Political candidacies announced for 1940 Democratic primaries
Daily Favorite lists candidates for Congress Sheriff District Clerk and other offices in Fannin County with July 27 and August 24 1940 primaries. Named contenders include Sam Rayburn for Congress Talmadge Moore Tom Denton Henry Chaney Hutch Whitley Paul Arledge Jr J E Leatherwood Jowann J McFarland Tom M Hodges Dick Waits Eura Gray Hob Traylor J P Moore Raleigh Abernathy T J Cox M D Emerson Pink Stoddard John W Connelly Dave W Ray W H Ciamp Narper Wesley Parter Charlie Jones and others. The note also mentions experiments on mosquitoes reaching 5 000 feet driven by wind.
GOP Platform Nears Completion for 1940 Convention
In Philadelphia on June 26 the Republican platform nears completion as the foreign affairs plank ends a drafting dispute. Willkie gains Stassen support, Dewey addresses Texas delegates backing Taft, and Dawes helps secure a compromise with isolationists after Pepper walked out. The article also notes unrelated notes on Touisi ang cotton ball moths at 2,000 feet and cucumber beetles at 3,000 feet.
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Card of Thanks from Free Kindergarten Board
The Free Kindergarten Board thanks the Coca-Cola Betting Co the Bonham Daily Favorite Joe Denton and A G McRae for assistance with a recently sponsored party.
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Sasser family marks first 4 generation reunion in 17 years
A four generation Sasser reunion celebrated Mamie Sasser’s 101st birthday at W L Sasser’s home with relatives from Artesia to Dallas. The Clark Memorial Methodist Church Sunday School hosted a red and blue side contest and a baptism ceremony for six children led by Rev A H Logan. The piece notes help wanted at the new parsonage and a minister’s address at 601 Odom Street as well as various visits among Bonham Durant and San Antonio families.
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W. L. Sasser
Clark Memorial Methodist
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Beth Ann Everett
Elizabeth Herndon
Edward Coffman
Bessie Coffman
Sarah Buxton
Houston
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Beth Ann
Wharton
M P Dieckow
Jack
San Antonio
Albert Lipser
Dallas
W. Y. Webb Gorman Webb
William Webb
Clark Memorial Methodist Church
A. H. Logan
Jimmie
Alita
Beth Ann Frerett
Jack Dieckow
Judith Vision Key
Joe Tom Nichols
Bonehans
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Paris Boy Drowns While Aiding Friend At Lake
Sherman Texas June 29 Billie Clifton Gaddis 16 of Paris died Monday afternoon at Wood Lake near Sherman while trying to rescue a friend, 12 year old Charles Williams. Williams, in trouble in the lake center, was pulled out with only shock. Gaddis body found after several minutes and taken to Paris for funeral service likely Tuesday. Surviving his mother, two sisters and two brothers.
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Charles Williams
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Echiod Williams
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Bonham News Briefs from June 26 1934
Bonham Daily Favorite items record local happenings from June 1934 including Ed White leading in a National Collegiate golf tournament in Cleveland and set a county club dressmaking record with 600 garments on display at Bonham High School. Other notes mention travels to Chicago Bentonville Sherman Stanford and Galveston. visits from Lucille Hackley and Minnie Gribble. Mary Alice Pritchett to study voice. a strange bug sighting. and social visits among local residents.
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Bonham
University of Texas
Cleveland
Fannin County H. D. Club
Bonham High School
Softball Schedule With Numerous Summer Matches
The schedule lists June to August games among Economy Elkins Pumpers and Bailey. Key dates include June 26 Economy vs Elkins and July through August pairings with each team meeting several opponents, ending with August 27 Economy vs Bailey.
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Conservation lectures slated at college auditorium
Dr Kenneth Even among speaker at series on conservation of natural resources to be held at the college auditorium in June and July. Other speakers include Dr J K Johnson and KK Evans discussing labor power and natural resources. A former Bonham resident, Dave Hill, won a prize for naming a giant cabbage weighing 18 pounds.
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Jine Preston
Texas Geography
J. K. Johnson
Pr. LL
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Ec and Business Administration
State College For Women
Pr KK Evans
East Texas den of Sociology
Bonham
Farm prospects praised during Texarkana luncheon
A Texarkana luncheon featured remarks by Congressman San burn of Bonham and Dick Saunders who heads the program. Guests included H. Wallace J. A. Alexander Benton Fisher R. V. Baker and Long of Pittsburgh. The speaker contrasted Texan farm land and buildings with northern farms and praised local prospects.
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Bonham
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H. Wallace
J. A. Alexan Sherman
Benton Fisher
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