15 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
1
Miss Hutfaker offers another day of canning and drying vegetables and fruits on Saturday the 16th. Demonstrations held in the Eyny building near the court house. free for out of town ladies. Bring samples, jars, and pencils for notes. a thorough tester will judge the canners and may condemn faulty equipment.
Buenos Aires reports that Paraguay and Uruguay have formally announced an embargo on all wheat flour and halted its shipment out of the countries.
Major R D Gordon arrives to supervise the second annual Southern Department encampment of the Girls National Honor Guard at Lake Wichita June 18 to 28. About 500 girls expected. khaki uniforms cost 3 50, hat 75 cents. discipline strict, Red Cross course offered with certificates. chaperones and activities announced.
A mass Red Cross meeting at the Bonham courthouse featured Philip Wise as master, with Will Evans Rev Williams and others urging preparedness and support for wounded service members in the war. Troop M drilled, band played Dixie, and a follow up session was planned for 4:30 pm.
Article reports heavy oversubscription to the Liberty Loan, with telegrams from Federal Reserve banks indicating billions in subscriptions. New York Reserve Bank alone has subscribed about one trillion dollars, and overall the issue is far oversubscribed beyond the initial allotment.
General Haig launches a rapid offensive between Ypres and Comines driving forward to seize objectives. He reports taking one hundred fifty prisoners, several howitzers and seven machine guns in the advance.
The Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas was swamped with Liberty Loan subscriptions today. Before opening, officers received telegrams with subscriptions worth millions. Houston contributed one million and Arizona sent five hundred thousand, underscoring likely oversubscription in the district.
Troop M First Texas Cavalry drill schedule changed from 7 to 6 30 PM tonight. Assembly remains 6 PM with a 6 30 PM start for the mounted drill.
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