Tolls Fish In With Pipe Band Tune Near Sydney
Pipe major Tom Mackay of Sydney New South Wales used his bagpipes to lure fish during a Wand outing. After starting with Maids of Kintail, he inspired catches as party members pulled in a 10 pound snapper and a variety of brown prawns before totaling about 20 fish in under two hours. The famous tune Gordon's Welcome was played. Mackay recalled once seeing snakes swaying to music by a creek.
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Sydney
Tom Mackay
New South Wales
Mackay
Gordon's
Van Alstyne Hosts WOWs Log Rollers Event
In Columbia city news a 600 plus Woodmen members and guests are expected for the WOWs Log Rollers gathering. A safety stunt by a so called human fly atop a downtown Columbia hotel drew spectators beside a hotel guest casually viewing from his window in only his underwear.
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Columbia
Public Landing seeks new name for historic Worcester County town
Capt Jack Lilliston, a boatman and self-styled mayor of Public Lending, advocates renaming the 180 year old Worcester county community. He recalls Public Landing’s past as a bay port for crop shipping and a resort, and suggests an Indian name reflecting the town’s early history.
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Public Landing
Worcester — County
Jack Lilliston
Public Lending
Neely Honoree At Birthday Party
Mrs J Neely and Mr DB Neely entertained Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs B 1093 N Center with a party in honor of his birth day A number of friends were invited and entertainment was enjoyed A toast was extended to Mr Neely who is with Babeck Brow store in view of past Europe it is difficult anyone should r uistic over peace Hitler proposes peace Two Chiang ce uP The Sia government has ordered two fen cruisers from Italian m rds ready for wrone in ao 41
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J . Neely
DB Neely
N. Center
Bonham
Mr Neely
Babeck Brow
Europe
Hitler
Sia
Mrds
Wrone
Leonard Nesbitt Banker Buried in Farmersville Funeral
Leonard Nesbitt, longtime banker and former Leonard National Bank official, died Thursday at his Farmersville home after three months of illness. Funeral services set for 11 at the Presbyterian church with ministers Rev R E Joiner Rev David M Phillips and Rev Ben Rel. Burial in Woodmen cemetery, arrangements by Wilson Pailheyers. Survived by wife Robbie Rike, son Robert Allen Nesbitt Jr., daughters Mary and Nell Nesbitt, and two brothers Jay and Herman Nesbitt.
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Wilson Pailheyers
Abernathy
J. A. Arnold
G. & Carpenter
Marvin Davis Ellis Giles
AP. Grider
T H Guthrie
Less LaRoe
Mr Nesbitt
Lone Oak
William Allen
Caddie Vennerman Nesbitt
Robbie Rike
Farmersville
Whitesboro
Burleson College
Coreenville
Nesbit
Presbyterian Church
The
Elks Leder
Robert Allen Nesbitt Jr
Galveston News
Misses Mary
Nell Nesbitt
Leonard
Jay Nesbitt
First Nation Lank
Dallas
Herman Nesbitt
Dellas
Americans Honored Across France On Memorial Day
Paris reports 36000 American war dead honored as flowers and plays mark a day early Memorial Day in France. American Overseas Memorial Association and French Legion arrange tributes. ceremonies occur at Romagne, Belleau, Bony, St Mihiel, and Fere en Tardenois. Ambassador Bullett to place wreaths at Unknown Soldier tomb and Buresnes Cemetery. Paris services held for English-speaking Catholics and a union service at the American Cathedral.
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France
American Overseas Memorial Association
The
Legion
Paris
St Joseph's Church
William C. Bullett
Buresnes
Romagne
Belleau
Bony
St Mihiel
Fere-en-Tardenois
Bailey Young Woman Weds Greenville Man
Mies Ina Pearl Green of Bailey and Benton Ward of Greenville were married Sunday at Durant Oklahoma. Mrs Ward is daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Chreen and attended Bailey High School, Durant Teachers College and Commerce Teachers College. Mr Ward works for Ster Cleaners in Greenville where the couple will reside.
Marriages That Last Depend On Shared Resolve
Mary Margaret McBride argues in Cosmopolitan June that lasting marriages stem from two people choosing to live together until death and building a home for children. She notes her decades covering diverse weddings and cites her grandfather’s first marriage example to emphasize emotion and effort from both parties.
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Mary Margaret McBride
Cosmopolitan
Miss McBride
Greenwich Village
City Hall
Park Avenue
Crooked Creek
Missouri
McBride
Public Schools Peacher Staffs Are Announced
Teaching staffs for Bonham public schools for 1939 40 are listed by Superintendent Irby Carruth. Names include principals Wilon Little and Mabel Killough and many teachers across Stephenson and Washington colored schools, with staff such as Elizabeth Patillo Rex, Goldie Culpepper, Myrtle Johnson, Eva May Taylor, and more.
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Peacher
Bonham
Irby Carruth
Washington School
EC. Ervin
Myrtle & Johnson
Mattie Lee Roberson
W Seay
Eva May Taylor
New U S Park On Rio Grande Be Scientifte Stre
The Rio Grande bend near El Paso and the Chisos mountains are assigned as a new national park site, a cross border project with Mexico, totaling about 790000 acres in Texas. Aimed at tourism and science, the park will feature diverse bird life, caves, ruins, and rugged canyons attracting visitors and researchers alike. The site follows federal transfer to the National Park Service with coordination from Mexico’s park service.
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Texas
National Park Service
Arno B. Cammerer
Mexico
Rio Grande
U. S
California
Carlabad Caverns
Thetis Submarine Disaster Ends With No Hope
Sydney Woodward of Cammell Laird spoke of breaking news as ambulance squads and pier lights worked at the scene. The Admiralty confirmed rescue efforts continued, but Woodward stated the attempt to raise the submarine Thetis had failed and there was no hope for the crew. Wives and relatives gathered as civilian occupants and workers faced the grim outcome.
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Disster
Gubmarine
Sydney Woodward
Cammell Laird Shipard
Progressives Decline 1940 Presidential Run
Oberlin Ohio reports National Progressive Organization founder Philip La Follette says no 1940 candidate. He argues third parties should focus on fundamental issues, avoid chasing elections, and that Republicans and Democrats cannot unite on contemporary issues like unemployment aid.
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Oberlin
National Progressive Organization
Philip la Pollette
Wisconsin
la Follette
America
Roosevelt
Industrial designing opens new career path for youth
The June Cosmopolitan feature in the Autobiography of America explains how the industrial designer shapes everything from simple egg beaters to skyscrapers. It highlights three paths to the field: practical artistic sense, applied science knowledge, or a flair for original ideas, with emphasis on initiative and trend foresight.
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Parker Morell
Cosmopolitan
America
Federal Report Calls Billboards A Menace On Highways
Washington dispatch reports the federal bureau of public roads urging a nationwide defense highway system to control roadside billboards and signs deemed positive menaces to driver safety. It notes crowding distracts drivers, causes sudden stops and turns, and increases risk to vehicles and pedestrians. The report advocates stricter border control and broader rights of way improvements.
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Siou
Publi Roads
National Defense Highway System
Plan for Separate Reserve Corp With Small Business Loans
Draper proposed creating a separate corporation within the reserve system to supply added credit facilities for small businesses. The plan would supplement insured loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation rather than replace them, aligning with Senator Mead’s bill and with earlier endorsements from SEC Chair Jerome Frank.
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Ing
Draper
Pioneer Woman Cited Across Wars and Family Ties
The elder woman, settled at Preston Bend in 1845, never married but raised many nieces and nephews. Her father fought in the War of 1812, and she has endured four wars including Mexican American and World War I. A Methodist for 72 years, she counts 6 nieces and nephews, 17 grand nieces and nephews, 78 great grandnieces and nephews, and 10 great-great-grandnieces and -nephews. A large portion of these kin are expected at Loy Lake for Sunday lunch and picnic table gathering.
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Methodist Church
Teachers and staff plan college enrollments this summer
Teachersson and Miss Macy Mayo Miss Eiizabeth Williams will attend Columbia University in New York Others who will attend college are Mrs. Sue Stephens who will register at Austin College Miss Inez Inglish will attend North Texas State Teachers College in Denton J O Tate plans to accompany an educational party from A M College to eastern and northern United States Mr and Mrs L C Coffman will spend the summer in Terrell Marshall Driver will go to Leonard LL B Morris is spending the summer in Denton in school All other teachers plan to remain in Bonham for a summer of rest and relaxation
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Macy Mayo
Eiizabeth Williams
Columbia University
New York
Sue Stephens
Austin College
Inez Inglish
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
J. O. Tate
A. & M. College
United States
Ll. C. Coffman
Terrell
Marshall Driver
Leonard LL. B
Morris
Bonham
Rainfall Report Scrambles With Mixed Totals Saturday
A Saturday rainfall record notes a half inch in a hard noon downpour with light sprinkles in the morning and 14 of an inch also recorded during the night. A separate saying about the dove of peace comments on caution around cannon mouths.
Card of Thanks for Mrs A W Prett
The Pratt family extends heartfelt thanks to all who ministered to them after the death of their wife and mother Mrs A W Prett. They express gratitude for kind words and deeds and ask blessings on each helper. A W Pratt Mary Catherine Pratt and other relatives sign the notice.
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A.W. Prett
Mary Catherine Pratt
Cotton Marketing Quota Regulations Announced for 1939-40
The new cotton marketing quota rules raise the excess market penalty to 3 cents per pound for 1939 crop overages and 2 cents on carry-over penalty cotton from last year. Blue cards identify carry-over penalty cotton, red cards mark overplanting, and white cards signify carry-no-penalty sales up to quota. Penalties are collected by buyers with required records, and seed cotton ginning data aid penalty and yield calculations.
Postoffice maturity value in ten years report
Reports from various offices in the Dallas district show increases in postoffice maturity values. Dallas reports more than a hundred percent rise for the year, with Bonham post office leading all offices in percentage increase over last year.
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Dallas
Bonham Post Office
Maples brothers visit College Station student plans Houston camps
Loran Maples visits his brother Heron Maples at Texas A&M in College Station where Heron, a student there, prepares to leave for Houston for four summer camps before returning to Bonham for the summer.
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Loran Maples
College Station
Heron Maples
Heron
Houston
Bonham
Gomer Reece Grows Unusual Berry Patch and Varieties
Gomer Reece tends a south Sixth Street yard with 3 acres of land hosting a small orchard and an unusual berry patch. The Young berry, large and dewberrylike, outruns blackberries. Baysenberry, a three way cross of loganberry raspberry and blackberry, yields inch sized juicy fruit and strong production, with thorny vines and a thornless discovery expected next year.
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South Sixth Street
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W. Pump
McMillans
Kraft
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Briere News
Furlic Landing
I. I. Neely
Leonard Banker
R. A. Nesbitt
Bailey
Greenville
Alexander
Graham Bell
Cmes
American Theatre
Don Ameche
Loretta Young
Henry Fonda
Wilon Little
Madeline Cox Anderson
Gladys Anthony
Stewart Arledge
Coffman
Crelia
Wilma Hughes
Merle Jackson
Alma Kinkead
Fay Lauvelie
Marshall May
L. B Morris
Elizabeth Patillo
Mary Alice Prigehett
Cecil Park
Ames
Tate
Po Weaks
Elizabeth Williams
Jessie Smith
Duncan School
GC Coffman
Anice Prather Brickey
Mra. L
Rf. Burkett
Pannie Culpepper
Pidna Hendrix Dillard
TB Pinley
Mra
J. HM. Kincaid
Hailey Inglish School
Minnie J. Gribble
Thris Evans
T. G. Finley
Mary Hunter
Carrol W. Johns
Mabel Killough
Lenwood Crick
Stephenson School
Cora Fuller
Goldie Culpepper
Allie Reese
U.S. Park
Austin
el Paso
Chisos
Woodward
Tie
Hope
Elvilian
Techmietets
Toetis
Thetis
Federal
Washington
Eserve
Rithda
Preston Bend
Dove of Peace
A. W. Pratt
James Gribble
CR. Phillips
Ford's
East Fourth Street
McAnally's
Machine Shop
Postoffee
Bonham Bakery
Gomer Reece
Twentieth Century Fou
Darryl F. Zanucki
Ameche
Young
FONDA
Charles Coburea
Gene Lockhart
Sorina Byrogton
Sally Blane
Polly Ann Young
Georgiana Young
Irang Cummings
Procheter
Kenneth Meegmont
Lamar Trower
Montana
Jkics
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
H Ote Imperial
Isa Miranda
Ray Milland
Texas Stampede
Charles Starrett
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