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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1939
Page
2
A public notice from the Daily Ex Sunday firm warns that any erroneous reflection on the character reputation or standing of any firm individual or corporation will be corrected upon notification to the publishers. Names listed include Prank Svoboda business manager Kathryn Pate assistant editor and Wed Fe Reid Foster.
For rent a five room cottage and an additional one bedroom unit. Inquiries via phone call to 231 m% for details and availability.
In Sherman Texas on June 13 1968 Judge Meredith Jr of Longview sits in Fifteenth District Court for the trial of RB Caraway former district clerk indicted for embezzling 5009 of trust funds. Trial was postponed due to witness availability. Judge Carter and defense counsel Webb and Webb argue the delay.
Bonham Laundry promotes home washing and laundering, dry cleaning, pressing, and dyeing with a promise of first class work and competitive prices. It claims ninety percent of receipts stay in Bonham, benefiting merchants, professionals, and taxes, and urges local patronage as valuable to the town.
Dean Printing Co offers 20 percent off all new and used typewriters and adding machines this month only at 118 N Walnut St Sherman.
MISSION Tex June 13 1999 harvest ceremony marked the world’s first bale of the new cotton crop ginned at Mission Francisco P Lozano of La Grulla Starr County led the field with three straight yegs in the valley race Loratio the pioneer in the border country claimed six prior wins in the valley race the first bale weighed 424 pounds from 1440 pounds of seed cotton and was sent to Corpus Christ Cotton Exchange
The Bonham AAA office reports 53 additional conservation benefit checks for Fannin county farmers and land owners today totaling $3,170.44, bringing the county total to $488,685.66 for the 1938 crop compliance. This is slightly more than half of the county's recipients.
Dan Bernard appointed by the county board to replace John Whitfield who moved to Waxahachie from the Bonham AAA office. Bernard and his wife have moved into the Lem Titheworth house at 1015 N Center and are members of the Methodist church in Bonham.
In Baltimore Md on June 13 authorities suspended 18 Gwynne Falls junior high students amid an inquiry into a reported heating and branding of a 15 year old Jewish pupil and a fight between rival groups. The alleged attack on Melvin Bridge ended with a letter H carved in his neck with a pen knife.
Washington June 13 a Ways and Means subcommittee tentatively approved a program of tax relief for business. It would junk the undivided profits levy and soften other corporate rates while leaving individual income taxes undisturbed. The plan awaits full committee consideration.
Czechoslovak soldiers numbering about a thousand crossed the frontier into Poland amid reports of German troop movements along the Slovak border. Polish authorities confirmed the escape amid heightened wartime activity. The fragment also notes a Honey Grove business listing local appliance dealers and Electrolux displays at a gas company.
In St Paul Minnesota A G Tyler agricultural engineer of the University of Minnesota recommends windmills as the cheapest farm power source promising low upfront cost no operating expense and freedom from monthly charges. He urges farmers to consider windmills for reliable affordable power.
Mrs Ed Weatherby entertains guests from Dallas including her daughter Mrs B L Agnew and Mrs C A Reid with her son, as a social note in the community.
A new bus line will run three round trips daily from Bonham to Durant Oklahoma starting Thursday April 27. Departures are 7 00 am 11 15 am and 3 45 pm via Karma Yuba and Achille. Fares are 75 cents one way and 1.35 for a round trip. For tickets call the agent 555.
State Press of the Dallas News highlights Katheryn Pate assistant editor of the Favorite for her Round the Square column. Bonham and the Favorite gain publicity as the Dallas paper quotes her vivid courthouse life vignette describing court activity, curious reporters, and democracy in action.
German Jewish refugees aboard the liner St. Louis were saved from being returned to Germany today. The Intergovernmental Committee of Refugees induced Belgium to rent temporary refuge to 250. The Netherlands 194, France 200, and Britain the remainder. The United States joint distribution committee offered to pay for their maintenance.
Texas substation report by Jront Pathologist HL Rogers outlines practical crop rotation to reduce cotton root rot in the Blackland region. Four year rotations including cotton sorghum and corn markedly lower root rot and raise lint yields, with corn following in rotation yielding best outcomes. Two year rotations also show benefits but less robust than four year cycles. Green manuring and cover crops like barley or sorghum after grain harvest are discussed as potential yield boosters and rot suppressors. Cowpeas show resistance to root rot and stay green in heat.
F Robinson of Bonham, local representative of American National Life Insurance, subscribes the Daily Favorite for his father J T Robinson of Ector. Robinson has farm experience around Ector, owning 125 acres with a promising crop, while O P F and others promote general crop guidance and cotton root rot prevention steps for fall planning.
Mrs. Pete Hale pays for a year in advance at 401 W Seventh St and others like Foy Burkett, Davie’s sister, Glasscock and F B McSpadden show strong loyalty. McSpadden, 30 years a reader, recalls county roots, lives near Bonham, never married, and praises the paper as essential. The paper thanks all supporters and invites more news tips.
Boston report says David A. Aylward of the American Wild Life association predicts strict anti pollution enforcement will revive salmon runs in New England streams, noting improvements already seen in Maine’s Penobscot and Dennys rivers as fishermen contend with the issue.
Farm advertisements offer 49 acre property two miles west of Bonham with a five room house, barn, deep well at $750 down. 38 acres on Ravenna Pike with small down payment. 60 acres north of Bonham with $1500 price and down payment. 99 acres seven miles south of Sherman near Howe with $35 and negotiable terms. 47 acres north of Southmayd at $2000. 88 acres near Savoy in Fannin County with two small houses and cultivated land. Agents promise price and terms, with property for sale and commission notes.
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