25 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
1
Ray Lowe arrives home yesterday afternoon on a short furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Will Lowe. He plans to stay until Wednesday before returning to the battleship Louisiana. He reports good experiences with easy work and not hard discipline. Also aboard is fellow Bonham native Rufus Anderson.
Mr and Mrs Finis Alexander announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital. Mother and baby are doing well and are reported in good condition.
United Press reports the president will fight in the Senate for the food control measure passed by the House without compromise. Administration friends say opposition numbers are similar to the House where five voted against it. Bone dry provisions in the House upset Senate ranks, with likely retention of some prohibition and support for ending distilled spirits but not beers and wines.
The Woodman Log Rolling Association plans a four day event at their Bonham park beginning July 25. Each day features a different group and program: Confederate day, Troop M day, Woodman Circle day, and Odd Fellows day. Groups will provide their own readers and entertainment.
United Press reports from Valparaiso on June 25 that the Chilean government ordered the detention of the British steamer Mottiford for carrying guns and defensive armament.
State registration forms available for car owners and ready to fill. Bonham Ice Co pays cash for beer bottles. Red Cross meet at the first division headquarters between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bring thimble scissors and tape measure. Venizelos expected to head new cabinet as Zaimis ministry resigns in Athens.
United Press reports a call has gone out for national banks to submit statements of condition as of close of business on June 20.
Washington June 25 Gen. Goethals has let contracts for ten steel ships four wooden cargo vessels and twenty four wooden hulls as part of the shipbuilding program.
An armed, masked mob of about one hundred overpowered officers and dragged Henry Sawyer, a mulatto accused of attacking a white woman, from Galveston jail. They hanged him to a sign post near the crime scene, with bullets found in his body. Police say the case will not be tried today and a mass meeting of African Americans has been called.
Will H. Evans offers a modern cottage on a paved street at a cheap price.
Salt Lake City reports a dam at a mammoth reservoir twelve miles from Fairview collapsed under extreme pressure from eleven thousand acres of floodwaters. The torrent races through the valley below, endangering communities and prompting urgent responses.
London dispatch reports minor operations as British forces push deeper into German defenses on the western front. Washington notes President signs export control bill tightening licenses and embargos on food shipments abroad and forms an executive council to decide foreign policy matters.
Rogers, Woodward & Roberts Co state abundant rains will ensure a fine feed crop if planted. They offer corn, kaffir corn, milo maize, stock peas and cane seed to farmers as suitable seeding options.
Six regiments of field artillery of the National Guard have been ordered out for assignment to training camps to teach men who are learning to be artillery officers.
Vernon Banks Kincaid and Euly Van King united in marriage at 7:50 PM yesterday at the bride’s parents home in Ravenna with Eld. Fred Denis officiating. The couple, well known in the community, plan to visit Clarksville before returning to Ravenna home.
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