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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1940
Page
1
Advertisement notes farm properties priced at 5500 with 500 cash down 600 due December 1st and the remaining balance 257 per year as principal and interest. The offered properties include homes on good farm lots valued at 3000 each.
Uncle Ashley recalls Bonham history as a border town with wild men in early days. Citizens built foundations with schools and churches and chose upright leaders to advance moral, religious, and business life.
Court House notices show multiple oil and gas lease transfers and warranty deeds totaling hundreds of acres in Fannin County Texas. Transactions involve J W Whitley J T Johnson Roosevelt Shipley and Mary Cox among others with parcels ranging from 22.75 to 4634 acres plus 1-4 interests in Damon Oil Co. Also filings call for probate will applications for Texie Cockrill and Mary R Steger.
Local social notes list visitors from Fort Clark Dallas Bonham and other towns. Mentions include Edwin Sloan visiting his parents, several Sloan relatives, and extended family gatherings. Also notes crop progress and probate proceedings for Dr A Gray, with a sidebar on Clarksburg silver dollars in circulation at a local plant.
Regular sermon slots at the Baptist church include Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night. Local residents Pat and Bev Mayfield of Bonham visited, and Sam Dewoody spent time with Lucian Walls family. Sadie Sims visits Mrs Baker. Lauro Anderson and Ja Paul Hughes are listed as ill. Mrs Wolford returns from Bonham area after summer visit.
A gardening contest at the Mid-South Fair grounds features Peter Light of the Moon Zarzel and C F Whitaker planting identical seeds. Zarzoli leads with squash and beans while Whitaker notes moon rules claim, but both acknowledge hard work. Also: Clemson cadet Lightsey, the shortest registered, may tote a pistol or join the band. Crime note: three men steal an 800-pound cow and 900-pound steer near Laurens. Road hazard alert: alligators spotted on a North Carolina road in Green Swamp.
Mrs. Jess Blackwell and Miss Mary Morricer called on Mrs. Calvin Felt recently. Miss Margaret Towrey plans a Dallas trip to attend business school. Mrs. Eno Allen stayed Friday night with Mrs. Carl Hassell. Aunt Hattie Anderen visited Aunt Sadie Sims Saturday night. Rayburn Jackson has returned home from California after several months away.
Mr and Mrs Tamiuiy Price and children of Adam spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wallace and family. Mr and Mrs Rayburn Siler moved from Lamasco to Danner. Woffords visited Wofford's mother in Hickory Creek. Wallace and Walker families connected with relatives in Mulberry and China Grove. Dalton Allen and Lou Cuddy visited W C Wallace. Mrs Far Walker took her son J P to Sherman CCC camp. other visits noted with the Wallace family.
In Spartanburg South Carolina the sudden cold snap forced residents to wear overcoats immediately, with several discarded garments seen in downtown gutters, signaling a brisk start to winter readiness.
In Taylorville North Carolina Deputy Sheriff Will Rusty was busy dismantling a 400 gallon illegal distillery when another person reportedly cut the tires on the officer's car. The incident underscores local tensions during enforcement actions.
The text notes the Administrative Act and the Cosmetic Act assigning responsibility to a Security Agency. It identifies the Food and Drug Administration as part of the Department in charge of culture.
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