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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1950
Page
10
Don’t Sell America Short in College Lectures
A writer recalls speaking to eleven college students about work and economics. Seven studied economics and were taught that America’s economy is flawed. They were not told of America as land of opportunity or its high standard of living, nor that liberty and self reliance underpin the nation. The piece warns of indoctrination and warns parents to question what is taught, noting youth are impressionable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Land of
Texas Grape Festival Highlights Texas Grape Growth
The fourth annual Grape Festival at the Fruit Investigation Laboratory near Montague spotlights Texas progress in growing and processing grapes. Participants from Bowie and Nocona join the event as Texas aims to expand a domestic grape industry despite past pests and climate challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Montague
Bowie
Nocona
Thomas W. Munson
Denison
A&m College
Montague County
Mayor Casts Deciding Vote Against Carnival Permit
In a tied city council vote Mayor Harold Jones cast the deciding no to permit a carnival here. The body noted carnivals bring nuisance, gambling, and questionable shows though sponsors pledged proceeds to worthy causes. The denial shifts the event across the town line, keeping the city off the hook for any fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Jones
Carnival Company
Final Rites Held For Miss Long
Funeral services for Miss Minerva Long 79 were held at First Baptist Church Bowie with Rev. G B Bradshaw officiating. Burial in Smyrna Cemetery followed with Owens Brumley directing the arrangements. Miss Long born Fayetteville Arkansas October 29 1879 moved to Bowie eleven years ago with sister Lavina Long and is survived by a niece and six nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W G Stewart advances to foreign service in Navy
William G Stewart an airman apprentice in the US Navy has graduated from the Aviation Storekeeper School at Memphis TN. He enlisted October 10 1949 and did recruit training at San Diego CA. His parents Mr and Mrs L F Dodson of 311 Strong St Bowie were notified he is en route to foreign service. Mrs T L Tucker of Decatur visited her father John D Hunt and Mrs Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Stewart
USN
L. F. Dodson
Strongstreet
Bowie
U. S. Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Stewart
Naval Service
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
California
Carnival rides face rejection as city blocks outsiders
The Wichita Falls Record News editorial argues local amusement shows would hurt permanent parks, deny local operators, and profit only a share to a local group. It urges the council to keep saying no and hopes the mayor won’t need to vote next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Health Officer Urges Strict Hygiene To Fight Polio In Texas
State Health Officer Dr George W Cox warns Texans to intensify personal hygiene and home sanitation as polio cases rise to 1395. Emphasis on bathing clean clothing oral care nasal cleansing dental defect correction and pest control to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cox
Texas
Cox
Weekend Guests Visit Lancaster Home from Wichita Falls
Week-end visitors were Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson and Potenciana Thompson of 2011 Speedway Wichita Falls. Little Miss Thompson returned home with her parents after a two week visit with her grandparents. Mrs Thompson was formerly Miss Lois LaVerna Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lancaster
Jack Thompson
Potenciana
Speedway
Wichita Falls
Miss Thompson
Thompson
Lois LaVerna Lancaster
Poliomyelitis Ties To Filth Borne Transmission Warns Doctor
Dr Cox cautions that polio is believed to spread via filth and stresses that good personal hygiene and strong community sanitation are essential. With polio prevalent in the state, no precaution should be overlooked and no barrier should be lowered against its entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
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