Labor unrest spreads across New York and Midwest
Labor troubles grow as 65,000 ILGWU garment workers in New York metro stay home amid no contract work rule. About 1,000 iron miners in Coleraine Minnesota also stay away. Akron Ohio faces its worst postwar walkout with Goodyear plants hit. MIME: Goodyear strike could swell to 13,000 workers as disputes rise over speed ups and suspensions. Federal mediation moves to avert maritime strikes on East and Gulf coasts as cost boosts loom for telephone regions.
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United Press
New York
Coleraine
Minnesota
Garment Workers’ Union
New Jersey
Connecticut
ILGWU
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company
Akron
Ohio
United Auto
Goodyear Aircraft Products
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United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
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Ching
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Maritim Lnion
Iowa
Nebraska
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Nesota
Washington
Grand Jury Plans Report to Court on June 25
The Sixth District Grand Jury recessed Monday afternoon to June 25 for its July term. It heard several witnesses but did not report any indictments or findings. Judge A S Broadfoot granted permission to reconvene on June 25 to issue a report on investigations and deliberations.
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A S Broadfoot
Early Start Of Work On Sewer Project Authorized By City
The Bonham Quarterback Club will sponsor Hollywood Talent Contest at the high school auditorium. Miss Dorothy Roper will assist and oversee the program with plans to send the winner to Hollywood. Judges include Dick Saunder Roy Owens and John Arledge. Contest entries open soon with a summer event expected and prizes to be awarded at a July or August time frame.
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Bonham Quarterback Club
Hollywood
Schow
Ha. Maleeowe
Quartertack
Jani High
Dorothy Roeper Raarreu
Nam
Anesider
Vrsten Rae
Wis
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Abe
Agit Massel
Plulig
Vonvest
Dick Saunder
Roy Owens
Ane
John Arledge
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Bonham City
Bend
Bonham
49th Division on Rifle Ranges Camp Polk Texas
fragmented wartime notes describe the 49th Division preparing at Camp Polk Louisiana for two weeks of intensive rifle ranges training. Major General Albert S Johnson commands. additional text covers Bonham Texas sewer projects and city improvements with funding details.
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Texas
Camp Polk
Lou Lane
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Johnson
Iepanizaloen
Fistlas
Fort Worth
Wished Oppose Soviet Moves in North China
Washington reports Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer, former U S Army China commander, sought seven American divisions for Manchuria to influence events in North China. MacArthur declined the request, Wedemeyer said, aiming to prevent unilateral Soviet action and the transfer of defeated Japanese arms to Reds. He accused officials of misrepresenting a 1945 message and defended partition ideas between Chinese Reds and Nationalists.
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Washington
Albert Wedemeyer
United States Army
China
North
Wedemeyer
Senate
MacArthur
Manchuria
Wedeever
Far Eastern
Japan
Russia
Um MacArthur
Raynond Spruance
Dean Acheson
MacArthur Sprague
Wedemey
Allied drive in Korea advances north of 38th parallel
United Nations forces push northward against light to moderate Communist resistance along a 70 mile Korean front from Chorwon to the east coast. Allied tank infantry patrols move north of Yanggu while fighter bombers attack enemy positions, and a British raid near Pyongyang is reported successful.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
Inje
Yanggu
Korea
Pyongyang
Cever
Rainy weather floods Bonham area leads to rising creeks
Bonham area reports 5 to 10 inches of rain with 1.55 inches falling between midnight and 7 am. Creeks and rivers rose to near flood levels, washing out rural roads and threatening bridges and farms. Officials expect lingering storms to taper off this afternoon.
Cunningham Receives Oak Leaf Cluster on Guam
Captain Harold T Cunningham, son of Bonham residents, earned the first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base Guam. Brigadier General A H Gilkeson presented the award for extraordinary aerial achievement during a May 8 1950 Typhoon Doris penetration that aided forecasting and life saving efforts. Captain Cunningham serves as Assistant Operations Officer and Aircraft Commander for the 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Mi Weather, known as Typhoon Chasers, after a WWII service in CBI theater and 63 missions. His wife Josephine and son John Michael reside in Laneville Texas and Guam Naval Hospital housed their newborn son.
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Haise Cunningham
Bonham
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Bonham High School
East Texas State Teacher, College
Air Force
China-Burma-India
Cunninham
Josephine N McWhorter
Laneville
Texas
Deadline notices aid WWII veterans in auto aid program
Veterans of World War II may receive federal assistance from the VA to purchase an automobile or other conveyance if disabled. The deadline for applying under existing law was 1951, with $1600 toward purchase. Officials urge late applicants to file claims promptly at their nearest VA office to ensure adjudication before expiration.
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McCarter
Lawton
Joonave
Bunham
David
Fair Meeting Set for June 28 By Directors
The meeting of fair directors and interested parties is set for June 28 at 7 p.m. in Brow, with secretary Mr Brown noting postponement due to heavy rain that would hinder rural attendance.
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Anna Ou
Brow
Brown
Weather Outlook for East Texas Regions
Partly cloudy conditions persist with isolated thunderstorm potential in the northeast and along the upper coast this afternoon and tonight. Warm temperatures and fresh southerly winds expected as conditions evolve into tomorrow.
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Texas
County Finance Worries Raised by Commissioners
County officials debate mounting financial concerns as they review budget gaps and revenue challenges. The session focuses on property values, leases, and potential revenue measures impacting county land and future projects.
Visit Ends Cartoon of a Midwest Runaway Youth
David McCarter, 15, and Eugene Abell, 14, left Ontario to find McCarter’s father in Bonham, Texas. They endured a long desert trek before a bus ride to Lawton and then on to Buckeye and back toward Oklahoma, finally reuniting in Ada. The trip included a vehicle rollover and long days of walking, but McCarter remained hopeful his father would be found.
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David McCarter
Eugene Abell
Ontario
Clarence Raytmond McCarter
Lawton
Oklain Lafe
Bondon
Young McCarter
Arizona
Buckeye
Ariz
Ohlis
Bonham
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Genera
Hier
Adauta
McCarter
Abell
Nad
Onlam
Abel
Oklamumaity
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Wwe
Start of Trash Pickup Delayed in City Warns Residents
City manager announces a delayed start for trash pickup due to supply issues affecting trucks and routes. Officials say crews will begin once maintenance and permit hurdles are resolved, urging residents to store waste securely and expect updated schedules.
Dallas Doctor Rides Among Savoy Exes
Dallas physician rides among former Savoy singers as reunion events unfold with local fans noting lasting ties. The piece highlights a notable physician reconnecting with longtime associates from the Savoy era and reflects on shared memories and community bonds.
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Dallas
Savoy
Hazy Local Notes Highlight Dinner Plans and Land Talks
A mix of community updates shows Stella Ind and Mrs Lo rene Stinson planning a B and P W dinner menu while Red Acree handles accounting with a new bunkkeeper. Karen Bishop and Langa Aus tin are busy with late work shifts and Halloween prep as Jimmy Glans and Paul Turner travel for surveying with a prospective Fannin County land buyer reassured by talks on scared off by Bus Ace crtch.
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Stella Ind
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Lorene Stinson
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