Chamber Leads Bid Against Texas Income Tax Plan
The Texas Chamber of Commerce announced a campaign to block the proposed state income tax. They said small businesses would be driven from the state and urged protests from stores across Texas.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1929
Page
4
Texas House considers anti-evolution bill
A Texas House bill targets anti-evolution measures with a slogan promising no “monkey business.” The proposal, presented by Representative J. W. Harper of Mount Pleasant, mirrors a prior anti-evolution motion. The item appeared in a June report from Presa pIN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exas
Texas
J. W. Harper
Mt. Pleasant
Texas Conditions Reported By United States
The Agriculture Department reports conditions in Texas continue influenced by heavy rainfall. Five eastern Texas rain events were unfavorable, hindering crop progress across the cotton belt with overall conditions mixed between fair and poor in scattered areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Ted Press
Shington
Cotton
Men Arrested Near a Still Reported by Press
ELVILLE June 5 Two men were arrested on charges tied to operating a still near Royse City. The Justice of the Peace held an examining trial with bonds set at two thousand dollars. The report notes county-wide debates on fines and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Ed Press
Elville
Royse City
Apele
Justice of the Peace
Macdonald to form new cabinet after election victory
J Ram sey MacDonald leader of the Labour party accepted the king's request to form a new cabinet following Thursday's election victory. The announcement comes from Windsor dated June 5 and cites MacDonald’s acceptance of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee Hheh MacDonald
United Press
Windsor
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Labor
Impeachment Resolution Filed Against Land Commissioner Robison
Representative Grady Woodruff withdrew his resignation resolution and introduced an impeachment resolution against State Land Commissioner Robison at the opening session in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Austin
Grady Woodruff
Robison
House
Vesuvius Eruption Raises Spectacle Since 79 Blaze
June report from Naples notes Vesuvius eruption intensified with flames reaching 1500 feet. Officials call it the most spectacular since the Pompeii and Herculaneum destruction in 79 A D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Naples
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculanean
Men Missing After Explosion at East Braintree Refining Plant
Two men are reported missing after a refinery explosion and fire at the East Braintree facility. One man was rescued in serious condition and another was hospitalized with minor injuries as crews search the debris for the missing workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
East Braintre
Tarantula Bite Sends Oil Man to Hospital
In Houston on a Saturday an oil refinery worker named Jones was bitten on the arm by a tarantula while at a shack near Lynchbury. He received first aid at the scene and was later transferred in critical condition to a hospital for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarantula Bite
Oil Man
Houston
Taran- Jones
Lynchbury
Lynehb
Edinburg Teachers Resign Amid Fee Debt Crisis
In Edinburg, 54 teachers quit their posts over a dispute involving salary, dress code costs, and unpaid funds. The turmoil intersects with school finances, affecting students and prompting district statements about interim staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Grain Harvest in Denton County Hit by Weather
Weather damaged oats and barley in Denton County with rains spoiling ripe grain. Wheat expected near fifteen bushels per acre and corn around thirty five to forty bushels. most grain could be shocked by week’s end if the weather stays fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Harri de Bag
Grayson County Sets 1929 Tax Rate at 77 Cents per 100
The Grayson County Commissioners Court set the 1929 tax levy at 77 cents per $100 of valuation, up from 70 cents in 1928. Reductions were granted for some properties, including city land and rail holdings, aided by a prior surplus in the general fund now exhausted. Estimated 1929 valuation ranges from $45.5 to $46.0 million, slightly below 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Offia
Col
Commissioners Court
Strang
Findings of Court Hold Bank Officials Guilty of Misapplication
A Dallas jury found W. A. Stockard former president and secretary of the First National Bank of Rice and B. F. Bartlett director guilty of misapplication of funds and not guilty of making false entries. The verdict was returned in a United States district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dallas
United States District Court
W. A. Stoclard
First National Bank of Rice
B. F. Bartlett
Explosion at Abilene home kills Lawlers
Gene Lawler and his infant Dori die in a blast that wrecked their residence last night. Mrs. Lawler is severely injured. Officials say a lighted match ignited leaking gas in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Burglary at Dilworth area raises losses and clues
On June 4 a business house ten miles east of Gonzales was burglarized. Phil Godwin’s safe was blown and looted of $100 in cash and checks. R A Walshak’s cash register was rifled for small change. Paul Weeske’s garage had a small loss and the Slachavidt show safe was taken. No clues were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Ever
Dilworth
Phil Godwin
R. A. Walshak
Paul Weeske
Slachavidt
Milch cows fund farm income near Elton in Dickens county
Four milch cows sustain a farmer near Elton in Dickens county. He plans and what he raises becomes profit as farming expenses are paid and the venture continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton
Dickens County
Rural School Aid Bill Passed 102 to 0 in Texas House
The Texas House approved a two year rural school aid bill totaling 5 million dollars with a 102 to 0 vote, sending it to the Senate. The measure provides 2.5 million yearly, with existing requirements for aid and a county board trustees’ control provision on expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
M Combs
Kennedy
Purl
Veatch
Dallas
Punty Board of Trustees
Cunty
State Department of Education
Back From the Dead: Robert Ogilvie Returns Home
Robert Ogilvie, long believed dead in the war, returns to his family in Melbourne. His reunion marks a miraculous homecoming amid wartime losses and community relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebourne
Robert Ogilvie
Weather forecast for Last and West Texas
Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the northern park area tonight and on Thursday. The outlook suggests unsettled weather across the region with periodic rain likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Last
West Texas
North Park
Miners Entombed as Quake Strikes Mendoza Province
Reports from Buenos Aires say an undetermined number of workers were entombed in two Mendoza mines after the recent earthquakes. Relief is being sent and pushed to reach the trapped men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Dispatches
Oil Men Want Oil Man on Committee As Not One on Now
W D Conway Ranger Chamber of Commerce operator and president says governor Moody named only three men none practical oil men and asks to increase representatives at Hoover oil conservation conference. Chamber board endorses, cites neighboring states with 12 to 23 reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ranger
Texas
Hoover
W. D. Conway
Ranger Chamber of Commerce
Moody
Chamber
Run With Pulmotor Saves Life Near Tyler
Tyler Texas June 4 Herman Sloan a Winona garage mechanic nearly died when gas from an exhaust asphyxiated him fourteen miles north of Tyler Floyd Daniels a Ty ler pulmotor operator arrived in eighteen minutes and revived Sloan within ten minutes after beginning treatment He was removed to his father's home and recovered little the worse for the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
Herman Sloan
Winona
Floyd Daniels
Sloan
Daniels
Good Cows Boost Dairy Profits Near Madisonville
J N Raney, a farmer near Madisonville, doubled his dairy business by switching to high quality cows, pasture crops, balanced feed, and careful accounts with county agent W H DuPuy. From nine cows he earned 202 41 in milk and dairy products in April, while caring for 106 hens producing 82 in eggs. feed costs totaled 61 65 for milk and 14 35 for eggs. He records milk and feed, weighs each cow, and uses Bermuda grass, bur clover pastures, Sudan grass, and alfalfa with clover and vetch as nurse crops to sustain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Raney
Madisonville
W. H. DuPuy
Mr. Raney
Raney
Dallas News
Longview Toddler Scalded In Porch-Tub Accident
In Longview on June 4 a 19 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wheeler, backed into a tub of boiling water on the back porch. The child fell while pulling a toy and was scalded from shoulder to knees. Her mother freed her quickly and physicians say she may live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Frank Wheeler
Gold Finished Throne Room Gift To King Zogu of Albania
Italy presents a gold finished throne room and throne to King Zogu. The items will be installed in his summer palace on Durazzo Bay, linked by a subterranean passage to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durazzo
Albania
Italy
Zogu
Durazzo Bay
Students trapped by Vesuvius lava flow near Naples
Twenty students were reported trapped as Mount Vesuvius erupted today in Naples. The incident involved attempts to witness the historic eruption, with authorities assessing the danger and searching for those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Naples
United Press
Alligator Spotted in Red River Near Bonham
C E Frost living in the country reported seeing an eight foot alligator in Red River near the Telephone bridge on Monday. He and his son observed the creature swimming northward as they crossed the river, noting previous years had seen more alligators but none recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Frost
Bonham
Red River
Mr. Frost
Resignation Call for Texas Land Commissioner Robison
In Austin on June 5 a House resolution urged the resignation of State Land Commissioner Robison. The move was introduced by Grady Woodruff of Wise County after a committee report investigated the Land Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Austin
Robison
Grady Woodruff
Wise County
Th Land Office
Weevils Hit Baton Rouge Early In Cotton Squares
Louisiana extension entomologist W E Hinds reports weevils emerged in February in large numbers around Baton Rouge and puncture cotton squares as fields begin to square. Central Rapide Parish has seen pre square poisoning. Northern areas show more weevils surviving through winter and continuing to spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
W. E Hinds
Hinds
Tariff Congress Called For Austin Meeting
A joint call from the Southern Tariff Association and multiple Texas groups urges a tariff congress in Austin on June 8 to discuss a tariff measure before Congress and its impact on Texas industry. Participants include the State Department of Agriculture East Texas Chamber of Commerce Texas Farm Bureau Federation and several agricultural associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Fort Worth
Austin
Congress
Texas
Southern Tariff Association
State Department of Agriculture
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association
Southwestern Peanut Shellers Association
Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Southwest Texas Pecan Growers Association
Texas Bee Keepers Association
Interesting Point In Court At Amarillo Texas
In Amarillo Texas on June 5 a trial concerns the right of a woman to protect her home against an alleged invasion. Mrs L P Apworth is charged with the slaying of Mrs Grace Morrison on a downtown street May 13, with the case focusing on self defense and home protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Amarillo
L. P. Apworth
Grace Morrison
Plain
Improved Mail Service Announced in Bonham
Postmaster Taylor says letters posted late in the afternoon in Bonham will be dispatched on the bus leaving at 7 30 pm The service was reinstated after Bonham Chamber of Commerce asked the Post Office to restore the route Bonham merchants must post by 4 pm to mail same day The new service will be welcomed by Bonham residents.
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Taylor
Bonham
Building Collapse Cures Three Workers in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on June 5 a section of a building under construction by a contractor collapsed. Three men were rescued and treated after the incident, with no further details on injuries or cause available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Pittsbupch
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Eports
Ited Press
the Chamber Acre Today
Sis
Sam
Lynnt
Pompeit
Herculaneum
Berg
Mar-ha
Denton County
Grayson County
State Basic & Trust Co
John Deere
Bailey Hardware
Bailey
South America
Louisiana
Washington
NEW Arrow
H. L. Rodgers
Dal
First National Bank
Bonham, Texas
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