28 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to city carrier time spans and durations with unclear context. No readable names, events, or locations to form a concrete news item.
A Bonham real estate notice describes two residential properties for sale. A seven room corner lot on East 8th Street features two living rooms three bedrooms dining room and kitchen priced at 10000. A brand new three bedroom home in East Bonham with large living room dining room and kitchen just completed, price 12000.
Numerous listings offer filling stations groceries and homes in Ladonia Bonham Lipscomb Addition Maddrey and nearby areas. Properties include 4 to 12 room dwellings with built in kitchens garages and modern baths plus 42 acre parcels and 6th Street lots. Prices range from about 2000 to 8500 with various terms and trade options.
Just completed a beautiful two bedroom home in East Bonham with breezeway and attached garage. Plenty of room and very nice, price eight thousand dollars.
Property listing notes a three bedroom home under construction at the Avalon Addition corner of Liberty and First Streets with plans on display at the office. Down payment $1500 plus FHA closing charges. Also mentions two FHA homes on Boyd Avenue and a four room Randolph home with sleeping porch priced around $2100.00 and a West Bonham three bedroom home listed for $4000.00.
West Bonham offers a small two bedroom home three miles out on Highway 78 with 5 1 2 acres, fenced for livestock, modern bathroom, and city conveniences at 3500. Also listed is a downtown cafe tagged as one of Bonham's best with strong business. inquiries directed to sellers.
Miss Nell Segler student nurse at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman underwent an appendectomy Monday morning and is reported doing fine. Her parents are Mr and Mrs J W Segler Wolfe City route 2.
72 acres of black mixed land four miles from Dodd City near a school and church. 30 acres pasture with balance cultivation. House barn good water and electricity. Possession Jan 1. Price 4500. Brick building with fixtures and stock. 4000. Living quarters in building. Possession at once. 103 W Frank Wright Insure With Us.
Several lots priced right and a nice new home with possession now. A 5 room house on 8 acres near town priced at $3600. Also a 4 room house with acreage further out. Contact Ira C. Turner by phone 43-3.
Tommy Stone visited his mother Mrs H E Stone in Lovelady during Christmas. The group also called on Mr and Mrs W A Butler and Mrs F Butler in Palestine. Raleigh Abernathy returned from El Paso with Mrs Hugh Thompson visiting Dallas. The Taylors left for Lubbock after 24 years in Bonham. A S McFarland of Ladonia visited Bonham. K Dale Wolford and son spent Christmas in Dallas with Mrs Wolford. Senator Charlies Jones hosted holiday guests including Frederick Jones and Douglas Jones at UT and Donald Jones of Ector.
In 1852 the Harvard and Yale crews competed in the first boat race on Lake Winnipesaukee. A second note mentions housing for livestock must not exceed four percent of floor space and should be evenly distributed on all walls.
The text outlines December 28 personalities as clear thinkers with strong originality and organizational skill. It suggests potential leadership roles in politics or diplomacy, or teaching in chemistry or electricity fields. Women are urged toward church work, social service, and community efforts, with Thursdays described as favorable for planning important matters.
Listings show multiple farm tracts from 21 to 165 acres with homes and barns, located north of Aberfoyle, Bonham, Lamasco, Echo, Wolfe City, and Randolph. Prices range from 2150 to 7500 per acre with recent improvements noted. Several tracts include new roofs, barns, concrete cellars, and pastures, with several near Highway 78 and local roads.
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