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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
6
A brief notice praises a couple from Marshall for their good character and support to neighbors. It notes they are highly regarded, with cheerful hobbies and dedication to family. A referenced phone contact is included, and the piece closes with cordial thanks.
Rev and Mrs W F Kerby return from a 400 mile trip through the Cotton Belt reporting hot dry weather with heavy recent rains improving conditions in Navarre, Hill and Limestone counties. North Texas shows promise of a large cotton crop while central and south Texas remain hard hit with water being hauled for stock and family use.
Southwestern Bell remits 355 442 to the State Comptroller as gross tax for quarter ending June 30 with receipts totaling 1 163 488 Adjutant General Mark McGee to attend the Texas American Legion Lowana department convention in Shreveport on August 6 He will deliver an address A final settlement of the inheritance tax on Col Francis L Towne of San Antonio is $17 097 the balance to be paid in New Hampshire where the estate was located.
Gov Ferguson requests Felion to Denton County Wisconsin to answer a swindling charge over 40 dollars. Fox is reported in study Rock County Wisconsin. The Pullman Company paid 18, 2.5 percent gross receipts tax on intrastate tickets totaling 370,447 with an increase of 1,286 over prior quarter.
The University of Texas will send seven representatives to the annual Y W C A and Y M C A Conference at Estes Park in late August. Texas and other states will be represented as students participate in the program. Final plans include a joint inspection of Des TS Rover by the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission beginning August 6, with a boat trip from Pecan Springs to the stream mouth. Adjutant General Mark McGee announced a $300 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for last May’s large warehouse fire at Camp Mabry housing Texas National Guard supplies and equipment.
The Attorney General through R. J. Randolph approves title to 2% acres adjacent to the College of Industrial Arts at Denton. The land will be added to the college grounds at a cost of $20,000 as the institution expands.
Assistant Attorney General Jernest May advises Governor Miriam A. Ferguson that the last annual report of the Railroad Commission for the year ending August 31, 1924, should be printed. The report has never been printed and includes many statistical tables and data on Texas railroads.
Banks and chamber officials ask where workers affected by the drought can find jobs. Commissioner Crocker says the state will use free employment agencies to guide the unemployed to available work.
A cool spell lifted briefly as Bonham folk expected mountain air relief but a late-day cold front brought rain and floods from the northwest. The Northern Texas Telephone Ga reported light showers at several towns including Lamus, Revenna, Bailey, Randolph, Windom, Honey Grove, and Ludonia.
The Department of Labor notes that at various points in the state there are very few inquiries or job calls for unskilled labor. This suggests limited demand for low skill positions across the surveyed areas and times.
The Old Settlers reunion continued at Simpson Park with 9 30 a m gatherings after meeting at Hassell and Caldwell Co on Main street. Speakers included Randolph Clarke and Hodge Crenshaw with Bach along with T J Selfs leading songs and remarks from the 75 year old T O Caldwell.
The item quotes Mrs. C L Keanon of Winfield Florida praising Cardus as a vegetable tonic that eased her back pain nerve strain fatigue and sleeplessness during pregnancy and after. She says eight bottles helped significantly and recommends Cardus to expectant mothers. The note notes no harmful drugs and claims sale nationwide. It also mentions a local program with a disrupted schedule due to Ashley Evans illness.
Timed South Bound and North Bound bus departures listed from Llue Ridge Farmersville and Red Jall Depot Bonham with stations on West 4th St and Commerce. fares shown as one way $3.00 and round trip $5.00. contact numbers included for Ford Kenned P. D. Penn and J. H. Baker.
A brief mixed advertisement notes a public road with land pricing per acre and a call to buy groceries and meats from a local store. It promotes Kodak film with a “New Friendship Pictures” line and mentions Jenkins Studio offering developing rolls and pictures.
Report of meeting at the Christian Church in Hatt with Rev. C. J. Wagner closing on Sunday night. An unusually lively interest has been kept throughout the week as several attendees joined the church.
The note describes O66 as a treatment for malaria chills fever dengue or bilious fever and claims it kills the yverma. The text reflects an old medicine label asserting disease targets and curative effect.
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