Bonham United Fund Near Halfway to 1967 Goal
Jimmy Wiggins, campaign chairman, reports the Bonham United Fund has surpassed $10,700, about 43 percent of the $25,300 goal for 1967. The latest drive from VA Center employees added $1,320.07, a 34 percent rise from last year’s $984.51.
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Bonham United Fund
Jimmy Wiggins
Wiggins
VA Center
John McKenne
Bonham Independent School District
C. A. Tosch
Public Employees Division
the United Fund
Tosch
First National Bank
M. C. McMahon
Harold Bicknell
T. C. Williams
E. F. Copeland
Laverne Crittenden
Joe Denton, Jr
Charles Hill
Billy Hogue
Jimmy Justiss
W. T. May
Shem Martin
Wayne McGuire
Ray Peeler, Jr
James Rodgers
W. A. Snider
Charles Turbyfill
Lyn
Courthouse jacket found after dedication linked to Cantrell
The article notes Kenneth Oliver found a jacket at the courthouse following a dedication and invites contact through the county judge's office. It mentions community figures and local groups, including PTA thanks to Ector and Bonham merchants, and fundraiser results. It also covers United Fund contributions by Bonham ISD staff and area workers.
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Kenneth Oliver
Cattle Prices Noted in Fort Worth Daily Favorite
Ode Dickey cites a 1941 Daily Favorite with cattle bringing five and a half and six cents on the Fort Worth market. Doc Mitchell says grass along highways was mowed before frosts. George and Mr C puzzled over Monday night events and sought shelter from wind and cold as last caller arrived.
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Ode Dickey
Fort Worth
Doc Mitchell
George
Mr. C
Local Resident Tours New Bonham Courthouse
C K McClendon of Leonard toured the new Bonham courthouse onTuesday saying he had not yet visited. A mobile x-ray unit from the Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association will be at the Bonham square Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. No charge due to Christmas seal financing.
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C. K. McClendon
Leonard
Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association
Bonham
Tom Peirson Named Kiwanis Club Proxy
Tom Peirson elected president of the Bunsam Kiwanis club for 1967. Officers include Jim my Wiggins as vice president Barney Walker as secretary and Roy Dyle as treasurer. New directors are Brad Nunnelee Bryce McIntyre Jack Richardson and John Armstrong. Jessa Bono and Thad Filey remain as carryover directors. Radio Auction scheduled for Tuesday December 6. Joe Campbell new member and visitors from Sherman included Frank Covington Roland Kelley Bert Sherrod and Ed Chamberlain.
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Tom Peirson
Bunsam Kiwanis Club
Jimmy Wiggins
Barney Walker
Roy Dyle
Walker
Doyle
Brad Nunnelee
Bryce McIntyre
Jack Richardson
John Armstrong
Jessa Bono
Thad Filey
Joe Campbell
Bailey Ingiiod
Sherman Club
Frank Covington
Roland Kelley
Bert Sherrod
Ed Chamberlain
Aniline Arrives for Washington International at Laurel Park
The Russian five year old Aniline, winner of the European Grand Prix in Cologne, reached Laurel Park from Russia on Tuesday to contest the $150,000 Washington International on November 11. This marks his second International start after finishing third to Kelso in 1963.
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Laurel, Md
UPI
Cologne
Germany
Laurel Park
Russia
Washington, D.C
Kelso
Record Low 24 Degrees Sparks Bonham Freeze Warning
Bonham area saw a 24 degree minimum on Nov 2 the lowest on the date leading to frost and ice on small pools. After a 54 degree high Tuesday afternoon and 44 at 6 am the minimum for the 24 hour period, a warming trend is forecast with temps near 30 to 60 Thursday. Motorists rushed to fill antifreeze in anticipation of another freeze.
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Bonham
North Korean ambush deaths in South Korea during Johnson visit
North Korean troops killed six Americans and one South Korean soldier in a dawn hand grenade ambush about half a mile inside South Korea. One U.S. soldier was wounded as the attackers crossed the DMZ and struck the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol while President Johnson departed Seoul. The attack followed Johnson’s 44 hour Korea tour and occurred amid Pyongyang’s denouncement of his visit.
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Seoul
UPS
South Korea
Johnson
United States
U.S
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
26Th Infantry Division
U.S. Camp Stanley
Pyongyang
Viet Nam
Anchorage
Alaska
Walker Hill
Han River
LBJ Returns From Asia Visit to Alaska Stop
President Johnson, back on U.S. soil after a long Asian tour, spoke at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage to 5,000, praising freedom efforts in Asia and promising U.S. support. Earlier, six American soldiers and a South Korean were killed near the DMZ. He planned a 7:30 a.m. breakfast and departure for Washington.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Johnson
Seoul
Korea
Washington
Elmendorf Air Force Base
U.S.A
Pacific
Asia
Maiula
Firemen die fighting brush fire in Canyon Pacoima
Ten members of the El Coriso Hot Shots were burned to death while battling a brush fire in Pacoima Canyon in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. Fifteen other firefighters were badly hurt as the blaze, one of three fires in the area, burned over 2,100 acres with 750 remaining on the lines.
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LOS Angles
UPI
San Fernando Valley
Pacjima Canyon
California
Griffith Park
Hollywood
U.S. Forest Service
Pacoima Canyon
el Coriso Hot Shots
Cleveland National Forest
San Diego
Don Porter
Viet Cong Bombings Kill Civilians in Saigon
Viet Cong mortars and a grenade attack near the Saigon race track and Tan Son Nhut Air Base killed two civilians and wounded five, including two children. U.S. air and ground forces pressed operations across North and central Vietnam as Premier Ky warned of ongoing infiltration risk in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
North Viet Nam
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Hanoi
Haiphong
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Nguyen Cay Ky
General Cable names Harold R. Clayton Bonham plant manager
Harold R. Clayton, a 30 year General Cable veteran, named manager of the Bonham plant, moving from Abbeville South Carolina where he ran that plant. He succeeds James D. Hunter who will transfer to Bayonne New Jersey as senior project engineer.
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General Cable Corporation
Harold R. Clayton
Bonham
Abbeville
S. C
General Cable
James D. (Duc) Hunter
Bayonne
N. J
Central Engineering
Clayton
J. E. Waters
Tampa, Fla
Norris Fisner
New Jesey
E. V Wolfe
Fisher
Wolfe
Bunham
Tampa
Fla
Verengia
Venezuela
Perth
Amboy
Ity Lou
Greenwood
Harold’r. Jr
Medical College of
South Caroln Charleston
Rosary Club
Damage Set at $75 in Wreck
Officers estimated damage at 75 dollars after a two vehicle collision on West Sam Rayburn Drive Tuesday afternoon. Investigating officers Kenneth Templeton and Jay Duckworth identified the drivers as George Allen Doyle of Carrollton and B F Butts of Eto r. Both vehicles were headed west on Sam Rayburn Drive at the time of the crash.
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Sam Rayburn
Kenneth Templeton
Jay Duckworth
George Allen Doyle
Carrollton
B- F. Butts
Eetor
Soviets accuse China of curtailment plot
In a Schiff press statement the Kremlin accuses Communist China of plotting to curtail Soviet-Chinese relations by protracted subterfuge and deliberate stalling to whittle down the number of Soviet students allowed into China this year.
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Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Communist China
Schiff
China
New York Moscow Flights Okayed by Governments
Washington reports the long awaited NY to Moscow air agreement will be signed Friday to end six years of cold war postponements. U.S. Ambassador designate Llewellyn E. Thompson will sign for the United States, with Soviet Civil Aviation Minister Yevgeni F Loginov for Russia. No inaugural flight date yet. officials expect late spring.
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Washington
UPI
Llewellyn E. Thompson
U.S
Russia
United States
Yevgeni F. Loginov
Grass Fire Behind Gaia Way Barn Reported Tuesday
Fire department crews responded to a grass fire reported behind the Gaia Way barn on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were listed, and firefighters checked for hotspots before leaving the scene.
Historic Texas Cold Wave Sees Lows Near 17 Degrees
United Press International reports a severe cold snap across Texas with lows dipping to 17 in some areas and 43 at Laredo. Dalhart logged the state's coldest overnight temperature as fair skies returned at dawn. The system brings continued below normal readings through the five day outlook, with light snow in the Panhandle and in Bovina and Friona. Weather bureau forecasters warned of possible frost in the Rio Grande Valley as citrus and winter vegetables face cold exposure.
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United Press International
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Dalhart
Panhandle
Laredo
Rio Grande
Bovina and
Friona
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Jack Carson
Jack
Ector Pta
Ector
Bonham Merchants
Kiwanis Club
North Koreans
LBJ
South Korean National Assembly
Canyon
Soviets
New York
Gaiaway Barn
Bles
Don Odker
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Austin
San Angelo
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