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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
4
A garbled report mentions police guards, blocked progress to a palace, and a tempered crowd. Some references to stones, attempts to rush parliament, and a heavily described but unclear scene suggest a tense event with minimal details. Names and precise places are unreadable.
An old agricultural note discusses saving potatoes from infection tied to physiological conditions. Recommendations cover timing of digging, curing, and storage to reduce decay and losses.
In a Dallas interview Secretary McAdoo laments calls to halt campaign efforts for liberty loan subscriptions after quotas are met. He urges districts with lagging response to continue, stressing over subscription and national duty while noting Texas lags compared with other regions. Deputy Governor J WHOOPS signs off.
Private citizens report slackers who failed to register as a federal grand jury begins a diligent investigation. One man has been arrested by police. A number of names have been reported to the district attorney’s office, which declines to say how many.
Precinct No 7 farmers held a preliminary meeting to organize a Federal Farm Loan Association. FE Lyday was elected temporary president and J W Palmer vice president. Farmers seeking loans from the Federal Land Bank at 5 percent are urged to write to the secretary and attend the Ravenna gathering next Saturday at 2 p m for permanent organization.
The directors of the Bonham Cotton Mills call a meeting of stockholders at the First National Bank directors rooms in Bonham Texas Friday June 16 at 2 PM to vote on increasing capital from 700000.00 to 900000.00 by paying a six dollar dividend and to handle other business.
Over the next fifteen days the firm in Bonham Texas will pay high prices for all kinds of scrap material. Contact Bowling and Petersen at 444 Bonham Tex.
Registration returns are arriving slowly but indicators show Texas will exceed the original quota by several thousand. It will likely take several days for all returns to be received.
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