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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
4
United Press reports that two governors occupy the state palace in Chihuahua City as 300 armed agrarians move from Villa Chihuahua to reduce the number of governors to one in a factional civil war.
Four were killed and twenty-one injured when a Canadian National Railway train derailed four miles east of Capre due to a washout amid flood conditions. A relief train was sent from Toronto as officials investigated.
CHAUTAUQUA N Y June 28 The fifty seventh season of the Chautauqua Institution opened with Dr Arthur E Bestor outlining a program of about 500 major events including 49 concerts under Albert Stosse New York Symphony Orchestra operas directed by Alfredo Valenti and dramatic presentations by the Chautauqua Repertory Theater under K Elmo Lowe Lectures feature Dr Paul Harvey Dr Richard Burton poet Ameen Hiham and Dr Edward Howard Griggs on world problems literary trends the fast American problems.
In Atlanta Georgia a display of the world’s largest cotton boll is placed in the state capitol. The specimen contains 715 bolls and was produced by John B Broadwell of Marietta.
Laredo June 7 a Mexican man employed at a local house is jailed on charges of murdering Chief Felipe Flor. A public notice urges residents to attend a band performance on the square for a community gathering tonight.
A Brown County jury sentenced an oil field worker after a plea in a case involving his wife and parents. The trial included a marital dispute and an ambush of the couple, with a verdict delivered after prosecutors argued for a harsher punishment and the defense citing mitigating factors. The report notes the judge imposed the sentence following the jury verdict.
United Press report from Eastland says Thomas Davis received a five year suspended sentence for the killing of Lucian Shook and still faces charges for Leon Shook. Previously, a death penalty was reversed. Testimony by Woodrow Davis, 4, and Thomas Davis, brothers, claims Clyde Thompson killed the boys to see them kick.
A young couple flies from Missouri to Paris Texas for a visit but finds no local hangar. They proceed to Bonham to store their plane and return later by air to Paris. The tale mocks the era’s transport shifts from stagecoach to rail to air travel.
Boise dispatch notes a sweeping effort by range riders and roundup crews across northern Nevada, southern Idaho, and southeastern Oregon to herd broomtails and mustangs into corrals. The campaign aims to drive wild horses from open ranges, seize unclaimed hides, and auction culls while confronting threats to livestock and forage. The effort covers the broad intermountain West with branded horses identified for removal or sale.
The state reports new high temperatures in multiple cities. West Texas saw top readings with Midland and Corsicana at 106 in some spots while Amarillo and Stockton reached 106 and 100 respectively. Central and East Texas posted upper 90s to 100s as drought conditions persisted.
Kenneth and John Hunter enter the fifteenth day of a nonstop flight in Chicago. They have logged 376 hours at 8 40 this morning and plan to stay until 5 00 Sunday morning to break the record. The plane occasionally sputters and tilts right as Albert and Walter Hunter pilot the refueling craft. Irene Hunter tends to meals for the crew.
A rider at Sterch Park riding academy was electrocuted after biting into a live electric cord. Jenn, a favored mount, reportedly nipped the wire while in the arena, causing a shock injury.
Temperature readings show a max of 101 and a min of 67 degrees ending at 7 am today. The outlook is mostly fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change across the region.
A rugged performer known as Mule works atop high girders without rollers. The crowd notes his fearlessness as he balances tensely while onlookers fear a fall.
Fragmentary court notes reference death by own action in a case involving Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co counsel. Names such as Betlehem Steel Car and Campbell surface in scattered phrases as the court session proceeds.
Selma Alabama report claims Fred Hammon caught two trout at the same moment using one bait. Two fish weighed five and two pounds each, with witnesses supporting the feat.
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