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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
3
Brownlee hosts a social afternoon on West Fifth Street with bridge games. High score went to Mrs. and low to Mrs. Lake. In bingo, Spivy won the games while the hostess served refreshments.
E B Fleming hosts the Home Demonstration Club on Wednesday at 2 PM. Bert Finnell presides as order is formed and prayers are offered. Roll call notes vegetable themed talk. Members Parker Hodges Gilfer Finnell and others attend. gifts shower the hostess.
The Bonham High School band holds its annual picnic at the State Park starting at 7 o clock. Students and families gather for food fellowship and musical demonstrations in an outdoor event hosted by the school band program.
Pertong Mrs Jim Alexander and daughter Katherine of Dallas arrive in Bonham to spend next week with the Agnew and Alexander families. Mrs Sherwood Spotts of Richardson returns home from visiting the Newtons. Berne Everheart of Whitewright visits Bonham. J C Magouirk in Port Worth on business. Ralph Manley and daughter Mitchie Jean return to Sweetwater Tennessee after extended Bonham stay. H T Richards return from wedding trip to Alabama and Georgia, at 717 North Chestnut. Mrs Jim Maples and Mrs J F Atnip and son Joe visit Bonham families. Merediths host guests from Georgetown. Luther Maxwell of Dodd City visits Bonham. Curlee Cummings of Dod City visits Bonham. Grace Revelle Steger to join E J Revelle in Austin interior studio venture. Mr and Mrs Ross Garner to Houston after Bonham visit.
Despite showers delaying progress on the high school athletic field WPA work has advanced foundation and some concrete work on the ground. Goal posts are up the field leveled with sand and the playing season should be helped by these steps though stands ticket booths track and fences remain to be built for fall play.
President Roosevelt cited Germanys broken pledges to other nations in response to reports quoting Hitler about Western Hemisphere aims. He noted the remarks could be expanded with dates and nations.
Grace Pearl Sudderth daughter of Mrs W A Sudderth and the late Mr Sudderth of Leonard married Thursday evening at 6 30 to L J Grandi professor of engineering at A and M College Station The ceremony at the Sudderth home used daisies and glaciolas Rev C P Sansom of Bonham officiated A reception followed Grandi a California native holds an M S from UC Mrs Grandi a Leonard High School graduate will teach at A and M before the couple's Dallas summer plans
Dr JG Warner is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital. Mrs Jim Bob Dunn of Bailey is very ill at the hospital. Mrs Will Nunley is improving. Granville Moss, patient at the hospital, is doing nicely. Mrs Fred Johnson is doing fine.
A parade of couples followed by an entertainment program is planned for next Tuesday evening at 8 o clock in the Ector gymnasium. The event, sponsored by the Ector Methodist church, aims to determine the nicest looking couple with 10 to 12 entrants. Judges Arl Newton and Don Flair from Bonham. Honey Grove, Trenton, and Bonham participants will perform after the parade, with the Honey Grove band and Major Joe B. Hrdlicka of Bonham appearing. Special invitations issued to candidates.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt told a weekly press conference she doubts the United States could enter a European war even if desired noting the army is unprepared to equip and feed an expeditionary force. She cited 1917 reliance on French guns and food and endorsed a selective draft while opposing compulsory military training.
Leonard Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday noon and adopted resolutions of respect for the late B D Ewing former mayor. City health officer Dr R D Van Sehoick discussed communicable diseases and community health. G E Carpenter reported bids for the Leonard underpass will open June 26. Plans for the annual Leonard picnic and homecoming day were set.
A Savoy native, 22 year old Wayne Andrews, who spent eight months as an NYA youth on an REA project, moved from farm work to a permanent REA line crew job in Fannin County. His hands on training in 60 hours monthly, under A W McTee and A L Chaffin, led to a full time position maintaining 414 miles of lines serving 1100 customers in Fannin and nearby counties. Wayne recalls starting with digging slugs and learning safety, and crediting NYA experience for securing steady employment and a future in rural electrification.
A dated snippet lists contributions to the Red Cross with donor names and amounts. Multiple entries show varied donors such as H. Ven Zandt, Mrs. , H. Var Gaerit, Handy Vern darmndt, H.C.Christian, anonymous donors, Jack Milstead, Stick Boyd, and totals indicating previously acknowledged sums.
The Red Cross lead by Jack LeCroy will run free life saving loans every Saturday 7:30 to 11 at State Park Sateday enrolling tomorrow. Grandpa can join, no age limit. Bonham Chronicle revival under Larry Denton signals town talk and local notices. Plus community tours, new faces, and a skeet shooting target delivery to Birmingham.
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