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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
4
Governor W H Murray urged immediate private relief gifts for unemployed and troubled residents in southeastern Oklahoma. After meetings with delegations from Okmulgee Bryan and Choctaw counties he warned of possible Communist demonstrations tomorrow and asked citizens to subscribe to a relief fund.
Cain Chapel E M Church lists May 3 service with choir, school, and two sermons. Pastor J Johnson invites all to attend at 8 o clock with subjects Wear ye the Voxe and God is our Refuge. Atwater Kent 7 tube radio advertised. Brannon's strap watches on sale.
J N DeLay resuming activity after illness confinement. Emmett Towapson and Frances visit relatives in Whittewright. C R Inglish and companion attend North Texas Press Association meeting in Gainesville. Mrs J F Berryhill travels to Fort Smith Ark to tend sister. Mrs G L Lannius Mrs Bean Beaumont and Mrs Gardner Smith of Dallas visit Dr J A Lantus. D Green, Newton’s Grocery meat cutter, ill. F M Johnson covers market duties in his absence.
Word from Baylor Hospital in Dallas reports Miss Georgia Brent recovering well after an appendicitis operation performed several days ago. Friends greet the favorable update as good news.
Information reaches the city of the death of Mrs. Emma Bohannon, wife of Mike Bohannon, who died in Fort Worth several days ago. Deceased will be remembered by many citizens of this community.
Dr. Royal Dye, returning from 30 years in Africa, spoke at the First Christian church to about 15 Boy Scouts. He recounted hunting trips and a native tactic against an alligator, described towns with modern conveniences, and noted Belgaum governance favorable to American missionary work.
In Austin on May 2 the Senate defeated the resolution opposing a constitutional amendment for rural light power and gas districts, failing to reach the required two thirds. The measure may be brought up again under constitutional amendment procedures.
Press dispatch from Austin reports the Municipal Engineering Company of Dallas awarded the contract for three concrete bridges totaling 798 feet on Highway 5 east of Bonham. The project costs amount to 41,876 dollars. Grading and ditching work given to John T. Leslie of Ratley.
Overproduction of eggs in Blue Mountain Mississippi leads to eggs used for theater admission. Price set at one dozen eggs for adults and eight for children.
A new shipment at McClure's Jewelry includes pewter items priced at 100 and 12 dollars, with sale prices of 5.75 and 6.75 dollars. Shop location at 258-31 referenced.
A local fundraising note lists donors and amounts in the Inglish Cemetery drive with totals showing $30 raised so far. Community members including Phil Wise Crawford and printing firms are mentioned among supporters. Additional contributions and names appear in a fragmented list, with a final total of several dollars and cents.
Sunday afternoon at 6 30 o'clock the Christian Endeavor and Epworth League will hold a union meeting at the First Christian Church. Epworth League leads with a program on The Meaning of Jesus for My Life in My Personal Business led by Dwight Dorough.
The publisher of a Los Angeles weekly, Frederic H. Girnau, was arrested under a Federal Grand Jury indictment alleging he mailed obscene literature. The sensational "sizzling not" articles purported to reveal Clara Bow’s secrets and triggered the case.
The Bonham Municipal Band will give a sacred concert at Simpson Park at 2 30 p m Sunday. This will be the band’s first public appearance and the public is urged to attend to hear the youngsters play. They will furnish some excellent music.
Classified ad offers 25 young guinea hens for sale from L G C Fuller. Intermixed with other notes, an offer for cleaning services and a jewelry cabinet sale appears, all priced modestly, with a contact snippet and date codes.
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