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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1940
Page
1
The lesson says to whom much is given much is required not wealth alone but all gifts and opportunities. Everyone must account for their gifts whether great or small and faithfulness in little leads to greater tasks in time.
Work on the Ely Club house moved onto the school ground is converting it into a lunch room. Cabinets and storage spaces are being built and the building will have electric lights running water and butane gas. Jo Anne Bellows seven months old is recovering from pneumonia and was returned home Saturday.
Mrs Albert Mooney of the Lannius community underwent an appendectomy December 24. The operation was performed at the local hospital and Mrs Mooney is reported in good condition.
Property listings describe multiple farms with acres, cultivation and pasture splits, houses of various sizes, barns, wells, fencing, and improvements. Prices range from about 2 500 to 44 per acre with long-term terms and cash down payments. Some locations noted near Bonham, Gober, and Benjamon Highway 16 with school bus access and electric light lines.
Dr C K Leith of the national defense commission warned that the United States must maintain control of the seas to sustain a prolonged mechanized war, as access to foreign mineral supplies is essential. The statement was made in Washington on December 2.
Melbourne dispatch reports Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced that an enemy sea raider flying the Japanese flag heavily shelled a Gilbert Island in the South Pacific today. The raid adds to ongoing Pacific theater actions as Australia braces for further incursions.
Cairo dispatch reports Premier Mussolini ordered Bardia, eastern Libya post, be defended at all costs after 11 days of bombardment. A captured Italian officer relayed the order as British briefs noted a slight shift in dispositions before the outpost.
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports total value of cotton and cotton seed nearly half of 318,629,000 for 1939. The 108.000 figure is cited as part of the comparison in the department of agriculture release.
Mrs Lee Wallace visits with the Wallace family while Ruby Jo Jenkins returns home after time with her sister Jessie Allred of Bo tox. John Stevenson in CCC camp at Skull Creek Colo visits Floyd Wallace, and a large crowd attends the Friday night play. We have singing every Sunday night and all are invited.
Health in Hudsonville remains strong as residents enjoy holidays with family and friends. Local preacher Bro Rowe led services at Center Grove with Mrs Rowe. revival continues through Jan 5 led by Rev C M Curtis and Rev Roy Bickford after Christmas. Visitors include Miss Wanda Jo McMurry from Denton, Mrs Homer Murphy and Katherine in Detroit, and families from Nash ville Bonham Amarillo California Oklahoma Texas.
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