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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
1
The report indicates shipments of war supplies intended for quick resale abroad. It mentions hundreds of army planes and more than 1,000 rifles, with 600,000 rifles also cited and 50 bombers returning to a distant location as part of the ongoing activity.
A county wide campaign to raise the Red Cross war relief quota of 2920 for Fennin County is launched by the central planning committee chaired by A. G. McRae of Bonham. Community chairmen were named and notified by mail urging that each committee meet or exceed its set goal Burnham s quota stands at 1500 with only 436 raised so far. County wide page 2.
A government agricultural loan program shows loans outstanding near 478 million dollars with total loans around 300.6 million on 12 commodities including cotton, wheat, and tobacco. Secretary Wallace authorized loans for 1940 barley and set prices per bushel for wheat rye and barley.
The Italian government instructed all Italian ships at sea to head to neutral ports immediately and canceled all sailings. Italo Verando, manager of Italian Line in New York, confirmed the orders.
A round-up club from Knights of Pythias lodges in Bonham Paris Sherman Derrain Greenville Terrell and Sulphur Springs organized in Greenville with Ben Mooring of Paris as president Jona C Farmer of Bonham as secretary treasurer W E Biggs of Greenville as master of work and Billy Magar of Bonham on the rules committee Regular meetings rotate among the seven towns with July 10 set for the first official session Attendees at the organizing meeting included Billy Magar John C Palmer Russell Orme A L McRae and E Bryant
The House Ways and Means subcommittee virtually completed tentative action on a 1.006 billion tax bill by voting to raise corporation taxes by one percent and increase individual surtaxes in the brackets from 6009 to 100000.
The Rotary Club led a drive with Lions Club to support the Red Cross War Relief Fund in Bonham. Donations reached 186 from Rotary and 163 from Lions as more gifts were reported. A benefit softball game is planned with proceeds to the fund, and J C Magouirk aims to secure more donations to even the totals.
Harvard professor C P Yaglou notes men run warmer than women with feet and hands cooler by about five degrees and urges different winter clothing. Ohio psychologists advise repeating the letters A T A H T to curb anger. A Brooklyn man faces a gold ingot scam in Jersey City. Harvard's 1980 mood class shows Democrats exceed Republicans for the first time in 75 years. A bank property inspection in Haverhill finds shingling dispute with a contractor.
Bonham carriers attend a district meeting at the municipal auditorium on July 5 to discuss union matters. Sherman officials and state officers including Co-Ward and J. Vo Taylor are expected, with Rev L Evans delivering the program and a basket supper served.
A report notes a location staked for an oil well test near Honey Grove. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate preparation for drilling activity in the area. No confirmed company or exact coordinates are readable.
Allied forces pin back German attempts along the Weygand line as Germany reportedly loses thousands of tanks and air crews. British and French reports say no decisive breakthrough occurs, while heavy fighting rages from the Somme to Cherbourg and the Cher road front.
Paris reports two U S sailors from the USS Washington were removed from the ship at Bordeaux amid German espionage probes. Investigators say the men faced charges connected to espionage. the navy denied immediate accusations.
Springfield's Poston Brick Co conducts pioneering tests on a brick road using a heavy duty smooth paving with brick faces and steel reinforcement. The process aims to improve durability and reduce costs compared with traditional brick roads while allowing traffic during construction. Work begins next month as engineers study the quoted resilience of the new composition.
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