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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1935
Page
8
A reader Mr s BB F laments ten years trying to grow clematis vine and fails. The article praises Clematis Jackmani as popular and beautiful and gives pot grown grafted hybrids as the reliable option. It warns against hot dry sun swampy ground and wind exposed sites and advises planting among dense plants with protected feet and careful staking. It stresses choosing a permanent home and avoiding transplant shock.
Washington reports on Representative Hugh Peterson Jr. proposing a plan to have the General Land Office buy outstanding farm mortgages and liquidate debts, returning debt-free homesteads to eligible farmers.Officials note only about 1000 farmers have used mortgage moratorium provisions, suggesting existing relief suffices and foreclosures may not rise without new measures.
Sherman June 6 One Austin College student was expelled after a faculty vote following an investigation into the deaths of Durwood Newman and James Garrett from drinking methyl alcohol stolen from a chemistry lab. Other students were released from hospital after treatment and a joint funeral was held in Athens.
Fashion Now Linen adds nighties to its line with stylish French imports. The dresses are dainty cool and superbly fitted with matching short coats in dusty pink Mediterranean blue and corn yellow. Chiffon nighties with lace offer a dressy look for summer evenings.
Princess Ruspeli Poggio Suasa favors eggplant purple as her preferred color. She wears a Lelong evening gown in that shade with turquoise shoulder clasps and sinuous lines. An afternoon frock features eggplant purple crepe with a tunic skirt and front-drawn fullness.
Mrs Opal Barnett of this city married Mr Odis Neil Camp of Gilmer Texas in a quiet ceremony at Randolph conducted by R Jim Simmons cousin of the bride. The couple were attended by immediate family and relatives. The bride wore navy blue lace and carried a lace handkerchief as a keepsake. Mr Camp is a Wesley College graduate and plans to reside at 619 West 7th Street Bonham with his parents.
The note advises cooking vegetables and using ice box to aid soup stock. Spinach onions cabbage celery and lettuce are mentioned for iron salts and effects on the nervous system. It concludes that eating what agrees with you is most valuable and each person should be their own gastronomic judge.
A short note advises opening tins to expose contents to fresh air and oxygen. It urges removing the contents as soon as the can is opened to preserve quality and safety.
Gilmer June 7. A white man and two Negroes are jailed for questioning in the death of William Peoples 27 a Negro who died Tuesday night from a flogging administered a few hours earlier.
The fragment outlines 4-H group activities with mentions of a June session and delegate attendance. Individuals named include Dona Kells and Oleta Ste, with notes on election and points for attendance. Aiming for a 5:20 am meeting start, the text references Eldrin and ongoing planning for next year.
The clipping records a Duluth wedding with Mrs Mitchell and Mr Jack Rivell Jr and Mrs Balch present. It mentions Jen Mitchell of Dallas and other guests, a description of tea and home events, plus stray notes on local geography and a separate life event about a newly wed couple and relief claims referenced in a fragmented passage.
A local Dodd City farmer wins a prize for superior Irish potato yield at a regional demonstration. The event highlights a grower named Lanier and notes a pound weight near the top of the judging, with other community growers like Dick Hiers and Ghumir Bonham mentioned in relation to the exhibit.
Terrell June 6 Two men died and a third was injured in a head on collision five miles west of here Thursday afternoon. Dead are CG L Hughes 37 of Henderson and John F Berum 24 of Shreveport La. Injured Noble Davis 35 owner of a Henderson automobile supply house was taken to a Forney hospital in critical condition.
Miss Tobin presented a group of pupils in a piano recital Monday night featuring solos and piano duos. Pupils drew for a loving cup monthly and the year’s highest average earned the cup, won this year by Mary Jim Carmichael with Marguerite Carmichael and Mary Jean LeMacks among the honorees.
John Cros 45 of Dallas died today from a bullet fired yesterday at Artur I. Favier at the gate of the nearby hospital. Cros reportedly shot himself after the confrontation. Local authorities investigating the incident.
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