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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
4
Southwest Pump opened its second round with an 11 to 1 victory over Edwards Thursday night. Joe Burt allowed two hits as Edwards was held scoreless until two outs in the seventh. Pump meets Wilshire next, while Jaycees face Windom after Weather postponed Windom game.
Pallbearers listed include J P Woodson Arthur Woodson Henry Deets and Elmer Dorough for the funeral service. The fragment confirms the names but lacks full context or date.
Bonham golfers prepare to host Durant players in a return match at the local course Sunday. About 12 to 20 players from both towns will compete, selected by ladder standings. Bonham previously beat Durant in a recent match at Durant.
Carroll Ray Ritter, 10, dreaming while asleep, fell from the moving truck near Dalhart Texas as his family moved toward Oklahoma. A passing motorist found him unconscious and helped reach a hospital. He is expected to recover.
Gene Brown, Madill druggist, won two of six awards in the Junior Chamber of Commerce cleanup campaign. His house and lot were judged the nearest, and his alley the cleanest. The week opened with a city square sweep by Jaycees.
The Boy Scout Court of Honor will meet Monday evening in the high school auditorium. The event will feature the attendance banner for the group with the most members present and recognitions for individual scouts. Mac Love, new Scout executive of Bonham, will give an address.
The list shows candidates announcing for Democratic primary on July 27 1946 across county offices. Names include Cain Witherspoon Eller Alexander Steger Brown and Cy Victory for Commissioner Precincts 8 and 4 along with Al Lackey Robertson Wilson Early Dawson Jones Ralph Smith Jaynes Epperson for various roles. Also listed are John Farmer EB Hendricks Calvert Sherrer Wesley Farmer Dick Wait Whitley Talmage Moore Sam Leslie Henry Chaney Kirkpatrick Cummings Shuler Ford Oliver and others for sheriff assessor tax collector county clerk state senate and legislature.
The Rev. J. S. Hyde of Clark Memorial Methodist Bonham will open a revival at Ravenna Methodist Church on Sunday July 30 announced by Rev. R. L. Cates Ravenna pastor. Cates invites all to attend the services.
Chief of Police Jack Biggerstaff confirmed the swimmin hole near the negro cemetery in the raw remains popular with Bonham youths. Residents reported several youngsters swimming and fled when warned to stay off the exposed banks.
Three new home demonstration clubs formed at Simpson Shay and Woodville by Miss Junie Traweek Marshall county agent. The new clubs bring Marshall county H D club total to twelve already operating.
The text notes a curious, observant, versatile person born on October 17 who should focus on one major project at a time. It warns of caustic tendencies, urges not to offend, and suggests using a manager in business. It links creative talent in writing and poetry to avocations rather than primary work.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Taylor returned from Mississippi to Bonham. Cpl Billy Cashion of the 349th Engineers heads to Fort Lewis Washington. Mrs Eugene Worley, wife of Congressman, visits her parents in Bonham. Mrs A T Fortenberry and children visit San Angelo and Frailicks family. Church installation in Honey Grove. Various relatives and travelers leave and arrive through Bonham with illnesses and vacations noted.
Funeral services for B F Freeman 74 who died at his New Hope home after a long illness are set for 3 p m Saturday at New Hope Methodist Church with Rev R L Cate officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery Cooper Funeral Home in charge. Freeman a Tennessee native lived in New Hope fifty years and left a family of four daughters two sons two brothers and two sisters with a sister previously noted in Ivanhoe.
Henry H. Dorough 79 uncle of Dee died at his daughter Mrs Claude Skinner’s home in Gober at 8 pm Thursday after illness. Born November 25 186 in Little Rock Ark he farmed in Bantham and later settled in Bennington Okla for 23 years. Survivors: son Dewey Dorough Dallas. daughters Mrs Claude Skinner Crober and Mrs Fred Wigley Betalogion. sister Mrs Ida Brown Little Rock. 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Funeral 3 pm today at Gober Methodist Church Rev Charles J Graves officiating. Burial at Gober Cemetery.
Mrs Henry Collett of West Fourth Street fell in her kitchen Wednesday morning and fractured her left hip. She is reported resting well at Wilson N Jones Hospital. She is mother of Mis Jack Boggerstaff.
A claim states that only ten percent of people over twenty one have perfect vision. The sentence presents a general statistic without citing a source or context.
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