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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
6
The First Methodist revival ends as Rev. and Mrs. Gerald E. Bonney lead final services. Mrs. Bonney will share her life story at 3 p.m. Sunday after sermons on God’s Warnings and Christian Standards. Evunneys show Holy Land pictures Monday to cap two weeks of campaign.
McKinney reports W. E. Holder aged 55, a farmer six miles east of town, was found dead in his barn with a shotgun wound to the heart. Justice Clyde Doyle ruled death a self-inflicted gunshot related to ongoing illness.
In Ukiah California the Mendocino tribe across the Eel River at Nashmead completed dedication of a 500 foot suspension bridge across the river. The bridge tops of the towers are 0 feet above the water and the center sits 50 feet high. It is a pack train bridge with nine ton capacity.
Lieutenant Commander Ventu rink, commander of the Saigon naval station, said the submarine Phenix may never be found after sinking in the China Sea. Seaplanes and surface vessels resumed search at dawn but the deep waters foul the effort. He speculated the craft struck an underwater obstruction. No warning was received at the base, where officers had little news about the incident.
A brick cornice at West Fourth Street housing Lowrey and Swann collapsed at noon, showering bricks and causing a great din. Lights flickered and residents rushed outside but no injuries or passerby incidents were reported.
A thousand or more bills face death as the 46th Legislature nears adjournment. Tax bills fail to pass, barbers price fixes, a state budget director office, train length limits, blood tests for marriage licenses, a state sanitary code, and a drivers license bill are among those dying.
Mount Veni aninos giant volcano on the Alaska peninsula has exploded and blown off part of its top. The Morris Wireless reported to Seattle coast guard headquarters that Lieut. H F Garcia evacuated 14 residents from Perryville, Alaska, 18 miles southwest of the volcano, who were unwilling to leave despite the eruption.
Henry Ford told the New York world’s fair audience that most nations are sick of war and progress comes from action by men, not laws or speeches. He argued work serves needs, not rhetoric, and defended his stand amid global tensions and a looming emergency.
Japanese and American officials discussed ways to peacefully resolve Japan’s blockades of foreign concessions in China. Tokyo reports say mediation by the United States or France is "highly possible" due to neutral status, with Caldwell praised as a trusted consul general and Dooman’s recent talks at the foreign office.
Washington dispatch reports that Japanese blockaders respect for American citizens at Tientsin and Kulangsu complicates U S position in the dispute. The notice urges immediate joint action with Great Britain to address the issue and dates of back-page discussion noted.
Paris reports the government has abandoned all hope for the crew of the submarine Phenix after it sank 350 feet in the China Sea off Indo China during diving trials. The 1,379-ton craft disappeared at about 11:30 pm Wednesday, ending search efforts.
The Texas legislature adjourns for the weekend with two days left, while pension funding remains unresolved. Arguments persist over funding sources for old-age payments amid talk of a special session, as prospects for a sales tax to cover social security obligations appear unlikely. See LEGISLATURE Back Page.
Dorothy Roberts, a Texas Chiropractic College graduate, returns to Bonham to practice. She honors a creed of helping the poor and treating all fairly, aiming to be a successful chiropractor and a community helper. She is conscientious, ambitious, and straightforward, enjoying reading and tennis.
In Tientsin Britain and Japan clash over prestige in East Asia. Britain warns of immediate action to protect interests as Japanese forces enforce a blockade and press for Chinese independence. Tensions rise as foreign concessions face new threats amid Wuhan regime tax refusals.
Washington June 17 Vice President John Garner plans a personal adjournment from the Capitol to his Texas home if Congress deadlocks over neutrality. Friends say he would leave for Uvalde around July 6 or 7 after the administration’s tax and fee bills pass. He hopes to stay if most of the program is enacted to avoid criticism.
Navasota June 17. L. M Hail an aviation pilot died when his cotton dusting plane crashed in a farm field about ten miles from Navasota. He is survived by his wife and two children.
FARMA Italy UP poultry experts study a hen that has laid an egg containing two yolks every day for five years. The remarkable case has drawn attention from veterinarians and researchers seeking to understand the anomaly and its implications for poultry biology.
Washington June 17 The House passed and sent to the Senate a 1,735,600,000 relief bill for the next fiscal year with Roosevelt’s WPA funding but new limits giving Congress more relief control. Final vote 373 to 21. Analysts note reduced funding versus budget estimates and current year totals.
McKinney Texas June 17 two brothers Melvin Johnson of McKinney and Glen Johnson of Sherman were jailed in Collin county charged with murder with malice aforethought in the death of Delmar Hult 20 a McKinney Negro was found unconscious on Honey Creek Bank three miles north of the city Thursday noon by O K Stevens a local grocer and filling station owner Hult died two hours later County Attorney Roland Boyd filed charges against the Johnson brothers
In Winnipeg the cleanup paint up campaign ahead of the visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth led to 240 relief recipients leaving their ranks, according to city officials.
In Danville Pennsylvania a member of the Washington Fire Company was convicted of sending in a false alarm. He allegedly phoned the fire company and then stood in the street directing traffic.
The Bonham area reports early cotton blooms and rapid growth across Fannin, Hunt, Grayson and Collin counties. Corn is in silk and tassel with lush green fodder, and widespread rains bolster expectations of an abundant North Texas harvest. A Calvary Baptist wedding is scheduled at 7:45 pm with Miesleu Victory and Orville Depsen set to wed. Rev. Halon Coffman to officiate.
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