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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
3
Mrs Myrtle Gray of a local bookstore urges travelers to use Rand McNally road atlas and Summer Vacations guide to budget trips by car rail or air. She lists inexpensive craft kits puzzles books and radio kit projects as essential vacation equipment and notes prices nine to twenty nine dollars for selected items.
James Kelly an ex convict admitted to Texas Rangers the kidnapping at gunpoint of Mrs Clyde L Stevens a Bracken Texas farm woman. After the abduction he wrecked the car and Mrs Stevens escaped. Kelly is held on theft robbery and kidnapping charges in San Antonio. He allegedly robbed a Comal county truck driver of 80 took the truck and wrecked the second vehicle.
Austin report states 17 graduates of a Texas A&M training program join the Game and Fish Commission. The new wardens will serve under supervision of veteran officers after completing the joint training by the commission and Texas A&M personnel.
Bonham Golf Club plans a best ball tournament with foursomes and partners using one ball. Gene Wilshire, tournament chair, announces qualifying rounds must finish by Thursday June 19. Calcutta Pool follows Friday night June 20 with pairing rules based on low and high qualifiers. Members urged to secure signed qualifying cards before play.
Andrews Texas June 13 UP sheriff s officers seek 28 year old suspect in the fatal shooting of oilfield worker Eathel Adams 27 of Andrews Adams died yesterday at a hospital Two witnesses say he was shot with a 12 gauge single barrel shotgun after an argument with J M Daily Jr also of Andrews Daily has been charged with murder authorities believe the suspect fled toward Arkansas with his wife and three year old daughter
Fort Worth reports prominent Methodist layman Hal H. Cherry Sr. accused of embezzling 115000 from conference funds. Cherry, former Gold Star Foods president, says he used some funds for business and replaced part. Fort Worth Reverend Riley filed the charge. DA Hellman says the grand jury has known of the case since June 6 and is reviewing it.
In Houston on June 13 a baby girl arrived for Mrs. Marianna Kent and her two sons. Larry Kent, the older boy, had wished for a sister and the newborn six and a half pound girl fulfilled his hope as Charles waited outside the hospital with his brother.
Texas reports show feed crops and pasture lands in good shape after recent rains. Wheat corn and commercial vegetables are in excellent condition, while cotton requires dry weather and higher temperatures to improve.
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