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RURAL FANNIN COUNTY’S NEWSPAPERS*
THE BONHAM HERALD
Semi-Weekly—Published Every Monday And Thursday
VOLUME XI BONHAM, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1937 NO- 13
DEATHS
Married Sunday In Rites at Dallas
SUCCESSFUL FAIR
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Rev. Fount Jones
Rev. Fount Jones died at. his home
at Hammond, Indiana, last Wednes-
day night. The body was brought to
Bonham and funeral .services were
conducted from the Wise Funeral
Home SatuNiay morning. They were
conducted by Rev. Jones’ son-in-law,
Rev. E. S. WeatherS of plain view,
assisted by Rev. Bonnie Grimes of
Nacogdoches, Rev. Merle Weathers j
of Groom, Rev. Jones Weathers of '
Smithville, and Rev. S. R. Smith of
Bonham. Burial was in Willow Wild
cemetery where Cong. Sam Rayburn
paid tribute to the deceased. Pall-1
bearers were R. M. Hall, Hammond, |
Ind., E. S. Weathers of Plainview; i
Jones Weathers of Smithville; Jack |
Groves of Fort Smith, Ark; Merle j
Weathers of Groom, Texas.
Survivors include four daughters, i
Mrs. E. S’. Weathers of Plainview;;
Miss Belva Jones of Hammond, Indi-
ana; Mrs. Martha Groves of Fort!
Smith, Ark.; Mrs. Suda Hall of Ham;
mond, Indiana; and several grand-
children.
Joe Bailey Stewart
Joe Bailey Stewart was born Janu-
ary 10, 1921, and-died after being ac-
cidentally shot September 28, 1937,
at the age of 16 years. He is sur-
vived by his parents, 3 brothers, Roy
of Whittier, Calif., Paimell of Boise,
Idaho, and Hall of Bailey; also 4 sis-
ters, Mrs. Ottis Pack of Wolfe ’City,
Mrs. Dwight Bicknell of Moores
Chapel, Mrs. Odell Thorton of Hick-
ory Creek, and Mrs. D. R. Chapman
of Bailey.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day at 2:30 p. m. at the Portland
church conducted by Rev. C. P. S'an-
som assisted by Rev. E. G. Nelson and
Rev. C. P. Combs. Burial was in the
Grove Hill cemetery.
Miss Natalie Estelle Sprague, ' brother of the bride, and Charles Hea-
daughter of Mayor George A.
Sprague and Mrs. Sprague, and P
| therington.
Mrs. Jack Harrison, vocalist, and
Nesbit Brown of Bonham, son of Miss Sarah Gallaher, organist, gave
Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Brown of Sher- the wedding music.
man, were married Sunday at Oak
Cliff Presbyterian Church
A reception was held after the
[ ceremony at the Sprague home 319
Ulysses H. Brewer
Ulysses H. Brewer was born Feb-
ruary 25, 1867 and died October 1,
1937 at the home north of Bailey, at
the age of 70 years. 7 months and 5
days. He was united in marriage
to Mrs. Mattie Moon, December 6,
1891. He is survived by four chil-
Dr. Thomas F. Gallaher. pastor ,j East Twelfth. The bride’s table was
„ , , j, i decorated with rosebuds and lighted
performed the ceremony before an al-1
tar banked with palms and ferns and | Linda “Magee” of ’Tyler
■lighted with white tapers.
presided at the wedding cake and
picaiuc u C* U uuv T» ~ ------
Mayor Sprague gave his daughter Miss Martha Ann Peebles served at
in marriage. She wore a gown of j the punch bowl. Assisting in the
white satin made on princess lines I dining room weie Miss Claudia Dunn,
, , ,, Miss Bess Hinson, Miss Mary Frances
with short puffed sleeves and a VI .Miss Elizabeth Morrow.
iFuneral services were held at the
home Saturday at 2 p. m. conducted
by Rev. C. P. Sansorn. Burial was in
tne 8now Hill cemetery near Blue
Ridge.
The Bonhi Warriors lost their sec-
ond game of the season at Sulphur
Springs, Friday night, by a score of
25 to 0. The band accompanied the
players on the trip. This Friday
night the Warriors will meet Plano
on Glass field.
Miss Edity Joe Overstreet of Dodd
City and Mr. Charlie Millard Black-
hung over her white satin train, i costume was a brown and green en-
semble with which she wore brown
accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are former
students of Austin College in Sher-
man. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will live
She wore long white kid gloves and
carried a bouquet of White rosebuds,
■swansonia and stephanotis.
Mrs. Lloyd Stewart, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor. She ___
wore an aquamarine satin gown de- in Bonham after Nov. 1.
signed with shirring on the sleeves - Out-of-town guests attending in-
ond bodice. She carried briarcliff eluded Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Brown,
rosebuds and swansonia. Miss Mar- Mary Joe Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
gareit Dickson, bridesmaid,, was C. Brown, Mrs. iFay Hall, G. W.
gowned in pink satin made similar to Brown, grandfather of the groom;
Mrs. Stewart’s frock. Her bouquet Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Johnson, Mr.
was of Priscilla rosebuds and swan-, and Mrs. John P. Madden, Miss Mar-
sonia. 1 garet Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
jJLy ailu mi Vliauic luuiaLU Mary Joe Brown, sister of the; Brashier, Miss Clarice Brashier, and
jurn of Wellington were united in bridegroom, was a junior bridesmaid, j Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Plangman all of
carriage Saturday evening by Rev. She wore a gown of pink satin made Sherman; Dr. and Mrs. George Euloe
J P. Sansorn at his home in Bonham. Empire style and carried a bouquet of Fort Worth, Mortimer Sprague of
__i of Priscilla rosebuds. New York City, brother of the bride;
Miss Alla Clary arrived last week John Sprague, twin brotheer of the ; H. Edward Sprague, Llewellyn Paik,
;o spend the time until the next ses- bride, was best man. The ushers N. J., also a brother of the biide.
Jon of Congress, j were Charles Sprague, another I Dallas News.
The twelfth Fannin County Fair
closed Saturday night after a success-
ful five days show with good weather
all the tin e, good attendance and
fine exhibits.
A feature each day was the hour
broadcast from 5 to 6 p. m. from a
booth in the main building over Sta-
tion KRRV, Sherman by remote con-
trol. Local talent was used and the
broadcasts were financed by local
firms.
Thursday night an amateur audi-
tion was held with the following se-
lected as winners: First Miss Ruth
Winkler, vocal solo, playing her own
guitar accompaniment. Second,
Gregory Baker, vocal solo, accom-
panied by Mrs. Howard Dobbs at the
piano. Third, Miss Jimmie Lee
Woods, with guitar accompaniment.
Friday night the old fiddlers
and string band contest was held with
a large and interested crowd. Old
fiddlers prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: First, Raymond Allmond of
Bonham. Second, M. L. IFranklin of
Whitewright. Third, C. O. Cramer
of Dallas.
Friday afternoon the fair auto-
mobile was awarded, going to Richard
Rice of South Bonham. An overflow
crowd was present at this event and
four traffic officers were kept busy
around the square directing traffic
that afternoon.
SUBSCRIPTION BARGAIN
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tions to The Herald are being re-
ceived following the announcement of
the fall rate of only 75c for a year.
This makes the price only about l^c
per week for two copies. This
special low offer applies only to sub-
scriptions in Fannin and adjoining
counties. Subscriptions may be
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home demonstration club and they
will receive a commission. Prepare
now for a year’s reading by renew-
ing or subscribing now. Next year
is election year and you will want to
keep posted.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT
Following is the reported attend-
ance at Bonham Sunday schools:
First Baptist .................
Sept. 26
...... 280
Oct. 3
240
First Methodist .....-.....
....... 238
212
First Christian ..............
..........125
173
Calvary Baptist ...........
....... Ill
109
Clark Memorial M. E.
...... 69
66
Church of Christ....._....
....... 80
82
Presbyterian ..................
..... 81
50
Nazarene ............................
...... 48
59
Total .....
......1032
991
OLD AGE SPEAKERS
Marvin McCoy and Hon. J. D. Sal-
las of Houston will speak on the old
age pension at the court house Satur-
day at 2 p. m.
The oil test near Randolph has al-
most reached its contract depth of
3,700 feet,
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Newby, G. R. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, October 4, 1937, newspaper, October 4, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth993553/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.