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Newspaper
Bowie Booster
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
3
The Bowie Booster notes its establishment date February 9 1922 with editor Robert Murphy and notes postal handling details. It lists advertising rates, including display per inch and locals per line, and states policy on corrections for erroneous reflections.
Dallas April stamp drive promotes Texas Centennial with gaily colored stamps in sheet and booklet forms. Distributed by the department of publicity for Texas Centennial Celebrations in Dallas, the stamps aim to reach Texans abroad and on mail to other states.
Governor James V. Allred announced he will accompany a special train to promote the Texas centennial. The train departs Dallas April 26 and travels through the South East and North, returning to Texas a week later after a stop in Chicago.
The 1936 Texas Almanac, Centenary Edition, publishes 512 pages with richer paper and illustrations. It preserves core chapters, covers the Texas Centennial and state history, flora, fauna, town origins, the Constitution and amendments, 1935 farm census, and updated bonded debt figures, noting current poll tax data by county.
Tom F. Hunter, formerly Allred runoff opponent in 1934, launches his third gubernatorial campaign with a sharp attack on Gov. James V. Allred. He had urged a blended tax system two years ago to ease real estate ad valorem burdens.
Dallas Park Board has let a 58000 contract for shrubs and flowers to landscape the city section of grounds at the Texas Centennial Exposition and Southwest World's Fair. The event opens June 6 and runs through November 29.
The Navy Department told Representative J. J. Mansfield of Columbus Texas that several vessels would be assigned to Galveston Texas either in late June or by the end of summer for the Texas centennial celebration. Officials said ships originally bound for Houston could not stop at Galveston.
Burkburnett Texas hosts the Panhandle district firemen convention May 4 and 5 with reps from over 90 towns. Speakers include J McClure Wichita Falls Bill Foley Plainview J M O'Brien Fort Worth W G Burn Dallas Frank Williams State School instructor and Rev Claude Beesley Wichita Falls. Events feature firefighting contests polo championship and a Chuck Wagon feed and ball on May 4.
J K Kenney Woods of Crowell learns he is heir to about $2000 from a Missouri-aunt's will. executors traced him after a Wichita Falls Record News want ad April 8 9 and a radio alert. He had not seen relatives in Missouri for 50 years and identified himself to claim the legacy.
Amon G. Carter Van Zandt Jarvis and T B Yarbrough are named as directors for Fort Worth in district No 4 of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce The convention to certify candidates runs May 11 13 in Amarillo Carter who also serves as district director will lead one group conference at the event.
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