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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
1
Firefighters concentrate efforts to divert flames in southeastern Oklahoma away from government game reserves in McCurtain County as cattle flee grazing lands. The fires rage across a fifteen mile area threatening game and livestock refuges.
A violent storm in Murphysboro Illinois killed a Black man and caused thousands of dollars in damage. The victim was in a tent erected after a cyclone last week when struck by lightning.
Forbach Germany March 27 reports a hoisting cage fell 1000 feet in the Marlbach mine. Seventy men believed dead and twenty five injured after the fall. Fifty bodies recovered with twenty more feared dead in the eastern quarter a mile below surface as government plans relief measures.
The Seabright crew faced accusations from other coastguards after bullets were fired. A crew member described the bullets as coming from a New York coast guard cutter, accusing Seabright of smuggling.
An advertisement extols banking benefits urging customers to become depositors. It argues a farmer wastes time and money traveling to pay debts, while a depositor could mail a check for two cents and save effort, portraying bank ownership as prudent and economical.
Laymen and officers from eight churches gathered at the First Methodist for a March 29 banquet. Toastmaster Will St Evans oversaw talks on lay leadership, church cooperation, and the movement’s goals as donors provided banquet ice cream and coffee.
Uniontown Pa March 27 United Press reports Congressman Clarence McLeod aged 29 of Detroit Michigan was injured when a plane he was in from Selfridge Field to Washington crashed into a tree at takeoff. He is resting very well according to early reports.
Hartford march 27 Gerald Chapman faces a trial with a hand picked jury as the State’s first attempt to identify him failed. A guard was killed during the store robbery and the jury was seated late yesterday in a high profile case.
Frank Collier, former Wichita Falls mayor, sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after being found guilty of the slaying of his son. His attorney announced an appeal for a new trial, likely to be filed Friday, as Collier remains in jail pending further action.
Two men wearing pastelboard masks locked cashier G. W. Hawkins in the vault and escaped with $6000 in cash from Polytechnic State Bank Fort Worth. The robbery occurred in broad daylight this morning.
Deputy sheriffs launched a hunt for Harold Duncan and his bride after their auto trip from Los Angeles toward Yuma Arizona. Duncan is a brother of the well known Duncan sisters of musical comedy fame. The couple is reported missing somewhere between here and Yuma.
This notice extols a market offering juicy tender steak as imagined, with plentiful fresh vegetables and a full line of Prattlow canned fruits. It emphasizes satisfaction with the product quality and variety for customers seeking dependable meat and produce.
Margaret Lloyd George wife of the former premier reported losing a $40,000 necklace during the voyage from Gibraltar to Plymouth. Police pursue theft theory as investigators question crew and passengers.
A true bill indicts Senator Burton K Wheeler a Montana Democrat for conspiracy to defraud the government in Montana uranium deals Edwin Booth and Gordon Campbell of Montana are also indicted on the same charge. The indictment stems from the senator's stance on reform and the public record shows three classes of people regarding payment.
A brief reflection on friendship and service noting that love makes us indispensable and no man useless when cherished by others as quoted from Robert Louis Stevenson.
Washington reports federal agents will probe Wisconsin officials for potential violations of the Volstead act. Senator Bill Gettleman of Milwaukee leaves a session to consult counsel as authorities vow to press investigations. The treasury orders delaying income tax payment release until Blair reviews figures.
The department of justice orders a probe into the Osage Indian murders in Oklahoma. Attorney General service announced today that an investigation has been ordered, but the method and scope were not released.
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