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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
3
Newport residents visit relatives during the holidays as Californians travel home and North Texas teachers attend events. Local students host a Story-Telling Club, practice Christmas programs, and welcome visitors. The Fifth Grade forms a club and a convocation marks weekly gatherings as the school closes for Christmas then resumes in January 1938.
Weather improves after a rainy spell as farmers enjoy four days off with meetings at the Amos and Andy café. Sunset students begin Christmas holidays while J D Lyons visits, Cecil Lusk and F D Clark join the National Guard in Bowie, CCC enlistments urged. Community singings at Leona Huddleston and a January first event promise songbook sales proceeds. A gym tournament drew large crowds with Leona girls and Belcherville boys champions.
Salona residents report numerous visits from Bowie, Chico, Denton and Lindale. Christmas program at the school featured a concert led by Mr Patterson and students, with holiday songs and exercises. The boys missed a Sunset tournament due to travel, and an error corrected Dale Choke's omission from last week’s honor roll.
A humorous vignette portrays a family and neighbors reacting to a child’s first day of school. The mother foresees growth, the father hopes for a football position, the sister worries about companionship, the teacher doubly notes intellect, neighbors crave quiet, and a dog laments with a comic howl.
Gift Shop offers items starting at ten cents to fit any budget at Bowie Flower Shop located at 301 Strong Street.
Fruitland notes list Arch Cansler leaving for Houston on Tuesday and Vera Carver of Slidale spending holidays with her mother Mrs. T A Carver. Mrs. Pearl Allen of Stoneburg visits Mrs. Carver. Mrs. Fred Heugattar returns from Bowie. Grover Chandler was in Dallas. The Swan family from Tipton Okla visited H L Swan. Candy Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wynn. weather kept crowds small. A surprise birthday shower honored Mrs. Hazel Wecker and Miss Alta Williams. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cansler and others. The club plans to meet at Winnie Davis’s to plan Christmas tree decor.
Mr and Mrs A Daniels of No cona spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J H Holland. Baker Loyd and Hazel Wood are spending Christmas here with relatives. Miss Helen Jo Parsons, Saint Jo public school student, visits her parents. Mrs Mattie Smith improves after three weeks illness. A Christmas tree and student program are planned Friday night. Mr and Mrs Gee of Mount Tabor visited Mr and Mrs W C Williams.
A courtroom exchange centers on renewing a dog license with insistence that the license has covet. The judge pushes for a clear yes or no and cautions against hesitations in the licensing matter.
Dr George W Cox warns that mild cases of measles chickenpox mumps scarlet fever and other childhood illnesses can spark serious outbreaks if children return to school too soon. Mothers should treat digestive upsets and colds with suspicion and seek medical advice promptly to prevent epidemics.
Mr and Mrs Tommy McDonald and son Loyal of Borger visited relatives Thursday to Saturday. Mr and Mrs Olen Chappell of Blue Grove spent last week with the Tlays and Deweber families. Jim Hancock of Bryson visited his parents. C E Hays is improving after ten days illness. A Christmas tree will be held at the school house Thursday afternoon for local children.
The exchange adds humor as Zeke asks about Josh's college duration and Hiram responds with a farmyard measure of time and effort, noting four cows two horses forty bales of hay and a couple of pumpkin loads as a playful answer.
The article notes P T Barnum the showman, described as Scottish, used biblical quotes at his show entrance to deter free admission. It cites verses from Numbers Judges Mark Jeremiah and Jonah to threaten forbidden passage and enforce paid fare.
An Irish soldier in France sends a note telling his wife not to dig the garden where the guns are. Censorship hides the warning and a lorry of khaki men arrives to dig the garden. He replies simply, put in the spuds.
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