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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
2
Sunset Well presents a detailed look at sugar beet farming, from planting and thinning to beet processing in refineries. The piece explains beet sugar extraction, milling steps, and notes profits per ton, plus a short guide on building hot beds and a farmer’s anecdote of earnings from one bed.
Governor elect W Lee O Daniel’s push to name Abe Mays of Atlanta as secretary of state faces legal doubts over a legislator holding a pension funded job while in office. East Texas opposition targets Carl Collins for highway post, while Lt Gov Woodul may be chosen if Collins falters.
Texas Breeder-Feeder Association secretary argues fences as productive as any tillage tool. A right fence lets cattle sheep hogs and goats convert waste vegetation into profits, with examples from East Texas and Hedley Attaway. Proper placement saves time gate trips and unlocks better crop rotation and grazing efficiency.
Reverend Dennis Hardy of Forestburg preached here Saturday night and Sunday morning. Local members attended Quarterly Conference and the Forestburg church service Sunday night. Neighbors visited and shared news across households in the area including Mitchell and Buck families from nearby towns.
The speaker argues that a free swinging gate with a self acting latch is easy to build and use. He contrasts it with time wasted removing and reassembling bars, wrestling with a wire gate, or a wooden gate that drags the ground. Now is the time to get rid of them.
A local merchant confirms seeing an advertisement in The Bowie News. The brief note records the sighting and notes the ad appeared in the current issue for promotional purposes.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion a palatable emulsified creosote medicine to soothe infected mucous membranes and loosen germ laden phlegm. It claims Beechwood Creosote’s long time value and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist if relief is not obtained.
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