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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
4
A shopping list features Pinto beans Veg-All Campbell soups Lime beans with acon green beans and new potatoes Kraut Vienna sausage. The line reads as a pantry inventory of canned vegetables and meat products.
Sherman Bearcats defeated the Bonham Purple Warriors 29 to 25 in the Dr Pepper Invitational consolation bracket in Dallas. Henry Sory led with six points for Bonham, while Richard Stevens scored nine. Warriors were eliminated in the championship by North Side of Fort Worth 60 to 28.
Oklahoma A and M faces Baylor in the all college tournament final in Oklahoma City. Baylor pushed past Texas 43 to 36 with Bill Johnson scoring 15 and Don Heathington 13. The Aggies beat Alabama in a consolation game. Texas Tech defeated Southern Methodist 55 to 62 to reach the consolation final against Colorado A and M College.
District 42 B basketball teams restart the championship round robin on January 4. Bailey leads the Joop with four wins and no losses while Go is seen as the strongest challenger. Bulldogs beat Plowboys 36 34 in a recent Bailey game. Dodd City travels to Savoy. Windom to Keiver Bailes. Gober to Delphi.
Childress City Council will start Baylor Creek Dam construction and an underground search to improve municipal water supply before summer. Funding, a $600 300 bond issuance, was approved in Monday election.
A new Department of the Army Circular allows former officers to become second lieutenants in the regular Army. Applicants must have at least one year as a commissioned officer, hold a bachelor’s degree or 120 college hours, be ages 21 to 27 or up to 31 with prior service, and apply through the local instructor if on active duty or in the organized reserves.
Diaie Moody of Pecan Gap has been selected as one of 16 beauties for the 1949 East Texas State Teachers College yearbook Loocyst. A IT business administration major, she graduated from Pecan Gap High School in 1946 and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alien W Moody.
The reader is described as energetic and outspoken with strong opinions and potential opposition. Diplomacy is advised to balance blunt methods while avoiding fence sitter behavior. Education aids success, with many enemies but lasting friendships.
A reader shares how Christmas brought kindness from a Sherman couple who wed on Christmas Eve, noting Jo cannot recall a prior Christmas Eve marriage. The message urges starting the New Year with love for people and Jesus and promises a program for 1949 by Dr. B. F. Milam.
A station lineup lists at 1420 AM with program times from early morning to sign off. Shows include Sten On, Old Chisholm Trail, Family Altar, News, Music calendars, Texas News, Songs of Our Times, and various musical and talk features. Local entries include Radio Shopper and Rural School Program with multiple music blocks and interludes through the day.
Honey Grove officials announce Benson Howell as fire truck driver to replace Rube Bozeman who resigned to become jailer under Sheriff Milam Ander. Bozeman is the second city employee to leave for the sheriff's force as Chief J Ro Godwin also resigns to take a riding deputy post.
The agriculture department reports average U S farm land values rose about eight percent in the year ending November despite a drop in net farm income. California and Florida declined due to citrus and truck crops, while states east of the Mississippi gained near the national average. Strong gains of 15 to 17 percent occurred in South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Wyoming and Arkansas where income runs three to four times prewar levels driven by wheat and livestock sectors.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon urged a national labor and management conference to draft wage standards and recommend labor and business legislation to the new Congress. The idea follows a White House suggestion and could influence collective bargaining terms.
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