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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1932
Page
4
Anthony Altrie, 21, lost his right arm when a black powder charge exploded during Memorial Day exercises as he rammed a gun. The accident occurred as a ramrod pierced his arm, prompting hospital treatment and a broader safety concern. Brannon's ad promotes a 10 percent discount on diamonds, watches, and jewelry.
Evangelist Houston Biegerstaff of Maud Oklahoma will lead a revival at Church of Christ on West 3rd Street Bonham starting June 19 for about ten days. Services are at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily with strong congregational singing and a warm invitation for all to attend.
Bonham Golf Club announces a citywide tennis tournament for men’s singles and doubles with a 25 cent entry fee to cover prizes. Participants should hand in their name to John Peeler Henderson by Thursday five o’clock. organizers hope many non members join.
The Blue Bonnet Shop announces new white felt hats arriving Thursday. Mrs Lucille Pierce Leslie invites customers to see the arrivals. The ad also promotes a Majestic refrigerator to cool summer heat. Brannon 97-6t-c.
A brief Bonham ad announces a new sale location across from the post office for buyers and sellers. C L Currin and D A Ross advertise as salesmen offering to buy or sell any item.
Bonham based Barney Vaughn's Left-Handed String Band earned third prize in the statewide Old-Time String Band Contest run by WFAA Dallas. Sixty-seven groups entered. Dixie Wideawakes won first, Argo Moonshiners second. Final judging by listeners May 28 favored the bands for music quality.
The Dallas News reports that Silliman Evans of Garners press team quietly took charge in Chicago in a bid to boost John N Garner. Evans, a soft voiced Texan, handed out cigars and Garner biographies while quietly steering campaign publicity from the Sherman Hotel.
In Paris Tuesday morning the Highway 5 Association discussed filling gaps and paving the route from Gainesville west through Montague and into Clay counties. Attendees included A G McRae and J R Spivey, with Pat Mays acting as chair and Egbert Thompson noting Montague County’s major obstacle and plans to fix routing and secure right of way soon.
Hudsonville residents share visits with kin in Win-Dom Ark Albany Okla and Arlington Okla while Berachah Society ties noted. Bro Rowe makes trips to Oklahoma preaches in Jackson Okla and plans further sermons. local berry season remarks end with light political verse on the bonus army.
Dorothy Wilson works as a typist earning 25 dollars weekly, assigned to a script. An executive, watching her work, declares her the actress he wants, and she becomes the star of the movie as he types.
Lost three keys fastened with a brass rivet. Auto keys. Reward of $1 offered. Please leave at the Favorite office.
The Secretary of Agriculture issues standard grades for cotton seed to determine milling value and market prices. G S Meloy led studies with two years of trials by the industry, applying grades to over 2,000,000 tons. A ton yields about 313 pounds oil, 822 pounds meal, 41.13 percent protein, 125 pounds linters, and 640 pounds hulls. Premium grades exceed 100, while discounts fall below 100 due to oil or protein limits or quality decline. Cotton seed, once waste, is now a major farm product ranked second to lint in three states and third or fourth in cash income in several southern states. The department studied grading after ending an earlier system in 1924.
Fort Worth Texas June 14 Ninchas C Hall 87 a longtime jeweler collapsed and died Tuesday morning in a doctor's office after a long walk in the heat. The physician cited heat exhaustion as the cause. Survived by niece Mrs Alvin Beyer and nephew Dr Eugene Ball of California.
Brannon's advertises savings with a concise retail pitch and a contact line. The note emphasizes price advantages and invites readers to visit for discounts. A brief, generic sales item without specific products or dates.
The Paris Bar unanimously backs Tom L. Beauchamp former Lamar County Judge and assistant Texas Attorney General for Chief Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals for the 6th District. They praise his trial court experience, studious nature, energy, and moral courage to decide with conscience, urging voters in twenty two counties to support him.
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