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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
2
North Dakota production of a creamery implement reached 51 041 pounds in 1945, reflecting output volume for the year. The figure highlights regional dairy equipment manufacturing activity amid postwar industrial shifts.
A week of sporadic civil conflict 30 miles south of New Delhi escalated as mobs of Muslims and Hindus estimated at 6007 roamed the countryside with home made mortars and rifles looting and burning villages and clashing in the region.
Reports describe mobs turning villages with little resistance from troops. About 35 villages were looted and burned, with roughly 15 destroyed in today’s outbreak still continuing. Casualties are low and refugees clog roads as residents flee en masse.
A federal court jury acquitted Tom Verner in the Walton county lynching probe and could not reach a verdict against his brother Jamies Verner. Judge Tori Davis declared a mistrial with no date set for a new trial. Tom walked free after 4 hours 48 minutes. Jamies remains free on bond.
Mr J Cappleman announces relocation of his office and maternity hospital to the Clayton building. A first floor suite and second floor rooms will be used for maternity cases as part of the move.
Colonel H. Chorpening Tulsa District Corps notes Denison Reservoir released over 1 000 000 acre feet of flood waters during Red River Basin floods. Peak inflows surpassed 185 000 cfs lowering river stages by two feet at Arthur City and six and a half feet at Fulton. Losses prevented near 2 million dollars in the river valley above Fulton with further benefits downstream. Stored waters are being released and the reservoir may be drawn down to power pool by June 15.
The Nation Bank of Mexico in Reynosa announced a plan to deduct five percent from each worker’s pay to total $30, with funds to be placed in the bank as part of a transportation guarantee home at the end of the contract. The measure follows uncertainty in weekly updates and is tied to a wage program, affecting workers including Gul and Bleyer.
Commerce Texas residents report a crowded first day as East Texas State Teachers College opens summer enrollment at 1413 students including 727 men and 688 women. President Arthur Ferguson expects about 2000 total as registration continues.
A privately prepared survey for a joint economic committee predicts higher prices and wages. The report notes rising fears of a depression, with firms like Bradstreet cited for domestic market confidence. The committee plans a hearing in June led by Chairman Robert A. Taft to discuss the findings.
Fragmentary remarks describe price and ware concerns from business groups and other organizations. The text notes uncertainty about whether the committee can provide more than an preliminary position and mentions a one year timeframe.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and events with mentions of Opal, Barbara, Mr Brown, Mr Turner, and Mr Eid. The readable pieces indicate meetings and visits, with references to Sundays and various local figures, but details are unclear and incomplete.
A terse Havana dispatch notes a reported recovery of a large diamond. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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