The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1944 Page: 1 of 6
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—FANNIN COUNTY’S SEMI- WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
fe The Bonham Herald #
VOL. XVII
SEMI-WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY
BONHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1944
NO. 74
YARBROUGH—STUBBLEFIELD
RITES IN COMMERCE, WEDNESDAY
Mrs. James Lacy
Miss Oleta Yarbrough and Mr.
James Lacy Stubbleleld were mar-
ried at high noon Wednesday at
the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
Fannie Yarbrough in Commerce.
Stubblefield
After a short wedding trip they
will be at home at 717 North Cen-
ter street in Bonham. A complete
account of the wedding, delayed in
the mail, will appear in Monday’s
Herald.
LEGAL RECORDS
The following is a report of new
cases filed and minutes written up
during the past week.
New Probate Cases
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT
A. S. Broadfoot, Judge
New Civil Cases
Lela Bell Jourdan vs Earl Jour-
dan, divorce.
James E. Gray vs Johnnie V.
Gray, divorce.
Jewell Haddock vs. A. N. Had-
dock, divorce.
COUNTY COURT,
Commissioner’s Court
A P. Bolding employed to collect
delinquent taxes.
Probate Minutes
Wills of J. M and Rosa Darling
admitted to probate.
Daisy Blanton, administratrix au-
thjpriff^J to (sell 11)0 acres of the J.
M. Zapeda survey.
Lions Club
The Lions swapped tall yams at
their luncheon Thursday.
The club will sponsor another
waste paper drive as soon as ar-
rangements dan be made.
Plans are under way for ladies’
night May 4 at the Golf Club.
Visitors were Lion M. M. Whit-
ter of Columbus, Ohio, Judge A. S.
Broadfoot, Lt. Albert Broadfoot,
Jr., T/3 Rex Coppedge, and Guyan
Stevens of Randolph.
SEARS EXECUTIVES
TO ATTEND OPENING
S' —
. Executives of Sears, Roebuck and
Co. in Dallas will be in Bonham,
Friday to attend the opening of
the Company’s Catalog Order Of-
fice, located at the corner of Cen-
ter and Fourth in the Alexander
Hotel Building.
Visitors will be Mrs. 0. Mears,
of the executive office, Mr. U. F
Meek, Assistant Operating Supt.,
Miss Margaret Sullivan, Regional
Order Office Supervisor, J. M. Don-
ley, Mail Order Advertising Mana-
ger and Misses Katherine Swan,
W. H. Kile, and Jo Hall, Field As-
sistants.
Also present at the opening will
be Mrs. Margaret Parham Manager
of Sears Order Office, Denison.
IN THE MARINES
Helen Grace ? English' r g ■*
In training to free a Marine to
fight is Private Helen Grace English
a member iof the Marine Corps Wo-
men’s reserve from Bailey, Texas.
Private English is now in “Boot”
camp at Camp Lejeune, North Car-
olina, where she will undergo six
weeks of intensive training. She
will then be assigned 'to a Marine
base or office to release a Marins
from his desk job.
Private English has a brother,
j. D. English, Jr. who is a Master
Sergeant in the Army,
Mobile Blood Bank
Will Be At USO
Three Hours Friday
The Red Cross blood bank Friday
will be located at the USO on West
5th St., instead of at the high
school gymnasium as planned, ac-
cording to Irby Carruth, chairman.
This will be a more convenient lo-
cation for blood donors.
A mobile unit blood bank will be
in Bonham for three hours, from
9:2G a. m. to 12:20 p. m. In that
time it is hoped to get 150 pints
iof blood from local donors. Don-
ors will be taken by appointment-
only so that a schedule can be
maintained.
Australians Capture New Guinea Japs
Rotary Club
Miss Mary Alice Pritchett sang
two numbers at the Rotary club
luncheon Wednesday, accompanied
by Mrs Marston.
Emerson Anderson, principal of
Bonhi, showed some talkie movies
furnished by the government.
Visitors were Eugene Risser, Ed
Whitley, Milam Anderson, Flight
Officer Cotello of Jones Field, and
Sgt. Jim Evans, grandson of Ashley
Evans.
The regular club lunchelon will
not be held next Wednesday. A
number will attend the convention
at Dallas that day.
Thursday night at.7 p. m. at the
Golf Club will he Rotary Ann
night. Guest speaker will be Dis-
trict Governor William H. Brad-
field. Mrs. Bradfield will also at-
tend. '
SEARS, ROEBUCK TO
OPEN ORDER STORE HERE
FAMILY GATHERING
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Felton Coston, 23 Honey Grove,
md Flora Addie Shields, 23.
James L. Callahan, 24, Dodd, and
Loreme Friend, 24, Sherman.
Levelle C. Standiger, 26, Ladonia
and Lucille Stephens, 26
W. A. Carpenter of G'ober, had
the pleasure of having seven of his
eight children and 17 grand children
at homie on Sunday April 16th. They
were: S/Sgt. and Mrs. Elmo Car-
penter of Pecos, Mr. and Mrs.
Prank Carpenter and children, Wan-
da, Helen, Paul and Shirley, Mr.
and Mrs. Duke Carpenter and
daughter, Billy, and Mrs. Wynell
Carpenter -of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs.
Durwood Onstatt and children, Dor-
othy and Billy of Garland, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Creech and children,
Peggy, James, Patricia, Bobby and
Charles of Gober, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Nelson and sons, W. C.,
David, Bobby, Larry and Randell of
north of Bonham. Also present for
the day were two Aunts and a
Cousin of the Carpenter children,
Mrs. Ida Bardin of Wylie, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Dennis of Wapanuka, Ok.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Humble Hunt and
children, Janette, Wynette, Ronney,
and Scotty of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Carpenter were
recently married at Pecos, and are
visiting his family on a 15 day fur-
lough. S/Sgt. Carpenter is with the
93rd Bomber Squadron at Pyote,
Texas. Mrs. Carpenter is employed
Sears, Roebuck and Company will
formally open their Order Office in
Bonham Friday morning at nine o’-
clock.
Mrs. Mittie English Roger will
be manager of the office and Mrs.
Clara Newell will be the assistant
manager.
The office is located on the cor-
ner of Fourth and: Center Streets,
and has been completely remodeled
under the supervision of Mr. Jack
Cates of the maintenance depart-
ment with the assistance of local
carpenters and painters.
The office here is established in
Bonham for the purpose of giving
better and faster service and to have
personal contact with all Sears
friends and customers.
Mrs. ‘Roger is widely known in
and around Bonham. She is the
former Mittie English, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. English, and for
the past three years has been a
resident of Denison, Texas. Mrs.
Roger attended Bonham schools and
is a member of the First Baptist
church. For the past three years
she has been assistant manager of
Sears in Denison. Her husband is
in foreign service and Mrs. Roger
is making her home at 304 W
Fourth St.
Mrs. Clara Newell will be the as-
sistant manager of the office here.
She is the former Clara Huckabee,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L.
Huckabee, and wife of Clarence New-
ell. She is well known in Bonham
and surrounding towns. She is an
active member of the First Baptist
church. Mrs. Newell has been in
Denison the last two weeks training
for this work.
Mrs. Anna Ruth McClure will be
assistant in the office. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Carter, ar.d is well known in Bon-
ham.
These girls are well trained and
efficient, and courteous in every re-
spect. They are anxious to have
every citizen of Bonham and sur-
rounding territories visit their of-
fice.
ROUT OF JAPANESE DIVISIONS in New Guinea left hundreds of stragglers starving in jungle to
be made prisoner by pursuing Australians. Four jungle-fighting Aussie divisions were in action
during Huon Peninsula campaign and destruction of Jap power in area was clinched when Ameri-
cans outflanked enemy on coast.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs John Rodgers of Bonham re-
turned home Wednesday morning
much improved following a major
operation.
Wm. Chambers of Ivanhoe is much
improved1 after a recent operation.
Mrs. Frank Chapman, Jr. of Bon-
ham is doing all right after an
appendectomy Tuesday.
Mrs. Whiter Long and her mother
Mrs. Katel Howell were moved home
Sunday.
Mrs. Cecil Dunigan of Bonham
went home Monday.
Edual Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Burkhalter of Ector was giv-
en treatment for a broken arm then
went home.
Mr. and Mrs. James McClure of
Route 3 have a girl bom April 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Anthony Ac-
cetta of Bonham have a son bom
April 16
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Duffy of
Telephone have a boy born Wednes-
day morning.
Mrs. J. H. Grant of Honey Grove
is here for medical treatment
Mrs. Earl Stanford of Ivanhoe is
here for medical care.
Mrs. Margaret Reid is doing nice-
ly following an operation.
Mr. Newton Meeks of Bonham is
here for medical treatment.
Fannin County
Federation Meets
LT. AVA ANN MANESS
RETURNED HOME WEDNESDAY
Pfc. Frederick Jones of Yuma,
Arizona came Monday night for a
visit with his parents, Senator and
Mrs. Charles R. Jones.
at the Pecos Army Air Base as a
telephone operator.
All left wishing that the absent
ones, Mrs. Rozelle Mills and hus-
band, Cpl. Mills of Independence,
Kansas, might have been present
and that all may be at home again
soon.
Lt. Ava Ann Maness arrived in
Dallas, Wednesday by plane, being
met by her father, John H. Maness,
stepmother Mrs. Maness, brother
Don and an aunt, Mrs. J. M. Cavi-
ness of Paris.
Lt. Maness, 32, Army Air Forces
nurse, was reported ' missing in
action November 8 when the trans-
port plane iir which she was a pas-
senger was forced down behind en*
emy lines but she was later report-
ed safe. March 5 the 12th Air
Force in Italy told of how she and
two companions, the last of a
group of thirty, returned to Allied
territory after hardships endured
traveling and hiding.
A year ago Lt. Maness was a
nurse at the Station Hospital of the
Army Air Base at Lubbock. Born
and reared in Lamar county, she
had graduated (from the Sanitarium
of Paris School of Nursing and
had followed the nursing profession
in (Amarillo and other west Texas
points before joining the Army
Nurse Corps.
Last summer, assigned to the Air
Evacuation service, removal of in-
jured men from the battle zone by
plane, she trained for this work at
Bowman Field, Louisville, Ky. While
there Lt. Maness and Lt. Porter
were two of three nurses chosen to
model flying uniforms worn by the
'The Fannin County Federation of
Women’s Clubs met in all day ses'
si on in Ladonia, Saturday at the
First Methodist Church. Mrs. G.
E. Carpenter, president, opened the
meeting with a resume of the work
accomplished during the administra-
tion. Rev. J. P. Luton, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, Ladonia
gave the invocation. Greetings
were extended by Mrs. J. B. Ha-
den, Jr., and response by Mrs.
Thad Murley, Bailey,
Following the inspirational by
Mrs. Carpenter, the business session
was held. Mrs. Tom Holmes of
Trenton sang “Roses of Picardy.”
A very informative panel discus-
sion was led by Mrs. O. L. Couch.
Participating in the panel were
Miss Oleta Yarbrough speaking on
the home, Mrs. Ethalmore Adams
cn youth, Mrs. J. G. Smith o»f Com-
merce on education, Mr. Charles
Halsell on business and Mr. Harvey
Glass, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, Bonham, on reli-
gion.
The afternoon feature was a very
challenging address by Mrs. R. J.
Turrentine of Denton who spoke
on the conference theme, “Planning
for Peace, a Supreme Challenge.”
Mrs. C. T. Ferguson, accompanied
by Mrs. J. P. Haynes, gave a mu-
sical reading, “The Soul of Chopin”
New officers for the ensuing
two years installed by the retiring
president are: Mrs. C. J. Leslie,
Bailey, president; Mrs. H. R. Van
Zandt, Bonham, 1st vice president;
Mrs. Henry Donaghey, Trenton, 2nd
vice president; Mrs. C. T. Ferguson,
Leonard, recording secretary; Mrs.
M. C. Clayton, Bailey, correspond-
ing secretary; Mrs. Edward Par-
sons, Ladonia, treasurer; Mrs. Eu-
la McCord, Windom, reporter; Mrs.
J R. Bevans, Bonham, historian;
Mrs. H. L. Bailey, Honey Grove,
parli amentarian.
The Federation was presented a
gavel made by the retiring presi-
dent.
MARRIAGES
HORTON—CHENAULT
Miss Ruby Horton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horton of 1016
Pine St., became the bride of T.
E. Chenault of Dallas at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chenault
in Highland Park, Tuesday niyht at
S o’clock. Only close friends and
members of the families attended
the impressive ring ceremony per-
formed by Rev. Stul of the High-
land Park Methodist church.
Mrs. M. T. Johnson of Bonham
attended bier sister, and best man.
was Charles Chenault of Dallas.
The bride wore a powder blue
gaberdine suit with white acces-
sories and a corsage of white iris.
A reception was held after which
the couple left for a short wedding
trip, then will return to Dallas to
make thenr home at 2820 Shelby.
Mrs. Chenault was employed ftor
a number of years at the Fannin
County Abstract office but for the
past two years has been with the
Internal Revenue office in Dallas.
COURT OF HONOR
HELD MONDAY NIGHT
An early morning rain Wednes-
day brought some hail to sections
south and east of Bonham. A few
hailstones fell here in a late after-
noon shower.
nurses in this division, for an As-
sociated Press picture.
Lt Maness’ sister, Lt. Doris Ma-
ness, also a graduate of the Sani-
tarium training school, is in the
Army Nurse Corps also and has
already seen service in Persia and
North Africa, while their brother,
Sgt. Houston G. Maness, an aviation
mechanic, has been on duty in the
Pacific over a year.
Boy Scout District Court of Hon-
or was held Monday in the basement
of the First Christian church at 7:-
30. A board of review was held
presided over by Dick Higgins.
In the attendance contest Tiloop
150 with 63 points edged out Troop
54 which gained 60 points. There
was a total of seventy four people
including forty one Scouts. Foub
troops were present, Troop 155 from
Dodd City with scout master Cris-
solm, Troop 251 from Ivanhoe with
Scoutmaster Arvil Hickman, Troop
150 of Bonham, Scoutmaster H. H.
Phillips, Troop 54, Scoutmaster
Thad Finley.
There were eight second class
Scout awards, Virgil Cuddy, Maxia
Turner, Jimmie Mitchell, Ralph
Frazier, Gene Ware, Richard Crider
W. D. Pruitt, Roy Morrow.
One First class Sdout, Henry B.
Keene.
Nineteen Merit Badges: Martin.
Moore, Personal Health, Rowing,
book binding, Handicraft, Swim-
ming; Jake Moore, Public Health,
Personal Health, Safety, Handicraft,
Swimming; John Ed Hodge, Cook-
ing, Handicraft, Art, Home plan-
ning, John C. Saunders, Physical
development, Safety; Pat Beaver,
Safety; Roy McMillan, Marksman-
ship, Safety.
Two Star Scouts: Jake Moore,
Martin Moore, both of troop 251,
Ivanhoe.
One Life Scout: J®hn C. Saunders
of Troop 150, Bonham.
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Newby, G. R. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1944, newspaper, April 20, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1002877/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.