19 May 1930
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1930
Page
1
Publisher H A McDougal and editor Ashley Evans present advance payment rates for city and mail subscriptions. The table shows costs for 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year, with city carrier and mail options. Prices range from 50 cents to several dollars depending on duration.
Public notice states the publishers will gladly correct any erroneous reflection upon the character or reputation of any firm individual or corporation if brought to their attention.
A short poetic verse elevates character over caste and creed. It declares deeds define a person and urges love for humanity, focusing on the value of an individual rather than social labels.
A dated column blends reflections on Texas rail expansion between Fort Worth and Texarkana with social and political commentary. It praises the Texas and Pacific Railway improvements, weighs a five-state partition idea, and notes cultural mentions from Walter Damrosch to Victor Herbert. It also touches on local life, weather, and community humor.
The piece, citing the Coast Guard and Southern Lumberman, suggests naval disarmament would be welcomed by rum runners while publicity seeking authors face milder censorship in Massachusetts. It also mentions bootleggers’ products owing gasoline tax.
Elizabeth Palmore hosted the Dunning Music Club on Saturday with Miss Margaret Tobin and some mothers aiding transport to Ravenna where a brief business meeting preceded an informal program of piano selections and readings.
A Denison Herald interpretation argues many students leave or switch colleges due to parental pressure and alleged ease of cheating. It contends social life distracts from study and cites Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur on flunking as harmful. The piece suggests universities may cut fraternities and athletics to boost academics.
A collage of disjointed lines mocks hard work, human goodness, chivalry, and prejudice. References appear to Corsicana Sun and Denison Herald with lines about white supremacy, lying, and financial strain. The piece reads as a reflective snippet from multiple papers.
The Transcontinental Division of the Texas and Pacific Railway, later Denton Division, once the world’s top paying rail line from Whitesboro to Texarkana, is being revived under new leadership. J. L. Lancaster now chairs the revived managerial team as T&P faces past battles and new era governance.
Meetings are planned in Paris this week to form a Lamar County district office for the Texas Cooperative Cotton Association. Carl Williams, Oklahoma farm editor and Farm Board member, and C O Mose of Dallas, vice president of the American Cooperative Association, will address locals. Mosee speaks Thursday May 22 and Williams speaks Saturday, with a general farmers meeting Saturday afternoon to hear Williams.
San Antonio May 18 Mrs Julia A Loeffler 90 widow of Confederate veteran Major Gustave A Loeffler died in Houston where she had lived for years She was the second white girl baby born there and will be buried in the family cemetery at Trouston Survived by three daughters a son and a number of relatives
Over the last hundred years about 15 million automobiles were scrapped. Their total value exceeded 12.00009 billion dollars.
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