14 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
1
A survey shows 15 470 bales of the 1955 cotton crop ginned in Fannin County by Monday. This is 5 621 more bales than the previous Monday when 9 849 bales had been processed.
Slaughter steers 2 or 4 to 5 appears weaker with lower bids. Medium good stockers and calves show mixed demand with some weaker prices. Hogs mostly 9 percent lower with sows steady and lighter weights trading around 10 to 25 pounds.
A juvenile defendant, described as 12 years old, was released on bond in a liquor related case. The report includes uncertain lines and garbled text not clearly tied to the case details.
The article describes an annual football guessing contest with prizes of $10, $6, and $20. Entries must be submitted on separate sheets, with winners announced later. Names like Miss Lat Dyatie Raave and Postman involve as readers submit predictions for the 1855 season.
Local fair organizers announce a Jall Tales contest to be held at the event. Details describe eligibility, judging criteria, and schedule, with emphasis on community participation and entertainment value.
Scouting shows notable growth over the past five years in eastern Fannin County as leaders push expansion. The article notes increased troop activity, church and community support, and plans for Camp Clover with expanded facilities to serve Texas youth nationwide.
Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions over Ste Pha area with scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night into Thursday. Local winds shift coastal to southeasterly and temperatures dip briefly before a warm, humid daybreak.
Penham high school band plans to travel to Nocona for a football game on Sept 2000 using two 33 passenger Continental Travelways buses funded by the band activities account. The group set committee assignments for fundraisers including a rummage sale and baked goods sale and discussed expanding the band with new uniforms and possible group insurance for instruments.
Negotiations between Waco bus drivers, mechanics, and the transit company stalled on the 13th day of the strike with no further sessions scheduled. In other updates, New York longshoremen vote to end a seven day dock strike and discuss new toll road funding proposals from Paul Mallory of Houston.
A cooking expert and Marine officer named McCutcheon won the top prize of $64,000 on a CBS quiz show after correctly answering seven questions in the food and cooling category. The incident followed a previous $82,000 win by another contestant the prior week. The question involved a royal meal served in 1939 at Buckingham Palace.
Washington news: U S oil importers face a strict deadline to cut imports after a presidential advisory panel urged fast limits to imports. Officials cite national security and domestic producers as reasons for potential quotas, with data showing rising fuel and crude oil imports in the first half of the year.
Bonn Reuters report that Chancellor Konrad Adenauer returned from Moscow with a Soviet pledge to begin action on the release of German war prisoners before the end of the fourth day.
A nominating committee led by Dr OC Wade Jack Atkins and Hut Bowden was named to choose officers for the baseball league season. The group will report findings soon and consider expanding teams to four with out-of-town play, aiming to organize older boys and schedule Saturday games.
Dolly Davis pleads guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge in the county court. Judge Cho sentences to fines and possible probation after prosecutors allege aggravating factors in the incident.
Dallas reports that Texas leads the nation in cotton ginning with a total well ahead of earlier figures. The Commerce Department update shows substantial progress toward the September 6 date, with overall ginned cotton nearing the previous year’s totals.
A government suit contends with local theft and related public safety maneuvers. The case focuses on offenses along a city street and ongoing enforcement actions to curb criminal activity.
Bonham Tex Hatley president announces a general meeting for Bonham chamber members and nonmembers at the Best theatre Thursday afternoon at 5:00. The session invites all businessmen and citizens to discuss current programs and future activities and to share views on the chamber’s work.
Hurricane Hilda roared across Cuba’s eastern tip causing 70 to 90 mph winds and torrential rains that flooded rivers and forced thousands from river towns. The storm hit Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa, cutting communications with Guantanamo and prompting evacuations in Baracoa’s lowlands as the hurricane veered toward the Gulf of Guacanayabo.
El Paso police and the FBI investigated a $20,000 cash burglary at the State National Bank on Fort Bliss. Two to three men were sought for questioning after the 4,000 pound safe was forced open with a crowbar. The leak noted that another nearby bank’s safe held a similar amount but was not looted.
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