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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
1
All eleven crew members perished when a Gulfport air field B 17 Flying Fortress crashed near Bay Minette Alabama about 20 miles northeast of Mobile during a combat training flight officials announced tonight.
An advertisement promotes Swamp Root from Kilmer & Co as a natural herbal remedy for bladder irritation and nocturnal backache. It claims to ease restless nights, increase urine flow, and improve overall comfort, urging readers to send name and address for a prepaid sample. The, offer is limited and asserts all druggists carry the product.
District 5-AA game at home features Bonham against Gainesville after both teams opened with losses. Bonham relies on Hawkins and McMillan as starters with reserves ready if a big lead forms. Gainesville led by McKenzie will try to rebound after road losses to Paris and Denison. Other games pair Greenville at Denison and Paris at Sherman.
Longview Texas January 19 soil improvement month has been designated for the 72 county area served by the East Texas Chamber of Commerce. State agencies will cooperate with the Etex chamber and county agents to conduct one day demonstrations involving landowners chambers of commerce and other civic and community organizations.
Allies push on 115 mile front from the Rhine into Reich territory with British armor crossing into the Netherlands near Sittard and patrols advancing near Dusseldorf. Patton's forces strike toward Coblenz through Luxembourg while Diekirch and surrounding towns come under assault.
A report focuses on Capt. Frank Riordan Jr and his wife Mrs. Riordan arriving from the British Isles. The exchange includes her remark about America and a sharp retort about marriage to a Texan.
An American soldier buried on the Western Front received a small piece of U S sod sent by Erwin H. Haner of Port Huron Mich. The note urged keeping the sod moist and planting it on the grave of the U S soldier. Chaplain Lt Col Ralph J. Smith received the gift.
The army will try two Nazi saboteurs before a military commission on charges of violating the law of war. William C. Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel are held at Governor's Island after landing near the Maine coast by a German submarine. a commission chaired by Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Terry will oversee the trial.
Texas railroad commissioners heard conflicting testimony on recycling natural gas sands in Agua Dulce and Stratton Fields in South Texas. Dr George Granger Brown argued recycling is feasible only if gas is processed and dry gas returned to the well to boost pressure. Opposing experts from Texas A&M and Houston outlined reasons against feasibility and urged further study.
Wartime urging home owners to include adequate wiring in building plans. Emphasizes outlets and circuits for appliances, proper protection, and high standards installed by using War Bond purchases to fund better wiring for postwar peacetime living.
Officials said a dog airlift was an erroneous operation. Elliott Roosevelt knew nothing. Stimson and Early cited a misstep and pledged corrective procedures. Maj. Gen. George said an inquiry found an error of judgment while Leon Leroy, an 8 year old, was bumped from a separate plane at Antioch. The dog likely returns to New York on a naval transport after emergency leave.
The note outlines recovering hydrocarbons if the process continues, then proceeding with straight production to drain the reservoir. It emphasizes sustained recovery before final extraction.
The Stockholm Tidningen reports Heinrich Himmler has been removed from command of the German home front army by Hitler. Himmler previously commanded all army detachments inside Germany, a decree dated last July. The dispatch says his removal follows calls to curb his influence after the western front counteroffensive.
Blanche E. Stanley a Randolph native who died at Allen Memorial Hospital after a brief illness will be buried in Willow Wild after funeral services Saturday at Wise Funeral. The Rev J Wo Sisterson will officiate with active pallbearers named from the community. She left a husband C A Stanley four sons Carl Clay Clifford and Charles one daughter Evelyn and six grandchildren among surviving relatives.
Ed D. Griffin a Childress county farmer and Jesse James Moseley of Bryan were found dead in Griffin's truck on Highway 287 eight miles east of Vernon. Authorities suspect carbon monoxide asphyxiation. Bodies found upright by highway department workers as Wilbarger county officers investigated.
WM Alsup and his wife Peninah, both war workers, were hospitalized after a struggle in a Wichita room over a shotgun. A single shell discharged, injuring Mrs Alsup in the right hand while Alsup sustained a head wound from shot splash.
Madrid January 17 reports that an Italian cruiser and four destroyers interned by Spain at Mahon in the Balearic Islands have been released and sailed for North Africa. The German actions were noted but not detailed.
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