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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1935
Page
4
A reader shares ten years of effort failing to grow clematis Jackmani and offers guidance. Buy pot grown hybrid clematis rather than field-dug vines, provide morning sun with afternoon shade, avoid hot dry or swampy areas, protect the lower stem, stake and tie gently, and plant where it won’t be disturbed by transplanting.
Washington June 6 The House debates a Mosaic Law inspired plan after the Supreme Court blocked the Frazier Lemke Moratorium. Rep Hugh Peterson Jr. suggests the General Land Office buy and liquidate farm mortgages dating from 1920, freeing heads of debt ridden families with homesteads and classifying land as public domain. Officials say only about 1000 farmers have sought moratorium relief, arguing existing measures shield most farms from foreclosures.
Sherman June 6 One Austin College student expelled after a faculty vote as authorities widen an investigation into the alcohol related deaths of two students who obtained methyl alcohol from the chemistry lab. Durwood Newman and James Garrett died after drinking the weed alcohol. Other students released from hospital after treatment. Joint funeral services attended by college representatives.
Fashion Now Linen introduces a new field with nighties and imports from France. Dresses and nightwear are described as dainty cool superbly fitted with short coats to match. Popular colors include dusty pink Mediterranean blue and corn yellow. Chiffon models with lace offer dinner-gown versatility.
Princess Ruspeli Poggio Suasa selects eggplant purple as her preferred costume color. She wears a Lelong evening gown in that shade with sik ereve lines and turquoise shoulder clasps. In the afternoon she opts for a eggplant purple crepe tunic skirt dress with a full upper section drawn to the front.
Mrs Opal Barnett of this city became the bride of Mr Odis Neil Camp of Gilmer Texas in a quiet Randolph ceremony performed by R Jim Simmons. The couple move to Bonham at 619 West 7th Street and will reside with Camp’s parents.
The note suggests cooking vegetables and using the ice box for soup stock. Spinach onions cabbage celery and lettuce are discussed for nutritional value and effects on the nervous system. Eat what agrees with you, and rely on your own gastronomic judgment.
The guide stresses opening tins to expose contents to oxygen briefly and then removing them from the can as soon as opened. It emphasizes prompt transfer to a fresh container to preserve quality and safety.
Gilmer reports a 27 year old named William Peoples died after a flogging. A white man and two Black men were jailed for questioning over the death as authorities investigate the incident from Tuesday night.
The article notes upcoming 4-H events with June elections for delegates. Dona Kells and Oleta Ste are named as organizers with attendance and points tallied, and a meeting time around 5 320 am is referenced.
Fragments describe a tea at Mrs Mitchells home for bride Jen Mitchell and others including Mrs Meschel and M. Moore. The article mentions a new husband in Duluth, a mountain region trip to Nantahala and a motor road, with notes of relief after a marriage and house rent.
The Dodd City grower named in local notes claimed the Irish potato championship at a regional fair. Other farmers from Bonham and nearby communities participated in the demonstration showing potato yields and quality.
Terrell Texas June 6 Two men died and a third was badly hurt in a head on collision five miles west of Terrell Thursday afternoon The dead were C G L Hughes 37 of Henderson and John F Berum 24 of Shreveport La Injured was Noble Davis 35 owner of a Henderson automobile supply house He was taken to a Forney hospital in critical condition Berum was alone in his car Hughes a renowned East Texas druggist and Davis had been returning from Dallas where they attended a Texas Pharmaceutical Association convention Hughes tried to aid Berum after the crash but collapsed and died en route to Terrell hospital
Miss Tobin presented a piano recital in her studio featuring solos and duos. Pupils earned a monthly drawing for a loving cup and the year’s top averages won a cup, with Marguerite Carmichael, Mary Jim Carmichael, and Mary Jean LeMacks as honorees and Mary Jim Carmichael the cup recipient.
John Cros, 45, of Dallas, died today after firing a pistol at Artur I. Favier at the gates of the hospital yesterday. Cros then shot himself in the brain and died today. The incident occurred near the hospital entrance.
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