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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR note references 1938 day content and local items. Details are unreadable but indicate a dated community brief or column fragment. No clear names, places, or events are extractable for a precise card.
Window lights broken by hail at Vinita Oklahoma. Granite from Llano to be used in Texas University buildings. Denton County campaign preparations ahead of voting. Mrs Stella Mangrum 45 died from a hospital window fall in Paris. Dr L E Finney Baylor field rep dead from accident near Waco. Mrs Wilson 80 drowned in Leon River near Belton after slipping into flood. Walter Werner 31 jailed for life in kidnapping case near Kansas City. third sentencing in that crime. Federal probe of liquor and dope in Tarrant county jail and other Texas jails. Four million gallons gasoline escaped four cent tax monthly. Texas yearly loss around $1.5 million. Total gasoline tax receipts 1931: $33,044,280.
DALLAS June 19 Two children drowned in Dallas county. Lila Lee Murphy nine of Dallas fell from a pier into White Rock Lake. David Jett ten son of Robert Jett of Seagoville drowned in a gravel pit near Mesquite where he swam with two brothers and another boy. They found his absence when leaving the pool. Two men passing recovered the body.
Fort Scott witnesses identify Frank Sawyer Ed Davis and Jim Clark as escaped Oklahoma convicts linked to a $32,000 Citizens National Bank holdup. All three were arraigned on first degree robbery charges and each bonded for $25,000.
Longview resident Mrs. R E Weaver 39 died instantly when her car collided with a parked truck two miles east of Wills Point. Her husband Dr. R E Weaver was severely cut by glass and moved to Arlington for recovery. The truck driver, a black man, left the scene after fleeing when the lights were off and repairs were needed.
Texarkana June 20 Will Hefner 61 night watchman at Maude Bowie county was seriously wounded today in a gunfight with two burglars who looted a railway station and stole goods valued at 500 dollars. Hefner fired back and believes he wounded one burglar. Burglars escaped with merchandise from Tom Hubbard's store.
J. M. Miller, a Union Valley farmer seven miles south of Bonham, badly mashed his left foot in a hay press on Friday. No bones were broken. His brother Sam Muller brought crutches, and Miller is able to hobble around, deeming himself fortunate not to lose the foot.
Jackie Tullock in Oakdale California shot at a rattlesnake and narrowly avoided a second strike as buckshot missed. One shot pierced his foot in the misfire and he escaped with minor injuries.
In Hockley county a one room shack burned killing Mrs. A L Scott 25 and daughter Ruby Mae 7 and sons Billy Fay 3 Lena Belle 13, all burned when a supper fire with kerosene exploded as embers ignited oil. Father arrived to help neighbors move victims to Littlefield and then to Lubbock for care.
Beginning today the 20th, water used for household purposes will be billed at half price until September 20. Bills are due July 10 at full price for water used May 20 to June 20. Reductions will appear on August, September, and October bills.
The city equalization board chaired by John S. Rodgers Robert Nunnelee and Ode Roberts started the equalization of tax renditions this morning. The board will meet for a couple of days and schedule hearings from interested parties ten days hence.
Governor Austin said he could not intervene to rescind the Democratic executive committee action ordering a vote on Congress submitting the 18th amendment. He declined, calling it a party matter and noting he is a teetotaler.
The Associated Press reports a disastrous hail and rain storm in Turkey Texas ruined cotton and other crops on 360 sections of land last night. The event affected 19 200 acres and damaged multiple farms in the region. Local growers assess losses and anticipate relief efforts.
AUSTIN June 19 Texas state-supported colleges ask 13 425 000 less this biennium than two years ago. The institutions reduced requests to the board recommended figure for the Forty second Legislature as hearings begin. Adrian Pool said salaries may face further cuts by the Legislature and few new buildings are likely to be approved.
Governor Roosevelt named John E. Mack, a neighbor and political godfather, as his choice to nominate him at the Democratic national convention. Mack, a prominent lawyer, is not a Tammanyite.
J W Bailey Jr son of Ton Bailey will be in Bonham tonight at 8 for a campaign speech on his bid for congressman at large place 2. He will discuss daily issues and present ideas for voters. Local residents urged to attend and listen to the speaker.
Nile Will Wright was found guilty of robbery by assault with firearms in the Morrison extortion case. The jury, after about forty eight hours of deliberation, sentenced him to fifteen years in prison. Co-defendant J. D. Connor pleaded guilty and is serving a fifteen year term. T. B. Edmondson received immunity for turning state's evidence.
Prominent farmer Mr. R A Carson, longtime Fannin county official, spends the day in the city greeting old friends. He notes crops in his northeast Bonham area are generally good but rain is badly needed to sustain them.
Temperature for 24 hours ending at 7 am shows a maximum of 85 and a minimum of 63. East Texas remains generally fair and warm, while West Texas is mostly fair with possible scattered showers in the Panhandle.
Chicago June 18 Charles G Dawes returning from Washington and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation said he believes the nation has reached a turning point in the low mood He cited lower taxes from reduced government spending and municipal debt as key but noted small businesses with low overhead show improvement and larger firms will follow He emphasized recovery will start from the bottom up and highlighted increased electric power consumption as a stronger sign than stock or bond activity He argued only a moderate price rise is needed to restore profitability due to reduced inventories and continued forced economies.
Madrid reports the Spanish Republic treasury declares former King Alfonso’s private fortune seized. Cash and securities exceed 2.5 million plus assets valued over 500 thousand dollars, with more seized property tied to associates. A strong box from the royal palace yielded 150,000 pesetas, 6 million pesetas in company bonds, and 11.5 million pesetas in other securities. Seized items include furniture and gifts, some to fund schools and others to museums.
Governor Sterling declined to call an extraordinary session before fall to consider relief measures. He cited the constitutional minimum thirty days for such meetings and noted a one day session request could not be honored. If legislators can pass laws to cut expenses and provide substantial relief, a session may be held later, but not before September.
At 1 a.m. a fire damaged Leeman's garage on West Sourth Street and destroyed Downey's popcorn wagon. Downey, a poor man, suspects rats chewed matches, triggering the blaze that left the wagon burned and the popcorn unsold. No injury reported.
The Rev Harold Gennessy of Paris cannot review The Magnificent Obsession Wednesday afternoon. A message to Mrs Eugene Risser, president of the Library Board, notes the date will be announced later.
Saturday marked the season’s peak heat as John Vernon’s thermometer pegged at 98 degrees. The Favorite office was used as the criterion, and the device seemed on the verge of blowing out from the heat.
A car struck Elnora Tolhurst, age three, as she ran across a street in Uvalde. Her mother and two sisters witnessed the fatal incident. Authorities reported no further immediate details.
Governor Sterling, a Democratic at large delegate, will not attend the national convention in Chicago and assigns his proxy to W. A. Tarver, chair of the state insurance commission. Tarver earlier pressed for a recall at Houston on a petition to Congress to resubmit the 12th Amendment. Rain and stormy weather also affected events.
Oklahoma City Junean A E Cooner of the Oklahoma Hawk ers Association detective announces H D Little, held at Guthrie, has been identified by three witnesses as a participant in the $7 90 robbery of the First National Bank of Shamrock on March 4.
President Calles of Mexico and Lenora Calles reached New York with Lenora taken to a hospital for examination. Authorities reported her condition serious but not critical as doctors awaited a final diagnosis.
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