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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
9
General Pershing states the United States should supply the Allies with airplanes artillery and ammunition and backs a broad program of compulsory military training for youth. He notes a proposed $20 million relief fund and supports measures to prevent re sale of war matériel to enemy forces.
Reports state German air sorties hit scattered targets along a 400 mile stretch of the English coast with one Nazi raider reported to have been shot down before midnight. Sirens wailed in northeastern districts though no air raid alarm was sounded.
Grand jury adjourned late Friday in the June term of the Fourth Circuit. Attorney Louis Woosley signaled proceedings would resume Monday with many cases to be considered including forgery and drunkenness charges as the grand jury had a large number of indictments. The report also notes the Pinacate mountains volcanology reference in the region.
The Commissioners Court of Fannin County Texas proclaims a Red Cross Week from Tuneath to June 15th 140 urging county residents to donate as able to support Red Cross services and fundraising. The notice calls for a countywide drive to meet the local quota and assist continued humanitarian relief efforts.
Thirty six compliance reporters started surveying Fannin county farms under the 1940 AAA program to verify cotton and crop allotments. Reporters measure land, compare with maps, and may require plowing under excess acreage after multiple checks. Brevity given to local officials and farmers as maps are returned. Local obituary notes Mrs Jodie Wilkerson dies from an accident on Highway 78 near Leonard Bailey area.
Sixteen of Fannin County's rural schools are designated nine grade schools for the 1940 41 session. The list includes Edhube Allen's Chapel Mulberry Flag Springs Oak Ridge China Grove Trion Hill New Fulp Ivanhoe Elwood New Hope Lamasco Telephone Riverby Monkstown and High Prairie.
Soviet circles in London report Moscow assured Turkey of Russian benevolence and possible military aid if Italy joins Germany and threatens the Dardanelles or Black Sea. They believe Italy would avoid Balkans and Turkey would stay non belligerent unless the Allies retaliate in the eastern Mediterranean. The mutual aid treaty with Britain and France complicates Turks’ obligations.
Fannin county commissioners designated June 9 through 15 as Red Cross Week to support relief efforts for war refugees in Europe. A central planning committee led by A G McRae coordinates quotas and community chairmen, with a women’s division under Mrs C H W McCleary to allocate 18 percent of funds for garments and supplies.
New York truants are intercepted after theater visits to curb jitterbug dancers. Officers pull youths from seats near stage shows with swing bands, including a big haul at the Paramount for Harry James.
Allied defense under Weygand steadies after German breakthrough at Forges Les Faux and near Soissons. French seaplanes bomb crucial suburbs of Berlin while tanks push deep near the channel as heavy fighting unfolds along a line from the Bresle valley to north of Soissons.
Bulgaria keeps neutrality with no pacts or allies as fears of Balkan war rise. Authorities deny expansions or settlements on territorial claims while avoiding actions that could invite wider conflict.
The Texas National Guard local battery starts the annual Piety Course Sunday at 2pm at the armory with rifle and pistol drills. The event follows months of instruction and includes Browning Automatic Rifle practice at 620 rounds per minute and 1600 yard range, with Captain Lede Franklin coordinating at J H Block’s farm near Hephun on the Ocean Highway. Public invitation to watch.
Denison firm Fields company of Denison was awarded the contract to furnish stone for road rocking under WPA projects in Bert Chandier's precinct. The bid was submitted Friday and the project is slated for July completion.
American Legion National Commander Raymond J Kelly warned of considerable subversive activity in the United States before departing for Louisiana. He estimated more than 2000 persons are working for foreign interests and urged adequate immediate defense measures for the Panama Canal.
With clear weather in the past week, Fannin county farmers report optimism for cotton and corn. The dry spell allowed plowing, hoeing, and early harvest work for grain and alfalfa as fields dried and binders moved through crops.
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