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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1952
Page
11
The Trenton Garden Club sponsors a town decorating plan for the business section. About 800 feet of lights will be installed by the Community Public Service Company. The City Council will contribute 200 dollars toward the project and the lights will be turned on once installation is finished.
A 1950 Texas census report shows urban areas lack 78 000 unmarried women while rural nonfarm regions and farms show large male excesses of 27 000 and 33 000 respectively. The pattern aligns with national trends as more women join the labor force and seek city jobs, complicating mate balance.
Agriculture Department data show a two percent drop in farm prices for the month ended November 15, the third consecutive decline. Declines in meat animals cotton fruit and corn offset gains in truck crops and eggs while production costs also ease. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes retail food prices edged up one tenth of a percent with fruits vegetables and poultry driving the increase, the index at 232.4 versus pre Korea levels.
The blast near a refinery will likely toll damages above 150000 dollars as victims from Nederland Port Neches Beaumont and Orange witness the fire. Separate wrecks in San Antonio Hondo and Oklahoma claim lives with multiple injuries and rescued travellers.
Texas State Parks Board warns that without more legislative funding the public may face admission charges at historic centers such as Port Isabel Lighthouse and Old Fort Parker. The board notes eight centers were transferred from other agencies and require maintenance funds. Over three years the board spent 32000 on upkeep to keep sites safe and sanitary.
Mrs F M Burkett a long time Fannin County resident died in Dallas Hospital at 2 40 Sunday December 30 She was the mother of the later LR ound A T Burkett Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 at the Baptist Church in Wolfe City with interment at Ma ot Casmet Wolverton and Mrs Gladys Bradley were killed when they drove in front of a Southern Pacific freight train at Corsicana s Seventh Street crossing
A radio listing for Tuesday broadcasts from 6:00 to 5:15 with segments including News, Farm Hour, Lone Star Country Club, Rhythm Roundup, Morning Devotion, Harlem on Parade, Chuckwagon Melodies, News in Brief, Dick Haymes Show, and Sports Review. Local sponsors such as White's Auto, Gross Feed Store, and Peeler Drug appear throughout.
The December plentiful foods list includes turkey with pork and raisins for Christmas meals. USDA official John J. Slaughter notes abundant fruits like grapefruit and oranges, plus table grapes and dried eggs, with carrots, beans, frozen cod, nonfat dry milk, cottage cheese and butter also in good supply. Tree nuts, honey, lard, shortening, salad oils and table fats complete the list.
Texas State Senator John J Sello of Cuero calls the automobile inspection law one of the most effective safety measures in Texas history. He notes a drop in fatal accidents this year from 13 percent of all crashes to six and six tenths percent and urges fair trial and enforcement. Senator Carlos Ashley of Liano opposes and plans to seek repeal.
Bill Crockett of Jonham earned two All-SWC selections this season. He was chosen as an offensive tackle by the Associated Press and as a defensive tackle on Jere Hayes’s picks in the Dallas Times Herald. Crockett captained the Rice Owls and is a Bonham high school graduate with noted tackle play in 1947 and 1948.
Washington reports the top to bottom overhaul of the tax collecting service is finished. In ceremonies at Cleveland and Detroit, the last civil service tax officials were sworn in to head the new districts under President Truman's reorganization plan. Secretary John Snyder calls the wind up the result of several years of intensive work.
Mrs Raleigh Abernathy reports her father William Brown died Friday after a right foot injury in an El Paso hospital. She also says her brother Roy Brown died suddenly at his Lincoln Arkansas home, Brown known to older Bonham residents, who had moved to El Paso years ago.
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