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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1925
Page
2
The Retail Merchants Association of Texas will hold its 25th annual meeting in Austin from May 25 to 27 with an elaborate program prepared. Secretary W C Finley is likely to attend and takes an active interest in the work.
New York magistrate Kochendorfer fined Edward Rapp six dollars and ordered him to smile three times daily for failing to support his wife and infant son. Rapp paid the fine and promised to smile, admonished for being too grouchy. Bates' Improved Antiseptic Simmer for man or beasts appears in the piece.
Austin April 7 The largest estate ever taxed in Texas involves Henrietta King owner of the King ranch in King County. W M Woodall chief of the inheritance tax division says the tax will likely top 500000 dollars and may run into millions depending on transfers before her death. The Gates estate of Dellora G Gates Port Arthur previously ranked second with 357000 in inheritance tax.
The notice promotes obtaining school report cards with a call for supply assistance. It mentions availability and a request to contact for procurement. The language is informal and suggests a local or generic distribution point.
In Erie Pennsylvania April notes a great grandmother aged 55 who appears younger. Mrs S H Wright of 2902 Pennsylvania Avenue is the elder, with daughter Mrs Frank Massing of Lawrence Park aged 38. Her daughter is Mrs Edward Ames of Lawrence Park aged 20, mother of a ten month old son, forming a unique family circle.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Child's Tonic promising appetite stimulation for boys and restoration of color to the cheeks. It emphasizes strengthening, invigorating effects and quick benefits.
More than 100 delegates, including J Fister of Bremen and Liverpool representative J Albrecht, attend the Texas Cotton Association convention at the Austin Hotel. Dan Moody and N C Taylor address the gathering as long-staple cotton demand rises. A banquet is planned for Friday night with daily events announced.
The ad promotes lawn mower sharpening and repairs at W. Y. Thomas the Old Reliable, Mast Side Squares, offering mower rentals and service.
Schedule lists bus departures from Sherman to Dallas via Paris Bonham and Gainesville with times from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Direct connections with Interurban cars to Dallas are noted and total journey time Bonham to Dallas is 38 hours 28 minutes.
United Press reports that March 15 tax returns will be available for public inspection shortly after July 1, with all returns held until authorized by the treasury department. The notice lists the First State Bank of Bonham Texas planning to convert into a National Banking Association within thirty days of publication. Includes Bates' Improved Antiseptic Liniment as a line item.
A local listing notes Ladies The Favorite offers transfer paper in 18 by 24 inch sheets for crafting and design projects.
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