As the Editor Sees It Loyalty to a worthy cause earns admiration
The piece urges loyalty to community progress in Bowie Texas. It contrasts civic duty with profit seeking, warns against traitorous behavior, and calls on well-to-do citizens to aid local growth. It highlights Bowie’s strategic location, water supply, and agriculture potential as reasons to invest time and money. The editor appeals to readers to join “Men and Women Worth Something to Bowie.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
North
Texas
North Texas
New Day for Business Under Robinson Patman Law
Nelson B. Gaskill, former FTC member, outlines expected shifts from the Robinson Patman Act. He predicts decentralization of industry, a shift from mass production to many small factories, and broader distribution changes. He warns of realignment of labor, population patterns, and revaluation of property values and securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson B. Gaskill
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Gaskill
Regional production shifts under price pressures and law
The article argues rents and taxes will drop while factory prices rise as goods move to cheaper regions, creating new production and distribution areas and relocating industry with workers. It questions the Robinson-Patman law, noting both advantages and disadvantages whose balance can only be judged with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Worth
Wheather
Robinson-Patman
Washington lawyer foresees nationwide benefit from decentralization
The writer urges a revolutionary decentralization and relocation of industry to spread prosperity. He argues workers should live away from congested centers and be free to raise families outside cities for a broader national happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas Receives 115 Million In Federal Relief Funds
The Works Progress Administration reported that 115,596,800 dollars of 1935 emergency relief act funds had been spent in Texas through June. Total obligations reached 159,712,807 dollars with 169,579,153 allocated by warrants. WPA alone received 30,321,401 dollars. Texas relief employment for the week end June 27 totaled 138,404 workers across WPA 79,385 civilian conservation 20,477 and other undertakings 38,542. Average March 1936 WPA earnings were 25.56 dollars for men and 24.86 for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Texas
WPA
Fashion Revue Set By East Ward PT A Ladies
The East Ward PT A plans a fall fashion revue in late September or early October. The show has three parts a style segment with local department stores a wedding scene with the bride chosen by audience votes and a burlesque finale featuring Bowie artists mimicking film and radio stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ward PT. A
Bowie
Wright Patman to Speak in Bowie for McFarlane
The Honorable Wright Patman congressman from Texas first district will speak in Bowie on Friday August 21 at 2 o clock in the afternoon. His address supports his friend Congressman W D McFarlane who is in a runoff for re election versus Ed Gossett of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Patman
Congress
First
Texas
Bowie
D. m
Kilpatrick Beauty Salone Moves to New Smythe Location
Kilpatrick Beauty Salone has moved to 7 Smythe, next to Avery's Electric Shop. The shop has interior and exterior repainting, a new front display shelf, and modern furniture. Minor details remain but the shop is open and providing its usual attentive service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilpatrick
Number 7
Smythe
Avery’s
Leonard Clark Improves After Major Operation
Leonard Clark is reported to be recovering satisfactorily at the Wichita Falls Clinic in Wichita Falls after a major operation last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Clark
Wichita Falls Clinic
Wichita Falls
First Bale of 1936 Cotton Reaches Bowie
The first bale of the season was brought to Bowie on Tuesday by M. W. Johnson from the Lee Tucker farm southwest of Bowie. It weighed 501 pounds and sold for 12 cents per pound to Del Baccus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W
Johnson
Lee Tucker
Bowie
del Baccus
Doctor from Dallas seeks locating in Bowie
Dr. W. M. Tsukahara of Dallas was in Bowie yesterday meeting residents and looking to locate here for medical practice. He is a Japanese by parentage but American by birth, a medical graduate with three years of hospital experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Tsukahara
Dallas
Bowie
Tsukahara
America
Mrs Benson and Dana Sue Visit Decatur for Weekend
Mrs D B Benson and her daughter Dana Sue spent the weekend in Decatur, enjoying local sights and returning home refreshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B .Benson
Dana Sue
Decatur
Terrific Heat Wave Sweeps Texas Oklahoma
Four people died in Texas and Oklahoma as a brutal heat wave intensified since August 1. Horace Addington died at 60 near Nocona while G. Miller, 70, of Loraine died in Abilene. Ed England, 51, of Cleburne. J. P. Goetsell, 68, of Dallas also perished.thermometers hit 112 to 115 in Bowie with days above 100 each day. No major prostrations reported though work halted for many to avoid heat exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Texas
Horace Addington
Nocona
G. Miller
Loraine
Abilene
Ed England
Cleburne
J. P. Goetsell
Dallas
Bowie
Heat blamed in death of Hor Ace Addington farmer
Heat was blamed as a contributing factor in the death Wednesday of Hor ace Addington 60 a farmer who stopped dead from a heart ailment while working on his farm near Nocona Texas authorities said Addington died after suffering a heart attack and exposure on the hot day survivors described the dangerous heat as a factor in his collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Nocona
Horace Addington
Farmer
Bowie High School Football Begins Practice August 24
Coach Lennon Hill calls all Bowie High School football men to report for practice Monday afternoon August 24 at 5 00 p m Equipment will be issued and regular workouts start that date Six letter men expected include Bill Worthy Roland Hatchiel W R Barker Cecil Young Lawrence Edgin and Dan Lee Martin Reserve material and members from Coach Reynolds junior team will also respond to the call
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennon Hill
Bowie High School
Bill Worthy
Roland Hatchiel
W. R. Barker
Cecil Young
Lawrence Edgin
Dan Lee Martin
Reynold
The News seeks subscribers for Bowie edition
An invitation urges reader to subscribe to The News Bow ie edition and have their name added to a growing weekly list. It emphasizes making the paper the best ever published in Bowie and asks for support and inspiration from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Funeral notice for Montague County man Addington
A funeral for a Montague county resident, Mr. Addington, was pending today. He moved to the area from Ad dington Oklahoma, a town named for his father, eight miles south of Nocona. Funeral arrangements were not completed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocona
Mr. Addington
Montague County
Addington
Okla
Altus Topped by 120 Degree Reading in Heat Wave
The official mercury reading in Altus Oklahoma on August 12 reached 120 degrees as government observer J T Stephens noted the level neared the 120 mark and stood by for the thermometer to burst while residents believe the state record of 120 shared with Alva may have been surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Okla
J.T. Stepess
Alva
Stephens
Mangum Prays for Rain in Historic Union Service
In Mangum Oklahoma 2000 parishioners from five Protestant churches gathered at Harmon park after a record 117 degree day to pray for rain. Led by Rev Birdwin L Wirtley the crowd voted to hold nightly services this week and Sunday if no rain arrives, promising humbler Christian lives regardless of outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangum
Okla
Harmon Park
Birdwin L. Wirtley
Central Christian Church
Sun Kinked Rails Wreck Train at Gainesville
Heat warped rails twice derailed a Missouri-Kansas-Texas freight near Gainesville Texas. Twenty cars fell in two wrecks, a grass fire neared gasoline cars but was contained. no injuries, though firefighter C A Parton was overcome. The Wichita Falls Denison passenger service was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Texas
C. A. Parton
Myra
Here
Wichita Falls
Denison
Baby Chicks Hatch From Fort Worth Heat at Schmidt Poultry
Hayden Maples, an employee at Schmidt Poultry Company, found three baby chicks hatched by extreme heat yesterday afternoon. The hatch occurred while eggs were being removed from 200 cases received Sunday from West Texas, according to the West Texas Star Telegram report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt Poultry Company
East First Street
Hayden Maples
West Texas
Star. Telegram
Clarendon Hen Lays Baked Eggs In Warm Record Day
In Clarendon Texas on August 11 11314 degrees shattered heat records for Donley County. Dr T H Ellis reports four baked eggs found in a hen house nest. his wife reportedly ate one well done egg. The event drew consternation among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Tex
Donley County
T. H. Ellis
Ellis
Craft and Hills Visit Town for Shopping Day
Mrs T L Craft of Chico and Miss Wilma Hills of Crafton were in town Thursday for a shopping outing gathering local chatter and calling on stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Craft
Chico
Wilma Hills
Crafton
Fort Worth Visit Highlights Frontier Centennial
Olus MecNatt stayed with his brother Cecil in Fort Worth last week and attended the Frontier Centennial event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olus MecNatt
Cecil
Fort Worth
Bowie’s New Fire Truck Arrives For Saturday Show
Bowie buys a Minute Man Fire Truck from Burke & Simms for 3800 dollars. It arrives after three tests and replaces the old chemical truck. The 300 gallon water capacity and 200 gallon pump enhance city fire fighting. A grass fire near Wade Riley place on Montague Road was quickly controlled with no further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Road
Wade Riley
Burke & Simms Wire Equipnest Company of
San Antonio
Bowie
Evangelistic Revival to Start Sunday at Bowie First Baptist
The revival meeting at Bowie First Baptist Church begins Sunday led by Dr. W. R. Hornburg of Fort Worth with Curtis T. Williams directing the singing. The services run through August 30 and are open to all denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Bowie
W. R. Hornburg
Fort Worth
Curtis T. Williams
Bowie Water Supply Not in Danger Despite High Use
City officials deny reports of a serious water shortage in Bowie. Despite heavy demand and hot weather affecting the ice plant, pumping is orderly and deep wells show no signs of failing. Residents should expect no immediate shortage for drinking water or home refrigeration plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
NYA Jobs to Give Work to 30 Boys
C K R Ferree district supervisor with Fort Worth HQ says a Texas Highway Department project offers 30 jobs for boys aged 18 to 25. Each will work 24 hours monthly at 30 cents an hour. Interested report to Mrs McElroy of the Texas Relief Commission Bowie. Ferree stressed applicants and families have not received relief to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. KR. Ferree
U. S. Court House
Fort Worth
Bowie
Texas Highway Department
McElroy
Texas Relief Commission
Cla Street
Ferree
Plans to aid youth in drouth area return to school
The National Youth Administration announced relief plans for thousands of drouth area youths to resume schooling this fall. Deputy Director Richard R. Brown will hold conferences in the South and Midwest to assess needs and expand student aid, with $10 875 000 allotted to states and the District of Columbia for high school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Youth Administration
Drouth
Richard R. Brown
South
Middle West
Brown
Dreuth
States
District of Columbia
New Clock Adorns Side of Club Cafe Sponsored by Gordon Cady
A new electric clock on the side wall of the Club Cafe is sponsored by Gordon B. Cady the sole owner. The clock displays time and around its base read like a storefront advertisement list including N B Gary Lumber Co Miller’s Men and Boys’ Store J B Irons Tailor Amber Fire Service Station Wilson’s Drugs Walter Coffield Real Estate First National Bank Coca Cola Bottling Works Bowie News and Ideal Food Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon B. Cady
Mr. Cady
First National Bank
N. B. Gary Lumber Co
Miller’s Men and Boys
J. B. Irons Tailor
Mr and Mrs BW Move to Home Near Austir Bridge
A fragment notes Mr and Mrs BW establishing residence near Austir Bridge, with wording suggesting construction or alterations linked to the bridge area. The text is incomplete but indicates a relocation and local site reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial
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Citihers
PWA
McFarlane
M. A. Bryan
Crysler Gardens
Bryan
Bible Study Club
Walter Coffield
Chub
Colonial Presbyterian Church
Inez Rudy
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
H. B. Latham
L. J. Purkey
S. Henderson
Dorothy Spain
Dewey Price
R. EF. Tyler
Ringgold
Homer
Latham
Holy City
Texas - Okla
Oklahoma
Bowie’s
Minute Man
Curtis T. Williams Singer
NYA
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