26 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
1
A public notice describes change of address procedures with fees and rates for advertising. It warns that errors reflecting character or reputation will be corrected upon notification to the publishers. The notice states Bonham Texas post office entry as second class mail matter.
A brief meditation on habit as a steady force shaping actions. The message suggests small, unseen steps accumulate, guiding people much like rivers flow toward a distant seat or outcome. The text uses classical imagery to imply gradual change and discipline.
A reflective verse by Grice Nol Crowell envisions giving gifts to the forgotten and guiding night travelers toward the Star of Bethlehem. The speaker pledges kindness to a child and to aid those burdened by life, hoping Christ accepts these humble acts.
W C Durant sent Maj. Chester Mills a 25000 check for the best plan to enforce the prohibition law. Mills proposes tighter permit control, source-focused enforcement, and political removal from enforcement decisions to curb bootlegging and diversion of industrial alcohol. A Palo Alto student won 5000 for best pupil plan.
Wealthy Chicago businessmen back the Boys' Club drive to curb juvenile delinquency in crowded districts. They will spend five million dollars to erect twenty five club buildings with gyms, pools, game rooms, libraries, art and crafts, and playgrounds led by skilled leaders to replace old criminal influence.
The article reflects on preventing crime in youth and honors John C. Organ of Dodd City Fannin as a loyal Democratic supporter. It notes ten thousand Chicago couples petitioning the Illinois Children's Home for a baby on Christmas Day and criticizes couples who cannot or will not raise children.
A collage of holiday musings and stray items from Bonham and New York papers. Reflections on Christmas cheer, Santa, resolutions, a call for tougher action on hit and run drivers, and jagged glitches from various editorials and headlines.
The item notes a $450000 payoff to Beat in the New York Exchange and a $420000 stake, with commentary from Rice University about cultured readers and humor. It mentions Arkansas laws and a pay installment plan, alongside editorials from Dallas Journal and Gunesville Register.
A garbled OCR passage surveys various topics from a Palestine Herald fragment to hotel life and postal workers. It mentions a Palestine woman, a salesman, hotel conditions, and radio remarks amid wartime critique, with stray names and stray phrases about wages and editors.
The Newcomer offers scattered observations on Christmas and the coming year. The piece references community figures, products, and local happenings in a fragmentary, period voice with a focus on distant plans and familiar places.
The snippet shows a ragged column mixing political talk about qualified voters and electoral votes with odds and ends on public life. It includes stray lines on voting power, a mix of local sentiment, and scattered references to figures, institutions, and ads.
A West Texas editor’s misreadings and mistaken bylines spark a correction note. The piece recalls a benk substitute mix up and mocks editorial pretensions while praising the editor’s wardrobe mishap and verbose epigrams.
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