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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1927
Page
1
A severe blizzard in Calgary Alberta Canada leaves four people dead and a seven year old boy missing. Snow plows killed one person as a citywide shutdown halts travel and services.
United Press reports that to meet one year restrictions Congress will authorize the secretary of state to negotiate with other West Indian republics to free their sugar from duty. Representative Will Wood of Indiana advocates the measure to allow sugar from these nations to enter duty free.
Washington wires report that after Coolidge’s speech the Republican national committeemen may back a candidate. United Press notes Senator Willis of Ohio as a receptive presidential candidate and a definite move toward Hoover could begin within four weeks.
Miss Kathryn Mease of Cumberland Maryland and Miss Billy Lorraine hike to Austin Texas in 12 days after accepting rides along the route through Atlanta Montgomery and Shreveport. They walked about 50 miles and carried one vanity case and powder puff with baggage sent ahead. They planned to reach El Paso and then Mexico City if conditions warranted.
Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago hailed General Pershing as a potential presidential candidate during their convention.
Dallas officials warn of one of the coldest spells in local history. Temperatures may drop to a minimum of 10 degrees as the cold air reaches the area tonight.
The ad contrasts two men: one without a job and one owning a business, claiming ten years hence the difference lies in saving. It urges starting a savings account now to secure the future.
Washington December 7 the senate voted down the proposal to accept Senator elect Smith of Winds oath of office.
Washington dispatch reports Frisco leading with 40 votes on the first ballot for the Republican national convention city next year. The committee adjourned in deadlock with Kansas City at 44 votes and San Francisco at 11 on the tenth ballot. convention date set for June 12.
The trial of Yancy Story for robbing the Farmers and Merchants National Bank at Krum Texas was reset to January 30 after Judge Silas Hare quashed the venire. The transfer order from Dallas was found improperly drawn.
The Spirit of St. Louis sustained propeller damage after striking a rut during landing on Tuesday after more than 25,000 miles of flight. Lindbergh was unhurt. In other dispatches President Coolidge said he would not run again and urged his party to back another candidate.
In Austin on December 7 Governor Moody appointed Lamar Seeeligson district attorney of Bexar County to fill the vacancy from the resignation of Chambers who left to become mayor after Tobin’s death.
The local weather bureau notes December 7 as the coldest December day in history with a thermometer at 22 degrees above zero. Fort Worth is cited in reports, with Panther City reference in the surrounding lines.
Waco's 1927 Year Book captured the top prize in the United States per word from the Art Craft Guild in Chicago. The University of Missouri earned the second honor with a 77? score.
The president outlines farm relief via a federal farm board, flood control on the lower Mississippi, and moderate tax reductions. He emphasizes national defense, naval expansion but not a navy race, plus enforcement of prohibition and potential coal strike legislation. Foreign policy seeks peace covenants and constitutional harmony. Panama Canal flood dam and canal plans are noted alongside merchant marine and inland navigation projects.
In Lagrange on December 7 a new panel of 125 veniremen appeared as the state and defense continued their efforts to seat a jury in the Becky Rogers trial. Only five jurors have been seated in the last two days.
In St Clairville Ohio police seek 15 year old Andy Dyken after he shot his mother Mary Dyken 33 and wounded his father and a farm hand following a school reprimand. Oklahoma City reports 11 degrees above zero at noon with a cold north wind as a state wide cold wave grips the region.
Assistant Attorney General B. M. Tilley announced to Texas filling stations that a per gallon tax on gasoline handled in 1923 under the first gasoline tax law must be paid. If the tax is not paid, suits will be filed to collect the money.
The Assignment County criminal docket lists cases set for Wednesday December 14 1927 including Jake Mills for disturbing peace C B Allen A A Sid Treadway for carrying pistol A C Choate and Jewel Choate A Cleotiethen ag A F Priestley County Clerk.
Unconfirmed reports detail bandits near La Quemada Jalisco sacking the town and looting a Modelo Circus train carrying mostly foreign actresses. They seized horses and valuables, beat the station master, delayed Guadalajara Nogales passenger service, and threatened locals with punishment.
Senator Willis of Ohio declares his bid for the Republican nomination. Dallas will host the first southern department store headquarters for a major New York firm, marking the firm’s initial southern establishment.
East Texas shows cold wave tonight with frost risk and colder Friday. South coast and West Texas experience chill with fair skies Thursday and gradually warmer in the north. Southwest remains cold with a front easing by Thursday.
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