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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows payment terms by City Carrier and By Mail with durations from 1 month to 1 year. Readable parts include figures like 50 cents, 1.50, 2.75, 3.00. No coherent article context or complete details available.
Public notice invites readers to report any erroneous reflections about firms individuals or corporations for correction by the publishers upon notification.
A compact proverb fragment presents Emerson style reflection on wisdom in company. It hints at contagion of ideas within a group and the value of discernment when many appear wise.
A fragmentary poem recalls June as the month to chase butterflies and capture bits of moonlight. The speaker longs for yet is content with small joys like a smile and a kiss, while June makes the heart glow with foolish, young dreams.
Congress passes the farm relief bill awaiting the president's signature. It provides up to four million dollars to stabilize crop prices and creates an eight member Federal Farm Board to oversee agriculture. The measure aims to aid farmers though doubts remain about its effectiveness and tariff context.
The article outlines a proposed board creating commodity advisory counsels for major crops, enabling loans to cooperative marketing groups, building storage and processing facilities, and forming clearing houses. It emphasizes stabilizing surpluses via commodity stabilization corporations funded by a $500 million revolving fund.
The income tax rolls reveal 139 American women paying between 1 000 000 and 1 000 000, more than 123 men in that bracket. Women also hold 41 percent of taxable property and majority stock in major corporations like United States Steel and AT&T, signaling rapid growth of female wealth.
A Marshail News item notes that existing life policies total ninety six billion dollars with women named as beneficiaries in 86 percent of cases. Experts forecast in twenty years women will hold about 75 percent of national wealth, changing old gender stereotypes.
A collection of brief jabs and opinions from Texas papers lampooning politics, taxes, discipline, pests and education. Notable quips include Missouri Senator Reed on morality versus prohibition and satire on equalization boards and legal briefs with a humorous tone.
A Muskogee daily paper shares a light Irish anecdote about a man who hung his coat on a fence while workers laid a concrete road The joke ends with the coat facing the question of who wiped its face with the coat and a playful reply from the Irishman The item captures a humorous local tidbit in a compact humor column
A Bonham column highlights a yo yo fad sweeping the town, praises local workers like Herbert Purow and the Women’s Home Demonstration Clubs, and previews the Fannin County encampment at the fairgrounds July 1 and 12. Photographers plan a Home Demonstration Edition with club member portraits, while educators contribute on vocational work and Chamber of Commerce activities.
The column jokes about Felix the Cat and local business representation in Bonham. A writer admits sneaking into Rev. S. R. Smith's garden, taking beans and corn, and leaving a hoe as he notes Smith’s gardening and preaching work. The piece playfully contrasts energy between the preacher and the garden.
The Bonham Chamber of Commerce committee plans a meeting next Tuesday to determine steps to secure the new Dairy Experiment Station proposed in Senator Westbrook's bill after its passage. Locating the station in Fannin County is favored as it would benefit the community and prompt a substantial donation if needed. The county grand jury, judge and commissioners were at a county home dinner, and a group photo may appear in the Daily Favorite and Dallas News. Boy Scouts in Bonham show growing numbers with an accelerated program and an opportunity camp for six days in July under Red Smith and Dick Hy.
A quirky mash of clippings links nursery rhymes to markets and politics. The Los Angeles Times hints at Miss Kttis Bo-Peep locating her flock among Wall Street lambs while Notre Dame Juggler notes a 20 point drop, Kay Features riffs on tractors at 70 mph, and Arkansas Gazette jokes about naming a forest for Einstein.
A brief quip about Viola Vaccuum working in talking pictures. The joke notes she uses a double for four syllable words, illustrating early film industry voice work and performer challenges.
A brief public notice states contact with the seller F. L. regarding coal delivery at unit 297 as item 2t.
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