28 Jan 1931
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
1
Public notice from the Bonham Daily Favorite printing company lists pricing for city and mail subscriptions, change of address procedures, and policy on corrections. It mentions publication staff and ads rates, and invites readers to report erroneous reflections for correction.
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper. Local news published herein is also AP owned. Entered at the post office at Bonham as second class mail matter.
A short devotional fragment reflects on leisure and the power of choosing one’s work, quoting Sir John Lubbock. It also includes a biblical verse from John 11 25 about resurrection and life and a prayer addressing Christ as the resurrection and the life.
A composite summary notes a poem about guidance by stars and homecoming, followed by remarks on deep earth channels affecting ocean currents and climate. It credits Dr Taylor and two scientists with a Dallas connection for discoveries once hidden from mankind.
A column reviews Henry Curran's letter from the Association Opposed to Prohibition detailing 1930 campaign funds totaling about 800000 and the distribution to Democrats and Republicans. It argues wet sentiment shapes party control, notes key donors like John J. Ras kob, and predicts a three cornered fight in 1932 with efforts to sway both major parties toward a wet platform. It notes President Hoover's stance as dampening Republican prospects and hints at early fundraising for 1932.
A Paris Morning News tribute notes Bonham residents funded the buyback of a shuttered cotton mill. They raised over fifty thousand dollars to restart the plant, proving local effort can revive industry. The piece also comments on fashion using cotton and warns against dangerous dieting practices highlighted by health concerns.
Worth a Smile notes France has more men who form cabinets and fewer who retain them than any nation. A humorous exchange asks a boy to name kittens Tom and Harry while a cartoon caption jokes about explorers. A line mocks a tax bill headline claiming no burden when no tax is levied.
A collage of jokes snippets and notices includes a French lecturer Andre Maurois drawing earnest ladies to hear him in French. a dining room fire moment with a humorous breakfast in bed. and brief social notes mentioning Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Dewoeght Dover and others visiting in Bonham and Telephone.
A Dallas writer boasts of two eminent local scientists and hints at a third bold discovery. The piece spoofs grand claims about scientific principles and the earth’s shape, noting the author’s humorous, exaggerated rhetoric and awaiting the final reveal of the simple discovery.
The principal of a Dallas school faces questions over policies that influence student body size and appearance. Officials debate how discipline and nutrition programs relate to measured slenderness among students, amid public concern and district guidance.
Little Floyd Harner Jr. has been quite sick but is better now. Ellis Coonrod, just back from the West, is ill at his sister Mrs. Gertrude Harper’s home but improving. The Coonrod and Bowerman families and Harold Bowerman of Celeste visited the Harpers Sunday. Nannie Johnson of Edhube visited Geneva Harper Friday afternoon. Odell Hyepock and family of Randolph spent the weekend with Mrs Hyepock’s parents. Lucille Choate of Union Valley visited her brother.
A bill in Austin seeks creation of a state Criminal Identification Board to direct a bureau. Members would include the Adjutant General, police chiefs of cities, a sheriff, county and district attorneys, and a superintendent of information. The board would centralize felony records and distribute data to enforce state and federal officials.
Concord New Hampshire January 27 Rev Father Wandleon J Gilbert Catholic priest and recent election winner to the House of Representatives announced he would not be able to serve. He cited absence of words and unsettled status as reasons for stepping back amid protests and speculation.
Farmersville details show large carloads of Bermugs expected to be purchased for spring planting in the territory with ongoing auction or sale activity. Full procurement and acreage plans indicate plowing continuing through February 15.
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