27 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
1
In Tokyo on February 26 the capitulation of insurgent troops ended an attempted coup. Soldiers abandoned the police headquarters where they had barricaded themselves in defiance of loyal forces. Authorities say the capital danger was averted and the threat of bloodshed passed.
A tabulation of the first 230 corporations earnings for 1935 shows strong gains with General Motors up 76 percent and U and Ster up 505 percent. Other industries including machinery auto utilities and chemicals post double to triple digit increases as reported by Associated Press. Italian forces in Ethiopia claim a land air battle with Ethiopia with reports of intense fighting and hostilities continuing.
The agricultural department reports 1935 livestock prices at their peak in three years, rising 38 percent above 1924 levels. The figures suggest strong demand and market activity, reflecting broader economic trends in agriculture.
In Cleburne Texas on February 2 three men led by George Limerick Stanley Gartside and Gar vey Anderson hunted crows and hosted a feast after catching three black crows Anderson baked the birds and the trio said the meal was plenty good eating, joking it could have tasted like duck if they had not known otherwise.
Readable fragments indicate temperatures around 62 degrees with 36 as a low. East Texas expected partly cloudy tonight and Friday. West Texas shows fair conditions tonight through Friday.
Sheriff halts 300 searchers and dispatches deputy to Foreman after 17 year old Hester Johnson, last seen near a highway, is identified as the missing girl. A youth escort and a traveling salesman match the description. authorities plan to return her to Idabel.
Five Honey Grove men were jailed in Bonham after an attempted wreck of a Santa Fe locomotive, injuring Jewell Stephenson who later died. The group Willis Hicks Leonard Nelson D Mere Newt Moore and Albert Sipperson were bound over on murder charges after an examining trial. They claimed the wreck aimed at Old Bob but the motor car came first.
In a move tied to a strike by power workers, electrical power from Las Cruces New Mexico to Tornillo Texas including El Paso was shut down today disrupting service across a 100 mile area. The stoppage marks the second time in a year such action has occurred.
News reports from Mexico describe citizens attacking the town hall in Xonacatepec, a gunfight leaving one dead and ten wounded. Troops restored order as labor unrest and power outages affected El Paso and surrounding areas, with mediation sought in Washington and New Mexico.
The article quotes Charles Edison praising his father Thomas A Edison for courage in experimentation and leadership. He compares this to President Roosevelt's resolve during the economic low mood, recalling how Edison rebuilt after a catastrophic fire and urged quick action to counter hardship.
Grand Saline Texas schools closed due to an influenza outbreak sickening over 100 students and eight teachers. Superintendent H C G Shivers suspended all classes as pupils and staff were confined at home while authorities treated the illness. Mrs Mary Jane Loving aged 80 mother of Gainesville police chief Sid Loving died in Gainesville. Services set for Thursday.
A short tale shows how family and guest behavior clash as a little girl Betty bursts in asking who is in the house while a mother tries to pass guests off as the Johnsons. The humor hinges on parental secrecy and kids catching adults in social pretense.
Chris Pate a Blue Ridge resident aged 82 nearly blind and deaf for years rode with his nephew and wife in a new fast car. The driver pressed up to 65 70 and 75 mph leading to a crash sound he misread as an accident. Back home he found he could read without glasses and his hearing restored.
The 5392 active national banks reported deposits on Dec 31, 1935 totaling $24,847,783,000 the highest in the history of the system. Gains over earlier dates reached 3.39 percent since Nov 1 1935 and 48.13 percent since June 30 1933. State and other non Federal banks held $15,903,482,006 in savings and $9,215,493,000 in commercial deposits as of June 29 1935. Grand total deposits across all banks stood at $112 billion.
Paris Texas February 26 Jordon Swink held on a 20000 dollar bond after waiving examination in the trial on a charge of fatally shooting W H Williams February 24 at Paris Reading.
Hundreds visited Saunders Drug Store for Bonham’s formal opening at the old Stand site. Guests viewed the well arranged shop and received favors while being served Bonham Ice Cream. John Bacon Saunders, the manager, praised local patronage and home enterprises.
About 175 tickets sold for the Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 15 PM Friday at First Baptist Church. Limited plates mean few tickets remain and attendees will enjoy Prof Jackson as the main speaker with a hearty meal.
Governor Talmadge charged that the current Georgia situation was brought about by the New Deal. He campaigned against Roosevelt and said money shortages confront the state as he and aides seek funds to operate.
Governor Hoffman questioned taxi driver Joseph Perrone’s identification of Richard Hauptmann as the man who hired him to deliver a ransom note to Dr Condon. He said Perrone on separate occasions identified men who resembled the note giver and none matched Hauptmann.
Police arrested 29 in two clashes with pickets as 7000 workers in Boston’s garment trade walkout. Strike leaders demand higher wages shorter hours and the right to bargain collectively.
ADDIS ABABA Feb 27 reports say two Italian planes bombed a civilian motor caravan yesterday killing 14 people. The Ethiopian delegation said the attack targeted noncombatants in the region amid ongoing hostilities.
The Chamber of Deputies in Paris today ratified the Franco Soviet mutual assistance treaty signaling formal approval of bilateral military aid and alliance commitments between France and the Soviet Union.
A housewife and her husband discuss spring cleaning plans and the desire for new furniture. They joke about replacing the breakfast table, rug, and room reg, and consider visiting the Bonham Furniture Company for new shades and a fresh look.
Emma Willis, a 17 year old from Anadarko, was found insane by a jury in the shotgun killing of her father. She is to be committed to the Western Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane at Sup after a habeas corpus bid. Sheriff Elmer Fu and District Judge W Linn are involved. Cooper said a sanity hearing would follow after weeks of observation. The girl, exhausted from the incident, expressed relief.
Fire destroyed a large rooming house last night in Sherman. Mrs Emmett Shelton 52 climbed from a second story window and was burned on face and hands. Two small children of Mrs Jim Sitterfield were carried out by T B Miller after the blaze advanced. Thirteen families housed there, few furnishings saved. The house was operated by Mrs W A Neal.
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