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Bonham Daily Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1944

Page

4

White’s Tod and Johnson in Late Race Showdown

A fragmented notice hints at a late event involving contestants White and Johnson. Details are unreadable but the names appear as key participants in a forthcoming race or match.

Bonds Rally Boosts Bonham Funds for Vets Aid

A Bonham bond rally netted about 7 150 bonds sold and an interim total of 47 150 dollars for Vets Aid Sales. Purchases were expected to reach 50 000 by day’s end as townsfolk and firms supported articles donated by locals at the courthouse wall. The event featured paratrooper Lt Jackson of Houston who spoke on Salerno fighting and shared his wartime experiences.

Bonham Lt. Jackson Houston Para Avne Howell Enid Ohina Salerno Ckson Medilater Owell Ision Stathen

Weekend Heat Tops 96 as Hail and Rain Strike County

Bonham endured summer heat with a Sunday high of 96 degrees and a 97 degree Saturday. The forecast calls for more heat, with scattered rain in parts of the county and heavy hail north of Ector in Duckworth Flats. Boist d Arc areas faced rising river levels and crop damage to corn cotton and gardens while fruit trees lost peaches and apples. Bonham State Park and county lakes drew the season’s largest crowds seeking relief from the heat.

Bonham Ector Duckworth Flats

Dewey Campaign Rally Helps GOP Bid for Nomination

Republicans gather in Chicago for the national convention to nominate Gov. Dewey of New York for president. The opening session features Chairman Spessard of the national committee calling the meeting to order as Dewey is supported by delegations from Yale and California among others. Weber of Ohio trails, with about 679 votes needed to reach the nomination.

Chicago Dewey New York United E Spasgier Repun' Nationaal Committee Bales Yale Calfornia Ero Iusie New Yorker Gov ‘Weber Ohio

Trial Underway in 6th Court Murder Case

In Fort Leevenon Gray charged with murder in the knife death of Thurman Atero. The trial proceeds in 6th Court Monday morning as a special venire of 57 men is called. A motion to continue was filed and discussed at noon with 45 Broadfoot involved.

Leevenon Gray Thurman Atero Broadfoot

Nimitz updates Japan naval losses after Saipan battles

Admiral Chester Nimitz disclosed that additional Japanese ships were damaged including a carrier and two cruisers in the Saipan area. He cited a surge of enemy planes shot down since the Marianas campaign and noted Marines advancing on Mt Tapoltchau amid strong resistance on Saipan.

Marianas Lom Lota Saipan Island MI .Lapetchu Fhe Salpur Rey Nimitz Ninitz Saipan Iwo Jims Colcano Frida Mt Tapoltchau Baa

Fierce Righting Rages In Streets Of Magazine

A chaotic scene erupts in a city area with clashes reported on multiple streets. Police intervene as protests and confrontations unfold near various landmarks and blocks, leaving bystanders and participants unsettled.

Finnish leader to address nation in secret Helsinki meeting

The German Transocean news agency reports a secret meeting in Helsinki tonight and indicates President Risto Ryti will broadcast a message to Finns this evening.

London Transocean Helsinki Risto Ryt

Missing in Action report for J D Cirkel on French beachhead

War Department informs parents Mr and Mrs Cirkel that their son J D Cirkel is missing in action on the French beachead since June 6. The Cirkel family, of three other sons Clyde Cecil and JR, already have family members serving in the armed forces.

LD Cirkel Dad Cirkel War Department Ents Cirkel Clyde Cecil and JR Armed Forces

Fort Worth Livestock Prices Report

Fort Worth livestock market notes cattle and hogs with June 26 entries. Calves bring 23 to 24 dollars. steers and yearlings mix 4-13 cents per pound. fat cows 7 to 10 dollars. hogs steady with top butcher hogs at 13.65 and other grades 9.75 to 12.25. Packing sows range 9.75 to 10.25.

Fort Worth

Russians Trap Five Divisions In Vitebsk

Soviet forces sealed off Vitebsk in a major encirclement as Col Gen ChetulukhLovsky’s third army and allied units pushed toward Orsha and Senno. The operation left 2,700+ Germans killed and 600 captured, with more than 40 towns taken on the western Dnepr flank.

Lonlon Vitebsk Flercine Wa Mucca Giapsteries Lovat’ Puerrilas Vitebek Pyatigorsk Vyazhishche ChetulukhLovsky Gieazdilovice Lepe Rales Third Army Senno Orsha Bille Dnepr Maloye Babino Khiyustina

All-Out Attack Launched Against Nazis In Italy

Allied forces push into central Italy around Perugia and Chiusi as German resistance weakens along the Rome Florence rail hub. British and American units claim progress near Pesaro and Castiglione del Lago with tanks entering towns and pursuing retreating enemy forces.

Italy Rome Juice Co Perugia Chiusi Rome- Florence Pitth Stenal Pte Pes da Hinsi Meno Surtean Perugian BBC New York Gernot Tadette Tvs Abel Bas Dave Germus Pullumse Grossety

Port Battalion Plays Important Part In Victory

A deciphered World War II dispatch notes Port Battalion's key role in a victory. It highlights unit contributions to operations in the Mediterranean theater and mentions factual details about the Allied assault without graphic description.

Fighter-Bomber Squadrons Earn Commendation

Nine Fighter Command at England base commends three fighter bomber groups led by veteran Colonel Lance Call from Chalkothea Texas for support to the invasion beachhead. General Brereton praises their aerial protection, logistics, and precise operations aiding Allied landings in France.

England Ninth Fighter Command Lance Call Chalkcothe Texas Leutenant Lewis H Brereton Ninth Air Force

Banner changes mark Dewey shift from governor to president

In Chicago on June 26 supporters of Gov Thomas E Dewey display a reused campaign banner. The 1942 slogan "Dewey for Governor" is now repurposed with the faded message changed to "Dewey for President." The note highlights a shift in campaign symbolism and public faith alongside a reference to the Bible as a bestseller.

Chicago U.P Thomas E Dewes Dewey

Truck Driver Dies After Truck Train Crash Near Houston

Frank Mohanan 34 of Iowa Park Texas died from injuries after a heavy loaded truck collided with a Southern Pacific freight train near Houston. Four train crewmen were burned when the truck's gasoline tank exploded. Injured crewmen were J. R. Lewis H. D. Morgan L. C Huckabey and Leon Krus.

Houston Tex Frank Mohanan Iowa Park Southern Pacific J. R. Lewis H .D. Morgan L. C Huckabey Leon Krus

Shipyard Worker Killed as Plate Falls on Him

BEAUMONT Texas June 26 Alice Cormier a 39 year old Pennsylvania shipyard employee was killed today when a sideplane broke loose from a crane and fell on him Four other workers were hurt in the incident at the shipyard and hospital conditions were listed as serious or improving.

Allied push advances across Europe in World War II report

Soviet storm troops fight in Vitebsk as German defenders are forced back while American doughboys seize Cherbourg docks and claim 3400 prisoners in 24 hours. Allied bombing hits Ruhr targets as British and American forces press along the Tyrrhenian coast toward Livorno and Piombino.

Cherbourg United States Montgomery Artilley France Ruhr Valley Italy Livorno Piombino Rome Tyrrhenian Germarine Perugia

U S Heavies Rampage Over France in Night Air Strikes

US heavy bombers and Italian based planes struck targets around Paris and southeast of the former capital, aiming at bridges and transport networks. Ninth Air Force bombers and fighters supported multiple attacks, including electric railway cuts near Paris, with Luftwaffe counterstrikes over western Germany and the Danube reported.

Anc Luftwaffe Gouble Pas de Calta Mediterranean German Transportatl Paris O8res Luberatros Enepy Ninth Air Force United Press New York FCC Germany Lower Danube Frenconia

Farm inputs rise as pests and chemistry drive costs

Farmers face higher costs as growers must identify the botanical host of pests and the chemical controls used. The text implies someone must pay for these rising expenses, stressing the burden on producers.

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