Weekend Visitors and Local Society Notes From Bonham
Numerous Bonham residents and guests are listed as visiting relatives and attending events over a series of weekends. Names include C. W. Pope, Henry Bing, J. B. Moorman, Pat Russell, Joe Rich, J. W. Wilson, and others. Attendees at church events and reunions are noted, along with several trips to Waco, Sherman, Irving, and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ross
Guy Jones
Grand Prairie
Lora Hicks
Glen Jaco
Ernest Thompson
Sherman
J. E. Ross
Warren Ross
Ector
Doyle Easly
Son
Irving
Numerous Parishioners Visit Across Cities This Week
Garland resident Roy Belew visits his mother Mrs Maude Belew. Ennis and Walters visitors come to see relatives in Denison Bonham and Dallas. Residents from Greenville Oklahoma City Fort Worth Petersburg Tyler Detroit Seagoville ETSTC Commerce Wichita Falls Gainesville Floyd Waco New Orleans Jacksonville Miami Beach Sarasota visit family and friends in the area. A local John Pumphrey returns from Big Spring describing dry conditions and growth nearby.
Birthday Party for Connie Smith at City Park
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith hosted Connie Smiths birthday party at the city park last Friday. Guests included Fern Fain Sally Spencer Rhonda Beth Bond Jan Bilmner Becky Blanton Rozena Alexander Sarah Gail Johnson Brenda Stephens Linda Jo Stuart Patsy Williams Rebecca Pelfrey Sharon Chesser Lillis Watkins Kathy Morgan David Phillip Johnnie Woodson Bo Bo Stuart Donald Williams Mike Little Richard Hicks Jan Buchanan Mike Bow Dennis Morris Bobby Pelfrey Chucky Watkins Davis Christian Gary Holloway Randy Bryant and other honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Smith
Connie
Fern Fain
Sally Spencer
Rhonda Beth Bond
Jan Bilmner
Becky Blanton
Rozena Alexander
Sarah Gail Johnson
Brenda Stephens
Linda Jo Stuart
Patsy Williams
Rebecca Pelfrey
Sharon Sue Chesser
Lillis Watkins
Kathy Morgan
David
Phillip
Johnnie Woodson
Bo Bo Stuart
Donald Williams
Mike Little
Richard Hicks
Jan Buchanan
Mike Bow
Dennis Morris
Bobby Pelfrey
Chucky Watkins
Davis Christian
Gary Holloway
Randy Bryant
O. G. Alexander
Clar
Local Social Event Noted By Honored Attendees
Mrs. Orville Woodson, Mrs. Clyde Sadler and Mrs. Grady McCorstin assisted in the entertainment with Mrs. Ence Bond also part of the host group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ence Bond
Orville Woodson
Clyde Sadler
Grady McCorstin
Rotary Club hears talk on federal crop insurance
Rotary program chairman W E Stanford introduced a briefing on federal crop insurance at the last meeting. Speaker Maxie L Witcher, Bonham Federal Crop Insurance Corporation manager, traced the program from its 15 year origin and explained current operations and ongoing government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Stanford
Rotary Club
Maxie L. Witcher
Bonham
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Witcher
Wesleyan Service Guild meets at Methodist Church
Fifteen members attended the Wesleyan Service Guild semi monthly meeting at the Methodist Church on Monday April 23. Mrs W K Alexander gave the devotional and Mrs Lee Wilson led a program titled Give God a Chance using a white cross and three doors revealing Way Truth and Life for discussion and songs. Refreshments were served by Miss Lillian Neathery and Miss Mae Hall during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Methodist Church
W. K. Alexander
Lee Wilson
Clyde Craig
Jesus
Sarah Kilgree
Lillian Neathery
Mae Hall
Waldorf-Astoria headwaiter jailed for tax evasion
Hans Paul a 65 year old retired Waldorf Astoria waiter was sentenced in federal court to four months in prison and fined 7500 dollars for evading 4992 dollars in 1951 income taxes. He pleaded guilty to one count of failing to report more than 67000 dollars in tips earned 1949 to 1952. He served as headwaiter from 1943 to 1952 earning about 3000 dollars annually. The government said he shared in about 1 million dollars banquet department tips at 15 percent of gross drinks and meals. He denied the other three counts which were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hans Paul
Waldorf-Astoria
Paul
Hotel Banquet Department
Grasshoppers Threaten Crops This Spring and Summer
Texas A&M extension entomologist Freemen M Fuller Jr warns farmers to watch for severe grasshopper infestations from the Panhandle to central Texas. Young wingless hoppers may hatch this month with May and June likely. early insecticide applications are advised, with follow up treatments if numbers are high. Use labeled products such as aldrin dieldrin heptachlor and toxaphene and consult county agents for region specific guidance.
One silly longevity recipe from a 96 year old
Arthur Reed of Caruthers suggests marrying a younger wife every twenty years as a secret to staying young. The 96 year old pedaled 25 miles to Fresno for centennial festivities and hopes to live 29 more years. Reed says his present wife is his third. He also advises adding left over fruit juices to gelatin desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Arthur Reed
Caruthers
Fresno County
Reed
Maryland Speed Penalties Toughened for High Speed Drivers
Maryland mandates a minimum fine of 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for speeds over 70 mph. The court may impose up to 1000 dollars in fines and up to a year in jail for a first offense, at its discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
Loneliness Cited as Wage Claim Cause at UK Union
Amalgamated Engineering Union delegates told about a new wage claim based on loneliness from automation. R W Wright said oil refinery workers reportedly lodge the demand as automation left most of the plant controlled by a few, leaving many to work alone in isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastbourne
Eng
Amalgamated Engineering Union
R. W. Wright
Five Minutes of Silence Marks Wedding Anniversary
A humorously tense exchange captures a couple contemplating how to celebrate their twenty fifth anniversary. The Little Woman asks about plans while the husband proposes a pause, delivering a sharp line that ends the moment. The vignette highlights domestic dynamics and a light, playful edge.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. W. Pope
M&s Hospital
Mrs. Henry Bing
Oakwood
Jewitt
Henry Bing
Henry Witherspoon
Tucumcuri, N. M
Jim Grider
R. E. Massengale
Dallas
Ralph Wallace
Lola Scott
David Brooks
D. D. Brooks
W. T. Reagan
Farmersville
Brooks
Maurice Garner
Angleton
Robert Sears
Ruth Ann
J. B. Moorman
Austin College
First Presbyterian Church
Floyd Bassett
J. P. Darwin
Waco
Supply Company
Mr. Darwin
Pat E. Russell
Naval Station
Key West
Fla
Fred Richmond
Kansas City
J. T. Warden
Lubbock
Fred Cox
Quitaque
M. E. Broughton
Laura Anderson
J. A. Davidson
Big Spring
E. A. Ingram
Bertha Davidson
Fort Worth
A. N. McCoy
D. E. McCoy Jr
Aztec
N. M
Joe Rich
Ross Alexander
J. W. Wilson
James Phy
of Irving
Sonny Kaiser
John Kaiser
Mac Kaiser
Paul Jarvis
George Jarvis
Jack Thrasher
Ross May
Mrs
Edwin May
Tishomingo, Oklo
W. M. Pierson
Lyndal Pierson
Garland
M. J. Shilling
Irene Taylor
C. H. Carpenter
A. B. Jones
Guy Allen
Lake Dallas
W. F. Fields
Charles Petty
C. S. Jarvis
Florena and
Margaret
Loquita Dorman
TSCW
Denton
Jim Williams
Billy Glen Earnheart
Nan Driskell
Wilson Deets
Texas City
Glen Earnheart
Jim Ayres
Walter Akdins
Walters
Okla
Roy Ayres
Donald
Gertrude Pace
Bells
Sgt
James Ayres
Camp Pendleton
California
J. R. Summerlin
Slaton
Robert Lansford
McKinney
Douglas Lansford
Vernon Lansford
Donald Lansford
Bryan Air Force Base
R. W. Lansford
Paris Presbyterial
H. H. Sears
Cliff Emerson
Frank Smith
Hoyt Taylor
R. L. Sears
W. A. Kirkpatrick
R. E. Hickman
T. E. Sears
Emmet Penn
Fred Cook
Cliff Emerson Jr
Gayla Sears
Roy Belew
Maude Belew
W. W. Alverson of
Ennis
D. E. McCoy
Walters, Oklo
Lela Ryan
Luther Gordon
Roy Whitt
Grover Brown
Bill Brown
E. J. Fralicks of
Greenville
J. A. Melugin
John Gladden
Oklahoma City
M. M. Warren
Jerry Thornhill
Virgil Thornhill
L. H. Goforth
Anna
Claud Wallis
Melissa
Maurice Curfman
Detroit
Frank Alexander
Seagoville
Ann Hunter
ETSTC
Commerce
Hugh Hunter
John Pumphrey
Kimbell
Dorothy Green
Jack
Wichita Falls
Fred Mask
Gainesville
Hugh McClelland
Fred Turner
Floyd
Bessie Patterson
L. R. Dossey
Jewel Dossey
Grace Ostrander
Joe Johnson
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Miami Beach
Sarasota
H. O. Leuschner
Sack
Oleo
Grayson
Pickford
Borden
Heinz Baby Food
Delsey Tissue
L. H. Luck
North Crockett
North
Texas
Ed Price Motors
West
Houston
Sherman Hiway
Court House
Stan
Tire Sale
Olympia
Triple Star
Stan’s Auto Supply
Whitewright, Texas
Batiste
Cole & Davis Co
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