Bonham Seeks 50 to 60 Dairying Farmers for Milk Station
Bonham seeks fifty to sixty farmers to join existing milk sellers, boosting local dairy activity. The Chamber of Commerce and banks back easy cow purchases and a milk station to supply Bonham with at least 8000 quarts daily, with meetings planned to organize the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Nty
SNS -Om
Miv
V. W. Meador
W. W
J. B. Meador
Sneed
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
W. Evans
State Bank and Trust Co
Saunders
First National Bank
Philip 4
Charles Hassell
Chainof Commerce
Sanford
Fala
Fannin County
Man Sentenced to 105,921 Days in Jailhouse Pay
United Press reports Gore Houston notes a man with robbery counts smiling as he learns the long sentence. He faces a vast span in prison with days left to serve and questions about the amount of time remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Gore- Houston
Hydrogen Sulphide Gas Kills Children In El Paso
Hydrogen sulphide gas killed two children and sickened at least fifteen others near two oil refineries in El Paso. The gas paralysed residents, forced ambulances, and devastated nearby barns with dead poultry and stock. Manuel Ceniceros 16 described the scene of a father choking and siblings dying as the fumes spread over the home. Local health authorities sought the gas source and warned rural farms within two miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
EL Paso
Manuel Ceniceros
Maria
Manuel
Ceniceros
Congressman Green to Shun White House Teas Over Race
Washington June 19 Representative R U Green Democratic of Freida says he will attend no White House social functions during the Hoover era after Mrs Hoover entertained Oscar de Priest wife of the Illinois Negro Congressman The move follows a dispute over social equality and reactions to interracial hosting within official circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. U. Green
Frieda
White House
Hoover
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
Greer
America
J ¢ Shaffer
Rep
Vogt
Teaday
de Priest
Supreme Court Rules Tenant Law Unconstitutional in Texas
The Supreme Court held Texas tenant law unconstitutional, ruling the act violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Former Gov James Ferguson's era campaign context and landowner-tenant provisions were central to the ruling, with the decision authored by Justice William P. Perse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tin
Texas
James Ferguson
Federal Supreme Court
Ted
Willian Perse
Four Cent Gas Tax Considered by Texas House
The Texas House debated Rep Tillotson four cent gasoline tax bill but Robison investigation halted action. Tillotson said the plan would raise 10 to 15 percent more tax than current occupation tax, yielding about 30 million dollars with a quarter to public schools. Agricultural uses would be exempt. First year consumption projected around 760 million gallons with income growing yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Austin
Texas
Tillotson
Robison
M. Tillotson
Modern Druids Parade at Stonehenge for Summer Rite
Salisbury Plain will host two Druid lodges gathering for rites at dawn on the longest day. Modern Druids arrive from across England and abroad to worship the sun at Stonehenge while a celebratory group plans picnics and jazz on the Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Brown
United Press
Stonhenge
England
Salisbury Plain
Stonehenge
Salisbury
Ireland
Ile
Avon
Bulford
Satan
Prison Farm Escape Ends With Largest Fugitive Sweep
A group of about forty to fifty prisoners overpowered four guards at Clemens State Prison Farm in Brazoria County and fled before dawn. Guards were kidnapped then released to join the chase as lawmen and citizens conduct a massive search across Brazoria and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Houston
Clemens State
Brazoria
Endurance flight forced down by oil shortage
The endurance record flight of Gene Shank and Owen Haugland in Miss Ranger ended after four this morning when the plane ran low on oil. The pilots had been aloft thirteen hours and refueled once. They said another attempt would likely be made tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Minneapolis
Gene Shank
Owen Haugland
Dr. Jas Snook Says He Is Ready to Tell All
Columbus detectives report Dr Jas Snook former Ohio State University faculty member told investigators he is ready to tell all regarding the death of Theoria Hix a OSU student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Snook
Girl
United Press
Columbus
Jas. Snook
Ohio State University
Theoria Hix
Prison inmate runs amuck at Leavenworth laundry
Leavenworth June 20 prison inmate Carl Panzram attacked the penitentiary laundry, killing foreman R. G. Warnke aged 40 by striking him in the head with an iron pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Leavenworth
Carl Panzram
Leavenworth Penitentiary
R. G. Warnke
Pet Parots Aboard Army Transports Stir Panama Canal Zone War
Visitors to the Panama Canal Zone show growing interest in keeping pet parrots aboard Army transports. The War Department reports heavy requests for special permission to bring pets home. In Texas a series of furloughs and permissions ease prisoner families' burdens amid burglaries and Prohibition violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Panama Canal Zone
Army Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster General
War Department
Prize Winners Amid Mixup at Knoxville Marriage Scene
Horace B. Berry and Irene Roberts visited the courthouse expecting a real wedding. They discovered they were actors rather than spectators. Many couples withdrew at the last moment and the pair won prizes from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Horace B. Berry
Irene Roberts
Court House
Horace
Irene
Search and Seizure Law Nears Abolition in Texas
Austin June 20 The long standing search and seizure statute enacted under Governor Miriam Ferguson was effectively repealed by House changes. Critics say the evidence clause now leaves no operative penalties for illegal searches. Senator Tom Love of Dallas argued the measure leaves law in effect nowhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas County
Austin
Texas
Ernest Sherrod
Frank Coletka
Fayette County
Ben Mason
Randall County
Tom Clark
Kaufman County
United Press
Miriam Ferguson
House
Tom Love
Dallas
Heflin's Son Pleads Not Guilty to Dwi Charge
James Heflin son of Sen Tom Heflin was arraigned in Washington police court on a charge of driving while intoxicated by narcotics. He demanded a jury trial after the collision with a delivery truck, with $1000 bond continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
James Heflin
Heflin
Dreams Disaster Near Death Strikes Wife on Tracks
In Buffalo on June 20 Estelle Schooeover 50 told her husband a dream foretelling disaster within a day. Returning home he found her dead on trolley tracks struck by a traction car, ending the same day in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Buffalo
Estelle Schooeover
Schooeover
Erner
Texarkana Citizens Reject New Charter Vote
Texarkana June 19 voters on the Texas side rejected a proposed new charter 148 to 437. The measure would have established a commission form of government with most offices appointed rather than elected. Proponents blamed low turnout and business supporters missing polls for the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Great Damage to Oklahoma Wheat Crop Reported
Oklahoma reports indicate severe destruction of wheat in the northwestern and central northern regions. Senators Ira Hill and George Clark relay estimates of near total damage with thousands of acres potentially abandoned and overall crop area around four million acres, with figures suggesting two million acres may be lost but likely overstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Senate
Oklahoma Legislature
Ira Hill
Alfalfa County
Grant County
George Clark
Creager Says Depriests Automatically Invited in Telegram
Republican National Committeeman Creager from Washington released a telegram criticizing the Texas Legislature for attacking Mrs. Herbert Hoover and the administration over the Depriest unit. He urged Governor Moody not to sign a resolution, noting the guests were invited automatically by lists prepared by house and senate officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dallas
Herbert Hoover
Moody
Republican National
House Refuses Action on Evolution Ban and School Bills
The Texas House on Wednesday declined to set for special order two bills. one would prohibit teaching evolution in state supported schools and another would regulate building and loan organizations. The session also considered a Graves of Erath bill granting local trustees power over teacher conduct, but votes blocked both proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House
Harper
Purl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foo
Jon
Reet
Fim
Idge
Sherman
State Bank & Trust Co
St . Bailey
Congressman
Mystic Lodge
Ohio
East and West Texas
Ma” Ferguson
Tom Heflin
Creager
H. L. Rodgers Co
Bonham, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!