Fragmentary Admits Hidden Offer for Shoes
Fragment of an old advertisement appears to reference shoes priced at 95 cents. The legible portion mentions Michigan and a general sale context amid broken text. Further details are unreadable.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
Fragment of an old advertisement appears to reference shoes priced at 95 cents. The legible portion mentions Michigan and a general sale context amid broken text. Further details are unreadable.
AUSTIN Texas June 14 The department of Agriculture estimates the wheat crop at 31 018 bushels a condition 72 percent compared with 56 last year The forecast for peach production is up 20 percent from last year despite a national outlook 25 percent lower.
The French monoplane Yellow Bird, with dwindling fuel, neared the Portugal coast 27 hours into its Atlantic hop. Wind headwinds pushed it off course, making Lisbon landfall unlikely while about 500 miles remained.
Butler Martin 31 of Troup Texas was hurt when his truck veered off an embankment near Arlington while en route to Fort Worth with a tomato load. He was taken to Dallas Parkland Hospital via passing motorist after initial treatment at a local clinic. The crash caused vehicle damage and minor injuries including teeth and skin cuts.
Dr. David M. Hestand head of the test hospital in Sherman Texas invites the American Society for the Prevention of Cancer to send representatives to observe his cancer treatment. He recently hosted hundreds of physicians to witness his method and discuss patients he has treated. Pathological tests by outside physicians will be ready for the society’s visitors.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports the House and Senate conferees on the Agricultural bill reached agreement today eliminating the debenture revision. An effort will be made to secure passage in both houses before night.
Rangers in the Ranger Texas farming area report success from hunting with hounds. Six years ago wolves were numerous on nearby ranches requiring two yokes of hounds to trap them. Since hunting began, wolves have largely disappeared from the lanes, with remaining animals hard to catch as they hug the outskirts of settlements and evade yard dogs.
Miss Ida Tyler a traditional woman who favors a pipe over a cigarette was warned to mind her matches after ashes from her pipe fell on the couch and started a house fire in Westport Connecticut on June 13. She escaped injury.
A cryptic old note describes the devil offering a diamond tiara to a man in exchange for a vain wish, a theme echoed in cautionary folklore about greed and temptation.
Dallas grain expert J Perry Burrus warns that any farm relief bill from Washington would come too late to help the 1929 wheat market. If defeated by 47 to 43, even approved action would not impact the winter wheat harvest underway in Texas. Burrus notes Panhandle wheat moving next week and details Texas forage space and storage needs for a large Oklahoma and Texas wheat output.
United Press reports Middleton type story noting a change of venue action for Judge Hamilton. The dispatch mentions attendance by distant dignitaries and ongoing legal procedural steps as of June.
The report notes the wife of a congressman and President Hoover in a clipped narrative. It mentions White House ties and a mystery veiled by garbled text. A strange item references a farmers campaign and a health test plan near Dallas with 25 000 cows to be tested within a 100 mile radius.
Testimony in Austin revealed that Land Commissioner Robinson took eighteen orphan children to aid in raising alongside his four own children. Debate focused on limiting details to witnesses charged with funds issued by Robinson. Dr. Robinson of Houston, his son, and Bobby Robinson, an orphan, were named among those to whom testimony is allowed.
A heated court dispute in Anderson County, Palestine, involving Texas Attorney General and local lawyers, escalated as attorneys grabbed a heavy law book during a tense exchange over oil land. No injuries reported.
After a break in, some people in the house report nothing to eat and rising worry about basic needs. Neighbors assist with small aid while authorities review the incident.
A Texas resolution congratulating voters for President Hoover for a lavish White House reception was sent to Senator Barron for House presentation. It notes coverage of a Negro congressman’s wife at the White House tea and cites remarks by Senator Tom Love on Democratic reactions as adjournment nears.
Senator Walter Woodward and others in the Legislature charged that some Texas district attorneys and tax officials receive as much as 25000 a year in salary plus fees. The remarks were made in Austin on June 14.
Tobacco merchants in Dallas protest a bill taxing tobacco as it advances in the Texas legislature. A prominent dealer says the tax would force duplicate sales records for wholesalers and retailers and impose a 10 percent tax on retailer sales, hurting the tobacco trade. He notes out of state wholesalers would escape and cites Louisiana's failed tax experiment as precedent.
On June 14 most independent stations and Gulf refiners moved to 19 cents while Texas Company sites stayed at 17 cents. Despite expected increases, Magnolia Petroleum Oriental GL and other majors raised prices Tuesday with Gulf Refining and Texas Company keeping them steady midweek.
A brief weather notice reports partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday for Texas with fair conditions in West Texas.
Texas Press association gathers in Wichita Falls with editors from Dallas, Marshall, Corpus Christi, Waco and other cities. Speakers will discuss reminiscences from fifty years ago and explore other subjects as the gathering continues.
State plant board inspectors report ball weevils in thirty-one Mississippi counties during the last week. Weevils were found on eighty-one farms, 67 percent of total, compared with 50 percent last week and about 40 percent last year at this date. Cotton squares attacked on twenty-two farms averaged 2 percent punctured. Overall, 100 farms averaged 180 weevils per acre, with 305 per acre on infected farms, signaling potential heavy damage barring unusual heat or drought.
Washington June report notes cotton styles in women garments boost consumption. The Cotton Textile Institute and U.S. bureaus discuss new uses for cotton including goods for tents and awnings. Palmer cites rising demand stressing supply. committee anticipates relief from coarser counts and long staple premiums easing.
An explosion at a Brooklyn dry dock kills Thomas Kennedy Christopher Kelly and Philip Burns. Several others are reported seriously injured.
Warren Ohio June 13 Dr E P Hoover and Geo Jones recorded consecutive holes in one during a foursome at Trumbull Country Club. Hoover's 195 yard tee shot rolled in the cup then Jones matched the feat with a second ace on the same hole.
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