Bents Lown Never Lacking In Stance
A brief note highlights Bents Lown as a handcuff artist noted for steadfast posture and decisive technique.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
17
A brief note highlights Bents Lown as a handcuff artist noted for steadfast posture and decisive technique.
An ad promotes a four page Vie r Map Free with yearly or monthly subscriptions to The Daily Favorite, touting routes and flags of nations. A carnival scene on city grounds features a chained escape act, a visiting lecturer on the Holy Land, and a parade of show acts culminating in a balloon ascent and parachute descent with dramatic local color and humor.
A Texas jury recently found several loan sharks guilty under the new anti usury injunction law. The verdict strengthens public resolve to drive out predatory lenders and supports the wartime effort against exploitative finance.
Public education in Arkansas faces a breakdown due to an acute teacher shortage. A survey of county supervisors in 65 of 75 counties found more than 2,000 teaching positions unfilled on June 20, risking 135 schools failing to open or closing early this year. Since Pearl Harbor, over 6,000 qualified teachers have left the profession. Final rites for Sam P. Gentry were read Monday.
Samuel Preston Gentry 46 died at home in Ravenna at 7 50 a m Sunday. The Rev J J Gregory will officiate at 2 pm service in Fairview cemetery and Mikel Brown will arrange details. Born November 19 1897 in Fannin County he leaves two sons Raymond and Paul of Ravenna his mother Celia Gentry of Ravenna a brother Floyd of Paris and two sisters Annie Mex of Bells and Maggie Moss Beardstown Texas Pallbearers Marvin El Gene Clements Frank Parker W Stubbs Ed Cash and George Wilson.
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