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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
2
The Department of Commerce reports a shortage of ocean shipping persists while Latin American republics show reduced urgency for improving overland transportation.
The Department of Commerce notes extensive European effort to substitute natural materials with mechanical ones across various fields, marking a shift toward engineered substitutes and new industrial strategies.
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion for bronchitis and chest cold by claiming it loosens phlegm and soothes inflamed mucous membranes. It emphasizes a money back guarantee if the medicine does not quickly quell the cough and restore rest.
Bonham Purple Warriors host Greenville Lions at 7:30 p m in their second home game of the season. Local cagers look to repeat earlier wins and extend a current three game winning streak as they face a stronger Greenville squad this season.
Landscaping of the Honey Grove school grounds under the Garden Club has been completed. Evergreen shrubs were planted around the foundations of the buildings with curb plantings along the slopes and an ornamental arrangement at the foot of the flag pole.
Hollywood comedian Joe E Brown arrived at Tripler General Hospital with guitarist Johnny Marvin and performed for troops. A doctor said the appearance lifted morale, noting monotony is the deadliest enemy as the pair head to a circuit arranged by the Army Special Service branch.
Texas A M plans January 22 and 23 commencement for 642 seniors, first class to graduate under a speed-up program. Rev Marshall Steele will deliver the baccalaureate in Guion Hall Friday, with Neth L Leachman giving the commencement address. Cadet Lt Col William Galloway will deliver the valedictory and receive a bachelor degree.
A mechanical engineering student with a 2.9922 GPA faces the Final Ball Friday night in Ibisa Hall after a reception by Dr. T. O. Walton and Mrs. Walton. The school year ends Saturday morning with Final Review at 10 o'clock as seniors relinquish to juniors. Nearly all graduates will proceed to additional military training for commissions.
Lt. Floyd Hale a 1933 Bonham high school graduate was killed when an army bomber crashed near Savannah Georgia. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hale Sr of Louisville Kentucky and trained at Jones Field last spring. Hale attended Ector schools and was a Bonham graduate. He was a nephew of Mr and Mrs Joe Yates of Ector.
Rome radio broadcast credited by UP says Turin raids by the Royal Air Force have killed 503 people and wounded 547 since the war began, with seven raids in November and December. It also notes a Palermo raid that killed 139 and wounded 547.
Week overview from Sixth District Court includes new civil case Anna Phillips v Louie Phillips for divorce, Ruby Willingham v Will Sohl partition, probate application by Hattie Moody for Sarah Ann Long will, and several marriage licenses issued in Bonham Honey Grove Ladonia and Savoy. Read today’s ads for bargains.
The piece compares America’s wartime industry to German mobilization, noting how U S production under electric power drives vehicles and weapons. It argues the American system of free enterprise and constant operation fuels this surge, paralleling past wartime efficiency with present goals and national resolve.
Mexico City January reports secret police question Sinarquista leader Manuel Torres Bueno after a Time Magazine article links the group to clashes with authorities over military service. Interior investigators described the interview as satisfactory as the group denies opposing government policy while opposing overseas troop deployment.
Civil service drives recruit women aged 17 12 and up to fill war-related stenographer and typist posts in Washington D C. Legislation boosts overtime pay for civil service workers and lowers test requirements enabling rapid appointment after passing dictation and typing tests. Contact W L Sasser at Bonham P O for details.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimpson cited a troop carrier group of the army air forces for outstanding duty aiding General MacArthur in New Guinea. The group flew troops and 100 tons of supplies, evacuated wounded, and upheld high morale during the Papua campaign.
Fighting advances southeast from Kara Choun to Kairouan with French forces narrowing the gap from the northwest along eastern mountain slopes. Allied HQ reports no other changes on the Tunisian front and notes a drop in air activity after Tuesday raids in which B 17s and other bombers damaged 44 enemy planes at Castel Benito near Tripoli. Two enemy bombers fell last night and an Axis fighter was destroyed by an American pilot with an RAF Spitfire squadron. An additional enemy bomber was claimed shot down during Tuesday’s operations.
ATUSTIN Tex Jan 15 U P Adjutant General J Watt Page State Selective Service Director today said any man listed as delinquent who reports to his draft board during January will be allowed to comply with his obligation Publicity and patriotic appeals through the press and radio will be the principal weapon used by local boards to urge delinquents to contact the board He said delinquencies often arise from careless compliance with regulations
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