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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
8
The Federal Housing Administration reports record May activity with $109 million in new mortgage insurance and 22 053 FHA appraisals for homes to be built. Total mortgage funding nears $101.2 million, surpassing last year, while May starts exceed 4 000 for the first time under FHA action.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names such as Dr N OD Hampton Mrs oo trop nie and others with scattered identifiers. The text appears as a partial obituary or notice with no clear dates or events, making precise details difficult to determine.
Post Oak reports a fine growing season with ample soil moisture as farmers busy destroying crab grins. Grandmother Cary recently fell injuring her hip and is bedbound. Mrs. Tommy Tate returns to Burnet after school and plans to stay for next term. Mrs Belle Smart is home after school closure at Lamasco where she taught. Glenn McGouirk recently graduated from North Texas Agricultural College Arlington and visited here. Joe Willam and family moved from Lama co. Mrs Morrow and Mie Philips at New Hope open Monday evening with Mr Clethe McConiin. Mr and Mrs Fre Walker attended the funeral of Paul Van Mark last Monday. John f Snuth now the oath cart tow near ti completion Rox and Harold Ohmert have departed from Cener where they attended Ba T. State Jeweler Cob Mroom. Mr Oo ow and 16 Scott of Waeiaeka Okla were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs B F Bue ofs oe i i
Weekend visitors from Durant Oklahoma included Mrs Tren Moton visiting EB and family. Sherman residents attended services Sunday and several families relocated north of town. Death notice for Mrs Carrie Ma is reported with funeral plans in Sherman.
Texas Beekeepers Association will meet in New Braunfels June 20 through 22 with H B Park announcing the event. The gathering traces its roots to 1848 in New Braunfels and the association since 1877 has held annual meetings, shifting venues from Texas A M College to other cities as the program expanded.
The clipping lists visits and greetings among families in Bonham and surrounding areas. Names include Velma Tarpley, RE Tarpley, Tom Stevens, D B Stevens, Mary Reeve, Linnie Reeves, Charlie Cate, Lonnie Crissman, Rayburn Janes, Gordon Apple, W W Tarpley, Leste Hollis, Sam Hollis, Joy Kineade, Ernest Kincade, Jack Kincade, Lea tas, JoJo Kine, and others. Also mentions Miss Velma Tarpley returning from Carey Texas and birthday celebrations for Kineade children.
Safety notice urges households to avoid improper handling of gasoline and fumes. Authorities warn of fire and health risks and advise storing fuel away from heat sources and children.
Grace I Neely advises home canners to adjust for dry seasons by looser packs and more liquid in jars. Precooking minutes for corn root vegetables and field peas improves shelf life, with expert guidelines available free from Extension offices.
The Administrator notes new home applications averaged about 5 000 more each week in May except the final week with Memorial Day. For 13 of the last 14 weeks, applications for new homes surpassed the higher week of 1939.
Mrs Fannie Snead fell ill after a rooster spurting her and is improving. John Snead visited Bonham Friday. Tom Richmond returned from Belmont to see relatives. Clyde Gray hosted Paris visitors along with Ervin Snead relatives. M L McIlroy remains blind since an earlier stake injury. Bob Dulaney and wife visited Bonham Saturday.
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