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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1945
Page
1
A chaotic wartime note reports fleet movement back into action off Okinawa as Allied strikes intensify against Japan. It also mentions Bonham Texas selling bonds during a 7th War Loan drive, with local payments and purchases noted amid administrative efforts and hospital staffing concerns.
Moscow calls on Britain United States France China to act promptly under the world security charter to curb Arab French tensions in the Near East. Soviet note followed French refusal to start immediate talks with the U S and Britain. Reports from Damascus describe looting by French African troops and shelling amid shifting control.
Paris reports Gen Charles De Gaulle attacking British Near East policy and saying London bears blame for the Levant crisis He says Iran wishes talks on Arab world issues not rivalries and cites an Anglo French agreement of 1941.
Denison Texas June 2 175 combat equipped Marines will land from Nine Higgins craft in the opening program of a four state Red River Bond Invasion drill. The event aims to demonstrate amphibious assault to stimulate War Bond sales during the Seventh War Loan Drive. Troops from Camp Howze will form beachheads and simulate Pacific shore formations at Lake Texoma.
Community efforts push to reopen the Wayne Center this week with federal support. J B demoof cehoo and local leaders discuss operating steps and funding, aiming to restore services and reopen the center soon.
US 10th Army troops crossed the Kokuba River southeast of Naha clearing Japanese positions. Marines and Army units pressed southward toward Shuri and the Naha Yonabaru highway while heavy pressure on central Okinawa continued and fortifications began falling.
A fragmented article notes a June discussion led by Roman officials about independence and self rule. It cites opinion from Manik Kalaw and Rumulo on resignations and the struggle of dependent peoples to stand alone. Appledore Island is mentioned near the Maine coast.
Warfront summaries note American planes halting Japanese cargo and sinking 2,117,482 tons in five months. MacArthur reports new U S infantry in Luzon and air forces using Philippine fields, with 1,220 Japanese planes destroyed in the period. The report also covers postwar outlook and Texas graduation remarks stressing moral courage and character.
Pearl Harbor June 2. News reports say Halsey resumes command of the Third Fleet around Okinawa as the battle nears a conclusion. Adm Williams and Halsey pledge readiness for wide action as forces shift toward Japan.
Prague reports from Prague via Telegraph say Czechoslovakia launched a national offensive to seize border lands. General Ludwig Svoboda leads troops toward the frontier to push Germans into Reich territory with detachments to seize industry and agriculture. Czech schools theatres and media are to follow as the move unfolds.
Honey Grove moves to asphalt three miles of streets after completing roadwork and hauling rock from the Mrs. Jim Raiden farm southeast of town. Tar coating expected to begin by July 1.
President Gilchrist told Bonham school board members and guests at a dinner that a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College might be located about 30 miles from Bonham. He said the project aims to offer two years of agriculture and technical arts instruction for graduates and farm training for farmers, with postwar timing in mind.
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