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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
16
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Wiggins and daughter Cathy visited her parents home in Wichita Falls over the weekend Miss Paula Boedeker arrived Sunday from Mary Baldwin College Staunton VA to spend holidays with her parents
Public health notice explains TB is preventable and curable, spread by coughing, spitting, and contaminated items. It warns it is a family disease from continuous close contact and stresses early signs like coughing and weight loss, recommending medical exams and free chest x rays via mobile units.
A columnist laments rush hour chaos with overcrowded roads and drivers racing in many directions to nowhere, capturing a sense of urban congestion and frustration. The piece emphasizes the overstressed highway system and commuter stress without detailing specific events.
The Kings Daughters class of First Baptist Church held its annual Christmas banquet at Morrow Grill. Mrs. S L Greenwood and Mrs. H E Henning chaired decorations and built a miniature snow church with a bright star. Mrs. R K Mitchell led as toastmistress. music, devotion, and a Christmas story filled the program amid exchanged presents.
Poem by Lottie Baldwin remembering A C Baldwin who died at Christmas, noting the family’s loneliness and belief he rests with the stars. It recalls his kindness, faith, and the Bible as a keepsake, with a pledge to meet again in the holy land above.
Governor Shivers rejected a sales tax proposal at a state oil proration hearing. He urged cutting expenditures and seeking other revenue, saying he is opposed to a sales tax while stressing the need for funds for state hospitals. Nichols and Culberson proposed alternatives to balance the budget as January legislative session approaches.
County Agent V. J. Young highlights five year yields from Denton Texas Experiment Station showing Texas Hybrid Nos 24 26 28 and TRF 2 averaging 40 bushels per acre or more. Hybrids Nos 20 11 and 18 plus Pioneer 80928 and Funk 6711 exceed 35 bushels. Open pollinated Surcropper 22 and Ferguson Yellow Dent fail to reach 29 bushels per acre.
Clint Gregory of Denton spent the week end here, with locals noting his visit and activities during the stay.
Mrs Will Young will spend the Christmas holidays in Snyder with her family, visiting relatives and enjoying the season together in the town.
Paul Donald Jr a student at Austin College is home for the Christmas vacation period.
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