This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1945
Page
11
A compilation notes wartime religious activity across several churches led by Ministers Finley, Hyde, Ray, Wood and Brown. Services include morning sermons on biblical themes, Sunday schools, evening evangelistic meetings, and a Vacation Bible School. A nationwide Bible reading drive and home family worship are highlighted.
The church schedules a 9 45 a m church school and a 10 50 morning worship led by J O Tate on September 4 with an 8 30 evening service and the Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 30 plus Daily Vacation Bible School details.
The article notes that Bibles are heavily marked by readers across life stages from high school to college and beyond. It highlights how marked passages accumulate with use, with no two copies marked alike, and mentions lawyers and trustees encountering such Bibles during estate settlements.
Nineteen of the Solomon Islands dialects have at least part of the Bible, illustrating broad Scripture access across communities.
Chaplain Ernest Lee Cart of the 25th US Naval Construction Battalion writes from New Guinea that his Bible class has expanded from 31 to more than 1500, with seven sessions on the Sermon on the Mount averaging 1510 attendees. Meetings are outdoors, rain interrupted three evenings, and he notes unprecedented worship attendance.
The War Prisoners' Aid of the YMCA in Free China with American Bible Society aid is printing 1000 Korean New Testaments for Korean civilians and prisoners. Koreans on their civilian press are handling the work. One thousand Japanese testaments are also being printed by Japanese prisoners using the War Prisoners' Aid press.
Mrs Turley Hopper leaves Bonham for Modesto to visit daughter Mrs J D Jackson and subscribes for the Bonham Daily Favorite for a year. Oscar Bales recovering in Ashburn hospital visits Bonham, C C McDonald of Wichita Falls visits his brother Albert McDonald, Pvt L C Harlen on furlough from Frederick Oklahoma visits his mother. Denny and Leonard area school officials visit. Charles Leslie of Bailey visits Bonham. Duff and Mc Pride heading to Texas A&M as freshmen. Dr John Van Noy of Dodd City pauses practice. Clarence Woosley brings grandchildren Bettie and Jimmie Minse touring from Trenton. John C Saunders and Harris Myers travel to Denison then Austin for aquatic school.
A White House delegation head quotes the Bible as money the root of all evil. Theodore Roosevelt interjects love of money is the root of all evil and corrects the saying. Karl Maron named first deputy. Moscow reports 400 Berlin residents attended a municipal meeting in an insurance building.
The First Baptist Church announces its Vacation Bible School from Monday June 4 at 8 30 to Friday June 15, 4 to 16 year olds. Rev J S Gregory leads with Rev Carl Hallford of Oklahoma Baptist University assisting. Activities include Bible study dramatization and handicraft. Cars will transport children. call 672 for arrangements.
Camp Fire guardians Mr. Ethelmere Adams Miss Bernice Claypool and Mrs Elmo Reece attended the national training school in Dallas on Thursday and Friday. Mrs Adams served on the staff and will travel to Marshall to conduct handicraft classes in the school slated for June 4-5.
Warrant Officer Kenneth Estes of the USNCB stationed in Guam sent souvenirs to his wife Mrs Kate Estes. The package included a sacred beaded coin purse from Japanese soldiers along with necklaces a Japanese war bond coins invasion money and a small silk covered board with two coins. He wrote there is a story behind this keep it and I will tell you when I get home.
The Ravenna club met with Mrs. Roy Winkler on May 23. Mrs. Jess presided as twelve members participated in a program that included a discussion of prominent figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Ci. The record lists numerous attendees including Mrs. Hubert K., Mrs. J. & Co, Dr. George Y, and John Palmore.
Chaplain James Bel, brother of Mrs. R Fenham, believed returning from European theater where he served with the 7th Army and met Chaplain Balding. Three children were noted in reports as part of the group.
A brief item notes a hit song credited to editor P Teyas. The notice presents no further details on the song or the editor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.