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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
2
In Bonham merchants and other concerns agreed to close from ten to eleven A M on Montag to support a bond drive. The Retail Merchants Association and its officers urged the action, and the city and courthouse will observe the same closing hour.
Savoy resident Mrs. J. J. Allen celebrated her 80th birthday recently. Formerly Mrs. J. A. Cullar she has lived in the area most of her life and remains active. She has three children George Cullar of Abilene Charles Cullar of Slaton and Daisy Jenkins of Lubbock.
The First Baptist WMS will meet for a covered dish luncheon at the church on Monday June 26 at 12 o'clock. A special program is planned in the afternoon with a guest speaker on the Baptist Endowment and Enlargement Fund. Mrs. P Sansom will bring a folk along the Wner. All members are asked to attend starting with the luncheon.
The Ak He Lo Group of Camp Fire Girls met June 14 at Mars Dee Ray's home and hiked east of Seven Oaks collecting specimens for nature books. Refreshments served to Beth Smith Margaret Hodge Bet Buron Rita Jeai Lawrence and Mary Deena with Mrs Rex Pay acting as chaperone.
Jacy Hehong advocates Black and White Ointment for dermatitis. He promotes cleansing with Black and White Skin soap as part of treatment, asserting healing benefits. The text presents these product claims without independent medical evidence.
Mrs W F Brown of Ponca City and former Bonham resident Ethel Foster recover after an appendectomy. Many families travel and visit across Bonham and nearby towns including Dallas, Corpus Christi, and Leonard. Local residents Mrs J W Burns, Miss Martha Jane Leslie, Mr James Agnew, and others are noted with visits, illness, or plans for the coming months.
Fort Worth State Senator Jesse E. Martin will address voters on the courthouse lawn in Bonham at 10 a m Saturday June 24 in support of his bid for attorney general of Texas. He notes his status as an ex service man and cites his work on old age assistance and dependent children programs.
A faulty steam pipe caused a pressure cooker to explode but no one was injured. Read details show incident occurred in a home kitchen with no casualties reported.
Hutch Leatherwood and spouse escaped unharmed when an explosion from a cooker vented water and debris across the kitchen ceiling and walls during their midday meal. Investigators found a hole in the cooker bottom allowing water to escape.
Topeka Kans June 22 U P Kansas farmers prepared for the next week to reap what officials call one of the greatest wheat harvests in the Middle West They have recruited available labor and are ready to conduct the harvest in near normal fashion Officials said Southern Kansas teams completed warm up sessions gather and irrigation were noted as part of Central Kansas efforts
From Isonville Texas June 22 two of the heavily armed desperadoes who escaped are reported captured on Wednesday as a manhunt continues. Local authorities say the fugitives were cornered in a rural area and taken into custody without further incident.
Shreveport, La with near 100 degree heat faced an ice famine. The city began rationing for 774 regular customers as ice docks closed early when supply exhausted.
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