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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
7
The author argues that easy street hides weakness and true strength comes from struggle. History rewards effort in body and mind, while reliance on others stunts growth and keeps people from reaching their full capacities.
Seven people including five children were feared drowned when a squall struck an overloaded boat on Lake Traverse. About 30 boats searched the lake and two airplanes scoured the water for bodies as authorities called it Minnesota’s worst boating disaster since 1890.
The Circulation Department asks subscribers to call before 6 PM if they miss a copy. Complaints after that time will not be delivered. The department will also close at 8 AM Sunday morning.
Sides of Seminole, grandson of Phillip Sides who helped build Fannin county’s first courthouse, returns for a visit. He recalls Bonham’s early days, seeks old friends Jess and Don Moore, and notes postwar changes while touring Telepehone, Honey Grove, and Petty with his wife.
CIO President Walter Reuther accepted Ford Motor Co. six to seven cent hourly contributions over three years to fund a job security plan but urged arbitration to decide if the fund covers six months or a year. The sides aim to move to other unresolved issues.
John E. Meade is chosen to lead the Bondi Ex-Students Association for the upcoming reunion. An irrigation field day for Fannin farmers is set Monday, with a session at the Bonham Chamber of Commerce and a farm demonstration by the Hodge-Hildinger farm near Ravenna.
John E. Meade elected president of the Bonham Ex-Students Association for five years. Bradford Nunnelee first vice president and Ray Peeler Jr second vice president were also chosen at the 1955 reunion events.
The fund to buy land for Bonham's new armory rose by 235 dollars to reach 1,566.75 dollars, nearing the 1,571.75 dollar goal. Speaker Sam Rayburn led with a 100 dollar gift, alongside 50 from Texas Telephone Co and other small contributions. The State Armory Board is prepared to award an 80 000 dollar contract once the land purchase is completed.
Robert Denton Reece son of Mr and Mrs Clovis Reece 808 West 5th Street has completed requirements for the God and Country award under Pastor Rev James W Hatley First Baptist Church Bois d Arc district. The award will be presented in a special service at the church. Reece 15 year old Explorer Scout will be a Bonham High School junior this fall.
Readers urged to submit 100 word letters praising dad for Father’s Day with a $10 prize and gifts. A panel will judge submissions as deadline nears per NOW Idaho page.
Dr Charles I Kraemer of Richmond Virginia will speak at 9 am in the Wieh school auditorium for the exes assembly and special program. The event includes a breakfast for the Class of 1919 at 8 am and open houses for exes across Bonham on Sunday afternoon.
Partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered thundershowers, mainly in the northern portion.
Local chairman Elizabeth Williams Baggar reports 700 plus registrants for the Ballyhoo Bonds reunion spanning Texas and nationwide after Saturday registrations. List includes Sem T Mitchell Wake Village and numerous Dallas Fort Worth Amarillo and Lubbock residents along with out-of-state guests from Oklahoma Arizona and Georgia.
The Sixth District Court grand jury for the June term is slated to convene Monday at 10 a.m. with 60 witnesses subpoenaed. County Attorney Tibby Wright notes cases to be submitted include forgery burglary and theft and expects the panel to complete work in two days. Women newly eligible are included with four women named on the panel alongside several men from Bonham Trenton Honey Grove and other towns.
Bonham Lions Club members will act as door to door salesmen during a week long mop and broom sale. Members gather at 6 30 p m Monday in the county jail basement to label and package items for sale to raise funds for glasses for needy children and playground repairs.
Floyd and Lloyd Cunningham, twin sons of Mr and Mrs David Cunningham of 929 The Street, graduated from Paris Junior College at the June 1 commencement. They, Honey Grove High School graduates, will enter East Texas State College in Commerce in September after a summer at home.
Virgil Wilson arrives from Mc Allen for the Bondi Ballyhoo with Kuster Thornton and John Furmher. Gene Stone visits from Dallas for the event. Paul Campbell shows defiance toward cigars while John Glenn preps for the mop and broom sale. Morven hurries to the business place as Ira Turney and Buster Cole chat. Boyd William talks with a friend over coffee. Ural Derlidg moves about with crutches. Duck Saunders arrives late. Saturday night buzz surrounds the gathering.
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