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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1944
Page
4
Reports detail bomb attacks on refineries and coastal battles in Europe and the Pacific. Allied and German units push along the Adriatic and French coasts, while Chinese defense holds along the Liuyang River as Russians reportedly renew offensives elsewhere.
In Alexandria Louisiana two Lone Star airmen from Bonham Texas and Silverton Texas near completion of an intensive combat flying course. Lt Raymond Birdwell pilot husband of Geraldine Speer is on the Flying Fortress crew trained by the Second Air Force. Cpl Robert J Montague son of Mr and Mrs John Montague of Silverton is also in the same crew. More than 300 officers and enlisted men guide crews toward overseas duty aboard four engine aircraft.
Brian Resigns As Director Of FEPC In Southwest Area. Dallas report notes Leonard Marin resigns as regional director for the Presidents Committee on Fair Employment Practice effective June 30, amid controversy over office activities. The Red Cross seeks 40 volunteers per session to boost surgical dressings amid wartime demand.
Allied forces in France pushed along the Normandy front and crossed the Carentan to Cherbourg corridor. Trevelieres Isigny and Bayeux areas were captured as US troops battled near Caen and Carentan amid heavy resistance. About 4 000 Allied aircraft attacked German columns and firing positions to support land forces.
Ivanoe Bonomi forms a new Italian government with seven ministers from non fascist backgrounds. The cabinet includes figures like Count Benedetto Croce and Togliatti while old interior posts return under a broader base. Some fascist leaders remain in the shadow as Badoglio era figures exit.
Partly cloudy forecast for fernoon and tonight with a few thundershowers near the upper coast. Warnings or exact locations not specified in available text.
In a critical stage of the European invasion, Gen George Marshall Admiral Ernest King and Gen Henry Arnold arrived in London to confer with President Roosevelt on strategic decisions after D-Day. The trio met with Roosevelt and signaled progress, with key questions focusing on concentrating attacks on existing beachheads or mounting heavy action at another point. Public bonds drives and local chairman efforts continued as communities raised funds for the Fifth War Loan Campaign.
The State Highway Commission called for bids to be opened on June 2 for heavy maintenance and repair work in Denison County. Plans include grading, flexible base, double asphalting for a spur from 2.5 miles north of Denison to the Denison Dam at a cost around 20 000 dollars.
Brig Gen J Watt Page reports to Gov Coke Stevenson that about 635,469 Texas men have joined Army Navy or Marine Corps with 341,679 drafted. Census shows Texas male population 3,221,103 with many under military age. The governor also received Major Gen Fred L Walker’s Distinguished Service Medal citation.
About forty to forty five Fannin County schoolmen returned Friday from Camp Maxey at Paris after a two day program observing Army training. County superintendent Cunmmings and several fellow educators from Leonard Jadonta Ivanhoe and nearby communities checked in midweek and left around 2 pm Friday after completing the two day event.
The French Morocco radio said on Friday that the Japanese naval attache to Benito Mussolini’s regime in Italy had been assassinated by Italian partisans. The report, aired from Milan, could not be independently confirmed.
The Chemical Warfare School 9th Battalion completed four weeks of training including protective clothing decontamination treatment of gas casualties and warfare materiel and tactics. Among graduates is 2nd Lt Rogers K Dearing of Bonham Texas formerly a Texas A&M student, who will serve as unit gas officer and instructor.
A fragmentary lineplay hints at a humorous verse about a clever lad and his wit. The text reads as a fragment, with no clear author or publication context, leaving readers to imagine the rest of the joke.
Gen Douglas MacArthur's Mitchell bombers led an attack off Manokwari New Guinea. Four Japanese destroyers were sunk with a fifth damaged and a cruiser hit. The raid near Geelwink Bay involved Black barrier defenses and repeated Allied bomber sorties.
Free Yugoslav communique reports partisans capture Sveti Peter on Brac island after heavy clashes. German casualties reach about 200 as materials are seized, signaling a significant Allied- backed action on the Adriatic island off Yugoslavia.
Saturday midnight marks the filing deadline for county and district offices with the county executive committee for the July 22 primary. The attorney general’s ruling prohibits any deviation from the deadline. Candidates may file with Deets Do iough or R T Lipscomb. the committee will meet Monday, June 19, to draw ballot placements and set election costs.
Fort Worth market reports show cattle 182 calves 500 for the week steady. Steers and yearlings around 16.10, cows 12.25, calves 14.90. Hogs steady with tops 13.95 and packing sows 9.75.
Firefighters responded to a 12 30 Saturday alarm at the Southwest Pump Company only to find a blaze on Center Street beside the pump company building. The truck fire was extinguished with minimal damage to the work.
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