Local notes from Bonham and area spread by Busy Bee
The Busy Bee column reports rural life near Bonham with updates on crops pin and feed, cotton chopping, harvest plans in west Texas and Oklahoma, and visitors from Hilger, Commerce, Lamasco, and Petty. It notes soldiers leaving for camps, ailing residents, Red Cross sewing and fundraising sales, and church visits.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Tom Barnes
Hilger
Harve Hammett
Mary Wilkes
Verna Magouirk
Commerce
Hubert Biggers
Lamasco
Ona Havens
Glenna Hope Harris
Richards
Red Cross
Mr. Tannery
Near Petty
Johnny Ivey
Bonham
Bonham Commandery Red Cross Conclave Thursday
Special conclave of Bonham Commandery for Order of Red Cross set for Thursday at 3 p m Commander C T Lane presiding. City property ad showing high building costs Gibson Taylor offer good residence near Methodist church for 1650 dollars with easy terms.
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Bonham Commandery
Order of Red Cross
C. T. Lane
Methodist Church
Gibson & Taylor
Dallas visitors attend Paris funeral of Mrs. Worth Duncan
Mrs. C. Be Williams of Dallas visits relatives here. A. G. McCulloch and B. E. Williams with Davis McCulloch return from Paris after attending the funeral of Mrs. Worth Duncan, sister-in-law to Mrs. A. G. McCulloch.
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C. BE. Williams
Dallas
Williams
A. G. McCulloch
B.E. Willams
Davis McCulloch
Paris
Worth Duncan
War News Delivery Through The Daily Favorite Subscriptions
Editorial urges readers to subscribe to The Daily Favorite to receive Washington dateline war updates daily. It emphasizes newspapers as the government’s wartime messaging and calls for timely subscriptions to learn aims and how to support the effort.
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United States
Washington
Wilson
Daily Favorite
Help Wanted in Garden Work at Favorite Office
Job ad seeks a man to work in a garden at The Favorite office run by W. R. McDaniel. The Favorite boasts a well equipped printing plant and offers engraving embossing at reasonable prices. Readers are invited to visit for ice cream soda and fancy drinks at Will son’s Drug Store.
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W. R. McDaniel
Willson's Drug Store
Young man denied marriage license over guardian rule
A 20 year old sought a license for himself and a 35 year old woman with three children. Lacking a parent or guardian, he cannot obtain consent since he is under 21. The county judge refused consent for now, and he must wait or seek guardianship.
Farm land offers near Bonham with varying improvements
Classified ad lists multiple parcels: 100 acres of good black land five miles south with improvements priced at 130 dollars. 130 acres of good sandy land eight miles north with a big barn hog wire fence and a fine home priced at 100 dollars. 8 sets of improvements and a good orchard on a 7 miles north east of Bonham property priced at 3500 dollars. Additional small farms are available.
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Bonham
Bright Capable Young Ladies Wanted as Operators
Bonham Telephone Co invites bright capable young ladies at least seventeen years old to apply for operator positions.
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Bonham Telephone Co
Hard Luck For The Boys And Girls In Bonham
Bonham Texas June 12 1918 police chief Chas Ervin warns enforcement of laws banning drivers under 16 from operating automobiles. Parents who allow underage driving also violate the law and will face penalties with no excuses.
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Bonham
Texas
Chas. Ervin
Local notices and ads crowded with sales offers
Inner tubes North Texas Texas Tire and Parts Co. FOR SALE. Will sell 200 shares Hoffman Oil & Refining for $175, and 100 shares Buffalo Oil & Refining for $190. Telegraph orders A. L. Deibel Little Rock Ark. Good pigs for sale M. J. Gribble Bonham.
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North Texas Texas Tire and Parts Co
Hoffman Oil & Refining
Buffalo Oil & Refining
A. L. Deibel
Little Rock
Ark
Found Keys At Office Include Obscure Uwiteh Key
A handful of keys were recovered at an office with one item identified as a uwiteh key among the set. Authorities are cataloging the rest and reviewing access implications.
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Lewis
the Shoe Man
Palace Drug Store
Bonham, Texas
Baasco
Bob Bussell
Little Son
Oklahoma City
Madras
Palm Beach
J. P. Smith
Smith
Society Brand
Hancock-Nevill Co
U. S
Ponwan Wholesale Grocery Company
Poo
Sarah Ovathor Silat
North Texas Tire & Parts Co
W.E. Newton
Ap ‘Grocer
Garner & Blankenship
Carpenters
F. C. Allen
South Side Square
M. J. Gribble
Floyd Clutter
Camp Travis
Foreign Service
Motor Ambulance Company No. 358
The
Fannin County National Bank
Ford
Graham Bros
Universal
Neal Llotor Co
Ford Cars
Gasaver Manifold
Salem
Scbrome Cactus Auto. Device Ca
Joe Babb
T. & P. Depot
Borth Side Sc
Bonham Electric Co. Juene So
J. M. Lowrey
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