Moon Ring Forecast and Porcupine Sighting Near Bonham
A ring around the moon prompted old timers to predict rain, with a 20 percent chance of showers, while Al Corley reports spotting a porcupine north of Bonham near the Ivanhoe road. A highway worker also thought it was a porcupine. Bonham Gainesville score read 28 75. Bartley Woods Community Improvement Club to hold Thanksgiving supper and program at 7 30 p.m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
al Corley
Corley
Bonham
Ivanhoe Road
Bonham State Bank
Bonham - Gainesville
Gainesville
Bartley Woods Community Improvement Club
Deer Hunter Ted Wilson Awaits Doctor OK for Hill Country Trip
Ted Wilson plans an annual Hill Country deer hunt pending medical clearance after a brief hospital stay last week. Patti Snider sold Warrior streamers at the Quarterback club meeting Monday night, noting limited future appearances. Bonham has an open date after Friday’s clash with McKinney and will close with Grapevine on Warriors Field.
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Ted Wilson
Ted
Patti Snider
McKinney
Bonham
Warriors Field
Two Suspects Face Charges In House Fire
Two suspects charged with arson in the burning of two vacant houses at West 9th and Thomas. Dell Turman arrested after police investigation. bond set at 5000. Second suspect unnamed, reportedly out of town. fire destroyed both vacant houses and damaged an adjacent one.
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West 9Th
Thomas
Dell Turman
Archie Hamilton
Justice of Peace
Pub patrons stage protest at Welsh pub over Sunday opening law
In Robgset Wales customers of a local pub staged a sit-in protest against Sunday opening restrictions. The group remained in the tavern from closing time into early Sunday, despite the manager's pleas to leave.
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Robgset
Wales
UPI
Geniemen
Peace Talks in Paris Postponed Indefinitely
The United States announced postponement of Vietnam talks in Paris after Saigon refused to sit with the Viet Cong. U.S. and North Vietnamese envoys held secret discussions on postponing the Wednesday session while Thieu opposed Viet Cong participation. Vietnam and U.S. officials signaled the first meeting’s procedural questions remain unresolved.
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UPI
United States
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
William Jorden
Republic
South Vietnam
Jorden
Nguyen van Thieu
Johnson
North Vietnam
Thieu
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Americas
Jlane
Rotary Governor Pays Official Visit to Bonham Club
Bonham Rotary members host District 58 Governor Austin B. Watson of Dallas for an official visit. He arrives Tuesday afternoon, meets officers at 5 30, attends dinner at 6 30, and presents Wednesday noon a governor’s report. Watson heads 288 governors in 142 countries and oversees 60 clubs in the district.
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Bonham Rotary Club
Austin B. Watson
Dallas
Watson
Texas Power and Light Company
Rotary Club
Onnie R. Koski
Bonham
Fair Park
Cease Fire Hopes Fade as Vietnam Talks Open
Paris diplomats say early ceasefire chances in Vietnam are receding with Hanoi demanding unconditional bombing end and insisting on bargaining terms. They foresee slow de escalation and a focus on U S troop withdrawal while keeping options open.
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UPI
Vietnam
Hanoi
Korea
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hunes
Adults Can Register For Classes
John Snead announces Bonham schools will offer adult education classes for adults over 18 without a high school diploma. Classes run beginner to high school level in math reading writing and English to aid job prospects, funded by the Texas Education Agency with Cooke County support. Enroll in room 106 at 7 p.m. Thursday. contact Snead at the high school for details.
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John Snead
Bonham Schools
Snead
Cooke County
Texas Education Agency
West Ilth Street
Memorial Shell Blast Kills Four in Italy
In Castro dei Volsi Italy a memorial service for war dead ended when an artillery shell used in the ceremony exploded. Police report candles ignited the gunpowder in the shell killing four people and wounding one.
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Castro Dei Volsci
Italy
UPI
Reagan lauds state worker who helped job seeker
Gov. Ronald Reagan praised a Sacramento Youth Opportunity Center staffer who traded his shirt and necktie for a jobseeker’s T shirt to improve his appearance for a prospective employer. Reagan called the employee's actions above and beyond the call of duty in a letter to State Employment Director Peter Weinberger.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Youth Opportunity Center
Durup
Jov
Peter Weinberrger
Giants Reach for Sky in Rainwashed Australian Corner
National Geographic describes trees nearly 300 feet tall on the rain washed southwest corner of Australia. The feature highlights forest giants and the unique climate shaping their growth.
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Australia
National Geographic
Weather Good Across Nation as Voting Peaks
Voters flocked to polls in record numbers for the 37th presidential election amid favorable weather. Digging into early returns, Dixville Notch favored Humphrey 8 to Nixon 4 while Ellsworth backed Nixon entirely, and Wallace gained nothing there.
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Singelmann
Humphrey
Wallace
Nixon
Mike Ogden
Ogden
Dixville Notch
N.H
Dixville
Ellsworth
New Hampshire
Jed
Johnson
North Vietnam
Texas Vote Seen Narrowly Split By Turnout In 1968 Election
United Press International reports about 3 million Texans expected to vote in a close general election. Predictions vary on turnout and party gains, with Nixon leading in some polls and Humphrey benefiting from strong minority turnout. Details cover governor and legislative races, third party impact, and election timing.
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UPI
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Louis Harris and Associates
Humphrey
Wallace
American Independent Party
Harris
John Mitchell
New York
David Anderson
United Press International
Texas
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Texas Election Bureau
Elmer C. Baum
GOP
J. J. Picker
Austin
0. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Wall
Docal Leyle
Heavy Vote Looms In Bonham
Bonham voters crowded three polling places for the general election with 1137 ballots cast by 12 30 pm in West Bonham East Bonham and South Bonham boxes. The East and West boxes were crowded at the courthouse and the South box sat in the Sam Rayburn Federal building. Returns and stubs will be received after 7 pm by county officials at the courthouse.
Johnsons Vote Return to Ranch at Johnson City
President Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. Johnson voted at a Johnson City precinct two hours after polls opened. The former president, not a candidate this year, supported Hubert Humphrey, while Lady Bird Johnson backed Humphrey as well. Newsmen crowded the scene as the couple arrived at the Pedernales electric co op building.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Lady Bird
Humphrey
Pedernales Electric
Bonham Area Faces Chance of Rain Tonight
A cold front may move through bringing cooler air with a 30 percent chance of rainfall. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy and overnight lows drop to the low 40s with afternoon highs in the mid 70s.
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Bonham
U. S
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