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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
2
A brief item notes a closing song sung by all after events described in the piece. It lists no dates or places and names none beyond the general group involved. The fragment preserves a sense of communal farewell without further context.
The piece recounts Joseph F. Leitner's move from a grocery to farming near Electra and Lake Isobel Farm. It details his crop mix, farm layout, direct-to-consumer market, and farming philosophy, plus local notes on wheat crop insurance, dairy feeding with cotton seed, a student honor roll, and Christmas plans.
After two weeks of debate the House approved the farm bill and sent it to the Senate where leaders expect quick action. The bill tightens soil conservation, resumes AAA controls with a regional research focus, and includes a compulsory marketing quota system with penalties for overproduction. It contrasts with the Senate version aiming at parity payments and pro rata distributions, with a conference to reconcile differences. The Wage and Hour Bill also awaits floor action with House rules allowing five hour debate before a five minute vote. Big Business campaigns to block both measures, arguing tax provisions should not be repealed, while critics say repeal would favor corporations over individuals.
An advertisement urges using Adlerika to relieve stomach gas and help sleep on the left side. It touts releasing poisons and improving nightly rest and credits G O Slaughter & Co. and EF H Medley as local druggists in Estburg.
The article notes major appropriations and tax housing bills poised for the next session. It reports Senate farm bill debate reflecting partisan divides, with the Senate bill likely to include more compulsory features. Railroads face renewed subsidy bids, increased rates and borrowing powers amid fear of receivership, prompting caution against government favoritism.
Salona residents hosted and visited family in the area with travelers from Bowie and Denver. Salona School News lists staff and student roles while noting Monday chapel led by Miss Ann Harvill and songs led by Mary Rhinehart and Mildred Faulkenberry.
Wichita Falls visitors included Miss Brown Miss Sweet and Miss Leach with Mrs Tom Bright and June Rogers. Saint Jo and Ringgold residents dropped by for ball games and family gatherings while Gladys Ellis and Mrs Overfelt spent weekends in Nocona Bowie and Bowie. Allan Parsons attended a funeral in Chillicothe for Mrs Gools by. rest of the week featured local visits and hospital notes.
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