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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1943
Page
1
The latest Axis prisoner list includes Pfc. Jackson T. Milton, brother of Anderson L. Milton of Ladonia Fatnin county. He is listed as a prisoner of the Japanese at an unnamed camp.
St Louis built a four run fifth inning to beat Philadelphia 8-2 as Murty Dickinson improved to 3-0. Gabby Stewart and Babe Dahlgren errors helped plate the decisive runs, Walker Cooper delivering the big hit with a two run double. Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1, Pirates top Giants 9-6, Yankees hold AL lead with 2-1 win, Indians crushed 10-4, White Sox 6-4, Senators fall further behind with 8-2 loss.
Navy announces commendation for Gene Markey ex husband of Hedy Lamarr for meritorious duty in the South Pacific. He organized and led a reconnaissance party in the Solomons during February to aid occupation of an enemy island group.
Fragmentary text references dates May 24 July 7 and a validity through June 7. No clearly identifiable people, places, or organizations are readable to form a concrete notice or event.
London June 4. Hope faded tonight for those aboard the British passenger plane shot down over the Bay of Biscay Tuesday in what may have been a German plot to kill Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Leslie Howard and 16 others were aboard the American-made Douglas airliner en route from Lisbon. British coastal command planes and navy ships scoured the vicinity as two rubber-life boats floated on the sea, equipped with food signals and a yellow dye for search planes.
AUSTIN Tex June 4 U P Just walking about the house is more dangerous for Texans than diseases like diphtheria scarlet fever whooping cough or measles in the opinion of Dr George Cox.
Cox said today that more deaths were caused by accidents involving slippery floors cellar steps without rails toys left on stairways and unanchored rugs on polished floors than through all of the named diseases combined.
WICHITA Kans June 4 A house painter Walter Ray Severns 37 was sentenced to hang on Sept 18 for the February whipping death of his 8 year old niece Inez Viola Burling Principal witness at the trial was John Burling 8 brother of the slain girl who testified that Inez was whipped and her head battered against the floor after she talked back to Severns and his wife
After defeating the listed men from Jones Field, the Southwest Pump softball team will face the officers in a game tonight. The match starts around 8 30 at the lighted field south of the Texas and Pacific tracks amid wartime bond appeals.
Public notice warns surrender of Blue Stamps ration book for spinach greens tomato juice and other vegetable juices fruit nectars and perishables. It notes 72 can entries may apply under over 14 ex including 1 lb 2 oz and advises checking label weight when unsure.
Honey Grove board of trustees elected staff for the 1943 44 school year. E A Barker was named superintendent for the ninth year. Elizabeth Hughes of Commerce will direct the high school band and teach violin in the grade school. New teacher slate includes Katherine Trout as high school principal and W O Cravens as grade school principal with multiple teachers across schools including the colored school.
The Army Air Forces seeks volunteers ages eighteen to twenty six for pilot bombardier or navigator training. A five month prep at colleges precedes specialized training. Cpl Paul M Lander of Sherman Texas notes simple qualifications good health and mentality. Local Aviation Cadet Examining Board at Perrin Field Texas provides full details. Volunteer effort also reports Walworth County South Dakota residents harvested over 6000 acres of grain amid labor shortages.
Harlingen Texas June 4 The Harlingen County Draft Board No 3 says it cannot fill its quotas while picketing strikers remain 1 A or away from work. The board sent a telegram to President Roosevelt urging action to end the strike and resume local wartime manpower.
Mrs Gill Williams of Durant Ohio visited Oakland relatives over the weekend. Mrs J C Shuler and Dallas family stayed with Mrs G L Mead. Merritt McVay and J D McVay of Ediure called on the Smiths. Doyle Smith and son of Denison visited the Smiths. Toy Smith and daughter spent the last week with Mr. Smith.
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