Bonham Area News Roundup of Local Visitor Travel
Local residents and guests generous in numbers as many travelers and visitors stop by from Sherman Dallas Fort Worth and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Ben Patterson Mrs. R H May Eddie Cohan Joe Hamilton Byron Caraway J H Lumpkins Houston Garner Raymond Klas J C Annip and daughter A B Hemphill and son Robert Paul Perry and daughter and many more. Families visit relatives in Plano Fort Worth Amarillo Santa Fe and Denison with extended weekend and Sunday stops.
Rabbit Race on Highway 271 Ends With Revival
A Lamar County jackrabbit reportedly raced a Paris driver along Highway 271 reaching 40 mph before the hare collapsed. The driver claimed the rabbit revived after a short rest and vanished into the brush, described as a true Texas jack rabbit in the McKinney Examiner report. A separate Grayson County notice cites guardian S C Nelms seeking final settlement of Billie Jane Nelms minors estate with court hearing set for October 8, 1951 in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar County
Paris
Reinhardt Hollje
Hollje
Hollie
Holie
McKinney Examiner
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Billie Jane Nelms
S.C. Nelms
Said
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Nahma Town Sells To Warren Miller For 250000
Nahma Michigan population 800 sold to Warren P. Miller head of American Playground Device Co for over 250000. Miller aims to beautify the town painting houses white with red roofs and plans a playground equipment plant. Sale includes 4300 acres land 102 houses golf course hotel community center airfield railroad ten miles and a barber shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahma
Mich
Warren P. Miller
American Playground Device Co
Anderson
Ind
Miller
Charles E. Good
New Street Stripe Warns Motorists
The American Public Works Association notes a 24 inch wide concrete separator with a scored surface is used between traffic lanes to warn drivers who stray from the correct side. It emits a loud hum when run over and is now being installed on the six lane New London turnpike in Cranston Rhode Island after experiments in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
American Public Works Association
New Jersey
New London Turnpike
Cranston
R. I
Destruction Of Cotton Stalks In Insect Control
College Station Texas farmers are urged to destroy cotton stalks at least 30 days before the first killing frost to reduce boll weevil and pink bollworm populations. Early destruction cuts food supply and generations, while shredders ease turning under and prevent new growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
A. C. Gunter
A. & M. College
Gunter
Scarlet Fever Still Menace To Children
Dr. George W. Cox states scarlet fever remains a risk for children. He notes many cases are mild but contagious, urging strict quarantine for three weeks after a case appears and warning against exposing young children to acute catarrhal symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George W. Cox
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Patterson
R. H. May
Bonham
Eddie Cohan
Joe Hamilton
Houston
Byron Caraway
McKinney
R. H. Jones of
Celina
T. E. Sears
R. C. Thrasher
St. Vincent’s Hospital
J. H. Lumpkins
Dallas
O. R. Lumpkins
Houston Garner
Homer Sanderson
Raymond Klas
Roland Hill
Marvin Bryant
Madill, Okla
R. L. Sears
Don Collins
Fort Worth
Clyde Caig
Lubbock
Maurice McMillin
Clarence McMillin
H. C. Davis
Amherst
Henry Allen
John Everheart
Mrs
Dee Badgett
van Buren, Ark
May and
Myrtle Badgett
Guy Dillon
Durant, Okla
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Fred Ray Garner
Fred Garner
Don Albaugh
M. T. Craig
Charley White
W. J. Barbee
Frank Armstrong
Plano
George Bennett
C. M. Bussey
John Blanks
Denton
Jess Blanks
Jack Morton
Grover
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
W. C. Johnson
Amarillo
Santa Fe
N. M
Marian Thrasher
R. C. Thrasher Jr
Gwyn Ann
James Norvell
J. C. Annip
Charles E. Ayres
A. B. Hemphill
Robert of
Joe Johnson
Paul Perry
Abilene
M. L. Thornhill
Illinois
J. F. Spindle
L. W. Gordon
Frisco
Nellie Gulledge
E. G. Gilley
J. B
Ector
C. K. Spindle Sr
C. K. Spindle Jr
Denison
Harold McKinney
California
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
Dixie
Huban
Alfalfa
Pascal Farley
Army Officer Candidate School
Fort Riley
Kans
Dean
America
Chevrolet
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Stewright
Katy
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