Committees Named for Bonham Chamber Banquet
Bonham Chamber of Commerce announces committees for the annual membership banquet to be held February 21 at Bailey Inglish Cafe. R. L. Thornton will speak. Tickets are on sale at the Chamber office. reservations by phone.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Thornton
State Fair of Texas
Dallas
Clarence Elkins
E. Arledge
Neal Davi
John Meade
Don Flair
Tom Gerhausen
J. F. McKnight
Howard Crider
J. D. Butler
Board of Directors
Choice Moore
Martin Hassell
C. A. Leatherwood
W. T. May
Dean Smith
Lee Morrow
Clyde Crittenden
E. P. McIver
T. Frank Stewart
G. R. Newby
Mac Sudderth
G. C. Hodge
Chamber of Commerce
Political Calendar Announces Local Democratic Primary Candidates
The notice lists candidates for sheriff Carl Ridings. commissioner Prec. 1 Robert Bellows. commissioner Prec. 4 J M Melvin Epperson. commissioner Prec. 4 M L Fletcher. district clerk 6th Judicial Dist E J Hendricks. county clerk Earnest E Doc Lee. state representative Tibby Wright. county judge Choice Moore. The primaries are set for July 26 and August 23.
Leonard man R W Macon dies at home at 65
R W Macon 65 died at his Leonard home today after born in Middleton Tennessee on April 2 1886 He was married to Bertie Meade on November 15 1908 and was a Church of Christ member Surviving are his widow three sons RE M Macon Lubbock R W Macon Jr Sherman W B Macon Leonard two daughters Mrs L N Hughes Hitchcock Texas Mrs H D Barnes Wolfe City 11 grandchildren four brothers T F Macon Leonard E E Macon Melissa R B Macon Dallas and four sisters Mrs B L Owens Wolfe City Mrs R H Edgar Albany Texas Mrs M [text cutoff]
Jesse McDonald Dies at Ravenna Home
J E Jesse McDonald 76 native of Arkansas died at his Ravenna residence at 2 am Wednesday after a brief illness He was born November 18 1874 in Fort Smith Ark and moved to Texas at 14 He lived in Ravenna 22 years Survivors include six sons Melvin Bill Robert Odell Ed Charlie all Ravenna three daughters Addie Hope Ravenna Thelma Cook Campbellsville Ky Ottie Donaghue Midland one brother Charles McDonald Cuddle Okla 14 grandchildren one great grandchild Funeral services will be at Cooper Funeral Home Thursday officiated by Rev Starr
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J. E
Jesse) McDonald
Arkansas
Ravenna
Mr. McDonald
Fort Smith
Ark
Texas
Melvin McDonald
Bailey
Bill
Robert
Odell
Charlie
Addie Hope
Thelma Cook
Campbellsville
Ottie Donaghue
Midland
Charles McDonald
Cuddle
Okla
Cooper Funeral Home
Starr
Ing
Mrs. John W. Smith Hosts DES Worthy Matrons
Mrs. John W. Smith of Ector, Deputy Grand Matron, entertained Wednesday with a dinner honoring Worthy Matrons and associate matrons of Section 2. Guests came from numerous towns and districts. Plans for an Eastern Star School in Denison on March 5 were made.
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ECTOR
Sps
John W. Smith
Order of the Eastern Star
Honey Grove
Bonham
Whitesboro
Plano
Frisco
Celina
Wiley Farmersville
Collinsville
Whitewright
Denison
Sherman
McKinney
Smith
Pauline Ross
William Stanford
Bonnie Porter
Eastern Star School
Corporal Smith to Private First Class After Candy Incident
Corporal Smith served in General Ridgeway's honor guard in Tokyo. He took candy from a box in the General's office and was promoted to Private First Class. He recalls the candy as the most expensive he ever ate.
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Smith
Matthew Ridgeway
Tokyo
Pfc
Soldier Returns From Overseas Tour Swears Off Sweets
Private First Class Lindwood Smith of Fredericksburg Virginia returns home from an overseas tour and announces he will stop eating sweets. The report notes his hometown and military rank as part of the brief item.
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Fredericksburg
Lindwood Smith
Virginia
Funeral services for Mrs W E Starnes held in Leonard
Funeral services for Mrs W. E. Starnes of Cameron will take place Thursday at 3 p.m. at Leonard Church of Christ with Brother W. H. Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery at Wolfe City. Wilson Funeral Home of Leonard in charge.
Records Missing Vets Discharged for Pay Delays
The Army says about 100 Korean War veterans were discharged without full pay because their records were not in the United States. They were offered release or stay until records arrived. A $625.85 back payment was mailed to Joess Doan of Kalamazoo Michigan. Doan’s case has been in headlines.
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Washington
Joess Doan
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Doan
Train Boys to Be Good Neighbors
Through the program of Scouting its leaders strive to train American boys to live together in mutual respect and cooperation regardless of race color religion or economic level to envision a world brotherhood of boys of all nations. Boys trained will grow into men determined to be good Americans and good neighbors to people of all nations.
Bonham Daily Favorite Publisher Notice
Public notice from Bonham Publishing Company stating correction policy for erroneous reflections and crediting United Press for news dispatches. The policy requests readers report alleged misstatements to the publishers.
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Bonham Daily Favorite
Bonham Publishing
C C., Inc
Bonham, Texas 7
Frank Stewart
Sportsmen's Club To Meet Friday
The Fanninounty Sportsmen's Club will meet in the Sixth District Courtroom at 7 30 p m Friday February 8. Don Frair president urges all members to attend and says the meeting is open to the public.
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Fanninounty Sportsmen's Club
Sixth District
Don Frair
Buick offers million-dollar ride in 1952 model
Buick touts a highly engineered 1952 model built with vast spending on research, testing, design, tooling, production, and components. The campaign emphasizes a unique ride quality claimed to be unmatched by any other car.
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T. B
Tibby) Wright
Moore
R. W. Macon
Leonard
Jesse McDonald
DES
Bonham Theatres
Tom Ewell
Julia Adams
Finders Keepers
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Gordon MacRae
Ruth Roman
Bonham, Texas
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Sportsmen's Club
Sinclair Litheline
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BUICK
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Mudele
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Famous
Servel
Lone Star Gas Company
SHEN
Lone Star Fnd Gas Company
J. L. Anderson
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