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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
4
Rotarians Hear Speech by Sisterson on Future Plans
Rotary club members welcomed W Sisterson as speaker to discuss future developments and community initiatives. The talk covered economic prospects, civic projects, and the club’s ongoing service programs for local residents.
Bonham Rev speaker urges long term outlook on economy
Rw T W Bister of the Central Church McKinney and Sisterson of First Christian Bonham urged a long range view at a weekly meeting. They warned recession fears and stock declines test faith and business plans, noting population growth and rising health needs by 1960 will boost the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Rw. T. W. Bisteror
Central Christirch
McKinney
Sisterson
First Christian
Charlie Hassell
Oklahoma bank robber Kimes captured in Oregon
L Kimes the notorious Oklahoma bank robber who escaped McAlester penitentiary is captured in Burns Oregon Eldon Sits of the Ore ty reports the 45 convict had been living there a week before his arrest quietly today. He and his wife were ditching a trailer to their left when police moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Kimes
Okbank
McAlester
Burns
Ore
Eldon
Orety
Oklahoma
Worth Livestock Market Report Cluttered Prices and Trends
Market notes show weak demand for steers and yearlings with many prices unsteady. Slaughter steers and stockers hover around 21.00 to 26.60 with some head at 27.00, canners 10.00 to 16.00, cutters 16.00 to 20.00, and medium to good seedlings around 20.00 to 23.00. Overall activity is slow with margins tight and price drops noted across grades.
Filibuster Slows Texas Senate Rent Decontrol Fight
In Austin on June 8 the Texas Senate faced a filibuster led by Senator Jimmy Phillips Angleton challenging a measure allowing cities to reinstate rent control after state decontrol. The bill won a first round adjournment victory. a driver responsibility act moved to a favorable committee as Commerce and Manufacturing considers it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Senate
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Jester
House
Commerce — and Manufacturing Committee
Bible School Attendance Rises At First Methodist
Attendance at daily vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church increases with eighty two present today. Mrs Olvin Gross directs the Primary Department devotionals and G R Newsby shows a religious film. Miss Alma Kinkead to tell a story tomorrow. Certificates awarded Friday morning to four day attendees, introducing Rev. WJ Morphis. A picnic lunch will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
General Assembly
Olvin Gross
G. R. Newsby
Alma Kinkead
Earl Gross
WJ Morphis
Church Lawn
Pete Tor
Hir
Smuts Rues Paris Conference As Far East Tensions Grow
Former South African leader Jan Smuts, arriving in London, dismissed the Paris Big Four talks as small potatoes next to Far East upheavals. He warned that events in Asia threaten the gravest situation in centuries and urged broader focus beyond European bickering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Paris
Smut
Far East
Smuts
Truck With CARE Relief Halted at Berlin Border
A CARE relief truck bound for Berlin was blocked by Soviet guards on June 8. The driver says border guards were ordered to halt CARE vehicles, while U.S. transport chief Charles Dix in Berlin denies any such order existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Charles Dix
Princess Margaret May Visit U.S.
London reports Princess Margaret hopes to travel to the United States this fall without royal companions. Sources say the King is inclined to approve and the trip would likely include a lady in waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Margaret
America
Buckingham Palace
United States
Princesa
Sayed
Rodeo Boosters Promote three night show in Telephone
Rodeo boosters plan a Telephone visit Thursday night to advertise the June 16 18 three night American Legion rodeo at the Fair Grounds arena. The effort includes a special musical program led by Thelbert Wingate as boosters tour Ravenna Fannin Grayson and Hunt counties with stops in Windom and Dodd City. Morris Kimbell of Paris directs the RCA sponsored show promising top rodeo talent and stock for the three nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone
Thelbert Wingate
Boosters
Ravenna
Fannin
Grayson
Hunt Counties
Windom
Dodd City
Morris Kimbell
Paris
Fair Grounds
Kimbell
Price Daniel to probe grain storage shortage in Texas
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel will investigate wheat storage space shortages amid claims by Walter Hammond of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation that elevators may be colluding against farmers. Hammond cites storage at $145 per bushel versus a government loan support price of $147, warning farmers could lose over 50 million dollars on the 1949 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Price Daniel
Walter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Daniel
Chicago
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Agriculture Department
Plead Innocent In Philippines Plane Bomb Plot
Six defendants pleaded innocent to charges connected with a May 7 Philippine Airlines flight bombing that killed nine passengers and crew. Authorities say a Filipino woman and her lover plotted the attack to kill the woman's husband, with four named suspects identified by initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Atlines
Mantle
A. Jubn
Maury Dur
Shower and Wind Bring Relief From Heat
A strong east wind and light showers gave Bonham a brief break from a sultry day. A Tuesday high near 102 degrees cooled to a low in the 60s last night, with temperatures set to rise again into the upper 90s today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonhamites
Polio Cases Rise Amid City Ban Lift in Texas
Nine new polio cases diagnosed in San Angelo with nine others discharged. City ban on public meetings lifted at midnight as crews continue DDT spraying. Bastrop County reports an 11 year old admitted in Austin Brackenridge Hospital. Dallas County adds eight cases including two Mesquite girls aged three and six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Siswhere
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas County
Mesquite
Parkland Hospital
Jester Stands Firm On Texas Tidelands Claim
Texas Governor Beauford Jester says he has not changed his position on any compromise with the federal government over tidelands. He opposes any deal that would surrender Texas ownership and control of offshore lands, while a spokesperson noted no need for conflict with a trading proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Beauford Jester
Jeter
Jester
Earl Long
Louisiana
Long
Tidelands
Gulf of Mexico
Improvements Planned at Lake Texoma
A spokesman for the United States Army Engineers says about 42 unit will be spent on maintenance and construction in the Lake Texoma area as engineers take control on July 1. Richard C Pyle, chief resident engineer in Durant, Oklahoma, reports more than 100 construction workers will start full time duties July 2 and continue for 18 months to two years. The National Park Service ceded control of the Texoma area on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Oklo
United States Army Engineers
Lake Texoma
Richard C Pyle
Oklahoma
National Park Service
Texoma
Grayson Fannin Presbyterian Men Meet Here
Grayson Fannin County Presbyterian Men gathered Tuesday night in Edward's Cafe Club room for a dinner. Speaker was John Bert Graham of Waxahachie, moderator of the Texas Senate. Representatives from Denison Sherman Whitewright Leonard and Bonham attended. Robert Lockhart led arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson-Fannin County Presbyterian Menstub
Edward's Cafe
John Bert Graham
Waxahachie
Senate of Texas
Denison Shermen
Whitewright
Leonard
Bonham
Robert Lockhart
Bryan Sparks Elected Lions District Head
Bryan Sparks of Cooper was elected governor of Lions District 2-X at a Sherman and Denison convention closing session. Sparks campaigned under Sparkle With Sparks and defeated Irving for the 1950 district meeting site, with Tyler winning the prior bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Bryan Sparks
Cooper
Bob Arnold
Gatesville
Denison
Sparks
Tyler
Irving
Tyler Lions Club
Richard Stringfellow
Cooper Lions Club
Gov Sparks Herb
Perry
Carrizo Springs
Lions International
International Organization
New York City
Food prices show slight drop in week
Wholesale food prices are nearly 20 percent lower than a year ago according to the Dun and Bradstreet price Index. The current week’s index stands at $5.72 for 31 basic foods, down one cent from last week. Declines noted in lard cottonseed oil cocoa peas steers hogs and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bonham Delegates to Attend State BAPW Meet
Bonham delegates head to Houston for the twenty ninth Annual Convention of the Texas Association of Business and Professional Women clubs. Mrs Paul Campbell presides as local BAPW members elect delegates Mrs Cora Mae Howard and Mrs Lorene Stitest as alternates and Beatrice Patter Nath as field representative. group returns Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Campbell
Bonham Business
Fee Storus Wieanens Chible
Mary Annie Hayton
Texaseperation of Business and
Houston
Atipebetome Mislay
Oato
B&pw
Cora Mae Howard
Lorene Stitest
Beatrice Patter Nath Ti
Bonham
New Jet Plane Is Given Test Flight
A new jet aircraft underwent its first flight test at a coastal air field. Reporters noted the craft lifted smoothly and demonstrated stability during a short flight, with engineers praising the aircraft’s performance and handling.
Weather outlook for Bonham and East Texas thundershowers
Forecasters expect considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers across Bonham and East Texas. Temperatures will dip to the mid 60s tonight with little change tomorrow. Southeast winds remain light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham and Viern
East Texas
Wheat Storm Blows Through Texas Panhandle Damaging Crops
Storms with tornadic winds and heavy hail struck the South Plains, causing heavy cotton damage and property loss near Lone Star Cedar Hill and Floydada. No injuries reported. A tornado lifted Roscoe Lackey from his home and dropped him in a wheat field, with his trucks carried away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Lone Star
Silverton
Cedar Hill
Floydada
Sudan
Lubbock Sudan Highway
Roscoe Lackey
Wheatfield
Texas Professors Flee State Over Pay And Facilities
Texas education leaders warn that low salaries and poor lab and classroom conditions push top college professors to leave the state. Dr Sam Barton of the College Classroom Teachers Association cites four to five factors eroding higher education quality and threatens a decline in public school standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Sam Barton
Denton
College Classroom Teachers Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Barton
Trmning
Citizens Urged Clean Up Vacant Lots Against Weeds
An appeal to Bonham property owners urges cutting grass and weeds on vacant lots, alleys, and side streets before hot weather. Officials warn neglect invites pests and disease. burning allowed only where safe, with seeds and debris posing fire risks to health and nearby properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Marshal Vo W Decettuan
Matshab
Sound Film Shown at First Methodist Tonight
A sound film will be shown at First Methodist Church tonight at seven. The program offers entertainment and a teaching lesson, with the public invited to attend.
Court Board of Equalization Session Scheduled Next Tuesday
The county court will set a board of equalization on Tuesday June 14 at its office. County Judge Chote Moore will oversee the session as members review all property for assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
Aders
Chote Moore
Sun Tume
Lewis Ready to Begin Talks with Steel Operators
Lewis stands at the bargaining table with Southern operators at Bluefield West Virginia but has not yet asked northern mine owners to start new contract talks. The Steel Plant owner emphasizes five percent annual soft coal share while monitoring Mine Workers' Union expiry in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mato
Ceead
Lewis
Southernaval
Bluefield
West Virginia
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Gerald York
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Ieeeee
Senate
Princess Margaret
U. S
Legion
RCA
Texas New News Today
Grayson-Fannin County Presbyterian
Lions
George K Jordan
Dallas
Texas Panhandle
United Press
Bexas
Wai
Notte
Pier
Pepa
Norte
Cohen
Trate
Tader
U.S
China
Cine
Shanghal
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