Appreciative Bonham FFA Members Boost Pavilion Fund
Bonham FFA members Arthur Chaney and James Griffitt presented a $50 check to John Armstrong for the county fair pavilion project. The donation, part of a larger drive, raises the fund toward the $7,000 goal to build an all purpose livestock facility near the Sam Rayburn armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Bonham High School
Arthur Chaney
John
Sam Rayburn Memorial Armory
Joe Stinson
Bonham
Fannin County Fair Association
Armstrong
Bonham State Bank
Raby Windham
First National Bank
Bonham Ffa
Honey Grove
Farmers
Honey Grant
Lumay
Pari
Truman Atkins
John W. Smith
Joe R West
Bonham Quarterhorse
First National
Trenton
Bonham Daily
Pavilion Fund
Bonhi Ffa
John Armstrong
Vietnamese Forces Renew Assault on Con Thien
North Vietnamese troops renewed ground probes and heavy rocket and artillery barrages against the Marine border post at Con Thien, now in a fifth day of siege. UPI reports 375 Marines wounded in the past three days, with six Americans killed or wounded this month, while helicopters struggle to evacuate the wounded and supplies run low.
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Saigon
UPI
Con Thien
Dana Stone
Stone
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
U.S
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Coral Sea
Io Cork
Skyhawks
Kren Ann Highway
Local lads highlight Gainesville Tyler Lee grid clash
The piece notes Bilang Smith grandson of the Blandsmiths and Tyler Lee quarterback carries on his father John Wells Smith's football lineage, with both families tied to football history in Tyler and Gainesville.
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Blandsmiths
Gainesville
Tyler Lee
Bilang Smith
John Wells Smith
Tyler
Purple Warriors
Baithi
O Ring Shipment Sparks London Plumber Buzz
Albert Foster sent a mysterious set of o rings to his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W F Brown in London. Plumbers were excited by the discovery with one installer eager to buy them. Foster noted the rings were unlike anything seen in London and the Browns planned to keep or display them, while Bonham police offered a reward for a description of a pair of shoes found after a late night accident near the Bonham golf course. A Denson man denied ownership and said he was not in Bonham that night.
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W. F. Brown
London
Albert Foster
Foster
Bonham
Kilgore
Bonham Golf Course
Denson
Archie Hamilton Looks Forward to Road Game
City Officer Archie Hamilton expresses pleasure that Friday’s game is away from home. He has assisted by parking cars during the first two home games, aiding event logistics.
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Archie Hamilton
Archie
Firemen Clean Up Nails After City Produce Teardown
Firefighters mowed the grassy spot west of the fire station and collected nails dropped when the old City Produce building was demolished. Hop Bethel reported the mower picked up five nails.
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Old City
Hop Bethel
Dodd City High Plans Ice Cream Supper and Domino Tournament
The junior class sponsors a Saturday event featuring an ice cream supper with homemade cake starting at 6 30 pm and a domino tournament at 7 30 pm. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the domino competition.
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Dodd City High School
Collision on Jorn and Star Ends With $75 Damage
Two cars collide at Jorn and Star Thursday causing $75 in damage. No injuries reported. Officers identify drivers as Annie Michel Moyer and Helen P. Garrison, both of Bonham. Moyer said she was backing from a parking space at the time.
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Jorn
Star
Kenneth Rice
David Due
Annie Michel Moyer
Helen P. Garrison
Bonham
Moyer
Game Not Broadcast Tonight Plans Change for Plano Match
Whitey Baccus president of the Quarterback Club said tonight’s game with Plano will not be broadcast. He noted plans for the program did not start in June to be ready for tonight. The McKinney game would be brought back and broadcast.
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Plano
Bonham
Whitey Baccus
Quarterback Club
Baccus
Auction of Nkrumah assets in Accra sale
Thirteen coffins and other possessions of former president Kwame Nkrumah and his aides were auctioned in Accra as the military government seeks to reclaim public funds. Items including cars television sets and furniture were sold after last year’s coup.
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Accra
Ghang
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Pasture Progress Field Day Planned at Askew Farm
Farmers and ranchers will tour the Renner pasture demonstration at the Mark Askew farm near Monkstown on October 1. Calvin Pigg of Renner outlined three county demonstrations and a joint Texas Power and Light sponsorship for a Friday field day open to the public. The Bonhar caravan meets at 1:30 p.m. at First National Bank, departing for the Askew farm for a two hour tour beginning around 3 p.m.
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Mark Askew
Monkstown
Agri-Business Committee
Texas Research Foundation
Askew Farm
Fannin County
Lockaby
Cotton Center
Frank Howell
Windom
Calvin Pigg
Renner
Agri-Business
Texas Powe Ang Light Company
Pigg
Askew
Bonhar
First National Bank
Man Arrested In Traffic Death June 22
Charles Hardin, indicted in the last session of the grand jury for murder without malice in the 6th District, has been arrested and jailed in Fannin County. The death of Mrs. Geneva McIlarry occurred in a two vehicle collision on State Highway 78 west of Leonard on June 22. A motion was filed in Gin District court Thursday to revoke a probated burglary sentence for William Arthur Rayford, with Buster Cole appointed to represent him. Ray Peeler was appointed to defend Curtis Holman, indicted on rape and incest complaints.
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Charles Hardin
Prand
6Th District Court
Fannin County
Hardin
Geneva Mclarry
Leonard
William Arthur Rayfogg
Pat Beene
Buster Cole
A. M Harrison
Rayford
Ray Peeler
Harrison
Curtis Holman
Warming Trend Seen Saturday in Bonham Area
The US Weather Bureau forecasts a warming trend for Bonham on Saturday with a chance of showers. Five day outlook expects temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal before a cooling trend Sunday. Skies cleared Friday with overnight lows near mid-60s and highs near upper 80s Saturday.
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Bonham
US Weather Bureau
Texas
Narrow tornado lifts Nederland High students during lunch hour
Rick Baldwin a 16 year old pupil and three companions were swept from Nederland High School yard by a funnel spawned by Hurricane Beulah. The youths were knocked about but none were seriously hurt though Rick suffered a cut and scraped. The thin dark twister moved along the street without damaging buildings and the school continued.
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Nederland, Tex
UPI
Rick Baldwin
Rick
Nederlang High School
Beulah
Jack Baldwin
More Witnesses Called in Probe into Hoffa Case
Four more men were subpoenaed to testify at a federal grand jury probe into alleged efforts to bribe Teamster official James Hoffa. The witnesses include Julian M. Levy Edward Baldwin and Pershing Gervins, all tied to the Baton Rouge investigation.
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New Orleans
UPI
Aainst Teamster
James Hoffa
Zachary Strate
Hoffa
Julian M. Levy
Criminal District Court
Edward M. Baldwin
New Orlang
Pershing Gervins
Dist
Jim Garren
U.S. Justice Department
Baton Rouge
Teamster
Edward Partin
Park Chung Hee appoints 12 ambassadors in major shakeup
South Korea names 12 new ambassadors in a government shakeup. Kim Tong jo moves from Tokyo to Washington as part of the reassignments.
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Sloul
South Korea
UPC
Park Chung Hee
Japan
Kim Tong-jo
Washington
Not Our John Armstrong Denies Palatine Charity Letters
Bonham area residents report receiving solicitation letters signed by John Armstrong, but the Bonham State Bank president says he did not sign or authorize the fundraising appeal to aid retarded children. The letters originated from Peoria, Illinois and were mailed to Palatine, Illinois.
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Bonham Area
Jetter
Palatine
John Armstrong
Volunteer Fund
Bonham State Bank
Bonham State
Peoria
Palatine, Jr
Beulah Flood Strands Texans As Death Toll Rises
Beulah unleashed 20 inch rains inundating 43 009 square miles of Texas marooning hundreds of thousands. The flood swelled the Nueces and Guadalupe rivers flooding Victoria and Three Rivers with up to nine feet crests. About 100 000 fled their homes as Brownsville suffered a direct strike. Death toll stood at 35 six in Texas and 29 in Mexico with damage approaching 1 billion dollars. Governor Connally inspected Brownsville while Sen Yarborough urged a federal disaster declaration.
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UPI
Beulah
Texas
Nueces
Guadalupe
Victoria
Three Rivers
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Mexico
Brownsville
Beculah
John Connaily
Javapey
Ralph Yarborough
Johnson
South Texas
Soviets Warn Vietnam War Could Spread Beyond Vietnam
United Nations report notes Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned the Vietnam conflict could spill into new areas and draw more nations in. He urged a peace agenda including Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands and proposed a treaty banning nuclear weapons use or threats and defining aggression.
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United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
Middle East
Gremyko
United Nation
Two men held in theft case in Denison garage loot
Chief of Police Thurman Renfro said two Negro men were arrested by Officers Jay Duckworth and Leon Harper in a theft case involving two radiators and a battery stolen from James Drew's garage. The items were sold to a Denison junk dealer, with charges to be filed during the day.
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Connectiion
James Drew
Thurman Renfro
Jay Duckworth
Leon Harper
Renfro
Denison
Beulah Hurricane Aid Drive Set in Bonham
Bonham residents may donate clothing and items for Beulah hurricane victims at Mrs. Lloyd Dodson 901 Beech Street. Moose Lodge members of Denison will pick up donations Saturday afternoon.
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Bonham
Lloyd Dodson
Beech Street
Moose Lodge
Denison
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