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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
3
Texas dairy leaders urge farmers to store bumper feed crops in trench silos to ensure nutritious, fire and rain resistant feed. Silos stretch feed 2 to 3 times and require no special investment, with capacity adaptable to any farm size.
Justice of Peace Bert Lancaster expresses gratitude to Precinct 4 voters for the election win and pledges to diligently fulfill duties in office.
CARDUS is promoted as a protector for women against functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. It is claimed to sharpen appetite, improve gastric juice flow, and aid digestion. The product is said to build resistance to periodic distress and is suggested for use days before and during the menstrual period. The advertisement notes CARDUS has been popular for over fifty years.
A well kept 1924 automobile, once valued at 1685 dollars, sold for 40 dollars to a Chicago suburb fire chief. The car, described as in perfect condition, lacks modern safety and efficiency features but remained garaged and well protected.
Local residents report family visits and health updates. Mrs. J W Rhyne travels to Decatur for daughter’s emergency appendicitis operation. Fay shows improvement. G O Smith heads to training camp in Cravens Louisiana. Paul stays with relatives in Sunset. Various residents attend events, farm updates, and church services as summer activities unfold.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Place of Olney spent Wednesday night with Mrs Place s parents Mr and Mrs Bryan Bess Miss Maurice Benham Billy Ray Land of Cleburne Glenn Aridge of Mesquite attended the annual watermelon festival at Alvord Friday and Saturday night Miss Betty Elaine Laschester is visiting relatives and friends in Wichita Falls Mr and Mrs George Studebaker and family left Monday for Fedonia Kansas to visit relatives Mr and Mrs J B Cook and son Joe Gene attended the Alvord celebration Saturday night Mrs Pearl Harding and children visited over the weekend with her twin sister Mrs Jim Cunningham of Graham Mr and Mrs Lavert Price and children Mary Frances and James of Burkburnett spent Sunday with Mr Price s parents Mr and Mrs Walter Price and his sister Mrs Joe Hill Miss Pauline Johnson left Saturday to visit friends in Fort Worth and from Fort Worth to Houston to visit her sister Mrs Neline Johnson Mr and Mrs Homer Ward and family of Brushy Mr and Mrs Ward and family of Bowie attended singing here Sunday nine Mr and Mrs Tom Fields of Brushy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Benham.
We express sincere thanks to friends for flowers and expressions of sympathy after our recent bereavement from Mrs W H Magee and children.
A large crowd attended the Saint Jo homecoming with about 400 people present. Rev. Johnny Cox preached, and attendees included the Tompkins and Eavenson families among many from nearby towns and Oklahoma.
Mrs Jones searches for a seatmate and asks a man if he is alone. He mutters through a twisted mouth and a hand over his lips that his wife is with him, without turning his head.
Sunday morning services at the Church of Christ were led by Elder Birt McDonald of Newport. Visits included relatives from Tulsa San Antonio and Oklahoma with updates on illness and moves. A Mallard homecoming drew a large crowd while families from Bowie Belcherville Nocona and Archer City shared news of arrivals moves and health updates.
The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon centers on Spirit as the source of health purity and selfless service. The Gold Text from Psalms 143 10 urges teaching God will and obedience while John 5 17 cites Jesus stating Father and I work together. Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health emphasizes true spirituality replacing material belief with divine Spirit and perfect man.
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