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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1934
Page
7
By Associated Press Laredo Texas Dec 1 a second front in two days caused extensive damage to the tomato crop with other vegetables uninjured frost warnings prompted many growers to harvest and store the crop.
W F Keaton of West lith Street gathered a basket of October peaches from a yard tree in Bonham this morning. The fruit, left with J R Jaynes for sale near Center Street by Dobson Company, marks an unusually late ripening for the season in this community.
Judge Blackburn departs to Paris this afternoon. Fay Garrison of Nocona News visits Bonham. Paul Dennis and family return from relatives near Duke, Oklahoma. Mrs. W. F. Keeton prepares to leave for Los Angeles to visit her daughter Mrs. Ralph Webb. Miss Helen Ludeman of Denton heads to Dallas for a Texas Chemists meeting. Misses Willie Mae Atkins Linus Cummings and Wilma Atkins attend the State Teachers Association in Galveston. Jim Freeman visits from Electra noting Electra’s dairying driven prosperity.
The Texas Board of Control outlines a five point plan to spread relief work more equitably among needy families. Effective January 1, only one family member may be retained, and spouses who are regularly employed will not be hired. Payroll reductions may trigger earlier implementation.
A Sunday vesper service at 5 o clock features a Woman's Day program with devotional by Mrs Edwin Smith a solo by Mrs Martha Lowrey and an address by Mr T E Anderson Our Mountain Work followed by offertory.
New York reports Katharine Hepburn arrived en route to Hartford for family time and refused to answer questions about a marriage to Leland Hayward, her social register manager. She said she would not disclose such plans even if she were to wed.
Emma Withers of Belmont North Carolina credits Milks Emulsion with curing a severe flu aftereffects including a stubborn cough and poor appetite. She reports twelve bottles restored her health, appetite, and strength, and notes the product is palatable and sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9:30 to 9:45 for Trinity Episcopal and First Presbyterian, with services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The First Baptist Church holds services at 10:50 a.m. and 7 p.m. and outlines midweek and women’s activities including prayer, meetings, and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering drive.
The notice lists Sunday School at 9:45 a m led by Jno R Spivey superintendent, church services at 10:50 a m and 7:00 p m, Epworth Leagues at 6:15 p m, with Clinton L Bowen as pastor.
Assemblies for Bible School at 9 45 worship and communion at 10 50 special music and sermon by Pastor. Vesper at 5 p m Martha Lewrey will sing Emerson Anderson will deliver message. Elders meet Monday 7 p m Church Board Tuesday 7 p m Prayer Wednesday 7 p m Woman's Missionary Society meets with Mrs Hassel 3 p m Monday led by Mrs Laurence Denton. Pastor to Ladonia Sunday 5 p m and Hall at 7 p m.
Local churches announce schedules with Sunday School start times at 9 45 and sermons around 11 00 a m. Calvary Baptist led by B M P U groups meet at 7 p m with Wednesday prayer. Clark Memorial Methodist lists Earl Turner as Superintendent and Edwin Hennegar as Epworth League president. Nazarene, Church of Christ, and others share worship and youth event times and pastors E Akin J M Webb E W Stovall.
Salt Lake City November 30 Will Rogers Jr. son of the humorist and David Mellinkoff of Stanford defeated Whitman College to win the senior college men division final of a debating tournament at the University of Utah.
An advertisement promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tasteless source of cod liver oil with claims of rapid weight gain and vitality. It cites dramatic individual improvements for a boy and a girl and offers a money back guarantee if eight pounds of firm health are not gained in a month.
Fort Worth, Patrick Hurley former secretary of war and G A Sturver an attache in the German embassy met in a German trench during the war both wounded in a hand to hand fight. They met again Friday morning on a sleeper plane from the Pacific coast and had breakfast at the municipal airport. Hurley was en route Los Angeles to Tulsa. Sturver and Dr Hans Luther German ambassador were on the plane from Phenix to Cincinnati. The two recalled war days during a brief half hour over breakfast.
Teachers at the Texas Star Teachers Association convention in Galveston demand strong leadership for tomorrow’s children and training in governmental responsibility. Sessions featured Dr. Edwin A. Lee of San Francisco and Dr. N. D. Bule of Marlin with governors Allred and McNutt on education themes and a Beaumont Symphonic Band and 500 Galveston students performing Elijah.
Oklahoma City reports Blue Valley Farmer, the Mur ray administration newspaper, failed to publish for the first time in four and a half years. Editor Cicero J. Murray said no explanation beyond stating they have not suspended publication and that no copy was provided to printers.
In Lubbock at the Texas Music Teachers Association convention 175 teachers and 48 contestants attended. The G B Dealey contest awarded 300 dollars per winner with 50 for first and 25 for second in each of four categories. First places included Margaret Merrifield, LaMarr Chapman, and Eugène Navratil among others.
In Lubbock on November 30 Baptist Training Service delegates heard George Mason of Dallas denounce legalized racing and wagering as harming legitimate business. His talk on The Christian and His Marital Relationships urged God first society second and individual third.
By order of the 44th Judicial District Court of Texas the Dallas Joint Stock Bank of Dallas sues Horace Gatlin et al. The sheriff will sell 39 acres in Fannin County on the first Tuesday in January 1935 to satisfy a $2458.65 judgment plus costs and interest. The sale follows a December 1925 deed of trust and involves Gatlin Herriage Elliott and others. Our advice to winners and losers: Don't forget, there will be other elections.
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the federal Lindbergh kidnapping law in Harvey Bailey’s case, ruling a life sentence for transporting a kidnap victim in interstate commerce is not cruel and unusual punishment. The decision affirms Congress’s power to curb interstate kidnapping and treats such offenses as heinous.
Denver assistants and four other firemen were hurled into debris when a huge brick wall collapsed at the Midwest trune and bag manufacturing company plant last night. Assistant fire chief died today. five others rescued are seriously injured and hospitalized.
A reflection on residents who lack government support despite needing aid. The piece discusses individuals, neighborhoods, and NGOs striving to fill gaps, urging policy action and renewed relief programs. It frames aid as a community responsibility and calls for targeted assistance.
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