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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
12
York reports opened wing of the Whitney Memorial Museum of Birds with a vast collection. The exhibit, built on a decades long Whitne y expedition, features birds displayed across multiple floors and a Pacific view scene.
The county signed with a Bradford Pa operator to drill on 259 acres owned by the county to fund welfare and provide income from any royalties. The land, bought at tax sale near the Allegheny home and infirmary, was set to be developed as a farm pilot but bore no productive results.
A Los Angeles style feature notes a contest by Pullman Company with free round trips to New York or San Francisco for winners. Walter Winchell names a car after himself, Dan Parker jokes of libel, and many toasts to Hollywood figures from James Walker to Joan Crawford. The entry closes June 15 with judging by the Pullman firm and 21,000 rail agents.
One of six children, Virginia Weidler rose early in acting, starting work as a child in motion picture projects. At 16 she appeared as a guest star with the Mardy Family in a film titled Out Went With the Hardya, delivering her best work to date for a young actress.
The California World's Fair showcases art valued at 880 million seen by thousands and to be exhibited on Treasure Island until the Exposition ends. The bronze Statue of David with Goliath's head by Verrocchio, lent by the Pirente National Museum, is pictured. The works will depart for Italy per a Malian decree. Trade in Bonham.
Child actress Virginia Weidler, born March 21, 1927 in Hollywood, gains a Metro Goldwyn Mayer contract after acclaimed guest star turn with the Hardy Family in Out West with the Hardys. Daughter of opera singer Margaret Weidler and architect Alfred Weidler, she began acting at age two and has appeared in multiple films while growing up in the Hollywood Hills with five siblings and their own backyard theatre.
Austin report outlines a lawmaker's view that vertical trusts are permissible while horizontal trusts violate anti trust intent. The piece notes the bill's language borrowed from Illinois law, questions Texas constitutional reach, and sketches related legislative moves on college funding and welfare relief amid a tense session.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station researchers led by Dr W Ralph Singleton announce cold resistant corn varieties that germinate and grow despite low March temperatures. He planted seeds March 24 in semi frozen soil to test inherited traits for early maturity. The aim is to breed these traits into other early corn er varieties.
A 112 page special edition of the Evening Star Washington D C depicts King Crarge and Queen Elizabeth's visit to the United States. The chamber of commerce will keep copies at its office for public viewing as a detailed, historical document.
Snow and wind hindered seed germination while hardy hybrids survived. Seeded rows were tested for cold resistance and transplanted. Dr Singleton hopes to halve the maturity time eventually, with progress expected to cut a full month. Watch for Sandy.
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