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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
1
Public notices outline charges for admissions and cards. change of address requests must include both old and new addresses. Advertising policy states corrections will be made upon request. foreign representation by Powers, Northup, and Papert. Bonham post office classifies as second class mail.
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Disturbance Within the Womans Christian Temperance Union in Texas leads to a rift as insurgent members form a separate union, elect officers, and challenge the state president. The article notes skepticism about women imitating men and reflects broader dissatisfaction with political activities.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission named thirty two acts of heroism with Texans receiving four medals. Three recipients lost their lives in attempts to save others including a nine year old girl from Menard who saved three playmates from drowning. Texas accounted for more than one eighth of the awards.
The article argues railroads should control motor lines for short hauls to keep profits from both steam and motor services. It cites examples of railroads adopting motor lines and notes a headline about a laborer who rose to bank leadership, implying continued labor throughout a career.
The Sherman Democrat is praised as well printed and edited but criticized for front page editorials attributed to the so called highest paid and greatest scatter-brain in the editorial world. The Togi Herald commends the Democrat as a news gatherer despite the fault noted.
A Clarksville Times note mocks an Oklahoma contest offering $100 for the largest false claim. It ridicules sending samples and suggests the editor’s reputation already proves the point, implying the prize favors deception over truth.
A sheriff and deputy watched a home suspected of whiskey sales, obtained a warrant, seized a large quantity of liquor, and arrested a man. Indictment was dismissed on a name-nickname dispute, later reindicted under the true name, with the court ruling the search invalid if based on a nickname. The case underscores admissibility of evidence when warrants misname suspects.
The Marshall News argues a Texas search and seizure bill originated to shield bootleggers, rendering the courts and officers unable to enforce liquor laws. It claims the law benefits bootleggers by protecting illegal searches and suppressing evidence, while denying due process.
District Court actions heard this week under Judge Blackburn include multiple divorces and debt suits. Cases such as Maude Willcox vs EL C. Wilton were dismissed by the plaintiff, while Guarany State Bank of Trenton v Paul Butler secured a mortgage foreclosure and payment outcomes. Other filings involve judgments for plaintiffs, partitions, and revived disabilities for several minors.
The notice lists several matchups including Dalton versus Fre, Domser vs Lowe, Pry against Mattie McClellin versus W H McClellin, Darst against Ben Darst, Rhea versus Pearline Rhea, C Ferguson against Ada Ferguson, and Ethel Nicholson against Glen Nicholson.
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