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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
3
A fragmented notice highlights health and wellness events in the season calendar. It mentions community groups and venues hosting talks, screenings, and activities aimed at improving well being for residents.
In Washington at dusk on Christmas Eve 1941, President Roosevelt urged Americans to build a better world. He spoke beneath the White House Christmas tree, urging Courage and kindness, a return to the Golden Rule, and peaceful resolve despite wartime sadness.
Pa. Dee. 24 report: H. ts Jr urges National Commission to declare “urgent” terms of defense production. William Knudsen notes government must shift to all-out production with industry operating nonstop. Prentis says the country must reallocate effort to meet defense needs through cooperation of management and labor.
The first successful portrayal of the Christmas Madonna theme features Lester Gaba's American Madonna depicting a young mother with her baby. Gaba, born in Hannibal Missouri, rose from a Chicago delivery job to art study and soap carving before becoming known for his carvings in modern advertising. The critics praise the painting highly.
Senator Millard Tydings urges the administration to determine Britain Germany and Italy's minimum demands for a just peace before shaping America's international path. He notes warnings from Germany Italy and Japan and cites a British suggestion to release Axis ships now in U.S. harbors.
Tokyo December 24 The seventy sixth Imperial Diet convened as Premier Kongoe's government abolishes parties in a bid for a new national structure. Deputies fear parliamentary immunity may shield debate, but session will begin in the lower house and recess Friday before Jan. 20. Budget figures, the empire's largest, are due mid February as observers doubt the cabinet's duration.
Speaker Sam Rayburn arrived in Bonham to spend the Christmas holidays at his home near Bonham after traveling from Denison on the Texas Special. He expects to return to Washington by year’s start to work on the new congress opening and to continue leading the administration’s veto fight over the Walter-Logan act.
A survey notes the state has more than 600 statutes governing wildlife. The tally reflects broad regulatory coverage across hunting, preservation, permits, and enforcement.
Bonham prepares for a quiet Christmas Day with all offices closed, merchants noting strong holiday business and high car sales. Churches and charities organize programs and distributions while law officers enforce firework bans and conduct traffic patrols. Families plan large noon turkey dinners and home gatherings.
The Supreme Court invalidated North Carolina’s $250 license tax on out-of-state retailers, calling interstate commerce under threat in a hostile climate. Best & Company of New York paid $4,975 in various licenses for displaying wares and argued the levy burdens interstate commerce and exceeds constitutional powers.
The Daily Favorite will not publish on Wednesday to allow employees to spend time with their families. The staff wishes readers a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
President Roosevelt will speak Sunday night from 8 30 to 9 p m on all major networks to discuss the national defense program the aid to Britain policy and background for the forthcoming state of the nation message to Congress The address may touch on lease lend plans the neutrality law and possible arming of ships for Britain and related policy shifts in the war effort
Residents of the North Atlantic area including parts of the United States and southeastern Canada felt a strong earthquake today, the second tremor in a week. Householders reported heavier shocks than last Friday. Harvard University seismologists cautioned that additional, stronger quakes might follow.
Washington December 24 1941 automobile manufacturers may suspend production of new 1942 models if facilities especially machine tools are required to build military aircraft a spokesman said today. Mrs F W Shaw travels to Minden Louisiana for the Christmas holidays Mr and Mrs Joe Shaw will stay with kin for the season.
The Pope urged a peaceful end to the war as Royal Air Force bombers hit Nazi targets. In Houston readers faced record turkey shortages due to unprecedented demand, severe weather impacting routes, and low farm prices. Local decorations drew praise at memorial events and holiday listings.
Pope Pius appeals for peace based on justice and cooperation as Britain braces for a possible Nazi invasion. German bombers strike French invasion ports while RAF raids target German ports. Field Marshal von Richthofen signals German resolve as Christmas approaches.
The Railroad Commission ordered a tenth December shutdown day for Texas oil fields, including the Panhandle, to steady daily output. Federal demand estimates had been exceeded by 43,041 barrels, while Texas’ 1940 production will outpace federal forecasts by about 155 percent. The plan aims to keep January average daily flow near 1,297,500 barrels after adjustments.
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