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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1940
Page
3
Thursday dinner event at Risser Place hosted by Mr and Mrs Ell ie featured ink and white decor. Guests were greeted at the entrance with corsage pink rose buds. Several attendees enjoyed a formal meal at small tables amid a year’s most significant moments.
Mrs Bonham and companions attend a den children’s clothes event at the Golf Club at 8. The Free Kinder party is for adults but features costumes for Little boys. Games and entertainment will be offered. a fee is charged to support teachers.
Lelia Roberts will host a discussion on the prophecies in the New Testaments as part of a Burton class. The event, inviting interested attendees, will be held Tuesday in the Ladies Parlor.
Weather brought intermittent rain Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, with light showers continuing briefly after. Farmers fear extended damage to grain as heavy showers and cold winds persist, threatening harvest if clear weather does not arrive next week.
Dallas visitor Mrs Maggie Wade and Bonham guests Jessie Keithiey and Lucille Thomas with family. Claremonts and others enjoy vacations in Tulsa Lake Crockett Lake Charles Port Worth. Shreveport and Denton links, Texarkana trip by Mrs James Carmichael and Ruby Kinkade.
Miss Mary Bland Smith, bride elect of Tom Graham of Austin, was honored at a 1 PM luncheon hosted by Virginia Rainey. The event at 505 West Fifth featured a white magnolia decor theme, with guests including Mrs Reagan Taylor and Mix Bettye Jane Smith among others.
Mr and Mrs Buddy James of Palmersville spent Sunday in Be Nim with James Carmichael visiting relatives and friends.
Harold Mayfield of Gatesville spent Saturday with Mine Doc Mc Lain near Gainesville Mrs George Smith and Mr Geene Halcombe with daughter Carolyn Gean visited Gainesville then Wanamache. Hick Saunders and two friends from Chicago were at Northwestern University and to arrive in Benham late in the week. Dick's parents Mr and Mrs Dick Saunders expect. Evelyn Conite returned to her work at Bonham Beauty Shop after vacation. Cl Panels and daughter visited Fort Worth. Richard Gonolly of Houston was a weekend guest of Virginia Rainey. Pat Clutter, A and M student, spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs P C Clutter Sr. Mike Ruth Burnett of Dallas spent weekend in Roannamay with her parents Mr and Mrs Felix Burnett. H Grady May Jr and Carl Beaver U S Navy San Diego are home on a 10 day furlough.
Kilgore resident Bill Goin was elected division commander of the American Legion at a convention in Cherville Saturday. Attendees included representatives from the Hayport area. Morning sessions were at the First Christian church with a luncheon at the Beecham Hall. Business sessions followed in the municipal auditorium with Bonham figures A W Wainwright and Frank Wright and families among attendees.
Evangelist Rev. R H Cagle preaches on The Biggest Crooks in Bonham at Calvary Baptist Church revival tonight. Despite rain, attendance remains strong with five professions of faith and one dedication yesterday. Morning service 10 oclock. evening service 8 oclock. music by Edward Carlson. pastor Rev C Sansom invites all to attend.
Washington report notes the National Association of Manufacturers presses the Senate to speed the Smith Bill amending the Wagner Act as vital to national defense. A welder addressing the group, and remarks from Elbert Thome of the Senate Committee on Reception and Labor, emphasize prompt action as essential to industry and defense.
A scout meeting formerly planned at Camp Borthian Loy Scout camp has been moved to the high school auditorium tonight. The time remains the same despite the venue change.
A jagged OCR passage lists a kindergarten party, memorial observances, and club meetings at various times and places. Mentions include Miss Lelin Roberts and events at the Gem Cale with Rotary and Lions clubs. details are partially garbled.
Miss Virgie Cappleman, who has been conducting commercial base work in Bonham, has been transferred to Ladonia where she will be employed in the same role. The notice notes her relocate and continued duties.
UT Austin hosts a conference analyzing World War II impacts on the Americas seas and international policy. Speakers include Roland Hall of the Christian Science Monitor and Princeton’s Prof Dont Munro, addressing Latin American military and economic relations and radio outreach programs.
Attendance figures from the WaT Church Sunday School show steady participation with Delvary Dapitatitz and Meili Mite among listed attendees. The memorial notes reference Pred Waptie and Cire in a brief church remembrance.
A Hamlin District Convention will convene in Clarksville with Ye Addie D Hamlin leading. Presiding officer Mrs Ruth Andersen will explain the program while Mr Railly Wil and others oversee arrangements at the site. Mrs Clyde McDonald of Clareville to give welcome remarks. A committee and hosts will guide sessions at the hotel and site. Afternoon activities begin with a 3 PM session and an evening program open to the public with National officers including Mrs Pete Willard of Dereon and Mrs Siattie Rh Nicklown among others.
Washington, June 17. Chairman Norman H. Davis stated the pending 50 million dollar European relief bill does not fund the Red Cross. The government will buy surplus food for refugees under presidential direction, while the Red Cross remains funded by voluntary state support. The President may direct distributions, and the Red Cross will be asked to distribute goods to aid refugees.
A statement highlights a major undertaking with at least $20,000,000 committed, while appealing to the American people for continued support as daily demands grow. The message emphasizes urgency and the need to do more than the minimum.
Two cotton classing schools will be held at Texas Technological College during the summer session from July 1 to 13 and July 15 to 27. The courses, run by the textile engineering department with government support, will take place in the textile engineering building and are open to farmers, ginners, and cotton men in West Texas. Registration is $10 per term, with dormitory rooms and board available for a stated rate. An examination will be offered by the government site service on completion of each school.
Classified notice advertises a few encod typewriters for sale at a cheap price. Buyer to contact Charles RK Jones for details.
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