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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
1
The Bonham Daily Favorite lists Favorite Printing Co and M. A. McDougal as the publisher, with Ashley Evans also credited in the production details.
A San Marcos joke about a mayor listed for rent prompts an editor’s apology while noting the mayor is not for sale. The piece shifts to a report from Duval County where a federal judge revoked a suspended two year sentence for income tax evasion after evidence of bribery.
A McKinney Examiner editorial titled How Life is Spent estimates how the average man allocates his 57 years. It claims 18 years sleeping, 15 years working, eight years at church and recreation, five years eating and travelling, three years ill, and two dressing. The author questions the churchgoing figure.
The passage questions church membership claims and attendance, arguing few identify with church groups and attend regularly. It suggests tenitive lifetime allocations of seven and a half years for recreation and six months for church attendance, criticizing old fashioned praymeeting as a social loss.
A column extols Mrs. Armour for nursing her paralyzed 19 year old son in a Chicago hospital, praising motherly sacrifice over professional care. It also critiques Secretary Wallace on grazing land control and notes a Gregg County jury finding Donald R. Cavin insane after another murder, with a brief wry closing on beauty norms and swimwear.
The Denison Herald warns that foreign and domestic secret societies such as the Black Legion and Ku Klux Klan aim to form invisible governments to seize control, but asserts American citizens will resist a dual government and electoral domination. The piece cites European precedents like Lenin, Mussolini, and Hitler as cautionary examples.
The announcement lists Democratic primary candidates for the 4th Congressional District and local offices. Includes Sam Rayburn for Congress, Clarence T Jones for Fannin County representative, Espies Reelection O I Coach for Sheriff Henry Chaney, and others such as John C Mililer, Troy McRae, and Albion Abernathy for various county and precinct roles.
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