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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
5
The King's Daughters Bible Class of First Baptist Church held a Tacky Party on the church lawn Friday night at 8. Prizes went to Mrs. Frank Tinsley for best dressed and Mrs. T. H. Wheeler for tackiest dress. Refreshments included sandwiches chips pickles and fried pies served in paper.
The gathering featured guests including Mrs Heathington's daughter and Mrs Hutchins' son. Attendees included Mmes C Y Cosby L O Miller Doc Jackson Scott Avery J W Hutchins Frank Elliott Homer Murphy C L Washburn and hostesses Mmes Bill Meyers Frank Tinsley E W Heathington and T H Wheeler.
The Office of Price Administration creates four new advisory committees of candy manufacturers to push lower costs and better price control. Represented groups include General Line Candy, Candy Bars, Package Goods, and Wholesale Candy.
Local office offers a range of typewriter ribbons including black blue and red for newsroom and printing tasks. Suppliers note compatibility with standard typewriters and older machines still in use.
Alfred Jefferson Dempsey 84 long time Montague county resident died Wednesday at his daughter's home Mrs Nannie Carver Funeral services Friday at 10 a m at Fundamentalist Baptist Church Bowie with Rev B F Dearmore officiating Burial under Owens Brumley Funeral Home direction Interment Rosston Cooke county beside his late wife who died in 1935 Surviving five sons O E Dempsey Slidell Okla A E Dempsey Stafford Ariz W H Dempsey Oklahoma City three daughters Minnie Ferguson Prairie Point Texas Nannie Carver Bowie Linnie Pearl Phillips Berkeley California 28 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren
Washington policy observers report that the Connally peace plank was adopted as the foreign policy plank of the Democratic Convention in Chicago. The senior Texas senator chaired the Foreign Relations Committee and advised on postwar security. the plank endorses use of military power if necessary to secure peace and reflects the Connally Resolution in Congress.
Farm vehicles may use used truck tires or used passenger tires to stay in service, per OPA. Mr and Mrs J B Wilkins of Indianola Mississippi visit Mrs M W Williams who hosts another guest this week Dewitt Williams of San Antonio. Mr and Mrs J S King hosted Sunday guests their children Mr and Mrs L A Hill and son Cpl Leslie Hill Mr and Mrs E T Paxton all of Dallas and Mr and Mrs Philip Detrick of Stoneburg.
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