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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1952
Page
4
A volatile Thursday across Bonham Grayson Fannin and surrounding areas saw tornado warnings and two tornadoes touch down brief. Winds strong rainfall heavy at times with hail and wheat crops damaged. Temperatures reached the sixties as crews assess continued unsettled skies.
Bonham Texas farmers can secure field hands through Jo Bo Richi manager of the Texas Employment Commission Bonham office Two pickup points have been set at theervin Smith grocery East dth and I. L Johnson's store Farmers should contact the Zopham TEC office to place orders in advance to arrange labor.
In Austin officials investigate a two foot shark found by a seven year old girl in Walter Creek a normally sluggish Texas stream Recent rains swelled the creek and experts suspect the shark reached the water from the Cylarady River The state Game and Fish Commission says the fish is likely a sand shark or bull shark marking a rare northern appearance in Texas waters.
Partly cloudy this afternoon through tomorrow with scattered late day and night thunder showers. Temperature remains steady.
Washington reports the price of white potatoes will be freed from controls by Price Stabilizer Arnall, boosting national supply though initial prices may be high. Experts say markets will adjust after a short period of elevated cost. Post Office workers face four day pay delays due to a steel seizure dispute, now resolved by a Supreme Court decision. Macy's executive warns that Congress approved Fair Trade law could raise prices on thousands of items.
General Matthew Ridgway revisits Utah Beach and Sainte Mere Eglise with his wife, eight years after D Day. He prays at San Laurent cemetery and urges peaceful relations with Russia, warning that a new war would destroy Stalin's regime as Hitler's fell. He affirms the West will defend freedom at any cost.
A 36 year old mother told authorities in San Antonio that a lethal knife, said to be used in February to kill Florence Elder, was stolen from her apartment by two servicemen. The corporal suspected in the crime is held at Pope Air Force Base, while police question the mother’s claim amid conflicting evidence.
Oklahoma City reports surveys by Air Force officers show about one in three active air reservists prefer not to fly. Officers say 18 percent of the officers and 37 percent of enlisted men surveyed would like to serve on the reserves. Lt Col Lee Young notes 83 percent of reservists who said they wanted to stay grounded would still follow orders to fly. The stance contrasts with about 13 airmen at Randolph Field and San Antonio who refused to fly.
President Truman plans a speech likely on defense upon return to Springfield Missouri. He will attend a reunion with his World War II 34th Division comrades and a formal reception and ball after dinner.
Dwight Eisenhower ends his two day hometown visit in Abilene and heads to Kansas City then New York for conferences with Governor Dewey on hand. He signals campaigning on the Liberty versus Socialism platform while Taft pushes in Indiana and Cincinnati seeking delegates.
Oklahoma City June 6 Texas Oklahoma and Kansas landowners totaling about one million acres signed a one year cloud seeding contract with the Water Resources Development Corporation of Denver The pact covers counties in Texas Dallam Hartley Hansford Sherman Ochiltree and Lipscomb and involves a Denver firm for the rain making project.
The Veterans Administration will authorize money for blinded and maimed veterans to buy automobiles at government expense. Congress previously failed to appropriate funds. a $285,000,000 supplemental appropriation signed by President Truman provides the needed money, replacing the prior $1600 per vehicle limit.
In the first quarter, selective services reported that reexamination of 4-Fs produced many 1-A classifications and eligibility for service. From January 1 to March 31, about 9,600 previously rejected men were reclassified 1-A, about 28 percent of those rechecked. The review followed a new law lowering mental test passing score from 70 to 65.
Russia eases the Berlin blockade by pulling armed sentries from the Lake Griebnitz area and another sector while presenting the United States with a bill for 34 dollars. West Berlin visits resume amid protests as Red authorities issue permits, and telecom links between Germany and West Berlin face new friction.
Washington reports that the Senate will not press strike legislation as conference talks continue. Floor Leader Ernest McFarland hopes a five day old steel strike will end by Monday with optimistic White House signals. CIO and steel representatives meet as wage negotiations appear to advance despite a postponed session to review progress.
The Foreign Aid Bill may be ready for presidential signature by night fall after House approval. Senate Majority Leader McFarland called the Senate into session early for a final vote, targeting passage of a $6.447 billion aid measure reduced from Truman’s request. The cotton parity measure would raise supports for the 1952 crop if farmers meet a 16 million bale target.
In Washington, June 6, Representative John Rooney of New York accuses ex-senior Allan Shivers of disregarding immigration laws and tying him to farm liens. Rooney claims Shivers aided aliens through properties and stands that allowed alien apprehensions near the Mission and other sites.
Glenn Turner wins re election as president of the Texas Bar Association in the Lone Star State. The contest drew opposition from H S Hill of Fort Worth and other candidates, with turnout reported across multiple bars and districts.
In Korea today American Sabres jets shot down seven Soviet MIGs and damaged two more on Korea Island. British troops were digging around prison stockades seeking escape tunnels reportedly started by Communist POWs.
In Houston on June 6 a Greek freighter the SS Adriatics was placed under security watch at the Port of Houston in the interest of national security. Coast Guard Captain Commander Warren L. Davis refused to give a reason for the precaution and would not confirm reports it had visited a Communist seaport before arriving in Houston.
Fort Worth market shows steady demand with good slaughter yearlings and heifers trading 26-32.50, beef cows 19-22, canners and cutters 14-19, bulls 18-26, calves 100 steady, stockers scarce. hogs 290, butchers about 25¢ lower than Thursday, sows and pigs 14-18, feeders 15-18.
John Meade finally purchases a golf bag ending months of indecision. Friends Gene Wolshire Ike Newby and Paul Simpson express relief as local notices mention visitors from Ravenna and Ely community. Additional items note Mar sin Methodist Church homecoming June 16 and Garden Club chats in Bonham.
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