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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
In Dallas Oklahoma City and the Indians tied the game in the ninth after Dallas held a slim lead. Callas outpitched the Indians 16 to 14 as the Rebels staged a late rally to force extra innings and halt a potential win. Time was called in the 10th to allow trains for both clubs.
Rain and cold weather limited major league games to two. In the National League the Braves beat the Cardinals 4-2 to seize first place as Art Johnson earned his third win and Carvell Rowell contributed a triple and two singles. The Browns won their second straight by beating the Senators 7-4, and Thornton Lee notched his seventh win as the White Sox defeated the Athletics 6-1. Dario Lodigiani helped the Sox with key hits as Chicago closed the gap on the league lead.
Beaumont Exporters won 6 to 3 over San Antonio, taking a 3 to 2 series edge as Les Mueller allowed 10 hits and the team gathered 9 singles for the decisive runs. Fort Worth was beaten 8 to 3 by Tulsa when their game ended early to allow travel.
In Shreveport, June 5, the league leading Houston Brut outlasted the Bulls 7 to 6 after a decisive run in the top half of the ninth. Lut Speer pitched effectively as Houston posted two three run bursts in the seventh and eighth to seal the win.
A Texas game department report shows 1,500 whitewing dove hunters in the Rio Grande Valley spent 24,000 dollars to bag 2,500 birds averaging 16 1 2 per hunter. Dealers in 20 Hidalgo Cameron Willacy towns reported 45,000 dollars in ammunition sales with a 7,754 dollar net profit.
Texas A&M College old grads from classes of 1906 1911 1916 and 1926 return to campus June 6 7 for reunions including the Silver Anniversary of 1916 class and to attend commencement exercises. The Association of Former Students will hold their annual meeting elect officers and close the school year after the Former Student Juncheon. Bert Pfaff 25 of Tyler retires as president Tyree Bell 13 serves as vice president. Members nationwide and abroad have sent reservations.
H A Baron outlines defense bonds and savings stamps as revenue tools for the U S government. A bond bought for 1825 could redeem for 25 in ten years, stamps available from 10 cents, exchangeable for larger bonds. A committee will coordinate with Rotary to pursue a Bonnaca community center project. Visitors included Gormley, Anderson, Couch, Perkins, and Rev Gregory.
U S canners report to the census bureau that vegetable puree totals near two million cans and fruit puree exceeds eight hundred thousand cases canned yearly for infants.
The WPA operates nine recreation units for a three month summer program in Bonham. Daily activities run 3:30 to 8 p m for white playgrounds and 9 a m to 12 noon Saturdays for the negro playground at Washington. No cost to participants and June 20 slated for Square Dance Festival at Bonham State Park with about 100 participants and 3 000 to 4 000 spectators.
Leonard groups observe Camp Fire Week in Leon ard by mayoral proclamation. Hall Girls elected honorary city officers include Fatricia Mannin mayor Joyce Elaine Ross Dorothy Crawford Reita Jean Sullivan Ellen Wilson Ava Clark aldermen Allie Dell Dotson city secretary Myrtle Frances Mewhirter fire chief Joan Crabb chamber president Marthe Grisham police chief The Tanda group sponsors carnival monte by K T Womack of Sherman Friday night Tom Thumb wedding planned New engineers for the group listed with Joan Craub as president Myrtle Frances McWhirter vice president Patricia Manning secretary Ava Clary treasurer Allie Dell Dotson reporter Ann Taylor custodian
Luke Sewell the former catcher and Cleveland coach is named manager of the St Louis Browns succeeding Fred Haney. Donald I Barnes Browns president announces Sewell will manage for 1941 and 1942 with Haney possibly staying in an undetermined role.
Gerald C Moran campaigns for the United States Senate in Kilgore and other East Texas towns. He backdrops Roosevelt era emergency powers and urges oil industry control return to states after the crisis ends, outlining a busy schedule through Friday and Saturday with multiple stops and speeches. He advocates selling materials to Japan as part of his policy.
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