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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
1
Ardmore report notes A Pp champion attorney for four deputy sheriffs William E Guess and Cecil Crosby says sevvance will be asked tomorrow when their trial for the killings of Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez is called. Guess said he did the actual shooting and will be tried first if service is granted.
Congressman Blanton criticizes the moratorium plan as an unprecedented overreach and non constitutional, calling it an usurpation of legislative power. He urges action to aid the 6,000,000 unemployed Americans.
At the El Paso convention Police Chief Owen W. Kilday urged a state bill to require printing of all felons to curb crime. Delegates heard addresses from Lee, Baltazar Adame, James Jett, and others as plans for future gatherings and leadership discussed.
Buck DeJournett, colored, son of Boots DeJournette, was injured at the W B Leeman Motor Co while under a car being repaired. A second car rolled back and knocked the jacked vehicle down, injuring him and leaving him resting at home.
Ruth Nichols suffered injuries when her transatlantic flight damaged the plane during landing at St Johns Newfoundland and she was rushed to General Hospital. Early reports suggested a serious condition with a wounded left leg and shock.
June 23 The Frisco system in Texas seeks approval to drop its 2 cent passenger fare on June 30 reverting to prior higher rates. The move ends a fare experiment spanning several railroads including St Louis and San Francisco Fort Worth and Rio Grande and Santa Fe Pacific. Officials cited widespread protests and potential actions by Texas and Pacific and other lines to maintain unified rates.
Secretary Stimpson will broadcast the explanation of the Hoover debt moratorium plan at 10 o clock EST tonight on National and Columbia networks. The French cabinet failed to agree on a response and will borrow. The German press praised the plan while the British foreign office announced its formal acceptance to Washington. Hoover wired lawmakers seeking their views after personal consultations with many senators and representatives.
At the meeting for the annual encampment of the H D and 4 11 Boys and Girls Clubs of Fannin County to be held at the fairgrounds next Friday and Saturday, plans outlined a 290 to 500 participant event with committees led by J T Boon and Robert Carswell. The program includes cooking, sleeping quarters, swimming, and meals beginning Friday night through Saturday afternoon, with specific roles assigned to Sim Smith, Herman Denton, Ira Tripe, Wayne Whittington, and others.
Special to the Pa orite Honey Grove reports John Underwood storekeeper died this afternoon after a fatal struggle with officers during a confrontation. In Arnolcity Mike Philopevien, 40, storekeeper, was killed when deputy sheriffs fired on a crowd at a coal mine. Witnesses say Philopevien ran toward officers as they fired.
The excerpt states that establishing credit by borrowing and repaying is best done at a bank, emphasizing the bank as the ideal place to build a repayment reputation.
In Austin and surrounding areas Cedar trees in Central and West Central Texas suffer sap loss as the red spider chigger multiplies on trees. Chief entomologist Del Curto notes heavy infestation, trees browning and drooping, with sulfur spray recommended on hot days.
X ray pictures show Ruth Nichols cracked two vertebrae in yesterday’s crash at St John New Brunswick. A physician said the injuries will heal easily and Nichols hopes to resume her Paris flight soon. Olly Hollie and Holger Morris are at Harbor Grace awaiting weather for a Denmark flight.
Cilff note records plans near Corsicana Texas for First National Bank building improvements in Mineola including a car elevator and second floor remodel. Expected cost between 19000 and 20000 dollars with bids set around July 1. A separate violent incident in Wheeling West Virginia reports a rejected suitor shooting a woman and later killing himself.
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