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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
4
Unauthorized sources claim the British flagship Nelson is the largest battleship in the fleet with a crew of 1,361 while German quarters say British battleships were damaged or sunk. The Royal Oak loss is noted with 810 sailors dead in Scapa Flow.
The June term of the 6th District Court in Butte Montana opens Monday with Judge George P Blackburn presiding as the grand jury meets. County Attorney Louis Woosley expects a lengthy session over items enough to keep it in order for a week or more. Civil docket hearings begin at 10 a m on Tuesday with trials set and a petit jury summoned for June 5. A large civil docket awaits action in coming terms, with nine jury docket cases and others on the appearance docket. Thieves vandalized 100 old buildings at the site of the new 225 family low cost housing project. a resident posted I am still sleeping here to deter further intrusion.
The Bonham Lions and Rotary clubs battled in a Red Cross war relief fundraiser with Lions chair J C Magouirk announcing a total of 11000 secured so far. Southwest Pump Co employees and the company itself contributed 3745 and 2000 respectively, boosting a countywide effort and planned softball games to raise further funds.
A World War II dispatch notes German aircraft bomb Marseille as Italy signs toward war. Hitler releases a decree ordering demobilization of half the Netherlands army.
Bonhi announces summer session for continuing or makeup work. Students may apply at the open office. courses may be chosen and completed for the summer term.
Six Fannin County schools prepare closing exercises on Friday with students completing coursework. Summer school options remain open through June 3 with credits and fees outlined, including $800 for full credit and $406 for partial credit.
Allied forces repelled fresh German assaults along the Somme and northward, with pilots delivering air power and evacuations. A large rescue of the British Expeditionary Force was celebrated in Paris and London as a hard‑won victory amid ongoing fighting and entrenched positions in France and Flanders.
Department chief argues that restrictive trade agreements and export controls by governments and foreign rivals damaged international commerce. He calls for renewed international goodwill and a balanced, reciprocally minded trade approach to rebuild global markets and prevent further economic disarray.
The 760 foot 35 000 ton Washington reportedly carries 1 890 crew and will cruise 1 000 mile missions. In December it will join the fleet after trials as part of a major U S naval display in Philadelphia. Nearby, Mrs. Dewey is invited to exhibit her work in New York exhibitions.
The piece discusses how US Air Forces adopted elements of the Royal Flying Corps training model. It highlights Bernard Smith-Barry and the emphasis on dual-control teaching, early solo practice, and instrument reliance, noting improvements in maneuver instruction and pilot confidence.
Red Cross contributions totaling $53.00 include prior acknowledgments and new gifts from Mrs I W Jevans 209 Mrs W E Cule 200 Mrs P W Southerland 250 a friend 100 Tom Gijhauser and Mother 1.40 Halsell's Men's Store 200 W M Halsell 200 Mrs W M Halsell 100 Mi and Mr T Zenth 2.00 C R Phillips 1.00 Charles Roberts Miss Lela Roberts 1.00
Honey Grove graduates prepare for the 1940 commencement with 57 students in the class. The baccalaureate sermon by Rev T J Boswell at 8 PM Sunday in Warrior Park opens the exercises. Dr S H Whitley, president of Fast Texas State Teachers College, will deliver the commencement address Monday at 8 PM.
The salmon is a saltwater fish that travels into freshwater rivers during spawning. This migratory pattern shows adaptation to reproduce in upstream habitats.
Bonham prepares to welcome about 100 Camp Fire leaders from Texas and Oklahoma for a national training course June 5 to 8 at Camp Fanny. Local officials from the Chamber of Commerce coordinate arrivals and transportation, with a host committee and Miller-Yates providing courtesy cars.
A car overturned Friday afternoon between Galley and Beard Shen Hens Chane injuring three people slightly. The Wellington brewer Wills brewer was among witnesses, with bystanders noting the straight stretch of road. All injured received first aid and were released.
A collage of brief oddities from 1930s headlines. A nervous student at Barnard cancels a voyage to Italy after fearing storms, a Los Angeles driver jailed for grand theft, a Toronto woman telegraphs a canary to New York, tenor Jan Kiepura arrives via improvised air conditioning, Caracas shows, and Atlantic City’s new commissioner files a zero funds campaign report.
Honolulu reports a mass flight of 14 or 15 twin engine patrol bombers from Pearl Harbor to Manila, with takeoff expected June 4. The operation involves a major naval air buildup in the Pacific theater.
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