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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
2
J. Young county agent announced about 6000 cotton checks totaling roughly 197000 dollars arrived at his office for distribution under the farm program. Allen Spies Jr. broke his arm in a fall from a tree.
June 27 1930 entries list residents traveling to Chicago Ridge Montana Arkansas and California for study work or visits. Names include Miss Mary Williams Miss Bonnie Gayne Rev W R Holder plus Mr and Mrs Dick Saunders and Betty Gray Saunders Jr with trips to Dallas Little Rock Gonzales Graham and Winslow Ark. Auction and real estate notices advertise Rawleighs route and a bond farm near Honey Grove with terms and location.
Mary Ellen Whitehead wed Wendell Rich of Savoy in Benham on June 22 with Rev. J Porter Wilhite officiating. The couple left Sunday for Tulsa where Rich works. Local families visited and several community members were noted as sick or in need, with various relatives attending church, picnics, and gatherings in the days surrounding the ceremony.
Boll weevils and flea hoppers are rising in parts of Central Texas but limited in impact. First generation weevils emerge near College Station with 2 percent infestation in four fields near Woodlands. Six fields near Waco show 21 percent of squares punctured. North Texas sees negligible weevils while flea hoppers rise in Brazos County and near Waco. Cotton bollworms expected to injure many areas soon as moths appear at varying times due to corn maturity. Grasshoppers threaten several Central and North Texas sites. A second generation salt marsh caterpillars cause damage in South Texas.
The schedule lists games among Pumpers Bailey Elkins Economy from June 28 through July 22. Matchups include Bailey facing Elkins on July 3 and Bailey vs Pumpers on June 28, with multiple meetings among all four teams throughout the period.
Mr and Mrs H C Brent and relatives attended funeral services for Mrs Sallie Connor at Pilot Grove on Wednesday. Mrs Connor was an aunt of Mrs H C Brent, with Mr and Mrs George Brent and Mr and Mrs Lee Brent also in attendance.
Regular fifth Sunday singing at Hail to begin Sunday at 2 30 led by Homer Smith with J J Butler conducting the elderly folks at the Ladonia homecoming event.
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