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Bonham Daily Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1940

Page

6

Mot Hes Dale 1m for Daf foon i 154

The fragmentary item notes a horse named Daf foon i 154 achieving a time of 1 minute for a mile distance. Details on event, location, or participants are limited in the readable text.

Honor for Mary Bland Smith at annual Golf Club supper

Honored Saturday evening at 7:30 at the annuum Golf club, Miss Mary Bland Smith bride elect of Tom Graham of Austin, was feted with a buffet supper. Guests included Miss Smith, Mr. Rapam, Mr. and Mrs. Nunnelee Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Nunnelee, Mrs. Reagan Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John Day, Mr. and Mrs. Randell McMahon, Miss Bettyjean Smith, Miss Virginia Rainey, John Wells Smith, and Paul Arledge Jr.

Eugene Risser Annum Golf Club Mary Bland Smith Tom Graham Austin Miss Smith Rapam Nunneleemith Bradford Ninnelee Reagan Taylor John Day Randell McMahon Bettyejane Anith Virginia Rainey John Wells Smith Paul Arledge Jr

99 Club Donates to Red Cross War Relief Fund

Members of the 99 Chile premi nt social club of Bonham contribute 15 dollars to the American Red Cross war relief fund.

Red Cross Chile Premint Social Club Bonham Themerican Red Cross War Relief

Prize Awarded in Roto Contest by Mrs Virgo Steger

Bonham resident Mrs Virgo Steger won a prize in a photographic contest conducted by the Dal News. Her winning photo shows an elderly woman by a window knitting. The editor praised the peacefulness and love of creative beauty in her portrait.

Virgo Steger Bonham Dal- News

Kiddie Party Planned for Vacant Store Behind Drug Store

A children’s party is scheduled for tonight in a vacant building west of the Alexander Drug Store. Attendees may wear costumes for prizes for the best eye catching costume and for the best overall costume. Proceeds benefit the Free Kindergarten.

Alexander Drug Store

Sunday School Attendance in Texas Unrestricted Venison Possession

Fragmented notes reveal discussions on Sunday school attendance across denominations including Baptist and Methodist and a stray reference to venison possession in Texas. The text lacks coherent report but preserves entities such as Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, and Texas.

Mt Christian Vary Baptist Ay Baptist Int Methodist ‘Church of Christ St Baptist Lark Memorial A O— SS Re

Weekend Visits and Personal Notices from Bonham

Bonham readers list personal visits and travel notes across Texas. William Foster visits Mt. Pleasant from the tax office. Peggy Buford travels to Wichita Falls to care for her hospitalized mother. H G Fields family from Waco visits Bonham. B Williams of Mansfield, La. stays with Joe Shaw relatives. Fannie German returns to Fort Worth to study after an injury. George Russell accompanies Dorothy Goetzke to New York for Columbia University. Varying family and social visits extend to Illinois Bloomingdale, Gainesville, Texarkana, Houston, and Dallas, including reunions and travel between Bonham and extended kin.

Dorothy Russell Goetzke George Russell Bonham New York City Goetzke Columbia University

Bonham Welcomes Visiting Guests With Breakfast

Bonham honors Sunday visitors with a breakfast at the Finley home on North Center street. The event celebrated Mr and Mrs Murry of San Francisco and other guests from Oklahoma and nearby towns visiting friends and relatives during their Texas and Oklahoma trip.

H. G Fields Waco Charlies Fletcher Bonham Mia Bill Murry Raymond Murry San Francisco Calif Tilbert Finley North Center Street Murry Texas Oklahoma

Final Service Of Revival At Calvary Baptist Church

The closing revival service at Calvary Baptist Church was held Sunday with strong attendance. Pastor C P Sansom announced 34 conversions and rededications and 2 additions to the church, with 17 baptisms during the meeting. Rev R H Cagle of Fort Worth led the service, assisted by Edward Carlson of Fort Worth.

Calvary Baptist Church C P Sansom R H Cagle Fort Worth Edward Carlson Eharett Ving

Fragmented OCR Briefs and Notices from a Texas Paper

A mixed OCR page mentions events and names including Jacks state, Helen H Schwat, and the Extension Service of Texas A M College. It cites a survey of 35,977 girls with counts by age groups and regional polls, plus scattered schedule items and local notices.

Jacks Helen H Extension Service of Texas

Miss Lipscomb Named Camp Counsellor and Instructor

Miss Elizabeth Lipscomb daughter of Mr and Mrs R T Lipscomb has completed the national aquatic school at Rockaway Beach Missouri and becomes a safety instructor in aquatics. She will visit Washington and New York City before serving as counsellor and waterfront instructor at Life's camp for girls in Sussex New Jersey from June 30 to August 30. The camp is run by Life Magazine for underprivileged New York City children.

Elizabeth Lipscomb R. T. Lipscomb National Aquatic School Rockaway Beach Miss Lipscomb Washington New York City Life Sussex, N. J Life Magazine

Dowlen Stewart Rites Unified At Farmersville

Miss Dorcas Stewart of Farmersville and Wm H Dowlen of Windom married Thursday at the Stewart home in Farmersville. The couple will reside in Windom with both families and attendants Mrs Mary Lou Stewart and Jor Dowlen present.

Windom Dorcas Stewart Farmersville Wm H Dowlen J. A Dowlen M. W. Stewart Mary Lou Stewart Jor Dowlen

Doris Anderson Crowned Miss Bonham 1940 at Pageant

Doris Nell Anderson, daughter of Milam and Mrs Anderson of Bonham, won Miss Bonham of 1940 at the Band Parents Club talent and personality pageant in the high school auditorium. Gloria Svoboda was named Little Miss Bonham and John Day II Little Mr Bonham 1940. The trio received silver dollars and the orchestra of Svoboda, McAnally, Pratt, and Baker won talent competition, earning a chance to compete in Marshall for a state contest and Hollywood screen-test consideration.

Doris Nell Anderson Milam Anderson Bonham Band Parents — Club Gloria Marie Svoboda Frank Svoboda Miss Bonham John Day II John Day Jr Tommy Svoboda Dan McAnally John Pratt Dean Baker Marshall Hollywood

Bonham Raises Red Cross Relief Quota Quickly

Bonham reports rapid response to a relief drive with a $1500 quota for Red Cross war aid. Local committees led by Joe Loy and Joe Denton tallied dozens of donations from individuals and businesses including Denton, Virgil Wilson, Farm Security Administration staff, Longmire and Stevens, and the Bonham Ice Co. totaling over the target.

Bonham Red Cross Joe Loy Joe Denton Joe Denton, Jr Virgil Wilson Dick Phillips Clark Benton McDowell Auto Co Barr Longmire & Stevens Starnes Beauty Shoppe Farm Security Administration Saunders Drug B. Scarobrough Henry Herringe Blué Bonnet Hotel An Bonham Ice Co Raleigh Ryan Ian Stewart

Brother Of Bonham Men Killed When Pistol Discharges

Private James 5. Stuckey of Queen City was killed at Barksdale Field when a pistol discharged while he sat at a desk in the bombardi school office. He is the brother of Wilburn Stuckey Bonham a Baptist preacher. The body was sent to Queen City for interment.

Barksdale James 5 Stuckey Queen City Barksds Field Shreveport Wilburn Stuckey Bonham Bombardi

Great Northern Orders Protection of Mallard Nest near Tracks

Great Falls Montana workers were ordered to guard a mallard nest found within ten feet of the railroad tracks at Madison Mont. The duck, described as a wild hen mallard, laid nine eggs in the nest.

Great Falls Mont Great Northern Railway Mador

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