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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
A Bonham Texas note highlights Ashley Evans as city editor and solicitor. The fragment discusses self love, bravado, and the habit of lengthy speech when rushing, suggesting a reflective column tone from the local paper.
A satirical piece notes Kaiser Bill and the Junkerbund might seek a real despot in Germany, declares willingness to accept Kaiser Jim of Austin. It mocks the Stockholm socialist meeting impact on the war and compares wheat marketing to Africa's iron output. It also mentions a Dallas firefighter receiving a small pay raise and criticizes the Turkish treatment of Armenians.
Sherwood Spotts, editor of The Bonham Favorite, serves as secretary of the Bonham Board of Trade, president of the Fannin County tr Association, and vice president of the Texas Press Association.
A Bonham business representative urged Governor Ferguson to place the new state asylum for the insane in Bonham. The effort failed, but the Leonard Graphic commends the persistence, noting the town’s civic booster aims despite political uncertainty and competition for the project.
The column mocks a shift to farming by the State Press of the Galveston Dallas News and Sherman Democrat and defends its literary bent. It jokes about poetry and wealth with a jab at the Bonham sports writer known for quatrains and a light attack on the notion of turning to agriculture.
Washington reports a new daily recruiting record with 4,201 volunteers enlisted in regular army efforts yesterday, beating the 1,500 average. Since April 4 the total War volunteers for the regulars reached 101,493, with about 83,000 more needed to reach full strength.
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