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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
1
Indiana Senator Samuel Ralston rejects efforts to launch a formal boom for his nomination. He opposes instructing the state convention and declares he is not a candidate. Consequently the Indiana delegation will likely go uninstructed to the convention.
The badly mutilated body of Ray King, twenty, of Hamlin Texas, a student of Meridian College, was found on the Santa Fe track at Morgan by a railway employee. Authorities believe he fell from a freight train.
C A Bishop states all accounts are left with Herbert Christian and asks not to settle until convenient.
Auction notice offers complete or partial sale of college assets. Interested parties are invited to contact Grace Carlton and Salie Joe Carlton for terms and viewing arrangements.
An item urges immediate action to plant a diverse set of crops including maize kaffir fetter ila and peas with references to suppliers and firms Rogers Woodward and Roberts Co Sure-Abovestock and June Corn. The notice emphasizes timely planting deadlines and distribution of cane seed and beans to farmers.
Former attorney general Harry M. Daugherty refused to appear before the Senate investigating committee, alleging lack of authority. In a letter to Senator Brookhart he called the probe a desperate bid to blacken his character and said his counsel would no longer attend hearings after today.
John Philip Sousa directs twenty five hundred musicians at the Shrine convention concert in Kansas City. The large crowd gathered as the bands performed while business sessions of the convention commenced.
In a medical journal brief a boy named Robert admires his Aunt Fannie’s gold-filled teeth and asks his mother if he can have copper-toed teeth when he grows up. The piece notes the fascination with dental adornment in childhood.
Conway Ark June 4 Virgil A Sellers a farmer aged forty three was awarded a diploma on completing his course in the Opportunity School He attended with his wife and grown children who were among the spectators His early education was denied and he finished the program with his family present.
Washington June 4 Republican leaders told President Coolidge in a substitute form a relief bill to replace the defeated McNary Haven plan. It would use the War Finance Corporation to finance marketing farm surpluses and rush through Congress if he approves.
Roy Price offers phonograph repair for all makes and picture framing services. Contact via phone 706 6t for details on fixing records and restoring furniture pieces.
Advertises $75 weekly for a man or woman to distribute Raleigh household products to study users. Ambition and industry preferred, no experience needed. Promises potential earnings to $100 weekly or more with training and help. Send details to Dept. Tx653 Memphis Tenn dated May 27.
The Rev. GC Ty Caldwell will address the prayer meeting tonight at the First Presbyterian Church. The event is tied to a Studebaker Year theme.
Yeé Kee Ying's bones were dug up and reburied in China after 14 years. Health officials note Chinese families prefer lighter remains for cheap transport, allowing easier return for burial.
From across Japan reports indicate many Japanese kill themselves over the American immigration exclusion clause. They regard it as a personal affront rather than a national issue.
AMARILLO editors attending the state press convention June 18 to 20 will provide their own music with horn and band instruments. Fort Worth notes a trend toward larger patterned trousers for fall. San Antonio reports law and order in the county grand jury’s view, while Kansas City notes Shriners convention bands with giant bass drums from Springfield and Chicago to San Francisco.
Mrs Amanda Dalton a 76 year old widow of the outlaw Captain Kit Dalton confessed that diamonds worth 600600 are buried near Kansas City. She says her husband buried the jewels years ago and told her the exact location before his 1920 death. She will surrender her rights to the fortune for a cash sum to avoid the poorhouse.
Washington June 4 supporters of Ford's offer for the Muscle Shoals project and Ford opponents agree to defer action on the project until the December session, postponing a decision.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday across East and West Texas. No significant precipitation or storm activity is expected.
Prices paid by local produce houses and buyers vary daily with no retail quotes. Cattle hogs and hides listed alongside poultry and eggs. springs and fryers priced per pound. roosters and turkeys shown with per pound rates. Railroad time table and transfer paper advertisement appear in the same snippet.
Advertises the finest chicken feed on earth offered at a savings with a limited amount available.
Two of the three American round the world flyers completed the leg from Japan to China while the third plane failed to take off from Shigemoto Japan and the pilot stayed grounded.
Chicago June 4 The defense for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb will seek an insanity plea. Alienists will testify that the boys suffer from diseases of the mind and were entirely irresponsible for the slaying of Robert Franks.
Chicago June 4 W R Shirley president of the National Fraternal Congress says the grandchild wealth turnover is a myth. He cites Meyer Guggenheim heirs at about 50 million then 1905 to 100 million and notes Standard Oil fortunes and others like Harkness Payne Flagler Archbold and du Pont show large increases.
Tomato and pepper plants grow at Bates Greenhouses in the city, thriving under glass and extended light. The nursery reports strong demand from home gardeners seeking fresh transplants and early-season yields.
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