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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
6
The Department of Interior estimates U S recoverable coal at about one and one fifth trillion tons. The figure suggests a vast supply capable of supporting a core pile five miles high and fifty miles in circumference.
In Avrillo Texas longshoreman Tonto Riley learns from attorney Owen Bradley about Grant Staples will naming Bart Overby as heir to the Slash S ranch. Bradley reveals two strings: full title after two years and to uncover Rick Staples' killer. Tonto weighs the case while considering his past and duties.
The Valley Chamber of Commerce launches a campaign to keep valley cotton in the valley urging the State Railroad Commission to halt permits for hauling cotton to Corpus Christi. Directors led by Paul Harris plan an appeal after announcing opposition to valley compresses.
A birthday reading notes you may face early discouragements before success and fame prove lasting. You show tenacity and a drive for action, with leadership in politics possible, balanced by a strong devotion to family and domestic happiness guiding you.
Washington report at the president's highway safety conference shows an ongoing rise in highway deaths through the first half of 1951. The engineering committee notes 50 percent more vehicles on the roads than a decade ago and travel at about 456 billion miles annually.
Baylor University opens a Dallas display on a chigger, a six legged creature misnamed as an insect. The exhibit clarifies the chigger is a cousin of the spider, immature with six legs, and that as it matures it becomes a red bug with eight legs feeding on weeds and grass.
Nations face labor gaps as over twenty one thousand British coal miners quit in 1950 amid nationalization. Reports suggest Italy may draft unemployed miners to fill power shortages amid the energy crisis.
Philadelphia mother Madeline Hunsperger writes President Truman asking that his son Russell be issued a new pair of pants. She notes the last pair issued in January are too tight though Russell has gained weight while stationed at Presque Isle Maine. She adds you know how it is if your pants don’t fit.
A wedding band lost 46 years ago on the Burr Wright farm in Randolph has been returned to its owner, Jess Cotham, who was living on the Wright farm when the ring was lost and found it.
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