Weevil Infestation Rises in North Central Texas Fields
A Texas Extension and Bureau of Entomology report notes weevil infestation increasing in unpoisoned fields to 42 percent, with poisoned fields at 17 percent. Fleahopper levels rise across districts, and dry weather continues to damage cotton in northern Texas. Counts from Fannin, Collin, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant and others show widespread impact with needs for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Nin County
Nce
Bureau of Entome
Fannin
Delta
Kaufman
Denton
J. Grayson
Collin
Cooke
Dal- Ellis
Rockwall
Bonham Rotary Hosts Annual Ken Barbecue at 3-B-R Ranch
Members of the Bonham Rotary Club and guests gathered Wednesday noon at the 3-B-R Ranch on Highway 78 for the annual Ken barbecue. The event featured a program with members and guests seated under the trees after completing the barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbers
Bonham
Herbert Bur
Highway 78
Rotary Club
Chicsken
Collision injures cars along Fourth Street near Highway 82
A collision before dawn involved several vehicles near Fourth Street and Highway 82. Police reported considerable damage with one Texan auto dealer and another Bonham driver among those affected as investigators worked the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth St
Highway 82
Befure
Texas Vehicle Registrations Reach New Yearly Total
Austin reports 132,987 motor vehicles registered in the state for the year ending March 31. The Texas Highway Department notes the total, with county by county data showing Loving County among those with very small registration numbers and many counties reporting low totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex- Cor
Tly County
New Buildings Ready for Fall School Term
Bonham Independent School District prepares for September 10 with two new buildings at Washington and the main campus. Four new buses will operate as the district now owns all transport. The vocational building is handed over next week and an elementary addition is nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham Independent School District
Washington
C. H. Dillehay
Washington School
Bonham High School
TY. EB. Anderson
Annual Summer Recreation Ends July 27
The Bonham program sponsored by the Quarterback Club City and the Bonham ISD closed July 27. Activities included swimming story telling arts and crafts softball golf tennis and leisure reading led by Harry Bullington with assistants Guylaund Taylor Pat Bragg and Bill Adams.
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Quarterback Club
Bonham
Bonham Independent
Harry Bullington
Guylaund Taylor
Pat Bragg
Bill Adams
Poly Bradford
Jessie Sincuid
Summer School Ends As Enrollment Satisfies
Summer school concluded on August 1 announced by Supt. C H Dillehay. Teachers Mary Alice Pritchett and Ethelleen Williams led the session, with a pleasing enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Dillehay
Mary Alice Pritchett
Ethelleen Williams
Fort Worth Markets Report Lean Cattle and Hogs Steady
Fort Worth markets show cattle divisions mostly steady with good and choice slaughter steers and yearlings at 31 to 34, loads at 1047 pounds. Utility and commercial grades 23 to 28, cows 20 to 27, bulls 20 to 27.50. stocker calves 32 to 40. calves 300 to 33. hogs active with butchers firm to higher, sows strong, feeder pigs steady around 20.
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Fort Worth
Truman Says Military Duties Not Keep Ike From Entering 1952 Campaign
Truman states military obligations will not bar Dwight D. Eisenhower from pursuing the 1952 presidential race. The report notes Fannin County Red Cross appeals urging flood relief donations, citing past tornado aid and current nationwide fund goals including a Midwestern allocation.
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Truman
Ike
Peace talks stall as front actions rise in Korea
At Kaesong UN and Communist negotiators failed to agree on a buffer zone for a cease fire. While talks stagnated, Allied forces on the Central front advanced up to three miles toward Kumsong, facing limited resistance. Night air raids by B 29s targeted front line positions.
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United Press
Kaesong
United Nations
Kumsong
Eighth Army
Seth
Partaliel
Sam
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Naum 1l
Nam Il
First Sea Scout Charter Presented To Bonham Unit
The Lone Star Area Council awards its first Sea Scout charter to the SSS Rayburn in Bonham at noon during a Lions Club meeting. Bob Cox presents both the Sea Scout charter and the tenth annual Boy Scout troop charter sponsored by the Bonham Lions Club. Chick Loftin and Jack Reynolds accept for the club amid praise from Rev. Paul Campbell and remarks by district and local scouts and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Area Council
SSS Rayburn
Bob Cox
Boy Scouts of America
Lions Club
Bonham Lions Club
Cox
Chick Loftin
Jack Reynolds
Paul Campbell
Bois d’ Arc
John Arivdge
Danny Whitt
Robert Scott
Joe Dillard
Joe Glover
Sam McMillian
G. E. Guinn Named School President in Pineville
Dr. G Earl Guinn of Southwestern Theological Seminary Fort Worth is named president of Louisiana College Pineville succeeding retiring head Dr Edger Gotboldt. Guinn a Moss Point Mississippi native is a 1837 Louisiana College alumnus.
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Pineville
G. Earl Quinn
Southwestern Theological Seminary At
Fort Worth
Louisiana College At
Guinn
W. Tudor
Louisiana College
Edger Gotboldt
Moss Ville
Missesippi
Rural Progress Club Organized in Bartley Woods
Bartley Woods residents founded a Rural Progress Club with Homer Smith named first president. Cecil Hale as vice president and Mrs A Y DeWoody as secretary were elected at a August 2 gathering on the Bartley Woods school campus attended by about 100 people. The group aims to join the Rural Neighborhood Progress contest and plan monthly meetings beginning September with possible recreational sessions. Ice cold watermelons were served after the meeting.
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Rural Progress Club
Bartley Woods
Homer Smith
Hale
Cecil Hale
A. Y. DeWoody
Rip Loftis
Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
Fannin County
Ladies Home Demonstration Club
Shop Club
Community fund raises for病 Doris Brazeal
More than 300 dollars was donated to aid Miss Doris Brazeal and her family. The appeal was broadcast over Station KFYN. Miss Brazeal is seriously ill with an incurable disease at Allen Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
On Fund
Doris Brazeal
KFYN
Miss Brazeal
Allen Memorial Hospital
South African Farmer Finds Fifty-Three Carat Canary Diamond
Johannes Venter, a 51 year old tenant on a farm near Johannesburg, unearthed a large canary yellow diamond yesterday. The stone has one flaw but is expected to become a prize collector’s gem after cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannes Venter
Weather summary for East Tenas with scattered T-storms
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with widely scattered daytime thundershowers. Temperatures hold steady with moderate southerly winds along the coast.
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East Tenas
Bonham Becomes Home To Peeler Drug Store Under May Ownership
Peeler Drug Store on West Fourth and Main marks its first year under W T May and Mrs Gladys May with 78 years of service legacy in Bonham and Fannin County. The store, oldest in Northeast Texas, traces back to J W Peeler who arrived with Bonham’s first passenger train and built a lasting medical landmark. The new owners emphasize service with prescriptions pride and maintain an on duty pharmacist for customers.
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Peeler
West Fourth
Main Streets
W. T. May
Gladys May
Bonham
Fannin County
J. W. Peeler
East Texas
Texas
State of
3Rd
4Th Streets
Babcock's Bros
Ray
W.T. May
May
Temple
Houston
Smiley Anderson
Service clubs to edit favorite during next week
The Bondan Daily Favorite will trial a new editing plan next week during Bob Cantrells vacation. Local civic clubs and ETS TC teams will publish in rotation with ETSTC journalism students and Kiwanis Rotary Lions Jaycees and Business and Professional Womens clubs contributing through the week.
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Bondan Daily
Bob Cantrell
ETSTC
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions
Jaycees
Business and
Professional Woman's 9
New Traffic Law Holds Juvenile Drivers Liable
Chief of Police Warren Smith notes a new Texas Legislature law targets juvenile drivers ages under League on June 1 legal action. The act imposes fines and court appearances for underage speeding and intoxicated driving, with guardians involved and court hearings in county seats.
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Warren Smith
Umd
Sears
Texas
Li Amd
Smith
Egguimet
Wise Jockey Pursues Bale of Cotton in Week Challenge
Harlingen story follows jockey Wise Nokes who aims to pick a bale of cotton within a week. Skeptics offer a cash purse around $1,700 as incentive. Nokes has already gathered 635 pounds in under three days while chasing the daily target of 1900 pounds to make a bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Raochande
Keane
Mike
Killed Soldier’s Son Arrives For Burial At Perris
Pfc Billy J Davis of Telephone Oklahoma son of Mrs Davis is killed Tuesday at Craig Air Base Alabama. Davis to be brought to Bonnes for burial with arrival by plane at Perris Field. Local details and services to follow.
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Billy Davis
Billy J Davis
Telephone
Craig Air Ber
Selina Ala
Perris
Air Bae Sherman
Bonfear
Amoulan
Clee
Warres
Rabid Vampire Bats Near Texas Warned by Health Officials
Fragmented notes describe rabid vampire bat sightings and health warnings in and around Texas cities. Text references Austin and San Antonio with unclear details about threat levels and monitoring.
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Texas
Bonham Weather Remains Hot With Dense Night Heat
Detroit experts warn night driving is highly dangerous as more than three times as many fatal accidents occur between 6 pm and 6 am. Highs may stay in the low hundreds with hot, dry conditions persisting into midweek in Bonham and surrounding areas.
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Detroit
Truman criticizes Connally stance on Far East aid
President Truman at his news conference denounced Senator Tom Connally for opposing increased Far East aid, while confirming Eisenhower could enter the 1952 campaign. He declined to comment on Baruch’s remarks about political pressure and said wage controls may force higher pay raises. He plans to address the Japanese peace treaty opening but expects no whistle stop tour this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Bernard Baruch
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Texas Democrat
Europe
San Francisco
Heel breaks in fall from platform at Terradon Station
Marvin Pletcher suffered a shattered heel Wednesday while painting the Wash rack room at Terradon Station located at the corner of Center and 7th streets. The heel fractured in four places during the fall from a platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Pletcher
Fletcher
Terradon
Center
7Th Streets
Local Teens and Town News Highlight Bonham Day
On the Square Ravenna residents like Cole Younger swap yarns with Bonham friends while T Wasson of Wolfe City plans work with the P M A. Celeste recalls incidents with Dan Barnard as Cotton Center eyes 1951 crop. Walter White begins early painting. Mary Fae Duff tries newspaper work. WP Duckett heads to the post office with bills. Local Lions and Rotarians noted. Ritchie discusses credit needs for auto sales. Thursday in Bonham.
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Cole Younger
Ravenna
Bonham
T. Wasson
Wolfe City
PMA
Dan Barnard
Celeste
C. C Burchfield
Cotton Center
Walter White
Mary Fae Duff
Duckett
T. B. Anderson
A. W. Dillard
J. A. Buron
Harry McDowell
Chick Leftin
Robert Arledge
Fifth Street
BR. Ritchie
Credit
Suremobiles
Net Johnson
Red Johnson
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Robert & Autos
Thalia
South Carolina
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Red Cross
Filinois
Kansas
Missouri
Travis Currin
American Red Cross
Mid-West
Currin
Horace Smith
Albert Christian
X Corps
U.S. Army
Korea
Doyle Stewart
Bonham, Tex
Pvt. Thomas
Smathers Candler Hgts
Asheville
N.C
W. P
G. E. Guinn
Peeler Drug Store
Chiif Smith
Austin AQ
Tensou
Che
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Than
Teaang
Connally
Amd
William Boyle
RFC
American Lithofold Corporation of
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