7-11-23 Leader E-Edition

NTMWD Honored with Exemplary Source Water Protection Award

Award

ter District (NTMWD) was recognized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) as

the recipient of its 2023 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award for Large Water Systems. This prestigious honor acknowledges organizations in North America that have successfully developed and are implementing exemplary source water protection programs. The award was presented during the AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition in Toronto, Canada, which took place June 11-14, 2023.

“Protecting source water is only the first step in water treatment,” said Zeke Campbell, NTMWD Assistant Deputy for

Water Treatment and Conveyance, who accepted the award on the District’s behalf. “It is vital to our mission to provide high quality, dependable service, and it provides the added benefit of clean water for recreation and wildlife.”

Recipients of the award must meet specific criteria outlined in the AWWA Standard for Source Water Protection, which provides technical standards and guidelines for protecting and preserving the quality of water sources used for drinking water. The criteria include source water

characterization; source water protection goals; source water protection action plans; implementation; and periodic evaluation and revision of the program.

To help fulfill its source water protection goals, NTMWD characterized land uses and potential sources of pollution around Lavon Lake and Bois d’Arc Lake, two of their major water sources. Watershed protection plans were developed in close coordination with local stakeholders who work across multiple jurisdictions within each watershed.

“The plans provide a roadmap to reducing pollutants and protecting water quality in the rapidly growing region,” said David Cowan, NTMWD Watershed Manager. “Working closely with local stakeholders, state agencies, and regional partners, we help ensure residents and businesses in NTMWD’s service area have access to safe, reliable water supplies now and for future generations.”

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ant loading in the lakes. Projects such as tree planting along eroded streams and installing low-impact development features in McKinney and Wylie help improve water quality by reducing stormwater pollution.

To learn more about NTMWD’s efforts to protect our source water and how we can all do our part to ensure safe, high-quality drinking water around the clock, visit www. NTMWD.com/watershed.

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Bonham Police Department Logs

06/28/2023– 07/04/2023

Report: June 28, 2023 – 1300

BL N. Center St., Arresting Officer – Ptl. Corey Verner.

A 58-year-old female was arrested for DWI and Assault on a Public Servant.

Report: June 28, 2023 – 600

BL SH 121 N., Arresting Officer – Ptl. Corey Verner. A 49-year-old female was arrested for DWI.

Report: June 28, 2023 – N. Center St., Arresting Officer – Ptl. Tyler Armstrong. A 48-year-old female was arrested for DWI and Accident Involving Damage to Veh.

Report: June 29, 2023 – 500

BL N Main St., Arresting Officer – Cpl. Patrick Howell. A 33-year-old male was arrested for Other Agency Warrant.

Report: June 30, 2023 – 1800

BL Scissortail Ln., Reporting Officer – Ptl. Tyler Armstrong.

A call for service was received in reference to Burg of Hab.

Report: June 30, 2023 – 400

BL W. 10th St., Reporting Officer – Sgt. Cory Brookshire. A call for service was received in reference to Theft.

Report: June 30, 2023 – 1900

BL Robin Ln., Reporting Officer – Sgt. Cory Brookshire. A call for service was received in reference to Criminal Mischief.

Report: June 30, 2023 – 2600

BL N. Center St., Reporting Officer – Ptl. Mathew Morales. A call for service was received in reference to Motor Veh Theft.

Report: June 30, 2023 – CR

2904 Fannin County, Reporting Officer – Ptl Mathew Morales. A call for service was received in reference to DWI.

Report: June 30, 2023 – US

82 E., Reporting Officer – Ptl. Mathew Morales. A 28-yearold male was arrested for DWI 2nd.

Report: July 1, 2023 – 1700

BL SH 121 N., Arresting Officer – Sgt. Trevor Franz. A 29-year-old male was arrested for Criminal Trespass.

Report: July 1, 2023 – 500 BL

Lipscomb Blvd., Reporting Officer – Det. Melanie Elliott. A call for service was received in reference to an Unattended Death.

Report: July 1, 2023 – 1900

BL Albert Broadfoot St., Arresting Officer – Ptl. Blake Garcia. A 29-year-old male was arrested for BPD Warrants and Other Agency Warrant.

Report: July 2, 2023 – 600 BL

E. 6th St., Reporting Officer –

Det. Melanie Elliott. A call for service was received in reference to Criminal Mischief.

Report: July 2, 2023 – 2300

BL Pecan St., Reporting Officer – Ptl. Blake Garcia. A call for service was received

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in reference to Evading Arrest w/ Veh.

Report: July 2, 2023 – 100

BL W. 15th St., Reporting Officer – Det. Melanie Elliott. A call for service was received in reference to an Unattended Death.

Report: July 2, 2023 – 2300

BL Silo Rd., Arresting Officer – Cpl. Kolbee Perdue. A 33-year-old female was arrested for Poss CS, Poss Dangerous Drug and Other Agency Warrant.

Report: July 3, 2023 – 2200

BL SH 121 N., Reporting Officer – Cpl. Patrick Howell. A call for service was received in reference to Theft.

Report: July 3, 2023 – 300 BL Reich St., Reporting Officer –Sgt. Jim Lewis. A call for service was received in reference to Theft.

halves on baking sheet. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until softened, then add ground beef and cook until well browned. Stir in tomato paste, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir in tomato sauce and scooped out zucchini flesh (chop if desired for more even filling), then simmer, covered, on low heat for 10 minutes. Remove the lid, stir well and simmer for another 5 minutes. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon filling in prepared zucchini halves. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 20-25 minutes until bubbly. (Add more seasoning if you like for example Italian seasoning and paprika).

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Roberta Dodd

married Capt. William Crawford, a black WWI officer and war hero. They

musicians were banned. Roberta later told friends that she had been sent to a concentration camp.

After liberation she worked

By Malinda Allison, Fannin County Museum of History

The 18th in a series of articles for the 175th Anniversary of Bonham

Roberta Dodd (1895-1954) was born in the Tanktown section of Bonham. She attended Washington School and later worked as a waitress at Curtiss Boarding House. As a youth she sang in local churches, the Opera House and the Alexander Hotel.

With help from five socially prominent white women benefactors from Bonham, Mrs. E. F. White, Mrs. Zach Smith, Mrs. Homer Thompson, Mrs. John Rodgers, and Mrs. F. C. Allen, she attended Wiley College in Marshall Texas for two years, then entered Fisk College in Chicago. After that she entered Chicago Musical College where she studied for six years. Her debut concert in Chicago was a huge success and received rave newspaper reviews.

The Chicago Daily News at that time wrote, "A voice with unusual charm, high and clear, yet soft. Her high notes are perfectly controlled and her pianissimo is of exquisite quality. Roberta Dodd expresses admirably all the joy and all the distress of the Negro spirituals."

She toured and performed over the next two years in many major US cities and at black colleges. Her concert program included classical pieces as well as contemporary black composers. In her concert program she sang in German, Italian, French, Spanish and English, and included works by Bach and Brahms. In Chicago she had met and

later divorced.

Benefactors in Chicago arranged for her to travel to Paris for study.

Before sailing for Europe she returned to Bonham and gave a concert at the First Methodist Church and at the Fannin County Courthouse.

She gave a concert in the Fannin County District Courtroom on Saturday, March 24, 1928 at 8 pm and then another concert at the Methodist Church in Bonham after evening services on Sunday, March 25.

In Paris Roberta married an African prince, Kojo Marc Tovalou-Houenou in 1932. He died in 1938. She was trapped in Paris when the Nazis occupied France in 1940. A German edict set out to eliminate “degenerate Jewish-Negro jazz” and all performances of black

for the American Red Cross and performed for US soldiers. Soldiers from Bonham sought her out in Paris at the urging of their mothers. Her health was failing. She returned to Bonham in 1948. She never sang in public again. She moved to Dallas.

She died on June 14, 1954 in Dallas and was buried in Gates Hill Cemetery in Bonham in an unmarked grave. Her death certificate gives her name as Roberta Dodd Crawford.

Sadly, as yet we have not found any recordings of her performances.

Want to know more? A more detailed article on her life is in Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas at https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/ metapth586972/m1/20/

Bonham Herald 10-13-1932

HG, Fannindel football in '23 again favored to make postseason trips

after Honey Grove last fall returned to the playoffs and again reached the area round for the first time since 2019. Headshots of players on p. 337 included one of Beavers.

The Warriors, who finished 9-3 overall and 5-1 in district play in 2022 during veteran head coach Shane Fletcher's first season, also ranked No. 12 in the included 2A-I rankings with Cooper, a 13-1 regional finalist and undefeated district champion, at No. 6.

Meanwhile, Kazion Dugan garnered the Preseason Offensive MVP designation from the publication and it picked Fannindel to again finish second in 9-1A-II to Oakwood.

Trenton s'ball's Williams verbally commits to Univ. of Mount Olive

By Rich Hilliard

Trenton softball's Gracie Williams on June 24 announced via a Facebook post her verbal commitment to the University of Mount Olive Trojans in North Carolina to extend her diamond career. Williams, who will graduate in 2024, this spring earned all-state notoriety in Class 2A from the Texas Girls Coaches Association and the 15-2A catcher of the year superlative while helping Trenton: win an undefeated district title, make its first regional final trip since 2016 and third overall and have a program-best 29-2-1

Fannindel graduate Dowdy vies in TSMCA all-star hoops game

overall record. As a sophomore, she garnered the 15-2A Defensive Most Valuable Player award, after district champion Trenton in 2022 reached the regional quarterfinals for the then eighth time overall and in the past nine complete softball seasons. Her freshman season equated a first-team selection at catcher, as Trenton reached the area round.

Note: Trenton teammate Tristen Jones, who will also graduate in 2024, announced on Facebook on Jan. 16 that she will play softball beyond high school at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.

Fannindel's Kazion Dugan competes on Feb. 6 during District 23-1A boys' basketball at Ector.

Story and photo by Rich Hilliard

Look for Class 2A-I Honey Grove and 1A-II Fannindel in 2023 to again represent Fannin County in the playoffs, per the summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine.

Look for the other four county programs to vie later this year to prove the publication's predictions wrong.

Tabbing linebacker Levi Beavers as the Preseason Defensive Most Valuable Player, the Warriors have been picked to finish second in District 9-2A-I -- only behind longtime sportsrival Cooper.

Beavers shared the same onfield 9-2A-I award and earned a third-team all-state selection at linebacker from the Texas Sports Writers Association,

In 2022, Dugan equated an all-state honorable mention and Region III-1A first-team cornerback via the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association, after the Falcons with a bi-district advance made their sixth-straight six-man postseason trip. He also garnered first-team alldistrict notoriety as a utility and defensive back during head coach Denver Bowden's first season in Ladonia.

In the included 1A-II rankings, Oakwood placed at No. 10, after in 2022 being an undefeated district champion -- and State semifinalist.

Elsewhere, the publication placed Trenton in 6-2A-I and Leonard in 8-3A-II a spot out of the predicted respective district postseason quartets.

Prognosticated last-place finishes await Bonham in 5-3A-I and Savoy in 10-1A-I, during the first seasons, respectively, under John Ramsey and Keith Hughes.

Preparations for the 2023 season will commence on Monday, July 31, with the start of two-a-day workouts.

HONEY GROVE --

Year one under longtime successful Leonard head football coach Shane

Story and photo by Rich

Hilliard

Recent graduate Jabari

Dowdy competed for the East team on July 1 during the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association all-star boys' basketball game at the D.L. Ligon Coliseum at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

Dowdy, the 2023 Fannindel High School salutatorian, helped the Falcons last winter to their second-straight bidistrict basketball appearance. Both times, Fannindel advanced as District 23-1A's fourth-place qualifier.

Readying For More:

Fannindel's Jabari Dowdy (0) looks to pass on Feb. 6 during District 23-1A boys' basketball at Ector.

Preseason magazine forecast, 7-on-7 suggest more success in 2023 for HG

Fletcher likewise equated a triumph during his inaugural campaign at Honey Grove. The Class 2A Warriors returned for the first time since 2019 to the postseason and area round.

If the preseason prediction in the 2023 Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine proves true, expect another successful season for Honey Grove in 2023. An 8-2 effort by the Warriors

during 7-on-7 football this spring only bolstered that prognostication. Honey Grove will begin its 2023 regular season at 3A-II Howe.

Trenton's Gracie Williams.

Photo by Rich Hilliard

Story and photo by Rich Hilliard

Honey Grove's Jarrmez Daniels catches a touchdown on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Honey Grove's Kendal Wolfe runs after making a catch on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Honey Grove's Lucas Morrison throws a pass on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Honey Grove's Ryelan Morris takes a snap on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Ryelan Morris (5), Asher Price (top right) and other Honey Grove players listen to secondyear Warriors' head coach Shane Fletcher on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Honey Grove's Brody Mahan (18), Levi Beavers (7), Lucas Morrison (22), Kendal Wolfe (9), Dre Patt (3), Lazarus Asberry (2), Antonio Torres (23) and other Warriors complete a huddle with head football coach Shane Fletcher during 7-on-7 play on June 13 at Honey Grove's Warrior Stadium.

Honey Grove's Levi Beavers catches a touchdown on June 13 during 7-on-7 football at Honey Grove.

Trenton's Tristen Jones.

Photo by Rich Hilliard

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Beware of Scam calls, emails or texts

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Also, please be careful in taking any calls about Medicare or Insurance plans unless it is your LOCAL AGENT. Please never give out your SS# or Medicare# or DOB, etc. to anyone. If something sounds too good you know it usually is not good.

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The HOPE Program Recycle!

The HOPE Program provides local GED classes at NO COST. FREE!

How do we do it you ask?

This is possible due to the donations and support from our community.

Our Recycling Fundraiser is a Win Win for everyone. Benefiting the people of Fannin County.

The HOPE Program

Recycle Old computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, VCR's, DVD's, power tools, medical equipment, audio equipment, electronics, cameras, vacuums, small appliances, sporting goods. Items can be in any condition & do not have to working. Items may be donated any time of the year.

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Thanks from Kiwanis Club

The Bonham Kiwanis Club has been hosting the Lights Over Lake Bonham Fireworks Show since 1977. They would like to thank all the 2023 fireworks sponsors.

The sponors include the Bonham Kiwanis Club, City of Bonham, Bonham Chrysler, State Farm - Jake Shockley, Pierson & Fendley Insurance, First United Bank- Bonham, The Trailer Guys, N-Tex Sand & Gravel, Warrior Tire, Fannin Federal Credit Union, Just Gotta Have It, The McCarty Farm and Edward Jones. 2023 Lights Over Lake Bonham was a huge success!

Special Exhibitor for the Quilt Hop

Press Release - The Bonham Visitor Center is excited to announce that Renowned Textile Fusion Artist, Suzann Thompson, will be a featured guest speaker & exhibitor at the 2023 Bonham Quilt Hop / Craft Expo.

Textile Fusion is Suzann

Thompson’s signature artmaking technique, combining knitting, crochet, quilting, and embellishment, and seeking to heighten the artistic value of the needle arts. She will be giving a presentation on Friday, July 28th “Crochet Connections” & a presentation on Saturday, July 29th “What to Do with Grandmother’s Doilies.”

Times for the presentations will be announced soon.

Suzann’s “Celebrate Doilies” Quilt Exhibit will be on display July 28th & 29th from 10am to 4pm at the Roy V Floyd Community Center located at 1100 W. 5th Street in Bonham,

TX. She will be on location to speak with guests and visitors. Whether your goal is to improve your skill as a needlework hobbyist, become a true master of the craft, or learn more about needlework as collectible art, discover how Suzann’s Textile Fusion artworks, presentations, and exhibit can connect you to a community of shared interests, skills, and history.

The Roy V Floyd Community Center will also have “Community Quilts” on display, Quilting & Craft Vendors, Fabric Art Demonstrations, & Fat Quarter Bingo. For more information, please contact the Bonham Visitor Center at 903-583-9830 / info@ visitbonham.com. See you at the 2023 Bonham Quilt Hop! Visit www.textilefusion. com to find out more about Suzann’s Textile Fusion works.

DODD CITY, TEXAS 150 YEARS

James Franklin Sadler aka J.

F. was born near the current town of Dodd City on Oct 12, 1851. His parents were John and Nancy A Stephens Sadler. His mother was born in Missouri in 1835. His father was born in Tennessee in 1820 and was a successful farmer owning around 1,000 acres in Fannin and Lamar counties. John also began a mercantile business around 1872. His mother Nancy descends from the Stephens line who founded Stephensville (Lannius) of which many were successful in farming and the mercantile business. This practically made it inevitable that J.F. would be a business merchant at some point in his life.

J. F. received the best education that could be had locally, which gave him many of the skills he needed to pursue his business ventures. He even taught school for a while early in his life. He learned farming on his father’s farm but may have learned the mercantile business with some help from his mother, Nancy. Many of

the Stephens clan were successful in the mercantile business as well as land speculation etc.

In February of 1874 John married Mary Matilda Wiley. On the 1880 census the couple have one child listed and J. F.’s occupation is grocer. As executor of his father’s will he was allowed to do what he thought was best with the mercantile business John had started in the early 1870s. Perhaps this was a continuation of that business. The above ad shows that J. F. acquired a partner named Daniel Webster Sweeney and is a dry goods merchant with a line of sewing machine in 1884. J. F. was also politically ambitious and was elected a state representative from Dodd City for Fannin and Lamar County from Jan. 11, 1887, to Jan 8, 1889. By 1888 he has new partners in his brother William Newton Sadler from Honey Grove and well respected and Republic of Texas citizen James F. Lee as the below ad shows us. J. F. also puts his house up for sale by the Dodd City school in 1888 with the intent of building new or perhaps moving to Bonham as his ambitions grow.

J. F. was very active in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Dodd City and was ordained an elder on Dec. 2nd, 1888. Two of his children, James Franklin Jr. and Alma were baptized in the faith July 7, 1889, along with two of their cousins Georgie and Myrtle Moore the same day.

In 1891 a new bank was formed in Bonham called Bonham National Bank. Again, J. F. Sadler and D. W. Sweeney have become partners as two of its board of directors. His business continues to grow, and the Sadler Brother’s buy their own building in Dodd City but were about to fall into hard times. By 1893 bankruptcy had become imminent and the brothers were forced to provide a deed of trust to stave this off. They were able to work their way out of bankruptcy and remained in business for several more years.

J.F. also had local political ambitions and would run for Fannin County clerk in 1894 while still operating his store in Dodd City. He wins the election, and it is about this time that he moves to Bon-

ham. He serves as county clerk for about 4 years while still running the store in Dodd City and finds time to help patent an “axle Skein” with R.L. Pinley in 1896. Starting various business ventures is a trend that will continue most of his life. By 1900 J. F. and Mary have had 9 children, 6 of which are still living. He lists his occupation as selling farm implements. He will start a fire insurance company in 1901 so now has several businesses running simultaneously.

J. F. will be living in Weatherford by 1909 and managing the Weatherford Telephone Exchange. His son Ernest works as a lineman there as well. His business interest seems to peek about this time. The store in Dodd City is still running and planning to expand with an implement line. He plans to move his family to Yoakum, Texas just East of San Antonio. It is another railroad boomtown having a roundhouse and maintenance facility located there employing several hundred employees. J. F. acquires the J.A. Graves Co. there and invests $25,000 in additional goods to stock the store with. This move from Weatherford never happens and he is forced to liquidate much of the inventory in Yoakum by Nov. and Dec. of 1909. He then buys a Funeral/Furniture company in Weatherford to go along with his other businesses. He was an active businessman most of his life.

Even though James business ventures took him all over the state he remained connected to Dodd City through his enterprises there at least thru 1909. He also remained faithful to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with him and his wife serving in some capacity regardless of where they lived. James Franklin Sadler dies on May 16, 1917 and is buried in Greenwood City Cemetery at Weatherford Parker County Texas.

MORE DODD CITY HISTORY: Millard Brent’s “The History of Dodd City, Texas” available at: FC Historical Museum. Online: Fannin GenWeb; Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas @ The Portal to Texas History; Shiloah/Dodd City Cumberland Presbyterian Church Minutes 1875-1897 @ Ancestry; newspapers.com.

Early merchant in Dodd City

The Dodd City Spectator May 11, 1888

The Dodd City Spectator Nov. 21, 1884 Austin American-Statesman Jan 8, 1893

Attention:

Bonhi Class of 1973

The Bonhi Class on 1973 is making preparations for its upcoming reunion, which is slated for October 21, 2023 at the Powder Creek Pavilion. More details will be forthcoming.

Classmates are trying to contact all graduates of 1973. Please send email addresses, physical addresses and phone numbers to: Bonhiclassof1973@ gmail.com Or snail mail: Bonhi Class of 1973 2106 Bois d'Arc Dr. Bonham TX 75418. Everything will be free of charge! Please make your plans to attend. We hope for a great turnout!

SUMMER AWARENESS

JULY NL 2023

SUMMER TEMPS

Summer so far has been HOT and HUMID! This combination “cooks” the horses and predisposes them to colic. A high roughage diet consisting of plenty of hay or pasture with a small amount of grain is the best summer diet. (If your vet has recommended a specific feeding program for your horse,

always check before changing it). Grain on a large colon that is not full of hay causes gas and gas colic. Feeding a probiotic such as Fastrack am & pm also helps prevent colic. Probiotics provide good microbes to the gut and prevent the overgrowth of bad bacteria which causes colic. We also recommend that you keep a dose of Banamine on hand. Give this to your horse orally if it exhibits signs of colic. If it is not better in 1 ½ hours, call your vet.

CUTS

This weather makes both humans and horses cranky. I see a lot of leg cuts caused by horses kicking or pawing fences when arguing, and mares flirting with another horse when in heat. These wounds can be serious and often require a trip to the vet and may require antibiotics. If minor, wash the cut with the hose and bandage it to keep it clean. Be sure your horse’s tetanus vaccine is current (within 6 months). If in doubt, see your vet.

TIPS FOR TRAILERING

1. Don’t tie the head up tight. If possible, leave the horse loose in the trailer. The horse’s balance is better when he can move his head freely. When the horse can put his head down, he can clear his respiratory tract.

2. Hose down hay filled nets before hanging them in the trail-

OBITUARIES

It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn’t go alone. Part of me went with you, the day God took you home.

RALPH GRAY JUDKINS

Ralph Gray Judkins went home to meet the Lord on July 3, 2023. He was 93 years old and had lived a full rewarding life.

Ralph was born on November 7, 1929, just a few days after the beginning of the Great Depression. He was born in Drop, Texas in a quiet corner of Denton County to Connie Cole Judkins and Jimmie Dee Wilson Judkins. Times were hard but long days on the farm and lessons learned made strong men that had no quit in them. Ralph was forged in those times and those lessons never left him. He often said, “can’t never could do anything”. He began his school days in a one room schoolhouse on a dusty Denton County back road. He rode his horse, Bell, to and from school from the age of six until he started middle school. Image letting a kid ride a horse six miles to and from school these days. He later formed a lifelong friendship with J C Fenimore. They hunted together and sold possum and coon hides at the local store to make a few dollars during the depression. They always kept in touch, swapping stories and hunting together well into their 70’s. Ralph later attended Denton High School where he was a good student and played on the football team. He graduated high school in 1947. Ralph attended college at what is now the University of North Texas before moving on to other endeavors. In January of 1951, he was called into military service. After basic training, he was trained as a forward observer and immediately sent to Korea to take part in the Korean War. He served proudly in the 2nd Division of the Army in Korea from 1951 to 1952. He would never forget his days in the army though he seldom spoke of them. After returning home, he began work at Kroehler Furniture Manufacturing in Dallas, Texas where he planned to work for a short time. Thirty years later, he finally left Kroehler and his many friends and retired. He could not sit for long and took a few jobs for a few years before finally retiring for good in 1992. He spent his final 31 years on his farm in Ravenna, TX where he enjoyed his time with his wife Kathryn, his dogs Jake I, Mac and Tosh, and Jake II, who he considered his best friend. Ralph was a husband, dad, papa, friend, farmer, rancher, mechanic, tinkerer and a kind man to all that knew him. He never knew a stranger and could carry on a conversation for hours. After guests were ready to head home, he would often say, “what’s your rush”. “Pull up a chair and stay a while”. His smile was infectious, and he delighted in having visitors. He loved his family and his simple country life. He would sit under a shade tree for hours and watch the cows graze while listening to bluegrass music on what he called his music box, commonly known as an iPod. He also enjoyed restoring antique farm tractors. Most of his later years were spent in his shop on the farm. If he could not find a part for his project, he would simply build one. His shop was his happy place and tinkering gave him great pleasure. His other pass times were blue grass music and home-grown cooking.

Ralph is preceded in death by his parents and son Mike Rice. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Judkins of 48 years; son Arnold Judkins and wife Debbie, daughter Rhonda Greathouse and husband Bill, daughter Kathy Fowler, daughter Janet Shaffer and husband Mark, daughter Georgia Cameron and husband Doug, and son Alan Pierce. Ralph was also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren who adored their papa.

The family joined together in honoring the life of Ralph on Sunday, July 9, 2023 with a 1pm visitation and a 2pm service at Boyd Baptist Church, Bonham, Texas. Burial followed at Carson Cemetery.

er. Hay particles and airborne dust can get into the horse’s eyes or be inhaled, which will irritate its respiratory system.

3. Skip the bedding in the trailer. Shavings in a trailer are going to blow around irritating the eyes and lungs. Be sure to clean out the trailer after each trip. Dried manure becomes bacteria laden dust that can will be inhaled by your horse.

HIVES

Hives or urticaria are immune reactions against allergens that the horse has inhaled, ingested, had injected or has come in contact with the skin. The first stage is the sensitization stage, where the horse produces specific antibodies at first exposure to the antigen. This does not produce an immune reaction or hives. The immune system has now been sensitized to the allergen and is now primed and ready to react to the next exposure to the allergen.

The 2nd stage is re-exposure to the antigen where the horse’s sensitized antibodies come in contact with the antigen, causing a hypersensitivity reaction.

The inflammation wave causes the formation of raised bumps or patches on the skin. Sometimes the reaction affects the deeper tissues causing swelling of the nose, eyes, or legs. Hives tend to be on the neck, shoulder, or ribcage. The hives bumps can develop on the skin as quickly as 15 minutes up to 24 hours after the exposure to the trigger allergen substance. The allergens can be pollens, dust, molds, shavings, hays, weeds, pasture grasses, supplements, antibiotics (Penicillin),vaccines or Rhino/ Flu viruses and Strangles Strep equi bacteria. Physical stress or anxiety can also cause hives. Insect bite hypersensitivity can raise welts on the skin as well. Hives should resolve on their own in 24-48 hours. If there is severe swelling of the nose, lips, or eyes, or hives lasting more than 2 days, a cortisone and antihistamine shot is needed. Persistent hives that last more than 2 days will need to be treated with cortisone and antihistamine. Dexamethasone is a fast-acting cortisone. Zyrtec, an over-the-counter antihistamine, can be used. Allergy testing can be done on horses by injecting allergens in the skin of the neck and measuring the reaction size of the welt. Specific allergy shots can be made for your horse, but it is expensive.

INSECT BITE HYPESENSITIVITY

This is an allergy to the bites(saliva)of the gnats or flies that some horses develop. We treat the horse with anti-itch oral medication and cortisone shots. The feed supplements NutriFlax and Equine Omega Complete help the skin and reduce the allergic reaction. Minimizing exposure to the insects is essential. “Regular” fly spray is not effective against gnats.

The following are effective against gnats:

1. Deep woods Off with Deet. (Walmart)

2. Repel with 40% Deet. (Walmart)

3. Bye Bye Insects natural spray from Spalding Labs

4. Skin So Soft from Avon. Mix ¼ SSS with ¾ water.

5. Other all natural fly sprays with citronella and other oils. Be sure to spray your horse at dawn and dusk when the gnats bite the most.

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We hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July!

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Community Ministries

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Manna House Food Pantry

When: Tuesday • 1pm - 5pm.

Where: 914 S. 5th St. Bonham (across from Calvary Baptist Church.) For more information: 903-5833910

Community Food Pantry in Honey Grove

McKenzie United Methodist Church, 701 7th Street.

1st and 3rd Thursday each month. 5pm - 7pm. 4th Tuesday: Produce 1pm - 4pm

Contacts: Star Breece - 281-832-8116

Soleil - 903-505-0250

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SHORT INCOME TAX SERVICE

Lisa C. Short 903-784-3797

3206 Bonham Street, Paris, TX 75460

Oakwood Cemetery

May was another busy month at Oakwood Cemetery. Two projects were started--in the Smith Addition, leveling of the land and a road are almost complete, and in the McCleary Addition, a drainage project by the road got underway. Oakwood was beautiful Memorial Day weekend, with 645 flags placed on veterans’ graves. That number grows every year. Thank you, National Banner of Honey Grove, for the donation of the flags each year. Thank you, as well, to all the volunteers who placed the flags. On June 12th, another storm caused the loss of three huge trees and large limbs. Debris had to be cleared from the cemetery. Then more limbs started breaking, and

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three more trees are being removed. This is another heartbreaking loss for Oakwood, not just in terms of the expenses involved, but in the loss of so many of our beautiful old trees. Please consider sending a donation to Oakwood Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 96, Honey Grove, TX 75446, as we strive to keep our cemetery beautiful year round.

Memorials for May 2023

Joe Stuart

Sonny Stanley

Jessie Reece

Memorials for June 2023

Jes David McIver

Joe Ben Ramsey

Ira Hicks

In honor of service to

McKenzie Methodist Church

Carolyn Whitlock

To support activities at the City of Bonham Senior Citizens Center. Become a member of the Friends of Bonham Senior Citizens Center and use your talents to support programs at the Senior Center. For information text Rich at 214-738-9975. Submitted by Rich Summers, President

Friends of the Bonham Senior Citizens Center 214-738-9975 Fax: 903-449-4404 rlsummers@reagan.com Meetings 3rd Saturday, 6 pm at the Center.

Rex Ray - Missionary to China & Korea "... the other criminal ... said, "Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom." And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)

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I was named after my Uncle Rex Ray, who was a missionary to China thirty years, and when the Communist took over, he went to Korea six years. He preached: "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

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What is West Nile virus?

of rainfall across Texas has heightened concern over growing mosquito populations. Emergency management meetings are being held to discuss recent flooding and standing water. The risk of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and WNV has increased. Close up of a female mosquito on human skin. An increase in the mosquito population in Texas has raised the risk for mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and West Nile virus

J.D. Ragland, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Randall County, said it was announced during one of those recent meetings that WNV testing confirmed positive results in Randall County.

Protecting yourself and your animals Ragland advised individuals to be vigilant of their surroundings to reduce the risk of

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transmission.

“Standing water in nearby lakes, trenches or even household items like flowerpots and wheelbarrows should be removed,” Ragland said.

He also advised that backyard pools, if not in use, should be drained for the most precaution.

“People with household pets should monitor their movements, and try to limit them to indoor places,” Ragland said.

People should also be aware of their whereabouts and of clothing, he said.

“It is important to wear long sleeve clothing and long pants,” Ragland said. “Most important is the constant application and reapplication of mosquito repellant with ingredients like DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus and picaridin, as they are EPA-registered. Mosquitoes actively feed at dusk and dawn, so remain indoors during those times as much as possible.”

Medical preventions

The Road Down Memory Lane

Photos courtesy of the Fannin County Historical Museum three blocks south of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, One Main Street Bonham, Texas 75418 903-583-8042 Visit Facebook:

Thresher. Walter Hilliard is the man in overalls. In the 1920’s the Hilliard family cut grain south of Dodd City and got three bushels for every nine. Year Range from 1920.

There are annual vaccinations for animals that counteract WNV. According to the Timber Creek Veterinary Hospital, most veterinarian hospitals offer core vaccines administered to all pets that work against tetanus, rabies, encephalomyelitis and WNV.

It is recommended for already vaccinated horses to be vaccinated in the spring, or a suitable time before the mosquito season. “If a horse has not been previously vaccinated, the initial dose should be administered as soon as possible.” Ragland said.

If you believe you or your horse have been infected, watch for the following symptoms:

Symptoms in horses:

High fever.

Incoordination; stumbling, staggering and/or sluggish.

Inability to stand.

Off feed, no desire to eat.

Acute death.

Symptoms in people:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the majority of people infected do not develop any

visible symptoms. Of the few people who do, they can expect to see:

High fever.

Headache.

Neck stiffness. Disorientation.

Muscle weakness.

In extreme cases, convulsions, numbness, paralysis and coma.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has additional guidelines for WNV safety precautions.

Health officials throughout Texas are continuing WNV testing. The Texas Department of State Health Services, DSHS, has reported the recent Texas counties with West Nile activity that can be found here: DSHS West Nile graph. For more information on WNV in animals, visit the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/.

*Reporting for this story was provided by Fatyma Lawal, part of the Science Influencers program in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications.

Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens for 2023–24 Season Applications

AUSTIN – New hunting opportunities and scenery are available to hunters this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. The program, which issues permits for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas, is now accepting applications for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in more than 60 high quality hunt categories.

Among the offerings available through the Texas Public Hunt System are hunts for white-tailed and mule deer, pronghorn, turkey, alligator and dove and guided packages for exotic species and bighorn sheep. There were 278,000 applications last year.

A new e-Postcard category has been added for predator hunts at the Matador Wildlife Management Area. Applicants for e-Postcard hunts and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Antlerless Deer Permits must have a current Annual Public Hunt Permit (APH) to apply. APH permits go on sale annually on August 15. Last year, the sale of 55,400 APH permits generated approximately $2.5 million in revenue for wildlife conservation and public hunting opportunities.

An interactive map shows all drawn hunt opportunities by category or by area. All applications, fee payments and permit issuance are handled electronically. To participate, applicants will

need internet access, an email address and a credit or debit card. The customer ID number from the applicant’s hunting or fishing license is the most effective way to access the system.

Application fees range from free to $3 or $10, depending on the hunt category. Adult hunters who are selected may need to pay a Special Permit fee of $80 for regular hunts and $130 for extended hunts. Some categories, such as the Youth-Only hunts, require no application fees or permit fees. Permits are open to resident and non-resident hunters alike.

Application deadlines are the 1st and 15th of each month between August 1 and November 1. August 1 is the deadline for all alligator hunt categories and private lands dove hunts. August 15 is the deadline for archery deer, archery mule deer, pronghorn, private land pronghorn and javelina.

A full list of category deadlines can be found online. Hunters can apply up to 11:59 p.m. CST on the application deadline. Applicants can check their drawing status online at any time.

For more information or to get started in the application process, visit the TPWD drawn hunts webpage. For questions, contact hunt@ tpwd.texas.gov or call (512) 389-4505 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.”

Robert Heinlein, American author

Fishin’ Report TAKE A KID FISHING or Hunting!

This 207 lb alligator gar set a new record for Lake Corpus Christi before being released back to swim another day. Find the record catch for your area at https://bit.ly/ AnglerRecordsAwards (TPWD)

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Week of July 5 2023

Cooper GOOD. Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Lake is full pool. Crappie, catfish, and white bass strong. Crappie deep on structure and near shore on structure. Fork GOOD. Water Stained; 90 degrees; 0.55 feet below pool. The bass bite has slowed and can be tough. Still a few catches early on topwaters and spinner baits on windy banks around grass. The offshore bite has been the slowest using Carolina rigs and structure jig heads in 18-22 feet. Humps and road beds are the best using big worms, flukes and rage bugs. Shad patterned crankbaits will land catches near channels and big drop-offs in 25 feet or deeper. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Bass are slow with the topwater bite sporadic early and late in the day. Try frog patterns along the outside edge of grass and weed lines. Bream are excellent on beds. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie continue to be good on the trees in 18-35 feet, and brush in 14-22 feet. The jig bite is slowing down as the summer time minnow bite kicks in strong. The full moon this week has pushed the morning bite back some to a little later in the day. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service. Lavon GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.49 feet below pool. White Bass are on main lake points in 10-20 feet of water. Bounce white or chartreuse slabs off the bottom with a jig tied 18 inches above in white. If they surface, throw spooks, or any 3-4 inch popper. The fish are on the move so you might have to check all main lake points a couple times until you run into them. Black bass can be caught with chrome or red rattletraps along the riprap on the dam, 3-6 foot divers, 12 foot KVD- sexy Shad for the cranking anglers. Big fish are biting big swimbaits on rock piles and underwater drop-offs in 12-20 feet. Stay in close after catching a fish as there are probably multiple fish in that general area. Carolina rigging a lake fork, hyper freak in Okeechobee, on the flats and main lake points 10-25 foot zoom motor oil, Texas rigriprap, underwater, rock, piles, underwater, boat ramps. Swim jigs, white and chartreuse spinner baits and 3-6 feet divers fished around floating tire reefs are producing multiple hook ups. Night fishing is good on shallow structures with Texas rigged hyper freaks, especially boat ramps that have some lights. Crappie are good at 12-14 feet with some fish sitting on the bottom at 20 feet. To catch these fish use a minnow or 1/16 ounce jig in white and chartreuse or black and chartreuse. The bottom south half of the lake is producing most of the fish.

Ray Roberts GOOD. Water is stained; 85 degrees; 0.14 feet below pool. White bass are slow, but should improve soon. Bass are good on Carolina rigs and dropshots in 2-14 feet of water. Some mornings have a good topwater bite. Crappie are good with many undersized catches on brush piles in 15-25 feet of water. Report by Jim Walling, Ucatchem Guide Service.

Tawakoni EXCELLENT. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Fish are on the move as the water temperature increases to the mid 80s. Hybrid striper, striper and white bass have been consistent on slabs, in-line spinners and even live bait in 18-30 feet of water on drop offs, humps and long points. Side imaging is helping find the fish. Crappie are good in 8-16 feet on bridge columns, lay downs, and standing timber preferring minnows over jigs. Eater size catfish are excellent with baited holes producing most of the fish right now. Prepared baits are working best in 22-35 feet of water. Largemouth bass are fair with a solid topwater bite the first 30 minutes on a white frog. Then switch over to a stick bait or shallow crankbait. Fish are holding on shady sides of shallow docks and bridges. Report by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texoma GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. Striped bass continue to bite well in the summer pattern. Box fish are on flats in 30 feet or using swimbaits under working rafts of threadfin shad. Bigger stripers are good with topwater action in the morning, and some in big schools in deeper water using slabs. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors. Striped bass are great fishing live bait, slabs and topwaters. Look for schooling fish hitting the surface under birds or in the backs of the coves down the rocky banks. The stripers are moving fast and staying above the thermocline to feed. Crappie are fair on jigs and dead minnows. Fishing planted brush in the little mineral arm 12-15 feet of water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits in 15-25 feet of water drifting the bait along the bottom and reel up. Largemouth and smallmouth are slow along the bluffs fishing live bait and topwaters. Small/ fast moving bait presentations. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.

Commissioners Authorize Preserving State Park

AUSTIN – At a special meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to file a petition for condemnation and pursue acquisition at fair market value of approximately 5,000 acres in Freestone County to preserve Fairfield Lake State Park and Fairfield Lake for public use.

Commissioners also instructed TPWD Executive Director David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. to prepare a commission policy restricting the agency’s use of eminent domain to extraordinary and unusual situations. Commissioners will consider the policy proposal at their Aug. 24 meeting.

Today’s action comes after TPWD and its commissioners have taken persistent and extraordinary steps to acquire and preserve the park under more amicable terms.

“Condemnation represents an extraordinary step and last resort for TPWD, and it is not one we undertake lightly,” said Commission Chairman Arch “Beaver” Aplin III. “However, TPWD’s mission calls for managing and conserving the natural resources of Texas for the use and enjoyment of

present and future generations. Fairfield Lake State Park has welcomed millions of visitors over half a century, and we have a clear mandate to preserve this public resource that is beloved by so many.”

Located between Dallas and Houston near the rapidly developing IH-45 corridor, the park provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities to the public, including swimming, fishing, kayaking, camping and horseback riding.

It welcomes more than 80,000 visitors each year, with non-local visitors generating an economic impact of more than $1.14 million. Fairfield Lake is considered one of the nation’s finest bass fishing locations. It has produced 69 lunkers since 2020, making it one of the most productive fisheries maintained by TPWD.

“One hundred years ago, Governor Pat Neff presented a vision of Texas dotted with state parks ‘to be held in sacred trust by the State for the public good, now and forever,’” Yoskowitz said.

“We have made great progress in fulfilling that vision, but demand for outdoor recreation has only increased, so while condemnation presents an

extremely rare outcome we would have rather avoided, we cannot stand by and watch the permanent closing of a park and fishing location that has provided so many benefits to Texans and the local community for five decades.”

TPWD has long worked with private landowners to provide technical and financial assistance in the form of voluntary wildlife management plans, cost-share programs and other types of partnerships.

“TPWD has a track record of building coalitions to expand conservation and outdoor recreation across our state while supporting private property rights and Texas businesses,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner Jeffery Hildebrand. “This is a unique case, involving an established park with tens of millions in agency infrastructure investment, but given the importance of private property rights and the critical role private landowners play in wildlife conservation in Texas, TPWD will continue to reserve condemnation for the rarest and most unique circumstances.”

Game Warden Field Notes

Dude, Where’s My Car?

A Bexar County game warden was patrolling Calaveras Creek by boat because the banks are closed to the public when they saw a person trespassing then hide in the mesquite brush. The warden called for backup and two additional wardens and a K-9 officer arrived to assist. After an exhaustive search, they were still trying to locate the subject. One of the wardens continued navigating their vessel father north into the creek when they spotted someone walking on the other side. The subject was stopped and told

he was trespassing. He said he didn’t have any fish or fishing gear and was walking back to the roadway where his van was parked. The subject said his friend brought him to the property but had already left and was waiting at the van. The warden exited the vessel and walked along the subject’s path where they found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black bass and a cast net. The man said he left the ice chest on the trail because he got scared. The K-9 handler radioed the warden to let them know the other suspect and van were gone. The man said, “How am I sup-

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posed to get home?” He told the warden his phone, wallet and money were in the van and his friend was supposed to wait for him and take him home. The warden arrested the man for criminal trespass, had him board the vessel and transported him to the Bexar County Jail. Case pending with the District Attorney’s office.

His Name is Mudd (Bugs)

A Jefferson County game warden followed up on information from a social media post where a subject was selling live crawfish. When the warden contacted the seller, he claimed to own a catering company that sold live crawfish to local restaurants and individuals. The sale of live crawfish for commercial and personal use would require a Texas Wholesale Fish Dealer License. The man claimed over the phone that he was properly licensed in Texas and Louisiana. After requesting an in-person meeting with the subject, the warden discovered that the subject did not possess any type of commercial license and his vehicle was not properly marked to transport aquatic products.

Central

BONHAM, TEXAS A Place To Call Home BAPTIST CHURCH

Lee Jackson, Pastor Cell: 903.505.4124

Sunday School 10:00 Worship Service 11:00 email: lthjjjackson@gmail.com

Prayer for Fannin County

If you would like to join others in regular prayer for Fannin County, you are Welcome: 2nd Tues., 3rd Tues., 4th Tues., 5th Tues. @ Noon. Bonham Historic Depot, 1 N. Center Street, Bonham. For more info: Text Sharon Terry, 903-227-3834.

Church Going Dogs

By Mike Dickison (Minister of the Ivanhoe Church of Christ)

Paul told the Ephesian elders, “after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock” (Acts 20:29). They would have “a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2 Timothy 3:5). Jesus warned about this “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15).

Not everyone that is religious is honest. We are warned that “there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of

whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of” (2 Peter 2:1-2). What are we to do? Knowing that some teachers teach falsely is important. The Lord said, “many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold” (Matthew 24:11-12). Paul warned, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Colossians 2:8). Peter tells us that “through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not” (2 Peter 2:3).

With wolves and dogs, we mark where they are and try to be knowledgeable about the damage they can do. Paul encourages us to “mark them

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Sunday Morning Re-take “We Want America Back”

Hello everyone!

The Bible tells us in Psalm 33:12, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.”

This week, I am once again turning to the song “We Want America Back,” written by Jeff Steele in 1988.

good thing is that despite all of these problems, God still has everything under control.

The words of this song are just as relevant today as they were 25 years ago, when this song was written.

“Something is wrong with America. She once held the Bible as her conscience and guide; but we’ve allowed those who hold nothing to be sacred, like Sodom of old, to push morals aside. Where are the men who once stood for right, and the women who championed their cause? We must return to the values we left, before this country we love is totally lost. We want America back! We want America back!

From those who have no self control, We want America back!

This nation is like a runaway

Like live there to isn't, there to there make

I love America, but I do not love the fact that she is not the nation that she once was. In this song, he explains several examples of how America has forgotten her Godly foundation. These include, but are not limited to, the Bible and prayer being taken out of our schools, the ideas that the things we see on TV put in our heads, and many others things that we see in our nation today. Like I’ve said before, the only hope that we have is that if we, as a nation, would cling to the promise given to us in 2 Chronicles 7:14. The

Road Rage Rudeness

Hatefulness

Division

Romans 12:18

life the in the heart:

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans 12:18 recognizes that while we can’t control everything, we should try our best to seek peace. For instance, you can’t control someone else’s anger or vitriol, but you can control yourself.

By controlling our words, our actions, and our conduct, we can encourage peace rather than discord. For example, as believers, we should purposely avoid provoking strife or fighting. Include and make time for GOD this Sunday

train, Headed down the wrong track, It’s time for the army of God to arise And say, “We want America back!”

If you’re looking for a good church home, we invite you to come visit and worship with us here at Central Baptist Church. Visitors are our honored guests, and we hope to see you this coming Sunday!

Bro. Josh Stevenson

CALVARY UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

When: Sun. 10:30am. Wed. 7:00pm

Where: 1190 Hwy 56 W. Bonham.

Pastor: Steven Luton, 903-583-4346

Thursday Evenings

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Free Meal Included

Is Celebrate Recovery For Me?

Celebrate Recovery offers a person the opportunity to participate in a group where love and hope combine with God’s purpose to mend our lives. Ask yourself:

• Are there things in my life that I do to hurt others?

• Is there something I wish I could live without?

• Is there something in my life that has gotten out of control?

• Do I have a habit or hang-up from which I need to be freed?

which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them” (Romans 16:17), because “they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple” (Romans 16:18). We are to make sure that teachers and preachers are teaching and preaching the truth. John wrote “believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). We do this by following the example of the Bereans who “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11). Paul counsels us to “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Located at Calvary Baptist Church • 913 S. 5th St. Bonham, TX cbcbonham.org/celebraterecovery Email: info@cbcbonham.org

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Bethlehem Baptist Church “The House of Bread” 1415 Franklin Avenue, Bonham, TX 7541 Office: 903-583-8061

Bois D’Arc Creek Cowboy Church Hwy 121 & Edhube Road Phone 903-583-1671

Boyd Baptist Church 3707 St. Hwy. 78 N Bonham, Texas Phone (903) 583-7288

Calvary Baptist Church 913 S. 5th St Bonham, TX 75418 903-583-3910

Central Baptist Church (Fundmental, Independent) 709 Union Ave. Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 505-4124

Corinth Baptist Church 277 CR 1150 North of Bonham on Highway 78 903 583 2750

Dial Baptist Church 16816 FM 1550 Honey Grove, TX 75446 903-378-7070

Duplex Baptist Church 313 CR 2102 Ivanhoe, Texas 75447 903-664-3175

Ector Baptist Church P.O. Box 248 Ector, Texas 75439 (903) 961-2175

Edhube Baptist Church 595 FM 2815 Bonham, TX 75418 903-583-2840

Elwood Baptist Intersection of CR 2125 and CR 2544 near Ivanhoe, Texas Faith Independent Baptist Church 12676 W Hwy 82 Savoy, Tx 75479 903-965-5517

First Baptist Church of Bailey PO Box 221 Bailey, Texas 75413 (903)583-4793

First Baptist Church of Bonham 710 N. Center Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-8519

First Baptist Church of Dodd City PO Box 47 Dodd City, Texas 75438-0047 (903)583-4465

First Baptist Church of Honey Grove PO Box 124 Honey Grove, Texas 75446 (903)378-2768

First Baptist Church of Ladonia 301 East Main Ladonia, Texas 75449-100 (903)367-7038

First Baptist Church of Leonard 100 East Thomas St. [PO Box 1146] Leonard, TX 75452 (903) 587-2250

First Baptist Church of Pecan Gap PO Box 100 Pecan Gap, Texas 75469 (903)359-6683

First Baptist Church of Randolph PO Box 14 Randolph, Texas 75475 (903)583-6900

First Baptist Church of Savoy .O. Box 177 Savoy, Texas 75479 (903) 965-4160

First Baptist Church of Trenton PO Box 157 Trenton, Texas 75490 (903)989-2319

First Fannin Baptist Hispanic Church Rt. 4 Box 10 Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-5727

Gober Baptist Church P.O. Box 82 Wolfe City, Texas 75496 (903) 583-2378

Grace Reformed Baptist Church 2800 10th St Honey Grove TX gracerbcbonham.com

Gathering

Honey Grove Cowboy Church 3050 Hwy 100 North Honey Grove, TX

Ivanhoe, Texas 75447 (903)583-2359

Joyful Light Baptist Church 4695 FM 2645 Savoy, TX 75418 903-436-5440

Assembly of God Episcopal

Congregational

First Congregational Church-corner of Hwy 121 and W 13th St. PO Box 386 Bonham, TX 75418 903-449-4914

Lamasco Baptist Church 346 CR 2615

Telephone, Texas 75488 903-664-2454

Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 1409 W. Market St. Honey Grove, Texas 75446 (615) 448-8802

Little Bethel Baptist Church PO Box 63 Ladonia, Texas 75449 Phone (903)367-7708

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Rt 1 Box 101B, PO Box 73, Ladonia, Texas 75449 Phone (903)367-7009

New Zion Baptist Church 627 County Road 1265 Bonham, TX 75418 903-961-2027

Pilgram Rest Baptist Church 703 Agusta St. Trenton, Texas Ravenna Baptist Church 100 Elm Street Ravenna, Texas 75476

Rising Son Cowboy Church 1526 CR 2010 Ivanhoe, Texas 75447 903-640-3377

Sandy Baptist Church Ravenna, Texas 75476 (903) 583-9546

Seventh & Main Baptist Church 617 N. Main Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-8679

Sovereign Grace Baptist Church 601 S. 4th St. Bonham, TX 469-207-1141

Telephone Baptist Church located on FM 273 in Telephone Office phone: 903-664-2377

Primera Iglesia Baustia Hispana 1134 FM 273 Bonham, Texas 75418 903-583-5727

Trinity Baptist Church 219 W. Denison Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-3388

Valley Creek Baptist Church 3615 FM 896, Leonard, TX 75452 903-587-2386

Westside Baptist Church 912 W. Commerce St. Honey Grove, Texas 75446 903-249-2987

West Shady Grove Baptist Church 13665 East Line Road Trenton, TX

Windom Baptist Church 203 1st Street Windom, TX 75492 (903) 623-2215

Wild Horse Creek Cowboy Church 2992 CR 2285 Telephone, Texas 75488 903-486-1630

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 623 Star Street (W 7th & Star Street) 903-583-7112

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Bonham 1540 S Hwy 78 (972) 880-1412

Lutheran

Baptist Methodist

St. James Lutheran Church 14394 E FM 1396 Windom Tx 75492 Phone: 903-583-5155

Christian Chapel CME 1005 West Market St. Honey Grove, Tx 75446 903-378-3518

Ector United Methodist Church 401 Church St. Ector, Texas 75439 (903) 217-7665

First United Methodist Church of Leonard 206 N. Main / PO Box 218 Leonard, TX 75452 903-587-3463

First United Methodist Church of Trenton 211 North Second Street @ Hunt Trenton, TX 75490 903-989-2378

First United Methodist Church of Bonham 801 Star Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-3314

Grove Hill Methodist Church 5501 FM 1553 Leonard, TX 75452

Marvin United Methodist Church Office Phone 903-364-2411 FM 898 E Whitewright, Texas

Mulberry United Methodist Church, 5638 FM 274, Ravenna, TX 75476, phone 1-888-311-8508

McKenzie United Methodist Church 701 N. 7th Street Honey Grove, TX 75446 (903) 203-4455

Windom United Methodist Church 207 Second Street PO Box 936 Windom, TX 75492 940-390-0146

Pleasant Grove CME Church box 34 Ladonia TX 75449 Hwy 64 903-367-7870

Nazarene

Bonham Community Church 347 FM 273 Bonham, TX 228-563-0423

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church corner of 10th & Maple Bonham, TX office 903-583-7734

Church of Christ

Church of Christ Leonard, Texas 75452 (903) 587-2229

Ector Church of Christ Hwy 56 & Cedar St. Ector, Texas 903-961-3155

Non-Denominational Golden Gospel Church 4435 County Road 2610 in Bonham, Texas (903) 227-8527

Greater Joy Fellowship Hwy. 121 & W 13th, Bonham, TX (meeting in First Con. Methodist Church Bldg. Sun. 5 PM)

Pentecostal

Honey Grove Church Of Christ - 403 W. Main St. Honey Grove, 903-227-2606 SR Church P.C.G. 1850 S HWY 121 Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 640-3025

Ivanhoe Church of Christ P.O. Box 322290 CR 2040 Ivanhoe, TX 75447

Katy Blvd Church of Christ 411 Katy Blvd Bonham, TX 75418 706-294-5996

Midway Church of Christ Hwy 56 W Bonham 903 583 3989

Northside Church of Christ 2020 N. Center Bonham, Texas 75418 (903)583-3484

Oak Ridge Church of Christ 10368 E FM 1550 Ladonia, Texas 75449 903 583 0849

Savoy Church of Christ

P.O. Box 212 Savoy, (903) 965-7344

Catholic Church of God

Bonham Living Word Church of God- 699 E Hwy82 Bonham,TX 75418 Phone: (903) 583-5655

Lannius Church of God 2803 Hwy 897 Dodd City, TX 75438 903-623-3007

Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church of Bonham 818 N. Main St. Bonham, Texas 75418 (903) 583-2014

Main Street Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 188 or 504 E. Main St. Honey Grove, Texas 75446 (903) 249-1325

United Pentecostal

Calvary United Pentecostal Church 1190 Hwy 56 W Bonham Texas 903-583-4346

United Pentecostal Church P.O. Box 216 Savoy, Texas 75479 (903) 965-4627

Peace Tabernacle UPC 16020 CR 635 Trenton, Texas (972) 752-4054

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June Heat Stress Hurts Texas Agriculture

Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 5, 2023

A June heat wave caused agricultural conditions to decline around much of the state after steady improvements over the previous month, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. May rains dramatically improved soil moisture conditions in many droughtstricken areas of Texas, but triple-digit temperatures and little to no rain in June were trending many areas back toward drought. Various crops around the state were showing stress from high temperatures and lack of soil moisture, and livestock gains likely experienced heat-related declines.

Heat wave takes toll on Texas crops

The heat wave was especially harsh in the southern half of the state, where some areas experienced record temperatures.

All plants and vegetation experience heat stress

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during extreme daytime and nighttime temperatures like Texas experienced over recent weeks. Heat and inadequate soil moisture can stress plants, damage their cell membranes and disrupt metabolic efficiency during processes like photosynthesis and respiration, said Lee Tarpley, Ph.D., AgriLife Research plant physiologist, Beaumont. But the combination of high daytime and nighttime temperatures can also economically damage commodity crops, especially during sensitive growth periods like pollination and flowering.

Tarpley said the heat wave was rough on late-planted rice along the Coastal Bend. Yield potentials were high following good spring rains, but the heat arrived at a sensitive development stage for some fields – pollination. High temperatures can also negatively impact the viability of pollen, which can influence how the ultimate crop sets and fills out.

Similar setbacks are occurring in cotton fields that were setting bolls during the heat wave. Stressed cotton plants were aborting bolls in an attempt to hang on as heat indexes near 120 degrees put plants in survival mode, said Josh McGinty, AgriLife Extension agronomist, Corpus Christi.

away from developing bolls.

“Small bolls are the first that the plant will sacrifice when energy reserves are depleted, but if the trend continues, larger bolls will be shed,” he said. “That shedding is evident with small bolls littering the ground in cotton fields.”

NORTH

the importance of choosing cattle adapted to more tropical conditions like breeds with Brahman influence.

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Cotton crops were having difficulty withstanding the heat over the previous three weeks without adequate moisture, he said. Boll losses were especially bad in dryland fields where soil moisture levels have continued to decline. But even irrigation has not been enough as nighttime lows rarely dropped below 80 degrees.

McGinty said high nighttime temperatures were not allowing cotton plants to shed the heat, which was causing plants to increase respiration. Increased respiration takes resources

Not all the news about the arid conditions was bad.

Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said cantaloupe and watermelon fields in the Winter Garden and Central Texas were producing highquality, super-sweet fruit. Irrigated vines were thriving, and brix counts were rising under the dry, hot conditions. Brix is the measurement of sugar in fruit.

But overall, Stein said conditions are declining, even for irrigated crops. Heat is not the problem though, it’s the lack of moisture.

“Vegetation is starting to burn up,” he said. “If you can maintain sufficient moisture for plants then they can cool with transpiration from the leaves, but the problem I see with the heat is stress and the other problems like spider mites and aphids, and everything takes its toll.”

Heat impacting livestock production

The heat wave took a toll on more than just crops.

Jason Cleere, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Bryan-College Station, said cattle performance in high temperatures typically declines. Higher nighttime temperatures make it a challenge to get their core body temperature down. Their grazing may also reduce as they try to avoid activity in the sun.

Cleere said Texas heat shows

Forage production for hay, silage and grazing was very good over the last month, Cleere said. Producers were having problems with delays due to rain and excess moisture prior to the heat wave, but the arid conditions were sapping soil moisture levels quickly.

Cleere said it is critical that cattle have adequate shade and fresh water during hot conditions. A cow can drink 20-40 gallons of water per day, depending on the moisture in the grass they are consuming. Cattle should have enough shade to spread out and cool down.

“A small shade structure where they can all barely fit under might be worse than no shade if they’re piled up,” he said.

CENTRAL

There was limited rainfall coupled with another week of 100-plus degree days with even higher heat indexes. Soil moisture levels were short. Dry and hot conditions were affecting all crops. Hot, dry wind depleted soil moisture quickly. Pastures were beginning to turn brown. Hay baling continued but slowed due to the lack of new growth. Rangeland and pasture ratings were poor to fair. The wheat harvest was winding down, and corn silage harvest was underway. Sorghum fields were colored. Cotton was mostly in bloom. Some dryland sesame fields were planted. Fiber hemp was holding on in the heat but needed rain to improve fiber yield. Fly and tick numbers started increasing. Livestock were in good condition.

Pasture and rangeland conditions were fair to excellent for most counties. Both subsoil and topsoil moisture were short to adequate. Light showers were reported by several counties. More rain would help crops through the extremely high temperatures. Wheat, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans all looked good. Bermuda grass was cut and baled. Insect pressure was increasing. Nuisance flies were heavy in the livestock area and house flies were thriving. Pockets of grasshoppers were in the pastures. Livestock conditions were good and continuing to improve.

EAST

Above-average temperatures and lack of rainfall caused soil moisture levels to dry up quickly. Subsoil conditions were adequate, but topsoil conditions were short to adequate. Pasture and rangeland conditions were good overall. Hay production continued and above-average yields were reported. Rain will be needed for continued grass growth for hay and grazing. Livestock were in fair to good condition. Some areas were experiencing growing grasshopper numbers. Wild pig activity and damage continued.

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AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Bright Start Storage

Self-storage unit auction at 400 Katy Blvd, Bonham, TX on Saturday, July 15th at 10am. Complete contents (misc. items) of two 10’ x 22’ units 20 and 14 self-storage unit(s) will be sold to the highest bidder to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property includes the contents of unit 20 belonging to Jane A Tester at Bonham, TX 75486 & unit 14 Pedro Fuentes at Bonham, TX 75418

EMPLOYMENT

RED RIVER HEALTH CARE

Now hiring home care providers for Bonham, Sherman, Denison, Gainesville, Paris, Leonard and Whitesboro. Must be 18 years of age with no criminal history and must have own transportation. No certification required. Call 1-800-289-6555 for more information.

CONSULTANTS NEEDED

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DETAILER / PORTER

Needed for busy shop. 5 day work week, benifits include Health / Dental and Vacation. Call Driver’s Choice 903-6409998.

CNC Lathe/ Mill Machinist POSITION OPENINGS

B.F. Gammon Tool & Die is accepting applications for immediate openings for CNC Lathe/Mill Machinist and also someone with Gear Cutting experience. 40 hours per week plus overtime. Full benefits including paid healthcare, retirement benefits and holiday, vacation and sick pay. Climate controlled shop. 7:30am-4:00pm, 5 days per week. Send resume via email to brett@bfgammon.com or call 903-583-3597

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for the FOLLOWING POSITIONS

HVAC Technicians, Journeyman Electrician, and HVAC/Electric Apprentice and Helpers. Competitive wages based on experience, vacation and company paid insurance. For more information

Call 903-583-4018 or apply in person at Blain Service Company, 7258 N. Hwy 78 in Ravenna

NOW HIRING!

CDL drivers with recent driving experience and a clean driving record. Home daily. Driving radius within 3 hours of Fannin County, TX. Ability to use forklift, tarping and flatbed experience a plus, but will train the right driver. Please come in person to complete an application: 3765 County Road 2135, Telephone, TX 75488 or call 903-664-2332 ask for human resources.

FOR SALE

BOAT FOR SALE

20ft. 1988 Ranger 390V with tandum trailer. XP 200 Evinrude trolling motor, depth finders, Sharp. $5,000, Call Kenny, 903-815-6011.

GARAGE SALES

GRANNY’S PLACE & GRANNY’S CHRISTMAS STORE

RESALE SHOP

10 S. Plaza in Ladonia, TX. Thurs.-Sat., 10am-5pm. See us on Facebook. Call 903-367-7095.

HELP WANTED

LIVE IN

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HOUSEKEEPING

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Let me clean so you won’t have to. Very reasonable rates, great references! Years of experience. HAVE BROOM WILL TRAVEL! Call Mairi 903-815-1877.

LOST & FOUND

FOUND MALE DOG

Found July 4th, on Carpenter Loop in Bonham. Blue and brown collar. No microchip. If he is your dog, please call: 903-227-9882 or 903449-9000.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

AFFORDABLE

STUMP GRINDING

Front yard or back yard. 30+ years experience. Call 903-624-6006.

APP HOUSE LEVELING & FOUNDATION REPAIR

Pier and Beam/ Slab Foundation/ Small & Large Remodels. 903-227-2860.

BUDGET STUMP REMOVAL

Commercial & Residential. Call William 903-820-1036.

EMPLOYMENT NOTICE

Leonard I.S.D. is seeking individuals who may be interested in applying for a School Bus Driver. Must have Class B CDL License with School Bus and Passenger Endorsements. Applications are available at Leonard I.S.D. Administration, #1 Tiger Alley, Leonard, Texas. For information regarding this position, please contact Bobby Hanson at 903-587-4015

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MUNOZ LAWN CARE & TREE TRIMMING

All kinds of fences built and repaired too. For estimate call: 903-2672503

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JOB OPENING: DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK

FANNIN COUNTY DISTRICT CLERKS OFFICE 200 E 1ST BONHAM TX 75418

Position: Deputy District Clerk

Starting Salary: $27,040.00

40+ Hours A Week With Benefits, Including Health Insurance, Retirement And Holidays.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To: Scan And Archive Records, Greeting Customers, Accept Filings, Processing Payments And Setting Up Payment Plans, Monitor Reports, Working With All Parties Associated With Various Case Types, Performing Any Other Clerical Duties Necessary For The Efficient Operation Of The Office

Applicants Must Be Computer Proficient, Eager To Work, Goal Oriented, Pay Attention To Detail And Ready To Tackle Any Project Needing To Be Fulfilled.

Applications with Resumes must be turned into the Fannin County District Clerk’s Office, 200 E. 1st, Bonham, TX, position open until filled.

Fannin Central Appraisal District 831 W. State Hwy 56 Bonham, TX 75418

7/11/23

(903) 583-8701

(903) 583-8015 fax

Public Hearing For

2024 Fannin Central Appraisal District Proposed Budget

July 21, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. At the Appraisal District (Address listed above)

Summary of Proposed 2024 Fannin

Central Appraisal District Budget

• Amount of the 2024 Proposed Appraisal Budget = $2,593,822

• Amount of increase proposed from budget adopted for current year = $61,026 (2.4%)

• The number of employees compensated under the current budget is = 21

• The number of employees to be compensated under the proposed budget for 2024 is = 21

The Appraisal District is supported solely by payments from the local taxing units served by the Appraisal District. If approved by the Fannin Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors at the public hearing, this proposed budget will take effect automatically unless disapproved by the governing bodies of the county, school districts, cities and towns served by the Appraisal District. A copy of the proposed budget will be available for public inspection in the offices of each of the governing bodies.

SERVICES

Continued from Pg. 19

FARM and LAWN MAINTENANCE

Tree service, landscaping, brush clearing, fence of any kind, pipe fence painting, power washing, house painting, flagstone patios, gravel driveways, lot mowing, gutters and drainage, concrete demolition, any odd jobs. Call Jose Vazquez at 903-227-5898 or 903583-1259.

PROFESSIONAL PAINT & DRYWALL REPAIRS: Cracks, holes, patches, water damage, sheetrock repair, ceilings, walls, matched texturing. Interior/Exterior Painting. 40+ years experience. Call Johnny @ 903-209-6958

STAPP TREE TRIMMING and REMOVAL Hauling, Storm Damage, Demolition Work, Dead Wood Removal, Licensed and Bonded. Over 25 Years Experience. Call 903-583-7888. “Cheaper than the cheapest. Give me a call, I can handle it all, guaranteed.”

I’M YOUR CAREGIVER

Over 20 yrs. experience. Can work days or overnights. Looking for full-time position. Have experience in many circumstances. Local to Fannin County. Have professional references. Contact Gina Jones 580-453-1612.

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SELF STORAGE

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Several large units are available starting at $69.95! Unit sizes from 10 x 10 up to 10’x22’.

Gated parking spaces start at $39.95. Randolph facility @ Hwy 121 & Hwy 11, Randolph, TX 75490. Bonham facility @ 400 Katy Blvd, Bonham, TX 75418.

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Health Care Office Has Moved!

“The Fannin County Indigent Health Care Office has moved. Their new physical address is 200 East 1st Street, Bonham, Texas 75418. This is the same building that houses the Fannin County District Clerk’s Office. Indigent Care’s phone number and mailing address will stay the same.”

List of 1933

Major News Events in History

1933 was the one of the worst years during the great depression

•Strong winds strip the topsoil from the drought affected farms in Midwest creating Dust Bowls

•Repeal of prohibition in United States allowing 3.2% beer and wine sales when the 21st Amendment is passed

•Machine gun is demonstrated by Japanese Scientist firing

1,000 shot per minute

•Construction of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge began

•The Civil Works Administration creates temporary construction jobs as a part of the New Deal.

•Albert Einstein emigrates to the United States from Germany

•Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world

•The first drive-in movie theater is opened in New Jersey.

United States -- Dust Bowl More of the History, Information and Timeline For the Dust Bowl Years

1. Due To Farm Automation ( Tractors and Beginning Of Combines ) From 1925 to 1930 Land Under Cultivation Quadruples

2. Poor Farming Practices also increase with agricultural methods used that encouraged erosion.

3. First Severe Dust Storms Begin Late this year stripping away the topsoil

4. Severe Drought begins the following year and Dust Storms Strip away more topsoil leading to the area of the Great Plains Becoming a Dust Bowl

5. Over the next few years due to soil erosion 2.5 million people are forced to leave the Great Plains states because they could no longer earn a living from the land.

The Great Depression Unemployment In The United States Reaches Highest Level in the winter of 1932 / 1933 with nearly 1 in 3 people unemployed

1. Wall Street Crash Occurs in October 1929

2. Banks Begin to Fail in 1930 ( many through exposure to the market crash )

3. NO Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in place so people withdraw savings from banks making situation worse

4. Smoot-Hawley Tariff act ( June 17 News Events 1930 ) raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record levels

5. For the first couple of years President Herbert Hoover believed the Economy would sort itself out.

6. By 1932 Hundreds-ofthousands find themselves homeless and began congregating in shanty towns or tent cities ( Hoovervilles ) or travel the country looking for work.

7. President Herbert Hoover signs the Emergency Relief and Construction Act which created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation which released funds for public works projects across the country.