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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
3
A 3.5 inch downpour unleashed the first major flood in Gainesville from Texas rains. Water stood a foot deep in Leonard Park near the Elm branch of the Trinity River, with Elm Creek expected to rise further. The storm persisted for fourteen hours and heavy rains drenched northeast Texas.
Four gangsters fleeing the Muskogee jail are killed or wounded in a gun battle near Weathers Oklahoma. Dan Heady was slain, Dewey Gilmore wounded, Leonard Short found dying on a hillside after they were fired on at a farmhouse. The clash marked the final fatal outcome in the escape sequence.
Ethiopia files a strong protest with the League of Nations over the Dessye bombardment. A separate item notes Roosevelt urging highway safety in a message to automobilists.
Three robbers commandeered cars in Martins Ferry Ohio while kidnapping five people. One robber was killed and another wounded as the trio fled. a third is believed cornered in Easter Ohio. Nearly $3,000 of the $11,000 taken remains missing and the scene ended in a violent confrontation.
Frog Friends in Bonham raised funds at a supper for SUL boosters and fans, supporting local sports enthusiasm. The event at the Golf Club featured community support and promotional chatter about team week activities and upcoming games.
Dewey Gilmore Dan Heady and Leonard Short plus Don Garrett remain at large after the Muskogee jail break. Deputy Marshal Allen Stanfield and two guards captured Cooper twelve miles north of Clayton as a rain hindered pursuit. Cooper, from Fort Smith Arkansas, led fugitives in Southern Oklahoma and Arkansas.
John Vernon reports nearly two inches of rain from yesterday morning to 7 AM today raising the year's total to about 53 inches. 1935's rainfall is the heaviest in years while 1934 was the driest in years. the piece notes the pattern of extremes and hopes December ends sunny.
In Columbia on December 6 Associated Press reports Governor Olin Johnston asserted control of the highway department by deploying sixty five National Guardsmen after a Supreme Court ruling deemed military tactics unconstitutional.
Will Rogers muses on golfers who talk about their game wherever they go. His wife wishes for good golf weather to spare the noise of clubs swinging indoors and foolish chatter.
London sources report Britain weighing formal representations to Japan on the North China dispute after U S and Britain raised concerns. Britain may urge adherence to the Nine-Power Treaty to protect China's territorial integrity, while a Japanese spokesman argues the treaty never fully took effect as China did not meet obligations.
Persistent rainfall fills Bois d Arc Creek and surrounding streams causing a bankful rise. Crews remove debris from the Texas and Pacific right of way as water approaches the creek’s historical high, while past flood levels from last summer are recalled.
Stubenville crews recovered four bodies from a Wolfrun mine gas explosion after an eight hour search. Thirty-one others escaped through side passageways.
Pauline Crittenden of Bonham now residing in McKinney, a senior at North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, is editor of Avesta the college quarterly. She earned high honors at Celina High School and holds a double major in English and business, with a strong scholastic record and active campus roles.
The Grangeville dance hall at Rock Lake owned by Ronald and Alice Vestal burned at about 1 a.m. Sunday. The 70 by 40 foot hall had a hardwood floor and was partially insured. It was unclear whether rebuilding will occur.
WASHINGTON Dec Senator George Norris pledged his support for Roosevelt for reelection and announced he would not seek renomination himself.
A weekly bridge event in Commerce produced four perfect hands, uncommon but noted. Players Mrs Forres Sheely Jr Pav Janes Prar Chane and J F Tabin formed a cotreomne at one table. a spade was lead in a 13 card hand, with debate over distribution and suits. Also reported Austin voting on wet city status with about three to two margin.
Bremen, the German Lloyd liner, reached port after authorities received a report of a bomb plot. Coast guard vessels escorted the ship as a precaution amid the alarmlike dispatches and concern over the danger.
Mineola and London prepare for a bi district clash as the champions meet in a decisive postseason matchup. Key players and coaches cited for high effort as teams seek advancement.
Burlington detective Ellis Parker doubts Hauptmann's guilt while Governor Hoffman questions the claim. The New York Daily News cites an anonymous letter supporting Hauptmann's innocence, prompting a new inquiry. Wood expert Arthur Koehler notes only one ladder piece linked to Hauptmann, hampering full tracing of the timber used. The piece references a Supreme Court plea for review and a pending announcement set for tomorrow.
Jess Masouick and Henry Holland with Mrs Haslam investigated the planned Christmas parade in Paris delayed by rain. Mr Cogburn of Dallas aimed to stage a grand parade next Thursday in Bonham, with Magouirk confirming the date and promising a majestic procession about 20090 feet long with many features. Funds for the affair are still being raised, and Greenville and Bonham schedules are noted for December events.
Bonham schools close at noon to allow students to attend the Edgewood Bonham football game at Athletic Field. Local patrons are expected to warmly approve the board's decision and many students plan to root for the Purple Warriors.
Italian planes dropped heavy bombs on Dessye hitting the emperor’s palace and the American Seventh Day Adventist mission. About twelve killed and two hundred wounded as civil areas suffered including a Red Cross tent and a hospital ward. The emperor and a Belgian officer were among those injured. the raid lasted seventeen minutes.
Kraft Phenix Cheese Co marks its first anniversary at the Bonham plant with a 10:30 a.m. program December 10 featuring music by the Kraft orchestra from Denison, cheese sandwiches, candy, and milk chocolate. Citizens of Fannin County and nearby are invited to tour the factory and view cheese production as stores decorate windows for Kraft-Phenix Cheese Day.
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