11 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1966
Page
1
A compact OCR fragment references names Potterifs and Gallegos OC with unclear context, offering no full sentence or event details to define a concrete news item. The readable portion suggests a public or organizational address but lacks date, place, or action for summary.
Marine veterans Frank Pottorff and Daniel Jegos, Viet Nam era veterans, were at the Veterans Administration hospital in Denver recently to be fitted with official prosthetic legs to help them walk.
The President’s Veterans Day proclamation honors the dead and living who served. It cites the millions affected by military service from Valley Forge to Vietnam and salutes those currently in uniform while urging national unity and respect for veterans.
solemn Veterans Day ceremonies honored American servicemen and women living and dead across the United States. The national observance began in mid morning among the National Cemetery crowds and memory prayers.
The Aurora Horizon Club sponsors a bake and rummage sale Saturday at 9 a.m. in front of J C Penney and a building on the square’s north side. Also reported are local fire reporting lapses and several minor traffic incidents near State 78 and T P tracks, plus a deer hunting plan and Arlington Cemetery memorial remarks by Gen Wallace M Greene Jr and President Johnson’s Veterans Day message.
The report notes the Largest U.S. Action 1st Division is mobilizing to locate venture capital funding sources for a major project. Units coordinate with regional offices to identify potential backers and secure strategic investment.
General Westmoreland commits the 1st Infantry Division to a major winter offensive near the Cambodian border. About 25,000 U.S. troops push through jungle in the largest action of the war, joining units from the 196th Brigade, 12th Infantry, 173rd Airborne, and Vietnamese Rangers to grind Viet Cong forces. An American priest was killed administering last rites amid fighting. Air and ground strikes, including B52s, hit Viet Cong bases as gas is used in combat for the first time by the Communists.
Employees of General Cable Corp contributed 1548.60 to the Bonham United Fund, nearly doubling last year’s effort, according to Jim Wiggins chairman. The report notes the strong employee generosity and the fund’s boost this year.
UF chairman Wiggins reported boosts toward a $25 350 goal with General Cable employees and Benham Manufacturing Co. giving $265 80 and $125 respectively. He urged remaining industries to mail or deliver contributions to the United Fund office in the Chamber of Commerce. The drive funds local agencies including Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Red Cross Salvation Army USC Texas United Fund fiscal welfare school lunch and admin allotments.
A countywide Good Will circulation campaign in Fannin County runs in The Bonham Daily Favorite and The Bonham Herald with cash prizes totaling over 1500 dollars.
A man and woman, J. B. Bunch and Carol Ruth Bunch, were returned to Bonham by deputies from Lawrenceville Illinois to face forgery and passing and probation charges. They previously received a two year probation in the 6th District court on a robbery case.
A fragment notes that Ferdinand Magellan discovered the island of Guam during one of his early voyages in the 16th century, highlighting Guam as an early contact point in Pacific exploration.
Partly cloudy skies bring cooler temperatures for Bonham on Saturday after a brief warmup Friday. The five day outlook trends near normal averages with a warming rise Monday to Wednesday. Rain chances total .10 to .50 inches. A new Cove front moved into the Texas Panhandle and is expected to sweep North Texas tonight. Benham records a morning low in the upper 30s.
Theft of a portable television and clock radio was reported from Jimmy Keene’s residence on Seven Oaks Road. Police said the items were taken during the day while no one was home. City Officer Fred Clark Meade led the preliminary investigation.
Bonham firefighters were called to East 5th Street late Thursday to extinguish burning paper that had blown onto a house, causing a small fire with no injuries reported.
Investigating officers estimate damage at $100 after a two car collision at Main and South 4th on Friday morning. Officers identify drivers as Lucille Stephens of 2015 Franklin and Paul L. Frost of $82 Ejm.
Cape Kennedy reports all going well for the Gemini 12 finale with James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin waking for the launch. Atlas Agena target and twin Titan 2 boosters are ready as technicians pump propellants and weather aims for good conditions.
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