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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
6
British forces under the Allied contraband control intercepted at least two ships carrying German exports. The Dutch and Belgian vessels were seized and brought to British bases for investigation.
Schedule for the season lists league and non conference games among Gainesville Denison Bonham Sherman McKinney and Greenville. Dates span January to February with matchups including Denison at Gainesville Sherman at Bonham and Bonham at Sherman among others.
The project envisions a modern county fair plant two miles north of Bonham and one mile north of the current grounds near the airport. Plans were submitted to the state WPA in September and approved in October then sent to Washington for final WPA and presidential approval. Builders will raze the present site to prepare materials for the new structures.
AAA meeting notes outline marketing quotas for 1940 cotton production. Farmers in cotton producing states must approve quotas by two thirds in a referendum to be incorporated into the program. Polls run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with county results sent to the state capital at Columbus.
The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association will launch a series of institutional and educational ads in December state newspapers. Executive VP George C. Gibbons says Texas, as a leading oil producer, should promote its industry to boost employment and home use of products, while arguing refined output and tax revenues support the state’s economy.
The Busy Bees club held a student body introduction with 20 boys. Each grade presented a class stunt on topics from arithmetic to geography. Raymond Wynn reported club finances, Le Price praised the circulating library, and Hanse Kyle thanked Parker Grove for candy-sale support. Ruth Hart sold the most candy and received a fountain pen.
Randolph high school split two games with Dodd City in the Fannin county Class B round robin. Randolph girls won 34 to 14 behind Anderson with 24 points, while Dodd City boys defeated Randolph 21 to 15 as Howard scored eight and Powers added six for Randolph. The item ends with an advertisement line for Bonham.
Norman Oklahoma December 7 Coach Tom Stidham said after a conference with President W B Bizzell that the University of Oklahoma declined an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas The team refused the offer to avoid compromising its full strength and Missouri has accepted the Orange Bowl invitation to face Georgia Tech in Miami on New Year’s Day.
New York report states bloody fingerprints from a dress servant were found in the bedroom where Walter Richard Pneelberg, 42, secretary to the German Consul General, was battered to death. Police expect the prints to be checked as they pursue the suspect.
Teachers in Fannin county rural schools will meet Saturday at 1 30 pm in the office of County Superintendent Burkett. Plans for the 1999 40 basketball season will be made at that time. Try a want ad in The Favorite.
J E Christian manager of the Bonham office of the Texan State Employment Service lists service rolls with vacancies and upcoming examinations. Details from Mr Christian. exams include Junior medical officer rotating internship 2000 dollars, Junior medical officer psychiatric resident 2000 dollars, Principal engineering draftsman 2000 dollars, Engineering draftsman 1800 dollars, Assistant engineering draftsman 1620 dollars.
An announcer will stand with loud speaker to name parade float occupants and provide details. Moving pictures will be taken of the parade as it unfolds for the crowd.
Bi district pairings force AA and A teams toward regional titles with Sherman Sulphur Springs clash at Sulphur Springs as Bearcats defend District 6 AA while Wildcats seek upset. Other matchups include Lubbock Electra Sweetwater vs El Paso and Nacogdoches Tyler Austin Texas vs Brownsville with SMU Rice also on slate.
Sunday school had 38 attendees with an engaging lesson. Mrs Marquis led points for thought and the group planned a Christmas program to coincide with the school program on Friday night December 22. The young class will meet at Mrs Raymond Marquis’s home for candy making Thursday night. Nearby visits included Albert Price of Fairview to his brother Frank Price, and others from Ravenna and Oklahoma. A Persian cat belonging to Arthur L. Jordan vanished from his ranch near Medical Lake.
A Milpitas supplier ordered 200 bathroom scales for a town of 200 residents prompting authorities to investigate before completing the Uline shipment. The incident raises questions about the buyer’s intent and the end use of the scales in San Francisco.
Water users are urged to pay their water bill on or before the 10th of the month to avoid penalties. The notice is signed by A. L. Skeen, Water Superintendent.
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