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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
4
Bonham Daily Favorite announces advertising rates and policies. Patrons on 30 day contracts are liable for full payment for the ads as run. No reductions for early removal. Change of address requires old and new addresses to avoid delays.
A satire notes Sulphur Springs editors complain they are unread while praising a rival's extensive Carnation Milk Plant edition. The piece urges sharp critique of public measures to spark reader response and counter jealousy among editors.
The piece reflects on Confederate and Union veterans gathering again after decades apart. It notes dwindling numbers but a revived spirit of forgiveness and brotherhood, with a hoped future reunion in Gelbysburg and renewed cross‑conflict healing among surviving vets.
Quoted maxims from Brydges and Galatians urging self reliance and gentle restoration of the fallen. Emphasizes noble self sufficiency and spiritual responsibility to rebuke with meekness to avoid temptation.
Poem fragment by F D Sherman expresses gratitude for loyal comrades and asks for strength to carry burdens and to repay kindness with love and worthy friendship. The excerpt focuses on friendship, support, and a humble personal prayer.
An editorial argues that a large share of federal spending comes from taxes on individuals and corporations, with tobacco and liquor taxes acting as de facto sales taxes. It notes 51 cents of each dollar are accounted through listed taxes and 49 cents financed by borrowing, placing the burden on workers and the middle class.
War news from 1918 notes the Yank holding the line near the Maine and a German push at Montdidier. In local items Judge Leslie presides over county court. Obituaries include Mrs J J Rion of Wolfe City buried near Savoy. Messages reach Mrs J S Spikes about Dr Spikes in France. Civilian notices list residents and visits across Sherman, Dodd City, Paris, and nearby towns.
A June 9 1909 item reports Bonham Confederates at the Memphis reunion. Lamar County prepares for a prohibition election. Mrs Pearl Hood and Tom King wed by Elder C M Schoonover. Miss Johnny Mason burned at Honey Grove believed out of danger. Mrs Dollie Nelson returns home.
John Collette and family visited Clarksville while W A Thomas from county cork attended a reunion in Memphis. Mr and Mrs Holland of Dallas attended the Hood King wedding. John White returned from Austin where he studied at the State University.
Dallas Park Board declined to change policy allowing only trunks at Lake Cliff and White Rock beaches. Vice president Harry F Gordon said many requests came from visitors in places with different rules and noted concerns about modesty. Hazel Ahrens was noted as a Llano Texas high school graduate of 1936 with perfect attendance.
Rep Marton A Zioncheck, held for mental observation at Gallager Hospital, escaped his room by removing window screens and roamed the grounds in a white bathrobe, shouting and smoking a cigar before guards recaptured him.
Our special in nerspring cushioned mattress offered for 20 dollars. Trade in your old mattress. Lem Tittsworth 292-2lec Sa Read the ads in this paper.
Information from Bonham confirms the drowning of six year old Billie Ray Potts son of Mr and Mrs A C Potts on March 28 at Tierra Blanca creek near Hereford Texas. Funeral services led by Rev James O Waupas Church of Christ Burial at Park Cemetery.
A timid English girl arriving in Boston expresses fear of pirates and gangsters while seeking a safe US tour. She asks if she will be shipped home and mentions Mies Kadueen Turner and a local Augusta observer recounts a recent grandchild birth with odd details.
Charmless fragments report a Thimble Theatre Popeye feature drawing varied audience reactions. The text suggests brisk action and a chaotic pace with silhouettes of characters and unspecified mishaps around a race or contest.
Traffic requisitions, strictly enforced, aim to reduce accidents and save lives on streets and highways by ensuring compliance with safety rules and efficient patrols.
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