05 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1941
Page
1
Hurle Ashley notes that Texas has long sought federal funds for dams ponds and buildings, but a looming national budget will cost Texans about six hundred fifty million dollars and about three dollars for every free dollar received, revealing hidden costs behind federal largesse.
Subject to the city election on April 1, 1941, this notice names Charlie Jones as a candidate for mayor.
Military transfer lists men from Fannin County under the selective service act sent to the Thirty-Sixth Division. Privates J R Stroemer J Shaw T W Rich M B Graham L Hodges J Crowler G L Ball C J Kalner BD Barrow FE Halbert Rusk T R Mitchell A A Young FE Willams K L Farett Nome G L Thompson H C Press W R Morris G F Kimmel C J Hyman R I Mayhow J B Turman J O Wheeler Kennard.
Honor Roll for Randolph School released by superintendent W G Stevens. Names span First through Eleventh Grades with multiple students noted per grade, including Martha Biggerstaff Ruby Parks Sylvia Shaw and Annie Smith.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Orangeville Baptist Church for Don B. Smith 18 son of jailer Joe R. Smith who died Monday night in Sherman hospital The Rev Howard McSpedden Pil Grove Rev R L Cates Randolph and Rev G C Vansom Bonham led the service Burial was in Pilot Grove with Searnheart Whitewright in charge Pallbearers were Jos Char Dan and G V Ves
Elaine Marcum returns to school after illness while others, including Miss Marckum of Greenville and Diana Lockaby, recover from flu. Bonham weekend visits feature Johnnie Shepherd, Bert Lehew, Ray Calahan, and Camp Bowie attendees in Brownwood. Arthur Hendrix, Navy member in San Diego, visits Bonham.
J FE Thompson of Coope tc has assumed management of the NYA workshop on Highway 982 Bonham succeeding J T Smallwood who had run the shop for six months Thompson has worked in the Dallas NYA workshop since January prior to teaching at Port Neches Mr Thompson and his wife moved to Bonham this week Smallwood moved to Dallas where he will direct the NYA workshop there The Bonham workshop opened last summer and has produced many items for the Lions Club Christmas relief effort including repairs for underprivileged children in Bonham The piece notes local residents and relatives including Peggy Jean and Garland Smith and grandparents in Pilot Grove and Orangeville The article also mentions travel safety insurance liberalization trends and a tangent on Brazil cotton production not clearly connected to the main item
Bonham dominates Honey Grove on Tuesday night as Robert Johns leads with 12 points, Rex Jackson adds 10, and McMillan 7. The Purple Warriors rush to an 11-0 start, cruising to a 38-4 third quarter end and 49-10 final. Honey Grove fights back briefly with Gribble's shots.
A ledger lists multiple campaign contributions including Joe Jones birthday party ten dollars and several church and club donors. Amounts range from forty cents to one hundred dollars with varied groups such as Centennial Study Club Leon ard and Edhube Methodist Church.
Two Bonham youths, Alton Edward and Wilbur Renshaw, left high school two years ago for Dallas to finance business studies. They now manage operations in the city as rubber production gains support from a new Latin American division formed last month by the US Department of Agriculture.
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