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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
7
Sunday services at 11 with Sunday School at 9 30 and 10 00 a fellowship and 7 15 p m evening worship. Reading Room hours Saturday 2 30 to 4 30 open for Mary Baker Eddy writings. Lesson Sermon on August 13 features Bible verses and Science and Health quotes.
Rev John Webb pastor and Worley assist. Regular services at Time Gospel Mission begin at 8 o clock with Sunday School at 10 30 am. Sunday preaching and young people's service at 7 15 pm. Evening prayer meeting at 8 o clock. Continuous church activities weekly.
Local church notices list service times for multiple congregations in Bowie Texas. Entries include pastors names and weekly Bible schools Sunday worship at 11:00 A. M. and evening services. midweek prayer and study sessions. summer meetings and Sunday School at various starts. families and congregants invited to attend.
The Bowie News reports Democratic primary candidates for 1944 including J L Jameson for Sheriff Susie Loyd Miss Wayne Davis for County Treasurer and Bert Lancaster for Justice of the Peace Pct 4 The Social Security Administrator Paul V M Nutt notes the August 8 payoff of the one millionth Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefit to War Worker's Widow Mrs Mary Rex Thompson of Parma Ohio and her two children with premiums paid by her husband and employer totaling 145 each Benefits currently 58 49 monthly potentially reaching 15182 83 The text also mentions 12 million farm workers and 8 million other workers and self employed persons.
A report notes Sal Sear ty woe recommending Congress extend health benefits to groups previously excluded. The proposal highlights broadening eligibility to improve access and security, signaling potential policy shifts.
The Office of Price Administration announces that travel to Victory Gardens will no longer have special gasoline rations after August 15. The change also triggers a slight price rise on cookies, toast, and crumbs sold in retail stores due to updated regulations.
Treatment of syphilis boosted military fitness by 125,000 men and enabled 140,000 more to serve unless disqualified. Blood tests found evidence of syphilis in 720,000 selective service registrants. Boards and health services cooperated in tracing and treating infected registrants.
German prisoners in Normandy volunteer for British harvest work with pay six pence a day for novices and one shilling for experienced workers. In Northern Italy Italian patriots drove out occupation troops and seized the harvest ready for shipment to Germany.
Beginning Monday August 13, all beef will be ration free except commercial, good and choice steaks and roasts. WFA announced the changes.
Mrs Lucy Bush learns Pvt Lester Bush, of the 38th Infantry 2nd Division, was wounded in France and lies in an English hospital. Pfc Roby W Slaughter wounded in France after basic at Camp Wolters and training at Fort Bragg. served with the 9th Infantry Division. Cpl Lowell Force, grandson of Mr and Mrs Jim Savage, wounded in France after Tank Division training at Camp Hood. Rev Alvie Burchell leaves Postoak for a full time pastorate near Frederick Oklahoma. Mary Ellen Boyd Boyd and Milton Douglas Ransom wed at Postoak home with Baylor nursing graduate bride, Crozier tech groom, submarine gunner in South Pacific. Local social and church visits noted through Postoak area households.
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W A anace included Mr dna Mrs Lyons and family from Iiah Springs Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs Fenton Richardson and Sbn from Grandfield Oklahoma with Johnsons and Faulkenberry relatives also noted are Margie Johnson from Bowe spending time with her mother Mrs Fleck, Mae Olapultz from Dallas on vacation with Geo Schultz family, and Phoncille from Wichita Falls visiting her parents.
Mrs Dee Richardson Mr and Mrs Mark Sills Cod Lathkin Flona Johnson and family Wednesday of last week Mrs Fred Preminger spent Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs C H Johnson of ale Rev J A Wall of Nocona spent Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Olan Faulkenberry.
Promoted 1st Lt Lewis C. Hughes 22 son of the late Fred Hughes of Bowie Texas to Captain in recognition of duty at Fort Worth Army Air Field. He serves as a flight instructor at the field after receiving his commission at Foster Field Texas and previous service at Eagle Pass Texas.
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