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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1939
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows staff roles and mailing details, subscription prices, and postal filing notes for Bonham Daily Favorite. Contains names such as Pena, Frank Swonoda, Kathryn Pat, and J W Rief, plus routine notices and rates.
Beers for sale at $1 per brehel and a contact phone 621 for call at Dave Bits home Booth Center St 2956tc. An archival letter by John M Pirtle from Dodd City Texas dated June 14 1929 discusses the Austin legislative session and the history of tax power under the Constitution urging lawmakers to levy taxes alongside spending decisions.
A Bonham laundry firm outlines its pledge to local customers and workers. It states fifty percent of cash taken in for laundry and dry cleaning remains in Bonham, rewarding the town’s merchants and professionals. The message emphasizes civic loyalty and promises to deliver first class work.
Antwine came back Tuesday afternoon from Meridian Texas where he led a 10 day revival at the Church of Christ with evangelist Een Stovall. He said the Daily Favorite was well received by many, with relatives and local workers reading it daily. Meridian residents praised the revival, and he noted a two hour downpour that flooded lowlands, calling it almost a waterspout.
R K Snow, north of town with a farm across the river in Oklahoma, showcases a bearing orchard with Tiverta peaches and plums. He grafts 100 apple trees and 340 pear trees, grows grapes for home use, and prides his cattle with 45 whiteface cows and 42 whiteface calves plus two two year old heifers and two bulls from Turner & Harper of Sulphur, Oklahoma. He also farms 19 acres yielding 100 bushels of wheat this year, surpassing nearby yields in the area.
The picturesque Wyoming dude ranches invite visitors to experience life in the raw of pioneer days. About 75 ranches combine cattle raising and limited agriculture, expecting a million dollar business as thrill seekers return yearly with friends. Most are in Big Horn, Wind River, Jackson Hole and Upper Green River regions within reach of major cities. Out-of-state guests spent about 7197.26 dollars last season across operations.
Mary Kay Jones of Prost was chosen by a large majority of her 2800 classmates at Texs State College for Women to serve as president of the student body for the 1930 40 regular session and was reelected president for the summer session. Secretary is Cecelia Ilmer of Fort Worth.
Leonard Texas reports multiple family reunions at local homes. Families include Nelsons Feitys Youngs Floyds Nelsons Pendergrans and Neales with members from Dallas Grandview Salem and Hickory Creek. Oldest resident Dr Pendergrass arrived Leonard sixty years ago to mark the railroad arrival.
Ida Shelley reports a cigarette butt sparked a blaze in the Shelley municipal park building. Firemen extinguished the fire after investigators found a sparrow nest with a lighted cigarette. A Port Worth Star‑Telegram note adds context about wartime material shifts toward scrap iron and treaties.
A National Fertilizer Association survey across 35 states shows farmers increasingly read newspapers despite radio, movies, and autos. Of 27,000 farmers interviewed, seven in ten read daily papers, with more than half choosing a weekly paper. ten states report daily newspaper readership above 90 percent.
Mrs Claude Dowsen of Windom joined the Daily Favorite new subscriber list after returning from Austin where her daughter earned a University of Texas economics degree. Mamie Van Zandt of Route 2 also subscribed as did L L Moorman of Dodd City who pays up for the paper.
Mrs. Walter Hilliard rests well after a minor operation at Allen Memorial hospital Tuesday. She lives on Route 3 in Bonham. Lewis Taylor, eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Joan Taylor, underwent a tonsil operation at Allen Memorial hospital Wednesday morning and is resting well.
Homer Payne displayed a Rhode Island Red chicken with four legs at his homestead two and a half miles north of Benham. The hatch occurred Saturday, and the bird appears healthy aside from a doubled rear body section. The eggs were obtained from Doug Steger.
Funeral services were held this morning at 10 30 oclock for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Thompson of Moore in Dodd City cemetery. Weave Pimeral Home arranged. The baby died Tuesday at 3 pm in Allen Memorial hospital. Survived by parents and two brothers Johnnie and Ray Neil.
Robert B. Duncan owns one of Canada’s largest military button collections with about 2,000 army buttons. The Ottawa bound item highlights his preservation effort and the significance of his trove in Canadian military memorabilia.
The readable fragment mentions the British Empire and 17 other countries, noting they are divided into 31 groups. The text describes corrugated beards covered with paper as part of the composition or disguise.
NANCE Bus Lines will operate three daily round trips from Bonham to Durant Oklahoma on Thursday April 27. Departures are 7:06 a.m. 11:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. via Karma Yoba and Achfile. Fare is 75 cents one way and 1.35 dollars round trip. Phone the ticket agent 668.
Parms advertises multiple land parcels near Bonham and Ravenna, including 49 acres with a five room house, deep well, barn for 750 down. 28 acres on Ravenna Pike for 1250. 60 acres north of Bonham with small down payment. 47 acres northwest of Southmayd, 88 acres near Savoy with two small houses. Terms offered, agent states no charge unless a sale.
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