Light Rain Visits Drought Touched Community
Light rain fell Friday night helping settle dust and cool the air in the community. No significant weather damage reported.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1932
Page
2
Light rain fell Friday night helping settle dust and cool the air in the community. No significant weather damage reported.
Many local residents are noted in the personals column. Miss Alice Lee Thorne visits Ladgnia this week. Mrs. A. T. Chaney of Lamesa has returned home after attending W. B. Hardy’s funeral. Others from Slaton and Houston attend or return from the same funeral and family members travel related to it. E. B. White remains ill at the Alexander Hotel. Miss Minnie Eldridge and Miss Edith Wasson lead girl club activities at the Ladonia barbecue while Miss Jean Mitchell reports a pleasant Washington City trip.
In Shug Hewlett's case the charge was reduced to aggravated assault and a $25 fine was imposed. Notice of apnea was given. The court recessed until Monday to resume the criminal docket.
Several hundred residents attended the Bonham Municipal Band concert on West Sth street last night. About 20 musicians under Leader Crella performed a strong program, run from 7:30 until after 6:15 to accommodate Governor Sterling’s visit.
Fulton County Georgia paid 92736.51 dollars in inheritance taxes to the state during 1931. The figure reflects the county's tax remittance for that year.
Bennett Pearson, 18, of Biloxi Mississippi, rode a bicycle from his Biloxi home to Henderson Kentucky in 60 hours. He completed the long distance journey delivering a message of endurance and personal challenge. Pearson crossed state lines and logged the trek as a solo endurance ride with support at rest stops.
In Washington on June 25 Senator Wagner defended the 2.3 billion relief bill against President Hoover. Wagner called Hoover’s attack wrong and futile, arguing the measure would curb unemployment and restore prosperity despite accusations of pork and waste. Garner added that lending to shipping interests at low rates is acceptable, but helping the people is labeled pork by critics.
The Bonham Golf Club held its regular semi monthly tournament a blind boggy event with over thirty members. Ed White shot the low score of 30 on the first nine four under par a course record. Prizes went to James Carmichael Ed Brent Jr Ben Hassell Dr Y H Harlan and Claude Alvord in that order.
Walter Griffee resumed drilling at 1622 feet in hard line in his No 1 Lemon eight miles southeast of Gainesville. The Hedrick and associates test on the Davidon land reached 1500 feet and was abandoned as a dry hole northeast of the Huggins pool in the Bulcher field.
Washington reports indicate recent game counts by forest rangers and national park officials show there are more wild animals than before, signaling a growing wildlife population in protected areas.
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