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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
3
A Bonham church note cites Matthew 16 25 quote Whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. The passage highlights faith and sacrifice as central to spiritual life for congregants and visitors.
J O Williams will be guest speaker at the First Baptist Church in Benham. She arrives Monday and speaks through Friday, marking her first Benham visit though a Texas native known for Christian Home Relations writings and Southern Baptist prominence.
Trinity Baptists held a Royal Service program led by Mrs Otis Sinks president of the Woman's Missionary Union with members meeting at the church The topic was the Commission and the meeting opened with Onward Christian Soldiers scriptures from Matthew 28 19 20 were read in unison and Work For The Night Is Coming was sung before dismissal by Mrs Harrison Johns
Dr E A Hunter district superintendent of the Paris Methodist district will preach at the evening service Sunday at the First Methodist church. This will be his last sermon as district officer. A fourth quarterly conference will follow with reports from officers and department heads.
Mrs Lytton London hosted Ruth Sunday school class of the Baptist church at her home for a business and social meeting with Mrs Clarence Rogers as co hostess. Reports from office chairmen were heard and Mrs Mack Turner gave a Biblical address from Acts. The class prayed led by Mrs R Jones. A bouquet gift honored Mrs Turner. Refreshments for 138 members were served. The next meeting is scheduled for May 28.
Members of the Wesleyan Service Guild entertain the Women’s Society of Christian Service with a program in the educational building. Mrs Elizabeth Branson presided as the meeting opened with a Guild hymn. Twenty eight members were served dessert after the two stories and readings.
John L. Lindsey won the Couples class presidency at Clark Memorial Methodist church during a Thursday night business meeting in the church annex. Outgoing president Weldon Nichols presided. new officers include Mrs. Daniel Leander teacher and Billy Cox vice president with other teachers secretaries and committee heads named. About 30 members attended with two guests, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Collins.
Mrs Luther Pittman led a Rex Ray circle meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union as they studied Baptist missionary work in Korea. Mrs J C Ross led the opening hymn Send the Light and Effie Davis delivered the opening prayer. Reports from secretary and treasurer were read and a cash gift to the church building fund was approved. Mrs John Kent closed with prayer.
The Sandy Baptist church announces a revival led by the Rev Skaggs of Denison starting Sunday night. Pastor Rev Bobby Ponath invites members and friends to an all night prayer service Saturday at 7 30 p m. The all night services begin at 7 34 oclock and run through May 13 with a large turnout expected.
The Rev Joseph Sherrard Rice will lead a three day spiritual enrichment series at First Presbyterian Tyler with morning sessions 10 to 11 and evenings 7 30 Tuesday through Thursday. Morning topics include Moses and Deuteronomy while evening talks cover Is Seeing Believing and Seven Pictures of a Saint. Rice, a Richmond native and former Navy chaplain, has coached youth and taught Bible at a Richmond school before serving in Huntington and Tyler. He and his wife have three children Joe Hunter and Elizabeth.
Central Baptist Church East South Street offers radio hour at 9 am and services at 11 am and 7:30 pm with weekday visits and Bible study. Church of the Nazarene on 620 South Fifth hosts weekend services led by Dr Paul H Garrett. Ravenna White Shed Methodist details include Sunday School at 9:45 am and services at 11 am and 7 pm led by M D Council. Daniel Leander is noted as pastor.
The M Y F executive committee met with sponsor Mrs Dan Leander to discuss the sub district meeting at Clark Memorial Methodist church. Gene Elkins was put in charge of arranging a skating party and plans were made to wallpaper the young people’s Sunday school room Friday and Saturday evenings. A social hour with refreshments preceded dismissal.
If your daily favorite is not delivered call before 6 p m weekdays or 8 a m Sunday and your copy will be delivered promptly. Adv.
Seventh and Main Baptist Church hosts Magnify Church Membership study sessions sponsored by the Training union. Evening classes begin 6 15 Sunday and 7 each weeknight with courses for all ages led by pastors and listed faculty including Mrs Longino Glover King Berryhill and Rev J Kearney.
Markets show cattle steady with most weight on prior contracts and few utility cows at 11.25 to 12.00. Calves steady with good slaughter calves 18.00 to 20.00 and Cull, utility and commercial 10 to 15. Hogs 300 head mostly 25 cents lower with No 1 to 3 grades 20 245 Ibs at 15.50. Sows 10 to 12.
Mrs. Joan Dermody and her daughter Mrs. Thelma Ishmael of Los Angeles have returned home after visiting Mrs. Dermody’s sister Mrs. J. D. Casteel and family of Edhube. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Danner and stayed in Fort Worth with Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, sister of Mrs. Dermody.
A six jet B-47 crashed in flames on a farm near Lincoln Nebraska killing all four airmen aboard. The strike plane went down at 10 38 p.m. est with live ammunition on board. Lincoln Air Force Base was in radio contact as the crash occurred and officials noted no warning from the pilot. The explosion sprayed flaming debris over a wide area.
The Rev Virgil Easley pastor of the Church of God in Lannius remains critically ill in a Sherman hospital after a severe heart attack suffered about ten days ago. Another Lannius resident Mrs Winnis Brewer, also critically ill, is reported improving.
A polio struck switchman Bennie Hall Rocket won a leave of absence without pay from Southwestern Bell after 1,400 workers protested his firing. Rocket, 33, was stricken with polio six months ago and had received full pay for 13 weeks then half pay for 13 weeks.
Miss Nidaiah Bomar of Windom has been elected treasurer of the Marpessa social club at East Tex as State Teachers college. The junior student at ETSTC brings local ties and campus involvement to the role.
A woman has been returned to her home for convalescence after spending several days in a Bonham hospital.
One of Bonham's oldest stores, Elkins Grocery highlights quick service free delivery and credit options to make grocery shopping easier. Call 508 or 509 for groceries and enjoy these conveniences.
Between 11 and 1 o clock the Scouts will prepare and eat the noon meal and at 1:09 we will begin cleaning up preparatory to breaking camp. The noon menu includes fresh meat potatoes onions baked items biscuits cinnamon rolls and milk. Milk is donated by Oak Farms via 7 11 and Bordens via Pigely Wiggly. The camporee ends at 3 o'clock Saturday after lowering the flag.
The article notes Governor Johnson and Shivers trading charges as Democrats across Texas move from precinct conventions to county and then state conventions. The state convention in Dallas on May 22 is the final showdown.
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