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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
1
A satirical note criticizes English limits on clothing and imagines absurd orders from Washington. The writer finds relief in arriving roasting ear season and laments the scarcity of roasted ears compared with corn.
The Eighth Naval District launches a campaign to reach 400000 Navy strength by June 30. It aims to recruit 4550 reserve officers and enlisted sailors, including specialists, small boat owners, and merchant mariners, across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and northwestern Florida. Captain T. A. Thomson Jr. notes 650 recruits already, with 2950 to join U S Naval Reserve classes and 1600 as Apprentice seamen. About 1000 will become Reserve Midshipmen in Class V-7 and later Ensigns, plus 370 in Class V. Will be commissioned after Naval Aviation training.
Captain Thomson said sunset rod will stay on active duty for the duration of the national emergency. When their services can be spared, regardless of years left in their enlistments, reservists may return to civilian life.
Dallas reports a memorial service for 36 benefactors whose wills endowed the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children. The outdoor ceremony on June 15 will be broadcast on Station WFAA from 3:48 to 4:20 p.m with many donors long associated with the hospital and some unknown to the staff prior to their bequests.
College Station June 1 A&M and SMU arrange two graduation events with ceremonies on June 6 and May 30. Leonard Bleysdell will deliver the commencement address for the A&M seniors, with Lt Col Montgomery Mason as the chant leader for the program. The joint schedule marks a historic double graduation observance at the university.
Fragmentary OCR reads ad content about aviation production but lacks clear names dates places or outcomes. The readable bits show unrelated punctuation and broken phrases hindering factual reconstruction.
Berlin Radio states a French deserter has died by his own hand. The report references British coverage and notes no further details released at this time.
The 61st Annual Texas Press Association Convention gathers in Galveston June 12 to 14 at the Excelsior Hotel. Expect a large turnout led by civic leaders and featuring speakers General Hugh R. Ilaon Colonel R H Henry Major Jas Crown Manaziri and editors from across the state with entertainment on the coast and a packed three day program.
A partial wire report records a petition urging a strike and warning industries could mobilize against war plans. The transmission mentions leadership figures and a clashes over industrial output, with references to Roos Welt and the Ledis Counts Cerebral Dads Club in vague terms.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe military aviation topics including pilots and training at a Barksdale base. Mentions Capt Lois M. Greg and a general emphasis on air power and aircraft capabilities. Details are incomplete but indicate Allied or American air force themes.
Attorney General J. Jackson, a leading figure in administration legal policy, is Roosevelt’s pick for the Supreme Court seat. Justice Charles Evans Hughes retires July 1 due to health and age, leaving the vacancy to be filled.
College Station reports a new screwworm remedy praised as inexpensive and effective. Extension entomologist Cameron Siddall states a correct mix of diphenylamine and benzoate kills all screwworms in infected wounds and offers strong protection against future attack.
Governor W Lee O Daniel proclaims June 8 to 14 as National Tomato Week in Texas to spotlight the state's tomato industry The Jacksonville Tomato Festival for June 8 to 10 will highlight the observance and draw thousands of visitors with a three day program of entertainment and education in Jacksonville
Otto Merri 58 was arrested in Las Cruces New Mexico and held for questioning after allegedly posing as a state patrolman. Investigators consider him a suspect in a derailment linked to a Chicago to California crack that killed 23, though authorities had not yet questioned him about the incident. A Southern Pacific inspector was expected to question him.
Incomplete text references an Ides and a June date, discussions on a defense program and labor appropriations. Mentions May Morses, entitlement when sick, and a naval air pilot. Towns and hogs mentioned with unclear context alongside the 1940 census figures.
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