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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
9
The report describes air bombardments near Asmera and Gondar in Ethiopia and at bases including Bizerta and Tobruk. It claims Italian air power damaged several targets, with ships and defenses in East Africa and the Libyan coast under attack.
Tokyo reports a point agreement reached on disposition of British concessions in Tientsin amid talks with China’s Chungking government. Official circles say the Japanese general staff and British authorities agreed to safeguard interests without triggering a larger understanding on China problems.
Washington June 12 Congressional sentiment moved against adjourning the session on June 22 and favored staying on the job to address war problems. Republican Leader Joseph W Martin Jr. claimed enough votes to block adjournment in the House. Senate leaders and Democrats showed mixed views with a close anticipated vote.
The House Rules Committee sent to the floor the administration resolution reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine and warning against any attempts to transfer Western Hemisphere possessions amid the European war.
The Rotary Club postponed its planned program for the Red Cross war relief fund announced this afternoon.
June 13 report from Perley California outlines gains in tobacco via X ray irradiation. Dr T Harpe notes new plant forms with higher yield per plant, frost tolerance, and adaptability for northern climates. Studies trace radiations from Neurospora fungi to heritable plant changes across generations.
Trial dates announced for Willis Brewer of Wellington and Lee Riles on murder charges. Brewer faces murder in the Jo Charles Wilkerson death from an May 25 highway crash and a separate drunken driving count. Riles charged with murder in the Melvin Warren death at Honey Grove, with both cases slated for June 20 hearings and June 26 trial.
In Monterey Tennessee a lighthearted note recalls Bookkeepers for the Social Security Board failing to balance a bank book. It credits Gasford Dillard of Monterey who thought nine cents was not worth spending a dime to fix the account.
In Dallas on June 13, attorney ALA Kern stopped listening to testimony and, seeing Newton Horn in the courthouse, grabbed his arm and yelled for help. A constable took Horn to jail, but he slipped away before a remand order could be issued on 17 burglary complaints. Kern recalled Horn as the man who owed him a $25 fee.
Fannin county property owners appeared before the commissioners court acting as a board of equalization on Thursday. The court plans to end its sessions on Friday after continuous sessions since Tuesday with brief recesses between.
District Judge E. L. Pitts of Lubbock, formerly of Fannin County, and his family escaped injury in a bomb blast at their Honey Grove era home. The residence sustained heavy damage from the explosion. Pitts is related to Mr and Mrs A B Broadfoot.
A preliminary population release by Will Leslie shows Bonham area towns led by Honey Grove with 2454 residents and Leonard 1331. Other Fannin county towns list Trenton 631, Newt 349, Riverby 348, Dodd City 308, Windom 299, Ravenna 245, Telephone 219, Bailey 213, Monkstown 196. neighboring counties list Collinsville 651, Tioga 638, Van Alstyne 1650, Whitesboro 1559, Whitewright 1534, Farmersville 2206, Gordonville 184, Howe 546, and Kemp 1099, among others.
Judge L. Couch announced receipt of a $50 check from Congressman Sam Rayburn for the Red Cross war relief fund in Fannin County. The letter accompanying the check expressed hope the county would meet its quota.
Sherib Ernst Zemins of Sheboygan Wisconsin used his roses and his nose to locate a stolen Shetland pony. He tracked the odor in a car and arrested four Milwaukee youths who admitted using the vehicle to transport the pony.
Bonham Lions adopt a unanimous resolution urging unlimited war material aid to the Allies while preserving U S military strength. Members discuss fifth column activity and support for undeclared war concepts. Officers elected include Virgil Wilson as president and Marvin Johnson as secretary treasurer. Grace Rogers and Bob Cantrell were featured in performances and quiz results highlighted.
Representatives of Federal and State agricultural agencies in Texas will help draft recommendations for changes to the 1941 AAA program at a College Station meeting Friday. County and community AAA committees are tabulating recommendations to present a full farmer wish list on the pocoom. Questionnaires were sent to every county to be fed by county committees after farmers' recommendations at community meetings.
An official U S military spokesman outlines France's dire position as Paris may not be defended and French troops fight in multiple fronts. He notes exhausted French units after eight days of combat, ongoing German superiority in the air, and the absence of a French counteroffensive despite fresh German troops arriving.
Berlin reports intense fighting at Paris gates as German columns press on Chalons. Officials claim Maginot Line threat and Paris in danger of artillery bombardment with possible encirclement. Madrid notes Spain's neutral stance and government position on belligerency.
In eastern Ohio a new process turns skimmed milk by products into a fiber dubbed milk wool. At Farmdale and the Olle Evaporated Milk Company by products plant engineers and the dairy firms staff convert whey and casein into a strong, wool like fiber that could stabilize dairy income and boost returns for farmers.
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