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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1932
Page
2
On June 16 a surprise party was held at Mrs. Kate Prather’s home with 31 guests. Attendees enjoyed tea and lemonade as greetings and conversations filled the afternoon. Mrs. Prather is 74 years old and lives south of Wrather near Bailey, having been widowed several years ago.
Local notes show Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kerr Wheeler and their Nittie daughter visiting from Little Rock. McAllen’s Senter Ware and El Paso guest Mrs. E. C. Kennedy stay with relatives as J Balch Moor arrives from Port Worth. Dr. Paul Allen Wheeler from Nashville and families visit Bonham relatives.
Two Indiana 4 H members at Purdue University won health champion awards after improving their health scores. John Phillips, 16, 164 pounds, 5 feet 9 3/4 inches, 993 score with demerits for teeth and posture. Dorothy Caster, 18, 143 pounds, nearly five feet tall, scored 98.33 with gait and posture flaws.
The Texas state executive committee met in Austin and selected Lubbock for the September convention where primary nominations will be ratified and the platform adopted. Wright Morrow of Houston withdrew as a gubernatorial candidate. A resolution to place the 18th amendment submission on the ballot was prepared for presentation.
Joseph W. Bailey Jr spoke Saturday night as a candidate for Congressman at Large, introduced by B. Perkins with Mayor Finch presiding. Delegations from Sherman, Denton, Farmersville attended. Bailey urged Jeffersonian democracy, attacked federal boards, noted rising costs and taxes, and called for repealing the eighteenth amendment and returning liquor control to the states.
Fort Worth report says G. C. North ern age 20 was charged with murdering his stepfather C. E. Taylor on Thursday and released on $5000 bond.
A local sales shop announces a new store in Bonham at Market Square across from the Postoffice. People can sell or buy items, with Bran non's offering 10 percent jewelry discounts before the 21st. Curin and Ross advertise as salesmen at 283-6t-c.
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