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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
5
To take up the debt you now owe, your home. You pay the debt on the monthly. Pay it all off at any time. Mo red tape. Let us show you how it is done. Jonham Building & Loan Ass'n. Lit
A parade of Bonham area residents are noted taking trips for family visits and church events. Miss Helen White visits relatives in Weatherford while Miss Mary Steger travels to Kiowa Oklahoma. Norman Crittenden and family go to Amarillo for a visit. Church society members attend the State meeting in Abilene. Several Bonham residents, including Earl Wood and Paul Arledge, are listed for business and conference travel.
City agrees to open the natatorium on Monday June 16 provided ticket sales reach 500 dollars. Officials say they do not want to run at a loss but aim to offer summer recreation for residents and anticipate strong out of town business as Scouts plan to visit Saturday morning.
Visitors from Nash ville Pennsylvania and Murfreesboro Tennessee toured Bonham to see R. W Tarpley and Texas kin. They praised Delta County crops and claimed yields surpassed those in Fannin County. The trio enjoyed their first Texas visit and returned home pleased.
Texas Power and Light Co advertises an Automatic Electric Washer with $5.00 down and $7.50 monthly payments plus a free big clothes basket. Limited time offer urges immediate shipment.
Friday evening Miss Ann Francis Spivy and Sara Chapman hosted about thirty five young people at the Spivy home. This marks Spivy's farewell for the summer as she plans to spend the rest of vacation in Boulder Colorado. The gathering featured dancing music and chatter with popular airs performed by Mrs. John Bacon Saunders Kathryn Inglish and Addison Bailey. Iced soda was served on the East porch while some mothers watched. Norma and Caroline Cawthorne of Tennessee were visiting for a month with Aunt Mrs. John I Rodgers.
One Wednesday Bridge Club gathering featured Mrs. Guy Fuller as hostess. Mrs. Kathryn Preston and Miss Annie Lockhart filled in for Mrs. J. C. Saunders and Mrs. John Rodgers, and confections were served during the game.
Thursday Miss Mary Williams entertained seventeen guests with a three course luncheon at the Alexander Hotel followed by bridge at her North Main home. Long table decor featured silver sage and pink roses with clever place cards. Winners at four tables were Misses Elizabeth Anderson Isabel Moore Ruth Wagner and Dorothy Lovelace.
Savoy and Randolph clash next Saturday June 13 at Randolph field with a 3 o clock start. Batteries listed Randolph M F Carson Moore and Byers Savoy brings a strong lineup for the expected competitive game.
Money to loan on used cars with repayment in 10 monthly installments. Loans closed promptly. Writer A R Holmes at Ist Nat Bank, Grenville Texas. Local notice advertising loan service with a regional bank contact.
Bonham Wholesale Grain Company announces ample binder twine available for merchants. Local suppliers are urged to ask their merchants to request the supply.
A lyrical piece by Helen Wills imagines a cliffside house overlooking a seaside town. The speaker seeks solitude behind a high wall while noting wave and sky, gulls, sails, and the glow of night lamps in a hidden town. The imagery blends longing for isolation with maritime scenery at sunset.
Local wholesalers advertise ongoing buy and handling of poultry eggs and butter all summer. T Bonham Wholesale Gro Co and Clotfelter Produce Co invite producers to contact them at phone 52-1, Westh St. 282.
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