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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1940
Page
4
The notice lists candidates for Democratic primaries July 27 and August 24, 1940. Names include SAM RAYBURN for Congress, TALMADGE MOORE, TOM B. DENTON, HENRY CHANEY, J. E. WHITLEY for Sheriff, PAUL ARLEDGS JR and others for District Clerk, and several county positions and district seats across Fannin County. Also mentions Manegham and Minnie McClary, and ends with Middlebury inventor Louis F Worden knitting a miniature locomotive of yarn.
In Brooklyn Local No 9 of the Amal gamated Heavens Of Father Divine Angel Pearl, 15, is accused of stealing $40 from a heavenly carpet stash. Other angels Miss Happy Girl and Miss Love Nut shared the Brooklyn branch, with gossip circling Angel Pearl’s jitterbugging at hotspots as she faces a children's court hearing. REFUGE John Terry, 36, sought on a murder charge by Evansville police, was found in Columbus mowing a lawn for Myron Hubler. A 14 year old Chinese importer’s son woke to a 32 pound raccoon in his Glen Cove home and the animal was shot after it nipped him.
Indiana State Officer K. A Wines finds insufficient evidence in the case against Leon Carmine 20 charged with driving while intoxicated Wines seized a case of wine and three bottles of home brew from Carmine's car.
Alber C Bassett of Philadelphia, a General Electric clerk, was named the nation 50 000,000th prospective old age pensioner. He received a social security number and had his photo taken in Washington with officials. Bassett is 18.
A Pennsylvania woman seeks divorce claiming her husband confined her in a coal bin, arguing the act exposed her as not fit to be relied upon for fuel or support. The case highlights domestic abuse within a harsh household dispute.
Jim Agnew displays two tomatoes weighing over a pound each at the Daily Favorite office. The larger measures 14 inches in circumference and four and a half inches in diameter. Agnew says the tomatoes were grown in his West 10th Street garden with careful cultivation.
Former political boss Thomas J Pendergast, recently released after three tax evasion prison terms, was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. The case centers on alleged government corruption and conspiracy to defraud.
The Dies committee announced an upcoming probe into Communist activities within the National Maritime Union. The inquiry will move to Beaumont for a 10 day hearing after authorizing the investigation.
Denton Texas College for Women officials report only one student showed colorblindness in a vision exam led by Dr Elizabeth A. Taylor, director of the College Health Service. The finding aligns with color perception being rare in women and notes color blind individuals often compensate with keen brightness discrimination.
State Health Officer Dr Geof Cox notes poliomyelitis is largely a summer disease with over half the cases occurring in June through October. Through June 53 cases have been reported. chance of person to person contact remains a chief factor and transmission experiments are limited.
An opaque European brief notes England pursuing talks to ease trouble in Asia. Fragmentary references mention Unirea and potential trade links with Portugal, with unclear names and places. The report hints at diplomacy but provides few concrete details or dates.
A United States note to the British foreign office suggests considering a American protectorate over European islands in the Western Hemisphere. The State Department message indicates possible actions affecting European possessions and regional cooperation with Canada and other partners.
The dry weather hampered watermelon and cantaloupe yields while cotton is expected to be good and corn harvests may drop by half. Highway 5 became Federal Highway 82 and paving advances on Highway 34 between Ladonia and Honey Grove continued. Candidates Speth Attorne General Jimmy Allred and Senator Tom Connally spoke in Bonham within hours. Mrs Barnett visited Bogota and Freeman returned from Wichita Falls.
Corpus Christi officials report a large surplus of labor with more than 5 000 applicants for work since naval plans were approved. The State Employment Service outlines eligibility, required skill, age, and medical fitness for jobs tied to local gas base projects and related newspaper assistance programs across the state.
The City Church of Christ in Dodd City will hold a revival starting next Saturday for several days. Broadly known evangelist Billy Wooldrum, who has led ten prior campaigns, will conduct the meetings and the public is invited to attend.
A readable fragment reports a clash between dancers and volunteer firemen at a Centerville suburb event. The fire department reportedly refused entry to the dance and partygoers, with unclear details about the dispute and participants.
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