Bonham Eyes Industrial Boom with Bonham Banquet
About 100 Bonham residents and Texas Telephone officials attended a Banquet at Gem Cafe to hear industrial engineer Marsolf discuss attracting plants to Bonham. Spivey reviewed Marsolf’s 28 preliminary surveys and Paris transfer as proof of results, plus a plan to secure a pottery factory with 1500 workers in Paris. The group formed a committee to negotiate with Marsolf for a Bonham site, aiming for a starter payroll of around a quarter million dollars annually.
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Bonham
Conmere
Gem Cafe
Texas Telephone Company of
Sherman
Crane
Ian. H. Shutt
B. B. Griffith
Joy Black
H. A. McDougal
Chamber
E W Martsoll
Pittsburgh
Industral Engineer
McDougal
John R. Spivey
Bonham Co
Marisolf
Spivey
Martstll
Paris
Pais Chamber of Commerce
Martself
Martsolf
United States
New England
Middle Western
Texas
United “States
Texarkana
Awisl
Gainesville
Dougal
John Spivey
Marsolf
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Martsolf and
Benham
Bonham Approves Martsolf Contract for Industrial Plants
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Bonham directors unanimously approve hiring E. W. Martsolf and associates as industrial engineers for 1000 dollars immediate payment and 3900 dollars after ground is broken. Two plants eyed are a stove foundry and a rayon factory, with work to start within three to four months. No bonus or contributions demanded.
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E. W. Martsolf
Lanquet
Chamber of Commerce
Bonham
Martsolf
Texas Beause
Bonham Schools Apply for 45 Percent Grant for Bonded Expansion
H A Glass superintendent says new applications for the 45 percent grant of a 75000 bond issue have been filed to fund a school enlargement program. Bonham will receive 33750 while bonds totaling 41250 will be voted. Final election timing to be announced early, with bond approval expected in coming weeks.
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H. A. Glass
Bonham Schools
Anglo French Reach Accord in Naval Parley
Paris reports Premier Laval and Captain Anthony Eden appeared to mend the breach over the British naval accord with Germany. The final talks yielded Laval’s statement that France and England should stay united in a common duty to advance European peace through stronger collective security.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lierre Laval
Anthony Eden
England
Germany
Laval
France
Virginia Man Named Rotary International President
Ed R. Johnson of Roanoke, Virginia, was elected president of Rotary International at the Rotary convention in Mexico City. He defeated Donato Gaminara of Montevideo, Uruguay, by about a two to one margin, succeeding R. L. Hill of Columbia, Missouri.
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Virginia
Rotary
Mexico City
Mexico
Ed R. Johnson
Roahnoke
Rotary International
Johnson
R. L. Hill
Columbia
Donato Gaminara
Montevideo
Uruguay
Cotton Market Opens Higher in New York Quotation
July opened at 11.50 and closed at 11.59 60 in the New York cotton market.
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New York
Three Bay City Residents Die in Boat Spill
Bodies of Ellis Hamill, 30, Mrs. Pat McGuirt, and Mrs. Jack Erwin were recovered from Caranchahua Bay after a swift motor boat accident near Bay City. Survivors said rough water caused the boat to overturn and throw those in front from the craft.
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Associated Press
Bay City
Texas
Caranchahua Bay
Ellis Hamill
Man
Pat McGuirt
Jack Erwin
Hamill
Small Twister Damages Farmstead Near Ladonia
A brief twister southeast of Ladonia injures a farm at the Wilfe property destroying a smokehouse uprooting several large trees and tearing shingles from the farmhouse. Mr and Mrs Hoskins shelter in a storm cellar as neighbors report no other damage in the area.
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Ladonia
Hugh Wilfe
R. C. Hoskins
Ladonit
Floods Put Wharton County Farms Under Water
Associated Press reports Colorado river floods in Wharton and surrounding areas cause extensive crop damage with Arthur Scofield estimating losses near one million dollars. He says at least 100000 acres of farm land were inundated and plantings will be nearly total losses. About 800 to 1000 refugees seek assistance in Wharton.
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Wharton
Associated Pres
Colorado River
Tsip
Arthur Scofield
Wharton County
Scofield
Colorado
Hit Run Driver Found Not Guilty By Sherman Jury
A Sherman jury returned a verdict clearing Jimmie Thor of charges in a hit and run case involving a fatal collision near Paris. The trial hinged on identification amid unclear testimony, with defense counsel arguing lack of reliable evidence.
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Sherman
Jimmie Thor
Thompson
U Couch
B. F. Hutchison
Parle Sense Eccunsel
Explosion at Reimsdorf plant kills 200 and injures 723
The Associated Press reports that the Reimsdorf munitions factory explosion on June 13 caused 200 deaths and 723 injuries, with 95 seriously hurt. Official announcements dated June 22 confirm the toll.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Reimsdorf
Enid To Expand Grain Elevator Capacity To Eleven Million
A new one million bushel grain elevator under construction in Enid Oklahoma will raise the city’s total grain handling capacity to eleven point six million bushels.
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Enid
Okla
Martial Law In Eureka Strike Area Tightened
Eureka California June 22 Armed police patrol streets to curb renewed rioting as a lumber strike escalates with deadly weapons. Police chief George Littlefield says the situation is under control today. Sixty six persons are held on rioting and assault charges after yesterday’s altered clash between strike pickets and lumber mill workers.
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Associated Press
Eureka
Calif
George Littlefield
Burning Plane Crash Near Banning Injures Three Army Fliers
Riverside Calif June 22 Three army fliers from Brooksfield San Antonio parachuted from about 3000 feet altitude to escape as their observation plane caught fire and crashed near Banning California, barely surviving the ordeal.
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Associated Press
Riverside
Calif
Brooksfield
San Antonio
Banning
California
Big Bend Park Authorized By Pres Roosevelt
Representative Thomas of Texas said President Roosevelt signed a bill creating Big Bend National Park. The bill authorizes the secretary to acquire by donation several thousand acres of land in Brewster and Presidio counties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas
Texas
Roosevelt
Big Bend National Park
Ickes
Brews Steard Presidio Counties
Mrs Waley Tries Plea of Guilty in Lindbergh Kidnaping
Tacoma report: Mrs Margaret Waley seeks to enter a guilty plea to the Lindbergh law kidnapping of George Weyerhaeus Jr. But Judge Cushman again rejects the plea and orders a formal not guilty plea be entered.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Margaret Waley
George Weyerhaeus Jr
E. E. Cushman
Agrarian Clashes Leave Several Dead in Mexico
Dispatches report deadly clashes between rival agrarian factions in Torreon Coahuila and nearby Perote Veracruz. Eight men were killed and several wounded in Torreon while one man died and two were wounded at a separate rally.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Perote
Vera Cruz
Everal
Torreon Coahuala
Auto Kills Man Seated On Curb In Wichita Falls
A man about 40 identified as J D Hess was fatally injured when struck by a moving car that turned into an alley where he sat on the curb. He died in a hospital shortly after the accident. Two youths in the car were questioned by the assistant county attorney.
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Wichita False
Texas
Jane
J D Hess
Noor
Work Begins On Texas Centennial Project At Fair Park
June 21 Dallas reports the opening of the Texas Centennial Central Exposition site at Fair Park. The first crew clears the area as noise of demolition and construction fills the air. Officials express relief and applicants gain new hope for employment as workers pull nails and begin work on the project.
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Dallas
Fair Park
Texas Centennial Central
Centennial Administration
Judge Lynch Rules Death in Case of Assault Today
WIGGINGS Miss June 22 A man identified by officers McGee accused of attacking the 11 year old daughter of a white farmer yesterday was lynched today two miles east of here by a mob of white, estimated at between.
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Judge Lynch
Associated Press
R D
Bogata Club Reports Quilts and Embroidery Work
In Bogata Texas a club notes clearer mood decline yet reports twenty name quilts completed. Members of the Delta chapter announce work finished on eighty one pieces with notable embroidery effort and ongoing projects.
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Depression Club
Bist
Bogata
Texas
Floyd Rejecton
Ch. Delta Unique Organization
Bogat
W. . Wain
Additin
Texas Weather Summary For Eas and West Texas
Temperatures reach a maximum of 83 and a minimum of 61 with partly cloudy skies. Eas Texas expects clouds tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the northwest. West Texas sees fair skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Sunday with partly cloudy conditions.
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Eas
Texas
West Texas
Long Promises Support If Plan Is Considered
Senator Long of Louisiana endorses a wealth redistribution program and pledges full support if President Roosevelt pushes it through Congress. He says rapid action would remove him from politics and that his elimination in politics would be immediate.
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Washington
Augusta Gazette reports men fear marriage for money
A fragmentary Augusta state journal item notes concerns about men displaying wealth to attract marriage, reflecting social attitudes of the era. The readable text hints at financial motives in unions and public chatter about married life and money.
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Augusta Gazette
Aivet
Peka State Journal
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