Reader Memories Of Bonham Stagecoach Era And Circus Arrival
The piece recalls Bonham's past when stagecoaches passed through town and the Burney Hotel stood near today’s ice-cream factory. It notes the old post office on West Fifth Street run by Widow Shanklen, two gun-toting women, and the 1868 Robbins Circus arrival with mud, elephant teams, and a fatal shooting of Dan Colter.
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Santa Letters From Randolph Children Chronicle
A compilation of child wish lists addressed to Santa from Randolph area students and residents. The notes request toys, dolls, vehicles, and candy, with pleas to remember mothers, fathers, siblings, and orphans, reflecting a 1940s Christmas common in local papers.
One Santa Claus for El Paso for 53 years
In El Paso Texas Santa Claus is played by John Jacob Valkenaar now 86 years old. He has portrayed Santa for 53 years at the citys major department store entertaining thousands of children each Christmas season. He began as Santa for his own family and community prior to arriving in El Paso in 1918.
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Bonham Daily Favorite
Frank Swoboda
Geene Holcombe Foreman
Daisy Woods
J. B. Willis Linotype
Ralph Allen Pressman
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R. M. Cantrell
Jean Christian
Society Editor
A. D. Anderson
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