Winter Cover Crops Benefit Soil and Yields
Farmers and the Soil Conservation Service report record acres planted with cover crops this fall. Agronomists say winter cover crops such as field peas vetch crimson clover and rye reduce runoff prevent erosion and boost yields. On cotton land they raise cotton by about one third and corn by about three quarters while preventing nitrogen leaching and improving moisture retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Service
Bureau of Plant Industry
Dallas toll rises after fatal Christmas crash
Dallas Dec 28 1936 toll in Dallas County climbed to 108 with the death of Mrs Mary Graham who was struck by a automobile on Christmas night. Police report the incident as a fatal traffic accident and alert residents to drive cautiously during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Mary Graham
NC State Coach Hank Anderson Ousted After Poor Season
North Carolina State University in Raleigh dismissed head coach Hank Anderson after a 3 7 season in which the Wolf Pack lost seven of ten games. An alumni member of the athletic council said he would seek court testing of the action’s legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Anderson
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Notre Dame
Wolf Pack Pridders
N. C. S. Athletic Council
Ivanhoe P T A Buys Microscope and Radio for Class
The Ivanhoe PTA purchased a microscope and an electric radio for the science room. The radio will let students listen to the American School of the Air with a weekly schedule. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for flowers and support after a mother's passing. Future aims promise better friendship and guidance in home furniture choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe P T. A
Trades for Anything community program opens year
A mature program at frans.ce hosts a Friday ceremony led by Lem Tittsworth. The event features the Hardy master of ceremonies and a Vara bond musicians ensemble performing for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frans
Varabond
Local visitors and travels noted in Bonham area
Dallas judge Spies visits on business while Rankin Bowen stays in Decatur Texas. Mrs. B M Paul of Austin visits her parents in Bonham area. Grace Miller from San Antonio returns home after holidays. The Cousins family from Clayton New Mexico visit relatives. Fort Worth guests Mrs Jhummie Wison and two daughters visit Maggie Steger and others. Roege McClure travels to Brownwood after holidays with family. John Blocker Ware returns to Marshal with family. L W Young remains ill and unconscious. Emory Angus of Floydada visits parents in Bonham area. Luther Ware travels to Harlingen to see two sons. Mr. Bill Hale and Mr Wes Burnett take deer-hunting trip to New Braunfels. Mr. and Mrs John Day and baby leave for Post where John has taken a new position. previously in New Braunfels. James A Tarpley of Santa Ana California visits sister in Benjam and Edhube area. longtime Fannin resident now in California. Hugh Horton and daughter Ann return to San Angelo after Christmas. Maude Horton joins Fort Worth visit. Mule Wilson of Honey Grove, former A&M football star, in Bonham greeting old friends. now in Austin, drilling oil wells. W P Duckett of Texas Telephone Co in Bonham with family. trip to Comanche for crops. R V Hammock elected Lamar County judge visits Bonham with Kennedy Ballare F and Jones and W Peace. chats with local officials. Jones recalls baseball days with Judge Leslie. A shop window glass accident occurs at Cuarenes Clevenger’s Santa Clara shop. later note on district Secret Service shift in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Spies
Dallas
Rankin Bowen
Decatur
Texas
B. M. Paul
Austin
R. K. Oid
Grace Miller
San Antonio
Phillip Cousins, Jr
Clayton, N. M
Phil Cousins
Jhummie Wison
Fort Worth
Maggie Steger
Roege McClure
Brownwood
John McClure
John Blocker Ware
Luther Ware
Marshal
W. L. Young
New Fulnp
Emory Angus
Floydada
Jeff Hardin
Harlingen
Mroo Ware
Greenville
Bill Hale
Jim
Wes Burnett
New Braunfels
John Day
Baby
Post
Day
James A. Tarpley
Santa Anne
Charlie Jones
Benjaim
Edhube
Tarpleys
Wilson
Fannin County
P Duckett
Texas Telephone Co
Bonham
Relati
Diol
Comanche
Comanche and .».Ent « Short Time With Friends. Mr. Duckett
Comanche County
Hammock
Elct
Lamar County
M B Kennedy
I Ballare
F & Jones
W. Peace
Commissioners’ Court
Bonham Day
Frank Wright
Jones
Judee Leslie
Merly
Court House News: Marriage Licenses and New Car Registrations
Marriages listed include Joe Durham with Marion Robertson, Stephens with Frances O Astelton, and others across Bonham Honey Grove and Genoa. New car registrations feature Bonham residents with 1937 Chevrolets and Plymouths, plus a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr through W E Jones Telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Durham
Marion Robertson
O Thomas
J. M Cole
Grady Riley
Trenton
Alimeda Clutter
Bonham
Fuick
Tenge Bonham
Joe M Stevens
Talmadge Moore
Evans
Honey Grove
Fason Bon
Marriage of Martha Nevill to James Bybee in Bunham ceremony
Miss Martha Nevill daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Nevill wed James Bybee at the Nevill home on West 7th. Rev Clinton L Lowen officiated as Fay Garrett sang I Love You Truly. Mrs Bybee a Benhi graduate and Texas State College for Women alumna, will reside in Denton with Bybee, a Dallas postal worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Nevill
Will Nevill
Jamee Bybee
Nevill Civie
West 7Th
Ench
Fay Garrett
Burwell McClure
McClure
Cinton L. Lowen
Mra Bybee
Benhi
National Honor Society
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Bunham
Bybee
N. T. Bybee
Dallas
Paris
Hynee
Dents
Oatmeal Helps Quintuplets Grow From Tiny Weights
Five Dionne Quintuplets born May 28 1934 weighed a combined 10 pounds now total about 125 pounds. Doctors credit Quaker Oats porridge with milk as key to nutrition along with careful medical supervision. The siblings Emilie Marte Yvonne Annette and Cecile gained steadily month by month thanks to oatmeal fortified with minerals vitamins and protein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hve
Emilie
Marte Dionne
Tiny Marte
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
White Rock Club Christmas Eve Social
Honor guests included Mrs Sudderth Mrs Smith and Mrs Young at a White Rock Club Christmas Eve gathering. The event featured music, friendship, and a sponsor’s gesture as guests exchanged greetings and Seasonal cheer.
Old Age Checks Expected to Start About January 10
Orville Carpenter, head of the old age assistance program, said January payments should begin the tenth. The Social Security Board approved a quarterly grant of 2,677,000 dollars aimed at 100,000 cases at 17 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Orville Carpenter
Ola Age Assistance
Social Security Board
Local Family Notes From Randolph and Nearby Settlements
Mrs Fannie Claxton of Oklahoma visits her daughter Mrs Granville Madison. Mr and Mrs Scrap Long announce the arrival of a daughter Dortha Nell on Dec 23. Edward and Oleta Yeaper return home to Dodd Ory after a visit. Miss Reta Alice Cobb is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Coinn. Harvey Jones is son of Mr and Mrs Milt Jones, married Dec 23. The text notes Christmas visits among many local families and a mention of the first wireless distress signal from a ship at sea dated August VW Legg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Claxton
Okla
Granville Madison
L. A Garner
Namie Kirk
Scrap Long
Dortha Nell
Edward
Oleta Yeaper
Dodd Ory
Reta Alice Cobb
Ray Coinn
Harvey Jones
Milt Jones
Raymond Allen
Ana
Raymond
Clarence Jones
Kentucky
Bill Jones
O WN. Hance
Children of
Commerce
W . Biedsoe
Georgie Ray Anderson
Frank Anderson
J .C. King
Welxer
Valley Creek
Baron Nuffield Gives 10 Million for Black Areas in Britain
British auto magnate Baron Nuffield announces a 10 million dollar fund to aid Britain's industrially paralyzed "black areas" as part of his public benefactions totaling 35 million dollars over the past decade. He says the gift is a practical expression of goodwill toward King George VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Nuffield
Britain
Baron Nufeld
George VI
Texas exports and trade agreements under the 1934 Act
The article notes Texas leads in export tonnage with vast production and transport facilities facing shifts as the United States negotiates reciprocal trade agreements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1934. It cites 1929 export values and the 1932 downturn, highlighting the impact on Texas purchasing power and living standards. It lists countries with which the US has concluded agreements and mentions changes in markets and shipments affecting Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Union
United States
Congress
Prewar conductor backed Russian symphony on record
Serge Kotssevitz of the Boston Symphony Orchestra led and funded a Russian symphony group before the war. Dr W H Bucher of Cincinnati predicts future global time coordination by a single radio station. Diana A Papworth, aged 101 on Aug 19, 1936, sewed uniforms for union soldiers in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serge Kotssevitzky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Russia
W H Bucher
University of Cincinnati
Diana A. Papworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mero Xe
McAwe Newspaper Syndicale
Bonham Bread
Ff. R. Elkins
Campbell Gro
Anderson
Hunk Anderson
Ivanhoe
Mary Alexander
Anos Alexander
Author Johnson
Blanche Taylor
Spearlee Stewart
Lem Tittsworth
Cuarenes Clevenger
Santa Clara
Boke
S Secret Service
New York
Syrasse T Buffalo
Gradster
Buck Bryan
Tulane
San Francisco
Bryan
Court House News
Hartwell
Evelyn Sunderth
Hubert George Eaton
Virginia Dell Gibbons
Noah Shelton
Lela Eddins
Clarence Allen
Cdl
Josephine Martin Tool New Suits
FIPFO
United Airlines
Ens
diCliar
Twitts
Vait Tki
Meese
U.S. Department OF Agriculture
Aveustus
Caesar
Rome
Augustus Caesar
James Bybee
Cuan
Columbia River
Bonneville Dam
Cleopatra
White Rock Club
Miss Na
Tor
Sudderly
Ray Sudderth
Smit
Mrs Young
Bast Young
Je Beam
Bach Per Ganics
Eaton—Gibbons
Virginia Gibbons
H. Gibbons
Hobert Eaton
Methodist Parsonage
Ravenna
Mr. James
Sallie Pelle Owen
Clifford Kennedy
Francis A Food
James Willson
Africa
Layvuos
Eritrea
Lake Chad
Randolph
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Extension Service
Cubs
Belgium
Hatt
Sweden
Canada
Netherlands
Netherlands Indies
Brazil
Switzerland
Columbia
Honduras
Guatemala
Fineland
France
Windem
Dodd City
J. C. Hall
Mulberry
Bowlegerd
Bell
John Merce
Henry R. Scate
M. D. Throat
Ethalmore Adams
Bonham Drue Co
Thos. D. Cox
First National Bank
Kant
Suckle
West Side Sa
Fudies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kreld River Valley
Trnas Athletic Arena
E. Houston
Sherman
Houston
Nelson
Albman
Grayson Slotel
Dionne Quins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!