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The Bonham Daily Favorite from Bonham, Texas • Page 5

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DEATHS Services For Doug Steger Held Monday Funeral services for Doug Steger, 75, were held at the Wise Funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Monday with interment in Willow Wild cemetery. The Rev. Carrol Copeland, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated at. the services.

Mr. Steger, a life-long resident of Bonham died at his home, Bonham, Rt. 1, Saturday morning, Dec. 24, 1966. He was born Feb.

28, 1891 in Ponham, son of Mr. and 'Mrs. Virg Steger, early settlers of the Bonham area. Mr. Steger as manager of the grocery store in Bonham for 20 years.

In addition to his duties as manager of the grocery store, he raised bantam chickens and helped with the poultry division of the Fannin county fair for many years. He also raised Shetland ponies and peafowls in the last few years on his farm just south of Bonham. He was a member of the First Methodist church. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ethel Steger of the home; a daughter, Mrs.

Alex McCom- nnif, of Bonham, Rt. a brother, Hemis Steger of Kil- gorct a sister, Mrs. Joe Farrier of Irving and four grandchildren, Alex McCommas, 111, Ray Don and Babs McCommas, ull of Bohnam. was a retired Katy Railroad employee, and a member of the Pentecostal church. Survivors arc his widow of the home in Savoy; a daughter.

Mrs. Bob Melugin of Gaiiand; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Clay ot Sherman and Mr.s. Ritha Hi- of San Antonio, and several nieces and nephews. Rites Held For Bige A.

Thomas Funeral services for Bige A. Thomas, 81, were held Monday in the chapel of Cooper Funeral home with Norman Doan, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Interment was in the Arledge Ridge cemetery. Mr. Thomas died Saturday, Dec.

24. 1966, at 8:30 m. in a Terrell hospital. A retired railroad employee, Mr. Thomas was bom Aug 3, 1B85, in Virginia, son of the late J.

P. and Mary Stafford Thomas. Survivors are his w'idow, Mrs. Wardie Thomas of Bonham; two sons, David and Neal Thomas, both of Bonham; a brother, Charlie Thomas of Bonham; a sister, Mrs. Gwen Muilins of Ravenna, three grandchilren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Choice Moore, Clarence Elkins, Charlie Lavender. John Tracy, Dee Victory and Jewel Johnson. Hospital News Hospital New Patients: John C. Biinham Albert E. Lackey.

Dodd City Mi'b. Sudie E. Page, Wolle City Mrs. Buck Dunn, Bonham Mrs. Bobby Danni'r, Biiiiham C.

C. Hay, Ivanhoe Patients: Luther Fields, Honey Grove Milton Wright, Bonham Mrs. Jerry Coleman, Bonham Lorna Leslie, Bonham H. C. Scott.

Dodd City William Longmire. Windom Mrs. M. Hawkins. Telephone Bill Locke, Bonham J.

R. Bryant, Ivanhoe Mrs. G. L. Armstong, Ector E.

G. Latta, Bonham Mrs. Alice Hill, Bonham Mrs. Mary Russep, Bonham Julia Bono, Borihai.i Dismissed: Mrs. Floyd Blair, Bonham Bobby McMlllon, Bonham Floyd Blair, Bonhbm Mrs.

Ima Arledge, Bonham Mrs. Lee Edwards, Bonham I Dismissed: Mrs. Maude Dobbs, Bonham THE FAVORITE-Bonliam, Dee. 27. 1964 Memorial HoafHtal New Patients H.

H. McCormack, Dodd City Annie Buin.s, Bonham Mrs. R. A. Chambers, Leon- ani Mrs.

Mrs. Luther Bonham M. K. Province, Ravenna The tallest player ever in the National Basketball Association was Swede Halbrwk, 7-foot, 3, who was witn Risser Hospital New Patients; George Lewi.s, Bonham Mrs. James Bridges, Bonham Patients; John Jones, Honey Grove Frank Newingham, Bonham John Tigue, Petty A.

G. Akin, Shreveport, La. Robert Fleming, Bells Odessa Griffis, Paris Mrs. Charley Pebbles, Dodd City Mrs. J.

E. Neville, Bonham Mrs. Maude Adcock, Bonham Miss Eura Miller. RctnT Mrs Diane Conway, Bonham Mrs. Ada Rhudy, Ector Mrs.

Fannie Minnich, Bonham Bobby Sis.son, Ravenna Patients; Horace Young, Bonham Mrs. Lillie Leftwich, Bonham Mr.s. Lillie Myrus, Bonham Benjamin Wells, Bonham Henderson Starnes, Leonard John Meadows, Bonham Mrs. J. W.

Starnes, Bonham Dismissed; Mrs. Clara Eller, Ivanhde Mrs. Kenneth Collier, Bonham Fort Worth Livestock FORT WORTH (UPI-U9DA) Cattle 450. calves 300; active, strong to 50 higher; good 9551132 lb slaughter steers 22.8023.80; good 651-1061 lb heifers 22.00-23.50; utility and commercial cows 16.50-18.50; bulls 23.00, standard and good 400-550 lb slaughter calves 22.90-24.25; feeders; choice 511 lb steers 26.80; standard-good 620-895 lbs 20.30-20.60; high good 620 lb heifers 22.30 high g(X)d and For Helping U. S.

VC Threaten Thailand Area TOKYO (UPI) The Viet Cong today threatened smashing retaliation against Thailand (f it continues to support the United jn Vietnam. There are 33.000 U.S. troops and several air bases in Thailand. The warning by the South Vietnamese Liberation Front charged the United States was transforming Thailand mto a base for expanding the war in Southeast Asia." It said if Thailand continued Hs "collusion with the U. S.

imperialir.ts" the South Vietnamese people "will take necessa- measures to return well deserved counter The Viet Cong threat, broadcast by Radio Hanoi and monitored here, referred to a by a US. television low choice 345-430 lb steer calves 26.10-27.10; good and choice 330-450 lb heifer calves 22 Hogs 100; active, higher; barrows and gilts 1-3 grade 191-255 lbs 21.00; mixed 1-3 grade sows 35.5-450 lbs 17.00 Sheep about steady; choice 102 lb wooled slaughter lambs 22.00; good and choice around 80 wooled feeder lambs 17.00-18.00. company that all American planes engaged in daily raids ot North Vietnam had flown from five bases in Thailand. Although bordered mostly by Laos on the east, several secticms of Thailand are within 100 miles of North Vietnam- President Johnson visited the allied nation during hjs Asian tour. The broadcast also charged that Thailand had "sent Air Force and Navy units -to Vietnam to help the U.S.

aggressors massacre the S'uth Vietnamese people, and even agreed to let the U.S. use Thailand as a staging base for B.52 strategic bombers in their criminal raid.s of both zones in Vietnam, "The new' acts of war of the U.S. imperialists and the (P'emier Thanom) Kittikachorn i clique in Thailand will be I smashed hv the powettul resistance of the Vietnamese Dow-Jon es Dow Jones 11 a.m. averages 30 indus 797 65 off 1.45 20 rails 208.01 up 0 09 15 utils 1.36.85 up 0.13 65 stocks 286 25 off 0.19 602 Die In U. S.

Traffic By United Press International. The Christmas holiday weekend traffic toll in human lives reversed a recent trend today and the motorists turned in one of the safest driving holiday Li several year A total of 602 deaths were reported in traffic accidents during the 78-hour period which started at 6 p. m. Friday and ended at midnight Monday. The National Safety Council had said in its pre-holiday estimate that between 650 and 750 persons would lose their lives on the streets and highways.

It was the first iioliday in the last 10 in which a traffic death record had not been set. Last Christmas weekend traffic deaths numbered 720, the third con.secutive Christmas record. The final United Press Internationa! count of highway dead showed: Traffic 602 Fires 105 Miscellaneous 86 California reported the heaviest toil with 56 traffic deaths. Texas followed with 52. and Ohio and Louisiana had 54 each Includes Previous At one time, farmers applejack by merely freezing hard cider, snys the National Geographic Will Receive New IRS Form Texas taxpayers will fee receiving a new income tax ftnrp mailed by the Internal ReveaW Service Monday.

The form, called tfie tiWQ questionnaire, will incfiide aB wi the same type of informirtioii needed on other tax UN difference is it will be cessed by means of a computer when returned. The IRS will tIN new form and report its findings in the autumn of 19SJ IRS regional director S. Cohen said the test is voluntary If those who get the 1040Q do not want to use the form, they can use the regular 100 or 1040A form. Services Set For Savoy Man SAVOY (Spl.) Funeral services for Thofllas Sherman Hicks, 70, who in a Sherman hospital, wilibe held Wednesday at 2 p.m. In the chapel of Mullicuii-Little Funeral home with the Rev.

Dale Gore of mmir.ter, and the Rev. Leon Martin of Sherman, Nazarene muuater. Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery at Bells. Mr. Hoicks was born June 8.

1893. in Kentucky of latfc Mr. and -Mrs? HiCks. He marrietf ls Aim. Richdrdson in Bonham June 30, 1917.

He a tin Ector church For the past 35 yea-s Mr Hicks had operated a transfer and storage company in For Worth. After retiring two months ago. ne aivJ Mrs Hick moved to Savoy. Survivors in addition to his widow of the home in Savoy, are two daughteii, Mrs. John White of Fort Worth and Mrs.

Damon Bfowh of Atlanta. Ga three brothers, Hick.s of Whitqwilght, Lloyd Hicks of Ar leta, and Hicks ot Sherman; two Mrs. Elsie. Waite of Eftor and Mrs. of, Sherman, two grandcHHrfriHi- end two great grandchildren.

w- Kincaid Services Set Wednesday DODD city (Spi.) John Kincaid, 74, retired and rancher, died in a Wifchita Fallt hospital Satur- 25, at 11:05 m- Amerai services will be Wednesday in the Dodd City Methodist church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. J. R. Welch of Bonham and the Rev- Bob Carroll of City.

Methodi-st ministers, officiating. Wise Funeral home directed interment in the Dodd City cemetery. Survivors are his widow, Lula Mae Kincaid, of the home in Dod dCity: a John Kincaid. of New Orleans; a daugKter, Mrs. Austin F- Anderson of Dallas; a half-brother, Carl of Sanger, and six grandclrildren.

Kincaid was member of the Dodd City Methodist chunch. Parkhililfes Are Held Junday SAVOY (SpL) Joel Parkhill, .73. died In Bonham Friday. 23. 1W6, in the VA hospital Fikieral services were held Sun4ay at 3 p.m.

in the MuUi- can-tittle Tuneral home with the Rev. C. T. Watson and the Rev. T.

A. Norman, both of Sherman, officiating. Interment was in Fairviw cemetery, northeast of Mr.lÀi^« born Dec 11. 103 In ColUn county, son of lati M0 Mrs. J- ParkhUi.

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