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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
8
County chairman Dorough reminds Democratic candidates they have until Saturday June 17 to file for county and pre offices. A county committee meeting is set for June 19 at 1 6 a m in the District Courtroom to determine valid names and costs of the primary with emphasis on full precinct attendance.
Fred L Sawyer, Fort Worth highway engineer, reports progress on the farm to market road in Fannin County. Contracts for two bridges over Arc Creek and Vakley are underway with two culverts to be built by J M Purfort. Crews do grading east Cotton Center to Bartley and Ladonia Pecan, aided by good weather, with completion targeted in the summer months. Obstructions along the route are to be cleared once right of way is secured.
Publican Senator Millikin of Colorado promises GOP backing to expand social security. He says the Republican conference supports the measure and will study giving financial security to all. Walter Geo ff Georgia to chair the study and bring up the resolution.
The Spring Creek Baptist Church invites the public to Homecoming on Sunday June 18. A noon basket lunch will follow, with a planned program and guest speakers.
A presidential emergency board recommends a five day 40 hour week for 75 000 conductors and trainmen and 4000 yardmasters in yards. It grants little to 125 000 on road service. If rejected, a 30 day cooling off period prevents a strike, with talks continuing.
United Press figures show Gray and Randall counties in the Texas Panhandle gained population since 1940. Randall County posts the largest rise, jumping 150 percent from 7,100 to about 18,000 by 1950, while neighboring Potter county also shows strong growth.
An Air France airliner with 51 aboard crashes near Bahrain while en route from Saigon to Paris. Eleven rescued, 22 bodies recovered, 18 missing. Authorities probe sabotage, with night landings banned at Bahrain after both incidents.
UPI reports a weekly record for US and Canada rotary rig activity ending June 12, but West Texas New Mexico and Gulf Coast regions show declines. Texas and New Mexico rigs drop by six, while Gulf Coast activity also eased.
The Lone Star Area Council opens its summer camp at Camp Texoma with troops from seven towns. Scouts undergo physical re checks by family physicians and leaders, then pitch camp and begin a program of boating, swimming, fishing, and outdoor safety films. Parents attend Wednesday nights for inspections, and the camp aims for full capacity of about 200, with troops listed from Brashear to Hugo and a Bois d Arc District group joining this week.
The Dun and Bradstreet Whole Site Index reports a weekly decline in food prices ending yesterday with an average of 5.94 dollars. Flours grains and livestock prices fell while eggs rose. government supports and high chicken production are cited as reasons for generally lower prices ahead.
PRETURILA South Africa June 15 The condition of Field Marshal Jan Smuts has remained in a serious state after weeks of pneumonia with a rally following Tuesday night developments.
Slaughter steers and yearlings move 25 to 30 with some up to 32. Cows 18 to 21.50, canners 13 to 18. Bulls 17 to 22.50. Stockers 23 to 28. Calves about steady. killers 26 to 31, common 14.50 to 25. Feeder pigs 15 to 17. Hog prices steady to 25 with sows weak. 150 to 375 lb groups listed with wide ranges.
Weather favors cotton cultivation and insecticide work as infestation spikes in central northern and eastern Texas. Weevils burst from hibernation with high counts in Lamar and Red River counties. fields near hibernation sites suffer worst damage. Farmers north to Waco report third poison apps. central Texas urged to apply by June 15 to June 17 with weekly checks thereafter. Leafworms rise in Lower Rio Grande Valley and adjacent Mexican cotton belt. aphids noted in Lamar Delta and Fannin counties. tepp and DDT sprays recommended for control.
President Truman established an inter agency committee to accelerate development of the Arkansas White and Red River basins. The panel includes engineers agriculture interior and commerce departments the federal power commission and the federal security agency with invitations extended to governors of Arkansas Kansas Louisiana Missouri Alabama Texas New Mexico and Colorado to join regular meetings.
City officials announced the suspension of the Wet garbage collection for the present. City secretary Bertha Maddrey said notices were sent to customers Wednesday halting the service and that it would resume once arrangements are in place.
A small group in the Sixth District Court room re elected George Gordon Pope as president of the Fair Association and named Arthur Maxwell as first vice president. They set June 26 for a second meeting and September 26 30 for the fair. Veterans agriculture classes seek more space and consideration of cash prize reductions was discussed.
Texas Democratic leaders plan a legal showdown with Agriculture Commissioner J. K. McDonald over his July 22 primary ballot status. The State Democratic Executive Committee voted to keep him off due to past Republican voting. McDonald seeks to restore his name. Moody and Small petition the Supreme Court for mandamus to place him on the ballot.
Allegra Richardson, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Richardson of Bonham, was named Aqua Queen at North Texas State College Denton. She will enter the finals of the Miss Texoma Bathing Beauty Contest at Leonard Park in Sains te on June 20. Winners receive a week at The Last Frontier in Las Vegas and a screen test in Hollywood, plus social engagements with film stars. Richardson is a senior physical education teacher at North Allen and a 14th grade graduate of Bonham High School.
Thirteen cases are set for trial on the Sixth District Court criminal docket for the June term. Trial will begin Monday June nineteenth with the week designated as criminal week.
Bonham Independent School District seeks bids for two new school buildings. A vocational building at the high school campus and two elementary buildings on the Toasley Inglish campus are to be constructed. Bids due 2:30 PM Thursday July 6, with contracts awarded on fulfillment of specs prepared by George J. Dahl.
Community recreation season opens with a summer softball meeting at Van An Field. Thad Finley leads the charge for the program, planning team formation and schedules based on participation. Other sports events follow with swimming, crafts, and story hour starting Monday and Tuesday sessions.
The Bonham area endures a third straight hot day with highs near 90 and a low around 71. The Weatherman forecasts clear skies and persistently hot weather for the near term.
Preliminary census figures released today indicate rapid growth across Jefferson county including Beaumont and Port Arthur. The census shows county population rising from 45,000 to about 49,000, a gain near 4,000 people and over 3 percent, with Jefferson City and nearby areas posting substantial percentage increases.
The four day thirty annual JC Women convention gathers more than five thousand delegates. Former President Herbert Hoover will keynote Friday night as discussions focus on maintaining full employment, efficient manufacturing, and strong marketing amid interferences.
The forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies with little change in temperatures from this afternoon through Friday. Low temperatures near 20 degrees tonight, and generally fair conditions with light to moderate southeast winds in the area.
A two man Senate Labor subcommittee heads to Morristown Tennessee to open hearings on violence at the Hillbound textile plant amid guard calls. Senator Hubert Humphrey and Senator Murray plan to probe strike disturbances and alleged rights violations as tension mounts.
An informal Lions Club gathering featured talks by T C Williams Jon Davis Arthur Maxwell C R Jones and Bernard Mckunder of Dallas. Williams shared experiences from a Boy Scout camp at Lake Texoma Davis spoke about his meat processing plant while Maxwell Jones and others discussed plans for fur and a new project tied to a dak fim developing work.
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