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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
2
The Postmaster General calls on the public to shop early wrap gifts plainly and mail promptly this Christmas. The advisory argues early shopping preserves stock choice aids wrapping and handling avoids breakage and loss and supports merchants and postal workers alike.
A fragmentary column blends whimsical anecdotes about Robinson Crusoe using advertising to escape, local remarks on winter shopping in Bowie, jokes about marriages and drinking, stock-market quips, potato kerosene can appearances, worry, life as a dish like hash, a Montague county housewife view on steak prices, and a quip on miles per gallon without prison.
Senate and House committees push two farm bills numbered 2787 and H R 8505. Debate centers on soil conservation compulsory vs voluntary, marketing quotas, and domestic allotments with administration support and calls for compulsory control to fund programs.
The author urges farmers to use winter for terracing hillside land and improving soil with manure and cover crops. He notes vast unusable land can be revived with terraces, fertilizing, and green manures, citing examples of ditch filling, stone walls, and successful local feats. He previews a forthcoming tale of a farmer who bought a cheap farm and made it pay.
The Bowie News and The Semi Weekly Farm News priced at one year for 1.95 dollars.
J. W. Parker guardian filed for court approval to lease undivided one sixth of Ellen Dorcas Parker's estate in a 65.52 acre tract spanning Wichita and Montague County areas. Hearing set by Montague County Judge for December 13, 1937 at Montague Court House.
Adleri ka claimed to erase headaches caused by constipation after a single dose. The preparation says it cleanses poisons from both upper and lower bowels, ending bad sleep and nervousness. G. O. Slaughter & Co. and E. H. Medley advertise the product in Forestown.
ORD introduces two new Ford V-8s for 1938 the Standard V-8 and the De Luxe V-8 built on the same chassis. The De Luxe offers more size room and upscale fittings while the Standard emphasizes lower cost with 60 or 85 hp options. Prices for coupes tudors and fordors range from 599 to 904 dollars with added standard equipment included at no extra charge.
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