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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
4
Text describes proposed Texas constitutional changes to remove poll taxes for voters in wartime or postwar periods, restricts or clarifies voting rights for those in the armed forces and reserves, and outlines the process for submission to voters plus a $15,000 appropriation for advertising the resolution in counties.
A joint resolution proposes amending the Texas Constitution to create a Supreme Court of nine members with a Chief Justice and eight associates. It outlines qualifications, election, six year terms, quorum rules, vacancy filling by the Governor until the next general election, and the transition for current judges and Commission of Appeals judges. The amendment would be submitted to voters at a special election on the fourth Saturday in August 1945.
A Texas House joint resolution seeks to amend Article 132 Section 24 to grant lawmakers a continuous per diem during their tenure. The measure proposes a per day rate of ten debare (91¢) from the public treasury and includes mileage reimbursement upon travel.
Aggie Plum returns to Indian Stones to help his ailing aunt Sarah and encounters a mysterious, striking young woman named Danielle at Rainbow Lodge. A hunting knife, a looming past, and tense family ties escalate as Aggie confronts Jim Calder’s shadowed history and a dangerous visit to Dr. Davis.
Text outlines mileage pay at two dollars and fifty cents per twenty five miles using direct land routes. It establishes a county seat distance table to determine payments. It proposes a statewide ballot on continuous sale office versus continuous salary per diem during legislators tenure. It directs governor to issue proclamation if approved.
Durelle Shipley Yeoman Second Class WAVES will arrive Wednesday from Pensacola Florida for a 20 day leave to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs R W Shipley. She is based at Pensacola Naval Air Station after enlisting March 3 1943 and completing basic training at Hunter College New York.
Mary Ann Yoast daughter of C F E Yoat and the late Mr Yoat married J P Dixon son of Mr and Mrs J M Dixon in a 2 am double ring ceremony at the Fat Baptist Church in Durat Oklahoma. The bride wore blue and white with accessories. Mr Dixon is a 1950 graduate of Rushes High School. The couple plans to reside at 120 West 10th Street.
Famous discovery acts fast on the kidneys and helps reduce nighttime urination. The herbal remedy built by a physician promises quick relief from backache and bladder irritation with safe, non habit forming ingredients and an offer to send a prepaid sample from Kilmer & Co. Stamford Connecticut.
Local notices recount movements and visits of residents from Matagorda and Spring Hall. Mrs G C Baxter of Matagorda and Mrs A Fells Gorder of Spring Hall travel to attend family events. Several couples and individuals move between Bonham, Booker, and Berhunt while relatives and friends plan returns and reunions.
The article honors the 60th anniversary of state missions celebrated by the Christian Women Council. It highlights a focus on missionary support, local and foreign contributions, and a history presented by Mrs Blond Smith. Missionaries in the Philippines and India are named, with the society funding $1,000 yearly. The event featured a solo and prayers for future missionary work.
The Daily Vacation Bible School meeting at First and Union Presbyterian churches reports higher attendance this morning. Windom families send several children daily, with a teaching staff led by Mrs. Dan Barnard and Mrs. J. Leatherwood among others.
Pecan Grove residents report mail from Pvt. Homer Whitehead arriving in Germany. Visitations include Mr. and Mrs. Edt Wilson with daughter Mrs. Pete Lee in Fort Worth. Frances Whitehead spent time with sister Mrs. Leora Marth. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bellows and family and Mrs. Minnie Cook of Ector attended the event.
Sunday activities in Grove Church area include Miss Dorothy Gray spending a day with Miss Mary Lois Pulp. Miss Vera Ruth Bellows visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Archie Bellows. Floyd Larre from Savoy and W Mathis from Denison shared Sunday afternoon in the community. Mr and Mrs Pearl Rhudy and New Fulp spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Roscoe Eagans.
Isaac Merritt Singer of Boston Massachusetts in 1851 manufactured the first successful sewing machines in the United States and helped establish modern home garment production.
By last June 10 the Coast Guard issued 45000 officers licenses and over 300000 merchant seamen documents to Merchant Marine members.
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