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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
4
Mr and Mrs J L M LaRoe with daughter Jean son Les Jr and mother in law Mrs J E Kimbrough travel from Stevenson Alabama to Lititz Pennsylvania to visit war buddy BE Whitmeyer and wife. The Whitmeyers have hosted Leonard family before but this is the LaRoe visit first to Pennsylvania.
Heavy dray loads may bypass city trade on the Olney Seymour and Olney Throck rorton highways due to the completion of an asphaltic concrete road by WPA workers near Olney.
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees stretched his consecutive hit streak to 42 games, breaking the major league record. He doubled in the first game of a doubleheader, then singled in the seventh of the second game against Arnold Anderson of the Washington Senators, helping New York win 4 0. The streak began May 15 against Ed Smith of the Chicago White Sox, with DiMaggio accumulating 659 hits in that period. A crowd of 33 000 roared as he lined a fast ball to left.
SHREVEPORT LA June 30. A pair of home runs in the first inning helped Shreveport wallop San Antonio 11 to 7 in the second game of a doubleheader after winning the opener 4 to 3. Jones homered after two on base in the first and Parker followed with a solo shot. Oklahoma City beat Dallas 6 to 5 in the nightcap of a doubleheader despite Rebels three homers. Dallas won the opener 6 to 4. Beaumont beat Houston 4 to 2 in 12 innings after four ninth-inning runs tied the score. Sturdivant homered in the ninth and Pintar pitched eight innings for Beaumont.
Kraft Cheese of Denison and Bonham softball teams will meet at Risser Field at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Denison’s local Kraft squad, after losses to Pump and Elkins, plans a stronger lineup with several new players added over the weekend to shore up weak spots.
An Electra interior decorator fishes paddlefish near Wichita Falls, noting its duckbill snout and large size while discussing rarity due to eyes and flesh value. The piece weaves in ruby-throated hummingbirds nesting on a Dallas Morning News report and highlights conservation concerns for the Texas bighorn in the Beach and Diablo mountain ranges amid fencing and grazing pressures.
JEF Christian Miler of the Texas State Employment Service reports employers with defense contracts across Texas and other states seek machinists machine tool operators and skilled trades. Openings include all round machinists turret lathe operators boring mill work welders sheet metal workers and riveters. Information available at 109 West 4th Street.
Miss Betty Ewing, who earned a journalism degree at Texas State College for Women on June 2, has moved to Memphis, Tennessee. She has accepted a staff position as a news writer and advertising writer with the Memphis Daily News.
A defense officer discussed a highway link between Alaska and the Northwest states. He claimed it would allow unshakable control with rapid air movement from Washington and Oregon to Alaska. The plan envisions large aircraft deployments and concentrated troops in Alaska as defense preparations continue.
Indians slipped further in the American League race after a 9-3 defeat to Cleveland's foes, while the New York Yankees extended their lead with wins over the Senators. Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 42 games with a double and a single across both Yankee games. Brooklyn and Boston split in the National League, and Pittsburgh toppled Chicago 8-2 as the Cubs faltered in a Sunday set.
General Page outlines key steps for registrants under the Selective Service Act of 1942. He stresses must register at the designated local board area during specified hours, provide full legal name and correct address, and present identification. Special provisions cover sick individuals in hospitals, those confined to asylums or jails, and patients at home via authorized representatives.
A government defense effort urged saving through payroll deductions or small regular amounts to buy Defense Bonds. Defense Bonds are described as safe with government backing. In May sales reached more than 438 million dollars, far above Treasury forecasts, and Defense Stamps totaled near 0.9 million.
Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma City was dedicated Saturday as a major U S Army Air Corps bombardment base. More than 10,000 spectators watched ceremonies with high civil and military officials, a demonstration flight, and a telegram from the War Department praising the project. Col Ross G Host directed ground operations while planes saluted a painting of Will Rogers. Notables present included Maj Gen Jacob Fickel and Maj Gen Richard Donovan. the event honored Rogers’s patriotism and service.
Chris B Henderson, who served as a Nevada US Senator from 1918 to 1921 and later worked in private banking in California, was elected chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He succeeds Emil Schram, recently named head of the New York Stock Exchange.
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