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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
1
Fragmented readable text listing names and partial phrases. Contains several personal names, places, and unclear references, suggesting a clipped notice or sports card fragment. No clear event date or outcome can be established from the legible words.
A playful meditation on writing about war and poetry. The piece notes the absence of real war verses and the impracticality of a single line, then shifts to anecdotes about a Kansas man marrying a widow with nine daughters and a lifeguard saving a woman who already has a husband and two exes.
A Bonham area real estate page markets 66.9 acres black mixed land near concrete highway with a 4 room bungalow, barns, wells, electricity, pool, and 289 acres pasture. Listings cover 98 acres with dwelling, 149 acres black land, small farms near Bonham with school bus routes and milk routes priced per acre, plus multiple 4–6 room homes, barns, wells, and improvements.
State Auditor reports 1944 year end unpaid ad valorem taxes in Texas totaling 103.702.279 dollars, about 17 dollars per resident, a drop of more than 6 million from the previous year. County funded debt stands at 944.4 million, down nearly 57 million.
A battered fragment describes a balloon descent onto a front lawn linked to a riddle about a large wallet in the United States. The piece references names like Wilsen and Hemelund and mentions Chesapeal Bay as context for the query "What orate."
Mrs. W. C. Turman reports a telegram from her son 1st Lt. James E. Turman saying he has landed in New York with the S6th Black Hawk Division and expects to be home soon.
W S Ford vice president of the Red River Valley Improvement Association for Texas announced a public hearing in Jefferson Texas on July 6 to discuss the need for navigation of the river channel between Shreveport and Jefferson. Ford said the Cypress River improvement in Texas would be sought at the meeting.
Born on Wednesday June 20 you are likely to become a natural money maker with strong drive for wealth. You are inventive and level headed, turning new ideas into commercial success while avoiding miserliness and valuing family warmth and affection.
The state weather bureau announced that May was the sixth driest on record in Oklahoma. Statewide rainfall averaged 2.37 inches, about 2.33 inches below the 54 year average based on reports from 103 stations.
Washington June 20 Malcolm Foss chairman of the president's EPC said the FEPC is needed to guide reconversion from war to peace production. He warned the agency could help avoid a repetition of 1919 when there were 26 riots caused by unemployed people fighting for jobs.
In San Angelo Texas on June 20 Adam B Ratcliff 52 died after choking on a steak in a cafe doctors said a piece of meat lodged in his throat and caused his death. The incident was reported as a fatal choking during a meal with no other injuries noted.
Bonham Lions Club will hold its officer elections Thursday. Nominations may be missing from the slate posted May 24, with additional nominations possible at the meeting.
A fragmentary note describes a rare Chinese bracelet believed to be a gift from James to his sister. The text mentions connections through India and Alpha, with references to places like the Khyber Pass and SF, but many words are garbled.
An old classified style ad offers free pickup for gun powder stock and chaotic service notes. It mentions Sherman Soap Works II with unsatisfactory service and a Keller Refrigeration Service at 222 West Houston Sherman with a phone number.
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