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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
3
Dennis Vinzant, longtime head of East Texas state college basketball squads, notes the shift from high school to college play. He recalls Greenville days with Frnka and stresses academics, discipline, and parental concerns as key factors in preparing players for college competition.
The column thanks Claude and several readers for renewing favorites and notes premiums like cookers or cases. Brent, a Bonham hardware leader, and J C Reaves of Dodd City are highlighted as long-time subscribers. others in Bonham, Ravenna, Honey Grove, and Telephone area are also named with renewal details and a three month special offer.
Mrs E Jo Agnew returns to Bonham after weeks in Norfolk and Washington DC and will reside at Sid Smith's on North Main. Temple relatives vacationing in Bonham include Mr and Mrs David Chapman and daughters. Miss Katilee Smith from the tax office was in Dallas. Mrs Robert Donlan and son visit Houston parents, and Dallas visitors Mrs Ben Kerr Wheeler and Mrs Paul Wheeler stay in Bonham. Judge Ho A Cunninghem hosts Miss Alice Jones of Dallas. Mrs Claude Mast and son Charles visit Brenham. Mrs Basil Gibson and children visit Lee Myers. Mr John Yantis of Brownwood visits his mother. he will join next week for the Smith Graham wedding. Rev J Porter Wilhite departs for Wylie for three weeks at the Church of Christ. Miss Merle Jackson and Miss Faye Lovelace return from West Texas. Miss Mary Lu Kuykendall travels to Greenville for a dance recital. L C G Kenyon travels to Pransville Ind and Owensboro Ky to visit relatives. Miss Betty Brekebill returns from Dallas. Mrs Ethel Keahey goes to Dallas to meet her son Scott from the RB O T C Camp. they will visit Mrs Keahey's mother Mrs W T McGill in Bonham.
Rep. Martin Dies returned to Orange Texas with his family to greet a large crowd. He will rest at home for days then travel to Austin for an executive hearing on possible fifth column activities in Texas. The three week hearing will feature about 40 witnesses from El Paso Brownsville San Antonio Tyler and other cities. He does not expect to return to Washington for the current session unless an emergency arises.
A fuzzy collage of film and stage gossip notes wild scenes from Broadway and Hollywood. References include Fred MacMurray, Zeppo Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Georgie Raft, and Elsie Tanis in playful jabs, with mock events at the World’s Fair and Shor’s club.
June 27 Austin Texas reports a University of Texas economist noting that 1940 farm cash income to date remains below the 1939 similar period. May receipts show an unusual seasonal upturn with higher prices driving the gain, not increased volume, for the five month total lagging behind 1999 by about five and a half million dollars across agricultural districts from Amarillo to Brownsville.
Vv. J. Brennen of Dallas, brother of D C Prannen of Bonham, died in Dallas early Thursday morning after a several week illness. He had been in ill health about two years. Survived by wife and two children, two brothers and two sisters. Mr and Mrs Brannon went to Dallas for the funeral arrangements, to be held later today.
A short notice from Bonham lists ripe yellow plums that fell during the season. Charles Nunn notes the fruit yield and the season’s end at phone number 463.
A list of Red Cross contributions shows numerous donors and amounts including Magouirk ten dollar nine cents, E F White five dollars, Benham Theatres twenty five dollars, staff and local businesses giving small sums. Additional entries include Loy Cafe ten cents? and other individuals with varied donations, totaling multiple dollars across many donors.
Tobacco was first planted by colonists in Virginia in 1612. Canadian geese are noted for longevity. The gestation period of deer is about seven months. deer are ruminants and chew their cud like cattle. Costa Rica maintains an army of only 6800 men. Names such as 25 D. M. Maples Lb and Mary McLain appear in a roster alongside other individuals and officials.
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