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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1925
Page
5
A mass meeting in the Court room urged Bonham residents to sign up for natural gas service. Sixty early supporters pledged, with organizers counting on 900 subscribers to justify mains and gas piping. Banks will assist late signers. residents urged to decide today or tomorrow, or risk being left without gas and town progress.
The Connecticut Court of Errors will hear an appeal for a new trial by Gerald Chapman alias the Prince of Bandits after his conviction for the murder of a New Britain policeman. The ruling was reported from Hartford on October 7 by United Press.
Colonel William Mitchell will be the first witness called when the Shenandoah disaster naval investigation reconvenes in Washington tomorrow. Captain Paul Foley, judge advocate of the inquiry, announced the plan.
Five contracts were given by the post office department for operating feeder mail lines to support government transcontinental systems. National Air Transport, Inc., Chicago, received the contract to run the line to Chicago via Moline St Joseph Kansas City Wichita Oklahoma City Dallas and Fort Worth.
G W Barrington in Holland’s Magazine portrays Texas prisons as ruled by torture and greed. The article cites official reports, critiques committee investigations, and urges reform with quotes from Representative T S Irwin praising the work.
Unsettled conditions continue with partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures mainly in the northern portion. Light winds and scattered showers are possible, with a gradual clearing trend toward the end of the period.
Major General John LeJeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, urged at the American Legion convention in Omaha that air service is essential to both the army and navy. He warned that removing air power from either branch would harm national defense, likening the loss to losing a limb.
Washington October 7 Rear Admiral N J Cone vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet corporation resigns asking Shipping Board Chairman O Conner to accept his resignation at once Cone was chief assistant to Admiral Leach Palmer who was ousted as fleet president by the board yesterday Commander S P Pullinwider assistant to the president also asked President Crowley to accept his resignation soon after Crowley was sworn in
Two bob cats shown in a car showroom display were later sold to the Carnival Company. The cats, once kittens found near Red River, were cared for by Lloyd Grady and Mastin Loftin, then sent to McKinney for shows. They impressed crowds at the fair and planned future displays.
In Dallas on October 7 the morning session of the W A Martin trial on the slaying of Deputy Sheriff R B Parsons selected two more jurors. The panel will be completed with three more jurors, and evidence is expected to begin Thursday.
Locarno October 7 The peace conference for Europe has withstood an early breach. Italian delegation intervened to prevent Milan papers from printing the draft Rhineland pact text, avoiding a critical standoff between French and German delegations.
The body of Haren was found after a fatal accident Saturday. The funeral will be held at Method Church. Authorities reported the incident as a grave event in the community, with details pending.
A fragmentary note shows activity in the cotton market with references to prices and trading terms. Traders monitor shifts in supply concerns and demand signals affecting local prices and market sentiment for the day.
United Press reports Rear Admiral William Moffett urged the special aircraft board in Washington on October 7 to build an American airship three times the size of the Shenandoah. He said the ship should be at least six million cubic feet in content.
Contracts to operate eight new feeder air mail lines were scheduled for award today by Postmaster General New to support the transcontinental air mail network. The move aims to streamline routes and improve mail delivery times across the system.
Washington Senators defeat Pittsburgh in game one with a 4 to 0 score. Attendance estimated around twenty thousand at the game in Pittsburg, Pa as reported via Smith-Jones Radio.
Pittsburg hosts Washington in the first World Series game as Walter Johnson faces Lee Meadows on the mound for the Senators against the Pirates. Muddy Ruel will catch for Washington with Smith guiding Pirates behind the plate. Game begins at 1 o clock Central Standard Time.
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