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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1946
Page
6
Ambassadors report a Soviet proposal urging decisive disarmament steps and a rapid, coordinated plan to end atomic weapons. Nations discuss amendment to establish a legal framework and central authority in disarmament talks.
Washington November 20 AP price chief Paul Al Turter resigns as director of the Office of Price Administration effective December 4. He will reportedly earn about 56000 a year in the radio industry. The move follows President Truman’s push to abolish most price controls.
The report says Soviet forces in Germany are being withdrawn or redeployed toward the Oder river, with up to 40 percent of Russian troops sent home or reassigned. Marshal Sokolovsky told General McNarney that American reporters could not enter the Soviet zone until withdrawals are complete. The move is seen as strategic, with speculation it prepares for postwar reorganization and line shifts with British and French forces.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a traffic disruption caused by a heavy bog. Details are unclear, with garbled names and times. Report notes vehicles maneuvering cautiously as authorities monitor conditions.
Mexico City November 30. Miguel Aleman prepares to take office as president Sunday with strong parliamentary and public backing. The constitutional revolutionary party and its allies are cited as dominating the government, signaling a solid transfer of power amid a large majority in the new congress.
Streptomycin will be available for medical use, with officials outlining supply plans and access details. The release notes indicate government oversight and potential distribution through medical facilities.
In brief remarks, Roosevelts aide rejects a published report of a supposed talk with I about policy. The denial emphasizes the account is inaccurate and urges readers to await official statements from the administration.
Washington reports a rift among Southern Coal Producers and West Virginia Coal Association over a proposed strike truce with John L. Lewis. Officials consider fines on individual winners of United Mine Workers, AFB, for striking government mines, though initial indications suggest fines may not be sanctioned now.
Police pursue a deadly assault case near Fulton Arkansas after a young woman Mrs Ve Blasingame 18 of Pine Bluff identified a suspect. A dragged search and reports of brutal injuries point to a connection with a brutal ravine incident in Texarkana earlier this year.
The Texas Commission reports 1945 and 1946 gas production figures and trends. Projected natural gas output for 1946 shows a substantial increase from last year, with figures cited in cubic feet and trillion measures, reflecting a predicted rise over prior totals.
Sam D McGee 98 longtime Dodd City resident and former Dodd City Bank president died at his home after a brief illness. He was active in business, civic, church and politics and owned a waterworks system. Funeral services will be held at the Dodd City Presbyterian Church with the Masonic Lodge and pallbearers named. Survivors include a son, daughter, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The Katy has not decided if it will rebuild the Jon-tant freight shed destroyed by fire early last Sunday at Trenton. The 1939 structure north of the station handled large onion shipments. a smaller shed to the south remains, but onion traffic has fallen off, reducing need for another platform. Estimated loss stands at 840,000.
Mrs Earl Benson is hospitalized in Sherman after leaping from a moving car on a highway near Whitewright. She suffered bruises cuts and a fractured shoulder as a car from Dallas swerved and prompted her to jump for safety. The incident occurred south of town during a southbound drive by the Bensons.
In Rome on November date, Eberhail von MacKenste and Kurt Marity were sentenced to death for their roles in the Ardeatine Caves massacre. The court found them guilty of war crimes and ordered execution by the state. The verdict completes a high profile case against German officers responsible for the massacre near Rome.
A Wichita Falls woman suffered injuries in a Saturday accident on Highway 82 in Ector County. The driver Mr. O L Phillip reportedly collided with a personless vehicle near Ed Ohinert, causing a back injury to Phillip and a head bump to a small baby in the scene. Ambulance responders transported the victims to a local hospital for evaluation.
Fragmentary report notes heavy rainfall across the British Isles affecting crops and daily life. Garbled text references fields, corn, and potential flooding impacts, with uncertainty about dates and places.
CIMARROM?M ON M Novar R P Feb Tulsa announces he will assume temporary managership of the Philmont Ranch. Huffman, who has led the ranch, will move to Houston to become executive of the Sam Houston Area Council. The enrollment exceeds 1900 Scouts and officials. Huffman has served as Philmont Scout executive since May 1943 and held several posts earlier. A successor to Huffman was not expected soon.
Special Junior Smith son of Mr and Mrs Cal Smith of Delba community was injured when the car he drove overturned on a highway west of Trenton. Several stitches were needed to close a cut on his face and the car was badly wrecked.
Former Bonham News editor Dicus, 74, of Henrietta Oklahoma, died after being struck by a car while crossing a street. He had owned the Bonham News, moved to Henrietta in 1921, and served as elder, Rotarian leader, city council member, and community fundraiser organizer. He is survived by a son, a daughter, a granddaughter, and a nephew.
Reported at the United Nations there, Moscow signals it will not abandon its veto power. The exchange highlights Cold War tensions as Western and Soviet blocs clash over proposals.
Jury and witnesses gathered as Spears rushed a fire that destroyed a building after allegations against Letard Graham. Spears reportedly paid $4600 to a witness, with $860 later disputed. The fire occurred today and the suit was dismissed as the structure burned.
A bomb exploded wrecking a wing of a Barcelona paper plant injuring and killing workers. Police blamed Spanish Republicans for the attack as two Falange newspapers were being published there. A third Falange daily received a parcel bomb that exploded harmlessly.
Rio de Janeiro reports government orders to cut fuel use to ease shortages from the US soft coal strike. Brazil, a coal importer, urged the population to conserve gas and energy as the crisis intensifies.
Pravda reports a coal shortage hits Russia with reduced production in several industries and transport disruptions. It urges miners to increase output to keep factories supplied and maintain road and rail operations.
Pascal Farley and son Jack along with Clyde Sadler purchased the Ida Co-Op Gin. The cooperative gin has long operated in Whitewright and the new owners plan to continue operating it in the coming years.
Leonard Hunters from LEONARD report proof of markmanship after return from New Braunfels area. Hunters A B Ferguson Albert Keene Wade Chapman M M Stapp Bob Sheridan and Emmett Suckferth brought home five eight point ducks and one four pointer.
Fort Worth sale notes cattle and hog values with top hogs at 25.50 per cwt and sows around 23.50. Cattle include steers averaging 2500 pounds, heifers around 1600 pounds, and calves near 1750. Sheep and lambs show fat lambs up to 92.00 with feeder lambs near 37.0.
An article reports Earl Willis was apprehended in Des Moines after a bank robbery on November 23. Banning was arrested this week in Fort Worth outside his mother's home following a bus trip from Chillicothe, Missouri.
The district court will open its term on Monday with a brief grand jury session. The county attorney’s office notes only a small amount of business is scheduled on the docket for the meeting.
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