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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1948
Page
6
With dry spell easing and demand rising, Bonham stores will stay open late to aid shoppers. Week's purchases surge after a dull start, farmers and rural residents gain extra evening hours, and the range of goods includes radios, washers, toasters, and clothes for the family.
The State Department condemns forceful topple of elected governments as dangerous to American republics. It targets Peru Venezuela El Salvador and other nations like Costa Rica Paraguay Bolivia and urges constitutional procedures. Copies were sent to Venezuela Peru El Salvador Paraguay and Argentina.
Dr H L Johnston, director of jet propulsion at State University, says liquid hydrogen can lift a rocket from Earth overcoming gravity. He reports two years of tests including a rocket motor to 30,000 miles per hour, asserting hydrogen propulsion could push a rocket beyond lunar reach.
A Dallas hotel fire injured an Amarillo man identified as Ho Self. The man reportedly fell asleep while smoking and woke shouting in the hall. Fire damage was confined to Self's room and the adjoining hallway.
A handwritten note arrived at Goshen Chamber of Commerce from a girl in Indiana seeking Santa Claus. The unsigned letter describes being 29 years old, sentimental, and wanting only Santa for Christmas.
Officials report a Czechoslovakian airliner with at least 24 aboard crashed in Greek mountains near Athens. Early word lists 6 or 24 passengers, with former Czech airline chief Hanus Rezek among those associated with the flight bound Prague Israel via Athens and Home.
County and city offices will close Friday with some closing at noon and remaining closed through Christmas Day. County Judge Glen Finley stated offices near the holidays and the county superintendent’s office will reopen Tuesday morning December 28.
Port Director W. F. Heavey announces a billion dollar season at the Port of Houston with cargo valued at 3 037 000 and tonnage up 20 percent from last year. He attributes the growth to saturation and rising demand.
United Nations and Allied delegates report the Netherlands refuses to halt fighting in Indonesia. J W H Van Roven asserts the Dutch government will continue the war as a purely internal affair despite Security Council pressure. A bitter UN Good Offices Commission report accuses the Dutch of failing to seek sincere peace.
Millard Jo Allison, a war hero who deserted the U S Army to join Canadian forces, was sentenced to six months hard labor by a Camp Hood court martial but received a seven day furlough to spend Christmas in Fort Worth with his wife and three children. General James Christiansen may consider clemency as urged by the court martial. Allison earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal and was recommended for the Victoria Cross during service in Europe.
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight. Lighter winds shift from north to east and southeast later. Patchy warmer conditions expected in the southwest area tomorrow with improving conditions inland.
Mrs W S Short will not have the Christmas guests expected as a snow storm in New York delays Lt and Mrs W W Miller and daughter Linda. They were blocked by highway patrols while traveling from Narragansett BRL and covered 116 miles in 15 hours with windshield wipers changed four times. Mrs Miller is the former Nita Bob Short of Bonham.
The Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies and cooler temperatures across Texas in the next 24 hours. Yesterday's statewide warmth contrasts with today readings. Amarillo records a high near 88 and a morning low around 26 driving stark temperature contrasts across the state.
Washington reports the agriculture department forecasts a smaller spring hog crop by about 3.5 million head, with reduced meat supply per person. The department previously urged larger spring pig production to lift per capita meat consumption, noting rise in farrowing and a large share of pigs in the corn belt states.
Two Russian critics in a semi official Moscow newspaper accuse Sergei Prokofiev of not aligning with communist ideals. They attack his new opera A Tale About A Real Man for depicting heroic Soviet pilots as grotesque puppet like figures and demand proper conclusions from the party decree.
All Fannin county schools close this afternoon for the Christmas holiday season after Christmas parties for students and teachers. Classes ended early at many schools last Friday and will resume on Monday after the holiday break.
An American station in Tokyo relayed a contested claim that Peiping, China, had fallen to communist forces. No independent confirmation exists as seven Americans stranded near the city escaped a surrounding trap and flew to Nanking, then landed in Tientsin. Gerald Novick is named among the journalists involved.
The Veterans Administration announces the acquisition of the US Naval Hospital in Houston. It cancels plans for a new one thousand bed neuropsychiatric hospital and reports savings of about two million dollars on construction costs. Texas City Administrator Carl Gray notes the action follows presidential authorization.
Bonhar Lions club schedules its annual Christmas party at the regular Thursday noon meeting. Members will bring small gifts for exchange from the Christmas tree.
New York police pursue clues in the Duggan death as officials promise to clear up the mystery. Former state department figures, including Franc Savie, suggest foul play and testify before investigators.
Rotarians enjoyed a Christmas program as part of their meeting. Speakers presented seasonal readings and musical pieces while members discussed club activities and community service.
District Judge Charles O Flore dissolves a restraining order tied to a dispute over sale of state land worth about 734000. The suit, brought by Jesse T Wiley and others, names State Land Commissioner Bascom Giles and others in a money and property claim arising from alleged illicit operation gains.
The cattle market lists varied consignments from 2090 to 2425 for yearlings and heifers with several grades noted. Cows, canners, and cutters range around 17 to 18 percent, with hogs at top prices near 21.50 and 27.50 per hundred, depending on quality, plus feeder pigs and sows showing broader spreads.
Officials announce a Saturday meeting to discuss local issues and agenda items for the upcoming session. The notice lists a planned gathering with unnamed attendees and standard introductory remarks.
Miss Sarah Chapman, executive secretary of the Fannin County Tuberculosis Association, reports Christmas seal sales in the first 20 days totaled 3133191, slightly ahead of 1947. The drive funds local and state tuberculosis work and includes volunteers like Mrs Ray Feeier leading the effort as chair.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a rise in U S crude oil production last week with an average of 6 632 45 barrels daily. Illinois, Kansas, and Oklahoma posted notable percentage gains while Mississippi, Wyoming, and eastern areas led other states.
Tokyo reports that Hideki Tojo and six top Japanese war leaders were hanged at Sugamo prison. The executions occurred shortly after midnight Tokyo time with a small group of unidentified officials present. The condemned include Kenji Doihara Keishiro Itagaki Iwane Matsui Hiranosuke Yuito and former prime minister Koki Hirota.
The ROA suspends assistance to Indonesia as the Hoffman decision prompts U S and Dutch concerns over what the Dutch call their police action to restore order in the Indonesian Republic. The Netherlands Indies policy and regional events are noted along with wartime atrocities and the era's geopolitical tensions.
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