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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1945
Page
13
Bonham bond sales through May 31 totaled 1310,417 inith war loan of bonds with 425,000 remaining to meet the quota. City officials indicated sales lag and urged all residents to buy bonds before the campaign ends to help reach the target.
A Washington initiative outlines a 350 bed veterans hospital project with proposed installation of new facilities. Officials say costs average about per bed and funding arrangements are under review by veterans headquarters and national organizations.
The Soviet Union called on the Big Five to act to end disorders in the Near East and sent notes to Britain United States France China. It cited armed clashes between French troops and Syrians and Lebanese as Damascus faced shelling and looting amid a disrupted cease fire.
Unclear text indicates workers at a maritime yard returned to work after a disruption. Last night tensions or a strike prompted yard operations to stall, but the scene returns to routine today as conditions approximate normal. No clear entities or dates are legible.
London reports Prague has launched a sweeping national offensive to clear the Czech frontier of remaining Germans. General Svoboda leads troops and partisans toward Reich territory as detachments, workers, and farmers seize industrial and agricultural property. Information Minister Kopecky cites pride in a Slav-led future under Russian influence.
Paris reports Gen. Charles De Gaulle faulting British policy in the Near East for the Levant crisis. He urged negotiations on Arab world issues, cited an Anglo French pact, and noted French forces in Syria and Lebanon while Britain demonstrated strength in Beirut harbor.
The readable text fragments mention a sequence of names and phrases with unclear context. It references dates and numbers but lacks coherent events or outcomes to identify a clear news item or人物.
Denison Texas June 2 175 combat troops from Camp Howze staged a mock amphibious landing at Lake Texoma to simulate Pacific beach assault as part of a four state Red River Bend Invasion. Marines used blank charges and dummy gear while Jeeps and machine guns featured to illustrate a beachhead seizure amid strafing plane flyovers and demolition charges.
The canning center run with federal funds will not open this week. Superintendent J B Golder said the center closed when federal support ended and that if interest exists, efforts will be made to reopen by Monday June 1 with contact through Mrs Grace Higgins at the First National Bank.
Gilchrist told a Bonham dinner that a branch of Texas A and M might be located there. The plan envisions about 30 branches across Texas offering two years of agriculture and mechanical arts training for high school graduates and interested farmers, with postwar development in mind.
Honey Grove proceeds with a three mile street paving project. Rock hauling from the Mrs. Jim Raiden farm southeast of town began Tuesday and tar coating is expected to be applied by July 1.
U S forces on Okinawa crossed the Kokuba river southeast of Naha as sweeping gains pushed American units southward and the Shuri fortress was captured. Marines broke across the Kokuba cutting the road west, with advances toward the southern tip and plans predicting end of organized Japanese resistance within two weeks.
Manila reports Gen. MacArthur cites war progress with 2,117,482 tons sunk in five months and 1,220 Japanese planes destroyed. New U.S. infantry division enters action in northeastern Luzon as Far East air force conducts massive sorties and bombings. Bonham Texas address urges postwar opportunities and character in graduates.
San Francisco June 2. General Carlos P. Romulo head of the Philippines delegation said the charter should include independence for dependent peoples. He will seek to campaign in open committee meetings to win broader plenary support after the trusteeship panel voted to limit independence to trust territories excluding dependent peoples. Kalaw opposed the motion. Romulo argued few can stand alone in today’s world.
Fragment from a coastal article notes Appledore Island lying off the southern coast, with indications of maritime context and regional geography.
Sgt Clayton was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for gallantry in action during a Japanese campaign. The award was presented by General Hugh Holloman after wartime service in the Pacific theater. Clayton previously served in Australia before heading to the Philippines with the 3rd Battalion.
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered thundershowers in northeast portions. Cooler in northwest and north central portions tonight as conditions ease.
Travelers had reported a man on the highway and appeared dead. The officer woke the man who then attempted to attack him, prompting intervention by the night watch and sheriff's party.
A description explains why pig iron is so named. Molten metal runs into a long mass with shorter pieces attached at right angles forming pigs. The long pieces are called the WwW and the shorter ones the pigs.
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Adm. Halsey resumes command of the Ryukyu operation with the Third Fleet, signaling a Pacific redeployment toward a possible assault on the Japanese home islands. US forces push toward Okinawa as Japanese resistance wanes and air bombardment intensifies.
At the United Nations conference in San Francisco the Big Five discussed a Soviet proposal tied to Yalta voting formulas. Delegates warned the plan could complicate already slow progress and create fresh delays in the talks amid doubts over its implications for the conference’s agenda.
There are no native true cedars in the country yet seven evergreen trees are commonly referred to as cedars. The phrase persists in common usage though botanically inaccurate.
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