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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
3
Bonham lost its first round game in the Dallas invitation basketball tournament on Wednesday as the Denton Broncos defeated the locals 31-19. Mankins and Call of Denton each scored nine points to lead their teams, while Denison crushed Salem 59-16 in another district matchup.
Teasing dentures no more with FASTEETH alkaline powder. It secures plates for firmer and more comfortable wear without gummy taste or odor. Safe on gums, leaves no scarring, and available at drug stores.
Brannon's jewelry advertises an Eversharp writing set priced at 64 dollars. The listing mentions caps and a barrel end in karat gold, with promotional language typical of a local shop's page.
C W Baker son of J W Baker of Ector died suddenly of a heart attack at his Maud Oklahoma home on Wednesday afternoon December 20 He was district agent for Cities Service Oil at Maud and Wewoka He was a Randolph native who moved to Shawnee seventeen years ago and resided there He attended Randolph High School and an engineering school in Kansas City He joined the Baptist church in Randolph in 1923 He is survived by his wife Martha Baker two daughters Harriet Annie Baker of Wewoka Oklahoma and Cletha Lee Baker of Sherman two granddaughters his father J W Baker of Ector his stepmother Mrs J W Baker of Ector four sisters Olena Baker of Ector Rissie Lee Baker Stella Baker and Mrs V O Hilley of Sherman two brothers Clarence Baker of Ector and Ted Baker at Wright Field Dayton Ohio and two stepdaughters He belonged to Masonic lodge I O to F and W O W lodges and the Elks Club He would have turned 43 on December 24
London reports former prime minister David Lloyd George will resign from Parliament on doctors advice. He is 82 next January 17 and has suffered ongoing health issues for years.
In the Arakan front the British force pushed three miles south of Donbaik over three days to occupy a village five miles north of Foul Point. In the Buthideung area troops took a second village fourteen miles south southeast. The Southeast Asia command communique outlined the advances against Japanese positions.
The Death Dealers of the Second Marine Air Wing bomb and strafe Japanese pockets on Palau and Yap. Their mess hall is the Empire Room at the Waldorf Astoria, the theater is the Roxy, and the radio shop is Radio City, as noted by TSgt Bill Goodrich, Marine combat correspondent.
In 12 hours in the Wenderson area two people died and five were hurt. W C Mastey 66 fell from a load of wood and was crushed. Mrs Decie Thomas, a Marshall resident, was killed when an auto driven by her son Pvt Robert L Thomas collided with a truck at a Henderson crossing.
The Commissioners' Court instructs the auditor to sell 8 war savings certificates of indebtedness and reinvest 40,000 in similar notes. A $12,000 bond filed for Wesley Farmer is approved. Supplemental 1942 tax report approved. Community houses at Mulberry and Tulip approved with maintenance caveats. Marriage licenses issued include Elbert Tilley and Gladys Armstrong. J D Garner and Loneda Parker. Fred Turner and Ruth Briges. Robert Pruitt and Mickie Fike. G C Satterley and Muarle Barnette. G R Ballard and Bernice Easley. Charles Kenneth Brown and Dorothy Orum.
Army P-38 crews photograph Jap held areas in Babelthuap Koror and northern Palaus. Navy photo interpreters identify targets while Marine Corsair pilots bomb shelled barges near Koror. Lt Leo Wilkinson photographed the area and Lt Alden Hopkins located targets. Maj Francis E Pierce led the strike sinking two 100 foot barges with bombs.
The annual meeting of the Bonham Building and Loan Association shareholders will be held at 512 North Main Bonham Texas on January 16 1945 at 2 p m to elect directors for the coming year and to transact other business as needed L K Crawford secretary treasurer.
Texas farmers set an 11 year high with 29 179 000 acres harvested in 1944 down from 1943 for cotton and corn declined. Wheat yielded 74 746 000 bushels on 3 934 000 acres while sorghum reached 26 724 000 bushels and rice 19 208 000 bushels on 392 000 acres.
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