The Bonham Daily Favorite (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 8, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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Che Bonham DaUu Jjauorite
Volume XXXVI
Local County News
BONHAM, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1928
United Press Service
Number 135
Oil Steamer Blows Up at Port Arthur
An Estimate of the Nation’s Cotton Crop Has Been Made
Oil Vessel Blows
Up at Port Arthur
and Three Killed
BROTHER OF FORMER
GOVERNOR HOGG DIES
NUMBER OF OTHERS
BADLY HURT, AND THERE
MAY BE MORE DEAD
By United Press.
PORT ARTHUR, Dec. 8.—Three
unidentified bodies have been recov-
ered from the flame-swept 3,200 tojj
oil tanker Gulfland, which was wreck-
ed by an explosion today. The boat
«has been moved from the docks and
the search for more bodies is con-
tinuing. Members of the crew said
the explosion occurred in the pump i
room.: .Three men, Thomas Milton,
T. W. Wood and Ben Roderick, se-1
piously burned, are in a hospital
here. j
The cause of the explosion is un-!
determined. The ship carried j
thirty-seven men and several offi-j
eers. The bodies of the unidenti- j
fied men were so badly burned thatj
recognition wgs impossible.
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Police Disperse
Unruly Mob in Old
. Mexico is Report
FORTUNATELY NOBODY HURT,
BUT ONE DEPUTY UPPED
AND QUIT HIS JOB
SHAWNEE, Ok., Dec. 7.—'T. B.
Hogg, 80, fetate Commissioner of
Confederate pensions, died suddenly
Thursday at his home here,
j Mr. Hogg was a brother of James
ARE S. Hogg, former Governor of Tex-
as. He was a former member of
the Okahoma Senate and held sev-
eral offices in the United Confed-
erate Veterans.
GOV. NEFF IS RENOMINATED
AS MEMBER RAILWAY BOARD
WASHINGTON, Dec. -7.-—Former
Governor Pat M. Neff of Waco was
| renominated by President Coolidge
to be a member of the Railway
Board of Mediation for a second
term.
Two Bandits Dead;
Another Supposed
Robber Arrested
THE POLICE HAD THE TIP THAT
THE ROBBERY WOULD BE
ATTEMPED
By United Press.
. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8—The po-
lice were called last night to dis-
perse a mob of several hundred per-
sons who had gathered in front of
the Chamber of Deputies demanding
entrance where a tense political dis-
cussion was going on. No difficul- J
ties had occurred before the police
(dispersed them. During the session |
Plutarco Calles announced his re- }
tirement from public life.
! By United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8.—Two
‘bandits were killed here today in a
gun battle with six policemen who
thwarted their attempts to rob a
dry goods and hardware store. Two
! policemen were slightly injured. The
I dead are identified as Carl Kittrel,
j 35, and Otto Price, 35. The third
j man, believed to be an accomplice,
was captured. The police squad had
been advised of the robbery, and
were waiting with riot guns when
the robbers appeared.
Ohio Doctor Dead
and His Wife Also
Killed by Burglars
THEIR DAUGHTER WAS NOT
HARMED BY THE MARAUD-
ERS, WHO ESCAPED
By United Press.
CANTON. Ohio, Dee. 8.—Dr. T.II.
Silver, county health officer, and his
wife, Lora, aged 50, were killed by
burglars who invaded their home
here early, today. Both were awak-
ened at the same time, and the bur-
glars commanded them to raise
their hands and two shots followed.
Silver fell and his wife was instantly-
killed. Their daughter, Hanah
Mary, was awakened, and her
screams brought the neighbors. The
girl was not hurt,
Jr. C. of C. Dairy
Meet Tuesday Nite
Very Important
* THE PRINCE IS AT CAIRO *
* TODAY ON HIS WAY HOME *
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* CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 8.—The *
*fr Prince of Wales halted briefly ‘I*
4* here on his spectacular dash *
4* from Africa to the bedside of *S*
4* his father, King George. He *S»
•b left for Brindisi. 4*
Man Runs Wild at
Fort Smith-Killed
. Three of Citizens
Adams Still Says
Thinks was Gyped
Out of ‘Two Grand’
HAD BEEN AN INMATE OF AN
INFIRMARY, IT IS THOUGHT,
AT FORT SMITH
CASE WAS HELD OVER UNTIL
MONDAY, WHEN ARGUMENTS
WILL BEGIN
By United Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 8.—V, ltay^Adams,
the Bartlett farmer charged With the
murder of Orville Matthews, the
, new accounts manager of a Dallas
! bank, closed his testimony in his be-
l half today, asserting that he believ-
ed Matthews and Ben C. Richards, a
Dallas insurance man, stole his $2,000
election bet. Adams was ' not shaken
under a- gruelling- cross examination
by the prosecutor, R. B; Allen, in
RECORD PRICE OF $7
PER POUND RECEIVED
FOR CHAMPION STEER
i
The new West Henderson
concrete bridge at Cleburne is now
open for traffic.
CHICAGO, Dec. 0—A record-break-
ing price for the grand champion
J steer of the International Live Stock
(exposition was paid today when the
sti eet 1 pjereforcj yearling owned by Clarence
Goecke, 12 years'^ old, of State Cen-
ter, la., was knocked down on the
auction block for $7 a pound. The
San Antonio garbage workers got
their first Thanksgiving holiday
this year.
By United Press.
FORT SMITH, Dec. 8.—The police
today'are searching for William How-
ell, a discharged inmate of the
Crawford infirmary, who last night
is believed to have killed three per-
sons. A man thought to have been
Howell, entered the home of Clif-
ford Deffenbaugh, superintendent of.
the infirmary, and shot him and his
wife and Jim Nicholson, the latter an
inmate, to death.
Dairy Committee
Found Good Cows
In Hopkins County
WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK AND
MAKE PURCHASES. A
CARLOAD DESIRED
his testimony regarding . the killing
The dairy committee of Senior C>
of C., composed of Philip Wise, chair-
hqt. man, Ed Curlee and Charles
case j have returned from Sulphur Springs,
fused the situation by stating that Judge Pippen recessd his court until where they went to inspect a carload
it was fostered by the Jersey Cattle Monday morning, when arguments of milk cows to be sold to farmers
Club. As a matter of . fact the Jer- (will commence. of Fannin county by the Chamber,
ley Cattle Club has nothing direct- ——— —:--- jThe committee found many Jersey
Beeyille is getting ready to number j cows, some good and some not so
all houses and mark all streets in an good. They were driven over the
effort to get free mail delivery. 1 county and inspected a number of
----—o- -—- | herds and believe that a sufficient
*4* 4* + |number of desirable dairy cows can
be had.
Mr. Curlee told the Favorite report-
er that Hopkins county citizens are
well supplied with both beef and
dairy cattle. Practically every farm
they visited contained either ihrge or
i small herds, and in many instances
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ROB
GREENVILLE CORNER STONE
GREENVILLE, Texas Dec. 7—Un-
known persons who attempted to
break into the cornerstone of the
new $400,000 courthouse here Wed-
nesday night must have heard exag-
gerate;} tales of its contents au-
thorities decided Thursday. Nothing
of value was cached in the stone
when it was laid.
A member of the contracting
firm on the courthouse was. surprised
when he visited the structure to hear
sounds of a hammer being- used to
! drive a chisel into -the brick wall
| from the interior. When he called
out the offenders fled. Serious in-
! roads had been made on the masonry
surrounding the cornerstone, .
U. S. Government’s
Cotton Report Is
Estimated Today
TEXAS IS ACCREDITED WITH
SOME FIVE MILLION BALES
OF THE CROP
By United' Press.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.—Tho'cot-
ton crop is 14,373,000 bales with a
harvest of 12,955 bales, is the fore-
cast by the Department of Agricul-
j ture' today. - - •
j The crop in Texas is estimated
, production of 5,150,000 bales.
The Favorite in mentioning the
meeting Tuesday night by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce which is to be
addressed by Victor Schopplemeyer, and the events leading tog?. He tes-
editor of The Dallas Farm News, Si tified he did not reme
Evans .of the Texas and Pacific rail- happened after firing^th
way, and other notable speakers con- When the defense conciu
previous high price, paid in 1926, was
$3.60 a pound, Today’s purchaser was
the J. C. Penney Co. of New York.
ty to do with the meeting except to
aid in arousing a wider interest in
dairying.
It is hoped at this meeting to an-
nounce a warkable plan to finance
from 50 to 100 cows for Fannin coun-
ty farmers. At a meeting of the
Junior C. of C. Friday, a commit-
tee was named to write to various
sections and learn what plan is the
m otsdesirable. J. I. Boon will se-
cure information from Marshall, H.
A. McDougal will write Elbert Gen-
try at Tyler, Herbert Burow will
communicate with College Station
and D. M. Penn will write to Waco
for plans. With this information
available, ti is felt certain a suitable
plan can be arrived at.
The general public will he invited
to attend the meeting Tuesday night.
THE WEATHER
fcr them next week, at which time
they will return and secure as many
dairy cows as will be needed to fill
orders from Fannin county farmers.
Mr. Halsell said that the sole pur-
pose of the dairy committee shall be
to make the very best selections
possible and feels sure that the
farmers will be pleased with what is.
offered them.
These dairy cows will be purchased
by members of the Senior C. of C.
who wish to further the dairy in-
terests in Fannin county. It is re-
j called that at a meeting of the
j Chamber some days ago that tw'enty-
j five citizens agreed to finance at
j least one cow for farmers or dkiry-
-the,-expectation, ©f increas-
ing the milk supply in this commun-
ity. When these twenty-five cows
are disposed of, another list will be
started. The Favorite expresses the
belief that Bonham citizens are will-
ing to back eery dependable man in
Fannin county who wishes to earnest-
ly engage in a business that will
save the country from the blight of
too much cotton.
Man Tries Filling
Tank Awful Result
Kills Two Children
THE HOME WAS WRECKED AND
OTHERS OF THE FAMILY
ARE INJURED
By United Press.
NAMPA, Idaho, Dec. 8.—Verda
Goodwin, aged 4 years, was killed,
and his sister, Vera, aged 6, was
j badly injured last night when the
father attempted to fill a lighted
jiamp with gasoline. The explosion
wreeked —home, and the flames
enveloped ten children, all of whom
were able to extinguish them, ex-
cept Vera and Verda.
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East Texas—Tonight fair and
slightly warmer along the coast.
Sunday fair with rising tempera-
tures. | some very desirable cattle were lo-
west Texas—Tonight and Sunday j cated. Generally, however, the herds
generally fair with rising tempera-(have been depleted because of heavy
| ures. Probably frost tonight in j demand for dairy cows within the
the southeast portion. past few months, but Mr. Curlee is
THERE COMES
—a consciousness of power from the fact that you
have money saved up and from the fact that you
have exercised some very admirable qualities of
mind and heart in acquiring that surplus.
Wf STATE NATIONAL BANK
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Temperatures for 24 hours ending-
at 7 a. m. today. Maximum 52; min-
imum 24. Sae date in’ 1927, maxi-
mum 29; minimum 14.
of the opinion that the committee
will be able to secure some high
class stock. The committee was told
that several herds will be assembled
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So rapid has been the growth of
Forsan, new oil town in Howard
county, that another teacher has been
added to the school and inauguration
of a postoffice is expected by the
first of the year.
King’s Condition
is Rather Enigma
According to This
HE IS AND HE ISN’T THIS RtL
PORT FROM HIS BEDSIDE
WOULD INDICATE
LONDON, Dec. 8.—King George’s
temperature is still high, on account
of local conditions in the lung, but
otherwise his condition remains the
same, according to a report issued at
11 a. m. today. The king, however,
passed a restless night, but his con-
jdition is said to be as well as could
‘be expected under the circumstances.
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1 for sport wear
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Evans, Ashley. The Bonham Daily Favorite (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 8, 1928, newspaper, December 8, 1928; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871040/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.