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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
3
Greenville musician Miss Mary Pearl Dozier showcases remarkable versatility by performing on seven musical instruments. The item highlights her talent amid a roundup of Texas news and events from across the state.
Two men robbed the Southwestern Gas Electric Company office in Kilgore locking up Dutch Womack to lead them to the bookkeeper and three staff. They forced the safe open taking about 1500 dollars while leaving checks. Suspects fled in a company car later found nearby.
City commissioners authorized a final offer to four property owners for Highway 5 right of way. Mayor Crawford said two parties have agreed on price and the remaining two will settle soon. otherwise condemnation will begin immediately.
J. G. Green of Wolfe City, with a farm in Fannin County, sold honey from Green Apiaries in Wolfe City and Arlington in Bonham today. He plans to move bees from Arlington to Wolfe City and reports strong demand for uniformly bottled, cotton bloom honey noted for its fine flavor. Local Bonham merchants carry his product as a cash crop supplement to cotton farming.
The Bonham vote toppled the band tax with 291 against and 216 for the levy, 507 voters cast. The band will operate until current funds run out, estimated between 800 and 900 dollars, and the tax will be ended when commissioners set the gate for next year in August.
Oklahoma City reports two brothers Leroy Curry aged 9 and A C Curry aged 1 drowned when they stepped into deep water in the North Canadian River. Their bodies were not recovered.
Temperature for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. today shows Man 97 Mun 67. East Texas generally fair and warm tonight. West Texas generally fair with slightly cooler conditions in extreme west tonight.
An explosion tore through the two story Store and dwelling of Mike Butera in Houston on June 8. No one was injured though six minor detonations followed and a fire damaged five nearby residences before being controlled. Firemen searched the ruins and found no injuries. The cause remained unknown as the Butera family returned hours after the initial blast.
The Bacharach bill to reduce interest on veterans compensation certificate loans to 4 percent was approved by the house ways and means committee. The Veterans Administration says the change would cost about 142 million dollars before certificates mature in 1945.
The state Democratic executive committee will meet in Austin at 10 a.m. Monday to prepare the official party ballot. Prohibition referendum, proposed by the state convention, may also be considered.
Washington June 8 Democratic Leader Rainey predicted Congress would adjourn by the 25th at latest and allow attendance at the Democratic convention on the 27th. Rainey spoke amid expectations of a quick session and a smooth convention schedule.
Washington June W Chief of Police Glassford issued an evacuation proclamation against 8000 veterans in the city who are seeking immediate cost payment of the bonus.
ADA Oklahoma June 7 Two men believed to be Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and George Birdwell escaped after a farm house engagement with a pursuing posse. The duo fired with machine guns, possibly wearing armor, as they fled in an automobile toward the northeast. No injuries were reported. The Stonewall bank robbery occurred April 21 and an Ada boy captured by the gang was released the next day.
Miss Elizabeth Blount age 22 died in a Nacogdoches hospital from injuries after a car truck crash on the highway near Tenaha. Her companions Miss Dorothy Quinn of Houston and Miss Becky Stover of Houston were uninjured.
Representative Tilson of Connecticut says Garner relief bill would be vetoed if it reaches the White House. He made the claim after a talk with the president, noting he had not asked Hoover for his intentions.
Baton Rouge reporters say the Louisiana House of Representatives approved Sen ator Waldo Dugas resolution to seek voter repeal of the 16th Amendment in the November election. The measure takes effect without further notice.
Lura McKelva presented a speech recital at her teacher Mrs. Broadfoot’s home at 3 30 in the afternoon. Her brother Luther assisted by singing Somebody Loves You and the program featured Kate Douglas Wiggin’s Patsy with praised interpretation and clear character differentiation. A large crowd enjoyed the performance despite the hot night and punch was served by Lavern Bevans and Jane Morgan after the recital.
In Waco Texas on June 7 a jury convicted E M Payne of paying poll tax for another person in Fifty Fourth District Court. He received a suspended sentence of two years after trial began Tuesday morning.
Church collectors state no difficulty entering around divesting surplus cash amid ongoing fundraising efforts.
Boston notes June 8 saw a low of 42 degrees the coldest June reading in 42 years. Frost appeared near Springfield harming crops. Massachusetts State College and Amherst reported an all time June low of 36 degrees.
Dallas reports discuss a 2 cent tax on checks drafts and orders drawn on banks under the new revenue act. William P. Peter of Lybrand, Ross Bros. and Montgomery outlines burdens for banks and taxpayers, including tracking closed accounts and monthly reporting. Regulations are being drafted by the Commissioner with enforcement beginning after June 6 and July 31 applicability for monthly returns.
The Senate Banking Committee approved a Democratic unemployment relief bill funding 300 million dollars for a public works bond issue. It also recommends boosting the Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing authority by 1.5 billion dollars for self liquidating construction loans. The president opposed a 560.09 million bond proposal. The Garner bill, passed by the House, was not considered.
ADA Okla June 8 The hills bottom fastnesses and wooded country of the Canadian River region were searched all night by officers for Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and his companion Geord Birdwell. The automobile used in their escape after a rain of bullets from the posse was traced fifteen miles east of Ada. Police say the farmer along the trail noticed Floyd atop another man as Birdwell led the way.
Bonham residents George and Mrs Keene traveled to Mt Pleasant to attend the funeral of Miss Mary Harwell 27, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Harwell. The Bonham native was cousin to George and Cleveland Keene and belonged to the Fasinin county pioneer community through her mother Mrs Mittle Lowell.
Federal Judge Robert Lo Williams said repealing the Eighteenth Amendment would take many years to secure 36 states. He noted the Volstead Act’s repeal would mirror the long path in constitutional change and warned no one would live to see it completed.
In Jacksonville Texas on Tuesday nineteen cars of matoes were shipped from the shipment yard. The general price stood at 2 1 2 cents per pound for green wrapped fruit. Nine carloads of cab have been loaded at the station during the season. Prices fell to about 20 cents per ton, and reports mention a worm damage claim affecting cabbage.
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