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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
3
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Roy Baker, 26, sustains a fractured skull in a Commerce auto crash amid fears of death. Roosevelt secures 26 NC votes as Dems plan Chicago convention. El Paso fire destroys part of the business district, near $300,000 in damage. Arlington tomb cost $400,000. Decatur Herald finds one in ten county families on Federal payroll. Sherman farmer shows cotton laden with unopened bolls. Eight-year-old Mildred Gideon drowns near Fort Worth. Democrats assemble in Chicago for the next week convention. Ruth Bryan Owen to resign from Congress in December. John J. Raskob says Democrats aim to convert misguided Republicans. Unidentified man shot on Belton-Austin highway buried at Belton. California plates. Dallas sees 29 autos deaths this year. Chicago starvation fears cited by bankers and leaders after Hoover visit. Goodland Kansas high school girl sues city for $15,000 after mobbed spanking over a date. Bertha Keifer of Houston commits suicide before intoxicated driving trial.
Ford Motor Company reports a massive 1931 loss totaling 53 586 000 dollars as the auto giant battles Great Depression headwinds and cuts production, with executives detailing restructuring and asset adjustments amid ongoing market duress.
A Bonham man said he reads letters from his son written on a typewriter before going home, but when the son writes by hand he takes the letter home for his wife to read.
Associated Press reports the Bonus Army defeat 62 to 18 in the senate left veterans who traveled to Washington discouraged. By dawn groups of rain soaked marchers crowded out of the capital city seeking transport home, with about 150 staying to recruit while police say larger groups depart. Trips by truck were arranged to move veterans up to fifty miles from the city, with an expected total of around 1,000 today.
L. V. Little of Tele phone section reports cotton hurt by winds and needing rain, with roots loosened and growth slowed. He notes corn doing fairly well but soon requiring rain, while river bottom fields north of him received showers and are bouncing back. Little is regarded as an up‑and‑coming farmer and citizen.
Mr Pearson of the Hilger neighborhood says he owns fifty acres of cotton and forty acres of corn. He notes cotton is holding up well despite light winds and that the outlook is very good. He cautions that long time remains until cotton picking and corn gathering days.
Roy M. Harrop announced the Farmer-Labor party executive committee offered Huey P. Long the presidential candidate slot. Long declined to say if he would accept or consider the offer, saying nothing definite about a bid from New Orleans.
The Hunt's Store sales force from Bonham hosted a chic ken barbecue at Lake Crook in Paris on Thursday night. About fifty attendees, families and invited guests, enjoyed a simple meal and games following speeches as the group aims to bond beyond business. Bonham plans to host the gathering again in July.
The Bonham Quail Club, with about 60 members led by Paul Coleman, runs the state’s only quail hatchery. Starting in 1930 to restock nearby territory, the group hatched 18 quail from bantam hens this spring and plans to release several hundred this fall after the hunting season ends.
Idabel Oklahoma announces a Sunday air time for the Idabel Quartet on KTHS Hot Springs. The program is scheduled 12:15 to 12:30 PM and 2:15 to 2:30 PM on June 19 with two short segments.
The document lists 73 candidates certified by Secretary Albert Sydney Johnston, including 38 for Congress at large, with several unopposed incumbents. It names governors, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, agriculture, land office, railroad commissioner, and supreme court justices, along with multiple candidates for Congressmen at large, Places 1 2 and 3, detailing numerous counties and individuals.
The tuberculin test in Fannin County, conducted with state and federal aid at no cost to stock owners, will finish in June. About 5,000 herds and 30,000 cattle are involved, with around 100 reactors identified and slaughtered. County officials are praised for securing accreditation as tuberculosis free, joining Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, and Rockwall.
On June 8 Reb Moore aged 21 was killed instantly and Hugh Wooten aged 32 was seriously injured when the automobile they rode on the running board turned over in the public square.
Borger report notes Jime Crane aged 52 longtime Hutchinson County sheriff died here today of heart disease. He served eighteen months in office and had previously been sheriff of Childress County and a peace officer in other parts of Texas.
Washington June 18 Dr George Calver says Speaker Garner’s condition is gradually improving He will not be allowed to leave his bed until the bronchial congestion is completely cleared and the danger passes.
A sharp quake with vivid lightning rocked Mexico City early today. Suburban residents fled to parks as fears rose over Guadalajara and Colima communications. Guadalajara reported very heavy shocks and Colima suffered earlier damage, raising concerns of renewed impact on the region.
A Mackay radio telegram from the captain of the boat Chicken-of-the-Sea reports that an earthquake today demolished buildings at Manzanillo, Mexico, sending tremors to San Francisco where the message was received.
NEVADA Mo June 18 three men identified as George Allen Jack Martin and Bob Morgan were captured by officers near Nevada. They are linked to a $32000 Chizeng National Bank robbery in Fort Scott Kansas. Loot remains missing while two other suspects are hunted nearby. Five men were involved in the hold up.
Fort Worth candidate for governor spoke from a truck to about 60 to 75 listeners on Bonham’s west square Friday afternoon. Introduced by P te Halsell who aided Armstrong during the war. Armstrong praised economy, urged a state currency, war debt moratorium, a new constitution and abolishing real estate ad valorem tax, and challenged rivals to debate.
Greenville June 18 two men suspected of extorting two thousand dollars from Mrs. Sid Graves of Cumby were trapped by Hopkins county officials and jailed in Sulphur Springs jail. They threatened to harm her two sons unless the money was paid. Officers arrested them at a house five miles south of Cumby after the pair searched unsuccessfully for money under a culvert where they had been told to leave it.
Rev. S. R. Smith of First Baptist returned from Ryan Oklahoma where 15 to 18 conversions occurred, mainly by baptism. He noted a terrific rain and wind storm that blew down crops and caused damage, followed by a severe long windstorm. The pastor described the community as demoralized.
In Chelsea Oklahoma on June 18 the bodies of Louis Bessman 27 and Otto Clark 28 were found near town after a pistol duel. Officers say years of ill will between the farmers ended in both men killing each other. No witnesses saw the confrontation.
County Agent R E Carswell reports a new grasshopper infestation on Mrs Wakefield's farm about seven miles northeast of Bonham in Fannin County near Red River. He notes hoppers attacking cotton with light damage and mentions effective poisoned bran treatments previously used in Mulberry area. Details on treatment methods and further information available from Carswell.
Dr L B E Puney field representative of Baylor University Waco died in a hospital here today of injuries from a automobile collision yesterday on a highway fifteen minutes south of Belton His skull was fractured internal injuries sustained in the crash were fatal to the Baylor official
Washington June 18 President Hoover announces he will not participate in the forthcoming campaign beyond a few major addresses.
Temperature for 24 hours ending 1 AM shows a high of 97 and a low near 66. Texas forecast calls for generally fair to partly cloudy skies with continued warm conditions tonight and Sunday.
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