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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
1
The State National Bank of Bonham in Bonham Texas is authorized to commence banking under the laws of the United States following compliance. The approval, dated April 25 1925, is issued by Acting Comptroller of the Currency Ek. v. Stearns.
D. C. Russell is in the city from Paris. Lewis Lovelace, recently ill, shows signs of recovery. Ben Kerr and Paul Allen Wheeler are in Hunt County on business. Misa Nora Richie of Teleprove left for Denton to visit friends for a few days. G. B. Webb and family stay in the city, residents of China Grove. G. G. McBrayer of McKinney enjoys a few days here after returning from the Piano Men's Convention in Chicago. George Swope, formerly of this area, is visiting Bonham from Wichita Falls. He has also traveled to Tennessee to revisit his birthplace.
A written reminiscence contrasts life thirty years ago with present days in Tear Vale. It recalls old prices, chores, and social norms, then contrasts modern habits, entertainment, and behavior. The note closes with a wish for a Happy New Year.
The Biggers family gathers for a reunion eight years apart, featuring seven sons and three daughters plus parents. Oliver Bonham Chester Coburne Denver Lawson Lawton Coburne and others travel from Bonham Nevada New York Dallas Mexia Commerce Galveston Fannin County to join Dad and Mom Biggers and married daughters Mrs Tarpley and Mrs McDonald. The celebration honors a late son and reflects on wartime service and family ties.
A Birmingham News item notes a hat promotion at Myers Art Store offering hats for 95 cents each with a second hat from the same group discounted. The ad uses playful wording about cooperation and collecting.
This column reports eighteen members of the P W G Club enjoying a swimming party at the Natatorium and a park breakfast, with return to duties by eight. It notes Mrs F M Bralley and sons Marion and Joe Bill visiting Bonham and Honey Grove, a move to Austin by September first, and Marion Bralley serving as city attorney of Denton. It also announces the marriage of Miss Etta Maddrey to Joe Russell Farabee at the First Presbyterian Church in Wichita Falls.
Large vacant lot opposite the high school offered for sale at 1400 dollars with flexible terms. Contact Will H. Evans & Co at phone 31 for details.
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