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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
4
Rio Grande rose after heavy rains washing sections of Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Reports say up to 10 inches fell and flood waters overran banks, isolating Del Rio and threatening water and telecommunication lines. Sheriff Stephenson indicated road access limited with plan to move supplies from nearby Carizo Springs.
July election set in Trenton to authorize 900 080 in bonds for road repairs and new roads in the Ely and associated districts. Commissioners debated funding and a road from factor to White through Ely, noting current bridge and road conditions. Bond sale, equipment bids, and a July 1 date were discussed with voters approving the bond issue on a prior Saturday.
Eighth District Judge 8 D. Berry moved the Maynard murder case to Green-Widse Berry on own initiative. The indictment accuses Nolan Maynard, former sheriff, in the fatal shooting of Dorothy Palmer.
President Truman signed the peacetime draft measure setting 21 month inductions for men aged 19 to 25 across Army Navy Air Force and Marines. Inductions cannot start for 90 days unless a national emergency is declared. About 225000 draftees are expected in year one with 837000 Army 662882 Navy and Marines and 502000 Air Force quotas. The act aims to raise total service to about 2,005,862 and ends draft exemptions via National Guard reserves.
A U P A dispatch reports President Truman says the Republican nomination of Thomas E Dewey is a victory for the conservative element in the nation after a morning conference with a Democratic senator in Washington.
Basil London former Leonard High principal for five years has been elected superintendent of the Bailey schools succeeding Kenneth Leslie who served four years. London has already begun work as Bailey Schools superintendent, and Leslie has not indicated future plans.
The Peoples Council holds its regular monthly meeting this evening at 8 oclock in Edwards Cafe banquet room. The group aims to inform citizens on local state and national issues to help them vote more intelligently.
Gen Lucius D Clay said a war short of that scale would be required to drive American forces from Berlin. US tanks patrolled the sector as Moscow cut freight, power, and supplies to western Berlin, intensifying the Cold War stand over the divided city.
A full house attended the opening night of the Honey Grove Round-Up Club rodeo. A downtown parade at 4 pm featured Congressman Sam Rayburn in the procession and grand entry. The Bonham Junior Mounted Quadrille drew applause after its performance.
Frank Wright, county chairman, reports that 55.7 percent of the U. S. Savings Bond quota for Fannin County has been collected. The committee hopes to reach 100 percent before the drive ends and notes that all sales reported to the Federal Reserve Bank by July 17 will be counted. The drive carries the slogan Americas security is your security.
United Steel Corp rejected a proposed soft coal contract that would grant a union shop to United Mine Workers. Harry W Moses and other steel company negotiators left talks with Union President John N Lewis citing objections to the union shop. An industry spokesman says the deal could raise coal prices by about 40 cents per ton. The package reportedly included a $1 per day wage increase and a $60,000 annual welfare and retirement fund, with formal announcement expected later today.
London faces an 11 day dock strike with meager wartime meat supplies. A 20,000 strong London Longshoremen committee met secretly to urge nationwide action and a mass meeting in Victoria Park. Attlee warned Britons about a fixed 20 cent meat ration for two weeks as 50 ships and 109 vessels sat idle in the Thames.
The city announced that one block on Poplar Street between Seventh and Eighth has been paved this week. R A Jackson notes property owners supplied the materials while the city provided equipment and labor. John Bacon Saunders says other blocks on the street may be paved similarly.
UVALDE Texas June 25 H W Little President of HW Little Inc announced sale of the wholesale grocery firm to the Kay Kimpell Co of Ft Worth. The deal includes HW Little properties at Del Rio and Kerrville. Price undisclosed and the purchase takes effect June 2 when the Moans business closes.
Allied officials reported the Soviet commander at Manenborn announced freight shipments to Berlin from the West could resume Monday. The move follows a series of Soviet actions aimed at pressuring Western powers to leave Berlin and lifts the threat of starvation for about 2.5 million residents in Allied sectors.
Three men arrested north of Detroit were turned over to Federal officers in Texarkana on a charge of possessing a gallon of Blanton Creek bourbon. Charges will be filed and heard in federal court in Paris.
Livestock on the nations farms and ranches fell in 1847 to the lowest level since 1839, reflecting a widespread decline in farm stock across regions. The drop signals reduced herd sizes and potential impacts on agricultural output and markets.
Bonham Rotary Club heard Texas State University professor Jack Jackson urge members and guests to develop understanding and the ability to laugh. He equated a true home with a community you can brag about and urged promoting cleanliness godliness and immigration as world needs. Don Maness provided vocal numbers.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin scrapped his seaside holiday to return to London for emergency talks on the Berlin crisis. He planned to direct Britain’s response to four power tensions over Germany as Moscow and its satellites move toward establishing an Eastern German state in opposition to Western powers in Berlin.
The body of Lt Albert Bradfoot Broadfoot, son of Judge and Mrs A S Broadfoot, killed in a 1945 England crash, is being returned to Bonham for burial. He served as a check pilot for new crews in the Eight Air Force and earned the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. He was an honor graduate of Nan an High School and Prairie College, and served in the U S Air Force Reserve before active duty.
Budapest observers report the Hungarian board of bishops excommunicated Catholic deputies who backed the government’s school nationalization plan. The bishops meeting in Budapest signaled possible further actions in church resistance to the policy.
In Austin Texas reports note charges of pollution against several companies. The article details investigations by environmental authorities, potential penalties, and the impact on local jobs and commerce as regulators scrutinize waste handling and discharge practices.
Fort Worth markets show steady cattle trade with several classes listed. Medium and government fed steer prices around 24 to 30, yearlings 21 to 26, cows mostly 16 to 26, bulls 16 to 21, calves and hogs trading in the low to mid twenties, with top cattle at about 26.25 and hogs around 23.
The 1094 delegates at the 24th GOP convention in Philadelphia named Gov. Carl Warren of California as running mate to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York by acclamation. Dewey had secured the presidential nomination, and Warren accepted with the condition that the vice presidency lead to presidency only if the ticket wins.
The Bonham equalization board finished its work this week with City Manager John Barry noting most assessments already accurate. He said several property owners appeared, and officials added that about 80 percent of the reform figures were based on prior estimates.
The Public Library announces its June acquisitions including mysteries by Arnold J. and Lars Stevens, Texas Pioneers, Rogue River tales by Zane Grey, Dan Wick, Brigt Feather, Robert Wider, and David Werner, with titles like Clues O Tra and The Water among those added to the shelves.
A J Chester, operating vice president of the Texas and Pacific Railway, will retire August 1 after 51 years in rail service. He began as a freight clerk in 1897 at Jackson, then joined Ta&P as agent at Fort Worth in 1917 and has led the El Paso Union Passenger Depot Company since Jan 1 and Dallas Union Terminal Company for four years.
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