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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1937
Page
2
The Church of the Nazarene hosted a social for the Young Married People class at the Foreman home on South 4th Street. Members gathered for games talks and refreshments with Mr and Mrs Foreman and other attendees.
Former Bonhamite Mack Guthrie died in Lindale Texas on Thursday June 24 at home. Funeral services were held Sunday at Whe rock cemetery near Bonham. Interment at Whiterock cemetery. Survived by wife and two children Maxirom. He was from Houston and had three brothers Aron of Bonham Bob of Hue Ok and Gary of Yuma Ar. Also surviving are several sisters. Deceased lived in Washington City where he worked to support families in large cities. Administrator was Brewart Me Jaonalt. Details from The Daily Favorite.
A report notes growing concern over a drug used by members of a local fraternity. Medical officials including Dr. T J McCuintant and Major Raycroft Williams discuss observed effects and potential risks at the General Hospital.
A local notice reports a planned wedding shower for Miss Varcures Payeor with details on date and hosting arrangements. The event emphasizes community involvement and family attendance in a small-town setting.
The text lists various honorees and participants including Martha fever Ani Sptvy Tilltat Sao, Pauline Spiv, Bess Aninder, Jake Baithet, and others. It mentions names connected to a ceremony or gathering with references to places and groups like Gladewater and Burrows Sideo, reflecting a local honors notice and social roll.
Announcement lists Margaret Taylor getting married July 7. Details note a wide circle of friends and family at her home, with attendees from various places and affiliations. The notice reads like a social column item from a local paper.
Newspapermen and radio men preview Casa Manana Friday night in Fort Worth. Reporters and broadcasters discuss anticipation for this year's production and the scene backstage at the venue.
Mary Corneeta Whirter McWhirter died at 1:15 pm at her daughter Cora Hyatt’s home, aged 84, born April 4, 1863, in Florence Alabama. Survived by many relatives including four choose. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday at 2 pm led by Rev J E Fender with Rev Richard Morgan. Grandmother known for Christian faith and neighborly kindness.
Jess Jackson reports disturbing a disturbance in his yard and found an armadillo. He brought the animal to town Monday as evidence he was not seeing things. The armadillo is rare in this region and may be valuable if captured alive.
The note speaks of a dimming light and a hurried run to fetch additional fireflies, capturing a brief moment of urgent need and simple curiosity.
Fragmentary notes discuss a political defect where the opposing party alone seems to know how to run government, mentioning Virginia and a general critique of governance. The text is unclear and OCR-like with limited readable names or dates.
Sunday school and worship times listed for Trinity Episcopal First Presbyterian Church of the Nazarenes and related ministries. The weekly program highlights include morning services at 11, Sunday School at 9 45, evening services, midweek prayer meetings, and youth groups with leaders such as Mr Fred Hinkle Supt and R R Akin pastor.
A block of notices lists service times for multiple churches. First Baptist, First Christian, Clark Memorial Methodist, and First Methodist share Sunday School at 9 45 or 9 50, morning worship around 10 50, evening services, evangelistic meetings, and midweek events. Names include C B Middleton, S R Smith, O M Weaver, W O Harmon, Clinton L Bowen, with activities such as missionary society meetings, youth groups, and choir rehearsals.
Miss Ruby Pittman of Bonham and Sherman C Wilder of Sherman were married yesterday by Rev C L Bower. The couple plan to reside in Sherman with friends from Bonham.
Rev Hemr A Strong will become pastor of the Central Christian Church in Sherman on July 1, replacing Rev Roy H Biser who resigned to lead a church in Beaumont. Strong comes from five years at Boulevard Christian Church in Muskogee Oklahoma and is a native Texan a Central High School Fort Worth and Texas Christian University graduate.
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