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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1935
Page
2
Dozens of locals host and visit during Christmas season. Residents from Silver City Frionin Gladewater and Denton areas join family gatherings and return from colleges including Park College Missouri University of Texas and University of Missouri for holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Tittsworth hosted a fine turkey dinner Sunday at Mrs. Tilbert Finley's cafe with 42 boys present. Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Holder were guests, concluding weeks of religious training services held at the Tittsworth store.
A growing interest in rare violins boosts museum exhibitions and luthier workshops. Collectors seek restored instruments for authentic tone and historical value. Experts note durable construction and distinctive timbre across antique violin families.
A famous alley cat in Ravena earns wide notice by patrolling business streets daily, ridding venues of rats and mice and even snakes. Witnesses recount a dramatic encounter where the cat subdued a head snake by swift paws and brave persistence, elevating it to town property and friend.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the First National Bank of Bonham will be held at its office in Bonham Texas on January 14 1936 at 10:00 A M for election of Directors and other business. Dick Saunders Secretary 136 61M
Texas relief officials, led by state director Adam R Johnson, announce elimination of all employables from relief rolls effective January 1. Unemployables will receive grants through March with funds totaling about 2.5 million dollars. Checks will be mailed from the state relief office.
Brannon's offers a diamond purchase with payment delayed until next year. The ad highlights credit terms and a large selection at Brannon's store location.
In San Jacinto County Texas a pipeline worker Albert Manade 36 killed his wife Mildred Manade 23 and Ed Wiggins 55, then killed himself at a roadhouse dance hall twelve miles south of Livingston on the Houston highway. The trio died after a single barreled shotgun was fired at close range.
A fragment of a dental set with a gold band was found in Ravenna and an advertisement asks the owner to claim and pay for the item. The notice names Ruth Hendrey and requests contact to recuperate.
Brannon's advertises installation of a Philco car radio for 39.95 during the week. The note mentions a 146-GTE model or reference in the sale copy.
Miss Mary Coleman of Bonham Furniture Co has run months of Sallie and Susie ads featuring imagined chats about buying furniture. A country child and her father visited the store to learn who Sallie and Susie are, showing advertising distinctiveness draws attention. The piece notes continued use of the characters in 1936 and endorses Bonham Furniture as best.
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