Bonham Chamber Plans Open General Meeting on Sept 15
Bonham Tex Hatley president announces an open 3 pm Thursday Sept 15 at Best Theatre to discuss the chamber’s activities and programs and seek citizen support and cooperation. The gathering will include discussion opportunities for attendees and is the first general meeting in years.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Tex Hatley
Organizaion
Chamber of Commerce
Hatley
Chamber of Emmerce
Worgocautiven
Chamber of Com Neres
Board of Directors
Traffic Hazard As Ten Plus Students To Throng Bamhaml Streets
Authorities warn of heavy traffic around Bailey Inglish Stephenson and Hage elementary and high schools as more than ten students begin crossing streets Monday. Police will assist at peak times to prevent crashes and gridlock near Center Street intersections.
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Center Street
Adenauer Accuses Soviets of Wartime Atrocities
West Germany's Konrad Adenauer charged Soviet troops with wartime atrocities in Germany. He pressed for prisoner releases amid stalled Moscow talks as the rift between West Germany and Soviet negotiators deepened. A second Moscow session failed to break the deadlock.
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Moscow
Orp
Konrad Adenauer
Carmany
Boveet Commuunist
Nivita Skhrtushches
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Ingo
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Ade Vallep
Bulganin
Atic
Balganin Tley
Firemen Respond to Two Grass Fires in Bonham
Bonham Volunteer Fire Department responded Friday night and Saturday to two grass fires. One blaze scorched a patch behind the Wilshire home in Russell Heights, while another burned pasture south of the city near State Highway 78.
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Bonham
Nooth
Wilshire
Russell Heights
Commissioners to Meet Monday in Mannin County Court
County Judge Choice Moore said the Mannin County commissioners will convene Monday morning at 10 oclock. He noted a considerable amount of business is expected to come before the court at that session.
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Mannin County
Traffic light restored at high school corner for opening week
The traffic light at Westlith and Main Street near the high school has been reactivated for the new school term. A pedestrian safety plan with school traffic wardens and signs will operate on Main and adjacent streets to protect students crossing the area.
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High School
Westlith
Wawer and
Semtop High School
Band Boosters Plan First Meeting of School Year
Band booster club members will discuss fall activities at the first meeting of the new school year. The session will cover transportation for bands to out-of-town games, uniform issues, financing, and committees. Phip Due, president, will appoint heads for early season duties.
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Mandsaten
Red China Agrees To Release of All American Citizens
Geneva and Washington reports say Communist China will free American civilians who wish to return home. In exchange the United States will repatriate Chinese students in the United States who want to submit to Red rule. Seven Americans in jail and three under house arrest will be sent to Hong Kong within days.
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Hong Kong
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Henry Suydam
Switzerland
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-Nan
Red China
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John Leon
U.S
United Sinates
America
Whith
City Bids to be opened at September Commission Meeting
City bids for two projects will be opened Monday night at the regular September meeting of the city commission. The agenda lists repairs to the city water tab and the administration building roof at Jones Meld, used as the general office by Supreme Trader City Manager Grady Fisher says routine business was the focus.
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S & Genera
Supreme Trader
Grady Fisher
Water Main Break Floods Center Street Paving
A water main break on Center Street caused heavy damage to asphalt and curb topping, flooding Main Street from the Texas and Pacific road to the square. Water service to businesses was restored by 9 o'clock Friday night after the eight foot section collapsed, lifting pavement inches deep. Water superintendent Vassar sustained a badly injured hip while supervising repairs near the damaged ditch and pipe replacement.
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Center Street
Texas and Pacific
Waller
Sum Vasour
Ould
Vassar
Shile
Ice Water Delays Shampoo Patient During Main Break Incident
In Bonham Texas Friday a water outage halted shampoo rinsing when a technician used ice from a nearby station to finish cleaning a customer. The episode followed a main break near the T P railroad upsetting a customer and staff. Over 1,000 students return to Bonham white schools Monday for the 1955 56 opening with full day sessions and detailed room assignments.
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Snodgrass
T&p
VanKirk
Bonham
Edhube Road project advances with rough grading underway
Rough grading on the Farm-to-market road from State Highway 78 through Edhube toward State Highway 121 shows progress. Contractor R W McKinney of Nacogdoches builds new drainage, fills, and a large bridge replacing two wooden crossings as the route shifts north of Kohube toward 121.
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Edhube
R. W. McKinney
Nacogdoches
McKinney
Kohube
Texans Enter Army in August Four Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Five
Four thousand five hundred twenty five Texans entered the armed services in August, with eight thousand five hundred leaving. Of those enlisting, 392 were drafted as Brig Gen Paul L Wakefield notes most joined by voluntary means.
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Austin
Armed Services
State
Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
State Director of
Bonhams season tickets go on sale for five home games
T. F. E. Anderson the high school principal announced season tickets for Bonham's five 1955 home football games will enter a cleanup stage this week. Tickets remain on sale at the Chamber of Commerce and are in short supply with limited seats available. buyers should act early in the week.
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Bonhams
T. FE Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Local Scouts Dance At Texoma Party
The Harmon club beach party at MUL Creel camp Lake Texoma featured dancing by Jimmy Wiggins Ben Cavance Tommy Anderson Charles West Jimmy Hughish and Jerry Snodgrus. Attendees included Mr and Mrs R Lawrence Mr and Mrs Rob Anderson Ray Con Mrs Bob Beasley Thassell Dean Jack Lipscomb and Dickie Covert.
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Mul Creel Camp Lake Texoma
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Ben Cavance
Tommy Anderson
Charles
West Jimmy Hughish
Jerry Snodg Rus
Ike Warns GOP Not To Pin Flag To One Mast
Eisenhower urged state GOP leaders in Denver not to rely on a single leader or plan while leaving his own 1956 candidacy undecided. Party officials, however, voiced strong belief he would run again and retain confidence in his leadership.
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Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
White House
Murray Snyder
Republican Party
Library Hours Change at Bonham Public Library
Bonham Library board votes to open 1 PM to 9 30 PM starting Monday September 12 to better serve local students. Mrs Andrew Anderson noted the shift and thanked attendees at the meeting.
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Bonham Library Board
Andrew Anderson
Ibrar
Weather Outlook North Central Tenas Weekend
Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered thundershowers. Forecast calls for unsettled conditions into the weekend with potential thunder activity.
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North Central
Tenas
Ouolur
U.S. Weighs Security Pacts For Soviet Reunification Talks
Washington weighs several security guarantees to offer the Soviet Union in exchange for German unification. Officials fear no quick progress in Moscow while preparing for a Geneva ministers meeting. Russia fears a remilitarized East and may resist broad NATO style pacts.
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Russia
Moscow
Geneva
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
East
Ruossia
North Atlantic
Rissia
Lions Club Sets Light Bulb Sale To Begin Aug 19
The Bonham Lions Club plans its second light bulb sale, starting Monday night August 19, with Charles Posch as overall chairman. Members will contact area businesses for advance orders, delivering bulbs in late September. Team captains oversee district assignments, and a carton of bulbs costs 2 dollars with 60 bulbs per package. All profits fund youth and blind funds, with the club noting it has never refused to help a child in need.
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Lions Club
Charles Posch
Clarence Elkins Duss Clark
Buddy Spence
Hutch Leatherwood
Bill Box
Bush Ldnden
Neil Dow Tin
Tuosch
CAP Unit to Meet Each Thursday Night in Bonham
The Bonham Civil Air Patrol squadron will hold weekly meetings every Thursday at 7 30 p m Captain M G Claxton commanding officer announced after a Thursday night squadron meeting.
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Bonham Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
M. G. Claxton
Socially Noted Roundup on a Saturday Stroll
On the Square Homer Carpenter reports dove hunting luck near layward Corner while Leon Porter and Zelma Dean walk together. Grady Kieher, Jessy, Beau, and Reid Spivy socialize. Rocky McMillian chats as E. V. Leeth plans dinner. Paul Slinpcon heads downtown and Mark Moulton covers the south side with Kenny Kates arriving from Dallas.
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Homer Carpenter
Leon Porter
Zelma Dean
Grady Kieher
Jessy
Beau
Reid Spivy
Rocky McMillian
E. V. Leeth
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