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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
6
The Bonham Daily Favorite lists a notice requesting update of the paper’s mailing address. The notice asks to provide both the old and new addresses to avoid delays in processing the change.
An Austin view argues Texas must raise revenue to meet demands but urges limiting new spending. It notes 1935-36 outlays of 125 million may double and 1937-38 demands will rise. The piece highlights taxes hit the poor hardest and calls halting some expenditures, such as a proposed 750,000 for libraries, urging restraint despite merit.
The Press of the Nation publicized Senator Morris Sheppard Texas delivering his prohibition message last Saturday on the seventeenth anniversary of the Eighteenth Amendment. The Denton Record Chronicle notes he framed the amendment and spoke as it became operative.
The piece notes Senator Sheppard urging that repeal era evils persist as liquor remains Public Enemy No 1. It recalls his prediction of a future prohibition wave, praises his Senate tenure after a crushing defeat, and comments on Texas loyalty to him amid debates on liquor and reform.
A collage of humorous lines and brief items from Texas papers. Jokes about family and food mix with quirks from college life and a proud veteran recounting army days, all presented in a light, comic tone.
Mary Elizabeth Gibson daughter of Arthur and Mrs Gibson wed Lloyd Emmons son of Bob Emmons in Hugo Oklahoma Saturday night. After the ceremony they will reside in Honey Grove with many friends offering best wishes. Prolific notes mention Truman Provins Cumby teachers and a pep squad banquet at Presbyterian Church. L L Wright returns home from sanitarium.
A West college joins a system with no quizzes, no written exams, and no grading even for non athletes. The piece cites a trend toward economy and simplified assessment in education.
A brief Bible quotation declares that believers are called sons of God. It emphasizes that the world does not recognize them because it did not know Jesus. The verse from 1 John 3:1 highlights divine love and identity for followers.
Beulah Frances Holland reflects on happiness as a wary creature that flees grasping hands. She contrasts grasping with gratitude for sun after rain and urges taking risks to discern true happiness through action and faith in hopeful effort.
A humorous exchange frames a veteran recalling service in the Lancashire Fallisters with a parade joke about medals as the joke punchline. He explains drill and parade sounds turning into jingles representing medals. The dialogue satirizes wartime memory and valor with light humor.
Announcements identify two candidates for mayor, Joe B Hrdlica and James Carmichael, signaling campaign participation and potential election contest.
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