County State Official in OCR Fragment Shown
Fragmentary OCR text references a county official and a sheriff. The readable portion mentions a state, a senator, and local government roles without complete context or details.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references a county official and a sheriff. The readable portion mentions a state, a senator, and local government roles without complete context or details.
Miss Buna Belle and Ollie Morgan wed Saturday at the home of G Rideout pastor of the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were present at the ceremony.
Howard School of Teacher hires Sam Benjamin Jeters of Rockwall to assume duties as agriculture instructor. Jeters, a Rockwall native, graduated from high school and holds a bachelor degree from the Teacher College. He is active in Rotary, junior chamber, and church groups.
Eva New Eaton daughter of Mrs George Eaton of Ro und Bully Pierce son of Mr G C Boss Pierce of Parker Grove Community married Saturday night at Ravenna Methodist Parsonage. Rev John Kirby officiated. The couple will reside at Grove by mm Botha and savet.
Ambiguous ad fragment references dental health and a local drug store. The only readable details name JW Peeler Drug Store and a vague invitation related to May. The brief lacks concrete events or outcomes.
A crowd from Bonham and nearby towns visited family in the area. The report lists gatherings with the Felty, Broadfoot, Lipscomb, Brent, Evans, Russell, Anderson, Crider, Mauldin, Couch, Spence, Cox, Shuler, and Wheeler households, plus trips to Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Lubbock, Paducah, and Sherman. Several travels involved hospital and funeral attendance, with appearances by Judge O. L. Couch and defense guards units noted.
The Snyder family gathered for its yearly reunion at the home of Mrs John Owen. Mrs Owens' mother \(Mrs Snyder\) is nearly 90. Visitors included extended family from Gladewater Hellis Oklahoma Camp Bowie and Denison with updates on relatives and recent travels.
A local Fannin County club met at ESTE on Thursday evening with officers elected and plans formed. The gathering included several community members and discussed upcoming activities.
C Lane appointed manager of Frosted Food Storage Co. Bonham area notes indicate Lane will oversee plant operations including storage, packing, and distribution. The move aligns with local industry changes as the company expands services to meet community needs. A related community picnic is planned at Lake Fannin on June 29 by the Bonham Business and Professional Women's Club with attendees from Paris, Denison, Durant, and nearby towns.
Miss Janie Nadine Bates and Arthur Lee Ayers of Blue Ridge were married at the First Baptist Church parsonage this morning at 9 30 with Rev Grocery officiating. Mrs G Q Newman of Mansfield and Mr and Mrs V R Tarrant of Leonard attended. The couple will reside in Blue Ridge.
Will T Hull will hold a meeting aimed at helping indebted farmers. The group will gather Wednesday June 25 with the Farm Security Administration and creditors to negotiate debt adjustments. Committee members include Charles Eb Cook and others to coordinate aid and mediation.
Mrs. Arvilla Patson appointed home economist for Community Natural and Texas Cities Gas in Denison division including Bonham. She will assist all customers with gas appliance and cooking operations. Patson previously directed home services in Oklahoma and produced radio series and a home service column for twelve Oklahoma newspapers. She is a Tulsa native with a Tulsa University home economics degree.
The Twenty-First Annual North Texas Baptist Encampment will be at Woodlake between Sherman and Denison June 23 27 with 500 delegates from Wichita Falls Bowie Sulphur Springs Fort Worth Dallas Denison Paris Greenville Ennis and more. First Baptist Bonham plans transport for a 6 30 pm meeting to discuss foreign missions and church interests led by Rev J O Grey and Rev C P Sansom with Rex Ray and family among delegates.
About 75 high school students enroll in a four week music education clinic at the University of Texas aimed at training teachers and providing performance experience. The program offers theory, piano, strings, band, orchestra, chorus, and outdoor activities culminating July 12 at Texas Memorial Stadium under Dr Archie Jones. Foster Bomar reports a bloom at Hone Grove with the Campbell kids seen shopping with entertainment roles.
District Judge Bascom Gist of Tyler quips there are two classes of people those who make speeches and those who listen to them. The column recalls readers and editors, praising generosity and a small cast of figures including Judge Ralph Yarborough, Marvin Brown, and a New York district attorney, with reminiscences on a Depression era book gift from the Ft Worth Star-Telegram.
Portable lunch stands on skids are being built at the Consolidated Aircraft plant to serve defense workers. Local caterer T. N. Dean organized the movable ninth-stand plan with Austin Co. contractors. Six stands to start, with more added as needed. The large cafeteria will be for clerical staff engineers officials and visitors.
Mark McMahon and his wife visited Bonham on Sunday. He spoke at First Christian Church on Everyman’s Class, arguing that God rules the world unlike despots. He cited rulers like Alexander, David, Caesar, Xerxes, Napoleon, and others and praised McMahon’s biblical fluency and reasoning.
An excerpt from a reader letter evokes a decayed rural scene with erosion and abandonment contrasted by a note about a nation’s “You Write the Story” contest. The page then shifts to sports and politics chatter, mentioning Texans, athletes, and Lyndon Johnson context amid scattered local color and quips.
A courtroom fragment shows a prisoner statement about a lawyer and last sentence. Nearby a middle aged woman loses balance and falls from a window onto a garbage can. A bystander makes a derogatory racial remark about the incident.
Mr and Mrs Hal Felty of Commerce announce the birth of a son named Hal Frank Jr born Saturday afternoon in the local area.
O L Merrill a Ladonia native and longtime head of the Merrill Cotton Company died Sunday morning of a heart attack. He belonged to one of Ladonia’s oldest families and was tied to the town’s interests and Bonham activities.
Funeral services were scheduled for 3 30 Monday afternoon from the dexce with burial in Lade cemetery. Survivors include his wife Mrs LU Merrill two sons Harry and Har land Merrill of Dallas Hendra Merrill of Greenville and Sam Merrill of Fort Worth.
Mr and Mrs Guy Allen who taught at Nobility for six years resign to accept similar positions at Mesquite school in Gollin county near Farmersville.
Rain halted resumed resurfacing on North Center Street as new showers interrupted work. crews paused projects until conditions clear and paving can resume.
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