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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
3
Women of First Methodist Church meet in members homes for circle gatherings. Activities include devotions, prayers, treasurer reports, decorations for upcoming months, picnics and games. Hostesses, guests, and a Bible Bingo session are noted along with refreshments and prayers.
Dr Sandor Blye told Baylor summer session audiences that growing a mixed culture may outpace Western nations. Law professors Lawson and James noted despite war and shifting borders, core European ideals persist. An oil operator cited Texas drilled oil comprising about 30 percent of last year’s production.
West Wednesday The Rotary Club meets at noon in the Gem Cafe. Thursday The Lions Club also meets at noon. Friday marks a centennial Masonry celebration at Lake Fannin with activities at the Bonhi gym.
Pertong in Dallas reports Mr and Mrs W P Duckett visiting with daughter Mrs J W Emert and family. Mrs Emert and sons joined the Duckett party for a Bonham visit. Mrs Charlie Douglas recovering after Sherman hospital operation doing nicely. Lieut Henry Cunningham Jr best man at Betsy Deacon and Donald Vivian Bennett Dallas wedding. Cunningham and Bennett were West Point classmates. IN HOUSTON Mr and Mrs C E Monds and daughters Betty Lou and Joanne visiting relatives during vacation.
Mrs Claude Leatherwood hosted a morning breakfast and linen shower at her West Fourth residence for Miss Mary Bland Smith, who will wed Tom Graham of Austin on Saturday July 6. Guests included Miss Smith, Mrs Bland Smith, and many local attendees. prize from a flower-themed game was awarded.
The First Baptist Woman's Missionary Union held four circles meeting Monday afternoon at the church. Lottie Moon and Whittinghill Circles reported prayers, brief business, and readings from religious works. Henrietta Shuck and Annie Sallee Circles noted devotional guides, stewardship programs, and subscriptions to the Hundred Thousand Club with several members attending.
Round 4 The a Square column opens with Kath Fry previewing a playful wager by Charlie Halell to fine anyone who boasts about relatives. The page also notes peach time with W E Newtons harvest of Samples ripe and tasty. A local Model T fad grows as Robe rt Deroagh buys a Ford and tarantulas appear in Favorite office. A table turns column explores H B McAnally’s quirks and talents in a lighthearted sketch.
Miss Arsenia Gribble of Fl Pass visits Bonham relatives and friends. Mrs Mary Allicon and son of Okmulgee Okla visit J R McMillan family and other kin. Mrs J W Brown and daughter Betty Jo from Sweetwater and Mrs Doe Walker with Virginia and Joe Jr of Saxe Charles La visit J M Jenkins. Dallas visitors include Mr and Mrs Paul Mayfield and Mrs Paul Fletcher. Joe Denton, I B Boggess returns home from Wolfe City. Hazel June Ivey travels with Big Smiths to Dallas after Bonham visit.
Bryan Texas June 22 the Piret unit 4 a new industrial development for Texas and the Southwest opens with a ceremony by the Young Men's Civic League and Bryan Chamber of Commerce. The factory produces calcium arsenate a poison compound to destroy cotton boll weevil and other pests. It uses Texas raw materials including lime. Officials include J M Fountain president OC Behre vice president and Mills P Walker secretary treasurer.
Sitzler's Flower Shop remains undefeated as it meets Adamson's Barber Shop in the City Bowling League. Adamson's sits tied for second. two matches are scheduled for Wednesday night. The page also notes wartime death tolls with 239,104 total U S casualties in World War I.
The Association of Former Students creates Twenty five Opportunity Awards at Texas A and M to fund four or five years of college through a combination of work study and student contributions. Open to outstanding high school or junior college graduates, the program aims to aid those with exceptional scholastic ability and leadership potential, with cooperation from A and M College and A and M Clubs. Costa Rica maintains an army of only 800 men.
Registrations of new passenger cars in Texas in May did not rise versus April in fifteen populous counties. Total sales reached 660 dollars, down 37 percent from April but 69 percent above May 1939. First five months of 1940 show 20,178 registrations, 18.4 percent higher than 1939. Commercial car registrations also declined 17.5 percent from April.
Denton Texas representatives from the Civil Aeronautics Authority will visit North Texas State Teachers College to discuss establishing a civil pilot training center. President McConnell was informed by Ralph DeVore of Fort Worth region four, CAA manager, as the center’s application renewal seeks to start training in September. Local leaders back a nearby landing field and offer help securing a field and hangars while congressional contact signals broader interest in aviation shop facilities for mechanical training.
Denton Texas reports economist J Newton Rayzor argues in a lecture at North Texas State Teachers College that the United States must secure more money for a war machine and that government domination of war industries is needed to confront fascist powers. He cites profits and stakes as obstacles and notes cotton trade shifts to South America due to disrupted European routes.
Members of the Business and Professional Women's Luncheon Club discussed assisting Bonham and Honey Grove for the war refugee garment quota. A committee led by Mrs Dwight Hackley will coordinate calls and participation. Mrs McCleary said Red Cross leads refugee care and Europe has received 500,000 garments. Trenton, Honey Grove, and Bonham to double and quadruple the quota. New members were welcomed and social worker Kay Criddy spoke.
Seven miles north of Bonham on Highway 78 reports a mattress center operating with several units made and an average of two mattresses daily. Rev Rideout of Bonham hosted a social gathering with Mr and Mrs Bob Dulaney. Mr and Mrs George Laceweld have moved to Bonham and Clark family from New Mexico are visiting friends. Mrs Ethel Sherrod has been away for some time and better present.
Sales for January May totaled 5460 up 125 per cent shove the corresponding period of 1039. Southern white tail deer fants weigh only three to four pounds at birth.
One of Fannin's oldest residents Joseph R. Erwin of Lamasc o led a Sunday reunion at Lake Fannin with all five children present. In his 94th year he recalled Fannin County's growth from sparse settlements to a thriving area. Attendants included children Charlie Erwin and family Doris Billie Bob Richard Nancy Eleanor and others from Bonham Tishomingo Dallas and Los Angeles. The event featured picnics photographs swimming and four generation group photos.
Win Buck Erwin and his daughter Amy Jo Erwin figure in a community event spotlight. The pair drew attention for their roles in a local contest and charity drive benefiting area families.
In Batavia New York during a city cleanup week volunteers slapped a coat of paint on the Hopkins residence in about one hour twenty minutes using four gallons of mixed paint.
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