Bonham Bonanza Brings Eight Firms Bargain Prices
Bonham merchants including White's Auto Hunt's Department Store J B White Company Dobson's Bonham Style Shop Plaza Drug and Paul Hembree manager joined a group event Wednesday announcing red hot specials Thursday. Prices will be cut to unheard of levels as eight firms sponsor Bonham's Big Bargain Bonanza to draw shoppers and boost sales.
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Bonham Merchants
Bonham
Paul Hembree
White’s Auto Store
Hunt's Department Store
J. B. White Company
Dobson's, Inc
Bonham Style Shop
Plaza Drug
Big Bargain Bonanza in Bonham to Boost Summer Sales
Merchants of Bonham unite for the BBBB days offering cost or below cost items across 30 popular merchandise lines. Stores coordinate to avoid duplicates and attract shoppers to visit multiple shops. The Daily Favorite published the full list Tuesday. readers urged to view for specifics.
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Daily Favorite
The American theatre offers Prince Valiant special screenings
Tomorrow at the Bee The Daily Favorite office a bargain list features top entertainment. The American theatre runs a special on admission for all after noon showings of the CinemaScope Technicolor film Prince Valiant. Thursday.
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American Theatre
Dime Theater Return in Bonham Opens with Prince Valiant
Bonham residents face a one day dime admission to the American Theatre showing Prince Valiant as part of a four day local bargain event. Merchants join in and fans are urged to visit Thursday for low priced cinema and drinks while summer schedules begin for Fannin county schools.
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Daily Favorite
Bonham
Cantrell
Fannin County
Pete Clinton Erects 90-Foot Sheriff Radio Tower
Pete Clinton handles the 90-foot tower assembly atop the jail roof for the sheriff's department short wave antenna. He recalls climbing as high as 120 feet on ladders at Dallas and Denison Dam, and notes the toughest part will be threading the X shaped antenna through a maze of guy wires. The job, begun with winch-assisted sections, continues with final top and antenna placement before completion.
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Pete) Clinton
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Dallas
Denison Dam
Joel Kelly
Pete Page
Multiple incidents reported in brief United Press items
Fort Worth and Brooklyn reports note a wall collapse burying about forty workers on a Brooklyn construction site. Utah oil pools are cited in a Texas firm’s claimed discovery facing a potential SEC injunction next month. A helicopter crash near Yokosuka involves three missing Marines. An Oklahoma City jet crash at Tinker AFB leaves a pilot dead. The body of three year old Tomy Revere is found near Red Bluff Lake.
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Weather Outlook for North Central Texas Thursday
Forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms in North Central Texas on Thursday, with most activity expected in the northwest portion. Local highs near seasonal norms and a risk of brief heavy rain in affected areas.
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Temperature Dips To 94 As Bonham Sees Warm Tuesday
Bonham area records a high of 94 degrees on Tuesday down from 96 on Monday with an overnight low near 68. By 6 pm the temperature had fallen to 88. Forecast calls for continued warmth with possible scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers.
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Bonham
Fertilization irrigation and insect control urged for good yields
Randolph June 29 farmers must irrigate fertilize and maintain insect control to reach better yields. P E Biggerstaff Randolphs general store operator cites southeastern trip and compares farming methods noting many still rely on old tools while stressing water and pest management as essential for cotton corn and tobacco. He warns without two inch rains yields will fail to reach full potential.
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Mystery Man Sought in Dickinson Triple Murder
Dickinson Texas officers hunt a mystery man as a hot suspect in the killings of Mrs. John McPherson 44 her son 12 and her mother 65. Sheriff Frank Biaggne says the man was a friend of McPherson met in a local cafe and promises a big break in the case soon. Two ex airmen are also being sought after sightings in Dickinson last week.
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John McPherson
Biganne
Galveston
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Dust Pit Fire at Cotton Mill Causes Excitement
A fire in the dust pit at the Bonham Cotton Mills Tuesday afternoon drew onlookers but caused no damage to the plant. Smoke rose from top ventilators as all three fire trucks responded. firemen controlled the alarm and spectators were kept back.
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Bonham Cotton Mills
Eisenhower Faults Democrats Over Unpassed Legislation
President Eisenhower challenged Democratic claims of achievements and read a list of unpassed measures vital to the United States at a news conference. He noted no final action on highway work, military manpower reserve, housing, health, schools, mutual security, refugee acts, water resources, customs simplification, minimum wage, the atomic ship, and Hawaiian statehood.
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Eisenhower sees hopeful signs from summit talk in Geneva
President Eisenhower said he believes chances to ease world tensions are better than two months ago. He cited last week’s United Nations anniversary in San Francisco and warned not to expect too much from the Geneva Big Four summit. He noted a possible shift in Soviet attitude and described the Alaska plane incident as local, with Soviet apologetic tone.
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Third Week Opens At Camp Glover Sunday Afternoon
Camp Glover in the Lone Star Area Council opens its third week with record enrollments of boys and readers. Troops from Bonham Ladonia Idabel and Antlers attend including Troop 180 Swink 6 Scouts 1 leader Troop 81 Hugo 9 Scouts 1 leader Troop 230 Idabel 23 Scouts 3 leaders Troop 55 Ladonia 10 Scouts 2 leaders Troop 96 Antlers 18 Scouts 3 leaders Troop 64 Bonham 14 Scouts 1 leader Troop 341 Idabel 11 Scouts 1 leader. Program covers swine ling life saving boating canoeing nature study forestry conservation and more. Camp staff includes Carl Nicholas Don Knecht Pinky Griffin J A McDowell and James Nichols. Waterfront led by Leroy Harry Lupe Urbano. Returnees from second week listed. camp ends July 9.
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Antlers
Bonham
T’roop
Summer School Sessions Planned Across County
Fannin county schools announce six to eight week summer terms to aid in cotton harvest. Riverby opens now, Shulley July 6, Jeter July 18, with Trenton July 11 and 18, and Gober and Ladonia also starting July 18. Duration depends on cotton maturation, delaying fall start to October.
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Former Galveston Police Chief Fred M Ford Sentenced
Former Galveston police chief Fred M Ford was sentenced to four years in federal prison for income tax evasion. The case involved evading over $8 000 in taxes for 1945 1946 and 1947 after a week long trial.
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Galveston
Fred M. Ford
Ford
U. S. Court of Appeals
Sky Watch seeks 375000 wardens for six-state air defense
Oklahoma City June 29 Up 375000 air raid wardens are needed to activate Sky Watch in a six state region including Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Missouri Louisiana and Kansas The Air Defense Command will recruit volunteers through state and local civil agencies in a 16 million population area The plan under the 33rd Air Division aims to provide alerting for air defense with filter centers at San Antonio Dallas Houston and in Cor with a seminar for officials from 11 cities to explain the plan.
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7.4 Million In UT Oil Lease Bonuses Reported
Texas oil and gas leases on University of Texas lands yielded 7.4 million dollars in bonuses received Tuesday. Magnolia Petroleum Co. paid the highest amount, 700 thousand dollars, for a 2 638 acre drilling block in Upton County.
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University of Texas
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Upton County
On the Square Sees Local Talks and Trips
Tom Denton and C BR Jones chat at a square scene while Ban Ett Thompson shares yarns. Paul Campbell plans a lengthy business trip to New York as Lanny Lipford presents large snake photos.
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Hack Carson
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Ba Bunham
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