Bonham Daily Favorite Celebrates Cedpeeds and City Ties
Bonham Daily Favorite salutes local groups and community ties as celebrations unfold. City events highlight civic pride with residents and organizations taking part in the festive activities.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
1
Bonham Daily Favorite salutes local groups and community ties as celebrations unfold. City events highlight civic pride with residents and organizations taking part in the festive activities.
The 4th of July celebration in Bonham organized by the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants will be run by WPA recreation projects. Events start at 9 a.m. with two baseball games, softball games, a flag ceremony by the American Legion, a bathing beauty contest, swimming and diving events, speed boat races, various contests, a Dr. Quiz program, square dance demonstration, and a jitterbug contest. Entry contacts are Miss Billie Barnett and Miss Lee Allmon.
Washington June 27 The Senate Naval Affairs Committee rejected the Navy’s plea for emergency legislation to keep sailors in service through the national emergency regardless of their indictment termination date.
The Department of Commerce reported that American footwear production in 94 is likely to exceed 400 million pairs, signaling a substantial output level for the industry. The projection underscores strong manufacturing activity and demand within the sector.
Walter H. Crane of Sherman quotes a Dallas News letter praising self reliance. The piece argues many miss chances by waiting for others to provide them, while true opportunity favors those who fight, work, and seize what is offered. It honors self made effort over passive entitlement.
Texas agricultural officials warn of rising insect damage in cotton fields. Weevil outbreaks show record high emergence and high squares punctured in Calhoun, Burleson, Brazos, McLennan, and Collin counties, with flea hoppers increasing in south Texas and leaf worms in limited numbers. Authorities urge early control measures.
Three Fannin county youths have been accepted for enlistment in the United States army this week and assigned to the Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. The youths named are Jack Wood Savoy and Eual C. Wreies and Harold M. McMillan both of Bonham.
Carlton Phillips, 40, died at his Sulphur Springs home at 2 a.m. Merday. Funeral held Tuesday. Phillips, partly raised in Sulphur Springs, moved from Bonham to Leonard then to Chea and Sulphur Springs. Cause of death given as spider venom exposure. authorities noted no countermeasures were taken at the time.
British bombing raid cripples German battleship Gneisenau at Brest dockyard killing crew members and casualties reported as 48. Confirmed by an official source in Europe. Bonnam trade updates and related safety advisories noted.
A city funeral service was held for a man bitten by a pest described as a pide. Attendees included Mr and Mrs C Luttrell and Mr and Mrs J H Jane. The event followed minor injuries sustained by the deceased in the incident at the fascval ame dud al services.
In Honey Grove Geral Toph is named chief of police and Bates is hired for the water department. Dabh started duties Saturday while Bare, who had worked with the commission, takes on new duties as bids are being opened for city projects.
A Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association report shows petroleum taxes paid 22.65 million dollars for public school funding last year, covering about 25 percent of state education costs for roughly 390,000 students. Rural aid and per-child apportionments also relied heavily on oil industry support across Texas.
Fragmented OCR text reports on Dallas construction and state totals, mentioning a five month sum over 1.5 million dollars and an accelerated pace connected to a person or project. Details are unclear due to garbled source.
Mr and Mrs R P MrFar land 411 Braz street lay claim to producing more tomatoes on Friday while gardening isn’t their main forte.
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