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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
8
City approves submission of a charter amendment to voters on June 13 1922. The change creates a separate School District and sets ad valorem tax up to 85 cents per $100 for public schools, with tax collection by the City Clerk and monthly remittance to the school board. Ballot design and notice requirements are outlined with mailing to voters and 30 day publication.
An ordinance proposes to amend the Bonham city charter to authorize the city council to collect ad valorem taxes for the public schools of the district. The measure sets a tax rate of eighty five cents per hundred dollars of assessed valuation. It directs the treasurer of the Board of School Trustees to collect and remit funds for school maintenance and other district needs. The proposed amendment includes provisions to resolve conflicts with existing charter sections and fixes a date for an election on the measure.
Weather permitting a double header will be played on the local diamond between the Bonham Ringers and the Paris Snappers. Due to heavy rain there was no game today. The teams have met twice before with one rainout each. Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. they will play two games.
The Mulberry Moon Shiners beat the Bonham Booze Fighters 8 to 7 in a brisk Sunday baseball game. C. P. Fisher, Booze Fighters second baseman, homered, tripled, doubled twice, and singled in five trips.
Mayor Lee M. Myers suspends the rule requiring committee referral for final passage of an ordinance. The action, approved May 8 1922, directs immediate final passage despite pending voting delays. City Clerk E L Hairston attests.
Local Texas league results show Galveston 13 13 2, Beaumont awarded 9 0 by forfeit, with San Antonio and Houston noted. Texas Oklahoma Louisiana League listings include Sherman Paris Ardmore Mexia Cleburne Corsicana and Greenville Bonham, with multiple scorelines such as 6 0 and 9 19 2. Greenville Bonham played Sunday.
The Daily Favorite and the Fannin County Semi Weekly Favorite promise wide delivery to every post office and rural route in Fannin County for advertising messages.
Greenville Bonham matchups head the Texas Oklahoma schedule with listed scores and team attributions. The page shows upcoming games including Tome Paris at Bonham Mexia at Cleburne Ardmore at Corsicana Sherman at Greenville.
The three local banks First State First National and Fannin County purchased boll weevil exterminators ordered by Mr. Ode Roberts. Each two row unit knocks weevils from cotton into a pan with fire or charcoal where they are destroyed. A trial will determine if farmers will back adoption.
A mixed collection of local notices includes a card of thanks for kindness after a death and illness, an obituary mention, an advertisement for Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, and a brief reference to soldiers and medical claims. The items mention Lizzie Robinson and family, and J. W. Peeler with local druggists.
Miss Addie Bell of Sherman spent the weekend with her mother at the South Side Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Roy Hill of Vaughn New Mexico visits her father J M Henson on Fifth Street. Virgil Compton who fell from a tree and broke his foot is now on crutches. Mrs Jim Danner shares news of a newborn daughter to her brother and wife Mr and Mrs R L Villard in Roswell New Mexico. Alva Jones and Miss Jessie Smith depart for Wichita Falls as delegates from South Side Methodist church to the Epworth League conference. Mrs Senter Roberts and two sons move to Denver to make that city their home.
The county court, meeting yesterday, continued several cases and held one trial, that of O I Kennedy, charged with carrying a pistol. The trial was the only one of the day and ended with a hung jury.
Mrs Nichols died in Plainview after a message from J. J. Nichols. The remains will be brought here tomorrow for funeral services at Willow Cemetery, to be held Thursday at an hour to be announced. She was known to many in town and was connected to John King and to Mr. Ward as a cousin.
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