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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1925
Page
5
A band of rum runners escaped near Watsonville California breaking through thirty deputy sheriffs at daylight after four hours of cordon and gunfire at least Deputy N N Rader was killed and two officers wounded in the abortive roundup
Rome July 7 United Press reports Police Officer Marolta posed as a wealthy New York merchant to trap a shoemaker linked to a raid on St Peter's sanctuary last Friday. The suspect confessed to withholding part of the loot and several accomplices were arrested.
The Brazo’s Old Washington, Texas first capital where independence was signed on March 2 1836, will be improved and maintained as a state park under better conditions. Dr Hope Harrington, a State Board of Control member, left to inspect the park.
Minneapolis July 7 Earnest Franzen 41 fatally slashed his wife and one child with a butcher knife then wounded four other children before taking his own life, as motorists heard cries and found the scene this morning.
Dallas reports cooling showers forecast for the eastern seaboard easing three days of sweltering heat. Storms in Michigan Missouri and the Midwest bring slight relief. Oklahoma freak storms kill two and cause property damage. Heat prostrations cause numerous casualties in northern and eastern United States. Showers in the last twenty four hours and partly cloudy skies expected to hold down temperatures.
Saturday morning Mrs. Dwight Hackley leads the annual 4th of July parade with children in key roles. The event, praised for growing each year, featured more take-offs and humor alongside patriotic figures like Uncle Sam. The piece notes lessons in patriotism for both children and adults and hints at a 4th of July celebration planned for Bonham next year.
Ground has been broken for several new residences in the area. The Reid Spivey project on Basii Ninth Street claims a prized position as one of the prettiest on the block. Charles Hassell begins East Ninth Street home construction. Baldh Moor’s new house on Park Avenue and Tenth Street takes shape. Turley flopper house on North Pine Street nears completion. Names listed include James Alexander Clarence Bush Sam Meade Sim Smith and Miss Stella Kennedy.
Swampscott July 7. Secretary of War Weeks will be back at his desk in Washington by September 1, denying reports he resigned. An administration spokesman said Weeks is recuperating from recent opera. Tax reduction plans propose a broad cut in normal and surtax rates and inheritance taxes with a surtax yielding the greatest revenue.
A Sunday School outing at St Thomas Ontario ended in disaster when a boat carrying 29 people including 20 children capsized on Lake Pinquaure. The drowning toll includes eight-year-old Perrun child and an adult, as divers searched overnight with crowd-spotting autos along the shore.
Washington July 7 Two hundred Shipping Board vessels advertised for sale for scrap will likely be sold within ten days. The sale is held up awaiting the return of board officials from Europe about July 14.
New York July 7 Pola Negri returning from Europe with diamonds valued at 350000 dollars failed to declare them and was fined 57000 dollars by the treasury department. She blamed her maid who denied involvement.
An American minister recently arrived in Peking engages in diplomacy with Chinese leaders to advance bilateral talks. The report notes ongoing efforts to restore ministerial relations and discuss cordial exchanges between the two nations.
A partially legible notice describes a remodeling project at the southwest corner of the Public Square. It mentions the work being overseen by city officials and the aim to complete a new façade as part of a public works effort.
D W Clements died at the John Battes farm fifteen miles northwest of the city at age 61. He is survived by his wife and several children, some living in West Texas. The funeral was held this afternoon with interment at Elwood.
Partly cloudy conditions with showers expected in the eastern section of the state. Residents should monitor local forecasts for possible changes and carry rain gear.
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