders
Bonham ‘Citizens’ Planning Board
Jaycee
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Paul Simpson
The
Penham Lions Club
Lions
Rotary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jayceees
American Legion
City of Bonham
Jagrees
Camp Trope
Chreopher of Commerce
Satellaton
Equipmienne
Virgil Wilson
Lions Club
Community Service
Barney Grass
Pal Campbell
Barman
Wilfurff
Tech
Onsen Nepom
Ao Ouib
New Books Added To Public Library In June
Public Library shelves swelled with new titles in June amid a long list of authors including John Walton Ruth Laughlin James Street Mildred McNaughton Christopher Morley Elsa Larralde Dorothy Jame Roberts Merle Colby M Kantor Zane Grey Elma Lobaugh Michael Innes Edward Streeter Arthur Miller Herbert S. Zim Percy A Morris Ruth Livingston Hill Robert Standish Margaret Culkin Banning Feith Baldwin John GuntherGeorge Orwell.
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Bonhan Publi
John Wat
Ruth Laughlin
James Street
Resalah Land
Hot
Davis Hunter Horn
Harnette Arrow
Mildred McNaughton
Man
Christopher Morley
Elsa Larralde Marshwood
Dorothy Jame Roberts
Merle Colby
M. Minlay Kantor
Zane Grey
Elma K Lobaugh
Michael Innes
Edward Streeter
Arthur Miller
Herbert S. Zim
Percy A Morris
Ruth Livingston Hill
Robert Standish
Margaret Culkin Banning
Feith Baldwin
John Gunther
George Dewell
Legislature Returns to Money Bills while Reforming Election Law
In Austin on June 29, the Texas Legislature did not devote all its time to financial matters. It voted to abolish the poll tax as a prerequisite to voting, with voters likely to approve a constitutional amendment this fall. A secret ballot measure was adopted to replace party lines, and officials moved to tighten election procedures with a registration fee and loyalty pledge debates. Governor Jester signed actions expanding reforms and streamlining state law.
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Texas
Keith Kelly
Fort Worth
Beauford Jester
John J Bell
Cuera
Jester Agaed
Senate
Eleuse
Juke Box Heist At Dallas Wan' Inn Tavern
In Dallas on June 20 a theft occurred at the Wan Inn Tavern as two jukeboxes were emptied of nickels by intruders who wandered in early today.
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Dallas
Wan’ Inn
Special Stamp I Authorized for Last GAR Meeting
Fragmented notice notes a special stamp for the final GAR meeting with unclear details about date and location. It references an event at an unspecified venue and includes distorted names and phrases, offering limited readable facts.
Sheriff and Constable Seek Man Alleged of Mortgaged Property
In New Boston this morning Sheriff Nulin Anderson and Constable Matt Bentle pursued a Black man alleged to have disposed of mortgaged property. The search aimed to return the man to Bonham for questioning.
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Nulin Anderson
Matt Bentle
Boston
Bonham
Henry Keer Named to Dean's List at ETSTC
Henry Keer appears on the ETSTC Dean's List, as announced by Dree B. Wright chair of the scholarship committee. Eligibility requires the student to maintain better than a B average in all subjects.
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Hienry Keer
ETSTC
Polio Claims First Victim in Amarillo
Amarillo records its first polio death of the year as five year old Billy Kimbley of nearby Dumag(h) dies at an Amarillo hospital from polio.
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Polio
Amarillo
Amarilla
Billy Kimbley
Dumaghes
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Senate Special Investigating Committee
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Meroteks
Ieden Olah
Veterans of
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Ant Profetena Women Club
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