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Newspaper

Bonham Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1956

Page

3

Annual Mistletoe Dance Slated Tonight at VFW Hall

About 250 high school and college students will attend the annual Mistletoe dance at the VFW Hall hosted by Horizon and junior clubs. Club presidents, dates, and advisors will form the receiving line. Music comes from a recording machine. sophomores prepared programs. freshmen handle refreshments.

VFW Hall JoAnn Grice Howard Case Raymond Fogle Virginia Rogers Jerry Box W. T. May Virginia Hoff Claude Hooks Paul Hoff Jackie Carpenter Joe David Miller George Pope V. F. W. Hall Horizon Club

Golden Wedding Noted By Ladonia Residents Sunday

Ladonia residents mark the sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coates with a small house party on Church Street. Attending were daughter Mrs. Tolle King of Abilene and grandson Bill King of Abilene. The Coates married December 30, 193? in Ladonia by the late Rev. Gillispie. Mrs. Coates hailed from New Harmony and Mr. Coates from Wolfe City. They have lived in Ladonia since 1944.

Laddonia W. R. Coates Church Street Tolle King Abilene Bill King Coates Gillispie Ladonia

Attendance Declines Across Bonham Area Churches

Attendance at Bonham area church schools fell modestly on Sunday across 22 listed churches. Totals show 2,639 worshippers across congregations including Baptist, Methodist, Nazarene, Church of God, and other denominations in Bonham and nearby communities.

Bonham and Area Bebly of God I Baptist Hham Baptist Ty Baptist Rh ‘Memorial Methodist Ta Baptist Gational Methodist Lurch of God the Nazarene Ag Reh of Christ Northside Southside

Hospital Notes Readers Add Names From Bonham Area

Memorial Hospital notes list patients and residents including William Watkins Ector Jett Hughes Bonham Duncan Ravenna Judy Barron Bonham Ed Smith Bonham Mrs Joe B Wade Sr Bonham Mrs Rosella Cooper Honey Grove Mrs Marie Jenkins Whitewright Judy Hearn Paris WOT Jefferson McKinney Mrs W F Ferguson Bonham Paul Dillon Telephone va Lain Irving Effie Hanley Leonard Tullen Holcomb Bonham T W Mullenix Leonard Nelba Price Savoy.

Tullen Holcomb Bonham T. W. Mullenix Leonard Nelba Price Savoy

Holiday Visitors Return Home

Leonard Spl Miss Kath ry n Waller from Fort Worth and Mrs Graeme Dixon from Dallas have returned home after visiting their aunts Mrs Lee Mackey and Miss Rubye Grimes. Other guests in the Gibson home include Mr and Mrs Jack Sherer of Albuquerque and Miss Effie Allen with Mrs Hortense Bivins of Greggston.

Greggston Callie Akins Midland Jean Akins Bill Martin Fort Worth Josephine Nolan Zora Swanger Dallas Roy Howell J. R. Dunn Church of Christ

Mr and Mrs Taylor Host Holiday House Guests

Ravenna spl guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Taylor included their children Rupert Taylor from Amarillo and Woodrow Johnson with Sara from McAlester Oklahoma. Additional visitors were Lake Bledsoe Clay Taylor Louie Taylor and Charlie Taylor. The Taylors celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary December 23.

Ravenna Spl Roy Taylor Rupert Taylor Amarillo Woodrow Johnson Johnson Sara Mcc- Alester Okla Lake Bledsoe Clay Taylor Louie Taylor Charlie Taylor Minnie Lynch Weldon Jackson Bonham Robert Petsy Taylor May Taylor

Local residents greet returning travelers and visiting relatives

Mac Reese returns to Houston after visiting his mother Mrs. Vic Morrow and kin in Paris, Sherman, and Greenville. Houston visitors Mrs. J. B. Mallard and Mrs. Margaret Burnet attend Mrs. Burnet’s sister Mrs. J Wright Russell’s funeral. Others host or travel between Bonham and Houston, Fort Worth, Nocona, Longview, El Paso, and nearby towns during holidays and retirements.

Mac Reese Houston Vic Morrow Paris Sherman Greenville J. B. Mallard Margaret Burnet

Mrs Lillie Wells Hosts Holiday Guests

Mrs Lillie Wells hosted guests during the holidays including her mother Mrs M E Moore and Mr and Mrs C B Hodge from Lubbock, Chief and Mrs J W Moore from Corpus Christi, Mr and Mrs O W Witherspoon and family from Ector, and Mr and Mrs Oland Wells and family from Dallas.

Lillie Wells M. E. Moore C. B Hodge Lubbock J. W. Moore Corpus Christi O. W. Witherspoon Ector Oland Wells Dallas

Daniels Family Returns to Kansas

Mrs. Allen Bailey travels with her daughter Mrs. Dale Daniels and her husband Mr. Daniels and their two children to Eldorado Kansas for a visit. They had previously visited Mrs. Bailey and her sister Mrs. Doss Clark and family during the holidays.

Allen Bailey Dale Daniels Mr. Daniels Eldorado, Kans Daniels Bailey Doss Clark

Birthday Wishes for Local Residents on December 31

The community notes celebrate multiple birthdays including Mrs. T. J. Humphrey Mrs. W. P. Kantz Louise MacMillan Deborah Kay McBrayer Pauline Adrey Rickey Gilbert and Mrs. Pete Henderson on this date.

T. J. Humphrey W. P. Kantz Louise MacMillan Deborah Kay McBrayer Pauline Adrey Rickey Gilbert Pete Henderson

Holiday Visitors Return To Homes In Honey Grove

Local residents and visitors dispersed after holidays returning to homes in Honey Grove and nearby towns. Families from Dallas Arlington Grand Prairie Paris Crowley Fort Worth and Austin recount visits with area residents and relatives.

Mrs M E Daniel and Loretta Barnes Visit Dallas

Mrs M E Daniel and her daughters visit with relatives as Loretta Barnes travels to Dallas to spend time with friends.

Loretta Barnes Dallas

Haggards Return From Morton Foods Products Convention

Mr and Mrs Dee Haggard returned from Dallas where they attended a convention for salesmen for the Morton Foods Products Co. The trip highlighted new product lines and sales strategies discussed with company reps and peers.

Dee Haggard Dallas Morton Foods Products Co

Virginia Hoff Visits Dallas Episcopal Convention Guests

Miss Virginia Hoff spent several days in Dallas for an Episcopal church convention. She stayed with Miss Susie Tully and Miss Sandra Tully and will attend the Mistletoe dance tonight at the V. F. W. Hall on Highway 82 west with her hosts.

Virginia Hoff Dallas Susie Tully Sandra Tully V. F. W. Hall Highway 82 West

Economical Sure A Favorite Sutassified Sale

The item promises low cost through a straightforward deal. Readers are urged to consider the affordable option as the clear choice for budget minded buyers.

Overton Visitors Dinner at Presbyterian Manse

Sunday guests in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson and daughters at the Presbyterian Manse included Mrs. F. D. Gipson and daughters Mary Jane and Sonjia Ruth, plus Miss Donna Gae Crumbley, Gene Barton, and Bill Propes of Overton. The Rev. Mr. Johnson was pastor of the Overton Presbyterian church.

Harry L. Johnson Presbyterian Manse F. D. Gipson Mary Jane Sonjia Ruth Donna Gae Crumbley Gene Barton Bill Propes Overton

First National Bank of Bonham Stockholders Meeting

Notice is given of the annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Bonham Texas to be held at the bank office on January 8 1957 at 10 00 A M for election of directors and other business Horace Smith Cashier 9T-41

First National Bank of Bonham Texas Horace Smith

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Mary Moore N. Main Bonham Savings & Loan Ass'n Nugent W. T. Lockhart Robert Lockhart Vedi Aasye Mrs. Mack Glover Bogota Neal Blankenship Longview Wallace Alexander Harry Schriever W. T. Tompkins Nocona R. V. Wood Mission C. C. Norwood Frank Carmichael Paul Hendrix James Carmichael Steve Hodgkiss el Paso Dwaine Brady Mr. Brady Alfred Wynn, Sr Sulphur Oklo Bonham Monday L. A. Follis Hope Goode Alfred Follis Frank Figg Collins Baxter Matagorda Mrs. Lillie Wells Kansas Helen Landon University of Tennessee Memphis Huntingdon, Tenn United States Europe Honey Grove Sps Leslie Parrish Montgomery, Ala Ed Denning Phil Snyder M. G. Parrish Roy Scott Arlington Grand Prairie Maxie Guthrie W. M. Colby Willie Cobb F. W. Ware Allen Jackson Hugh Jackson Garland Charles Eubanks David Robb Crowley Edd Jackson A. V. Maroney Marylin Mike Austin G. W. Wilson Sallye Bailey Don Shelton Fort Bliss Glenn Shelton Ivan L. Paulk Washington, D. C J. L. Paulk Jim Surratt James Eric Linden James Avery Young Avery Jones C. B. Bryant, III F. C. Bomar Bill Merli First National Bank FDIC Federal Reserve System M. E. Daniel Corral Canyon Malibu Calif Verton Mr. Johnson
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