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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
8
A correction states the WPA Adult Education classes run each weekday from 6 to 9 p m rather than the previously published schedule of Monday Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs E R Langley of Worth Worth visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs J P Fox.
A 1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor with 36 200 miles in blue in top condition with new tires and guaranteed. A 89 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Tudor in beautiful green with radio heater and reconditioning guaranteed.
The 4339 Ford pickup is described as in thoroughly good mechanical condition with good rubber. No other details are provided.
Several classified notices include a new furnished house for rent on Nelson Street and a 5 room unfurnished rental on 205 East Elba Street. Also offered are an Eastman Kodak 35 camera, a spinet piano on easy payments, used electric refrigerators, a 110 acre stock pasture lease with livestock, and job requests for filling station or janitorial work.
The YWA of the First Baptist Church met with Misses Inez Rudy and Lillie Huff as hostesses on Monday evening. A refreshment plate followed the social hour and business meeting. Evelyn Ryan led the program after Elizabeth Bellah gave the devotional.
The hospital lists admissions including Mrs. Dick Morris of Fort Worth Jimmie Ray Bond son of Mr and Mrs A B Bond Miss Roxie McDonald Sunset Claude Lambert son of Rev and Mrs D A Lambers Bowie Mrs Herbert Jackson Bowie Mrs Jack Slayden Bowie Mrs David Minor Montague H L Parr Montague Mrs L R Davis Henrietta Miss Dixie Phillips Henrietta H R Stoker Nocona. Dismissals include Jimmie Ray Bond Roxie McDonald Mrs L R Davis Miss Dixie Phillips H L Parr F P Prince Joe Corpening Mrs V L Woolsey Elvin Shockley Ruby Jewel Walker.
A revival at Mallard Baptist Church runs this week between two sessions of a singing school. W. C. Huddleston led the school each evening last week and will resume Monday evening. Rev. C. H. Hill oversees the revival with the singing teacher and students in cooperation.
America's oldest leading stage company returns to Bowie after 25 seasons. Harley Sadler has scoured the nation for top singers, actors, musicians, and dancers, promising new features and special scenery for each performance. Bowie Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the appearance with a season of attractions.
Montague County cotton growers in the AAA program may obtain 85 percent of parity government loans for 1941 production. The basic rate for 7 8 inch middling is 14.02 cents per pound based on a parity of 16.49 cents. Loans run to July 31, 1942 with notes due then at 3 percent interest and a 15 cent per bale classification fee.
Treasury Department poster copies the Minute Man statue by Daniel Chester French to urge defense savings. Defense Bonds and Stamps are sold at banks and post offices as part of national defense prep.
Mr and Mrs Gerald C Hash of Houston visited friends and relatives here Tuesday. Mrs Hash was formerly Miss Betty Green of this city.
F P Martin Montague County AAA secretary says 1942 farm program emphasizes conservation and soil-building on individual farms. Soil-building rates align with 1941, with two payment types for approved practices and for planting within special crop allotments.
About 250 persons attended the W. O. Fowler family reunion at the Fowler home in the Tage community six miles east of Bowie last Sunday. Mrs. Fowler led the event with children grandchildren and many friends enjoying a day of association and a bountiful picnic dinner under the trees. The gathering marks a long tradition at the family home where the Fowlers have lived for about 50 years and will continue next August. Misses Inez Rudy and Lillie Huff visited San Antonio and Palestine. Rudy recently took a course for music teachers in Fort Worth.
Vera Winston highlights a new silk print where checks appear as bows on a white silk ground. A ruffled shawl collar flatters the neck while a navy patent belt with a front button closure adds a bold, modern touch.
Mrs Bell Tompkins Magee a student at N T S T C Denton joined Pi Omega Pi, a national honor society for commercial education. Initiation occurred at a banquet in Marquis Hall Crystal Room on Friday August 15. Membership requires twelve hours in the Department of Business Education and high scholastic moral standards.
Rev David Garlington notes steady progress of the revival that started last Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. He assists the pastor during the series of services as it moves forward. Floyd Huddleston of Sunset shopped in Bowie on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs A A Veermillion of Wichita Falls visited Bowie Sunday with the Greenwoods. S R Huffstutter left Monday for a Tennessee visit and to attend state affairs. He plans to display quilt art at the Tennessee State Fair in Memphis and attend the Reelfoot Lake Fish Fry. He will also spend time at Dawson Springs. Ernest Clark of Amarillo and his wife visited Bowie this week at the home of his parents, the Clarks. W J Roberts of Lubbock visited Bowie Thursday at the Nichols home.
R. V. Garrett, former Bowie resident, is named manager of Lyon and Matthews Company to replace L. C. Wiggins, who will stay with the firm. Garrett, brother of Orie Garrett, has led his own yard in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and comes to Bowie from Oklahoma City.
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