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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
4
A Texarkana based shop advertises repair and fabrication of all artificial arms. The facility emphasizes quick, material-first service and claims extensive experience in repairing and supplying prosthetic limbs.
Third and final week of farm agency meetings opens Monday in Fannin county. Officials from Extension Service Soil Conservation Service Production Marketing Administration Farmers Home Administration and the Farm Bureau explain programs at nightly sessions in Trenton Ector Ravenna Gober and Bartley Woods with a Friday Bonham afternoon session. Public discussions include Social Security notes and January 1950 tax changes.
Earnest L. Hairston long time Bonham resident and former rural mail carrier died in M. and S. Hospital after ill health. He lived at 505 West Fourth Street. Survivors include wife, a daughter and three sons. Funeral services with Wise directing are incomplete.
Virgil Wilson of the Fannin county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says polio is a family of diseases with different viruses. He notes transmission by close contact, entry through the mouth or nose, nerve damage in the CNS, and a rapid but brief damage period. He cites March of Dimes support and pace of progress, urging continued funding for a preventive polio solution.
The Mexican black fly has advanced to within three miles of the United States, found on a lemon tree in Matamoros across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. U.S. inspectors sent spraying equipment to Matamoros to prevent spread into Texas, where citrus is a major industry.
Walter Collins of United Press reports exclusive interview with Narriman Sadek's father. He says the 16-year-old never formalized an engagement to Sari Hashem and never understood love or marriage. He had considered a match but called it off after Narriman refused.
A Norwegian motor ship Heimvard, of 8,000 tons, was destroyed by a blast and blaze after exploding in the engine room offshore near Meraux Louisiana. The ship ran aground 100 yards from shore as firefighters fought the stubborn blaze. 21 crew members and one woman abandoned ship, with the skipper calling it a total loss.
In Boston two Brink's Armored Trucking Firm employees William Manter and Herman Pfaff are being questioned after an armed robbery of 1.5 million dollars. Manter rang a buzzer during the raid while Pfaff was bound and gagged by the bandits. A faint fingerprint on gag tape is reportedly found but cannot identify the suspect. Edward Balka, 18, caused an explosion at St Paul Hospital while testing a device. he was not seriously hurt.
Prague reports Czech clergymen including Catholic priests have taken loyalty oaths to the Communist government. Protestant sources indicate Lutheran pastors were ordered to report to regional committees to take the oath and are reportedly reluctant to obey.
A Dallas chemistry student warned against reckless mixing after an explosion caused by an attempted chemical reaction. Police and emergency crews responded to the incident on January 20. No injuries were reported, and the student emphasized safe handling of reactive elements.
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