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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
10
Local notices list church schedules across Windom and vicinity. Milford Thompson leads First Methodist Windom Circuit with services and Sunday school. Don Bradford pastors Mulberry Methodist Church and is noted for third Sunday preaching.
Telephone Methodist Church in Telephone Texas and several others share a Sunday routine with 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. worship and 7 p.m. evening worship according to a set schedule. Each church lists its pastor superintendent and monthly rotation with First and third Sundays at Telephone First Church Second Sunday Monkstown Fourth Sunday New Hope. Additional churches include Hill Methodist Gober Fivet Methodist Ector Ravenns with varying times and MYF activities.
Ravenna Rapti Chereh Ravenna Tex Ray Faulkner superintendent 11 a.m Morning worship 6 30 p m Training union Justin Bible pastor Fires Methodist Church Sailey Texas Services first and third Sundays 10 a m Sunday School John P Hale superintendent 7 p m Evening worship Primitive Baptist Church South of Bonham 11 a m Morning worship Second and Fourth Sundays O H Phillips pastor Church of the Nazarene 620 South Fifth St 945 am Sunday school Merritt McVay superintendent 10 15 am Presentation of Vacation Bible School program 10 55 a m Morning worship 6 45 p m Youth organizations Ella McVay president 7 30 p m Evening evangelistic service Monday Wednesday 8 30 11 am Vacation Bible school 7 30 p m Wednesday Missionary Society Agnes Daniels president Saturday pm Official church board meets J Ray Shoulders pastor Wilson Caplinger dir of music
The annual vacation Bible school starts Monday at 8:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church and runs to 11 a.m. Mrs Read Spry Jr leads the program God and His World with Kindergarten classes, while Primary and Quinto departments cover Learning More About God and Finding God Through Work. Teachers include Mrs Luther Newman, Miss Barbara Josch, Miss Finda Assets, Mrs John Meade, Mrs Buster Johns, Miss Chindia Rayburn, Miss Heather Hendrix, and Janet Johnson. Refreshments are provided by Mrs Arthur Maxwell, Mrs Jack Smith, Miss Gay Birdwell, and Pat Newman. Transportation is coordinated by Mrs Tom Baugh and Mrs Charles Usserv. An all-church family event is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday for pupils and parents.
A vacation Bible school begins Monday at 9 am at the First Baptist church in Windom announced by pastor Rev. R. Hawkins. All children in the area are invited to attend.
A Bonham church page presents a Bible verse from James 1 25 as its guiding text for the feature. The note emphasizes study of the perfect law and blessing through faithful action. Community church activities and announcements may be included.
The First Christian church announces a Vacation Bible School starting Monday at 8:30 a.m. with classes through the sixth grade. Mrs O. M. Weaver directs crafts stories Bible study games and worship. Nursery and kindergarten sessions run by listed educators and assistants. Closing program Friday at 7 p.m. will display pupils work.
Port Lavaca teacher Miss Jo Anne Gray returns home for summer vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs A Gray. Guests include Mr and Mrs D Hardin and granddaughter from Fort Worth, Mr and Mrs Billy Wilson and two sons from Carlsbad New Mexico, and other relatives from Levelland Denison Fort Worth Rowlett Bonham and Slaton area.
Honey Grove Bonham Business and Professional Women club installed new officers at a Tuesday night meeting in the First Methodist church educational building. Officers include Ima Shannon as president and Margaret Shannon as first vice president, with Nina Wilkerson and Mildred Rieves as other officers, plus Evelyn Walden and Hazel Rowton handling secretarial roles. Bonham guests participated in a skit. other attendees included Mrs Raymond Trompler and Alma Branderick from Iceland.
Honey Grove reports Mrs Myrtle Luttrell serving as 1959 60 president of the Women's Society of Christian Service led the first meeting of the year at McKenzie Methodist Church Educational Building. The devotional by Mrs George Turner quoted Luke 6 45 49 and focused on Is My Foundation on the Rock or On the Sand.
Sandy Baptist WMU gathers at the church on Thursday to discuss How Woman's Missionary Union Learns. Speakers include Mrs. Carl Hanes Mrs Paul Meek and Mrs Harold Rawlke. Prayers led by several members. Nine members and two visitors attend.
Local classified notice invites readers to buy rent or sell items. Lists options to trade or place wants ads and connect with interested buyers renters or sellers. Includes contact methods and general guidance for posting through the newspaper classified section.
In the Todd residence Mrs. J. F. Todd and daughter Lucille hosted many visitors last week. Fort Worth guests included Mrs. Elizabeth Rowland, Miss Janie Rowland, and Mrs. Dorothy Taylor. Also from Oklahoma City were Mr. and Mrs. Wes Morton and their children. Bonham residents FE Todd and Mrs. Eyla Montgomery joined other relatives such as Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd, Jessie Earl Todd, Irene Haywood, Kyle Todd and Kyla Ann, Rachel Todd, Paul Liwson and Patricia. Denison visitors were Mr. and Mrs. James E. King and children. Jame Rowland plans to visit Fort Worth.
Bonham pupils perform in the Sherman Municipal Auditorium at 8 with six dancers from Bonham. Teri Fowler and Beth Finley, daughters of local families, have each completed seven years in the Chaffin studio. Other honorees include Urialyn Brown Sandra Adams Amy Adams and Mary Ann Untersee. Attendance awards will be given to Fowler for three years and Finley for four years.
Dale of Harlingen will deliver sermons at both services Sunday in Russell Heights Church of Christ. Services are scheduled for 9:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Risser Hospital lists new patients including W C Bigbee Ravenna Mrs D L Branch Blue Ridge Mrs Nona Lou Haynes Leonard Mrs Charles Due Bonham Mrs Margaret McQuillen Phoenix Ariz Mrs Don Brubeck Phoenix Ariz Mrs Hettie McDowell Bonham Mrs Elmer Fry Hendrix Okla Mrs Nettie Atterbury Leonard R D Owens Bonham and dismissed A C Baecht Denison Mrs Earl Bartlett Ladonia Clyde Duff Bonham. Allen Memorial Hospital records new patient Bertie Algood Denison and lists patients C L Kirksey Savoy etc with dismissals O W Leeman Bonham Mrs C Hopkins Bonham and Mr Martin Lockaby Bonham. Allen Memorial Hospital also notes Danny Bess Bonham as patient.
Mrs Udell Brown and her sister Miss Lezette Yarbrough traveled to Throckmorton on Thursday to be with her parents Mr and Mrs Kunkel. Mrs Kunkel remains a patient in a Throckmorton hospital.
The United States government started selling postal cards in 1873. The card price stood at one penny each until 1952, remaining a low-cost mail option for decades.
A Bonham docket lists Mrs Paul Annip and Mrs Bob Baker along with William Craffin and Mrs Mary Lillard as residents. Dismissed party Mrs J V Roberts of Windom appears in the record.
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