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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
9
Oklahoma City report states Exie Fife a wealthy Creek Indian girl was ordered by the State Supreme Court to pay $20,000 to Mrs. Hattie Adair mother of four for alleged alienation of affections of Jean Adair.
The quotation claims that the American people have become vassals and chattels to old and automobile companies. It attributes the remark to Carter Glass. The context appears in a discussion on loans and consumer credit during the era.
In Oklahoma City on June 18, the will of R. Schwint valued at over 300000 named Bessie Hamby as principal heir and administrator. She had cared for the elderly real estate dealer who died April 8, leaving just 25 to his daughter Mrs JesseMartinson of Wh awatha Kansas. Schwint was more than 80 years old.
In Kaufman Texas County Assessor Collector and Mrs. Brard noted their cat Tabby watching a fish pond. The cat did not chase fish but seized a snake that swam near the edge, dragged it out and ate it before basking in the sun.
Nat Dobson of Dobson and Co. in Nashville is in Bonham for a few days. Jim Fitzgerald and his son Lewis from Pampa are visiting relatives in Bonham and note the Pampa area remains dry. Clyde Monds and Buddy Spence visit Kemp to see Monds’ father J. M. Monds and Spence’s mother Mrs. R. C. Spence. Mrs. Buddy Spence and her children will return with them tomorrow.
A severe afternoon windstorm damaged multiple structures in Musxes e Kla, destroying a large grain elevator and several houses. Five people were injured and one is believed dead. Mrs. Joe Kelch, trapped under a toppled grain elevator, died from a fractured skull after a pipe pierced her car as the building collapsed. her three children escaped unharmed.
Flood damage in Ennis Texas reports the collapse of concrete pool walls at Lakeview Plunge. The pool owned by A H Dunkerly opened last Wednesday and run by George Newton and R A McCall. A decision on rebuilding to be made in a day or two.
Lansing June 18 A Kansas State Prison mutiny erupted as 380 inmates protested food by demanding better meals. The day’s menu included breakfast side meat grits with milk and sugar hot buns bread and coffee lunch beans hot corn bread bread and coffee and supper chicken fried steak country gravy boiled potatoes baked corn garden vegetables bread and iced tea.
A heartfelt notice thanks friends for help after the death of a brother and uncle. Names include the Gilbreaths Clements Grisham and Ingram families with lodge members and undertakers. Also notes Mrs W P Maloney death in Dallas and funeral at Wolfe City accompanied by relatives and Mrs Witts worth.
Two oil derricks have been erected on the Alan S McClung block near Emory Texas. One sits on the Bullard farm about three miles south of Emory and the other on the Giles farm about seven miles from Emory. Machinery is expected to arrive within a few days and drilling will begin soon.
Roosevelt notes that despite overall business and industry gains relief rolls remain oversized. He stresses continued need for efficiency in aid programs and calls for policy review to reduce wasted benefits and target help more precisely.
A report from Washington on June 18 warns of a rising invasion of the tropical Black Widow spider across Western and Northern states. The venomous arachnid is dangerous though rarely fatal, with sharp pain and rapid spread of venom causing illness especially in children and those with weak hearts.
In the Texas League Beaumont defeated Dallas 5 to 3 while Fort Worth beat San Antonio 3 to 2 and Galveston edged Tulsa 6 to 2. Oklahoma City won 2 to 1 over Houston. All games in the American and National Leagues postponed due to rain. Memphis beat Atlanta 2 to 0 and Nashville won 4 to 3 over New Orleans. Birmingham faced Chattanooga in rain and Knoxville hosted Little Rock as a night game.
Longview defeated Palestine 3 to 2 in 10 innings as Henderson beat Gladewater 17 to 8 and 10 to 1. Tyler topped Jacksonville 5 to 1 in the night game.
New York June 18 A Cambridge University Press Jubilee New Testament will be issued as a commemorative memento for the silver Jubilee of a royal occasion. It will feature the obverse of the commemorative medal and be distributed to school children and others at fifteen pence to ensure wide reach.
Hilled cotton is being tested by Oklahoma A. and M. College to develop a satisfactory drop hill planter for cotton. Nine years of tests with spacings from six to twenty four inches and one to four plants per hill are reported. California Motor division data show average annual miles driven 7 250.
Steinmetz toiled in his lab on a frigid day with no fire in the stove. A friend asked about fresh air and he replied a mouse has its children in the stove and cannot be removed until they grow up.
The remark by Roger W. Babson notes broad enthusiasm for riding while few are willing to pull. It reflects a stance on participation and effort, implying a social or economic context where interest remains high but action lags.
For sale calf plums delivered by R R E Old. Phone 396. Includes delivery for local area. Contact for order and pricing details.
Opal Kiser aged 17 months was struck by a Southern Pacific freight train four miles east of Sweetwater while her mother watched unable to save her. The line used Texas Pacific rails due to washouts in Southern Texas.
An advertisement from Bonham Texas promotes agency in Krabe Kimball Cable Nelson and Starr territories offering repossessed pianos sold for balance due with flexible terms. Contact A McBrayer for arrangements.
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