07 Jan 1948
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
1
A new office building for engineers and maintenance staff is under construction by the Highway Department near the highway barn on Fourth Street Highway 82. The project consolidates the department work in one location where engineers and maintenance crews were once housed separately.
The Intermediate Union of the First Baptist Church held a barn party Thursday in the church recreation room. Guests enjoyed ping pong, shuffleboard, bowling, and amateur games with readings by Mrs. Shufik er and Senator Charlie Jones followed by a potluck supper.
Val and Madge share a tense, knowing walk through wartime memories. Barry and Abby enjoy a cottage romance while he contemplates his life, career, and the pull between love and duty in a coming political future. Abby questions social bounds as Barry plans law study and district politics.
June Young and W W Fucker plan a wedding in August. The ceremony will be held in Boohaniy with relatives and friends attending. June is connected to Levesbiund, and W W Fucker works at Chappe a) Denton rlhine Company.
Death noted for the brother of Richard Morgan in Hartford County with unclear attribution. The obituary fragment references dates and locations but is heavily garbled. Further readable names include Qwen Moria and possibly Hartt ord Wr with August 3b as a partial date.
Nevada Missouri reports the county courthouse roof finally waterproofed after decades of leaks from a 1922 hailstorm. Officials note the long repair delay and timely action to protect the building from weather.
Dallas Park Board rejects Progressive Party request to use Fair Park band shell on September 28 for Henry Wallace speech. Park Director cites State Fair preparations as reason, while Wallace supporters call the move discriminatory and say a street corner speech is possible.
The Army says 700 recent ROTC graduates will be ordered to active duty for up to 21 months under the reserve draft act. Most will report around October 15. Those in medicine or dentistry may complete studies before duty starts.
Hillsboro Texas September 4 The 23 Texas Democratic presidential electors received telegrams from State Democratic Chairman Z W Calvert seeking immediate replies. He asks whether they recognize and agree that Truman and Barkley are the duly chosen nominees and whether they will vote for the Truman Barkley ticket in the Electoral College. A nonresponse by September 11 will be assumed a rejection of Truman Barkley.
A report notes Democrats at four recent meetings discuss replacing any electors who back Truman and Barkley. The idle text mentions Fort Worth and the rural population rising by about one million since 1938, implying broad demographic context.
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