25 Apr 1934
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1934
Page
1
Classified notice for printing rates and subscription terms published by the Bonham Texas newspaper. Rates subject to application, with mailing details and post office registration.
A Mississippi man Sylvester Harris, facing eviction, spoke by phone to President Roosevelt and received government aid. He repaid the loan and sent a turkey to the president, promising continued support for the Democratic cause. The story casts Harris as a grateful convert and future steadfast friend to Roosevelt.
A Chicago conference of American mayors urged Washington to advance ten billion dollars at one eighth of one percent to refund bonds and debts. They argue bankers demand repayment and cite past liberal borrowing as justification for government assistance.
A dense opinion page column critiques government spending and inflation, mocks Samuel Insull's acquittal, notes charity contrasts, and muses on social registers and past eras. It contrasts private effort with public relief and ends with a homespun anecdote about a prank telegram and a rock.
The clippings joke about a soap that won’t sting eyes and ice cream like mass consumption. Notes drought living as raininess looms. A seaside contest mocks homely features and passport photos. A munitions probe settles a long debate on who won the war. Politicians claim frame when removed from view.
A collection of breezy comic snippets and quips about authors artists and travelers. Highlights include a London anecdote about a drummer on a train, jokes about Stibbler, and a Montreal Star jab about nocturnal writing patterns.
A string of social notes from Rose describe Mrs. J S Roberts visiting Gober with her daughter Mrs George Unil. Mrs Helmuth Fonath and children returning from Benham. J A Griffis losing a horse in a car accident. Shittle Billie James Griffis visiting from Lamasco. visits by John Robinson family, John Moore’s relatives from Amarillo. Minnie Danner in Benham. Frances Psryar recovering from tonsillitis. Mrs Will Wallatze hosting a birthday dinner. Booth Gilbert family visiting J D Haney. W E Fields learns his father in Goldthwaite Texas is very ill. newcomers Zeke Allen family welcomed from Bailey. local ads for Rose area shops and The Favorite subscription appeal.
A brief inspirational note quotes G. MacDonald on kindness. It states the first kindness deserves acceptance and the second its transmission.
A scripture verse from 2 Chronicles 7 14 calls people to humility prayer and seeking God and promises hearing forgiveness and healing if they turn from wicked ways and seek divine guidance. The line emphasizes repentance and divine response rather than current events or commentary.
Two Paris prisoners Leonard Burns and E M McCain armed with a wooden pistol and a fake .45 attempted to force a jail break Saturday night. Jailer Sappington and assistant Pete Fletcher subdued them, overpowered the pair, and returned them to their cells.
Berlin dispatch reports rumors of a fresh Nazi purge echoing June 13 as disaffection grows between guards and the regular army. Observers say Hitler may soon have to decide between rival factions within the movement.
A Chicago federal court jury of twelve acquitted Samuel Insull and 16 associates of a $100,000,000 mail fraud charge after about minutes of deliberation. Insull hailed the verdict as a beginning of his vindication, amid the high‑profile case focused on his former two billion dollar utility empire.
Maxwell S. Stewart, associate editor of The Nation, told a conference that industrial production has recovered nearly half the ground lost in the Depression as gains near 50 percent. He warned world unemployment remains about 15 percent higher and that labor has lagged in recovery.
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