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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
10
In this Christmas message from 1965 the Bowie News contemplates a U S soldier in Viet Nam opening a letter from home. The piece contrasts jungle hardship with memories of family meals and a hopeful sense that God remains alive as soldiers seek peace and meaning amid conflict.
A veteran observer recalls a terminal tableau of young recruits and stoic parents as they part at departure. The piece finds quiet resolve in Americans doing what must be done for citizenship and country, with no headlines to mark the moment.
The brucellosis eradication program expands from West Texas to the Valley and Deep East Texas with area testing underway in Atascosa Brooks Coryell Falls Hamilton Hood Jack Limestone Mc Lennan Milam and Roberts Counties. Authorities also list counties qualifying for certification and those petitioning for the program amid broader state health and governance notes.
Community Christmas Tree plans in City Auditorium led by M Posey with gifts for nearly 300 children. Bowie Firemen host a grand Fireman's Ball at Armory Hall. Bowie Band showcases new uniforms under drum major Darlene Treut. Local visits and family news supplement the holiday section.
The Bowie News began February 9 1922 and merged with the Montague County Tunes on April 1 1983. It lists subscription rates of four dollars per year and two dollars and twenty five cents for six months for readers in Texas counties Montague Wise Clay and Jack and in Jefferson County Oklahoma. The paper will be stopped when subscriptions expire.
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