1950 Census Taking Starts Here Saturday
Census enumerators begin counting in Benham Honey Grove Leonard Ladonia and rural areas of Fannin county. Workers finished schooling Friday and start Saturday with weather aiding completion expected in two to three weeks. Some questions require 15 to 20 minutes per form and penalties exist for nonresponse. Rural census adds more questions and earnings for 1949 will be asked of every fifth person. Crew chiefs are Walter A Boyd Edna Van Kirk and Lois Gay.
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Benham
Fennin County
Honey Grove
Leonard
Ladonia
Walter A. Boyd
Edna van Kirk
Lois Gay
Fannin County
Census Army Aims to Count 151 Million in War Years
United Press reports a 175000 enumerator force will survey 15 billion questions across 25 million miles next month at 80 million dollars. It should show population at 151 million, more married people, fewer farmers, and more women employed since 1940. Miles City Montana snow delayed workers. beware impostor census takers as enumerators carry ID and official forms.
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United Press
Chan
Aemong
Miles City
Montana
Census Bureau
House-to-House Search for Armed Bandits in Lansing
Police sweep a six-block area in Lansing as two bandits who wounded four officers in a supermarket raid evade capture. Forty-five squad cars patrol central Michigan while gunmen, believed wounded, flee amid a running battle and a hospital response.
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Lansing
Mid
Michigan Aspital
Kiss Case Thrown Out of Court OKLAHOMA CITY
An Oklahoma City judge dismissed the Bethiny Oklahoma kiss case as parents failed to show religious influence at Betheny school. They sought to oust five officials over Nazarene control, but testimony centered on teachings that smoking and drinking are evil, which the judge deemed lawful education.
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Oklahoma City
Baker Melone
Betheny
Second Cer Kills Pedestrian
DETROIT April 1 UP says Mer Harvey of Detroit was struck and injured at a street intersection when he darted in front of an automobile. Minutes later while awaiting ambulance arrival, another automobile crashed through police lines.
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Detroit
Remer Harvey
Kulag Bum
Farmers Sell Hogs Without Government Price Supports
Washington April 1. The United States farmers ship hogs to market without government price supports for the first time in eight years. The Agriculture Department ended supports due to funds shortages. A Chicago farm expert expects Congress to fund new supports before the situation worsens.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Congress Ws
Texas Industrial Week Kicks Off In Houston
The first annual Texas Industrial Week begins in Houston with events through April aimed at public education on industrial challenges in Texas. Governor Allan Shivers issued the proclamation and Texas Manufacturers Association president Robert E. Clements of Amarillo emphasized investor interest hinges on local attitudes toward industry and its community value.
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Houston
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Allan Shivers
Robert E. Clements
Amarillo
Texas Manufacturers Association
Clements
Friday and Saturday Traffic at Tax Collector Office
Friday and Saturday were two busy days in the office of Tax Collector Calvert Sherer as hundreds of motorists queued to register motor vehicles for 1950. Sherer said late Saturday he expects the big majority of vehicles have been registered.
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Calvert Sherer
Katy's Earnings Show Decrease
ST LOUIS April 1 The MK and T railroad reports for 1949 show net income of over 4 million versus over 6 million in 1948. Gross revenue about 75 million compared with more than 83 million the prior year.
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ST Louis
Mk&t
Usaty
St. Louis
Weather Update for Bunham and East Texas
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions persist in Bunham vicinity with little temperature change. East Texas shows similar cloud cover with modest to moderate south winds and no significant temperature shift.
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Bunham End
East Texas
Bonham to Name Aldermen Tuesday in Local Election
Bonham voters will name four aldermen Tuesday with two two year terms and one one year term to fill an unexpired seat. Seven candidates compete including unopposed Horace Gatlin Ward 4 and incumbents Dee Kelly Ward 3 and Gatlin seeking re election. Polls open City Hall 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Bonham
Horace Gatlin
Charles Cox
Jess Mungouirk
Glen Mindey
Jim Broyles
Dee Kelly
Jim Cox
George Leatherwood
Kelly
Gatlin
Study Course and Revival Planned at Bailey Church
Bailey Baptist Church will host a church wide study course from Monday April 3 to Friday April 7. Adults and Young People will study Baptist Distinctiveness while other departments cover church life and practices. The week closes with a weekend revival led by Rev. R L T Bob Harris of Fort Worth, focusing on foreign mission work in Japan. Services are scheduled Friday and Saturday nights and both worship services on Sunday April 7 8 and 9. The church extends an invitation to all.
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Bailey Baptist Church
R L
Harris
Fort Worth
Japan
Cuddy Conviction Upheld by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Walter Cuddy’s burglary conviction from last November, tied to the theft of lard from W. G Brown’s smokehouse east of Ely, was affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He received a three year sentence in the state penitentiary.
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Walter Cuddy
Sixth District
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
George Truett Avery
Cuddy
W. G Brown
Ely
State Penitentiary
Ag Teachers Study Degree Forms
Fannin county high school vocational agriculture teachers met Thursday to discuss wind study and proper methods for ruling out application forms for the Lone Star Farmer degrees. All teachers were present for the discussion.
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Fannin County
Lone Star Farmer
Cancer Crusade Opens Saturday Over Texas
Cancer Control Month in Texas began as the American Cancer Society launches its statewide Crusade. Chancellor Gibb of Texas A and M says counties start campaigns to spread early detection facts and to raise funds for research education and service. A statewide broadcast from Austin will open the campaign featuring Governor Shivers and the A and M Singing Cadets with Mrs Perkins of the Eastland unit speaking.
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College Station
Texas
American Cancer Society
Gibb Tgschrist
Texas A. and M College System
State Crusade
Gaincer
Crusade
Senate Chamber
Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas Quality Network
Joseph M. Perkins
Eastland
Texas Society’s Woman's Organization
Mr. Gilchrist
A. and
M. College
Investigation Opened Into Igloo Munitions Blast
Army authorities ordered an investigation after an explosion wrecked a concrete ammunition depot in Igloo South Dakota. Twenty five men searched the wreckage for two men believed buried in the debris while the body of a fourth worker was recovered and a fifth was rescued alive with minor injuries.
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Igloo
South Dakota
Trustees Named Here Saturday in Bonham ISD Election
Frank Wright and Tuude Hodge were re elected to the Bonham independent school district board in the annual trustee election held on Saturday. All three terms expired this year, and neither candidate won more than ten votes.
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F R Elkins
Frank Wright
Tuude Hodge
Bonham Independent School District
Formosa Hit by Nine Mild Earth Tremors
Nine minor earthquakes shook Formosa this morning near the Pacific Ocean off its east coast. No damage or casualties were reported as the tremors were centered offshore about 100 miles from the Chinese mainland.
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Formosa
Pacific Ocean
Fornwai
Fate of Passenger Trains Now In Hand Texas Railroad Commission
The Bonham Scouter section notes Glenmore Hodge of Bonham receiving the Silver Beaver at the annual Bus Scout meeting in Paris. Hodge has long served Bois d Arc district roles since 1937 and holds leadership positions in Rotary and church groups. Other recipients included A G Mays of Paris and Joe Tom Wood of Sulphur Springs.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Hodge
Boisa d’ Are
Paris
IL. Smith
Commerce
A. G
Pat) Mays
Joe Tom Wood
Sulphur Springs
Fannin County
Lone Star Area Council
Bos Scout Movement
Bois d’ Arc
Bonham Rotary Club
First Christian Church
Layman's League
Texas Insurance League
John Arledge
Bonham
Bois d' Arc
Community leaders honored at annual awards ceremony
The event honored officers including L I Smith as president and Joe Wolfe as secretary with Tom Wood noted as commissioner. Rev Ewart H Wyle gave the main speech urging adults to develop today’s youth into tomorrow’s leaders. Bonham attendees listed among many local figures.
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L. I Smith
Commerce
Joe Wolfe
Paris
Tom Wood
Sulphur Springs
Ewart H Wyle
First Christian Church
Tyler
Three Workmen Hurt After 123Foot Fall in Claude
In Claude, April 1, three construction workers were hospitalized after a ladder lift cable snapped at a grain elevator under construction. Donnie Lee Whelchel Carl Andes and Edward Rutledge fell 123 feet. Whelchel has a broken right hip Rutledge a dislocated left arm and fractured pelvis Andes is in critical condition. The Roberts Construction Company built the elevator for Weaks Bagwell Grain Company.
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Donnie Lee Whelchel
Carl Andes
Maude
Edward Rutledge
Clovis New Mexico
Whelchel
Rutledge
Andes
Roberts Construction Company
Weaks Bagwell Grain Company
Whitewright City Election Slated for April
Whitewright voters will elect a new mayor and one city commissioner in April, ending more than thirty years of continuity. Incumbent commissioner Edwin Badgett will retain his seat for a two year term. Mayoral candidates are Russell Summers Claud Phillips and Findley Hatle. Commissioner candidates for the unexpired one year term of the late J H Waggoner are Jack Meador and Homer Centry.
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Whitewright
Edwin Badgett
Russell Summers Claud Phillips
Findley Hatle
Cits
J. H Waggoner
Jack Meador
Homer Centry
Professor Leaps To His Death In Boston Hotel
Boston report says 45-year-old Professor Francis Mattheisen, a noted authority on American literature and left-wing thinker, plunged from a 12th floor hotel room. Police found a note stating he was “low in spirits by conditions throughout the world” and that he was a Christian and a socialist seeking international peace.
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Boston
Harvard
Francis Mattheissen
Sty Muattheissen
Baptist Workers Conference at Ivanhoe Church April 7
The Fannin County Baptist Workers Conference meets at the Ivanhoe Baptist Church on Friday April 7 with speakers including Rev Buckles Rev W A Rodd and Rev Claude Johnston. It serves as a county wide evangelistic revival hosted by Pastor Harold Cummings.
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Baptist Workers Conference
Ivanhoe
Fannin County
Ivanhoe Baptist Church
Gs. Buckles
W A. Rodd
Claude Johnston
Harold Cummings
Explosion Claims Lives Two Children
A blast in a Connecticut area killed two children and injured others. Authorities said the explosion was connected to a faulty file or device in a domestic setting. Federal agents joined state investigators at the scene as families mourn.
Baptists Collect Eggs for Orphans Home Aid
A Baptist group will gather egg donations to support the Orphans Home. Families are invited to bring one dozen eggs to the First Baptist Church on April 1 for delivery to the home.
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Baptists
Thanmua
Furst Baust
Ann Lee Turner to Star in Dogwood Trails Film
Miss Ann Lee Turner a Palestine High School junior and former Bonham resident has been selected by a Dallas film company to appear in the Dogwood Trails production. The quadrille mounted group will practice at 3 30 this afternoon at the radio arena under Dennes Bales, the director, with riders asked to bring their crepes.
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Ann Lee Turner
Ws. M Gradie Turner
Palestine
Dallas Film Company
Doggwood Trails
Palestine High School
Bonham
Radio Arena
Dennes Bales
Gere
Camp Fire V Show Brings Full House At Bonham High
The annual Camp Fire Guar dians Variety Show played to a full house in Bonham High School Auditorium Friday night. Mrs. Joel Steed directed and thanked volunteers, sponsors, and civic groups for supporting ticket sales and costumes. Funds raised will aid Camp Fire work in Bonham and nearby communities. Dean and Jean Pope led the choir and Mrs J C Christian accompanied. Wayne Walker was a soloist in the a capella choir piece Wayfarin Stranger even though his name was omitted from the program.
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Camp Fire Guardians
Bonham High School
Joel Steed
Leaders Association
Bonham
Charles Meeks
J.C Christian
Dean
Jean Pope
George Gordon Pope
Wayne Walker
Steed
Mr Walker
Borrowing Water From Mexico Prompts Texas-Mexico Tension
Apr. report from McAllen notes discussions over transferring water from Mexico to Texas amid conservation concerns. A Texas official cites prior agreements and ongoing negotiations as Brownsville and Brownsville area agencies seek reliable intake, while a veteran authority references past patterns of cooperation with Mexico. The piece highlights broader cross border water management, drought conditions, and the quest to secure supply for Texas communities.
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Mcallen
Revised Schedule Auto Insurance Rates Effective
The readable text outlines changes to auto insurance rates with notes on timing and eligibility. It references a vehicle owner and a rate schedule, but specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Seed Box Busted as Whiskey Hideout in Tomato Boxes
A raid on a Bonham man found 12 half pints of whiskey, with 10 buried in a false seed box amid muddled tomato boxes. The discovery was reported by the sheaths department early Saturday morning.
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Avec
Sheaths Department
Bonham
Hearing ends as Texas and Pacific case moves to study
The fate of passenger trains 31 and 32 rests with the Texas Railroad Commission after a two day public hearing on the T and P request to discontinue service. Testimony argued for unit cost pricing over systemwide averages with witnesses noting service declines and scheduling changes affecting ridership. The commission will study the record and hear final arguments before issuing a decision.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Aneudieen Aerane
Texas and Pacific
Texas Railroad
C F. Pettit
R. E. Risser
the Southwest Pump Co
H. A. Buron
Bonham Cotton Mill
Riser
T. and P
Louis
Bonham
John Bacon Saunders
Dan Sitzler
Florist
Dick Saunders
Tt First National Bank
Express
T K. Blac
Ashruad
J C Magouir
McKnight
Charles
G&g Volmer
Texas
Pacifi
Shippe
Mases
Brian T
Olive Kaynendall
MceWhirte
John Perryman
Parsull
Membe
Railroad Commission
Ji Steagram
BRT
L. C Porte
A.c
Securit
M. F
Porte
H. Haul Passeng
Worley Successor Named May 6
The article reports that a successor to Congressman Worley will be named on May 6, with Shamrock and Shamrock residents mentioned in connection to the appointment. It notes Worley resigned to become an associate justice of the United States and that the replacement will take office for the remainder of 1950.
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Worley
Iuver
Shivers
Asociate
Unit States
Part of
Claims and Pate
Death ruled accidental in Wichita Falls child tragedy
A verdict of accidental death was returned for 17 month old Rummie Dale McCreary of Wichita Falls who was struck by a reversing truck driven by Homer S. Shafter while the child played behind the vehicle. Authorities say the accident occurred as the truck backed up near a street location.
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Wichita Falls
Runmie Dale McCreary
St Wichia Falls
Homer S. Shafter
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Paul Campbel
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