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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
5
Maje and Mrs H WN Maples with children Patricia Ann and Mike David are spending a 30 day leave with her parents Mr and Mrs. The party returns to their duties after the visit.
Funeral services for Homer Ja Melugin 65 were held at the First Methodist Church in Savoy with Rev. L G Haggard officiating. Burial followed at Sunnyside Cemetery under Masons supervision. He leaves a widow Velma Fowler Melugin, three daughters, a son, three brothers, two sisters and several grandchildren.
Private T. Hurst of the 343rd Transportation Company stationed in Yokohama, Japan, serves with the Eighth Army base. The report notes his progress in general equipment and training shaping future career plans and potential advancement within warrant grades.
A small ad lists chairs at 3.95 pounds and GE washers at 50 pence, with used refrigerators priced at 110.50. The notice promotes a Philco appliance and a home food preserver at Lem Tittsworth's.
Private Hurst joined the Army in December 1949 and arrived in Japan in May 1947. Son of Mr Sim C Hurst of Kelso Washington, he resides at 406 N W 2th St Paul Texas. He enjoys access to theaters clubs libraries classes gym bowling alleys volleyball tennis courts a golf course and scenery during leisure hours.
President Truman sent the nomination of John L Biggerstaff as postmaster for Whitewright to the Senate. He succeeds T J Lilley who retired after years of service and has been serving temporarily as postmaster. Biggerstaff is a longtime Whitewright employee and local native. The president also nominated William Virgil Samples as postmaster at Blue Ridge to replace the late C M Fagg.
R C Howard a Church of Christ minister and former Dodd City postmaster died at his home in Dodd City at 2 30 am Tuesday after illness. Born July 27 1872 he came to Texas in 1889 and lived much of his life in Dodd City. Survived by widow two sons Sam Howard and Tom Howard and 12 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Services will be led by Jack King and Jo E F Watters of Bonham with burial in Willow Wild cemetery. grandsons to pallbear.
Residents of Brown Shed and others seek donations to spray the cemetery to kill weeds. Contributions may be given to F R White or John Spear or placed in the Brown Shed Cemetery Fund at Bonham State Bank. They favor spraying weeds over mowing.
The plan requires stockholder approval and sets October 1 as the record date for stockholders to be considered.
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