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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1948
Page
6
Rainfall totals reach 1.70 inches at one site with more coming. farmers fear corn and cotton harm as persistent wet weather stalls work on U S Highways and delays projects. Statewide counts reference Japan events and weekly rainfall figures in the county.
In Texas a 2 1/2 year old boy found after wandering over 20 miles in rattlesnake country. He wore only a shirt, suffered exposure and bruises but was reported in good shape after discovery by a private pilot guiding a ground search of about 49 people.
Secretary Kenneth C Royall appeals to reserve officers to return to active duty for short periods to train draftees under the K-25 year draft. He urged reservists to volunteer for months of active duty as the Army expands training and induction under the new Service act. General Lewis B. Hershey noted inductions may not begin until late October, with delays in implementing the machinery of the act.
Services were planned for Peula Lowse Van 18 months old who was fatally shocked when she fell on a live wire while en route to a hospital in Collin County. Her parents are Vandesen and Vandren Van.
Weekend police activity noted routine arrests and incidents across the city. Officials reported no major events, with typical patrols and routine enforcement observed Saturday and Sunday.
The Army announced plans to induct 225 000 to 250 000 men from July 1 1948 to June 30 1949 under peacetime draft law. Draftees aged 19 through 29 will serve 21 months with inducts starting about Sept 22. About 30 000 men per month. Secretary of the Army Kenneth C Royall presented the figures at a news conference. The Navy and Air Force will rely on volunteers. The plan aims to raise the Army strength from 542 000 to about 790 000 by July 1 1949 per the Selective Service Act.
Fort Worth reports cattle market activity mixed as prices jump on sharp asking levels. Slaughter steers and yearlings trade 2500 to 3200 with strong to 50 plus gains. good beef cows 2100 to 2350. calves 1600. Hogs steady to 150 higher. top hogs reach 275 for 180 to 270 pound range.
Fannin county 4 H boys and girls and adult leaders plan the two day encampment at Jones Field on July 2 and 3. Letters of instructions list supplies for each day and a full program of games and recreation. The girls dress revue is set for 10 oclock Saturday morning at the recruits hall. County revue dates may qualify participants for the state dress revue at the 4 H Roundup in College Station this fall.
On June 28 1948 British authorities announced ten barges carrying food and freight from western Germany reached Berlin indicating a crack in the Soviet blockade. The arrival underscores supply efforts to the German capital during the crisis.
The Austin College quartet features Miss Allene Dowd Miss Mary Frances Robinson with Charles B Fraser and Bob Milner. They sang two special numbers during Sunday morning service under supply pastor Robert Thompson. Seminary student Eugene Stone accompanied the group to Bonham.
A truck plowed into a large show window at Wil son's furniture store when brakes failed. The impact shattered the plate glass and damaged displayed furniture. Two black men in the truck claimed brakes did not function and left the scene.
In Norton Virginia a state trooper investigating a clash between union and non union coal miners was assaulted and hurled into a 20 foot ravine. Cotton Williams radioed for help after five miners attacked him and shot him with his own gun. Government forces pursued the assailants as a bloodhound search followed the mountain area. Two miners were arrested and three others remained at large.
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte said he would send peace suggestions to Jewish and Arab leaders by personal envoy likely Tuesday. He completed the proposals to form a basis for negotiations aimed at halting the current conflict and moving toward a permanent settlement after the four week Palestine truce ends.
Bonham residents were warned by Chief of Police O R Mc Kissack that an city ordinance requires owners to cut weeds and grass on vacant lots or alleys behind their property. The city may perform the work and charge the owner. A weed and grass growth endangers health by sheltering fires and insects and becomes a fire hazard in hot dry weather.
A small kitten mauled by a dog was spared execution after its owner brought it to the police. Police delayed its killing and, with cat lovers, arranged to feed and nurse the animal. The kitten played about the station on Monday as it recovers.
Rio Grande floodwaters near floodways south of McAllen Texas are expected to crest and begin receding after inundating numerous communities along the river as the long flood course nears the Gulf.
J R Matt of the U S Navy is home on a 55 day furlough visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse X K Vanness after spending 27 months in Japan.
Jim Griffin, a candidate for state commissioner of agriculture, will be in Bonham on Thursday July 1 as part of a 3000 mile tour of North and Northeast Texas. He pursues a campaign against 67 year old J E McDonald, the incumbent under federal indictment for lobbying and accused of manipulating commodity markets for personal gain.
About 39 C-54 Skymaster planes from Alaskan Caribbean and Tactical Air Commands will head to the Frankfurt area to boost airlift for Berlin’s blockade relief. A fourth squadron from the Vth Air Force will train at Westover Mass and could join if needed. The force totals around 825 personnel and will stay as long as required.
PRAGUE June 28 UP Russia expelled Marshal Tito from the Yugoslav Communist Party over alleged Western collaboration. The Rude Pravo communique says Yugoslav leaders faced charges from Trotskyism to anti Sovietism and bent toward imperialists. The case signals a widening split between Belgrade and Moscow and could fracture the Cominform bloc.
A midnight collision on the Mars highway near Waco Texas left one man dead and six injured. Herman Wolske a McLennan County farmer died in the crash. R E Komar another McLennan farmer and five members of his party were only slightly injured. Ray Chambers of Mar Texas arranged funeral services for Wiske.
A man arrested by the sheriff’s department in Honey Grove pled guilty to possessing beer and whiskey. He was fined 100 dollars by County Judge Glen Pialey after entering the plea.
A horn blowing awakened the Par tain family in Leonard Special early Friday. A car owned by J W Foster burned in the garage but the horn alarm confined the fire to the car and garage.
Bonham Wisconsin residents gather for reburial and funeral service at Metropdis church with Rev R E Parker and Rev G H Mood officiating. Bailey Bicknell, born April 24 3919, a US Navy veteran, is remembered by family and local mourners in Bonham.
Incomplete excerpts reference Senator Peddy and labor policy, including Taft Hartley era themes. Mentions Texas, Duke, Stevens, and labor organizations with unclear context and dates.
Sheriff Dick Wait reported a busy weekend with about ten persons arrested in nearby Wy towns for drunkenness or disturbance. The Ladonia and Leonard area saw multiple officers on duty as part of weekend patrols.
June 28 reports from war torn Japan describe a series of powerful quakes causing massive damage. Casualty figures range from 30 to over 1,060 with Fukui City described as virtually wiped out except for a few buildings and ongoing fires six hours after the event.
Helen McKnight director of state education spoke at a workshop urging wise resource use. Dr Zimmerman of Texas University cited that resources must be used to obtain necessities and comfort. The piece notes conservation themes across the South and urges sustained resource education and stewardship.
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