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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
2
Thought for the day urges prayer in a world of darkness to shine as lights for Christ. Quote from Laura C Trachsel who writes from Taiwan.
LADONIA Spl Mrs Le Roy Byers Mrs Mason and Mrs Robert Cox presented a program on the Seine river in France at the 1937 Study club gathering hosted by Mrs J B Haden Jr. Mrs Mason discussed the river, while Mrs Cox showed slides from a Europe trip with France and the Seine as focus.
The annual M night for the Fannin County Baptist Association will be held at 7 30 p m Monday in the First Baptist church Leonard Rev Harry Ball announced The event is the county wide Training Union mobilization night and he will bring the message
Six Bonds choir girls performed for Bonham Lions at the First Baptist church noon meeting. Performers Pat Martin Debbie Fitzwater Betty Boone Mary Lou Wilshire Nancy Luttrell Vicki Davis with pianist Jane Anne Walker and Mary Lou Wilshire on guitar. Larkin Gooch Detroit zone chairman and R L Jones attended and Gooch outlined upcoming Lions events. A three member committee including Bill Cheatham Bob Williams Roby Windham was formed to find a permanent club meeting place.
Ravenna mourners attended the funeral for Martin Perry in Mertens. He was the brother of Frank Perry of Ravenna. Attending were Mr and Mrs Frank Perry Mr and Mrs Raymond Perry and Mr and Mrs Ernest Hasten.
Rev Mr Ball urged everyone to make plans to attend as he stated. The message emphasizes collective participation and is directed to the community to ensure a strong turnout.
A church note from SSFU Avenue Church of Christ highlights contrasts between true New Testament Christianity and later religious customs. It questions palm Sunday Lent Easter Christmas and other seasons and covers topics on angels Mary saints reverends and Jesus appearance.
Sixth grade students at J. W. Evans School prepare for a puppet show as the Christmas program on December 14 for the PTA. The art department built puppets and stage work while the music department prepared the operetta score.
Mrs. Paul Campbell will be guest speaker at First Christian church Sunday worship as "Woman's Day" is observed. She will discuss "Thy Paths Our Chosen Way" with special music by Mrs. Joe Irwin and Miss Mary Ann Rushing at the organ. Rev. John C. Black urges attendance.
The First Congregational Methodist church hosts a Sunday singing convention at 2 p.m. featuring the Crusaders Quartet of Fort Worth. The event includes a Sunday morning service with the quartet and is open to the public.
Mrs. Johnnie Horton received a 20 year service pin and a letter of appreciation from Western Union. She has managed the Bonham office for the last decade and is a Bonham native.
Larry Guess, formerly Music and Youth director at Seventh and Main Baptist, has moved to Huntsville to serve as Music and Youth director at First Baptist Church. He and his wife recently relocated to the city.
Two members of the Seventh and Main Woman's Missionary Union plan nightly seven o clock sessions Monday through Friday observing a Week of Prayer and Self Denial for Foreign Missions. Messages on missions will be shared each night. On Sunday December 30, Rev Tommy Marshall will close with a sermon on missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering.
Mrs Odell Powell led the mission study at the Tuesday Boyd Baptist church Woman's Missionary Union meeting. The lesson followed the book Africa Arrows to Atoms. Mrs Lou MiGuire opened with prayer and Mrs A T Melson led the calendar of prayer. Six members and one child attended.
A readers’ birthday form lists individuals celebrating on December 1 through December 4. Names include Johnny Northcutt David Fry Jan Ford T F La vender David Henderson and many others with Mrs titles and several first and last names. The notice reads like a community hobby or social calendar item.
Washington reports National Guard units ordered to halt new enlistments from men seeking to dodge the draft. The National Guard Bureau announced that no recruit will be accepted without prior military experience as the force, 17 300 above authorization, must be trimmed to 400 000 by June 30, with action taking effect immediately.
Mrs. Curlee Cummings 57 formerly of Bonham dies at 2717 Pegram Ave Austin at 3 30 p m Thursday Nov 30 1967 after a heart attack Funeral services 2 30 p m Sunday Barnheart Funeral chapel Whitewright Rev James L Cooper officiating Interment Oak Hill cemetery She was born December 24 1909 in Whitewright daughter of Thomas and Mrs May Survived by husband two sons Johnny William Cummings Austin Joy Don Cummings Hereford a daughter Mrs Larry Glasgow Houston three brothers Gomer May Sherman Alton and Fender May Jacksonville and four grandchildren She was active in the Baptist church.
Ralph Kenneth Peterson, 60, of Fort Worth and former Fannin county resident, died in a Fort Worth hospital Thursday November 30, 1967. Services held Saturday at Duplex Baptist Church with Rev. J. E. Fender officiating. Wise Funeral Home directed interment in Duplex Cemetery. Survived by brother W. Y. Peterson of Phoenix and sisters Christine Kelly of Texarkana and Mrs Ray Coonrod of Bonham.
Mrs Ester Lin Wyatt of Bonham died Thursday night November 30 1967 after surgery and a brief improvement at Sherman hospital The Rev G A Graves officiated a 1 30 pm Saturday service at St Paul CME Church Interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Ludonia under Fannin County Funeral Home Survivors include husband six sons Lanets Gayle Wyatt a daughter six brothers three sisters and five grandchildren
Funeral services for Mrs Jes sie Cash age 70 will be held Saturday at 2 PM in Wise Funeral home chapel Rev John Black of Bonham First Christian Church and Sid Mapies of Denison will officiate Interment Cedar Lawn Memorial Park Sherman cousins serve as pallbearers Mrs Cash died Wednesday November 29 1967 in a Bonham hospital Survivors include her husband a son a daughter and four grandchildren
Mulberry Kansas residents Mr and Mrs Bill Donaldson and Lisa move to Durant Oklahoma with his mother Mrs Amanda Donaldson while a new home is built They have bought the Welsyo Auto store in Durant and will commute until settled Donaldson a Bonham High School graduate has worked for J C Penney Co in Denison Monroe Hot Springs Baxter Springs and now relocates with family to Durant
C R Bake of Fetol was dismissed from Communy hospital Sherman where he had received medical treatment.
A fragment notes that most rattlesnakes are in the southwestern United States with limited readable detail about regional ranges or species. The text is incomplete but emphasizes the southwestern region as a hotspot for rattlesnakes.
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