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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
8
Large walkouts by transit workers and milk distributors cripple Los Angeles and Detroit areas. Buses and streetcars halted as negotiations fail over a four cent hour wage and a 20 cent raise, straining milk deliveries for hospitals and homes.
A June report quotes a department official noting widespread haze over 53 square miles of the Pacific may originate from a distant volcanic eruption. It is deemed unlikely Mauna Loa caused the haze as the source would affect the hands at first, and four persons remain missing amid the search at sea.
CHRIOTI June 16 reports the bomber crash near Padre Bear Cor Crrriati. The identified pilot is Cinsige terrington Jr. with the bomber from Roy. Details are scarce as investigators assess the dive and tactics involved in the mishap.
Clay New York resident Alfred Dean Slack, 44, a Syracuse chemist earning 75 weekly at a government ordnance plant, was arrested on espionage charges connected to the Fuchs gold atomic spy pipeline to Russia. Bail set at 100000. he was arraigned and to be sent to Tennessee for the original FBI charges.
Texas Railroad Commission raises July crude production to almost 2.5 million barrels per day the highest since January 1949. East Texas field faces two extra shutdown days while other regions run 2 days less for a total increase of 66 000 barrels daily. The move marks a fourth straight monthly rise after proration hearings as East Texas pressure reportedly declined.
Three Houston teens recounted a night of trouble ending in the fatal shooting of 12 year old night watchman Louis Cashat in Dayton Texas. Sheriff B G McNulty says two girls and one boy are in custody and a 17 year old youth who escaped is being sought. Griffits had given the youths a ride after their car ran out of gas.
Mr and Mrs Robert Babers of Honey Grove announce their daughter Mrs W W C Gover of Dallas, formerly of Bonham, was injured in a Sunday car accident. Mrs Gover sustained two broken ribs and bruises while Mr Gover also received injuries.
Thirty year old Milford Lawrence of Thrall was electrocuted in an industrial accident. The incident occurred at the Thrall facility where maintenance work was underway. Authorities reported few further details pending investigation.
Irvington New Jersey June 16 It took 15 years to prove innocence for Afford Shephard and Mrs Elizabeth Lester wrongly identified as forgers. After multiple arrests and sentences from 1936 onward his name was cleared with help from investigators and a clergyman. Governor Alfred Driscoll granted a full pardon last fall restoring his reputation and allowing him to seek better work.
Republican congressman Clarence Brown of Ohio urges the House Subcommittee on lobbying to probe government agencies and officials for lobbying activities. He notes State Department cocktail parties aimed at influencing lawmakers and argues government lobbying deserves the same scrutiny as private groups.
In Fannin County farmers spent last night dusting or spraying cotton to combat an insect invasion. Ideal spring weather and a mild winter allowed more pests to survive, while wet conditions hampered control efforts, prompting widespread night poisoning efforts by many growers.
The Commodity Exchange Authority reports unusually large speculative activity in soybeans this year. A March 27 spot check of Chicago Board of Trade futures found about 87 percent of market accounts were speculative. Soybean futures rose about four percent from March to May, and Chicago futures volume increased by roughly seventeen percent year over year.
AUSTIN June 18 UP A city operated swim center in Austin reports a sufferer in an incident at the facility.
Scouts of the Bois d Arc district schedule an aquatic carnival at Bonham State Park on Thursday evening August 3 from 6 to 8. The date was set at a Camp Texoma district meeting and final plans will be ironed at the July 20 committee meeting at the First Christian Church in Bonham.
Qualified officers in the regular army and civilian components may apply for voluntary transfer to the Corps of Engineers Ordnance Department and Signal Corps. Only male Reserve officers on active duty fit for general service may apply, with education training and experience requirements noted by Colonel Oscar B Abbott Chief of Texas Military District.
Union cab drivers in Houston end a 38 hour strike with taxis back on the road by 5 am. At a pre dawn meeting 650 AF of S drivers accepted Mayor Holcombe’s demand to resume work. Suspension of three policemen and a taxi inspector and easing ticket pressure were agreed as conditions.
Markets show cattle at steady to lower bids with small lots and odd heads. Slaughter yearlings and cows mainly 18 to 27 with cutters 13 to 18, bulls 1750 to 2225, stockers scarce. Hogs 300 head, butchers steady to half lower. good and choice 100 370 lbs at 30.76, medium to choice 160 180 lb range 18 to 30.50.
A full slate of candidates will greet Fannin County Democrats as they vote on Saturday July 22 in the first Democratic primary. Through Thursday 48 candidates had filed for county and precinct offices with County Democratic Chairman Deets Dorough. eight seek district or state posts, with several unopposed. The largest race is Commissioner Precinct 1 with five contenders.
A Benham area subcommittee reviews a plan to locate a company branch here. Sam Moore and Jack Craveh outlined capital needs of 50 000 to 75 000 dollars for a new plant serving Togers Kansas City the Rocky Mountain and Pacific regions. The project estimates 2 to 300 initial jobs rising to over 1000 with local labor mainly used.
Fort Worth crowd forms a club to brighten the final days of Carolyn Ragsdale a 13 year old dying of a deadly disease The organizer M B Hale a retired Gulf Oil employee aims to send cards and letters and raise funds for Carolyns widowed mother Katharine Ragsdale Hale who has supported others since 1947. Carolyn remains cheerful despite worsening illness.
Washington reports the government has purchased about 2.2 billion eggs in five months, storing them as price supports shift. Despite lower prices, farmers cut chick purchases and production may drop five percent next year, potentially reducing future government buys.
The United States France and Britain invite the Soviet Union to participate as a fourth party in drafting an Austrian peace treaty. Washington notes report plans to replace military commanders in Austria with civilians and urges Moscow to adopt civilian leadership as well.
Ottawa residents brace for a moth invasion as a vast army of caterpillars swarms over forests two miles beyond the city. Trees are stripped and ground cover swamped in larval activity, with cocoons expected to form as the pest multiplies, while natural light lures moths. Officials warn oats and fields could be affected by mid July swarms.
The First Baptist Church schedules an evening meeting to organize a Boy Scout troop under church sponsorship. Leaders seek interested boys aged five to twelve and urge attendance to enroll as charter members of the troop.
The Department of Justice filed a civil suit in federal court in New Orleans against the Times- Picayune Publishing Company and four officers for alleged restraint of trade and unlawful advertising contracts. Named defendants include the president L. K. ae, business manager John F Time, advertising director Maubsey Wey, and circulation F- Coteman.
The Texas Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association chose Dallas for its 1951 convention at Wichita Falls. Fire Chief Paul Conley of Luling was named fourth vice president in the annual succession toward the presidency in 1955, and John Dean of Plang assumed the president role today.
Bonham recorded a high of 92 degrees Thursday, marking a fourth straight day of hot weather. The day saw above normal temperatures with heat lingering from the prior day.
Homer Cook a 27 year old ex serviceman surrendered peacefully in Munich Germany after a third escape from Army guards in two months. He had been tracked by police from four nations aided by his German girlfriend Anna Sperer who pleaded for his surrender. The army reported Cook was captured in Miss Spores's apartment amid the ongoing manhunt.
AUSTIN June 16 The Texas Supreme Court will hear a mandamus challenge Tuesday regarding Agriculture Commissioner Job McDonald's bid to rejoin the Democratic primary ballot for the 11th Congressional race The Democratic state committee booted McDonald claiming he showed party disloyalty by voting for Republicans Wendell Willkie and Thomas E. Dewey in national elections McDonald argues officials must restore his name to the ballot and denies disloyal actions.
Hughes Tool Company plans to expand with a new engineering and fabrication facility. Fred W Ayes, the general manager, says construction will begin immediately and the building will cover 75,000 square feet of floor space.
In Bennington Vermont volunteer fireman John Proud of his son rushed to a fire alarm that proved false and was revealed to be rigged by his own boy aged year old.
Weather for Bonham and vicinity clear with some partial cloud, mild temperatures this afternoon and tonight. Low around 72. East Texas shows generally fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with light to moderate winds and no significant changes expected tomorrow.
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