Embalmers Board Meeting Attended by Burgess in Austin
R. L. Burgess has been in Austin the state board of embalmers for several days attending a meeting.
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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
3
R. L. Burgess has been in Austin the state board of embalmers for several days attending a meeting.
The Home Demonstration Council held its Christmas meeting December 2 in Montague club room. Morning singing led by Mrs C H Shofner featured tile painting demonstration. Bed room demonstrators won prizes of 10 7 and 5 with Mrs Sawyer Chapel Mound first. Officers elected include Chairman Mrs Hudspeth and others. The group adjourned to meet January third Friday at 2 p.m.
Rev. C. A. Tucker selects Do You Know Your Christmas Story for Sunday evening to question common Christmas traditions against the Bible tale. Morning service honors Universal Bible Sunday with The Book to Live By. Choir back rows elevated by Holt Spain and Herman Leonard.
A contemporaneous ad condemns modern flirting with danger in dance and sex. It cites Freudian-era worries over advertising’s naked female form and rising easy virtue. The piece argues dance halls erode morals, linking rising promiscuity to changes in dress and social behavior.
Miss Mabelbeth Jackson attended the SMU Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dallas. She spent the weekend visiting the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Davis, and their son Jerry.
The Bowie Art League held an all day meeting at the Cosby Studio on Monday December 5 with painting and sketching of florets still life and landscapes. A noon covered dish luncheon was served and a short business session led by President Mabel Goodwin approved cooperating to bring an extension art instructor from NTSTC Denton to Bowie for lessons. Attendees included Grace Morgan Lizzie Young Mary Rushing Ringgold M P Hawkins Ringgold D Calaway Mary Cosby Hattie Neely Florence Allen Clara Donald Artie Cone Lillie Jeffries Daisy Slaughter Donna Cupples Billie Lunn Nocona and Mrs Hattie and Mrs Samson of Saint Jo.
The Nocona High School will be evaluated by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools on December 12 and 13. The review aims to ensure graduates meet university admission standards with an average above 70 percent in the top three quarterly marks. The evaluation team includes ten educators appointed by Gordon Worley of Austin, with Superintendent Walter B. Alexander serving on the committee.
Mrs. Nora Carroll of Quanah is visiting in the homes of her sisters Mrs. Eli Mellen and Mrs. Veta Dunlap.
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