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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
2
Public notice outlines address change requirements listing old and new addresses to prevent delays. It also details rates for notices of entertainments dinners benefits obituaries and thanks cards, requires cash with orders, and invites corrections of erroneous reflections by the publishers.
A reminiscence recalls a mother’s hymns in the old home place. Songs like Amazing Grace and When I can read my title clear echoed a Savior’s love and promise of a closer walk with God. The narrator hopes to hear her mother sing again with loved ones on the shore.
The piece notes Claude G. Bowers as New York Evening World editor and Houston keynote pick for a Texas Democratic convention. It argues the fourth plank calls for repealing the eighteenth amendment, while the other three are dishonest slogans to mislead voters. References to Willacy county sheriff candidate, Nobile rescue updates, and various editorial quips follow.
The article traces how notices of nomination or defeat evolved from courier and telegraph to radio. It notes that in past conventions news traveled slowly via committees and messengers, while radio broadcasts four years earlier brought near real time results to listeners nationwide. It questions whether quiet home announcements lessen the impact of an outcome and mentions John W. Davis criticizing selfish reformers as undermining the Bill of Rights.
A garbled collage suggests reflections on politicians and gifts, humorists and truth, with scattered phrases about time, knowledge, and social roles. The text mentions Wall Street, promising men, and a sense of incomplete ideas from a historic page.
The readable fragment mentions a beauty rate and references to Palestine and a courteous gesture. The text is garbled, lacking clear events or identities, making it difficult to extract a coherent news item or names for a concise summary.
Incoherent lines mention a bricklayer and contractor and a Texas Ranger with stray phrases about humility and a sermon. Two Scotchmen discuss the sermon after church with brief exchanges. Names such as Dr. George A. Gordon appear amid garbled text.
A fragment from the Dallas News column surveys local chatter and oddities. It mentions community quirks, a doctor’s visit over a dispute about payment, and playful remarks about appearances, growth, and social scenes in small towns with scattered references to residents and trades.
The writer argues that Joe Bailey or Jim Ferguson might be suitable timber for the Democratic Presidential Nomination instead of Smith and others. It questions the selection pool and implies debate over preferred contenders.
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