Eunice Felty Installs Officers at Denison Club Dinner
Eunice Felty, president of the Bonham B and P club, served as installing officer for the Denison B P W club at a Denison hotel dinner meeting. Lena Stevenson was installed president. Vera Parks hosted a reception at 326 Sears Street. Bonham members W Minnie Maney Hazel Elliott Gladys May Barbara McAnelly Betsy Saunders Sara Chapman Evelyn Heinix C O Bellenger attended. guests included Mrs. Sam A Meade and Mrs Nolan Wilks of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Felty
Bonham Business and Professional Club
Denison B. & P. W
Denison
Lena Stevenson
Vera Parks
Sears Street
Miss Felty
Bonham Club
Winnie Maney
Hazel Elliott
Gladys May
Barbara McAnelly
Betsy Saunders
Sara Chapman
Evelyn Heinix
C. O. Bellenger
Sam A. Meade
Nolan Wilks
Los Angeles
Calif
Birthday Dinner Honors Dallas Guest
Jimmy Huffstutler of Dallas was the 14th birthday honoree at a family dinner hosted by his grandmother Mrs. I. W. McWhirter at 410 Chestnut Street. Guests included his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Huffstutler and friend Mike Reece, with his other grandmother Mrs. T. L. Huffstutler of Bonham. A decorated cake and gifts highlighted the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Huffstutler
Dallas
I. W. McWhirter
Chestnut Street
Jimmy
J. F. Huffstutler
Mike Reece
T. L. Huffstutler
Bonham
Huffstutler
Dodd City Pastor Speaks at MYF Meeting
The Rev. Jack McNabb of Dodd City Methodist was guest speaker for the Sub-District MYF meeting at Clark Memorial Methodist. He urged Christian decisions through Bible guidance and prayer, with musical support and district officer election, and announced the next gathering in Honey Grove on July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McNabb
Dodd City Methodist Church
Clark Memorial Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gene Elkins
Clark Memorial Methodist Church Youth Fellowship
McNab
Tommy Taylor
Fred Brown
Olvin Brown
Bailey
Jimmy Moore
Ector
Leonard
McKenzie Methodist Church
Honey Grove
Clark Memorial M. Y. F
Former California Residents Visit Bonham Week
A group of former California residents visit Bonham this week renewing friendships. Bill Wolfe and Mae Haynes from Pellflower arrive with Mrs Wolfe. Bill Powell and Dolly Edwards from Long Beach visit brother Bill Edwards. Vera Danner of Sierra Madre visits Sam Danner and Red Keyes, plus John Crates of Los Angeles stays with relatives. Della Deaton also noted among guests. Social events include a luncheon hosted by Mrs Vic Morrow with guest Mrs Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
California
Bill Wolfe
Pellflower
Wolfe
Mae Haynes
Bill Powell
Long Beach
Dolly Edwards
Bill Edwards
Vera Lacey
Sierra Madre
Vera Danner
Sam Danner
Red Keyes
John Crates
Los Angeles
Della Deaton
Unpublished Arlington Veterans Recall King Meetings
Arlington County World War II veterans recall secret off the record talks with Admiral Ernest J. King during 1942 43 at the home of Neely Bull and later at Phelps Adams and the Statler Hotel They say King was wary yet warm giving Navy background to Washington reporters throughout the war and the veterans vow to attend his funeral if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lysec. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Arlington County
Virginia
Ernie King
Arlington
Ernest J. King
Navy
King
Bull
Phelps H. Adams
New York Sun
U.S. Steel
Adams
Var
Methodist WSCS Circles Meet For Work And Worship
Circles of the women’s society of Christian service at the First Methodist Church held Monday meetings in members’ homes for business, devotion, and programs. Circle 1 hosted 24 attendees at 3 pm with topics on The World Beginning In My Community. Circle 2 met at 3 pm for devotional and pledge cards, with 19 present. Circle 3 gathered at 12:45 pm for a covered dish luncheon, stewardship program, and pledges. 25 attended. Additionally Circle B&B met at Highway 78 with 12 present. new members Mrs. Robert Dorough and Mrs. Earl M. Jones joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Cnuirch
Eddie Baggarly
East 9Th Street
Circle No. 1
Baggarly
Lydia Guild
Circle 1
Victor King
W. A. Barr
Earl Gross
Dave McNabb
Roy Owens
Circle No. 2
C. C. Martin, Sr
Owens
M. M. Wilshire
J. R. Bevans
J. M. Jenkins
J. O. Tate
Frank Svoboda
12Th
Pine Streets
Circle No. 3
Earl M. Jones
B. J. Gross
A. K. Yates
T. J. Clotfelter
M. C. Mhoon
J. O. Broiles
B. & B. Circle
Clyde Crittenden
Broiles
Highway 78
John Reece
W. P. Kantz
Robert Dorough
Younger Set Moves In On Leonard's Business World
Gail Evans and Mary Flannagan, daughters of local residents, operate snow cone stands downtown this summer. Carla Beth Golden, daughter of Wilfred Golden, works as a clerk in a department store. All plan to return to Leonard schools for the fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Gail Evans
Homer C Evans
Mary Flannagan
J T Flannagan
Carla Beth Golden
Wilfred Golden
Jeonard
Couple to Attend National Education Association Meeting
Mr and Mrs Guyan Stevens of Randolph travel to Portland Oregon to attend the 94th annual National Education Association convention from July 1 to July 6. They are former Fannin county teachers now with the Denison school system for two years with Mrs Stevens serving as Denison Class room Teachers association president and Grayson county unit Texas State Teachers secretary. They will participate in a discussion on communities with 10 000 to 30 000 population on July 5 and delegates from 48 states District of Columbia Hawaii Alaska and Puerto Rico are expected to attend. The body will include about 5500 state and local education association members. The couple traveled by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyan Stevens
Randolph
Portland
Ore
National Education Association
Stevens
Fannin County
Denison
Denison Classroom Teachers Association
Grayson County
Texas State Teachers Association
District of Colubia
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Gober Church Men Hold Supper and Fish Fry
The Adult II group of Gober Baptist Church hosted a supper and fish fry at Bonham State Park Saturday night with Norris Carpenter giving the invocation. Attendees included many couples and guests such as Louis Bill Robinson and family, Jack Green and family, Zealous Trout, Anse Babers, Wad Dell Turman, Paul Moore, Noel Burnett and Lanny Joe, A B Daugherty, Alva Carpenter, Kenneth Wayne, Norris Carpenter, and the Rev Marshall Alford with their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOBER
Gober Baptist Church
Bonham State Park
Norris Carpenter
Louis Bill Robinson
Bobby
Billy
Jack Green
Barbara
Brenda
Jackie
Joe Green
Pete Green
Zealous Trout
Anse Babers
Sandra
Ronnie
Waddell Turman
Paul Moore
Noel Burnett
Lanny Joe
A. B. Daugherty
Alva Carpenter
Kenneth Wayne
Marshall Alford
Ice Cream Supper Slated By Ravenna Church WSCS
Mrs. Hubert Eaton heads the Ravenna Methodist WSCS inviting friends to an ice cream and cake supper on Thursday night at the Weldon Doggett home lawn. Proceeds benefit the WSCS treasury for church needs while the church awaits a district superintendent appointed pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Eaton
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ravenna Methodist Church
Weldon Doggett
WSCS
VFW Sponsors Party at VA Center
Gainesville VFW and American Legion auxiliary members visited Bonham to entertain Veterans Hospital residents. The group sponsored games and distributed prizes including cigarettes and canteen books and gave birthday cigarettes to June birthdays. Gainesville guests joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Gainesville
Bonham
Veterans Hospital
Paris Bride-to-Be Feted with Gift Tea
Miss Cynthia Hunt, bride-elect of Jack Roland Rogers, was honored at a gift tea in Honey Grove area with Paris and Honey Grove hostesses. About 35 guests attended as pink and white decor framed the event. The couple’s July 4 wedding is planned at Immanuel Baptist Church in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Grove
Cynthia Hunt
Paris
Jack Roland Rogers
Homer Rhodes
Kay Fulcher
Edna Earle Fuller
Bootsie Lewis
Gloria Crumley
Paul Hunt
Shred Rogers
Fulcher
Bonham News Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Visits
Henry G. Nunn of La Jolla visits Bonham with brother Charles and Mrs. Nunn. Robert Lockhart travels to Camp Gilmont to return Judy Tucker and Janet Johnson from a five day Presbyterian camp. Mrs. Manuel Brent and three children visit Dr. and Mrs. Jack Saunders and Mrs. George Brent, with Manuel returning to Grand Prairie. Reverend Jack McNabb and his mother visit former Bonham pastor Reverend William Greenhaw. The Rev. O. M. Hume and Mrs. Hume of Dallas visit J. C. Shockley and family. Mrs. Gladys May of Los Angeles visits her sister in Bonham. Mrs. Homer Spurlock of Hobart, Oklahoma, visits Homer Thompson. Texie Boggess returns home from Chicago with niece Mrs Bill Cannon after a long stay. O A Moore of Ravenna plans visits to Mae Gregory in Harlingen and relatives in Corpus Christi and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Nunn
la Jolla
Calif
Bonham
Charles Nunn
Robert Lockhart
Camp
Gilmont
Gilmer
Judy Tucker
Janet Johnson
Presbyterian
Manuel Brent
Jack Saunders
George Brent
Manuel
Grand Prairie
Dave McNabb
Jack McNabb
Dallas
William Greenhaw
O. A. Moore
Ravenna
Mae Gregory
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Bonhamites Return From Vacation Trip
Mr and Mrs Jones Richardson and two grandchildren Bonita and Jerry Snodgrass have returned from a Western States vacation visiting Carlsbad Cavern Grand Canyon Yosemite Sequoia Petrified Forest Painted Desert Catalina Island Las Vegas and old Mexico with Mrs Ruth Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Richardson
Bonita
Jerry Snodgrass
Pacific Coast
Carlsbad Cavern
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Calif
Richardson
Ruth Pleasant
Grand Canyon
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia National Park
Petrified Forest
Painted Desert
Catalina Island
Las Vegas
Old Mexico
Weekend Guests In Nevil Felty Home
Mrs. Nevil Felty was accompanied home from Waxahachie by her son L. T. Felty and family for a weekend visit. Other visitors included Hal Felty and family of Tyler and Dr. Max Felty and wife with infant son Tommy of Paris. It was the Feltys' youngest grandson's first Bonham visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevil Felty
Waxahachie
L. T. Felty
London Family Returns From Denver Vacation
Mr and Mrs Clarence London of Gober and their son James London with Dennis Neal London return from a trip to Denver Colorado and other cities. London serves as superintendent of Gober schools while James teaches in Odessa public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence London
Gober
James London
London
Dennis Neal
Odessa
Denver
Colo
Gober Schools
James
Baptist Pastor Arrives in Leonard for Indian Creek Revival
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Allison arrive from Sherman and reside at the Don Doolin home in Leonard. He serves as pastor of Indian Creek Baptist Church and works at Temco in Greenville. A revival starts July 1 led by evangelist Rev. C. B. Hout of Sherman.
Mrs R C Curtis Undergoes Surgery in Sherman Hospital
Mrs R C Curtis wife of Dr R C Curtis of the V A hospital is in Community hospital in Sherman where she underwent surgery Monday Mrs W W Green of Old Ocean is with her mother in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Curtis
V. A. Hospital
Community Hospital
Sherman
W. W. Green
Old Ocean
Bible Schools See Attendance Jump Across Five Churches
Vacation Bible schools at five Bonham Baptist churches reported higher attendance. Calvary rose from 67 to 79, First Baptist reached 166 from 147, Seventh and Main up to 105 from 97, Trinity Baptist 92 up from 85, and Boyd Baptist 93, five more than opening. Classes run daily 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with songs, memory work and crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Trinity Baptist
Harrison Johns
Boyd Baptist
Bonham Families Vacation at Bull Shoals Ark
Mr and Mrs Travis Currin and three children and Mr and Mrs Willis Duff with two children returned from a vacation at Bull Shoals Arkansas near the Missouri line a popular resort for many families this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Currin
Willis Duff
Bull Shoals
Ark
Missouri Line
Birth Announcement for Ruth Ann Pinkston
Ruth Ann Pinkston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Pinkston, was born June 22, 1956, in a Bonham Texas hospital. The newborn weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. G. Forgy
Bonham
Texas
Ruth Ann
A. D. Pinkston
Bonham, Tex
Birthday list and a traffic ticket in Brenham Texans
The page notes birthdays for Ellen Louise Heck and others including Harris Myers and Mr. Myers is in Veterans hospital for observation. In Brenham Texas Winston Churchill, a truck driver, received a overweight ticket from the Texas Highway Patrol for a load over the limit on his truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Myers, Sr
Veterans Hospital
Mr. Myers
Winston Churchill
Brenham
Tex
Texas Highway Patrol
President Eisenhower on Death of Admiral King
The nation mourns Admiral Ernest J. King as a great American and outstanding naval officer. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke praises King as one of the era’s outstanding military figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Freet
Ernest J. King
Arleigh A. Burke
King
Truman Sees All Dictators as Equal Totalitarians
In Atlantic City remarks former President Truman declares there is no difference among Mussolini Hitler Stalin and Khrushchev as totalitarians. Governor Ribboll of Connecticut criticizes Harriman's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination calling it unlikely to gain traction. Governor Chandler of Kentucky supports the favorite son candidacy but says it would gain seriousness if given a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Truman
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Atlantic City
N. J
Abraham Ribboll
Connecticut
Averell Harriman
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert M. Centred Taeburne
Te Bonham Publishing Co., Inc
Pam
Aubrey L. McAlister
Cee Ea Nig
Ing Edites
Earatsis
Sinan
The
Arec
Bonham Daily Favorite
OCSET
Denison Club
J. R. Jackson
Optometrist
East 4Th St. Pho
Texas Optometric Ass'n
Fae Jones
Henry Lovelace
Dodd City
MYF
Over Bonham Drug
DAVIS
Gillette
Visavend Corp
Sheridan Road
Chicago
Arlington Veterans
Sbetter
Fdr
Naval Operations
U. S. Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Solomon Islands
Tional Press Club
Solomons Islands
Neely Bull
Methodist Wscs
Portland, Ore
Ravenna Church
VFW
VA Center
Charles W. Hill
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
O. M. Hume
J. C. Shockley
May
Houston
Galveston
Homer Spurlock
Hobart, Okla
Homer Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Texie Boggess
Chicago, Ill
Bill Cannon
Hill's Convalescent Home
S. Center
Pho
Londons
Denver, Colo
Sherman Hospital
Vest
Violeat Syuden
Paul Spencer
Becky
Jack Schumpert
Lydia
Bonham High School
Bible Schools
Arkansas
N's CL
Ellen Louise Heck
Mary C. Evans
Don Lookadoo
Harris Myers
Rebecca Ellen Spencer
Charles Turbyfill
Judy Ann Brewer
David Gantt
Lloyd Shinpaugh
Sap
America
Turan
Columbia Pictures Presente
Zqltan
KQROA
Technicolor
Dairy Queen
Mrs
Neal Hamilton
At the Dairy Queen
Necchi - Elna
N. Center
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