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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
5
A practical note outlines simple kitchen care tips. It suggests tacking leather to hold knives above the table and wiping a greasy stove with newspapers while hot. It also advises washing the stove with vinegar before polishing and securing a new pillow cover with tape reinforcements where the cloth bends.
A schoolboy answers a teacher's question by claiming Archimedes shouted Eureka to reveal he found soap. The exchange ends with a humorous misinterpretation as the student guesses Archimedes discovered soap in the bath.
A minister warns of a man flirting with another's wife and reads his name unless he donates five dollars. The collection yields nineteen five dollar bills and a two dollar bill with the note Other three pay day attached.
The list shows Anne Baccus as Assistant Editor with Mary Jo Watson as Sports Editor and Lucille Ridinger as Society Editor. John Dixon is slated as Comic Editor with multiple class reporters including Maurice Bowden and Margarett Ann Culp, plus elected positions for sophomores and freshmen.
The Sophomore class produced Christmas at the Peasleys under Mrs. Lynn Garlington. Sophomore girls sang Jingle Bells, Glenn Underwood read Giving and Getting, and Santa visited giving gifts to class presidents and Mr. Martin. Announced holidays run December 22 to January 3.
Bowie basketball defeated Decatur 24-20 in the first game and 22-6 in the second. Bowie started strong but allowed Decatur to surge in the second half before finally sealing both wins. The recap urges consistent full-game effort and praises the second unit’s clean win.
The staff will publish weekly top three scorers for the basketball team to boost fan interest. This week’s standings list the leading points by players, though the readable text is garbled and incomplete.
Bowie basketball and volleyball teams have performed well this season with only one loss to Spanish Fort. Wednesday night they host Stoneburg in the High School Auditorium, with a tentative Friday game against Forestburg in Bowie. A January 1 match is planned at Henrietta. The piece encourages local attendance.
A list shows teachers planning holiday trips with destinations including Leonard Waurika Okla Fort Worth Paris Naples Electra Arlington Waco Denton Fort Worth Beaumont Vernon Brownwood Gainesville Houston and other locales. The notice highlights varied travel plans among staff.
A quirky collection of phrases and definitions. Entries include a motto for married life never despair a playful critique of habits and professions. The list hints at humorous misnomers and everyday vignettes from familiar roles.
A short aphorism attributed to Holmes urges clear speech and deliberate word choice. It emphasizes the importance of thoughtful expression and careful communication.
Thoughtful column questions Christmas meaning and personal responsibility. It notes education creates responsibility and asks whether one truly knows a person after reading them. The piece reflects on Santa Claus as a kind figure and ponders conflict resolution between twins.
Senior Reporter presents math brain teasers with weekly answers. A jar doubling puzzle asks how long to half fill in 380 days. A rhymed age riddle asks for the married ages of a couple based on given clues.
The Maroon and White staff extend warm wishes to Bowie High School faculty and students for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A vintage column poses a series of humorous questions about common phrases and puns. It challenges readers to guess why each clue relates to everyday language, with answers hinted to be printed elsewhere on the page.
A school puzzle lists a freshman girl with blond hair blue eyes and height five feet one, a sophomore boy five feet four and a half who likes a town girl, a junior girl five feet five who led the Pep Squad, and a senior boy five feet five who chews gum. It also names last weeks guesses for each class.
Clovis Wilson and Richard Golden visited Waco over the weekend while Jean Stallings and Beth Prince called on county officials with T Chandler. Other readers journeyed to Leona Alvord Gaines ville and Fort Worth. Loyd Duncan of Terral Oklahoma stayed with Woodrow Winsett. Guvin Washburn visited Jacksboro. Dorothy Sue Mickey Meek and Augusta Woolsey toured Oklahoma. A list of jokes or rhymes follows detailing reasons and puns about appetite, honesty, and life themes with musical references and a foxed moral ending.
A wartime scene in England shows a sentry greeting a visiting colonel with humor as rain and fog envelop the camp. In a separate note, Kansas becomes the first in 57 years to legalize 3.2 beer after the last legislature passes the bill.
A light exchange turns humorous as a woman reveals she has given John his final no while delaying his final yes. The banter captures a domestic moment with playful tension and a clear vote of no.
In a brief dialogue two individuals discuss money and time after a long week end. One asks about change while the other replies with no money exchanged. The exchange highlights a frugal tone and simple financial detail.
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