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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
8
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude from Mrs. T. A. Armstrong and children to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of sister and aunt. Acknowledges Owens-Brumley Funeral Home for efficient and sympathetic service.
The Lions Club met at the City Auditorium with President Harve Ratliff presiding. Committees reported before a board meeting set for Monday evening December 23 at the Morrow Grill. Stag Night planning committee includes Fred Hoeldtke Alton Bowling and Ralph Hester for December 19.
Bowie Fire Department hosts its annual Christmas Ball at Armory Hall on Wednesday night. Gordon Shay's Orchestra of Wichita Falls provides music for a large evening as tickets sell well and progress is satisfactory. Proceeds benefit the Bowie Fire Department.
The column recalls a reader asking W J Stephens for guidance while noting lighthearted quips about Christmas and flirtation. Robert Swaim of Sunset reports deteriorating health with World War injuries limiting recovery prospects. County Clerk B R Giles notes staffing fell to four assistants after a boom and recalls two-plus years of growth. Local church work, Jim Dill’s 72nd birthday and lifelong singing, and the Dill marriage in Nocona are chronicled. Sunset Church volunteers and county church singing are highlighted amid community updates. Vinnie Dee Michie reports strong interest in women and girls club work across 24 clubs with 450 members and potential for 12 more clubs, needing two agents to supervise.
The guide outlines crop classes by days to maturity. Quick maturing 30 to 60 days and moderately quick 60 to 80 days enable rapid harvests. Slow maturing 80 to 90 days fits longer growth. As one row is harvested, replant to maintain supply through winter and prevent table gaps.
Sadie Hatfield an Extension Service landscape specialist notes three reasons to plant now observe fall color and transplant shrubs with higher success. She cites Cenizo purple sage agarita and native hollies as good choices for warm Texas soils plus several colorful shrubs that bloom after flowers fade.
State fire marshal Tandy Welch urges caution during holidays. He stresses securing Christmas trees away from heat sources, using UL labeled lights, avoiding improvised fuses with pennies or wire, and using non combustible decorations. He warns against candles on trees, supervising children around fireworks, and keeping wrappings cleared to prevent fires with proper venting and screen guards.
Miss Jennie Camp of North Carolina A and M outlines a method to convert a cold frame into a winter garden. She recommends a protected plot three by forty feet, a 12 inch high frame, deep soil preparation with fertilizer, optional sub irrigation, canvas cover, and extra protection on cold nights. Three to five plantings per season are possible with careful placement by maturity.
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