17 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1940
Page
1
Bonham Daily Favorite archives reveal a backward look at local Bonham residents and community events. Historic notes highlight daily life, gatherings, and notable figures shaping the town’s past.
January 11 1934 city council authorizes 10000 feet of sewerage lines on Evans and Thomas streets. W A Pepper returns from Mississippi with household goods. Rotary luncheon features Judge Williams Bascom Thomas Captain Gableman and Lieutenant Terry as speakers.
In a Gainesville meeting on January 1 1930 Mrs Artie Hunnicutt was chosen president of the 13th District Nurses Association. Dallas visitor Mrs McCulloch returned after a month’s Bonham vacation. Bride elect Mrs Jack Russell Jr hosted a noon luncheon for Miss Isabelle Moor. Mrs M V Gray visited relatives in Dallas. Mrs C S Tatum Lad returned from Dallas.
In Dallas a note praises four Bonham merchants for meriting constant patronage, urging residents to support them in their home town Bonham.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer reveals additions to two upcoming films. Douglas McPhail will play a key role in Broadway Melody of 1940 with Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. Bonita Granville Rita Johnson and Martha O'Driscoll join Forty Little Mothers. Eddie Cantor to star. Robert Sinclair signs writer director deal. MGM to produce a short based on Life magazine piece Everybody's Pixillated. Scout Greenbank earns praise for quick hospital aid after a youth’s shock and exposure incident.
In Youngstown Ohio City Finance Director Frank W faces scrutiny over city budgeting practices as council debates the upcoming fiscal plan and associated reforms.
Eagle Scout Richard Greenbank, 15, after Red Cross class in Clarendon, found an unconscious youth in shock near a wooded area. He gave initial aid and carried the victim to a highway, where a passing motorist took them to Emergency Hospital across the Potomac.
The city finance director committed 98 600 to the boilers marking the end of the Youngstonns scrip era that began in 1998, a move envied by Barton and his friends who had long desired money.
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