Family Visits and Local Notables Spend Weekend
Sherman residents greet visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Chester Ball and son from Sherman, Mrs Marie Sasser traveling to Houston then Sour Lake, and Mrs J R Reese with sons James and George plus Mollie Bragg from Garland. Mrs C R Smith shows improvement after a month of illness. Miss Jewell Fohtins Rhino holds a railway position in Marshall and visits her mother on South Fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Ball
Sherman
Ball
Chas. Ball
Marie Sasser
Houston
HW. L. Buxton
Jenkins Sasser
Sour Lake
J. R. Reese
James
George
Mollie Bragg
Garland
C. R. Smith
Papeene Wis
Pamsy
Jewell Fohtins Rhino
Marshall
Joe Belle Johnson
South Fifth St
Onions Shipped From Richardson In First Carload
The first carload of onions left Richardson for St. Louis on Sunday. The mixed grades fetched prices ranging from 45 to 80 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
St. Louis
Carrillo Kin Ties Highlight California Governance
The record notes Leo Carrillo’s great grandfather Carlos Antonio Carrillo served as the first provincial governor of California, a foundational figure in early California governance. The line links show notable family ties to the state’s colonial leadership and early political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo
California
Oil Dominates Texas as Oil and Gas Expansion Surges
A Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association study maps Texas oil and gas growth, showing 80 percent of the state’s area actively developed and counties totaling about 213000 square miles in production. The industry fuels farm income via leases, boosts tax revenue, and underpins urban centers like Dallas Fort Worth and other refining hubs, with widespread employment and statewide economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Texas
Dallas
Tarrant
Midland
Val Verde
Uvalde Bell
Doney Tyler
Lubbock
Hterall
Fort Worthywidh
To War Veterans Who Will Receive Bonds and Checks
Letter from Postmaster Philip Wise of Hagertown Md explains June 15 1936 mail of Adjusted Service Bonds and checks to veterans. Bonds mailed from Dallas to home addresses with rural routes or city addresses. Cashing involves two witnesses and receipt. check sent from Central Accounting Office in Dallas. Postmasters will assist to ensure prompt receipt. Fifteen Southern Shoe Co workers faced a floor collapse during lunch on the second floor risking serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi. Wise
Dallas
Texas
General Delivers
Central Accounting Office
Philip Wise
Hagertown Md
Southern Shoe Company
WPA worker rescued from tunnel cave in Seattle
Rescuers freed Clarence B. Good a WPA worker trapped in quicksand in a tunnel thirty feet underground after two hours of digging. He was buried up to his chin during the effort and survived the peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Clarence B. Good
WPA
Good
Two Bonham People Win $3 Prize In Cereals Contest
New York May 31 Frank Klohs of Bonham wins the third prize of 3 in a Post cereals contest for a Texas history answer. The piece lists numerous Texans from multiple cities receiving various prize awards including a first prize to El Paso and second to Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Klohs
National Bank Bulletn
el Paso
Klohs
Parther
Texas
J W Enbey
Avenue
Galveston
W A. Barr
Edyth Boudreaux
Rte
Beaumont
L. Hardin
San Mateo
Dallas
L. Ve. Wyatt
Marshall Ruth Spencer
Corsicant
Holland Hope
Sweetwater
Fay Chalmers
Mastrop
Jesse Blair
Loop
A. DeMerritt
Carson Street
San Antonio
Mike Menaue
Rosedale
Houston
M. R. Allensworth
Clarendon
John V . McCall
Sanderson
E E. Gladish
Lincoln
Amarillo
Fred Goodman
Abilene
Hazel Erby
Fort Worth
C O Bragg
Abbie D Willams
General Delivery
Denton
Belle Scutes Goode
Electra
Chas
FP. Schulze
Adams Street
H J Kennard
Genesles
Irene Richte
Peddie
L. H. Williams
Stockdile
Margaret Moore
Mountain Avenue
W L. Irian
Welch
Virgil Beavers
China
Efe Clark
Bonham
Lula LL McMeans
Pandora
Icar Frederickson
North Pleasanton
J Wall
Apt
O. Waco
Mary Clary
West
Konham
H Hodel
Gatesville
Moving Pine Trees From East Texo to Texas Centennial
A convoy of eighteen trucks carrying seventy five Southern Pine trees, each twenty to thirty feet tall and weighing two to five tons, arrived in Dallas for the Texas Centennial exhibit area. The trees, sodded with burlap roots, will be planted in six foot-deep holes by National Park Service crews to form a miniature forest for the CCC exhibit. About eighty five species of trees and shrubs from across Texas will be planted in the recreational space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
National Park Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
Patroon
Forced landing of Trans-Continental West plane near Chicago
Twelve passengers aboard a Trans-Continental & Western Air liner from New York escaped death when the craft skimmed trees and struck the roof of a house in Bundashight near Chicago. The plane then landed in a vacant lot as witnesses described severe damage to the left engine, propeller, and right wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Municipal
Joseph E Marlett
Paris Man Frank McClure Marries Martha Crook
The Paris Morning News details the wedding of Miss Martha Crook and Frank Lassie McClure, son of Bonham, at the Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal. The couple planned a Mexico honeymoon and will reside at 56 South Twenty-fifth Street. The bride, Paris High School graduate, belonged to Pi Beta Phi and Junior Welfare League. the groom works at Wash-Lumpkin Wholesale Drug Co and is a Lions Club member. Out-of-town guests included relatives from Bonham and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Morning News
Frank McClure
Bonahm
Paris
Martha Crook
Marvinn Bedford Crook
Frank Lassie McClure
John McClure
Bonham
Church of the Holy Cross
Episcopal
Norman R Alter
Walter Sassano
Burwell McClure
Mendelssohn
Monterrey
Mexico
South Twenty-fifth Street
Paris High School
Paris Junior College
Texas State College For Women
CIA
Arkansas University
Pi Beta Ph
Junior Welfare League
Ioeal
Delta Beta Sigma
McClure
Fred Manton
Delegation Heads to Farmersville for Allred Speech
Delegation travels to Farmersville to hear Gov. Jimmie Allred speak at the Onion Festival with a large crowd expected. Local citizens, including Rev C L Bowen and others, prepare a music filled program and Onion Queen crowning as Sam Rayburn is anticipated to speak Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Farmersville
Jimmie Allred
Frank Wright
L Bowen Aslan
Spies H A Glass
Luther Burkett
Dr Warner
Sam Rayburn
Fischer campaigns Texas tax shift on natural resources
Tyler Texas oil attorney Janel-P Fischer running for Texas governor promotes taxing natural resources to fund pensions and state projects. He argues replacing taxes on gasoline with taxes on oil gas and sulphur would boost revenue for highways agriculture and consumers while citing his legal work on oil field cases and NIRA disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
Janel
Fischer
Juana
NIRA
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Iga Mason
American Legion
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Ginger
Bakers Cakes
Newton
Soutit Side
Nichardson
Starnes
Beauty Shoppe
McDowell
Auto Supply Co
Campbell
Yctober
F. R. Elkins & Bon
Hank May
Douilas
T. B. Johnson of
Mrs
Jack Saunders
J CG Marston
Margaret Marston
Louise Richeson
Woolworths
Pampa, Texas
Buddle Wilson
Jack Shepard
Iona Sigler
Gem Cafe
Jim Ducan
Jules
Kilgore
CH. van Zandts
Reid Spilvy
Mrs. Spivy
Mildred Potter
Commerce
State Teachers’ College
Merle Jackson
Clara Nelms
Mrs. R. Flipford
Sulphur Springs
Miss Julian Evans
Julian Evans
J. B. Oncey
Mr. Oney
Duke & Ayres
Gober Gibson
Kerrville
Will
Basil
George Keene
Texarkana
Keene
Highway 5
I. W. Evans
Idris
Mary Coleman
New Orleans
Wiliam Freeman
Texas A
M. College
Ornamental Iron Works
H M. Christian
Durant
H M
Oney
R. Anthony
Gladys
C. A
Whitt Smith
Page Huff
Leonard
Bonham and Dodd
Maccoun
Mrs. Arnold
Ashley Evans
Evans
W. R. Wood
J. M Riddle
Windom
Mr Riddle Sas
Columbus
Mandy
Missouri State University
Saunderstate
Missouri
Arkansas
Saunders
Texas Power & Light Company
By In J. Strouth
Sian
Mnony Atr
Tekasd
Naples
Gladys Bayer
Alpine
Flora L Turner
Ketler Avenue
Dalhart
Maline Spillman Durand
Wilmington St
Sar Antoni
Dallas O Quinn
A. Beaumont
Beasie Osborne
Park Drive
Hillsboro
V S. Burleson
South
Puts
Howard Turner
Taylor
Knox Linn
South 19Th
St Temple
Ivy Andreas
Bartlett
Joel Harkey Nash
East Texo
Tad
Senate
E. Ivanhoe
S. Pike
Sai.e
C.L. Vaught Bonham
SAILE
Good Jersey
Hassell Motor Co
Margaret Wright
Ector
West Sth
Watkins
J RO Watkins Co
Iowan Ave
Memphis
Tenn
Rawleigh
Todas
Nogs and Police
Texaco
Clark Benton
Westth Street
Fhone
Bonham Ice Cream Co
North Texas
Byrce
Holmes & Edwards
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