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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
2
An advertisement describes Swamp Root a herbal remedy claimed to support kidney and bladder function and relieve nighttime urination. It touts Dr. Kilmer and offers a free trial by mail and a full-size bottle at drugstores.
District convention of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle in Pittsburgh Friday June 27 will feature initiation of a large class. Notables include Mrs Jennie Lou Knight district president and Grove No 149 host committee with officers and guests from Bonham Tyler Longview Kalore and Texarkana.
Mrs L. Colemat pays tribute to her neighbor Coleman on her 86th birthday. The note recalls her long life on a Bonnam farm near Wolfe County and mentions Nannie Hunt as an early neighbor.
The Hunt family, rooted in the village and its surrounding farms, has been influential in civic and religious circles. Of eight siblings, three are noted residents, with extended relatives visiting and a Sunday dinner hosted at the Coleman home on West 9th Street drawing many relatives from Durant, Dallas, and Arlington.
Miss Cleo Morrison spoke at a sunrise breakfast hosted by the Amonna Class of First Baptist Sunday School at Bonham State Park. The guest, a returned missionary from China, discussed her imprisonment in a Japanese prison, her ongoing studies at Fort Worth and Yale, and her plans to return to China on August 15.
Roy Taylor from Ravenna went to Amarillo to work in a grain elevator. Bonham hosted James Brown and his Dallas wife and daughter for the weekend. Dallas visitors Ernest Robertson family stayed in Bonham, as did ETSTC student James London from Commerce. The Nelms family returned from two weeks in Lubbock, and Dale R Daniel with son Danny visited from Pratt Kansas. Vernon Ewinson and Daniel joined the Daniels for a Thursday trip and return. Evelyn Louise Hudson from Decatur visited Claude and Mrs Hudson. Robert Orme from Amarillo visited his grandparents in Bonham. Andrew Barrett of Fort Worth came for the illness and death of Jack Biggerstaff, the Barretts’ relative.
About 40 young people attended the Baptist youth fellowship hour after Sunday services at Ernest Hicklang’s. The evening featured games directed by Paul Wicklang and a devotional by Minnie Barnes at 10 o’clock. Recordings and photos were taken. out of town visitors included Hugo Hickfang of Dallas Miss Clara Furle of Houston and Mrs Elizbeth Grubbs of Hannibal.
Dorothy Lae and Doyle Denny exchanged marriage vows Saturday in a home ceremony conducted by Dr. B F Milan. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A L Lane of Judd City. the groom is son of Mrs Louis Denny of Bunham. Attendants were Modena Dawn and Thermus Kennedy. The record notes an Army service and local family ties. Also a line on dairy production appears erroneously.
Rotary meets each Wednesday at the Gem Cafe. Lions gather Thursdays at Sawards Cafe noon. American Legion Anderson Roberts Post 283 convenes on first and third Friday at 7:30 am in City Hall. Bragg bust 4852 Veterans of Foreign Wars holds first Wednesday and third Thursday monthly. Chamber of Commerce monthly meetings on the second Tuesday at East Fourth Street offices. Jaycees meet Monday 7 pm in Edward's Cafe club room. VFW auxiliary meets second and fourth Thursdays. Bonhay Public Library hours summer 9 to 2:30 with mornings only. closed afternoons.
Allen Memorial Hospital records three births in June. A girl born June 20 to Mr and Mrs R D Hune of Ravenna route 1. A boy born June 20 to Mr and Mrs Mack Neely of Bonham route 2. A boy born June 21 to Mr and Mrs K O Jenkins of Bonham route 3. A girl born June 22 to Mr and Mrs C B H Sweringen of West Fourth Street Bonham.
Ylinots commercial hatchery reported production of 7,200,000 chicks in February, about 300,000 fewer than expected. The shortfall highlights challenges in the month and may affect supply estimates for the coming period.
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