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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
4
President Roosevelt signed the expansive GI Bill providing education aid, government guaranteed loans, unemployment, and other veterans benefits. Officials estimate the bill will cost about six and a half billion dollars and apply to all veterans who served, though initial setup will take time.
A. G McRae of Texas Power and Light says residential and commercial customers will receive semiannual credits totaling 300 000 yearly under a May 3 1944 contract with the Power Administration. Checks for the first period are expected within six months and may be cashed at company offices.
Letters from Rayburn and Bowles read at a club meeting as plans for county gasoline coupons were reviewed. Sen W Lee telegram referenced while OPA administration and a protest reply from Speaker Sta O'Daniel were noted. Clarence Elkins Ed Edmiston chaired a funds donation for a collection anit by Tex- was noted.
A memorial service is set for Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Ivanhoe church for T-5 Joe G Whisenhunt US Army son of Mr and Mrs W H Whisenhunt of Ivanhoe who was killed in action on the Italian front May 27. The Rev J F Pender and Rev D Carey will lead services. He served with the Bunham unit of the Texas National Guard later part of the 36d Division and saw action at Salerno.
Berlin endured two air raids within 12 hours as Allied air forces targeted the city. Reports describe heavy bombing, fires, and bombardment of key targets including a railway bridge near Lastie and other strategic sites.
Washington June 22 The compromise forms the Bankhead cotton amendments the OPA bill adopted Congress today is expected to increase prices of some low cost cotton products. It provides that prices for each major type of cotton item must be in line with the parity for raw cotton. Previously OPA ensured only a general textile price level. low cost items often priced below parity, reducing production. The amendment sets individual pricing for each cotton article, allowing higher prices for lower cost items to raise output.
Up to 780 American heavy bombers attacked rail and industrial targets in northern Italy for the first time since bad weather began last Friday. The operation targeted key transportation and production facilities as Allied forces push to weaken Axis logistics.
British bridge fans were shocked as Phillip testified in a court case on whether poker is a game of chance or skill. He supported that poker demands more skill than any other card game and testified for three women charged with running a gaming house where poker was played.
Report claims the furthest northern point of the United States lies in Minnesota, highlighting geographical extremities and regional distinctions. The statement reflects regional mapping debates and the state's role in defining national borders.
Bonham local relief chair urges larger Series E bond purchases to reach a 490000 goal by July 8. A Monday bond rally from 10 to 12 noon will feature Gale Storm Vida Patrick Johnny Mack Brown and wounded veterans to boost sales. Stores close for two hours and a 30 piece Perry Ford band will provide music for the event.
An instructed verdict of not guilty was returned in district court for A M Silva of Honey Grove on a kidnapping indictment. The defense, led by R T Lipscomb, filed the motion after the state rested its case, with A L McRae joining later in the proceedings.
Bonhams street lights will be back on within days after workmen installed a light at East 4th Street and Chestnut Street. The outage followed a June 12 city council order to restore illumination, with globes awaited to complete the fix.
A nine year old Dallas boy named Faul Yokum was run over by a rear wheel of a city bus as he stepped off. His arm was caught in the gate mechanism during the incident. The accident occurred in Dallas on June 22.
Allied forces report capturing several German robot launching platforms near Cherbourg with at least eight platforms seized intact. RAF bombers targeted the supply centers while American heavy and medium bombers added to the night and day offensives across Pas de Calais.
London reports that Allied forces completed the encirclement of Cherbourg with an all out attack in progress late last night. The statement from A.R.Aled headquarters notes the operation is near completion and Cherbourg is effectively surrounded.
Goodyear president Edward J Thomas of Akron says civilian passenger car tire production should reach near pre war replacement rates by year end. He warns that higher output should not reduce conservation efforts as synthetic rubber gains allow up to 20 million tires this year despite strong military demand.
Washington June 22 The American naval victory off the Philippines will be a mighty impulse to speed the advance across the Pacific and into Japan's inner defenses, says Secretary of War Henry L Stimson.
Allied forces report a massive air strike on Truk Atoll and surrounding Caroline Islands with Liberator bombers dropping extensive payloads On the same day American forces pressed operations at Rabaul New Britain and Mokmer in New Guinea While Japanese resistance intensified and thousands of troops were cut off or captured the campaign aimed to neutralize key Japanese bases and hasten the end of the trapped forces
Soviet forces launch a twin frontal drive to seize the 223 mile stretch along the Leningrad Murmansk railroad and push from Vilkus furthest north as a 7 mile front between Lakes Ladoga and Onega advances. The Soviet Information Bureau claims German losses of 7.8 million in three years and 400,000 in this period, while American and British support aids the effort.
Carrier planes of the American Fifth Fleet sank four enemy warships and damaged ten off the Philippines. One carrier sunk, another badly damaged and burning. A third hit by bombs, a light carrier hit, battleship and cruiser damaged, three destroyers hit, three tankers sunk, and 49 Japanese planes destroyed. American losses included 49 planes. Allied forces closed on Cherbourg from three land sides as air attacks target German defenses.
The text discusses how many people formerly walked to stay fit but now most people are reduced to walking more or less. It notes a shift in physical activity and implies changes in daily routines and health practices.
A Belgian radio broadcast urged partisans to aid at the first sign of invasion and ordered railway workers to quicken sabotage on lines used by German troop and munitions trains toward the Normandy front. It also reported Eisenhower assigned Maj Gen Jacques Leclerc to lead the French desert to assist patriot forces against Nazi reinforcements.
Japanese forces in three columns advance south of Changsha and report two cities captured and a third threatened. Lukow seized 34 miles below Changsha, and Liling taken 35 miles southeast of the city. Chengyang also fell near Sinyang as fighting rages near Yencheng and Hengyang region.
Fort Worth livestock market notes cattle and calves with steady tone. Steers and yearlings 9 to 12.50, fat cows 7.50 to 11, cutters 5 to 7, calves 8 to 13.50. Hogs 1800 head steady top butcher 13.65, good butchers 11.25 to 12.5, mixed grades 9.78 to 10.25, feeding sows 9.75 to 10.25.
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