Crisis powers widened as Hull reviews China policy
Secretary of State Hull said the United States would monitor developments in China and Japan before deciding on any formal protest over blocking of foreign settlements. American reps in Tokyo and Nanking were given broad discretion to handle issues as local matters. A separate dispatch reports British concessions begging for food from British warships after Japanese guards killed two Chinese farmers attempting to bring vegetables to the concession. In Indiana Pennsylvania a county jury reduced a drunken driving verdict, prompting Judge Crepps to order the jurors to place the costs on themselves.
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Delinquent Taxes Relief Prompts 60 Day Payment Window
Bonham City Council waived interest on delinquent taxes for sixty days to help taxpayers settle accounts. The measure, effective June 13, aims to ease school funding as Bonham public schools urge residents to pay, noting reduced state support and lower overall collections than 1937-38. A bank burglary report from Texas notes a minor break in at The First State Bank in Tensha.
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Paralysis Outbreak Reported in Sutton County
DEL RIO June 16 An outbreak of infantile paralysis reported from Sonora has claimed two lives. Button county officials posted placards warning of the disease and stating that the water had been closed and all public gatherings prohibited.
Higher Income Tax Favored by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged broadening the income tax base to strengthen citizenship duties. He advocated higher rates for middle brackets. Meanwhile the House Ways and Means Committee drafted a bill replacing the undistributed profits tax with a fiat 18 percent corporate levy.
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Roosevelt
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Texas Heat Wave Sees Lubbock Hit Record 109 Degrees
Dallas dispatch reports a scorcher with Lubbock reaching 109 degrees the hottest on record in 28 years at the Texas A and M experiment station while Amarillo logged 119 and Wichita Falls 106. El Paso 102 San Antonio 100 and Galveston Brownsville Corpus Christi all in the 90s as heat shows no relief for days.
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Cgialveston
Brownsville
Corpus Chingi
Heat Wave Sizzles Amarillo With Record Readings
By Unsirco Press Amarillo Texas June 16 the official reading reached 107.4 degrees in the shade the highest since the government weather station opened 49 years ago Estimated 116 degrees on unshaded streets.
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Amarillo
Still Hoping For End War Between Labor Factions
President Roosevelt said he still hoped the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations would work out a plan to end their three year conflict. He had not received a formal report on the apparent failure of the peace conferences he initiated March 17.
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Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Swissvale Confronted by Long Wheelbase Fire Truck
The Swissvale borough faces a problem with a new 246 inch wheelbase fire truck costing 11997.98 dollars. Its length makes navigation of narrow streets difficult and risks hitting curbs and sidewalks as the rear wheels bound over obstacles.
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Pittsburgh
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Theorough
First Half June Sees 627 Jobs Through Local Employment Office
State Employment Service reports 627 people placed in the first half of June 1939, up 6.867 percent from 1938. Of the total, 118 found private work, one in public firms, and 492 secured farm employment. Forest fires sweep Rocky Mountain regions as 2,000 firefighters combat tinder dry forests in Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming.
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Persens
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J. E. Christian
Bonneys To Hold Old Type Service Saturday Evening
An old fashioned revival service at the 1st Methodist church will be led by evangelist Mrs. Gerald E. Bonney assisted by Rev. Bonney. The sermon topic is Gods Warnings. Men and boys are invited as special guests following earlier services.
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New Deal Att v General Urges Cut In Public Jobs
Asbury Park New Jersey June 16 Attorney General Frank Murphy urged a billion dollar public payroll reduction to cut more than 1 600 000 government employees while preserving essential services He warned against political patronage and machine politics and called for ending government jobs used to pay political debts See Billon Back Page
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Canada
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Strong, Steady Market For Marriage Licenses Reported By County Clerk Olvin Gross
Heat across Texas drives weddings as 17 couples obtain licenses in the month in Fannin County. County Clerk Olvin Gross notes a steady market with many more couples expected to marry this month.
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Women of Industry Meet MISS OLETA YARBROUGHI
Miss Oleta Yarbrough, county home demonstration agent, recalls her aim for a happy home and contentment. A former teacher with East Texas State Teachers College degree, she has served in Waxahachie and Fannin County since 1936, collecting and testing recipes as leisure activity. She values frankness, dislikes talking when others listen, and would travel Texas First if time and money allowed.
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French Submarine Phenix Sinks Off Saigon With 60 Men Lost
Paris dispatch says the French submarine Phenix went down off Saigon in French Indochina. The ministry reported all hope of rescue abandoned. 67 crew members were aboard and have not survived. The vessel, on detached duty in shark infested waters, had no escape hatches and was not equipped with Davis fungs.
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Saigon
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District 13 Nursec Group Convenes Here For Picnic
Thief enters the home of Walter Boyd at 221 Elev nth St Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock stealing a small amount of change from his purse. Vernon Henegar witnessed the theft and detained the suspect until police. The burglar was jailed in the county facility.
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Thirty Nurses from Six North Texas Towns Attend Bonham Meeting
Thirty nurses from Texarkana Paris Sherman Denison Chats vile and Bonham joined District 13 Nurses Association in Bonham at State Park on Wednesday. A luncheon served cafeteria style preceded a pavilion program with Dick Waits, Miss Lara McKelva readings, and Bobbie Leemand with Nickey Cinnamon. After adjournment visitors enjoyed boat rides and a business session concluded the event.
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Bonham
State Park
Lara McKelva
Engaged Couple Drowned in Lake Bowie Boat Accident
The bodies of Vivian Lewellen age 18 and her fiancé Lawrence Fedgin age 20 were recovered today from Lake Bowie after a motorboat accident last night. Two companions Wendell Cloud and Lola Be Jackson were rescued.
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Lawrence Fedgin
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Snuff Dippers to Meet July 1 Veterans to Trade Hints
Snuff dippers from the area plan a July 1 gathering for tips on powder use. Veterans will share experiences and discuss dipping techniques at the convention site. The event welcomes both dippers and curious attendees despite no formal program being announced.
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Roscoe Fowler
Randolph Bank Officers Named By New Board
Randolph Bank officers and directors were elected at a special stockholders meeting. T J Aresnathy C A Cox Roy Owens G KE Carpenter and Mit Gi EB Carpenter named as directors for the year. L M Odom elected president. T L Ahirhathy cashier. Roy Richardson Jr assistant cashier.
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State Rep Luther A. Moore Plans 73rd Birthday Bicycle Jaunt
Columbia British Columbia reports State Representative Luther A. Moore announced plans to celebrate his 73rd birthday with a bicycle trip starting next Monday. Moore intends a ride toward Mamdi Fila to mark the occasion.
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