12 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1939
Page
1
The Penham newspaper states any reflection on character or reputation will be corrected upon notification to publishers and outlines the public notice policy for readers. The notice lists editorial roles and contact expectations while warning against defamatory content in print.
All new and used typewriters and adding machines offered with 20 percent off for this month only. Dean Printing Co located at 113 North Walnut, Sherman, Texas.
The week features notes on the Methodist revival led by Rev Ralph Bingie and his father in charge, plus a broad list of local visits. Residents Jess Moore returns from a Paris hospital improved. many families from Commerce Wolfe City Dallas Denison Bonham and Rainey area are mentioned with social visits and plans for summer sessions at Austin College in Sherman.
A logger entered a Maryegville shop to admire a display of stepping and took two pairs without paying. Police intervened as he attempted to leave, halting the theft and detaining the man.
July market reports steady hog prices with hogs up to 710 and big packers at 67. Cattle and calves show varied results from top steers at 826 to feeders around 560. Sheep and lambs trend weak to steady, with good beef cows and stocker calves posting notable gains amid overall brisk trade.
New Orleans steady at 9 1/4 to 9 1/2 cents with 1763 bales received and 408910 stocks. Dallas and Houston show steady spot markets with middling near 9 0 to 9 1/2 cents. New York closes near 9 9/8 cents and May foreign trade gains over April with a $40 757.000 export outlook. Bonham motto cited as budget boost.
Readers debate Garner’s suitability for a third term role and the vice presidency. Letter writers from Texas, including Willard Ward and William Randolphe Wear, imagine Garner’s impact on the party and national politics amid references to Alf Landon and Hoover era debates. Community notices follow with local visits, revival plans, and a corn canning accident in Bonham.
Bryan Baker owner of City Produce and Feed on Third street plans a new cash grocery in the same building. Opening day promises include fixtures, delving, stock, and a free sack of meal with each sack of flour. Baker also offers premium for chickens and eggs and invites shoppers for opening bargains. An order for two motor torpedo boats is placed with Thornycroft Shipbuilders.
Mr and Mrs Anderson announce the birth of a baby boy on Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Jake Prakett report the arrival of their child. In weekend visitations, Omle White and daughter Aline joined Mr and Mrs Geutee Ke um. They were accompanied by Mr. White along with Mr and Mrs Chick Vaugh of Fort.
Mrs Johnson of Dunedin, mother of New Zealand’s 3 year old quadruplets, plans to ban all visitors until the children turn five after more than 2 000 people visited the quads in three years. In Carlsbad New Mexico a new high school costing $300 000 will feature an auditorium for 1 200 and a gym for 908 with construction started.
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