19 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1928
Page
1
A fragment shows SHERWOOD SPOTTS and OVID SPOTTS with publisher and editor names and a line of price figures. Ashley Evans listed as managing editor, plus SCHAB and B. INGLISH. The text resembles a classifieds or masthead snippet with monetary values.
Public notice announces willingness to correct any erroneous reflection about firms individuals or corporations upon being brought to the attention of the publishers. It stresses accuracy and accountability in published material.
The writer notes Texas remains intact with no storms, crops stable, and no famine locally. They contrast Florida’s fatalities and Atlantic turmoil with gratitude for safety, urging pity for the distressed and gratitude for divine protection during disasters.
Oklahoma is the first state to hear Al Smith in person. Analysts note Democratic odds in Texas and Oklahoma amid campaign shifts. The piece ends with a stray legal note about a Michigan nurse and a $200000 suit.
A fragment mentions leaving matters to the stork who always gets them to the right party, implying a lighthearted joke about delivery or timing without details.
The fragment contrasts Florida and California during disasters, noting Florida’s struggles with a hurricane while Californians call earthquakes fires. It then shifts to Bonham merchants who have stocked their stores for the fair and invite visitors to see bargains.
Weather talk notes a hoped for rain by Friday to ease heavy dust. The correspondent says the dry spell harms outdoor life, and a shower would help the fair proceed with less dust and disruption.
A speaker suggests a colleague would struggle to perform the work and would not find it easy, doubting his ability to imitate the current worker's proficiency. The remark emphasizes the difficulty of the role and the unlikely chance of repetition.
The notice advises readers to check the Daily Favorite and Bon hamee ads for bargains and offers.
A terse historical remark notes Benedict Arnold died unhonored and unhung, reflecting a long lineage of traitors who met a similar fate. The phrase evokes harsh judgments about treason and its consequences across generations.
A Chicago report describes public outrage as lawmakers debate a controversial bill while police investigate incidents where residents abduct children to win cash rewards. The piece highlights community fear and calls for swift action from officials.
The G. O. P. avoids the New Jersey prohibition debate as the party faces a weak bid there. Al Smith endorses the farm relief measure in Omaha, signaling political alignment with the policy.
The Denison Herald reports Judge Sartin explaining the lack of delegates at the bolter convention in Dallas due to several floover Democrats staying with the regulars. He implies the bolter crowd failed to win support.
The Sherman Democrat notes that growing criticism may drive clergy from pulpits and teachers from classrooms, creating a scarcity of educated leaders. The piece links a recent youth's suicide in Arkansas to harsh public critique and warns of broader cultural impact.
The piece contrasts past public man fishing as a quiet pastime with modern times, where fishing gear is replaced by media presence. It notes a broadcasting station, a manager, and a flock of newspaper reporters as the main equipment today.
From Other Pens Tom Blanton nears retirement from Congress and leaves a lasting imprint on policy. He previously led private investigations into St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, triggering congressional probes into hospital conditions and prompting a comptroller general ruling honoring his charges.
Superintendent Blanton and many hospital employees allegedly received exorbitant sums including living allowances beyond reason. Blanton's mismanagement findings included freeing forty six ex service men deemed sound mind who were held as prisoners. Some were Texas boys whose parents could not locate them. The congressman's role is noted, while Brownwood Bulletin laments the impact on government workers and jobs.
Denison Herald questions Philadelphia mayoral shock at grand jury findings on vice and graft. The paper argues mayors should know city crime and act quickly, doubting the mayor’s overnight cleanup pledge as unsophisticated and unconvincing.
The League of Nations declined to define the Monroe Doctrine in a Costa Rica request, noting its deep American emotional basis and broad misunderstanding. The piece discusses its original anti European intrusion stance and how U.S. policy shifted during 1917, with a survey of 350 prominent Americans, including editors and professors.
Five survivors rescued after sixty hours adrift on a life raft from the cattle boat Manasoo which founder ed in Georgian Bay early Saturday. The ship sank with twenty three aboard and sixteen perished including Chief Engineer Thomas McCutch eon. Bodies and survivors taken to Owen Sound Ontario where officials reported all five expected to recover.
A survey of American views on the Monroe Doctrine reveals split opinions on whether nations may protect their citizens in Latin America or if the United States should assume that role. The pamphlet The Monroe Doctrine and World Peace from Doubleday and Doran presents the diverse answers and moderate consensus on this doctrine.
Shenandoah Iowa reports Billy Sunday denounces Governor Smith and John Baskoe on radio KENF claiming Al Smith seeks to nullify the Constitution and crown state sovereignty over the Union urging voters to reject such theocrat aims and defend the Republic.
San Juan dispatch reports Porto Rico mayors appealing for aid after a wave of food riots. Kenny Baker of the Red Cross arrives with five assistants to organize relief. the island suffers widespread destruction, with deaths tallied in the dozens and thousands displaced.
Honey Grove marksman Sergeant Charles E. Angus, former Marine, teamed with Private FW Middles of Salt Lake City to win the two man Army Ordnance match in the New England shooting tournament at Wakefield, Massachusetts. The event featured a two man contest as part of the shoot.
Sergeant Angus, son of Mrs. Willie M. Angus of Honey Grove, and the Marine Corps rifle team depart for Camp Perry Ohio to compete in the national matches. Angus, who enlisted in Dallas in 1926 after Army service, recently won a gold rifle medal at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and was transferred to rejoin the team.
Cov Horace M Towne of Porto Rico informed Secretary Davis by radiogram that there is no necessity for martial law in the hurricane-stricken district and that there is no disorder anywhere in the island.
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