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Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1955

Page

12

Floor Furnaces Refrigeration Daily Contact Numbers

The notice lists contact numbers 823 for night calls and 585 for daytime inquiries for Floor Furnaces Refrigeration. It provides a concise phone-based point of contact for service or sales inquiries.

Bowie Personals Notes on Local Visits and Moves

Clarke Pierce of Houston visited Bowie on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Al Smith and their sons visited Mrs Yarbro's family last week and plan to move to Vernal Utah to make their home.

Bowie Clarke Pierce Houston al Smith Ed Yarbro Mrs. Smith Vernal Utah

Loans Drive Boost in Farm Production for Families

About 975,000 farm families obtained Farmers Home Administration loans in the past year. Some borrowers increased crop production by up to sixty percent as a result of the loans.

Farmers Home Administration

The Diamond Match Company Diversifies Beyond Matches

The Diamond Match Company, though the largest and most famous U.S. match maker, derives only about 25 percent of its income from matches. The bulk of revenue, about 75 percent, comes from lumber building supplies paper and pulp products woodenware and honey.

U.S Diamond Match Company

Fragrant sachets and shifts in Newfoundland sealing trade

During Charles II era ambergris musk and sandalwood were powdered and packed in bags for personal use. Newfoundland sealing once boasted 400 ships in March but waned in the 1930s and revived postwar. Green paints, including Watch The Greens Go By Green, lead trends in convertibles and autos, while modern coal preparation tailors to plant and home heating needs.

Charles II of England Newfoundland St. John’s Harbor

Clark Furniture Exchange now owned by J V Clark

J V Clark now runs Clark's Furniture Exchange at 206 Smythe after purchasing his late brother W A Clark's interest in July 1955. The store features a deep showroom with used and new furnishings on two floors including an antique collection with rare pieces. Frank Price and Raymond Elliot assist customers with friendly service and the shop serves Bowie and nearby areas with a ready market for buying or selling furniture.

J. V. Clark W. A. Clark Clark's Furniture Exchange J. V Smythe Mr. Clark Clark Frank Price Raymond Elliot Exchange Bowie

Portable typewriters for sale on terms

Portable typewriters for sale on terms $15 down and $4 per month. adv.

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Ninety Year Old Cleo Bridgewater Buried at Vashti

Funeral services were held for Cleo F Bridgewater 90 at Vashti Methodist Church. She died Sunday in Wichita Falls at her daughter's home and had lived in Vashti 67 years. Interment followed at Vashti cemetery with Rev Tiff Caginaton officiating. Survived by three daughters, four sons, a brother, 37 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren and 24 great great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Cleo F. Bridgewater Vashti Methodist Church Ruby Ligpett Wichita Falls Vashti Tiff Caginaton Owens- Brumley Funeral Home

Galvanizing: Zinc Coating Extends Steel Goods Life

Galvanizing coats steel with zinc to resist rust and corrosion, boosting lifespan of common items like ash cans garbage cans pails and tubs.

Economists Link Slow Milking to Training and Machine Use

Cornell agricultural economists report poorly trained cows as the main cause of slow milking on 22 New York farms. Other factors include operators leaving machines on after milking and extensive machine stripping, with average milking times around six minutes.

New York Cornell R. G. Murphy

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Wallace Fuller Electric N. Mason Bowie, Texas Radio Kaerevice Covey's N. Mason Zenith C. P. West—Field Austin Elvin Butler Welding and Machine Shop J. W. Clark Clark's Furniture Exchange Botex Motel Bowie, Texas Todd Fryar Norge Appliances Station Bell ProDucts R. E. McMahon H. F. Brooks Bank Bowie, Texsa Jake Dorsey Bill Henson Bowie Smith-Corona Itius Remington THE Bowie News Cotton’s West Wise Hharve Ratliff, Prop Patterson Samera Quiserberry Ferndale Webb Holiday East Wise Elgin & Waltham North Mason DELIV Mason YY Terry's Laundry & Cleaners Clay Street Studebaker Sales and Service David W. Moyer Smythe - Bowle Style Shop Parks & Bradley Kersey
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