22 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1976
Page
1
Community notes from Bonham describe a Saturday sidewalk sale with bargains indoors and outdoors. Local residents share small anecdotes about rain, hobbies, domino games, football on Monday nights, ice cream fundraisers, and fall season arrivals.
A state District Court jury in Austin has sentenced a Manor Texas man to life in prison for the shooting death of a nurse at Brackenridge Hospital.
Mobutu Sese Seko said Kissinger convinced Africans of a peaceful path for southern Africa. The UPI report notes Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi as he urged majority rule and a Rhodesian settlement. Nyerere backed the push, while Rhodesia weighed Smith proposals and a possible settlement timeline.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller condemned the Playboy interview with Jimmy Carter as inappropriate for a presidential campaign. He said he never expected Christ's teachings to be discussed in the magazine and spoke during a Cleveland appearance supporting Ford and Dole.
The National Weather Service expects fair and mild weather for the Bonham area through Thursday as a northerly influence fades. Temperatures will range from the low 60s in the morning to mid 80s in the afternoon with gusty variable winds.
The Texas Railroad Commission blocked interim rate hikes for High Plains Natural Gas and Southern Union Gas in Galveston and the Panhandle. Lone Star Gas and Wheeler Gas received approved increases in Sulphur Springs Snyder Allison Briscoe. The Lone Star Palestine appeal was dismissed as filed too late.
Bonham residents celebrate Fort Inglish replica opening this Saturday at the corner of US 82 and Chinner Street. A historic rifle, once passed through the Inglish family from Bailey to William to Robert to Jim Ned and now owned by Ros Inglish, will be shown. The gun, originally flintlock and later converted to percussion, reportedly shoots to about 200 yards.
Bonham would apply for FAA funding to cover 90 percent of a three phase plan totaling 767000 for Jones Field improvements. The first phase, 265500, would include runway overlay and a parallel taxiway, with the city and Texas Aeronautics Commission sharing the rest.
County high school leaders and teachers attended a two day workshop in the courthouse assembly room to learn about the Career Education program now rolling out across Fannin County. Taylor Pohlman led sessions on the Guidance Information System as a career planning tool for seniors with campus counselors visiting to assist students throughout the year. The program, funded by a Texas Education Agency grant, requires no district costs and integrates aptitude testing with career info and college options.
Bailey Inglish descendants travel far to attend the replica fort dedication. Suzanne Inglish Abbott, great-granddaughter Mrs Inglish, schedules arrival from Claremont California. The youngest attendee will be Sarah Elizabeth Wallace born July 17 1976.
Bonham Daily Favorite advertises a fall weekend sale with many low prices and a Free End Of Summer Fling trip to Lake Texoma Lodge. Shoppers can register at listed stores through Saturday with a drawing on Monday, Sept 27 for all expenses paid couples weekend.
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