Young Adult Class Raises Gift for Burn-Stricken Couple
Bonham residents recall misfortune that struck Pearl Burk and her husband Eldon Lowry after a wedding when hospital bills rose and savings vanished. The First Presbyterian Church class collected about $70 to aid the couple as they plan to move near the State park while facing debt and a hopeful return to better days.
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First Presbyterian Church
Bonham
Mroo
Eldon Lowry
Wolfe Cuty
Pearl Burk
Mao
P. J. Burk
Pat
Your small part matters in every common task
A reader reflection urges individuals to contribute even tiny acts toward collective goals. It compares one grain of corn to a bushel, noting small acts accumulate to lift civil society and happiness, and encourages continued personal contribution in daily life.
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Ube
Christmas Cards Arrive for VA Center Members in Bonham
About 2 000 Christmas cards prepared by the Fannin County Chapter of the American Red Cross for veterans and patients at the Bonham VA Center. Cards were assembled and packaged for each member and patient by Red Cross volunteers and county chapter service groups.
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VA Center
Bonhan VA Center
Fannin County
Ars Julia Pagan Co
Davidtadl
Red Cre
Fire damages church classroom and Scout troop space
Fire attacked a house used as a classroom for the church and its Scout troop on Saturday afternoon. The attic blaze damaged ceiling and walls, with investigators suggesting arson by a detective.
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Nohoass
Mirst Bape Ptist
Sum Ce Ntra Sutmelay School
Phi
Wating
Avon Blankenship Named Chief of Bonham Firemen
Avon Blankenship was named chief of the Bonham Fire Department for the upcoming year. The election also named assistant chiefs Charh Turby, secretary Ray Vireert, treasurer Billy Burtforeweu, and trustee Joe A Risser, with Moody succeeding Poly Bradford as president of the department.
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Avon Blankenship
Bonham
Avon Blakes
Tata
Brad Vioud
Gene Bona Os
Font
Phelbert Wingate
Jam Pratt
Charh Turby
Ray Vireert
Billy Burtforeweu
Bobby ‘Tadlock
Nozaleman
Tont Mankan
Joe A Risser
da Lie Wu Morgan
Moody
Poly Bradford
Gift Shop Opens Two Days at Bonham VA Center
Readable text notes a temporary gift shop opening at the Bonham VA Center for a two day period. Details are unclear due to OCR issues but the event centers on the center’s gift shop operations and schedule.
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Bonham VA Center
Fragmented OCR Brief Card
A damaged OCR snippet provides unreadable text with stray fragments and names. The readable portions offer no coherent event or clear subjects to summarize into a full news item. The record captures a garbled export with scattered letters and partial words.
Unclear OCR fragment outlines policy and court terms
Fragmentary text references county firmer, quotas, patents, and court terms. Names and concrete details are illegible, leaving an unclear notice or summary of a government or court proceeding with missing context and several garbled phrases.
Rayburn Library Groundbreaking Marks Dream Realization
Congressman Sam Rayburn led ground-breaking ceremonies for the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham as about 200 attendees braved 34 degree weather. He praised donors, especially Fannin County school children, and vowed to place his collected books and manuscripts on American history in the library for students and the public. Judge H A Cunningham called it a momentous start toward the dream, noting the site’s educational history and Rayburn Foundation planning.
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Sam Rayburn
West 5Th Street
Rayburn
Bonham
Fannin County
Texas
Congress
H. A. Cunningham
Rayburn Foundation
Cunningham
San
Ground-Breaking Rayburn Library Begins Monday
Carpenter Brothers of Dallas will start construction of the Rayburn Memorial Library on Monday weather permitting. Excavation for the basement will begin and the building is expected to take about ten months with Toallas as the low bidder at 492000 dollars. Ernest McFarland praised Sam Rayburn at a luncheon and Rayburn is named honorary chief of the Bonham Volunteer Fire Department.
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Bidon Lowry
Allen Memorial Hospital
Lowry
Bonham
Carpenter Brothers of
Dallas
Rayburn
Toallas
Ios
Ernest McFarland
Arbcore
Sam Rayburn
Texas
United States
Gem Cafe
Rayburn Memorial Library
Arizona
Why I Give to the Community Chest
An unclear note extols giving to the Community Chest and its role in supporting worthwhile organizations. It mentions Bonham but lacks coherent details or dates. The text reads as a personal appeal rather than a formal report.
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Bonham
Cold Weather Dampens Magician's Christmas Show
Weather woes hit a magician's Christmas show as jumbled text describes audience members like Jo Scroggins watching a magic performance. The piece notes cold air, a disrupted schedule, and spectators hoping for a wand finale despite interruptions.
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Mias
Jo Scroggins
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