04 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1929
Page
1
Washington report notes a bi party farm bloc coalition threatens to overturn the new Republican 650 million tariff bill as the Senate reconvenes at noon to resume action dropped last June. House set to return September 23 with Reed Smoot set to report the measure.
The Fannin County Jersey Cattle Club met at the Chamber of Commerce with breeders from Leonard Ladonia and Dodd City. They formed a committee led by Frank Doss to raise funds and plan a county herd for Dallas Fair while addressing Sanitary Livestock law compliance and TB testing.
In Friedrichshafen on September 4, the Graf Zeppelin landed at 8:51 a.m. after a globe circling voyage. The airship broke its Lakehurst to Lakehurst record by more than a day, finishing the Friedrichshafen round trip in over twenty-one days and seven hours.
The body of Major Wood, veteran air pilot, was found near Needles California as he competed in a Los Angeles to Cleveland speed hop and died when his ship crashed in a storm. A second item reports Mrs Ethel Ward accusing two Dallas policemen of planting liquor in her home and car during a raid, with 126 beer bottles and 3.5 pints of whiskey seized.
Henry Helms of Cisco Texas faces execution for a bank robbery. Governor Moody announced there will be no stay of execution or clemency. The sentence is set for early Friday morning in Austin.
Officials investigate two unconfirmed reports about a missing Transcontinental Air Transport plane with eight aboard. Rumors spread of a crash near Winslow with all eight fatalities.
Dallas police arrested a young married man with two children and two accomplices in a burglary spree. The suspect was identified as one of three men tied to a robbery of a filling station operator ten days earlier, with about $410 recovered and nearly $500 in loot recovered in the arrests.
The Department of Agriculture reports last week was unfavorably dry for cotton, with unrelieved drought over the western belt and dry temperatures worsening moisture. Deterioration is general, except in parts of the Panhandle and the extreme West where progress has been good.
Miss Mildred Smith eldest daughter of Rev S R Smith Bonham has been chosen head of the Honey Grove Public Schools music department. At 19 she is among the youngest Baylor Belton College graduates with an A B degree. The appointment was made yesterday afternoon amid congratulatory remarks from family and friends.
In Geneva the conference of Hague court signatories unanimously agreed to sign the Root protocol. It accepts the United States five reservations urged by the Senate.
Eugene Risser reports from New York that a drought is extreme, with scarce drinking water and poor crops, contrasting Texas conditions. He notes rain on the Northwest heading east, while Texas skies remain cloudy and dry. He adds New York water restrictions and broader hardships, yet finds Texas weather marginally better.
G B Holland of East Texas C of C arranged for H W Stanley to appear in Bonham December 2 for a week. Stanley, director of Merchants' Services, is a top speaker on commercial life with decades in American Mercantile Interests. He visits at no cost to locals and is expected to draw a large audience.
New London Conn Sept 3 J T Robison Land Commissioner of Texas was moved to a New London hospital after a period of serious illness at a son’s home. Doctors report slight daily improvement and expect further benefit from treatment there.
In Los Angeles on September 4, 19 year old Mrs Josephine Valenti was convicted of murdering her infant by setting a burning match in the carriage. She remained jailed awaiting a sanity hearing.
In London on September 4 a breach of promise case reveals 33,000 words of love letters detailing ardent affection toward W. C Fareham. The extensive correspondence was introduced as key evidence in court.
Temperature reading shows 97 max and 7 min for 21 hours ending at 7 a.m. today. East Texas expects partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with cooler north areas and unsettled conditions in the north. West Texas forecasts partly cloudy weather with possible showers in the north tonight and cooler conditions Thursday.
Prices slipped slightly today from 18.00 to 18.60 per unit, reflecting a modest decline in market activity.
President Hoover chaired a White House breakfast conference on naval reduction with Secretary Adams and navy generals, plus War and State Department representatives, in a several hour discussion.
Governor Moody said the joint prison survey committee report would be lengthy and require considerable time to prepare. The fourth called legislative session appeared remote as plans moved toward compiling the inspection tour findings.
At the weekly Rotary luncheon, Rev S S R Smith urged a permanent Boy Scout hut or camping place near Bonham to host overnight stays and outdoor activities. James Rodgers and Charles Smith, Scouts, described recent camping trips and contests, and officials discussed locating a site near nature. The drive for a community Scout home may be raised again. Excavation for the Texas & Pacific Railroad Big Spring division terminal will begin soon, with a freight depot under construction in that city.
A Confederate veteran, aged 77, attended a ceremony tied to a Houston event. The report notes the veteran's presence at the launch of a local affair involving lay and fur-related proceedings, with references to Moody and Missouri connections.
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