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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
3
U S congressman Sam Rayburn spoke at the ceremony pledging national strength to deter international threats. He said the housing project will be self liquidating through rental income and require no taxpayer money, aiding the local housing shortage. Fort Worth officials and FHA representatives attended the event with other housing authority members named.
Bonham native Benjamin Williams Johnson dies at Allen Memorial Hospital at dawn. He was 92, long a prominent Bonham resident, survived by a son and three daughters, with funeral services set at Fellowship Presbyterian Church and burial in Waverly Cemetery.
United Press reports Chinese forces shifting to the east after probing the 38th parallel for 10 days. The Eighth Army says gains of up to eight miles were made at the eastern end, while Seoul officials note the situation may be less dire. Lt General Ridgeway, new UN commander, declares a magnificent team and readiness to face any Red move.
The Motor Company will cut production in half at the Metuchen Mercury Plant in New Jersey. The reduction takes effect Thursday and will lay off about 1 000 workers due to critical shortages. The industry expects a record eight million cars this year as the plant speeds to meet demand.
A post Christmas cold front is moving out of Texas as a new front moves in. The Dallas weather bureau says the new system will hit the Panhandle tonight and reach East Texas by tomorrow, though not as severe as the last. Showers are forecast for deep East Texas tomorrow. Temperatures today rise into the 50s statewide after yesterday’s 68 at Presidio and 34 at Texarkana. Overnight lows ranged from 47 at Brownsville to 16 at Ozona and Junction. Mid morning reads include Amarillo 31, Lubbock 28, Fort Worth 28, El Paso 39, Houston 38, Dallas 31, and Dallas 31. Rain was scant with Beaumont 0.06 inch and Texarkana 0.10 inch in the 24 hours to 6:30 am. Ground fog formed early in East Texas and along the Gulf Coast but is breaking with the sun.
Saline County Sheriff Fred Bell vows to capture the blond wig wearing bandit after he shot Officer Roy Rodgers near Kansas Wesleyan College during a liquor-store holdup. Rodgers, shot through the shoulder, is in good condition at a Salina hospital as authorities pursue leads across Kansas and Missouri. A separate burglary in Joplin, Missouri, is linked by police to the same suspect, who wore a disguise.
Observers note signs that Viet Minh forces in Indo China and Communist units in Korea are massing for large offensives. The French consider flooding Indo China with 30 000 Nationalist Chinese troops to bolster defenses, while air and terrain conditions could affect the outcome in Korea. The situation remains precarious with a potential pivotal blow for both sides.
Bonham sees temperatures fall to 18 degrees with heavy frost as a new cool front moves into Texas from the Midwest. The U S Weather Bureau in Dallas forecasts partly cloudy to cloudy East Texas weather with a few light showers as the cold snap shifts across the state overnight.
A Texas attorney asserts that a Hico man, Roberts, was Billy the Kid and that the famed outlaw died on a Hico street. Historians and New Mexico Governor Mabry rejected a pardon petition, while the attorney claims Sheriff Pat Jarrett did not kill Billy the Kid in 1881.
Time Magazine notes two final sites for a hydrogen bomb plant Red River and Savannah River. Savannah won due to water with fewer dissolved minerals. Red River would require costly treatment and carrying dissolved material. Article cites radioactive effects on Columbia River fish near Hanford and notes hot fish leave radioactive impressions on plates.
Freezing rains spread along the Atlantic seaboard as temperatures rise and a cold wave shifts offshore. Traffic slows to about five miles an hour in New York City while warnings stay up from Washington to the region.
AUSTIN a spokesman for the Trias Property Association says a campaign will start to overturn a Supreme Court tidelands ruling. Board Chairman Gay C Jackson of Amatite will lead efforts in Congress to restore state tidelands control. The TRIDA executive committee will meet in Austin on January 6.
The Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington advanced an $80,000 loan to plan an $8.5 million grade separation project in Beaumont Texas. The plan aims to eliminate dangerous railroad and street intersections and will be financed by the railroads the Texas Highway Department and city bonds.
The Housing Authority board awarded contracts Thursday afternoon for supplying water heaters and heaters for 64 units at the Jow-rent housing project. Bids were reviewed after advertising for new bids following a recommendation, with Interstate Steel Metal Mfg Co submitting one bid and others pending. The committee selected two bidders to supply electric refrigeration and heating equipment, with a final determination expected soon.
Officials from State Highway Department announce planned work on Hunt County roads including upgrades to routes around the county seat. Details outline project scope, funding sources, and anticipated start dates for a statewide improvement program.
Wolfe City community hospital members plan a January 9 meeting at 7 30 pm to discuss re opening the hospital. The facility, recently closed, is debt free and owned by the members, with stockholders to consider options.
City of Ector confirms receipt of the initial installment from a PHA loan. Officials note funds will support housing programs and community projects, with further disbursements expected in coming months.
Officials push more controls and price supports while warning food prices may still rise. They cite voluntary agreements and limited power to affect staples priced below support levels, with Congress urged to grant broader authority.
Government moves to take control of strategic cobalt supply and allocat ion during emergency measures. Beginning February 1, any purchase over 25 pounds requires National Production Authority approval, signaling broader controls on material distribution and civilian goods amid wartime mobilization.
Officials announce opening of bids for a new municipal water well. The project aims to secure improved water supply, with contractors invited to submit proposals by a set deadline. Details on specifications, funding, and evaluation criteria will be provided in the bid package.
Market notes indicate lambs and feeder lambs remain in steady supply with lightweights scarce. Shorn slaughter lambs quoted around 23 to 20 and heavier weights at 28 to 29 on pelts and odd head aged ewes trading 10 to 25.
Jeana Hellandoof of Houston Texas has been selected as the 1951 Maid of Cotton. The Texas State College senior will travel 60 000 miles across the United States Europe and South America in the coming year promoting the Southland staple crop.
UK Selective Service sets January 15 as final day for physicians dentists and veterinary surgeons under 80 to register for the draft. Reserves and certain exemptions apply to specific categories.
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