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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1932
Page
1
Bonham recording shows a small local notice listing names and staff roles for Favorite Printing. Editor Ashley Evans, business manager Chas Inghlish, and H A Mcdougal appear in this partial masthead fragment from Bonham.
Self vindication never does a man any good unless he has been assailed. This brief reflective line credits Gladstone and offers a caution about defending oneself only when attacked.
A Psalm excerpt expresses fear from many foes and resolve to trust in God. The passage cites Psalm 56:1-3, invoking mercy and protection as enemies press in.
A reflective verse decries the day’s heat and fleshly lusts and seeks night’s healing. The speaker prays for peace and guidance for their loved ones, asking night to cleanse sins and reveal how to help those who share life and fate.
A nation faces international and domestic peril with a potential war with Japan and volatile events in China. Citizens are urged to speak temperately or remain silent, avoid rumors, and withhold comment until truth is known to prevent inflaming public opinion and hindering officials.
A Bonham man proposes petitioning Congress to adjust the military draft ages from eighteen to forty five and to set later ages from fifty to seventy to limit young men being drafted. The piece argues for avoiding cannon fodder and weighs Texas influence in national politics as it contemplates war.
The speaker asserts the president and cabinet prefer peace over conflict. He argues Japan does not seek war with the United States, urges faith in saner counsel, and says restraint will benefit both nations until the crisis passes.
A newspaper letter argues for a war policy using older volunteers aged fifty to sixty five. The writer, nearing seventy, proposes recruiting age limits and asserts leaders like John Arnedge John Saunders and Rae Smith would support going to Washington to petition Congress if expenses are paid. The writer imagines a new era in world history.
The article notes corn and wheat are now valued like drugs and suggests growers with surpluses may store their stocks. A crop failure this year could drive demand a year later, rewarding those who store. Lean years often follow fat ones, and this year may be lean.
The treasury says Texas should not hold another legislative session to fix the deficit, arguing the shortfall arose after a normal session plus two specials and that times will improve without further sessions or deficits.
A humorous note suggests an old car plate is so unfashionable that State Highway officers may request extra treasury contributions beyond the price of a new plate.
Aged reflections on the Manchurian conflict show China’s trade interdiction harming Japan's sales and craftsmen as markets shrink. Seizures in Manchuria and open door fears threaten small manufacturers while broader war costs echo in the home front and urban economies.
A man admits he had no food in his stomach and used the last quarter we gave him to buy a dinner, showing his desperate need.
France focuses on its own security and neglects helping Ching secure the promised Chinese security under a multi nation treaty. Texas holds a cotton acreage law unused as other states reject buying it and growers doubt its value.
Russia presses ahead with a five year industrial program leaving its railroad interests in China less watched. The shift could yield a positive effect of the law by reducing attention to overseas rail affairs.
The speaker notes that auditing would reveal a deficit on hand that dates so far back it would be time barred by the statute of limitations before the war. This implies historical financial neglect and an unaddressed shortfall spanning generations.
The speaker notes walking greatly benefited health last year and plans to continue this year due to not owning a car. The motive centers on accessible, inexpensive fitness and transportation.
Cotton raisers beat new acreage laws by a year, pressing ahead with their own plans. The move signals growers taking the initiative to shape their cultivation and pricing strategy ahead of regulations.
The Dallas News notes Arthur Brisbane’s claim that Japan mirrors U S action in Texas cites Texas Weekly editor Peter Molyneaux. It mocks canned editorials and urges proper Texas history lessons for readers and writers.
From the Texas papers Tim Meddlin quotes Adam Outten and Eve in a humorous biblical aside. Homer Price in Marshall News notes Americans remain resistant to accepting $2 bills per a treasury report. The Corsicana Sun is cited.
A puzzled woman discovers a lost Gaines Register check mailed from a subscriber in 1926. The man who found it behaved oddly as he walked the street and did not pick up the check, prompting the woman to report the scrap to the newspaper office. The check’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Undefined or garbled source text mentions Cooper Section and oil test but lacks clear data. No verifiable names, dates, or places available for a proper summary.
Notices detail advertising rates for Daily Favorite and Semi-Weekly Bonham News. Candidates listed include For District Clerk Allen Spies John Miller, Tax Collector Walter Boyd Frank Wright, Tax Assessor R H Idick Trimble, Franc Campbell, Jas A Agnew, Claude C Hodge, Sheriff FF M Johnson Henry Chaney Jack Leonard A L Chaffin, Precinct 1 candidates Jim Cox Bill Tidwell J W Wright Russell A V Horn W E Whitehead, Precinct 4 D V Hill Bert Chandler, Public Weigher Vernon Henegar, Precinct 2 4 E Worsham W K McDonald.
A fragmentary page from Nowirk News and Minneapolis Journal hints at social scenes. It mentions statistics and figures, old adages, a piano piece, a deli counter, and competing voices about dining room life and fashion.
A collection of short notices seeks a shooting widow to wash, a man to work country duties, a young woman to escort to Canada and care for children, a skilled sailor, an inventor for a go cart, and a financier for a new venture. Mr Furi offers to tailor furs and coats from ladies’ skins.
Local supplier promotes turning plows sulky plows middle buster stalk cutters and planting equipment. Offers good select seed at reduced prices with emphasis on ready supply for planting season.
Wells and Humphrey split a well on a 4000 acre block starting at the southeastern corporate boundary and extending to the pumping plant. Developments are awaited by Cooper citizens with considerable interest.
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