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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
2
Avatin Texas December report notes a general two percent of young men unfit for active service. Dr Geo W Cox asserts that despite higher acceptances under the selective service law, too many applicants lack approved physical condition. He questions physical status of older men and women in the broader preparedness program.
Dallas officials reveal a $7,000 short weight scheme selling bags camouflaged as pecans. Operatives report 311,500 pounds of dummy product moved through Dallas warehouses. one man arrested, another sought. Inner sacks held sand gravel and sawdust to mimic 40 to 50 pound pecans.
The Bonham Aggie Club hosted a holiday dinner dance serving 16 couples at the Gem Cafe. A. P. Bolding acted as toastmaster, with brief talks by Mayor Hrdlicka and Herbert Burow. Decorations featured Christmas motifs and A. & M. maroon and white colors.
The text argues that overall adult health in America and Texas is unsatisfactory despite average gains. It notes that many middle aged and older adults would not meet military physical standards, yet everyone should strive for the best possible condition for their age.
Professional baseball’s Connie Mack, aged 78, shows little sign of retirement as Philadelphia Athletics manager. A fixture at Shibe Park, he is famed for his dugout scorecard rituals and for rebuilding pennant-winning teams. He predicted the Yankees would finish third last year and remains focused on developing pitchers for 1941.
Bonham Lions Club repaired and repurposed over 100 toys at the NYA workshop on Highway 82 for tonight’s distribution to underprivileged children. The effort followed torn up toys and parts reused to fix those less damaged, ensuring aid for local youths.
A burst of Christmas travel brings many visitors to Bonham and nearby towns. Local residents host relatives from Fort Worth Dallas San Diego Segraves Odessa Sherman McKinney and Greenville while others journey to Norfolk Virginia and San Antonio for holidays.
A compiled social roster features A P Bolding Jr. and Miss Jennie Abernathy, Loran Maples with Miss Joyce Laird, Winston Frost with Miss Jean Cullom, Clovis Brakebill with Miss Judy Williams, Dan McAnally with Miss Virginia Saunders, James Wright with Miss Jane Bragg, Rogers Dearing with Miss Joyce Shuler, Chester Marston with Miss Tid Lipscomb, Edwin Brent with Miss Jean Meade, Billy Joe Barr with Miss Sybie Slater, Frank Lebus with Miss Mary Katharine Williams, Rogers Rainey with Miss Dorothy Horton, John Wells Smith with Miss Sue Anna Fletcher, H B Coldiron with Miss Norma Jo Davis of Dallas, Buddy Hamlin with Miss Elvie Lebus, Wright Russell with Miss Jean Goin.
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