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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
5
An item notes the appointment of Dr Graves for treatment of throat disease, mentioning Tracy and Echube in connection with the medical role and fitting of a device or method discussed in the report.
Indictments charging seven young white men with murder in connection with the lynching of Robert Powell a 24 year old negro are expected to be returned today by the Harris County grand jury. Five of the seven men were jailed last night and one confessed in the presence of District Attorney Horace Soule Mayor Oscar Lulcombe Sheriff T A Binford and the Police Chief.
Paris reports a debate among defenders of Jules Verne and explorer Wilkins over the North Pole. Amundsen and Amiral Peary are cited about the pole's existence while migratory birds allegedly arrive there seasonally, questioning the ice and snow theory.
United Press reports Columbus plasterer J Starkey wants to remain in the county jail during latespring and summer as he cannot find work. Starkey was arrested on a charge of operating a ll and refused to plead guilty now, preferring fall sentencing and housing to get through the winter.
Five armed men in shotguns attempted to abduct James Huff the grand jury chief witness in the Octavius Granaday murder case. Police arrival thwarted the plan. Huff rode with Granada associate when Granaday was shot on election day. He identified Johnny Armande and Morris Fler as suspects. The attack followed another in three days.
London June 22 An obituary in the Diocesan Gazette honors a peacock longtime friend of the Bishop of Worcester and his family The Bishop writes May I add that he disconsolate widow of muta ble sex would welcome another partner Anyone who has a peacock to spare MASTER HEN PERFORMS Columbus Neb June 21 An egg 10 1 2 by 8 3 1 inches reported by George Drin nin compares with a standard hen egg about 6 by 7 inches in circumference.
Ten thousand people who claim the name Smit are expected in St Louis on July 14 for the first annual Smith Association picnic. A Smith Glee Club has already been organized for the event.
In Florence at dawn four Chinese men convicted of killing Tom King, rival Tongman, were executed at the state penitentiary. A fifth member escaped the gallows after the state board of pardons commuted his sentence to life imprisonment because he was seventeen at the time of the murder.
Governor Alfred I. Smith states he has not altered his belief in amending prohibition provisions. Norman F. Mack had said States may decide alcohol content, but Mack clarified the views were his own. Smith denies resigning over a possible presidential run and defers vice presidential suggestions to others.
Henry Buescher of Freelandville is hospitalized with severe injuries after a blind horse he rode walked off a bridge near here. He leaped from the animal to escape.
The American Historical Association funds a study by Dr. Richard H. Shryock on how health conditions shaped American progress over 300 years. This summer he will research among scholars in Washington and Philadelphia, aiming to relate national health status to social context.
Kings Bay reports two mint Italian seaplanes prepared to depart for the first real search for seven men aboard the dirigible Italia, missing without trace since four weeks prior.
June 22 report notes Mr and Mrs Red Bird parting ways here. The featherer wife deserted her mate to stay near a goldfish pond at Bert and Mrs Jeffries home. The red bird guards the pool and was seen dropping a worm into the water and swooping at a cat drawn to the fish.
Webster McBride, a Tulane Central American expedition member, reports that guides forced the party to eat monkey meat during their jungle trek in Central America, noting the unusual sustenance as they traveled.
Shreveport La June 22 The first speed boat regatta will be held on Cross Lake July 4 under Will N Dile lengzue with about sixty entries. Races judge by piston displacement. Courses include a three mile triangle and a 27 mile free for all. Amateurs only with professionals barred at this new city reservoir of 11 000 acres.
Dana X. Bible Texas A and M football coach will visit Amarillo on July 16 as guest of the Panhandle Am arillo A M club. He will address the organization and be accompanied by E F McQuillan secretary of the ex students association. Trials at Tri State Field Trial association set for July 30 with four stakes and a $1500 cup to winner for one year donated by local bird dog enthusiasts.
Dallas June 22 John M Fouts supervisor of high school athletics urges the school board to consider and adopt revised rules for the coming year He has led a program to make high school athletics self supporting and seeks increased facilities to further athletics.
Kaw Indians plan a Sunday celebration on the Arkansas River bank near here honoring Charles Curtis after his election as Republican vice presidential nominee. Curtis cannot attend due to campaign obligations.
United Press dispatch from Mexico City reports twenty two rebels and ten federal soldiers killed in an eight hour clash near Las Puertas. Two priests served as co leaders with rebel bandit Rodolfo Losca.
The Agricultural Committee of the Senior Chamber of Commerce chaired by Sid Smith grants farmers free use of a Bonham Cotton Oil Company seed house to store potatoes until September 1. Grading labeling and sack storage will be provided, but suitability and risk are left to farmer discretion as a temporary expedient for those with large acreages and no home storage.
By Unitel Press Falls City Neb June 21 Sam Marts observed his 78th birthday Thursday while on his regular rounds as a local law enforcement officer. Marts has served as a policeman in Falls City for 24 years, more than half as chief of policy.
Ten persons were killed and forty injured in a railway accident near Bollnas today when the Northern Express left Stockholm at midnight and collided with an auxiliary engine. The first three express coaches were wrecked.
In Washington on June 22 a triple execution was carried out for the murder of Leo Bush, a Washington policeman. The condemned were Nicholas Engler aged 32 Samuel Morene aged 20 and John Proctor aged 19. Authorities announced they maintained innocence and no clemency intervened.
A fragmented dispatch from Hankow reports a city program to teach dancing to students stalled after two weeks when a student eloped with a teacher, causing disruption and confusion. The terse notes mention an experiment, a student, and the missing details leaving the outcome unclear.
The Dallas to Chicago air mail route saw its first fatal crash near Lebo Kansas as pilot Wayne Neville, a veteran flyer, died when his aircraft struck a wind and electrical storm at 4 15 am. The plane reportedly was struck by lightning. Neville, who had flown since May 19 1926, recently moved with his wife to Chickasha Oklahoma after formerly living in Dallas. The couple once owned a flying circus.
A group of about a dozen Al Smith boosters arrived in Galveston this morning from Houston by boat. The delegation was led by Elizabeth Marbury, New York National Committee woman, as reported by United Press.
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