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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1967
Page
5
Bryce McIntyre announces summer tryouts for Bonham Boys Baseball Inc across National and Texas leagues. Warmups start Monday with tryouts Tuesday to Thursday at the Little League field VA Center, as managers prepare to draft players for both leagues and Pony league plans follow in coming days.
The Green Bay Packers have purchased four players from the Lowell Massachusetts Giants of the Atlantic Coast League. They are defensive end Leon Crenshaw from Tuskegee Tech linebacker Ricky Capp from Boston College tackle John Frachette and kicker Les Murdock from Florida State.
James Danner posted the high 590 series and 213 game to lead the Commercial league at Red River Lanes. Bill North and Jim Bohannon followed with 564 and 555 series while Bohannon and Johnny Quimbly each had 209 games for second high and North 204 for third. Coca Cola took the high team game 894 and Smith Appliance the high team series 2560 with a slate of lane results including Babcocks Bonham Auto Smith Appliance Red River Lanes and others finishing 3 1.
The Caney Creek watershed has six flood water retention dams finished, with bids set for May 16 to build two more. Truman Atkins of the Soil Conservation Service reported 1,043 landowners served and 380 completing conservation practices, noting 4,412 acres cropped, 93 farm pools, 7,013 acres of managed pastures, 3,432 acres renovated pastures, and 57,420 feet of terraces. Backmeyer Bros. of Taylor were awarded four sodding contracts with Bermuda grass.
Bill Matthews has been elected superintendent of Windom rural high school succeeding Bob Williams who resigned for a Bonham public school post. Matthews, connected with Powderly-Reno schools since 1958, starts August 1. He is Bonham born, East Texas State graduate with BA and MEd, served in the U.S. Air Force 1949-1953 including 17 months in Korea. He is married to Bonnie Faye Moore. they have eight year old son Billy Kirk.
In Chattanooga Tennessee James R Hoffa the Teamsters Union president who is serving an eight year sentence for jury tampering arrived with U S marshals for a hearing on his motion for a new trial He was moved from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary Pennsylvania and transported 725 miles by car He will be housed at the Hamilton County Jail until the Tuesday morning hearing begins.
Dan Knowles, Jess Moore, Archa Evans and Jessie Slate appear in the newly released city personnel list, underscoring their roles in the ongoing community project.
Betsy Shaw of Denison demonstrates use of small appliances, blending foods from baby food to soup, for English Home Demonstration Club in Bonham. Winnie Money named 1967 Senior Citizen. honored May 18 with a covered dish luncheon along with Sterling Denton and A. D. Dodson. Members plan May 12 trip to Campbell Soup Co. in Paris. five visitors attend. devotional led by Guy Glenn. opening prayer by A. M. Francis. Food prepared at the demonstration was served to 14 members and five guests.
Return Home Ector area Mr and Mrs T C Keener and daughter Louann have returned from San Antonio where they visited their son and brother Parker McCommas. The Keen ers flew to San Antonio for the visit.
In the Rio Grande Valley citrus belt UFWOC plans organizing drives after melon harvest in Starr County. The union seeks 1.25 dollar minimum wage and union representation amid a year long campaign. A recent representation vote at a Starr County packing shed ended 14 to 4 with three ballots challenged.
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