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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
2
Leonard June 13 Tom Baker former assistant coach at Leonard High last year is elected head coach for the 1941 42 school year Baker succeeds Wallace Etheridge who resigned in May to join Frisco He is a Southern Methodist University graduate who played football three years An assistant for Baker will be chosen later
Plans for a softball game between Kraft and Elkins tonight were postponed Thursday afternoon. A new game is expected to be scheduled between the two teams early next week.
Private Albert Guy Dancy sought a U S commission and won appointments to both West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. He chose West Point after weighing his options, earning the Army academy spot through an artillery enlistment exam at Camp Bullis Texas.
United Press reports star pitcher Carl Hubbell, seasoned at 14 years in baseball, credits farm work in boyhood for building pitching strength. He earned his fourth win this year with a 2-0 shutout of the Cubs while Derringer, Brancato, and other stars delivered key performances across fixtures. The piece also notes census figures on city populations between 50,000 and 100,000 and cities over 100,000 for 1940 and 1946 context.
Former Vice President John Nance Garner urges ranchers to use smooth wire on fence bottoms to prevent deer from crawling under and drowning worms. He cites deer wading water to drown parasites and quips about overzealous sportsmen. In Franklin County North Carolina a man was convicted of manslaughter for firing at a wild turkey during closed season, accidentally killing another.
Insectivorous birds help farmers by eating crop insects. Blockobes wrens and ota elite species gain federal protection for their beneficial role to agriculture and mankind.
The text mixs humor about butterfish reels and fishing lore in Florida. It mentions St Petersburg and tarpon rodeos from May 15 to August 1, a Florida lake count, and notes data available from G M Neal of the St Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. It also cites a Census Bureau figure of fifty million pounds of dry casein produced annually.
About 200 alumni of defunct Savoy College gather in Savoy for a Sunday reunion. The event includes a 9 30 a m opening in the high school auditorium, a luncheon plan, the singing led by Mrs Guy Hamilton, and an afternoon session with officer elections and remarks from local officials.
AAA secretary Dan F Barnard stated that if the government takes title to loan cotton, producers will be paid the excess of redemption costs over fair value based on Secretary of Agriculture guidelines. Notes for 1933 1939 and 1940 crops have varying maturities and callable conditions, with public notice planned if title is taken. Separate note mentions new railroad trackage work near Hooks and Leary to serve a US government munitions plant.
In Kilgore Texas during June, residents report unusual animals with extra limbs. A bull frog was found with seven legs and a chick hatched with four legs and thirteen toes. Local observers wonder if the anomalies relate to weather, the preparedness program, or other factors, noting that extra legs could mean extra food.
In Midland on June 13 Congressman Lyndon Johnson accused a young opponent of misquoting him on farm parity. He showed his votes supported full farm payments, while the challenger would have opposed parity as a new member. The opponent claimed both incumbents voted against parity, but the Congressional Record shows the opposite.
J M Blanton announces wheat quotas are in effect for the 1940 harvest with 13 974 to 938 Texas votes and 80 3 national approval. Bonham AAA reports county turnout 26 to 1 in favor. farmers with allotments can obtain a loan of about 94 cents per bushel for No 2 wheat and excess wheat has three disposal options including penalties or delivery to the Secretary of Agriculture.
The text outlines relief options for farmers including selling or storing grain under government loan programs. It notes storage in government approved bonds and eligibility for a loan at 60 percent of the regular rate, to divert grain from normal trade channels.
Texas reports from 19 counties to the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research show May passenger car registrations leaping 284 percent from April to 12,505 units, with 1941 year-to-date total at 47,986, 44.6 percent above 1940. Commercial cars also surge, 429 percent above last June and 28.7 percent for the year through May.
Dallas June Ben F. Rubenstein a Russian born physician and chief of its hospital for two years died after a heart attack on Thursday while planning to play golf the state labor and wrestling di yzien.
Australian troops reported near the Lebanese coast after advancing six miles as fighting raged in a town. The update notes late reports from Vichy on the Syrian theater and continued military activity in the region.
The U S Census Bureau records indicate a near three million amount of asparagus canned, reflecting notable production figures for the period.
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