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Newspaper

Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1940

Page

2

Why Are Taxes High A Tax Discussion From Farm and Ranch

Opinion piece argues citizens are responsible for rising taxes. It cites stadium costs courthouse size and public projects funded by government grants as wasteful spending. It highlights Texas counties trimming tax rates through budget discipline and chamber efforts to reduce levies.

Citizen Texas East Texas Chamber of Commerce West Texas Chamber of Commerce West Texas

Newspaper advertising urged as vital business tool

Five hundred members at a Pittsburgh convention heard Francis E Inglass state newspapers are the best advertising medium and should be a live force. A Chicago association survey shows banks will raise ad spending in newspapers with budgets over 25 million, while direct mail gets 15 to 27 percent. The article stresses repeating messages, serving buyers over regulation, and predicts a future sensational incident involving a young woman in the morning paper.

American Savings and Oan Institute Pittsburgh Francis E. Inglass Massachusetts Financial Advertising Association Chicago

Washington Letter weighs politics over preparedness in election year

The Washington Letter reports Congress hesitates on conscription and heavy taxes due to upcoming elections. Lawmakers defer draft plans while reviewing the Burke-Wadsworth bill and Ways and Means debates tax policy and defense spending as political tensions rise.

Washington Capitol Hill Congress White House House Committee On Treasury Senate House

Unfortunate Lincoln Rumor Woven in Old Rhyme

A humorous limerick riffs on Lincoln and thinking in a playful old verse. The speaker jokes about blin coln and thinkingcoln while delivering a quick punchline about getting along.

Lincoln

Tactful Discreet Goodbye Hint For Father And Boyfriend

A girl's father considers a courteous exit for her boyfriend. He might casually pace the room carrying a breakfast box as a subtle signal that the visit should end.

Better Crops In Section Show Gains Over Recent Years

Reports from communities indicate overall good crops this year, with corn and feed crops on deep sandy land improving due to timely rains. Early crops matured well, though some farmers faced poor results on deep sandy land and repeated replanting due to heavy rains.

Johnson Grass Sudan Bermuda

Magness Family Guests Visit Newsoms Then Sunset Alvord

Mr and Mrs Marvin Magness and daughter from Wichita Falls spent Tuesday night with Mr and Mrs Clarence Newsom. They then visited relatives in the Sunset and Alvord areas.

Marvin Magness Wichita Falls Clarence Newsom Sunset Alvord

The Typesetter's Nightmare Langwides Dialogue

A playful exchange in dialect humor centers on misheard phrases and garbled speech about packing and marriage plans. Vivid spelling captures a comic, tongue in cheek moment of miscommunication.

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