20 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1927
Page
1
Poem praising the Western cowboy hero, praising honesty, labor, and home ties. Mentions his pay, faith, and trust, with lines about courage and joy as years pass. Attributed to Zuja Floyd Leach in the Cattleman era publication.
A syndicated critique notes Collier's Weekly over lynching coverage and contrasts it with other events from 1926. It mentions lynching tallies by state, UT Texas leadership changes, Shanghai University officials, an elephant incident in Newark, a Dallas society election, and warnings on lotteries and bootlegging.
A Cincinnati Enquirer opinion piece extols the valor of the U S Marines with references to battles from Tripoli to China. It lauds the corps as American heroes under Uncle Sam, praising Killough and others for courage and duty amid war and national spirit.
The passage notes growing fatigue with Henry Sapio's libel suit, the risk of a large payoff, and the strict Texas libel laws still bearing dangerous fangs for journalists despite some legislative changes.
In Fannin County Texas on April 11 1927 a petition seeks creation of Bois Arc Creek Levee Improvement District with extensive land boundaries described and a tax plan. The Court set April 2 1927 as hearing date at 10 am in Bond County courthouse and urges landowners to appear to contest or support the district formation.
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