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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1932
Page
1
A reflective column discusses guilt and innocence under public scrutiny, the power of conscience, and the impact of scandal. It shifts to antiwar and antiarmament themes, praising efforts to ease taxes and military burdens, and ends with remarks on Prohibition politics and party shifts.
A Texas town editorial criticizes merchants for inviting out of town customers via a sister town paper instead of using the home Whitewright paper. It argues local loyalty should not override effective reach and urges inviting through local and other regional papers to maximize impact and avoid local opposition.
Poetic meditation on unity across time and space. The speaker contrasts resilience with the unknown future, asserting enduring connection to song, nature, and the world despite life’s uncertainties.
Violet Shanpe, a servant in Mrs. Dwight Morrow's home, faced persistent questioning after her grandson was taken from its crib. She refused to name her companion until Thursday, naming a man long sought by police. Police intensified interrogations, and she broke down, drinking poison to avoid further questioning.
News from London reports hopeful progress toward major European compromises on war debts and disarmament. Prime Minister MacDonald and leaders from France and Germany are said to be nearing agreement, signaling a potential peace before the looming crisis.
The Scripps-Howard papers endorsed Alfred E. Smith and urged his nomination at Chien, arguing the case strengthens Roosevelt’s standing and signals the nation will weigh Hoover against him. The piece implies Hearst papers should adopt a similar stance to influence November votes.
A Whitewright Sun editor, J H Waggoner, is presented as a patriot by offering his candidacy for the legislature. The piece notes his voluntary decision to step forward as a political candidate, highlighting his patriotic motive and public service intent.
The speaker questions the cost of running a newspaper and its campaign, noting advisers forego summer vacations and endure heat for the effort. It argues the undertaking is costly and asks whether the candidate is patriotic under such strain and expense.
The manager plans to present his scantily clad girl performers to the judges alongside an equal number of girls in bathing suits from public pools. He argues the show should face no police interference and may test his claim by comparing coverage, leaving handkerchiefs at home.
The text critiques placing a monument 800 miles within the Arctic Circle for Admiral E. Perry, arguing it would recall the hero for many who cannot access the polar region and comparing it to a North Sea memorial for the Battle of Jutland commander.
A clay tablet from Egypt shows installment buying existed four thousand years ago. The Denton Record Chronicle argues that buying on the installment plan became a curse during prosperity, creating luxuries people could not afford and tying buyers to debt.
Efforts to shape a liquor issue plank in both major parties press forward. Republicans face a contentious task as Democratic leaders prepare to back resubmission of the Eighteenth Amendment, with Senator George H. Moses signaling a similar Republican stance after a resolutions committee meeting.
A collage of quips and mock headlines from Texas papers notes tax free yacht gains until July 1 and jokes about the Hoover era, job searches, a bank robbery welcome, a bachelor friend’s marriage wish, and party tensions over the wet plank.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that voters must distinguish between asking advice and demanding votes on prohibition. While some seek a repeal plank, leaders may favor a substitute amendment allowing states to choose, with safeguards for dry areas and against a saloon return, leaving overall repeal uncertain.
A Hawaiian football team known for playing without shoes and led by a woman coach receives high praise from the Spokane Spokesman-Review. The piece lauds their fame and historic status as the greatest shoeless and woman coached team in the world.
A writer notes a writerly urge to tell a man it is lawn mowing time. A humorous quip about the undefined average man suspects him of marrying the superior woman. Opera prices drop but not enough for five and ten cent stores to profitably handle tickets.
A man returns to his old town where only three natives recall his earlier life, while he seeks acceptance and pride from the place he left. The piece reflects on memory, belonging, and the quiet measure of fame in a small community.
A tooth once belonging to Gabriele d An nunzio was auctioned and purchased for the Milan commune. The task of the sale was attributed to the nero of Fiume and placed in Tuscany, according to Punch.
A lighthearted exchange shows a farmer scolding a youngster for trespassing in a cherry tree while a passerby warns to stay off the grass in a humorous Omaha Bee snippet.
A Southern Lumberman note envisions an automobile accessory designed as an accordion style attachment. The concept aims to provide space or display features for parking related use while preserving the vehicle’s form.
A conversational snippet features a chap advising avoidance of law over an overcoat and a friend’s failed suit context. It follows a gag about a movie actress and her press agent who cannot secure space with a newspaper editor.
A collection of light humorous lines and reader quips from a newspaper page. Entries include marital boasts, a light dating exchange, a poetry submission remark, a subscriber quip, riding club chatter, a rental request, and a mother’s purchase of a cure ad.
Announcement policy for candidates lists charges for county fires and precinct offices and requires cash in advance for insertion. All notices under the heading Democrat to be published on July 23.
Voters are presented with a slate listing candidates for county and district roles including representative, tax collector, tax assessor, sheriff, and commissioners. Names appear in a long line for positions in Fannin County with districts and precincts noted.
The line plays on Adam as the first man and jokes about his lack of a mother in law in Par adie. It reflects playful wordplay linking origins and familial terms in a mythic or humorous tone.
A terse set of reform proposals urges thinner mucllage on all stamps, abolishing the army transport service to prevent stranded soldiers, and Congress to imitate Huey Long by resigning from all committees while closing unused federal bureaus.
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