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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1940
Page
3
A social gathering at the Cole home featured Mrs Evans of Harlingen and Miss Simmons of Beau guest of honor. The group enjoyed the pictures and then extended refreshments at the residence on an unspecified street.
A brief note outlines Redross contributions linked to Henderson and Boyd, with focus on impact and involvement. No additional context provided.
Members of the First Church of Bonham high school group travel to Fort Worth for a week long TCU High Conference. Leaders include Crow, Jean Saunders, Russell, Saran Jean Watson, Joe Brakebill, James Ger Dean Baker and Kinky Sam. They are accompanied by Charlie Watson and Mrs Bacon Saunders.
Easterwood Field at Texas A M University was renamed in honor of Jesse J. Easterwood a Texas native and wartime aviator. Born December 5 1888 in Wills Point he joined the Naval Air Service in 1917 after training at MIT and Pensacola. He flew with French Italian and American forces earning the Navy Cross and was killed in an accident at Coco Solo in May 1919.
Monday The WMS of the First Methodist church meets at 3 p.m. for inference. Mrs Eddie fudge leads. The WMS of the First Baptist church and the S beam kng meet at 43 o'clock. A Cubbing course at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 45 p.m. The Woman's Council at 3 p.m. The socio service group will be large. Tuesday Calvary Baptist 3 p.m. Clark Memorial 2 30 p.m. Business and Pissong Women’s Luncheon Club at noon Gem Cafe.]] perm ership drive underway all members urged to attend. Wednesday Rotary Club Gem Cafe. Thursday Lions Club Gem Cafe.
Miss Wilma Jean Miller wed J C Hodgkiss Saturday evening at 9 at Dr. Ben F Milam home. Both couples reside near Bonham and were accompanied by Mr and Mrs James Cockrell.
The Alliance Francaise at the University of Texas sent its entire $500 bank account to aid French refugees. Over two years the club has shown more than a dozen French produced films, with all ticket profits donated to France to help fugitives from the war machine. Led by Dr. Aaron Schaffer, the group includes about 40 graduate students faculty and town members.
New York reports refugees from England totaling over 790 men women and children arrived at a neutral port after a 24 hour voyage aboard a ship off Galway Ireland. The group mostly women and children faced bombing raids at sea from German planes during the journey. The Bonham office of the Employment Service, run by J E Chiphasized by the number of English subjects aboard, is coordinating efforts to contact potential employers for the evacuees.
WPA workers may make up time lost from projects due to National Guard field training this summer. The waiver covers the entire training period as announced by H. P. Drought after Col F. C. Harrington advised that extended training weeks are expected. Previous rules limited make up time and overtime was not allowed for excess absences.
Local notes list numerous Bonham residents visiting relatives in Whitewright Gainesville Dallas and Corsicana. Names include Annette Denton Mabel Killough Jewel Lockhead Martha Kennedy Rachel Sweeney Jean Meade and Mary Lu Kuykendall with travels to Denton Bonham Cities and Texas towns and several illness updates.
Sunday services were held at Center Grove with evening preaching by Rev Mrs Wright. Local children and relatives visited, including Helen Jean and Lois Ruth Chivers from Achille Ohio returning home after a week with grandparents. Revival begins July third with Pastor Rev Mrs Wright in charge.
The House military affairs committee approved measures to raise the regular army to 400000 men and permit the President to muster the National Guard without Congress. The army now stands at 242000 men and officers.
Enrollment at the Daily Vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church nears 100 as Rev H Grady May notes. Classes for ages four to 18 run 8 30 to 11 daily with recreation and class work. graduation on Friday June 22 at 8 o'clock.
Third and final session of the Cub Organization Training Course will be held at 7 45 this evening in the Chamber of Commerce offices. Jack Stoltz of Paris Lone Star Council Area Scout Executive says interest in Cubbing has revived in Bonham. The program, for boys ages 8 to 11, prepares them for the Boy Scout program at age 12.
A fragment shows Mrs. FP. H. Hannum visiting for two weeks and coming Saturday to take Miss Ellien der home, signaling a trade in Bonnam and a planned departure.
M. PD. McCurdy, custodian of Bonham High School, left Sunday for Fort Worth to take a weeklong training course for school custodians and engineers. Costa Rica maintains an army of only 800 men.
B. B. Dorough, operator of a service station selling Continental Oil Company products, received honorable mention in a national sales contest among over 22,800 dealers. Conducted by Red Triangle Magazine, the competition sought top merchandising of the companys New Life advertising campaign carried in this newspaper. Winners gain national publicity through the magazine, distributed across the United States and abroad.
President Roosevelt will deliver a major pronouncement on the international situation and the World War in Charlottesville Virginia. Stephen Early said the address would be rebroadcast in seven languages and tied to University of Virginia graduation ceremonies from 5 15 to 5 30 Bonham time.
Sam Kavarsky of the Bronx protested against Miss Nancy Beer upstairs by shaking her rue. She dumped 15 pails of water on him. He faced a night court charge and paid a $5 fine for his protests.
Attendance figures from the Church of Christ First Baptist Calvary Baptist Beiley Baptist and First Presbyterian are listed as part of a local church roundup.
An executive from a drug firm warns that wartime disruption by Norway Britain and Germany could cut cod liver oil output this year. Charles Gage says children may be low in spirits and learning hampered if supplies dwindle.
Notice from Water Superintendent SREER warns residents to pay their water bill on or before the tenth of each month to avoid any late charges or penalties.
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