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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1939
Page
8
Bonham Daily Favorite bills subscriptions and post office mail classes, listing staff and rates for months and years. The notice states refunds for erroneous reflections and credits United Press for dispatches while repeating standard public notices absent critical event details.
Sulphur Springs church votes to add a building on its east lot with costs capped at 2500 dollars and nearly 700 dollars already pledged. Also notes Pimemen’s Picnic in Commerce opens Sunday with Bob Murst carnival unit at City Park and visiting guests Gene Howe and Rees Rogers to attend opening night.
Demonstrations on poisoning boll weevils and flea hoppers will be held this week on farms at Petty High Slate Shoal and Slate Shoals. J C Barton entomologist from College Station announced the events. Selection of Marshall as convention city for 1940 and elevation of B C McFlinroy to president were announced via telegraphic message from Big Spring as the annual Texas Association of Postmasters convention concluded.
Bonham Laundry explains its economic role in Bonham by detailing how a $100 laundry or dry cleaning bill is allotted to city, county, and state taxes, Social Security, insurance to agents, utilities, and labor. It argues higher local loyalty could boost Bonham’s business volume by about 20 to 26 percent, aiding local prosperity.
A local slogan touts fiscal prudence in Bonham with a simple call to spend wisely. Residents discuss the value of prioritizing essential services while keeping taxes steady and community needs in focus.
Skeet champions prepare for the Great Eastern Skeet Championships at Remington Gun Club Lordship Stratford Conn June 23 24 and 26. Over 1000 women shoot nationwide with Pat Laursen Akron Ohio and Dick Shaughnessy Dedham Mass among notable past performers.
Local notices record Mrs Margaret Lowry and Mrs Georgia Roderick leaving for a month long trip via Arizona and California to the San Francisco fair. Several residents visit Dallas and Graham for schools and family. a parsing accident injures Ray Pullian. typhoid illness concerns in the community. a young Pettigrew burial and sympathy extended to families. social events include a Thursday bridge club luncheon at Mrs Dea Carher’s home.
Ellwood area notes include minor travels and visits by Misses Dodson Barance Tulip and Swink residents. Janet Mobley recovering from appendectomy, with family updates. Reports mention Leila Gibbs wedding near Greenville Texas, and various local social visits among the Rue Richards ons and Wade families.
Tiny pink and white baby buccles placed for sixteen guests at a luncheon. Mrs Fresk Parrish appeared as a sales lady and displayed wares for Mrs Floyd Lowry. After lunch bingo, Mrs Chris Runkie Jr. won high with a prize of gifts. Five bridge games were played among sixteen guests. Prizes went to Mrs Croseland and Mrs McCord. Mrs Moss Longmire, ill with malaria fever, returned home from the Longmire residence.
Friends join Mr and Mrs Deriver King and their daughter and Mr and Mrs V A Dedson in a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs A D Edson of Tulip.
A Bonham area report from Oakland, seven miles north on Highway 78, notes residents at home and well. The column lists visitors including Mr. Lynch back from Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. John Snead visiting Ervin Snead’s family, and Herman Gray visiting Clyde Gray. It mentions the Fosery family and Derris of Bonsiam, and Lou McGuire visiting T. J. McGuire’s home. Perry picking continues after recent rains improving crops, and locals plan a Lake Panning trip for sightseeing. Trade with neighbors encouraged in Bonham.
Population 400 with ten males. Mrs C A McMillan and Mrs Lou Gideon visit. Mrs Sterling Turner ill, Mrs Tom Clayton and Kilgore visitors stay with A S Vic. Dock Turner and Turner family visit from Lubbock. McMillan and Truett visit Ector John Inglish. Nettie Campbell and James return to Groesbeck after visiting Bailey relatives. Mervin Sherrer of Bonham visits her parents. Billie Hope Savage returns from Amarillo. John Moore home improvements. Carter family heads to South Texas. Joyline Savage back from Oklahoma. Trade in Bonham.
Joe C. Lair son of J C Lair of 619 W Testh St has been assigned a 60 day tour at the national park headquarters in Austin while continuing his work as architect on the Tyler state park project. Lair a Bonham native and UT alumnus is married to Hagel Harcock. They have a son John C Kak and will depart Bonham for Austin soon.
J P Matthews of a Kent civic club read a newspaper claiming Vice President Garner owned over 200 gavels and wrote for a donation. Garner replied by sending a gavel specially made for use in the Senate.
Farms two miles west of Bonham offer 49 acres with house barn and deep well at $750 down. 38 acres on Ravenna Pike near six miles out at $1260. Five miles north of Bonham small down payment. One mile north east of Savoy, two small houses on smooth cultivated land near new road. Other listings include 47 acres near Southmayd, 134 acres near Ravenna with red loam soil, and 5 acres near Savoy. We buy and sell lands for you or take your property for sale to charge only if a sale is made.
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