City awards contract for new water well at Catron Park
Layne-Texas Co awarded a 19500 contract to drill a deep Woodbine well at Catron Park for the city. Work begins within days, with a 45 to 90 day target window and payments staggered after completion. title to certain ground will transfer to the company upon settlement.
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City Council
Layne-Texas Com
Catron Park
Woodbine
Rey Taylor
Raleigh Abad
Walter Boyd
Howevy
Allde Wells Company
Les Collins Heads Bonham Jaycees in Election
Les Collins was elected president of the Bonham Jaycees for the coming year at the annual meeting Tuesday in the Crem Cafe club room. He succeeds Judge Glenn Finley, who had led since the group formed last fall. Also elected were Ralph Allen first vice president Doss Clark second vice president Bill Richards secretary Bud Miller treasurer and Billy Hogue Walter Whit director. Church of Christ Hamster urged young men to prepare for state and national leadership and participate in community progress.
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le. H. Collins
Bonham Jaycees
Crem Cafe
Cllen Finley
Ralph Allen
Doss Clark
Bill Richards
Bud Miller
Billy Hogue
Walter Whit
R. V. Wood
Church of
Chii Hamster
Javece
Hike Bonham
Lawre
Texas division chiefs accuse Clark of military blunders
Miller Ainsworth, president of the 36th Texas Division, stated that Mark Clark was unworthy of command and caused bloodshed in the campaign. A group of officers plans to appear before the Senate Military Affairs Committee to protest the matter.
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T Clark Lion Mgton
Miller Ainsworth
36Th
Texas—Divi Feration
Mark Clark
Senate
Louisiana Youth Sentenced to Electric Chair in Lethal Case
The U S Supreme Court declined to review a Louisiana case promising execution for a 17 year old defendant. The court upheld the judgment citing no reconsideration after the Board of Pardons denied clemency and the state court refused to intervene.
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Ngton
U.P
Tme
IC Francis
Yer
Louisiana
Board of Pardons
State Cours
Inter
Cutter Is Put In Home Demonstration Office
A brief note states that Cutter has been placed in the chamber of commerce home demonstration office, details unclear and not fully legible from the fragment.
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Cutter
Chamber of Comte Home
Byrnes Heads to Paris for Key Peace Talks
Secretary of State James Byrnes said that failure to make progress toward a just and enduring peace would be a defeat for mankind as he prepared to resume foreign ministers negotiations in Paris. He spoke at his final news conference before departing for the talks following a previous Paris summit that ended in failure.
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James
Byrnes
Paris
Service Club Meeting Sees Prominent Attendance
The Service Club will meet Wednesday in the chamber with John Bacon as host. Mr Saunders will preside and report a good attendance. the group plans a monthly gathering and aims to discuss forthcoming events.
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Service Club
John Bacon Satander
Stevenson Attacks Committee Over FEPC Endorses Truman
Governor Stevenson criticized the executive committee for failing to endorse President Truman and contrasted it with CIO-PAC support. He accused some committee members of hypocrisy on minority rights while emphasizing the need for real freedom and reform.
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Austin ‘Teadle IL
Gov Coker
Steve
Truman
FEPC
Cio-Pac
Ple
Steven
Nina Tee
Army Must Not Be Forgotten Says General
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, commander of the Fourth Army and Eighth Service Command, warned in Dallas that the armed forces must not be forgotten despite postwar attitudes. He cited a tendency he sees since the recentTM end and urged sustained support and remembrance.
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Dallas
Tex
Jonathan M Wainwright
Fourth Army
Eighth Service
AWOL Soldier Foiled Jail Escape by Pursuit across Town
Deputy sheriffs pursued an AWOL soldier who fled from a front office and led them through a store and onto Highway 82. He was nabbed at a filling station and turned over to Army MPs. The chase involved Jailer Burl Nunn and deputies Jack Green and Ros vey Patterson.
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Burl Nunn
Nunn
Jack Green
Ros
Cane i
Highway 82
Junior Nunn
Army
Jackson attacks Hugo Black over labor case feud
In a six page statement Jackson accuses Justice Hugo Black of pressuring the Supreme Court to approve his role in a labor case involving Black’s former law partner Crompton Harris. He cites the portal-to-portal mine pay case and names the justices and figures involved. He also praises Treasury Secretary Vinson and calls for ending the dispute to protect the court’s reputation.
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Crompton Harris
Bermingham
Ala
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Jackson
Black
Secretary of Treasury
Pred Woo Vinson
Du-Tee
United State
United States
Washington
Truman
Vinoor
Action Delayed On Jones Field Interim Permit
City council postponed final action on accepting an Reconstruction Finance Corp offer for an interim permit to use Jones Field as a municipal airport. The REC proposal would allow two hangars a maintenance shed water tank and power house with maintenance and operation responsibilities by the city. The permit would be revocable on 30 days notice, and the city would maintain landing strips taxiways and field. The council authorized the mayor to pursue a permit suitable to the arrangement while awaiting a formal agreement.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones Field
Moanesay
Plu
Wellao
REC
Wao
Counel
Italy Declared To Be De Facto Republic
Rome reports the government declared Italy a de facto republic as Humbert refused to accept the cabinet proposal while monarchy loyalists threaten. American liaison Ellery Stame denied involvement and the commission investigated the king’s stance amid emergency measures.
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Aly
Rome
Tualy
Humbert
Elton
Monachist Intormants
Intormants
Ellery Stame Dietf
Hip
Seek Sender Of Stink Bomb Targeted Lt Gov Smith
Postal authorities took over the probe into a stink bomb sent to Lt Gov John Lee Smith a governor hopeful. The package caused a nauseating vapor but missed its intended recipient as Smith was away on travel. The item was mailed from dunia.
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Austin
Texas
John Lee Smith
Smith
Dunia
Russia to Supply Slavs With Arms
A Soviet Yugoslav communique broadcast from London reports the Soviet Union agreed to supply the Yugoslav army with arms and ammunition on long term credits. The agreement signals continued military support in the ongoing European conflict context.
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Russia
London
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tax Renditions Corrected After Unauthorized Advertising
The notice states tax renditions were corrected by the administrator after unauthorized advertising for an assay of a farm product. It references adjustments to a daylight schedule and indicates changes were needed for the farm market listing and related hog pricing.
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Hogs Way
Uluhg Ok
Jewels Recovered in Chicago Theft Case
Army investigators recovered 3.6 million dollars in stolen German crown jewels from an unidentified Chicago fence. Maj. John D. Evans of the Sixth Service Command Provost Marshal said rumors linked a U. S. Army general to the case, but he did not know if the rumor was true.
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Chicago
John D. Evans
Sixth Service Command
U. & Army
Countywide cleanup plans discussed at meeting Wednesday
A Bonham gathering will hear plans for a countywide health drive to combat infantile paralysis. Virgil Wilson leads the Fannin County group proposing mosquito and weed control, water drainage, and community participation with state officials possible attendance.
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Chambers of Commerce
Fannin County Committee On
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Virgil Wilson
Fannin County Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Ond
State Health Department
Fannin County
Wilson
Jack Johnson Dies of Accident Injuries
Raleigh North Carolina reports the death of Jack Johnson after an accident. The 68 year old, injured en route to Agnes Hospital, died at around 10 pm. Police and medical staff investigated the scene as details remained unclear.
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Jack Johnson
Raleigh
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Jeck
Agnes Hopital
Joe Loup
Ty Peubtiar
Funds Sufficient To Finance Agricultural Program
Farmers have pledged funds to support AAA program efforts. They plan Acreage, planting, and winter cover crops while conserving water with dam construction and terrace work. County producers urge timely contact and approval to advance these conservation practices.
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth June 11
Cattle 3500 calves 1200 with moderate activity and steady tone. Cows slow and weak with spot price dips. Good beef steers and yearlings fetch 36.00 to 75. Medium and good cows 1050 to 13.40. Good and choice calves 16.00 to 16.60. Good and choice stockers 15 to 16.90. Weight calves 16.9 percent.
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Fort Worth
Black Silent On Jackson's Blast
Public dispute over Supreme Court tensions surfaces as Justice Hugo Black remains silent amid a sharp exchange with Justice Robert H. Jackson. The capital reacts with incredulity as questions about the court's unity and internal feuds surface.
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Jackson
Case strike-control bill falls as Truman veto stands
The House rejected overriding President Truman's veto of the Case strike-control bill in a close vote 255 to 135, with total votes indicating 260 needed. Supporters vowed to revive the measure as a rider to Truman's emergency bill amid divided reaction to the veto.
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Washington
the House
Truman
House
Mr. Truman
Senate
Congress
Howe
Packero
Black Market in Molasses Found in Dallas Case
A Dallas vendor tied to a black market molasses operation faced a $3500 bond after authorities announced a statewide crackdown. Officials said the case is among several soon to surface in Louisiana and Texas as violations of orders are pursued.
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Calitas
Dallas
Bennett
Tony Duawses
Dallas Products Moand Marketing Administration
Louisiana
Texas
Weather forecast for Texas shows unsettled afternoon
The daytime outlook in Texas is partly cloudy with a chance of light showers. Tonight will bring cloudy skies and cooler temperatures as a front moves through the region.
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Texas
Citizens Urge Senators on OPA Rule to Aid Oil Industry
Tulsa report notes June 10 calls for extension of the Price Center Bill and OPA policy changes. Porter urges passage to prevent depressions in petroleum prices, arguing crude and product supplies exceed demand and the oil producing states face worsening economies.
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Omy
Pete Ippert
Pete
Peice
F M Porter
Seg Cortiment Oro and Gas
Porter
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