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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
3
Editorial extols Rotary core principle service as key to world peace through mutual trust among diverse peoples including Germans English Chinese and neighbors. George Marden of Hong Kong is cited saying there are no foreigners in Rotary and Rotarians share a common goal across borders.
A dry hot spell settles over Texas with little rainfall since June 1 except scattered July showers. Weather stations report varied rainfall and highs around 99 degrees, while a Houston youth, Gerald Lee Larue, died from electrocution on a Dow Chemical Co job. Dallas Fed data show mixed department store gains, gamma globulin polio tests extend to tomorrow, with 4,499 injections given so far.
The annual Memorial Service at Ector Carson Cemetery will be held Wednesday July 26 with activities starting at 9 30 in the morning. Attendees are asked to bring a baset lunch to share at noon. Political candidates have a special invitation to attend.
General Eisenhower gains momentum in the presidential race as Minnesota delegates move toward him. Harald Stassen releases six of 25 Minnesota delegates to vote for Eisenhower on the first ballot, with ten to Eisenhower and eighteen to Stassen. Stassen remains in the race and plans to court support on later ballots.
Bonham grows with more buildings and services as industries public institutions and schools expand. The article urges strong church involvement in civic welfare and daily life noting Sunday school attendance and the church as a positive, supportive force from childhood to old age.
Ray Tylor a Vocational Agriculture teacher at Bonham high school of Waco is named by the Awards Committee of the Texas Future Farmers of America for the Honorary Lone Star Farmer degree. He will receive the gold key at the Texas Future Farmers annual convention in Dallas July 16 1. Fellow North Texas teachers R S Birdwell Sherman T Hal Dick Slidell T J Riley Rockwall and James R Mellroy Celina also receive the award along with non teachers including J S Birdwell Wichita Falls Floyd W Holder Breckenridge Ro L Patterson Dallas Olin Brown Whitesboro Emmett Carlisle Kaufman Carl Cox McKinney G C Hedrick Denton and Emmy Vandergriff Arlington. A daily home hint notes wax coats improve door knob and knocker appearance and weather protection.
The Bonham Daily Favorite announces a general notice policy and correction pledge. It states the paper will rectify erroneous reflections about firms individuals or corporations upon notification and credits agency news as its source for dispatches.
Bonham Rotary Club salutes two standout figures. Margaret Marston, pianist for 26 years, embodies dignity, promptness, and fellowship, while Walter Duckett serves as secretary for 13 years, consistently urging attendance. The piece closes with a Roosevelt electoral summary mentioning 1876 votes.
The piece links Adlai Stevenson and his ex wife to poetry and political interpretation, notes Ellen Borden’s poetry in Poetry Magazine and Ladies' Home Journal, and recounts veterans voting issues. It highlights that the Korean G I Bill faces congressional support and that universal service debates persist. It cites absentee voting limits in 25 states and the push for a federal soldier vote bill to standardize mail ballots for armed forces members.
The writer describes visiting hotel crowds during campaigns, meeting Taft Ike Flo and others, noting unpledged delegates offer respect. They plan to study a long Democratic platform and choose a candidate at the last minute. Polk as first dark horse nominee is recalled.
Johnny Anderson, a 20 year resident of Bonham, died at Colored Hospital Bonham at 8 30 p m Wednesday July 9 after a seven week illness. Survived by four sisters Ida Mae Smith Mary Cook Addia Perry Pattie Belle Higgs two brothers Albert Anderson Bonham Willie Anderson Childress. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 30 p m with burial in Ravenna. McKinney Funeral Home in charge
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