Two Paychecks and Savings Shift Family Finances
Texas A and M specialist reports major changes in American households. By 1950 about 40 percent of wage earner families had two or more paychecks and now over 50 percent do. The average family income nearly doubled from 3300 to just under 6000 dollars in ten years. Savings total about 400 billion dollars, roughly seven thousand dollars per family, driven by more earned income and higher savings.
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Meyer
Home Loan Panic Board
DE Club Christmas Party Planned by Bowie Miah School
The Distributive Education Club of Bowie Miah School will hold its annual Christmas Party on Thursday December 17 at the Youth Center. Plans were discussed December 1. a DE Banquet at year end will honor the employers of each DE student and award the outstanding DE student. The DE Club upholds three principles fostering vocational competence aiding units and citizenship in a free enterprise system. the DE Sweetheart of Bowie High School was chosen and will be announced later.
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Bowie Miah School
Johnny Tucker
Bowie High School
Dean Dale Water Supply Plan on Track With 485 Members
Dean Spl officials report more than 480 residents signed to form the Dean Dale Water Supply Corporation. Henry Truly of the steering committee says 485 members have been recorded. Biggs and Matthews Engineers drawn up test wells near Red River. plans for water distribution are underway for Farmers Home Administration submission. The note adds a line on the Russian explorer Belinghausen who circumnavigated Antarctica in 1819-21.
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Dean
Spl
Dean Dale Water Supply Corporation
Henry Truly of&Dean
Truly
Thornberry
Friburg - Cooper
Cameron Gardens
River Road
Pecanway Drive
Petroba Likroad
Jolly
Biggs and Matthews
Wichita
Red River
Farmers Home Administration
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Jake Dorsey
Bowie High
Bowie
Wanda Meyer
Texas A & M University
Mrs. Meyer
Fisher Toys
Tomlinson
Faye Nell and
Olan
DE Club
Bellingheusen
Antarctica
Maytag Agitator Action
Bowie Hardware
Smythe
Santa
Bowie Furniture Company
Virgie's
Beauty Shop
Griffin Rexall Drug
Hagler’s Western Wear
Bowie Mattress Company
Electric Shop
Mr. and
Mrs. E. Scott Avery
Gayle Bradley
Clark's Furniture Exchange
First National Bank
Williams Cleaners
Ferndale Milk Company
Tomlinson's Gift Shop
Bishop Insurance Agency
Carol Bishop
Bowie Cleaners
The
Bowie News
Home Builders Supply
Gary-Nees Lumber Company
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