06 Aug 1938
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1938
Page
1
The Bonham Daily Favorite carries notices to the public and advertisers and prints a weather chat referencing J. S. Bagwell and editorials. It cites rain hopes for Texas and jokes about weather prophets, with stray notes on World War I surrender dates and a stray auto incident mention.
The Fannin County Home Demonstration Council gathered Saturday in the Bonham Chamber of Commerce office with 35 members from 16 clubs. Highlights include finance report, 2700 jars in the Ball Jar Contest, new demonstrations on Family Relationships and Home Management, and a lecture by Miss Jane Alden in Sherman on October 18.
Fragments report a farm family linked to a piano purchase and a Sunday trip. The garbled text mentions relatives, a piano, and a journey, with limited readable details about names or places.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a business inquiry style notice from Will He Evans & Co. mentioning advertising, rates, and potential purchase interests. Location hints include northwest and miles west references, but details are garbled.
A damaged notice lists Evans and Meade National Bank with an address 212 N. Travis St and a service phone 777 Sav. The fragmentary text suggests a bank or service listing possibly for a local business directory.
Frank G. Robinson and Miss Orlene Sanders. W. C. Bradford Jr. Leonard Rt. 1 and Miss Beatrice Lucille Yowell, Leonard. James Arnold Perkins, Honey Grove and Miss Josephine Sanders. Elmer Kinkade, Ladonia R. 2, and Miss Lela May Coats, Ladonia. A. N. Malone Ector Rt. 1 and Miss Rogene Whitley, Bonham.
Paul Fletcher of Bonham registers a 1939 Plymouth Sedan and H E Gaulding of Honey Grove registers a 1938 Ford V-8 Truck for official records.
Lucy Spicer sues E F Johnson seeking title restatement and damages, while J G C Shockley sues the City of Bonham for damages. A court record notes two civil actions filed in district court.
A California leader promotes a $30 a week plan claiming it will cure the nation’s economic woes. The report notes Brazil faces exchange stringency linked to German chatter program and mentions a federal engineer’s catapult project to launch a 60 000 pound airship from ground ports.
Veterinarian Dr J A Harris, formerly with the U S Bureau of Animal Industry, resumes practice in Bonham and Fannin County. He served as an early tuberculosis eradication inspector on the west coast and is well known to local residents. Delta County teachers meet Saturday with state supervision and plans discussed. nearly all local teachers attend.
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