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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
7
The six years from 1909 to 1915 are called the golden period of American agriculture. During these years a given amount of farm products could buy about 22 percent more manufactured goods than the same amount can buy today.
Compact safety slogans urging care on stairs and roads. Emphasizes control over vehicle and self, avoiding fires, staying alert, avoiding careless matches, and preventing injuries through careful behavior and vigilance.
Aluminum in utensils now costs the maker about 20 cents per pound, signaling higher material expenses for utensil production and potential price impacts for consumers.
Fourteen year old David tends his father’s flock at night when a group of excited men arrives claiming a heavenly message. He refuses to join them but stays vigilant as a lion stalks the flock, recalling the courage of his forebears. He prepares his sling and staff for danger ahead.
Mrs. Sam Roach, 1939 second place Kitchen Demonstrator, narrates her Saint Jo Home Demonstration Club project. She merged pantry and kitchen for light, added shelving and red blue trim, chosen pale ivory walls, linoleum floor, and simple accessories, costing 38.95 dollars, with family enjoyment as the reward.
A nostalgic lyric passage invites Santa to whisper what he will bring on Christmas Eve. It describes Santa entering chimneys, stockings hung in a row, and children listing desires for skates, a dolly, and a storybook while the speaker asks for guidance.
The origin of the Christmas tree is debated with legends from France, Scandinavia, Egypt, England, and Germany. A Bethlehem manger link exists in one tale, while Germany is credited with popularizing the decorated tree after 1843. About 111 million electric bulbs are sold annually in America.
A boy named Willie sobs as he starts school for the first time. The teacher reassures him not to worry, explaining she herself must stay until sixty five, while Willie fears he must remain until fourteen. The exchange highlights a child’s anxiety about long school days.
In a dawn scene, a boy named David drives off a crouching lion with a sling stone. His mother praises his faithful service to his father, who is ill, noting that faithfulness before the king defines true manhood. David expresses humility, fearing the king’s scorn for deserting duties.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a summer boarder questions bending trees and a farmer wittily suggests the boarder should bend herself, noting the trees’ abundance of green apples. The scene plays on rural ignorance and practical farming wisdom.
A Chrysler strike demand sought worker control over production pace. The article warns that any industry yielding to this would surrender control to workers, noting Russia under Stalin as an example of such surrender.
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