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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1921
Page
2
Two Bonham Texas donors express gratitude to the Bonham Volunteer Fire Department for saving the World building and preventing wider destruction during a blaze. Rogers Woodward Roberts Co gives $50 and a private donor adds $25, praising the department’s skill and courage.
Secretary Mellon urged Congress to authorize Treasury funds to aid the Federal Farm Loan Board. He noted Treasury has 6 million on deposit with the board and 183 million in farm loan bonds with no current market. Mellon said aid is needed now and opposed lending to urban housing.
Mr. Mellon argued against government relief for farmers unless a farm loan banking system is created. He said banks and private financiers could provide sufficient funds for other industries, as the committee heard.
Austin June 7 Governor Neff reacts to the escape of thirty three convicts from Clemens farm in Brazoria County. He criticizes security noting night lights and duty lapses and mentions plans to visit the farm soon while remarking on ages and lengths of terms among inmates.
In Brazoria Texas on June 7 five of thirty three inmates who escaped Clemens State prison farm are still at large with two bodies found drowned in the San Bernardino River. The coroner ruled death by drowning and a full inmate check at the farm was planned for the afternoon.
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