02 Jul 1931
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
1
In Bonham, the Textile Mills report steady progress with twenty five carloads of new machinery arriving to expand the plant. The shipments arrive at about one carload weekly, totaling around $25,000 for the improvements and signaling growing business activity.
Texas opinion states district judges lack authority to excuse witnesses in criminal cases or to order additional subpoenas for later dates. Attorney General James V. Allred cites penal code and criminal procedure rules, warning potential impeachment of judges and compliance penalties. The piece also mentions Bonham Cotton Mill expansion and optimistic market outlook amid rising demand.
An impoverished family of five in Texarkana Arkansas is quarantined amid the first human glanders cases reported in the country in years. Mulford, his wife, and three children are under observation as health authorities investigate the suspected illness linked to glanders, a disease more common in horses.
The renowned dairy scientist Dr Sted Moulton Babcock, age 88, died at home in Jadison Was during the night. The body was found by local physicians who said heart disease caused the death.
Miss. 77 year old Ruth Robertson the second woman to serve in Congress dies after illness. She will be buried in Muskogee tomorrow following funeral services yesterday.
James Russell, a disabled World War veteran, has returned from a national convention of veteran buddies who fought for democracy. He traveled with Wilkes-Barre and Texarkana groups, crossing three states and Windsor Canada, sharing stories of the war and the bond among comrades.
AUSTIN July 1 3 McCassord of Sherman Wednesday pleaded guilty to roiling a connection with the mob and burns at the Grayson County courthouse on May 9 1930 and was given a two year sentence. The sentence will align with similar terms previously imposed on related offenses. Dismissals were centered after court hearings and related cases were postponed.
A brief note questions a moratorium in Ontario and outlines confusion about its terms and applicability. The item highlights uncertainty among officials and residents about timing scope and enforcement.
Two children, John Hill age 10 and Mildred Hill age 14, drowned in the Red River northeast of Denison while swimming with relatives. Mildred was recovered an hour after the accident. searchers could not locate John by nightfall. They were children of Mr and Mrs D Hill of Dripping Springs.
East Texas crude gains buyers from Hul England Barcelona Spain and Bordeaux France amid signed contracts. A Lord brokerage representative is closing deals for delivery to European refineries. Initial shipment of 50 000 tons to depart within thirty days, with a tentative 390 000 ton agreement under negotiation for European refineries.
In New York the cotton market opened weaker then rallied with commission houses active in selling and covering. October futures rose from 10.04 cents to 10.8 cents, closing around 10.36 cents as the market held steady with 21 to 24 point gains amid broad strength. Police in Tijuana deporting two San Diego girls seen in bright beach pajamas on a busy street underscores local morality actions.
In San Antonio a two year old boy’s violent coughing woke his mother during a fire at the Long residence. Mrs. E. A. Long fed her two other children outside while flames consumed the home. The roof collapsed soon after, and all four members escaped.
Houston police investigate a mysterious shooting of Dr J T Botthoff 30 a dentist found unconscious on a highway shot in the back and abdomen He said he was wounded while driving his automobile and did not know who shot him or why
Indications show the Bei & Graddy well two miles northwest of Kilgore will burn 30 000 to 40 000 barrels daily for several days. Responders plan a tunnel from 175 feet from the well to about twenty five feet below the surface at the casing before capping with an asbestos packed steel cap to divert oil through the tunnel. The well has burned for about a week.
Funeral held for two year old David Barrett who drowned yesterday while playing at the pond’s edge about twenty miles from Lamesa. The incident occurred as the child was alone nearby according to Associated Press reports.
June 29 report from Kansas City describes Andrew Feldman a butcher who fed his horse a bucket of water then was bitten and bled from the shoulder. He fainted and was aided by his brother Louis.
Sunday June 28 the children and grandchildren of H W Jenkins celebrated Grandma's 90th birthday and granddaughter Ennis May Stephens seven. two big tables overflowed with food as relatives gathered in Bonham Texas. Several family members attended including Charlie Jenkins Penham Walter Jenkins Carol Jenkins Sherman Hilliar and many others with some absences noted. May God bless all present.
December 23 1929 a Conoco filling station robbery at Sixth and Center streets netted between 299 and 240 dollars. In district court Howard Hendon and George Chandler pled guilty receiving ten years and years respectively, with confessions held by the sheriff explaining how the job was carried out.
In Dallas on July 2 J. W. McCulley 45 and Mrs Kathleen Achilles 35 were shot in the head while waiting for a shielded car. The attacker fled in a car and police are pursuing him. Both victims were seriously wounded.
Governor Sterling said a special session of the legislature is likely to address the Rail road Commission proration and oil policy. He did not set a date but would issue a call next week. He favors a law uniting oil water and soil conservation under one board.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty received a hero’s welcome in New York after circling the globe in 8 days 165 hours and 51 minutes. Crowds filled streets near the Ritz Carlton as officials escorted the aviators to the North River and Battery ceremonies. Mrs Gatty joined later, and the event contrasted with the Graf Zeppelin’s 21 day mark.
GALVESTON July 2 The committee on jurisprudence and law reform reported the fiftieth annual convention of the Texas Bar Association that Texas courts are antiquated and unbusinesslike and should be reconstructed. It proposed naming a committee to develop a new system.
A diver employed in constructing a jetty was pulled from the Thames after being submerged for seven hours. He was rescued unharmed and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
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