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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
17
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a place in Georgia with unclear names and possible dates. The readable bits suggest a local item or notice referencing a person or place in the region.
President Truman denies any aim to seize the Democratic nomination. He says he will attend the Democratic National Convention only as retiring president and after a new nominee is chosen. He also says he will stay neutral in the race and rejects claims of a right to push Eisenhower.
Cloudy conditions in central Texas with no temperature change expected. Scattered thunderstorms possible in eastern and eastern portions this afternoon. Weather service notes limited changes for today and tomorrow. Bonham area reports variable skies.
A brisk note asks if readers noticed all the stars featured in the Daily Favorite Ads and suggests they spotted multiple highlighted picks by local merchants.
Traces and threats of rain plague the Bonham area but no heavy precipitation yet. Warm conditions persist with a 90 degree high and 67 degree overnight low. Forecasters predict scattered thunder showers for northern Texas with no major temperature changes, while West Texas stays clear.
LAS VEGAS June 3 UP The fifth atomic weapon exploded in the Nevada desert today. Most Las Vegas residents slept through the flash as a bright blaze lit the horizon and a mushroom cloud rose. Sightings were reported as far as Kalispell Montana and Los Angeles, 750 and 250 miles away.
Fort Worth markets report steady to mixed moves across cattle hogs. Slaughter steers yearlings utility cows and calves show narrow price ranges with moderate volume and light declines in hogs. Buyers steady on lighter weights while sows pigs and feeder pigs hold by category.
White House hosts top level talks between steel companies and the Steelworkers union to settle a six month wage and price dispute. Government proposals include a 26 cent hourly pay rise and 4.50 dollar a ton price boost, with CIO seeking 28 cents. Some legislative action may follow as mills remain shut. Ore shipments halt in the Great Lakes. Another CIO union plans demonstrations at 53 General Electric plants over what it calls a “chiseling” offer.
General Eisenhower held his first extensive news conference since entering politics. He refused to discuss Taft or form coalitions, said he would likely reappoint MacArthur if nominated, warned the Korean war prospects under current conditions, and defended fair employment and supply principles while dodging steel policy questions. He declined to predict his Chicago convention chances and did not commit to McCarthy’s re election.
Bonham received its first load of 1952 wheat on Wednesday. Calvin Witherspoon of Victor brought in 52 bushels from 10 acres, selling at 2.15 dollars per bushel to Gross Feed Store.
Taft holds a lead with 131 pledged delegates to Eisenhower's 397 as 694 are needed. South Dakota gave Taft 14 votes in a photo finish. 61 southern delegates are contested and the GOP committee may decide the winner. Forty eight remain uncommitted or undecided ahead of Chicago on July 7.
An 18 year old is being held on extortion charges. A lie detector was used in the investigation. A separate alert notes a tornado warning near Perrin Air Force Base with a tornado touching the ground and moving east northeast at two miles per hour through parts of Fannin and Lamar counties.
An 18 year old is questioned in a car theft case with extortion allegations. He supplied a statement to Assistant County Attorney Kellis W. Sampson and a lie detector test was given as part of the investigation. Grand jury consideration is scheduled for the June term.
Miss Ross Brooks of Bagwell in Red River County, a 2004 North Texas State College graduate, is named county home demonstration agent. She will report Saturday June 14 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Wraithre Risinger, and will coordinate youth programs and meals regulatory work across the county.
Federal officers search for two men who robbed a Fort Hood post office in the dependent housing area taking a 150 pound safe with 202 dollars in cash and 69 stamps. Postal inspectors, army investigators and FBI agents participate in the case.
Lindley Beckworth of Glade water Upshur county a candidate for the United States Senate will speak in Bonham on Saturday June 14 at 2 p m Coming here from Paris he will go from Bonham to Denison and Gainesville final details announced
The Annual Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church begins Monday at 8:45 a.m. for children ages three to sixteen. Pastor Tourvald H. Morgan leads with Mrs Joe Johnston and Mrs John Bewley as officers and department superintendents. Enrollment through Wednesday requires three days of attendance for a certificate, with special features including a Muss Workshop, Youth Choir emphasis, a picnic on Friday, and daily movie cartoons with refreshments. Funds raised go to Dr August Lovegren in Beirut for medical books.
Workmen started demolishing the vacant three story red brick Bailey Inglish building. Joallas firm bid $70.00 for materials and agreed to remove debris and shore under the structure. The building had stood unused since last fall and storage use ended this year. Demolition aims for completion by the fall school opening.
Major-General Robert Grow faces an army court martial at Fort Meade Maryland for recording travel notes in a Moscow envoy diary. The diary reportedly included military targets and was stolen by a Soviet agent during a Frankfurt visit last summer. The proceedings are sealed and the date remains undisclosed.
In Austin on June 3 the San Antonio Conservation Society lost a court bid to stop a bridge over the San Antonio River. The Third Court of Appeals ruled the society has no special privileges above the public. The suit, filed last November, challenged Endowment Incorporated and a construction company for trespassing on public property.
Fragmentary report mentions workers and police near an auto plant with garbled phrases about commuting and suburbs. The readable words show confusion and no clear event, names, dates, or places to confirm a concrete incident or outcome.
In Jackson, Mississippi, two elderly Confederate veterans, William Bush of Fitzgerald Georgia aged 108 and William Townsend of Olla Louisiana aged 107, plan one final reunion with Bush declaring they will have a gay old time.
Sudderth was elected president of the Bonham Lions Club for the ensuing year at today’s meeting, succeeding Ed Southerland. New officers include Maggie Williams first vice president Arthur Maxwell second vice president Lee Morrow third vice president Glen Finley secretary Bot Barrow treasurer Barney Ross Lion Tamer John Lane tail twister Dennes Bales RBs Box directors. Wake Island in the Pacific shows a shoreline of only 12 miles.
Albert Foster and his wife dispute a pest incident with pollweevils in their living room. Wade Lipscomb and John Oliver stroll East Ninth Street at dawn. Kate Estes covers Dusty Maggie Williams new achievements. Buster Cole canvasses Lions Club votes and hints at a walkout with no takers.
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