13 May 1930
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1930
Page
1
The line shows publisher H A McDougall Ashley Evans editor and business manager Chas Inlish, plus subscription and advertising terms. It includes a motto on kindness and truth and a note offering correction of errors.
A mix of moral verse by Helen Pauley urging faith in God and obedience, followed by sharp local commentary. It notes Bonham and Honey Grove population declines, calls for peace between towns, then mentions timber politics, governor candidates paying high campaign wages, a weak strawberry harvest, and a nonworking Bonham swimming pool needing use.
Josephus Daniels, former Navy secretary and conference delegate, refuses to discuss whether John J. Raskob should resign as Democratic National Committee chairman while at the Methodist general conference in Dallas. The Houston Post-Dispatch notes his political caution mirrors Bishop Cannon's stance on mixing church and politics.
A collage of quotes and quips from various papers on authors, publishers, and finances. Mentions modern writers living in Florida or California and a joke about creditors at Madison Square Garden. Includes references to Tyler, Clarksville, and local humor about mosquitoes.
The Bonham Favorite urges civic effort to maintain the Inglish Cemetery eastern of the city. Readers report overgrown weeds, damaged tombstones, and weakened fence. calls include tree pruning and routine upkeep to honor early settlers like the Lockes and Browns and prevent further desecration.
Hundreds of workers use the new system reporting satisfaction as it operates with ten men at the helm. SEE US FOR ALL YOUR FARM NEEDS.
A bystander quips about a mule and a black boy named Sam in Robstown Rec ord with humor. The exchange contrasts prized cattle with the narrator's claim that their people raise the biggest call and the noisiest, reflecting local pride and stereotype in a brief Tid Bits contrast.
A menacing remark from a husband about control over his marriage recalls a claim he gave his wife freedom ten years ago to run the household as she wished, and he says she has.
Mrs Tanp quips farmers use a man as a scarecrow because dressing a woman scarecrow would be unaffordable. Mr Tapa replies that was the reason.
Aeneas travels with his faithful companion Achates as recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. The phrase Tidus Achates appears to derive from their close companionship during the wanderings.
The American Chemical Society announces a new refrigerant with a boiling point of 18 degrees below zero. The discovery highlights advances in cooling technology and potential applications in low temperature systems.
The University of Paris now has Europe’s largest student enrollment at more than 26 009 with 700 international students.
A new radium extraction process promises to reduce time from days to about a week and lower costs, potentially decreasing the current value per ounce by around $65,000.
A brief literary note recalls a late day meditation urging self-examination and moral accounting. The verse invites readers to assess daytime deeds and plan tomorrow's tasks, urging discipline in personal growth and soul care.
Agricultural notes urge proper ventilation and sanitation for poultry flocks and warn against makeshift quarters. An ordinance in Bonham prohibits tent construction within 200 feet of homes without written consent, with fines up to 100 dollars, effective after passage.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes the question of how to announce a daughter's engagement. A playful answer suggests the fashionable method is to deny it, reflecting social mores of the era.
France aids Sahara transformation in Algeria by drilling artesian wells nicknamed Friendship Fountains. The effort aims to irrigate vast arid areas transforming them into productive gardens. A quoted expedition member Irank S. Smythe recalls an unrelated jungle encounter with a tiger during travels.
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