Winds Hurt Crops as Bonham Scouts Prepare for Jamboree
High winds across the county dry fields and burn plants with corn and cotton suffering. Five Bonham Scouts depart for the National Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge with Scoutmaster Lynwood Massey, boarding a Denison train and visiting Washington and Philadelphia en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Valley Forge
Texas
Gary Long
John Day
First Presbyterian
Kenneth Whitt
Robert Jackson
Lions Club
Delmar Vaught
Clark Memorial Methodist
Lynwood Massey
Lone Star Area Council
Denison Wte
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Sam Rayburn
Sanday
Rail strike looms as unions seek 40 hour week
Four thousand AFL switchmen plan a nationwide walkout starting Sunday at 6 am local time. Five railroads face demands to cut the work week from 48 to 40 hours without reduced pay while four lines refuse to haul freight. The CIO auto workers accept a pension and raise but threaten a strike Monday if other issues stay unsettled. A night watchman was shot dead at a Kentucky non union mine linked to nearby union activity. Labor Department reports nearly 12 million production workers earned a new high in mid May at an average of 57.10 dollars a week.
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AFL
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Great Northern
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Briggs Auto Parts Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Madisonville
Kentucky
Labor Department
Washington
Missing airliner and Coast Guard search near Milwaukee
Rescue teams probe Lake Michigan near Milwaukee after an object thought to be a Northwest DC-4 airliner is found in deep water. Officials fear the four engine craft with 58 aboard may have gone down after a night monitored by a thunderstorm.
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Milwaukee
Lake K
Northwest Airlines
Coast Guard
Snisslas
Dow
K .R. Ferguson
Lake Michigan
South Haven
Michigan
Douglas
White's store promotes managers in Bonham area
Jessie Jay is named manager at White's Bonham. Buck Spurlock moves to Sherman as manager while Dan Hyde succeeds Spurlock. Bernard Hartness becomes assistant manager. Jay and Hartness rise from Bonham roles with years of service in the U S Navy and local retail work. Jay expresses readiness to serve customers.
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Buck Spurlock
Benore
Sherman
Dan Hyde
U. S
Jay
Department of the Mestore
More
Ohio
Wome
Bonham
Hartness
Westland
Department of White's
Hart
Spurlock
Lie
Hobart
Oklager
Poisoned Cotton Shows Benefits of Early Insect Control
County Agent Nick Owen reports that areas where early season insect control was applied in the cotton crop show few pests, while untreated fields have many weevils and thrips. DDT dust or spray is advised for peanuts and cotton, with last applications this week to protect beneficial insects and prevent bollworm surge. High winds hinder dusting though spraying is possible.
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Nick Owen
Owen
Texans Face Rising Traffic Death Toll Says Public Safety Chief
A 1949 traffic death report shows deaths in Texas rising about one third from the prior year. Colonel Homer Jr. warns if trends continue there will be more fatalities this year and next. Officials cite speeding as a major factor and urge caution to reduce losses on rural roads.
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Texas
Homer Jr
Texrtment of Public Safety
Collison
Highway Patrol
W. J. Elliott
Texans
Noronic Fire Lawsuits Grow as Claimants Increase
In Cleveland special report, new suits filed against Noranic owners over fire damage. About 900 claimants yet to file before August 30, expected totals around 3.06 million dollars in claims. damage claims so far stand at unspecified amounts.
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ELAND
Sian
Noronic
Cleveland
June 04 Park Event Prepared for Opening
A fragment notes readiness to take to the park for an event on June 4. The text references preparations and a community or park activity, but details are unclear.
March Says Chairmen Violated Election Law
Case March alleges about one third of county Democratic chairmen violated state election law by not listing governor candidates on ballots. He estimates top ballot position could mean 250000 votes and threatens court action if counties fail to comply by Monday. Calhoun denies the accusation and March later backs county level enforcement.
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Dalias
Corsicana
Alkin Shivers
Calhoun
March
Kiter
Wild oil well near Longview brought under control
A wild flowing oil and gas well named Alexander Number One at Spring Hill near Longview East Texas was brought under control after spouting gas and oil overnight. Water pumped into the tubing subdued the blowout with no fire reported.
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Longview
East Texan
Spring Hill
Lamgview
Dallas Records Fourth Polio Death of Year
Dallas reports its fourth polio death of the year a 14 month old boy Kmsie Woodard died at Parkland Hospital He is the tenth polio death at Parkland this year with most victims from Dallas quantities city area locations remain unclear
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Dallas
Kmsie Woodard
Parkland Hospital
Parkland
Dallas Qennstadt
Livestock Disease Help Series Slated in Fannin County
A five night series of livestock disease meetings led by John Morris of Franklin Serum Co and Ben Fulton of Veterans Vocational School is set for next week in Fannin County. Sessions include demonstrations at the VFW Hall on Highway 82 Bonham and talks at the Sixth District Courtroom Bonham with events in Honey Grove Leonard and Ivanhoe. All sessions begin at 730 pm and cover diseases and remedies for cattle hogs horses sheep and poultry.
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Fannin County
Ben Fulton
Veterans Vocational School
John Morris
Franklin Serum Co
Fort Worth
Morris
VFW
Highway 82
Bonham
Sixth District
Honey Grove
Leonard
Ivanhoe
City Hall
Bell Telephone May Start Legal Fight on Rates
Southwestern Bell plans a court challenge over Dallas telephone rates after the city council granted a 223.06 percent increase. Bell general attorney CS Slatton briefed city officials, with no further comment from either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell
CS Slatton
Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company
Snecanek Beil
Wee Sanosiling
Pune
Five Injured in Sugar Grove Highway 100 Crash
Five people were injured when a car left the road north of Honey Grove crossed a bridge abutment and overturned into a ditch on Highway 100. Driver Goldie Bursby suffered a broken right arm, others had head lacerations and a mangled leg. three were taken to Bonham hospital, two treated at the scene. Police Chief Hoyt Ivey and Trooper Bob Ashmore investigated.
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Honey Grove
Highway 100
Here
Goldie Bursby
Winsom
William M&rickland
Manuel Lair
S Bonham Hospital
Peggy Jo Lakey
Pecan Gap
Misa Springer
Miss Bursby
Mrs. Strickland
Lair
Miss Springer
Miss Lakey
Hoyt Ivey
Bob Ashmore
Paris
Ivey
Bonham Hospital
Fair Meeting Called For Wednesday In Fannin County
A second meeting of those interested in staging a fall fair is set for Wednesday night June 28 at 8 in the Sixth District Courtroom. George Gordon Pope, president, will announce the secretary manager and departmental superintendents and urges broad participation from Bonham business people, farmers, and exhibitors countywide.
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Sixth District
George Gordon Pope
Pope
Bonham
Fannin County
Summer Camp Fire Outing at Park Canceled
Robert Lockhart president of the Fannin Council Camp Fire Board said the Camp Fire Girls summer camp at Bonham State Park is canceled this year. The park board informed occupancy would not be ready until July 15, prompting cancellation.
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Robert Lockhart
Fannin Council
Camp Fire Board
Camp Fire Girls
Bonham State Park
State Park Board
Mr. Lockhart
Committee Asks Release of FBI Record on Jaffe Case
Democratic Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland asks the Justice Department to release an FBI recording tied to the Anastas ia Anstasia stolen documents case. The recording may reveal if Diplomat John Service paused wartime military information to Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. The FBI provided the 2008 recording from Jaffe’s hotel room.
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Washington
Justice Department
Anstasia
Millard Tydings
Maryland
FBI
John Service
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Falis
anne @ mis yephone
Jeffe
Bidault Falls in Confidence Vote as Cabinet Resigns
Paris reports the middle line government collapses after Prime Minister Bidault loses a confidence vote over civil service pay raises. Bidault and his ministers resign to President Auriol, who begins forming a new cabinet while routine matters proceed. France’s coal and iron pooling talks are paused pending a new government.
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Paris
France
Europe
Russout
George Bidault
Bidault
Assembly
Vincent Auriol
Distance Flight Record Shattered by Light Plane Pilot
Oklahoma City reports Al Mooney of Wichita Kansas set a world distance flight record for very light planes. He continues a non stop attempt from Brownsville Texas to Winnipeg Canada aiming to cover 1 660 miles in a 600 pound single seat low wing monoplane. He crossed the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma surpassing the prior 554 mile mark held by a Frenchman.
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Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kansas
al Mooney
Mooney
Brownaville
Texas
Winnipeg
Canada
Red River
Oklahoma
FBI's Most Wanted Fugitive Shot by Agents in Bar
In Indianapolis on June 24 Henry Shelton, once listed among the FBI's 10 most wanted criminals, was near death after an exchange of gunfire with two female witnesses who cornered him in a bar. Shelton drew a 45 caliber pistol from his belt and was shot by FBI agents who fired first.
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Indianapolis
Henry Shelton
FBI
Shelton
Grass Fire Threatens Allen Memorial Hospital Grounds
Firefighters responded to a grass fire near Allen Memorial Hospital before noon on Saturday. Strong winds fanned the flames, threatening the hospital grounds as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
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Allen Memorial Hospital
Price Daniel to Settle Water Dispute in Commerce
Dallas June 24 AP Attorney General Price Daniel asked to settle a water dispute between Commerce city and East Texas State College. The college has received free water since founding, while Commerce seeks payment. Regents at Dallas agreed to let the state AG’s office settle the case, citing Denton’s North Texas State case as precedent.
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Dallas
Price Daniel
City of Commerce
East Texas State College
Commerce
North Texas State College
Denton
East Texas
Pallas
T&P Resumes Mail Truck Operations
The Texas and Pacific Railway says mail trucks have resumed operation in seven cities after a strike by about 300 motor transport drivers and mechanics from El Paso to New Orleans. Trucks haul only mail. no freight. Cities include Dallas Fort Worth Abilene Big Spring Monahans in Texas and Alexandria New Orleans in Louisiana.
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Dallas
Texas and Pacific Railway
T and P
Fort Worth Abilene
Big Sprig
Monahans
Texas
Alexandria
New Orleans
Lousiana
el Paso
Cenves Overcomes High Wind While Dusting Cotton
GI students at a veterans school adapt to wind while dusting cotton as reports note the effort. The scene mentions 15 foot dusting activity and the resilience of Cenves in challenging weather conditions.
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Cenves
Ben Fulton
Veterans School
Two More B 29 Crew Members Rescued Near Guam
The Navy tug Munsee rescued the seventh and eighth survivors of the B 29 that ditched near Guam after 36 hours afloat in a life raft. One body was recovered while two crew members remain missing. In the Atlantic, the Canadian liner Constructor is aground near Trinidad as a sister ship stands by.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Munsee
Guam
Mae West
Atlantic
Trinidad
British West Indies
Canadian National Steamship Company
Weather forecast could shape grasshopper year
Washington officials say the next two to three weeks of weather will determine the grasshopper year. Cold wet spring delayed hatching while upcoming warm conditions may boost prairie hordes. areas in Montana Wyoming Nevada Arizona the Dakotas and parts of Texas Oklahoma reported heavy egg infestations with Arizona farmers already fighting hoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
Avery Hoyt
Bureau of Entomology
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
Dakotas
Texas
Oklahoma
State Parks Board Members Inspect Park Saturday
State Park Board members inspected group camping buildings at Bonham State Park on Saturday. Lorinlle Fuller of Denison met board architect Jimmie Innes and executive secretary Gordon Shearer during the visit. State Senator CR Jones and City Manager CE Thompson joined the officials. The Saturday inspection was not the final acceptance review, which will occur in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park Board
Bonham State Park
Lorinlle Fuller
Denison
Jimmie Innes
Parks Board
Gordon Shearer
CR. Jones
CE. Thompson
Canadian Constructor Reported Aground on West Indies Run
The 6,000 ton passenger ship Canadian Constructor is reported aground and in danger in the British West Indies. Canadian National Steamships says it receives word that the vessel, which regularly serves the West Indies route, is on a reef. A sister ship is standing by.
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Montreal
Canadian Constructor
British West Indies
Canadian National Steamships Company
West Indies
Weather Notice Bonham and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and continued warm this afternoon in Bonham and vicinity with no significant rain expected. Temperatures remain high through the day as a mild breeze persists from the southwest.
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Bonham
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White
Asst
Metiuae
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Comporta
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Case March
Pelle
Deasie Day
Jaffe
Neb
T&p
State Parks Board
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