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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1925
Page
1
United States House action marks an early dry victory on the first prohibition vote. Amendments to treasury and post office appropriations to eliminate a 200 million dollar fund for prohibition enforcement were defeated 189 to 17.
The Texas Panhandle and Gulf Railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 4,010,000 in 35 year mortgage bonds 3,000,000 in preferred stock and 447,000 in common stock to finance an 800 mile line from Tort Worth to Tucumcari.
White House forecasts acceptance by the United States of the League of Nations invitation to participate in its preparatory commission for the disarmament conference. The decision is anticipated as part of ongoing postwar diplomacy.
Gainesville dispatch reports frigid conditions as cold snap dominates Texas today with the thermometer near 16.5 degrees at dawn. Local residents brace for continued low temperatures and hazardous travel.
General Butler informs Mayor Freeland Kendrick of Philadelphia of his resignation from the Marine Corps to continue as Philadelphia's director of public safety. The mayor reportedly answers that high services are no longer needed if his status remains that of a retired officer.
Prank A. Munsey newspaper and magazine magnate dies at Lennox Hill Hospital New York after a short illness and two operations He was 72 and left the New York Sun and New York Telegram as his remaining papers Munsey helped build the magazine business and later diversified into other financial ventures with notable success.
Five of the convicts who escaped from the Ramsey state farm were captured about fifteen miles from the farm, according to farm manager Capt. R. S. Smith. One more is reported surrounded but not yet captured. Texas politics note Representative A. N. King says a special session may be called when time is right.
Detroit aviation interests back a Polar flight as George W Ikins. veteran of two South Pole expeditions, and Malcolm A Smith an Alaskan prospector traveled to Detroit, boosting credibility of the proposed expedition reported by United Press from New York on December 22.
Governor Ferguson issued thirty two clemency proclamations for Christmas including eleven full pardons four conditional pardons seven citizenship restorations. Estelle Walling of Palo Pinto County and Clint Bell of Swisher County received full pardons. she was serving a two year liquor sentence.
A Sunday accident in Ector left Mrs Joe Luton seriously hurt after a car struck her. Strickland drove the car while Deputy Sheriff Robertson had just stopped. he and a bystander helped and she was taken to a local hospital. One leg was broken and she suffered severe bruising. condition reported today as improving.
A Baptist preacher Rev Thomas Reece on the South Side was assaulted during a Sunday service at Adhube. He began his sermon but noticed a corner curtained off. shortly after, youths approached and attacked, details not fully clear.
A letter explains a donation to firemen from the R. R. Theatre. The amount is not stated. The note expresses appreciation for the service and support shown by the firemen.
The Wesley College Glee Club directed by Miss Evans performed Adam Geibel’s The Holy Land at Kavanaugh church. Soloists and accompanist received praise as the program linked by the Glory of the Diet of Christ, with after-show hospitality for the club and faculty at the girls dormitory.
Fire damaged A A Everts Jewelry Company in Bonham Texas early today causing an estimated 130000 in damage with stock valued at 500000 saved due to a fire proof vault. Bonham Fire Department led by Chief A J Stevenson received the alarm and community notes acknowledge their service.
Sheriff's deputies, acting on a search warrant, found a complete copper still with cooker and double worm, barrels of mash and forty quarts of whiskey at a brick room near the Bowling residence site. About 850 gallons of mash and 40 barrels of liquor were seized and taken to the county jail. No arrests reported yet. In San Antonio Manuel Ortiz, 20, was killed fleeing Emil Jungman’s garage as Jungman fired three shots. Ortiz was later found in Jungman’s hen house with a gunshot wound.
Detroit rumors center on a planned trans polar nonstop flight by local aviation figures. Names tied to the project include Henry Ford and the Detroit Aviation Society amid claims of possible aircraft injuries and continued speculation.
Weather reports indicate continued cold with frost along the coast while temperatures rise in the northern and eastern portions. The outlook suggests improving conditions inland and along the coast later today.
Brownsville reports heavy frost overnight with cold conditions continuing into the morning. Local observers note a sharp chill and frosted landscapes as temperatures drop.
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