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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
5
A proposed bill would remit half of the state ad valorem tax to counties. Fannin County would receive about 17 036.68 annually if the bill becomes law and 85 percent of the assessed 11 449 200 value is taxed at 49 cents per 100. The funds would enter the general fund for unrestricted use.
The House rules committee agreed to send the neutrality revision bill to the floor for action next week. House leaders plan a debate on neutrality and Roosevelt’s foreign policies starting Monday and ending Tuesday. The Senate isolationist bloc threatens a filibuster.
In Rehoboth Beach Delaware a skeleton was uncovered on Thompsons Island near the government canal. Legends of buried pirate gold and buried pirates are revived though there are no records of any burial on the island.
The Denison Durant dam on Red River receives $5 million in the flood control allocation from the War Department civil functions bill approved by the House and Senate. The project aims to control floods and generate hydroelectric power, with construction to begin July 1.
Fannin County stands to benefit from a new state bill that would have the state assume debt payments on county road bonds from gasoline tax revenue. County Auditor Frank Wright estimates funds would reduce local tax burdens as outstanding road bonds are retired and surplus funds redirected to road construction, potentially lowering future tax rates.
Mrs Mary Louise Hateh Warburton, estranged wife of C Edgerton Warburton and granddaughter of John Wanamaker, jumped from the George Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh after driving to the span’s high point. Witnesses and onlookers could not intervene as she leaped to her death.
The Forty sixth Texas Legislature adjourned Wednesday after a record taxless session marked by a failed bid to finance pensions through a sales tax. Governor O Daniel urged lawmakers to act, while a postponed inquiry into lobbying delayed by county attorney Paul Huit left 26 witnesses awaiting notice. The session, costliest on record at about 850000 dollars, ended with both houses delaying adjournment to finalize procedural details.
Harold C. Preble, sole civilian Squalus survivor, urged that main engine induction valves be redesigned on all Navy submarines. At Portsmouth Navy Yard he also praised the diving bell rescue of 33 men as the era’s most efficient engineering achievement.
President Roosevelt presented to Congress a 3.86 billion dollar long term lending plan with 870 million to be disbursed in 1940. The loans aim to fund half-liquidating projects and will be financed by offerings of government guaranteed bonds.
A large July 4 celebration is planned at Bonham State Park featuring a monster picnic, water carnival, and beauty revue expected to draw about 10 000 people. Texas park official W T Taylors says management will stage the events with prizes of 100 each for a contest.
The farm payment bill nears final approval after House and Senate action. Leaders report a conference accord that sets farm support at about 24 billion dollars and directs funding through the next fiscal year.
An article profiles Mrs Paul Fletcher Vayden describing her as radiant, witty, and versatile. It highlights her balanced traits, love of outdoor sports, and social charm that attract people, noting her ambition and active role in community life.
Louisiana learns that Governor Leche resigns due to health, effective shortly. Lieutenant Governor Long, brother of the late Huey Long, will assume the governorship as Leche leaves office before his term ends.
The Swatow affair records Britain and the United States refusing a Japanese ultimatum to evacuate warships and civilians. Destroyers Pillsbury Thanet Pope and H-61 stayed, with Admiral Yarnell vowing to protect Americans wherever needed.
Shanghai dispatch reports Admiral Marty E Yarrell commander in chief of the US Asiatic Fleet rejected Japan's demand that the destroyer Pillsbury and American citizens leave Swatow China. Japanese naval commander ordered all foreign warships including Pillsbury and the Thanet to depart the harbor after occupying Swatow, where forty American and eighty British residents were on duty.
Washington officials said they had not received word from Japan demanding the American destroyer Pillsbury vacate Swatow harbor. The North China crisis at Tientsin persisted as Great Britain reinforced its garrison and widened relief efforts.
Fifty British and French defense leaders met in Singapore on June 22 to chart a first stage plan for countering Ja attacks. Britain backs a coordinated defense approach as talks focus on air and maritime防 measures.
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