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Newspaper
Bowie Booster
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
8
The Methodist Church lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m Epworth League at 6 15 p m and missionary society at 4 p m on Tuesday Evening worship follows at 7 p m Pastor O P Kiker presides.
Sunday School begins at 9 30 with J W Whitman and a 10 50 preaching service. The pastor will lead both. B T A starts at 6 45 with Miss Viola Skinner directing. Youth auxiliaries meet Monday 7 00 to 8 00 P M. Wednesday 7 30 prayer meeting led by the pastor. Visitors welcome.
Gumberland Presbyterian Sunday School at 9 45 a m Christian Endeavor 6 45 Ladies Aid Tuesday 2 30 p m Preaching services each first Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night of the month G L Waddle pastor
Preaching on the first, second and fourth Sundays with Sunday School each Sunday at 10:00 a m. Young People’s meeting 6:30 pm. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:00. B M Kilgore and wife pastors. Christian Science Church holds Sunday School at 9:30 and services at 11:00 with Wednesday 7:30. Mind is the Lesagon Sermon subject for Feb 2 in all Christ, Scientist churches. The Golden Text cites Proverbs 9 19 and Bible citations include Psalms 147 5. The Lesson Sermon also cites Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures page 469.
In Austin on February 15 the state treasury held over a million dollars for pension payments. The maximum pension is $15 monthly, with $1,529,060 from liquor tax stamps and licenses collected to date, of which one fourth funds schools, leaving $1,146,045 for pensions. This covers one month for about 76,000 people or two months for about 38,000.
Extension horticulturist J F Rosborough questions would be gardeners about manure application soil depth and drainage practices. He stresses family allotments with 600 feet of row per member and specific vegetable feet allocations including tomatoes mustard cabbage beans and other greens.
Nationwide tax burdens rise as earnings shrink from 1/8 to 1/6 and beyond since 1928. Authors urge cutting government spending rather than boosting taxes, arguing future generations pay the bill. Raymond Pitcairn presents his personal views in this Booster feature.
Fort Worth reports that placards posted by political candidates along state highway rights of way will be removed as fast as they are placed. The engineer Welborn notes private property placards are not disturbed.
Classified ads offer a life time scholarship at Brantley Craughin Business College Fort Worth Texas for $25 cash and application at Bowie Booster office 118 South Mason St. Also positions for men to run Rawleigh routes serving 800 families in Jack County and Bowie with starting earnings of $25 per week and potential rapid increase. Write Rawleigh Dept TX8-73-8 Memphis Tenn.
Reliable Piano House Brook Mays & Co in Dallas offers a splendid upright piano with duet bench and a two tone mahogany baby grand. Terms yes if desired. may accept livestock, poultry, or feed as part payment. Address at once.
Mrs. Louise Horner reported a dog found frozen near Lake Tapawingo. The animal appeared to stop mid run to listen and died of cold before it could resume motion.
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