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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1944
Page
5
Newly elected county officials prepare to take oath Monday morning while re elected officials repeat their oaths. Finley McRae Whitely Hendricks Shuler Briggs and six others assume new terms with several moving offices and duties as the commissioners meet to approve the ceremonies.
Readable text fragments hint at a local notice or brief item but lack clear details on action or parties involved. No definite names, dates, or locations are recoverable from the fragment.
W R Sewell, Nant chairman of Montgomery Ward, defeats a frantic rush as government orders seizure of plants. A federal judge sets January 8 for a hearing on the government petition to restrain Ward operations. The war department signals possible earlier action if warranted.
Market closure noted with comparison from the prior week showing beef steers and cows up to 50 higher. Readings include 8 head of beef steers and 15 beef cows at 12, fat stocker calves 12, medium slaughter steers 11-1350, cows 750-1050, good 1250-1325, common and blockers.
Three Allied heavy bomber fleets led by 800 Fortresses and Liberators struck German supply lines with 2000 tons on Frankfurt Bingen and Aschaffenburg near the Rhine Main triangle. British Lancasters and Halifaxes hit Coblenz Rotterdam Troisdorf while night raid on Schoven- Enburg synthetic oil plant.
U S officials protest German killings near Malmedy Belgium where about 130 American soldiers and officers were captured and most were executed by German forces. The State Department sent the strongest possible protest through Swiss authorities citing Geneva conventions.
London report says King George II of Greece met Prime Minister Churchill at No 10 Downing Street after a long discussion about a potential regency to lead Greece during a transition. Officials note the king prefers a constitutional solution and may accept a regent with limited powers while a free vote shapes the monarchy.
The German high command plans to destroy Budapest to deny the Red Army a strategic foothold. Soviet forces press toward Austria along a 90 mile Danube front, with Budapest ringed by fire and battles intensifying on the path to Vienna.
British and Greek government troops launched a gloves off operation in southeastern Athens against ELAS forces. By late afternoon they controlled about half the capital, seizing Ardittos Hill PLAS stronghold near the Great Britain hotel and pushing ELAS from a large cemetery after a sniper clash.
A 19 year old named Malcolm N Stanford was killed in action in Germany while serving with a parachute infantry unit of the Third Army. He had enlisted January 20 1943 at Camp Walters Camp McRae and Fort Meade. His parents had previously received a letter in December acknowledging his status.
Fragmented OCR record notes a bond quote exceedance linked to Fexas and E Bond, with references to officials and counties. The text mentions $149,000,000 figures, a sales evening, and assorted names but remains unclear in attribution and context.
Three soldiers are sought after Johnn Walden of Honey Grove was slugged and robbed of $372 and his car after giving them a ride toward the eastern city limit. The car was recovered but no arrests made as investigators follow leads from Camp Maxey, Paris. Walden, an employee at Honexs Grove Compress, met two Hugo, Oklahoma bound men previously and did not know their names but could identify their faces.
Campaign details scarce. county work to be directed by W Cummings. OCR text includes jumbled fragments and unclear names, making exact places and dates hard to extract.
Pfc. Dodson, infantryman and nephew of A D Dodson of Ivanave Rt. 1, is reported missing in action in France. The son of acts Jotun JJoad, from Durant Oklahoma, had lived in Ivanhoe prior to serving. The status was reported by Jack Fleischner, Western Front correspondent.
Allied air and ground forces press the German salient in Belgium as Third and First Army units advance toward Bastogne and the Bulge while Berlin reports mounting pressure on both flanks. Russian forces push toward Budapest as Budapest fights to delay the advancing Soviets.
The Texas Supreme Court adjourned its term after a brief sitting. It will reconvene Monday morning for the formal installation of Associate Justice-Elect Gordon Simpson of Tyler.
Reports say Chinese forces seized Lei-Wing near the Burma border as part of a broader push into northern Burma. Units reached a juncture 20 miles from Washue while advancing along the Ledo road clearing route toward Burma, with Japanese positions at Waning under pressure from two fronts.
Holiday burglars raided the Fannin County Mercantile store Friday night stealing 3245 dollars from the cash register. Manager Howard Crider said entry was gained by prying open a rear tin shutter and window, with the back door left wide open. About 31 dollars was federal tax money on leather goods and 44 pennies were also taken, with no other items missed. Earlier, burglars looted a safe at Dobson last Sunday morning, totaling 1 026 dollars.
Damage estimated at 100000 dollars after a blaze at the Jefferson Packing Company plant in Beaumont Texas. Origin of the fire is unknown.
The Texas State Board of Control estimated the cost of supporting state institutions at 35,883,135 dollars for the year ending Aug. 31, 1946 and 35,489,022 dollars for the year ending Aug. 31, 1947.
Partly cloudy and colder in the northwest with cloudy skies and light rain or drizzle in the east and south portions tonight. The mix suggests cooler temperatures and patchy mist likely after sunset across the region.
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