Highway Funds Secured for Fannin County
A county highway committee reports securing significant funds for Fannin County for 1928 29 including allocations for high60 ay work on routes 5 34 42 and 78 plus graveling bridges and culverts. The Highway Commission approves a plan requiring an 80 foot right of way from the Bailey Bonham road and notes Fannin has received substantial state highway funds relative to taxes paid.
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Cole
Keeton
Highway Commission
Bailey-Bonham Road
Fannin County
State Highway Commission to fund Bonham Bailey gravel road
H.S. Cole and Senior C. of C. representatives met the State Highway Commission to seek funding for highway improvements in Fannin County. They report success with a planned gravel road between Bonham and Bailey and an appropriation of 33,10.00 set aside for that purpose. The district engineer’s tentative estimate totals about 126,695.00 for county highways and bridges, with 381,980 allocated for Highway 78 including Bois d Arc creek bridges and culverts near Bonham and west of Leonard on the Farmersville road. The commission will not designate a Bonham to Red River highway now and notes toll bridges will not be pursued.
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H.S. Cole
Thenior C
W. F. Keen
Ausa
Fannin County
Bonhamid Bailey
Gineer
Bois d’Arc Creek
Bonham
Leonard
Farmersville Road
Red River
Oklahoma
Texas
Bonham Xmas Funds Appeal Seeks Five Hundred Dollar Goal
The food fellows pledge Christmas cheer funds with about £350 collected so far and a remaining need of at least $500 to be raised by Friday. Committees urge both men and women to contribute promptly to fund packages for the less fortunate, promising communal joy and a Merry Christmas.
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Bonham
Partridge Flies Into Windshield Injuring Woman
In Palestine on December 18 Ms N H Scoggin formerly of Palestine now in Jacksonville was injured when a partridge crashed into her car windshield cutting her face and possibly endangering her sight. The bird lay dead beside the vehicle as Mr Scoggin drove them to a hospital.
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Palestine
N. H. Scoggin
Jacksonville
Soldier Dies In Fort Des Moines Armory Fire
One soldier burned to death in a fire at the Fort Des Moines barracks in Des Moines Iowa. The armory loss is reported at $10000. The incident is described by United Press with December 19 dateline.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United Press
Fort Des Moines
Two Men Arrested in Dallas on Forged Checks Charge
Dallas police report Ben C. Richards and A. A. Crabbe were arrested on two counts of passing forged instruments. Richards, an insurance man and former Cyclops of Texas KKK, and Crabbe, a former city employee, allegedly wrote Claude C. West’s name on the back of two $1,000 cashier’s checks payable to O. L. Matthews that cleared through the Republican National Bank.
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United Press
Dallas
Ben C. Richards
A. A. Crabbe
Richards
Cyclops
Texas K. K. K
Crabbe
Claude C. West
Republican National Bank
O. L. Matthews
Largest drug seizure in U S history announced
United Press reports Federal District Attorney Charles H. Tuttle revealed a four million dollar drug seizure described as the largest allotment ever. He said an indictment would target "Klein," believed to be Joseph Unger, held in Tombs prison, for placing 2.5 million dollars worth of narcotics on a Chicago train. The packed boxes labeled brushes were seized at Jersey City.
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United Press
New York
Charles H. Tuttle
Klein
Joseph Unger
Tombs Prison
Chicago
Jersey City
Paraguay Army Mobilization Ends After Arbitration
ASUNCION December 19 The mobilization of the Paraguayan army ended today after Bolivia accepted the food offices of the arbitration conciliation conference.
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Bolivia
United Press
Asuncion
Arbitration Conciliation Conference
Dixie Motor Corporation Wins Bonham Bus Lines
Judge J M Melson for the Motor Bus Association of Texas says the purchase of two Bonham bus lines is complete with the Dallas sale finalizing last night. The Dixie Motor Corporation led by A P Barrett now controls Northeast Texas routes Greenville to Denison via Bonham. New high capacity buses and improved schedules promised for public convenience.
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THE
Dixie Bus Corporation
NEW Buses
J. M. Melson
Motor Bus Association of Texas
Bonham
Greenville
Denison
Dallas
Dixie Motor Corporation
A. P. Barrett
Dixie Corporation
Texas
Weather bid for 24 hours ending today at 7 am
Temperatures for the last 24 hours show a high of 60 and a low around 26 degrees. The period ends at 7 am with cool conditions and no precipitation reported.
East Texas and West Texas Weather Outlook
East Texas sees tonight and Thursday fair with cooler conditions in the south and southeast. Thursday may bring frost along the coast and freezing temperatures inland. West Texas expects similar fair, colder trends with frost risk in the Panhandle and southeast areas.
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East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Influenza cases top 700000 in forty two states
Washington report shows more than 700000 influenza cases across forty two states with 140000 new cases in the past week. State totals and new daily figures are compiled from forty two states as government figures.
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Washington
Mine Explosion Traps Six Miners in Kentucky Shaft
Six men were entombed by a blast at the Black Diamond Coal Mine in Drakesboro Kentucky. The explosion occurred on the 1 009 foot level when the ceiling collapsed and a gas pocket ignited amid rock and timbers as rescuersWork to reach the victims continued into the night.
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United Press
Drakesboro
Afghan Revolt Reports Fan Kabuls Suburbs
Moscow reports rebels in Kabul pressuring for Abdication of King Amanullah amid fierce fighting in the suburbs led by Bache Sakua of the Kugistan tribe. Soviet press blames English gold for the turmoil as Washington Congress adjourns for Christmas holiday.
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Moscow
Kine Amanullah
Poem on Whiskey Lands Man 20 Days in Jail
In Washington a man named Thomas Powers was jailed for 20 days after presenting a poem titled Whiskey Did It All in police court on a vagrancy charge. He described selling verses for about ten cents as part of his case.
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Washington
Thomas Powers
Powers
M'LENNAN COUNTY VOTERS BALLOT BONDS IN MAILBACK VOTE
Mclennan County voters were balloting on road bonds totaling 4.7915 million dollars to fund a 500 mile highway and crossroads project. If approved, 20 foot concrete roadways will span about 169 miles linking with four main East West highways at the county line. Gravel work will back 90 percent of rural mail and school routes under all weather. The bonds would raise public spending in the county to 11 million dollars, including 3 million to be added with state and federal funds.
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Waco
Texas
Mclennan County
British Plane Shot Down Over Hostile Territory
An army aircraft attempting to reach Kabul was shot down while flying over hostile land near Peshawar. The occupants reached the British legation safely after the crash yesterday.
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United Press
Peshawar
India
Kabul
Sfely
King Rested Well Bulletin Said It
Fragmentary bulletin notes a king resting well, with unclear place and date details. The readable bits imply a royal health check or rest period reported in a London context but lack concrete names or events to anchor specifics. The fragment preserves a period voice without full clarity.
Ten Day Rain Record At Ennis Texas
Ten day rainfall at Ennis Texas reaches four inches plus, with 4.6 inches reported for the period. Temperatures dip to around 42 degrees as light snow or sleet flurries are noted.
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Ennis
Ennis. Tex
Orther
Bandits Rob First State Bank in Jarrell With Torch
Bandits robbed the First State Bank at Jarrell Texas last night pulling $4500 from the vault by burning a hole in the safe with an acetylene torch. They fled in a car as finger print experts were awaited before the safe could be opened.
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United Press
Jarrell
Texas
Investigations to Be Made of Explosion in Kansas City
Police expect arrests after an explosion wrecked a home last night injuring five people. Dozens of businesses within four blocks of Frank Cerella's home were damaged as he serves a year and a day term at Leavenworth.
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United Press
Kansas City
Frank Cerella
Leavenwerth
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Paris
Ladonia
State National Bank
Fannin County State Bank
the Bank OF Service
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Paraguay
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Kentucky
Congress Osister
Enate
M'Lennan County
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Bulletin
London
Israets
Rae
K. C
Hickok
H. L. Rodgers Company
the Good Clothes Store
First National Bank
Bonham, Texas
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