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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1925
Page
5
Will Warnell reports his section can get along without more rain and still yield a strong crop. He notes oats from 60 to 70 bushels per acre, plus good corn and excellent cotton. This stands as one of the season’s best crop reports.
Bonham residents and visitors are mentioned in a round of social calls and trips. Names include Bob Williams from Leonard. E L Summers of Sherman. Mrs. Morton Bigger and son Joseph Morton. Misses Ilene Timmerman Nora Spahti of Dallas visiting the Russell family. H E Colleett and daughter Helen returning from Detroit. Mack Lair paying his Bonham News subscription to report good crops. Arra and Anna Hammond of Paris visiting Sue Alice Rodgers. Rev B F Pritchett traveling to Sherman for Mrs A G Jeffries funeral. Bill Hatcher visiting old friends. Bert Akers returning from a Dallas San Antonio Galveston wedding trip. W S Davis and son William visiting Mrs L Weathersby. Dr H E Buchanan of LaPorte visiting N L Rodgers. George McClellan and wife from Dallas visiting Alice McClellan. Deets Dorough travels to Dallas. Guy London and family from Stamford visiting two weeks in Fannin County after crop prospects praise. Mildred Nevill and Pauline Spence arriving from New York with Irene Spence remaining there.
The notice lists Sunday School times at 9:45 for Second Baptist and First Presbyterian, preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. for Thomas Relce, and other church events. It details B Y P U and prayer meeting schedules, Epworth League, and pastors or leaders including Pritches, Millon, Owen, Armstrong, and Wagner. It invites attendance and notes synod travel and program plans.
Mrs Leslie entertained twelve guests at a bridge party with three tables. Guests included Mrs A M Beeman of Grosebeck Mrs Joe Bennett Lowrey and Mrs Morton Bigger of Dallas. Two courses were served and Mrs Leslie plans to travel to Grosebeck with her guest Mrs Beeman.
The fragment mentions a house for rent and refers to improved rates and antiseptic liniment in a terse classifieds style. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable, but the ad implies a rental offer versus product mention without full details.
An item mentions cultivator wheels repaired with satisfaction and notes a shop move four blocks east of the square on World City road. It lists sale notices for family homes and tallies a wide set of property prices. Also includes church notices and social quips from Cleveland News and Akron Beacon Journal.
Money to loan on used cars with repayment over 10 monthly payments. Loans closed promptly. Office back 1st Nat Bank Grenville Texas. Trade in Bonham and be satisfied.
The Texas Index shows Dallas second in the state for men with more than 100000 in life insurance, with 7111000 written on 35 Dallas lives. Houston leads with 7745000 on 37 lives. El Paso follows with 8205000 on 15. The list notes some names omitted with permission, and highlights top policies including J H Jones at 900000 in Houston.
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