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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1936
Page
1
AP reports Spain's capital tightens during ongoing Francoist conflict in Morocco as French mediation and naval movements loom. Fresh offensives against rebel strongholds continue while Madrid and Paris seek neutrality and possible asylum for fleeing Spaniards.
Fragmentary item notes a deadly incident near Shervan with a male victim and unclear details. Text mentions a train, hospital, and Bonham area but lacks coherent names or dates. The report references shifting locations and indeterminate suspects in a derailed or collision context.
A report states a vessel believed missing was found safe after days of uncertainty. Authorities and local observers named Yuratan Jus as a person of interest, with unclear details about ownership and origin.
A Friday morning scene in Houston shows four people playing bridge on a street corner near a park. A card table with beer drew a crowd as a scavenger hunt tied to a surprise party caused a playful disruption.
Fragments show North Dakota farmers reporting bumper yields amid drought as a silver lining for the region. Some districts claim harvests around 25 bushels per acre, with conditions varying by farm and location near Fargo.
In Bayonne New Jersey Gladys M confessed by daughter and Donald W as mother charged with murder. The chief confessed the act amid arraignment as the couple smiled. authorities note the girl giggled earlier.
Interstate Commerce Commission delayed a proposed freight rate increase for carloads of grain and other Texas to New York and other markets. The commission suspended the schedule effective today pending further hearings and orderly review.
Five people died when an automobile was struck at a grade crossing. The incident occurred today as another passenger and multiple bystanders were injured and rushed to area hospitals.
Salem reports a riot among prisoners led to a mass diet of fresh air as Warder James Lent was killed and another convict wounded. Police and officials said 900 inmates were involved, with officials promising continued punishment and work.
Chaos erupts in the Oregon State Penitentiary yard as inmates fire on guards during a riot. State police quell the disturbance as two more inmates are wounded and one dies from a gunshot wound.
The Texas Social Security Commission submitted its first breakdown of OAP checks totaling 64,465,000 for 300,099 recipients as of June 30. Regional districts list counts and amounts by age and area, with totals and averages, and 11,900 more names added since the initial mailing bringing pensioners to about 51,690.
Jose G Degregorio second secretary at the Spanish embassy in Washington announces his resignation citing disagreement with the Spanish Leftist government He hopes rebel victory in the Spanish civil war while noting uncertainty about fellow embassy staff actions.
John Garner plans a boating afternoon while three friends fish. Texas politics drift with Allred support and a Vanishing scene in Greenville. August checks and pensions are mailed to 59 016 people. Dorothy Jay case links to Frank Heflin in Los Angeles.
Jolue Vetus, local weather man, notes a low of 57 degrees on June 9 and a new summer record near 84 degrees last night. Forecaster says temperatures will rise slightly, as officials mark a historic cool spell for several years.
In Rusk Texas a man wearing short sleeves robbed the First State Bank at Wells and fled with 3500 dollars in a coupe toward Altoona. Cashier B Warner and clerk Miss Scout Childress were marched to the vault at gunpoint and released fifteen minutes later by Warner's daughter Norman.
For 24 hours ending at 7 am today the high is 84 and the low 44. Fast Texas fair tonight and Sunday, warmer tonight and in the north. West Texas fair tonight and Sunday, slightly warmer in the southeast tonight.
John J. Lewis of the United Mine Workers asserts Governor Alf Landon would make every strike legal and every picket a law breaker while conceding labor may send in an organizer. He says Landon would still deny complete freedom from interference by anyone including fellow employees.
Havre Mont Aug 1 Fire crews fought to check a blaze that has devoured 30 000 acres of timber and cut a four mile path through the Lewis and Clark national forest since Wednesday Three mining camps and an Indian mission were saved by sudden shifts of the wind the report says
A quirky line notes the candidate's approach to engaging voters compares it to a nun’s path with a Weald. The remark blends religious imagery with rural setting to hint at campaign method without stating concrete actions or outcomes.
California voters will face twenty nine measures on the November ballot with twenty six more possible. Fourteen constitutional amendments have been qualified along with two referendum measures and five initiative proposals for the ballot.
John Peeler Henderson has accepted a position with the firm Duquette and White, stock and bond dealers in Houston. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Murray Henderson and was previously with John Peeler Drug at the University of Texas. Best wishes for success in his new role.
North Platte lad aligned with 16 year old farm boy pleads guilty at arraignment on extortion charges involving actress Shirley Temple. He faces federal court trial after arrest by Sheriff Betchel and investigation by the FBI and Justice Department agents.
The Texas constitutional Democrats opposing the New Deal and the Republican nominees perfected a temporary organization in Dallas today. Judge W P Hamblen of Houston was elected temporary chairman and Evetts Haley of Austin secretary. A resolution condemning the Roosevelt administration and pledging support to Langor and Knox was adopted.
October opened at 12.24 and closed at 12.15-12.16 in New York quotations.
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