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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
2
An early 20th century notice lists the Bonham Daily Favorite with publisher H A McDougal editor Ashley Evans and business manager Chas R Inglish. It shows subscription rates for city carrier and mail options including 1 month 50 cents and 1 year 30 dollars.
The note states that publishers welcome corrections to any erroneous reflections about the character or standing of firms individuals or corporations. It invites readers to contact the publishers to rectify inaccuracies and preserve fairness.
A religious quotation exhorting believers to be kind and forgive one another as God in Christ has forgiven them, echoing the grace theme from Ephesians chapter four.
A brief reflection cites Cicero defining liberty as the power to act within the law. The maxim appears as a daily thought emphasizing lawful freedom.
The column blends reflections on sleep and time with local notes from Honey Grove. It mentions the Lions forming a 4 H Club to boost dairying, plans to buy heifers, and Mr. A Smith near Oakland with about a hundred Early June apple trees, 15 to 20 years old, ripening July and August and selling well locally.
A light feature notes an old Scots expression origin with a hunting image. It mentions a wood full of cotton seed, seed potato certification being timely, and where to obtain information. Also references dairy stock for sale and a judge asking a thief for a witness with a humorous reply.
A collage of jokes and notes from papers in Texas recounts a mortgage of misfortune with taxes, a murder policy payout, a no crisis crisis in France, and a quip about a man proposing in a cemetery with a nod to Delhi's Watch Tower sculpture.
A reflection on wealth and life from a Kel land article. It contrasts two men who suffered in the stock market crash one finding wisdom in money as means while the other viewed wealth as life’s sole purpose, leading to tragedy and despair.
The column reflects on choosing values over money, noting pride, health, friendship, and service as true riches. It mocks wealth as a sole measure, and urges prudent living, patience, and honest work amid changing fortunes. It cites assorted newspaper quips to underline themes.
The passage reflects on repeated promises to solve prison issues across generations. It notes that each era brings new conditions, so today’s solution would birth a new problem for future generations. The quote asserts that a question is never settled until it is settled right and then requires ongoing effort.
The passage surveys quirky newspaper snippets from various titles The Louisville Courier-Journal Macon Telegraph Tampa Times Punch and others mix wit wonder and social commentary The collage hints at media history and the playful tone of era headlines.
The Texas governor with the Prison Commission appoints Lee Simmons of Sherman as prison manager at $8,000 per year. The piece notes the contrast with the governor’s $4,000 salary, fixed since 1876, while Texas now has four billion dollar assets. The Abilene Reporter calls the situation ridiculous and shameful.
The United States now has about 77 million miles of telephone lines, a gain close to 10 million miles in the last year. Jericho excavations reveal the ancient city walls and the platforms used by Canaanite archers defending Jericho against the Israelites.
A British oil company equips five salesmen with planes to cover territories in Egypt India and Australia as part of an airborne sales drive.
D Reed er, a pioneer dry goods merchant of Ballinger Texas, was found shot to death in his home Sunday morning. He leaves wife a son Roy Ballinger and daughter Mrs Frank Drews of Dallas. He ran a dry goods business here for 25 years and was a leading citizen. Chamber of Commerce to meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Firemen's Hall in Bouhani. Heads of committees will report and members urged to attend. Nonmembers invited.
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