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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
4
British navy scrambles to save 78 crew on the sunken submarine Thetis after a failed dive near Liverpool Bay. Rescue vessels report finding the craft seven miles off Mersey Bar, with a buoy triggered earlier, while aircraft and small craft sweep the area through the night.
Police question a distinguished elderly man at a German American band meeting in Milwaukee. The man, in Army colonel uniform, identified as B J Blackey former surgeon general, but a Milwaukee warrant lists Hugo FR Opitz wanted for al Segedi abandonment of his wife and four children for 23 years.
Former U S circuit court judge Martin T Manton admits a financial obligation to the 2AW firm Milton Welsman which led to the appointment of Welsman as receiver for Fox Theaters Corporation. He defends the loan as normal business and denies taking cash for favorable rulings.
Five months old Gerald McCrohan was found unharmed in a drug store a short distance from his Kidnaping scene in Philadelphia. A man and a woman were detained with the child. the woman identified as Peatrice Wood, 38, linked to a deceased baby and suspected of an irresistible yearning for a replacement child.
Mrs L Bradford of Tyler visits relatives in Bonham with cousin Mrs R Nunellee and Mrs John F Philp and daughter Martha. Bradford, injured in a fall auto wreck last fall, has recovered and is feeling well as she returns home with family after a short stay.
A Bonham turnout gathers in Kilgore for a Woodmen circle district convention. Notables include Mrs Pete Henderson Mr Sarah Downing daughter M Dale Wolfford and Mrs C C Nearwood also present are Mrs Addie Hamlin district manager Miss Christine Wulson and other attendees.
Rev. C P Sansom, former pastor at Bailey and Er hube and Gober churches, is named pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Bonham to succeed Rev J E Fender He has lived in Bonham since 1930 and will preach his first sermon this Sunday Board chairman Gomer Reece says the church is fortunate to have Sansom and plans a productive year including a revival starting June 4.
Thirteen people were killed and 24 wounded in a bombing in Jerusalem, with an ambush of policemen near Jaffa. The report notes disruptions to Jerusalem's new automatic telephone service and mentions related disorders. Fisherman Workman from Fannin County caught a seven pound bass on Lake Fannin as opening day fishing results are reported.
Opening Monday docket for the district court to be set Tuesday June 6 before District Judge George P Blackburn of Paris. The eight week term for Lamar and Fannin counties begins June 5 and runs to July 29 with civil jury cases and criminal matters noted as pending. The Grand Jury will return about 18 indictments for burglarly theft forgery assault murder and other charges.
Desperate Jewish refugees set sail again after plans to reach safety are thwarted. Families endure perilous sea voyage as hopes for asylum fade amid scattered aid and uncertain ports. Local reports describe cramped ships, exhausted travelers, and narrow chances for rescue.
John Whitfield, secretary-treasurer of the Fannin County ACoAbn, resigned to accept a position as assistant county agent in Werxahchie, Fitts County. His resignation becomes effective Monday, June. He earned a BCS in Agriculture from A and M College, College Station. He previously served as an administrator with the Fannin County ACA and held similar posts in Seymour and Baylor County, with a career tied to extension services.
The text notes a premature birth among the Roosevelts and mentions the president's youngest son. It lists financial figures including a total of $29,975 and payments related to an agricultural conservation program, with beneficiaries and organizational details referenced.
Texas Governor O'Daniel signs a bill liberalizing the age pension law, expanding eligibility by 69 000 people. He notes the Legislature failed to provide funding to pay current and new pensions and questions the sincerity of supporters. He pledges to seek funds from lawmakers to cover the costs.
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The Fannin County Committee trains performance reporters to document farm practices and apply heat and other adjustments under the Agriculture Conservation program. Reporters inspect farms with aerial measures and record farm numbers, acreage, and related data while officials validate compliance and file necessary forms.
June reports say 48 sailors remain trapped as a submarine vanishes beneath the Irish Sea. Only four of nine crew members aboard survived initially, wearing improvised air lungs while gas poisoning fears raised.
Miss Ann Woodruff departed yesterday afternoon for Washington DC to spend the summer with her brother in law and Mrs Sam Coteton.
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