Visitors plan university courses in Benham in new auditorium
Mrs FritT Lewis returned to Clovis New Mexico after visiting her daughter Mrs Jack Lee In the community. Wo Thurman and Barry Holton from 8 MU faculty visited Benham today to arrange university instruction starting January 3. They toured the new auditorium and related high school improvements and were impressed by the equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Fritt Lewis
Jack Lee
Clovis
New Mexico
Wo Thurman
Barry Holton
Benham
High &Enoo
Funeral for G H Smith Held Here This Afternoon
Funeral services for George H Smith killed Thursday were held at 3 PM at the family residence on West 9th led by Rev Smith. Burial followed at Willow Wire Cemetery. Surviving are his wife daughter Mary Gene mother Mrs John H Smith Paris two brothers and three sisters. A Paris News clipping recounts the fatal switch accident on the Texas and Pacific railroad with details of how he was crushed and dragged along the tracks.
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George H Smith
West Gth
Rev
Mary Gene
Mro Jonn H Smith
Paris
John
Will
John H Gandvin
Nelly Brook
Mins
Nannie Smith
Lottie Gunter
Mra
E B Howell
Kansas City
Paris News
George Smith
Bonham
Texas & Pacific Allroad
Mving
Bonham to revive Pinafore at high school auditorium
Bonham residents plan a home town revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore or The Lass Who Loved a Sailor with local talent. Net receipts go to the high school auditorium, with an all Bonham cast and orchestra, directed by Bonhamites, supporting local interests.
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Bonham
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan
Victoria
Trolanthe
Patience
Bonhamites
Dionne Quins Boost Health With Oatmeal Nourishment
The Dionne Quins exhibit high energy and vitality from a carefully planned diet featuring Quaker Oats. Vitamin B rich oats support nerves digestion and appetite while milk fortified oats supply minerals and protein aiding growth and strength in the quintuplets.
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Luifoe
Salon
Mac Wild
Girls and Boys Basketball Double Header at Bonhi Gym
In Bonhi Gym the Girls beat Whitewright 39 to 32 with Dorotheda and La Verne Keeton as top scorers in a season opener. The Boys edged Whitewright 31 to 28 in a tight contest as local players contributed to the close win.
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Gurl
Whitewright
Bonhi
Dorotheda
la Verne Keeton
Whitewright Cagers
Notice to Bidders for Bonham City Projects 1937
Sealed proposals for stage equipment and auditorium seating in Bonham Texas will be received by Mayor L Bailey until 2 pm January 22 1937. Plans by Voelker Dixon Wichita Falls may be obtained for ten dollars. Bids require a 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance bond with prevailing wage rates listed for numerous skilled trades. The city reserves the right to reject all bids and extend bids for sixty days.
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B. Railey
Bonham
Texas
Voelker & Dixon Architects
Indiana Ave
Wichita
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
PWA
L. Hailey
Glagier
Diamond
Messenger
Cook
Voelcker & Dixon
Archhitects
Wichita Falls
Tex
L. Bailey
Bonham,Texas
Leonard School District refinances bonds saving money
Leonard Texas January 14 The Leonard school board refinanced school bonds reducing rate from 5 percent to 4 percent saving thirteen thousand dollars in interest over the life of the issue.
Deaths Jess Bicknell of Batley Resident Dies at About 50
Funeral services held for Jess Bicknell who died Wednesday near Batley. Leonard Bicknell, about 50, was a well known Batley resident. his wife died about a year ago, leaving several children. He had many friends across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Bicknell
Batley
Leonard
Scotland Drifting Toward 0. S. Eight Feet a Year
An official from the Glasgow observatory reports Scotland drifting toward Ireland and America at over six hundred feet in seventy years. England remains stationary, and Great Britain appears to be bending in two as the mainland shifts westward.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow Observatory
Ireland
America
Thomas R. Tannahill
England
Great Britain
Whitewright man recalls candle light nights in Texas
T H Sears a longtime Whitewright resident aged over 70 recalled Texas before electricity when his mother made tallow candles and lamps were used. He spoke in Bonham about how lights returning made their absence feel shorter and noted how early days shaped his view of progress.
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Whitewright
Tex
T H Sears
Bonham
Mr Sears
Texas
Whitilesinghe
Sears
Bank Statement Shows Stable Finances in Fannin County
The January 14 1937 filing by S H Reynolds president and Roy M Owens cashier reports assets totaling 91945 89 with loans and discounts 311125 01 real estate secured loans 2368 50 and securities 15017 61 Liabilities include capital stock 20000 00 surplus 3750 00 undivided profits 5111 432 and deposits 4991491 including time deposits 2134 55 State funds on deposit 11400 00 with directors J T Richardson T L Abernathy signing as witnesses Notary Ashley Evans. Texarkana sales of US baby bonds reach 57000 with many buyers maxing 10000.
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U. S
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Milwaukee Man Records Suicide Diary Before Fatal Overdose
John W. Cawley aged 29 of Milwaukee took an overdose of sleeping powder on Thursday. He wrote a diary detailing sensations as the drug took effect and was found unconscious. he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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Miami
Fila
Ohn
W. Cawley
Milwaukee
Wis
Cawley
Two Men Charged With Stealing Bridge for Junk
In Carlinville Illinois on January 14 local police tagged Clinton Shinpaugh aged 38 and Homer Hart aged 21 after they dismantled an abandoned highway bridge and sold the iron as junk. The men face charges for stealing the bridge and related theft offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlinville, Ill
Clinton Shinpaugh
Homer Hart
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