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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
3
CROSS ROADS Spe Miao and Mrs Burris hosted an ice cream supper at the Huff home for about 40 guests. Members of the Sunshine club and their families attended with games and contests directed by Mrs Walter Rancher handling prizes.
The Fanmin County tubersuiass Association calls an officers and directors meeting for Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Saunders, 921 Park Avenue. Executive secretary Mrs. Vi Kincaid says all officers and directors are hoped to attend.
A local note extends birthday wishes to individuals Rayanna Thomas and Rosemary Bathiett, dated June 29. The message appears in a casual community item celebrating residents with well wishes.
A brief item from June 29, 1959 highlights Nim Bonham as a favored party figure in Texas. The report mentions Connam party connections and predicts support in upcoming events.
Approximately 900 Methodists gathered for a mass rally organized by the Fannin County Group Ministry. Rev W T Stephenson led a 150-voice county choir, Rex Coppedge welcomed guests, and ministers from Bonham Trenton Paris and Dodd City participated. The program featured speakers on church unity and historical themes.
Shirley Brooks bride-elect of Joe Charles Ross of ketor received a miscellaneous shower Saturday night at Mrs. Ernest Nash home. About 100 guests from Bonham Ector Sherman Trenton and Leonard attended. They will wed July 25 1959 at First Methodist Church Bonham.
A long list of visits to the Barnes family in the Windom area includes Mr and Nis Gibson and sons Mike and Don from Furkey and Frank Barnes’s sister Mrs and family. Neighbors and relatives from Abilene Fort Worth and Denison called on the Barnes household during the week. More than 5 inches of rain fell here last week.
Reports from nine Bonham churches show a modest rise in Sunday school attendance. First Methodist 394, Nazarene 2, tdhube Baptist 89, Clark Memorial Methodist 8, First Christian 130, Calvary Baptist 94, First Baptist 335, Boyd Baptist 12, Southside Church of Christ 0.
The Rev Joe Green of Bailey's First Baptist Church announced an enrollment of 65 pupils as the vacation Bible school began Monday morning.
Len Morgan Jr presents a wall show of colored slides taken in Alaska for Kiwanis members during a Tuesday noon luncheon at the Gom cafe.
Mr and Mrs Doss Clark and daughters Carolyn and Patti with Mrs Clark's sister Mrs Dale Daniels and her family Kathy and Danny of El Dorado Kansas returned from a vacation. They visited San Antonio Corpus Christi and Linton with Mr and Mrs Bob Bailey.
Mr and Mrs J A Smith of Troy spent the past weekend visiting their daughter Mrs Harold Winnett, Mr Winnett, and their sons. Jimmy and Jerry Winnett joined their grandparents for the visit.
New patient entries from Medical and Surgical Hospital Allen Memorial Risser and others include Mrs T P Corwin Wichita Falls Mrs Roy McCraw Bonham and baby girl Jammy Justiss Mrs Sally Gregston Honey Grove Fred Sudderth baby Dallas Tom Nash Windom Ola Owens Bonham J C Chapman Dodd City Benton Jones Bonham J E Lynch Ravenna P J Wilson Jr Trenton Miss Mary Payne Windom. Dismissals include Mrs Velma Lanham Dallas. Additional new patients at Allen Memorial Mrs A Lakey Dodd City. Risser Hospital lists Anna Fay Dale Bonham Tommy Whisenhunt Ivanhoe Herbert Simpson Leonard. Other names include Nona Lou Hanes Leonard Charles Schumpert Kingston Dr Branch Blue Ridge R D Owens Bonham Nettie Atterbury Leonard Vernor C Reynolds Celeste Charles Harris Denison.
Mr and Mrs Sam Goss of Lancaster Pa visit Mrs Lester Hall and family in Mulberry with lasting wartime ties. Nearby, Mrs J W Wallace of Dallas visits Mrs Alfred Jones while other families visit relatives in Dallas and Omaha.
Mrs Jim Ayres 74 died at her Whitewright home on June 29 1959 after six weeks illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barnhart Funeral Home chapel with Rev Bill Perrin and Rev C P Dooley officiating. Interment in Canaan Cemetery. Surviving are three sons Ned Rey and Mark Ayres two daughters Walter Adkins and J Lee Smith grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Born August 28 1884 in Pink Hill west of Bells she was daughter of Isaac Windrow and married Jim Ayres Sept 1 1901 in Bells. She belonged to Antioc Baptist Church.
Mrs Mollie Corwin 24 of Wichita Falls an expectant mother remained in a Bonham hospital Monday after a Sunday collision on U S 82 east of Bonham. She rode as passenger with Thomas Pearson Corwin 35 against Talmadge Wayne Bridges 18 of Dodd City who was making a U turn. Both Corwins treated for cuts and bruises their four children unharmed. Damage to vehicles about 500 dollars.
A demographic comparison shows Canada's population rising about 28 percent annually versus 1.7 percent in the United States, indicating a faster growth rate for Canada. The figures imply a significant difference in population expansion between the two nations.
A Fort Worth youth at Camp Fellowship reports Grady and Ralph chased three Cubans from Lake Fannin as locals note mixups with Yuba and Cuba. J. W. Cummings boasts a bountiful Ivanhoe garden with peas beans tomatoes corn okra peppers cabbage and strawberries and staggered corn plantings to extend harvest.
Pete Holman of Honey Grove was elected president of the Windom Homecoming Association at the 1959 reunion. Hirse Cunningham was named vice president. More than 500 people attended with about 400 eating lunch. the Sunday crowd was the largest yet. The next reunion was set for June 1960.
C W Nevins was elected commander of the West Germany District of the World War Veterans organization at the annual meeting held in Bonham. Other officers were named including adjutant and chaplain with Davis and Mases among the listed leaders.
Mysterious drownings near Rio Grande and Padre Island are linked to a Bertin-assembly session where a new president is to be chosen. Four people, including a San Juan man and his 12 year old daughter, are among the drownings during a boat party incident. Authorities report the ongoing search for two more missing.
A fragment notes the Coachella Valley in southern California and a tram at 60.6 feet below sea level. Jane is mentioned without clear context.
Classified ad promotes buying renting trading and favoring a4 platform. Highlights include options to buy rent or trade items with emphasis on user preference and accessibility across listings. Readers are invited to engage and post items or requests for value exchanges.
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