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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1930
Page
4
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United Press reports a dramatic drop in wheat corn oats rye and cotton prices. Wheat trades near 1.00 per bushel with an 88 38 cent Chicago reading, far below wartime highs and last year. Corn down 17 cents, rye 34, cotton at 27.10. Speculators lose millions as glut persists and the Farm Board faces large deficits.
In Fannin County a housewife confronted a wolf menacing her turkeys. She grabbed a shotgun and killed the wolf, echoing a Red Riding Hood style rescue. The tale frames rural danger and self reliance as she protects her flock and livelihood.
Captain Charles E Kingsford Smith and three companions landed at Harbor Grace after thirty one hours and thirty five minutes aloft in the Southern Cross. Heavy fog as well as compass failure forced a return toward the coast and plans to resume to New York are now indefinite. The navigator’s father is reported dying in London. Nearby in Chicago Kenneth and John Hunter push toward a new endurance record after 328 hours aloft in City of Chicago with under a hundred hours remaining.
A morning blaze at a Chicago hangar destroyed fifty airplanes valued at 2.25 million. An explosion sparked the fire as night workers slept inside but all escaped unharmed. Among the losses were ten Tri‑Motored Fokkers of Universal Lines valued at 50 thousand each.
Washington reports the State Department is probing a Dallas Cotton Exchange inquiry about a reported 2.50 dollar visa fee per bale on bills of lading for cotton bound for China. The department has no confirmation and notes a similar charge by the United States on cotton from Chinese ports. Senator Connally and Representative Sumners asked whether the New Orleans report is authentic and if the fee would apply to all U S cotton sent to China.
The Department of Justice plans three federal jails near El Paso to house short term inmates. Senator Tom Connally of Texas reports objections from local groups have been withdrawn. Each jail is projected to cost about 400 000 dollars with 200 000 for remodeling. two sites may be used for expansion. Some opposition cited turning El Paso into a penitentiary city.
The actor Warner Baxter is praised as a sharp fashion critic while condemning current trends as the ugliest in history. He quips that skirts worn short at the front and trailing at the heels give the impression of a hurried escape from a fire. See the new engraving samples.
Red River County farmers move crops to market in Clarksville Avery and Detroit with about 20 cars of potatoes shipped. First tomatoes arrive in Avery and Clarksville. Detroit to begin shipping next week. Truck crops excluding cucumbers run 50 to 75 percent under formal prices due to May wet spell.
In Austin on June 24, talks between the Texas and Oklahoma Highway Commissions and Denison Bridge Company failed to reach a final deal over tolls on the Red River bridge linking Denison and Durant. Proposals ranged from 75 cents per vehicle for two years to a one year 75 cent toll, with conditions on excess tolls and future bridge construction plans discussed, but no agreement reached.
In Tucker Georgia a mentally unstable doctor F P Hudson killed his two year old son and six year old daughter in a barn at milking time and then killed himself.
Southern Cross radio log details a voyage from Port Marnock in the Irish Free State to the Atlantic. It notes contacts with British amateurs, Bald onnel, the liner Volendam, and the Norwegen steamer with positions near Cape Race and Grand Banks.
Dalish attorney D A Frank spoke for candidate Barry Miller arguing rich prison farm lands lie under private farms. He cited a Brazoria county tract and said many attempts were made to raise land prices. He criticized prison relocation as extravagant and unnecessary.
Clin C. Small of Wellington campaigned in Breckenridge urging new business like governance. He backed equal taxation, regulation for professionals, and opposition to a statewide highway bond issue. Allison introduced Small and predicted West Texas support in the Democratic primary. He scheduled appearances in Eastland and Brownwood.
Galveston Texas June 24 report notes first Texas wheat of new harvest arriving at the gulf, with cars graded and moisture noted. Movement expected next month as storage capacity grows and grain grading continues amid high moisture. Other items cover College Ark sports results and a humorous local dog incident at Yuma high school commencement.
Weather reports from Texas express extreme heat threatening cotton crops with highs from 102 to 106 degrees across Amarillo Clarendon Crosbyton Lubbock Fort Stockton and Spur Dallas noon reading 92. A United Press dispatch notes political tension in Washington over Measure G and party cohesion.
Report of bombs tossed from a car damaging empty buildings and windows as a heat wave returns. Victims include a 24 year old man fatally injured and a 40 year old man found near Tau. A drowning incident is noted with 18 year old Winn missing after fishing. Temperature drops by 10 degrees as midnight approaches.
The 24 hour temperature span ends at 7 am with a high of 98 and a low of 77. East and West Texas are generally fair tonight and Thursday with little change in temperature.
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