Methodist W M S Meeting Gathers Pledge Cards at Church
The First Methodist W M S met Monday afternoon with pledge cards signed as members pledged support for 1937 missions at home and abroad. Leaders outlined "Christian Missions on the March" and cited a total of about a million dollars from Southern Methodist societies, funding evangelistic, medical, and educational work in Belgian Congo, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Cuba, Mexico, Poland, and numerous Texas institutions.
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W. M.S. First Methodist Church
D. W. Sweeney
Frottam
Wil J .Bbe
Christian Missions
B. L. Adams
T. J Clotfelter
We.newton
Felix Burnett
Mabel Taylor
W. M. Council
Belgian Congo
Brazil
China
Japan
Korea
Cuba
Mexico
Poland
Texas
Holding Institute
Laredo
Pharr Institute
Pharr
Virginia K. Johnson
Dallas
la Mission Mexicana
Wesley Houses
San Antonio
Houston
South
Burwell McClure
A. Broadfoot
Ww. M Council
Malcolm Campbell
Doce Leatherwood
Crude Oil Prices Rise Across East Texas Firms
Dallas report says Sun Oil and East Texas refining posted a 12 cent advance to 1.75 dollars per barrel for East Texas crude oil. Carter Oil and the Bell general pipeline, both from Oklahoma, also posted advances as other major companies study the move.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Sun Oill Company
East Texas Refining Company
East Texas
Carter Oil Company
Bel: General Pipeline Company
Oklahoma
Rural teachers ride twenty miles for pay in Paris
Misses Myrtie Ray and Mavis Brasfield, two Lamar County teachers, traveled from Garrett's Bluff to Paris on muleback despite impassable roads. They swapped their mules for a taxicab near the town edge and continued their shopping tour.
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Paris
Texas
Lamar County
Myrtie Ray
Mavis Brasfield
Garrett's Bluff
Cotton Market Quotation Report
New York quotations show March opening at 1279 and 130 cents at 12179 with a partial note for Wednesday. The fragment indicates continued fluctuations in cotton prices.
Oklahoma Bridge War Plays Out Over Red River Crossing
Oklahoma officials resisted a Texas backed Red River bridge southeast of Durant linking state and Texas routes. The friction grew as Oklahoma faced impounded funds from NRA programs while Sam Rayburn and John Garner shaped national policy, pressuring Oklahoma to fund its share of a 369000 dollar project.
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Harry Gray
Oklahoma City
United States
Oklahoma
Red River
Durant
Texas
Rayburn
Bondam
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Texas Highway Commission
Oklahoma Highway Commissioners
Texas Oecials
Bonham Crossing
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
NRA
Future Farmers Dairy Judging Contest Preliminary Held
The Future Farmers held a preliminary dairy judging contest at Mitchell Collins dairy farm. High point winners include Richard Manous Cecil Clayton Guy Stimpson Gren Ox Howard Barron Vernon Neal Austin Snow Quinten Curtis John Cleghorn Truitt Clark Frank Hanes Cecil Fairchild Edwin Russell Walter Woods Jack Winkler Vernon Seals R. M McMillan Alten Douglas Raymond Dobbs Jameserry. Ten contestants advance to the next contest with ten more to the final, from which three will represent Bond at the Smith Hughes contests at A & M College in April.
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Bonham
Mitchell Collins
Richard Manous
Cecil Clayton
Guy Stimpson
Gren Ox Howard Barron Vernon Neal Austin Snow Quinten Curtis
John Cleghorn Truitt Clark
Frank Hanes
Cecil Fairchild
Edwin Russell
Walter Woods
Jack Winkler
Vernon Seals
R. M McMillan
Alten Douglas
Raymond Dobbs
James Erry
Bond
Smith-Hughes
A. & M. College
Weakened Levees and Flood Losses Prompt Ongoing Evacuations
Fannin County solicits Red Cross aid with over six hundred dollars already sent and a projected county quota of one thousand. Citizens from Bonham Savoy Trenton Honey Grove and surrounding areas contribute amounts ranging from a few dollars to several dollars as the effort continues.
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Olvin Gross
Fannin County
Rea Cross
Bonham
Savoy
Trenton
Honey Grove
Red Cross
Tyre
Toduys
L. C. Bigger
O. Thomas
A. Simpson
Olvin Grss
Nettie Brookmore
J. C. Saunders
Mary Alice Pritchett
Jane Dearing
Mary Dockeryton Cotton Mill
W. E. Sellers
Dero Thomas
Dick Higgins
Fannie Johnson
E. Newton
J. H. Carr
A. A. Beasley
WY. Shaver
Artie Hunnicutt
Leona Butt
Maud Jackson
J. Boone
E. J Agnew
J. C. &Barger
E E Spencer
FE Blassingame
Douglas Steerer
M. Green
C. A Branley
H .H. Holland
John Collett
Chester Puteet
Cash
B. K Johnson
Flood Crest Drives Evacuations Across Ohio River Valley
Associated Press reports the Ohio River flood crest pushes toward the Mississippi with 298 dead, over a million homeless, and a half million in danger. Property losses exceed 400 million dollars as northern valleys begin recovery while new breaches threaten Paducah and Cairo. Evacuations continue across towns along the flood’s southern advance.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Ifttle
Schools Closed as Roads Impassable in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Texas January 27 closing schools for the week due to impassable roads Superintendent M F Freming reports only two of eight buses are able to operate to transport rural community children. Rev opening set for Monday February.
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Mount Vernon
Texas
M. F Freming
Juvenile court probes owner of bicycle after boy’s claim
In Miami Florida juvenile court authorities investigate the owner of a bicycle following a claim by a African American boy that the rider followed him home. The incident raises questions about safety and local responses to youth interactions.
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Miami
Fia
Cold Wave Forecast From Dallas Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau in Dallas forecasts a north Texas cold wave with likely freezing temperatures reaching as far south as Dallas. Livestock warnings are issued for the Panhandle and a herd freeze is expected in extreme northern Texas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Weather Bureau Today
Texas
Panhandle
Unusual Accidents Injure Two Near Detroit
Two men near Detroit suffer injuries from accidents while handling tools. Lee Bimpson cuts his left wrist when axe blade deflects into his arm after clothing entangles the handle. Pete Pinch stumbles with a cross-cut saw, receives a deep left-hand gash as the saw falls. In Payette Indiana relief workers note bathe wear deemed usable as undergarment for flood refugees.
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Clarksville
Texas
Detroit
Lee Bimpson
Pete Pinch
Union Grove
Payette
Ind
Prosecutor Seeks 917 Counts Against Russian Officials
In Moscow on January 8 the prosecutor demanded 917 counts of conspiracy against officials tied to the Russian government. The closing statement in the trial of men accused of supporting followers of the exiled Leon Trotsky was reported by Associated Press.
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Associated Pro Moscow
Tragedy and Pathos Rising From the Flood
Flood stories tell of Leroy Elrod’s death by his own hand and Louise Elrod’s grief as Louisville rescue efforts fail to ease the losses. A Bedford bakery driver and others amid the flood zones endure danger and mass relief efforts across multiple states, with officials considering funding and aid responses as residents recount harrowing rescues and ruined homes.
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Louise I
Leroy
Louisvill Elrod
Elrod
Bauthern
Indiana
Lie
Bedford
Weather forecast for Texas with cloudy periods and cold spells
Cloudy weather across Texas with possible rain and snow in the north. Temperatures drop tonight and Friday, colder in the east and southeast. North and West Texas likely snow, with colder conditions widespread except along the coast.
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Texas
Knight
Work To Start On Red River Bridge Feb 15
Oklahoma City January 28. State Highway Engineer says work on the $335,410 Red River bridge between Durant and Bonham will begin February 15. First carload of steel already arrived. bridge is a concrete and steel structure with a 24 foot roadway. Several additions planned as crews move to the site. local families expected to relocate.
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Red River Bridge
Bonham
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
oMeo
Durant
Bentham
Penhen
Prary Canobe
Women Democrats Of Grayson Urge Poll Tax Payment
Grayson county women urge eligible voters to pay poll tax to participate in upcoming events. Chairman Genevieve Sweeney emphasizes the poll tax supports public costs and voting rights ensure full citizenship. finance cited includes a poll tax of $1.78. A separate local note mentions Paul Jardín using rubber boats to reach his fishing nook and a perch catch.
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Democrats
Grayson
Democratic Women of Crayon Cunt
Jancatry Jn
Texas
Genevieve Sweeney
Paul Jtardin
Detroit Strike Meets National Attention After Missing Man Event
A labor dispute draws national interest as a worker goes missing amid strike actions. reports indicate tensions at General Motors unions with officials in Washington weighing a possible walkout.
Twelve Giant Liners Set To Leave For Honolulu Today
A seaplane squadron prepares for routes over 2500 miles as twelve giant liners depart bound for Honolulu. The event follows an affiliated effort with art investors and varied transactions including shares at nineteen dollars each and mixed reader purchases in related ventures.
Four Fifths of Paducah Ey Under Water Rescue Efforts
Washington reports four fifths of Paducah, Kentucky flooded with 26 600 people evacuated. Coast guard and authorities coordinate relief as power and medical supplies remain adequate in some areas while conditions hinder ongoing rescue operations. Local hospitals and physicians provide aid. transportation and rail service face disruption.
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Washington
Paducah
Pervaon
Powle
Gnod Medical
Blockade Planned By the Committee in London Today
The Landen coninvervention committee plans a neutral blockade of Spanish ports to isolate the civil war. Italo-Cer 'an premises to cooperate with German French and British ships to enforce arms and men blockade. Neutral observers on the Hilats Portugese border were permitted. The government won a Madrid victory securing a hill dominating the northwestern area.
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Associated Press
Landen Coninvervention Committee
Italo-Cer
Madrid
Kirta
Governor Opposes Liquor By The Drink and Race Betting
AUSTIN Jan 28 Governor Allie condemned proposals to permit hard liquor sales by the drink and urged lawmakers to outlaw horse race betting blamed for gaming mania. He urged changes to enforcement and recommended abolishing agriculture with duties shifted to the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
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Associated Press
Austin
Allie
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Flood Evacuation Ordered Across Mississippi Corridor
United States army plans to evacuate up to 600000 residents along a 600 mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Cairo to New Orleans if floods threaten. In Louisville, death tolls exceed 300 as crews recover bodies from submerged areas. Cairo braces for 62 foot crest while securing levees, Memphis strengthens flood defenses, and towns across Illinois and Kentucky brace for rising waters. Read The Daily Favorite.
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Ohio River
Paducah
Kentucky
Cairo
Illinois
Arkansas
Ihe
Mississippi
Wasitington
United States Army
Cairo Til
New Orleans
Rotary District Governor Addresses Bonham Club
Rotary District Governor Carelle of Texarkana spoke to the Bonham Rotary Club on the aims and values of Rotary. He urged members to apply Rotary principles daily and improve the club, noting a prior Pittsburgh meeting with 400 Rotarians and praising global fellowship.
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Rotary
Bonham Club
Car
Carelie
Texarkana
Wootary
Bonham Rotary Club
Carelle
Pennsylvania
Benham Retry Club
Benham Club
Hfe
Corgilo
Ec Ile
Stegestring
T. L. Wuffstall
Commerce
BG. B. Griffith
Sherman
M Q Glasson
Drs. Hassell
Lawrence Denton
J T Rintke
President’s Birth Day Ball at W.O.W Hall Saturday Nite
Bonham hosts the Woodmen Circle sponsored event at W.O.W Hall corner North Center and Sixth street to aid infantile paralysis. Proceeds support local relief and the Warm Anrings Foundation while offering music and dancing for $1.50 per couple.
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Bonham
United
Bve
Ohio
Mississipn
Woodmen Circle
Bonhr
WO. W. la
North Center
Sixth
Coach Strickland Resigns for Sunset High
Coach Strickland resigns from Bonham and accepts an assistant coach role at Binset High in Oak Cliff. WA Glass of Bonham announces plans for Strickland to teach history and lead core subjects. A fifth notice about the change will appear in Fridays Favorite.
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Strickland
Sunset High
WA Glass
Onham
Sechnals
Bonham
Binset High
Oak Cliff
Etland
Red Cross Benefit Planned in Bonham Court Room
Plans are set for a benefit program at the District Court Room in Bonham next Thursday evening February 4. Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross. Performers will not be paid and will buy their own tickets. Tickets cost 10 and 25 cents. Further details to follow.
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District Court Room
Bonham
American Red Cross
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Tennessee
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