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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
2
The piece links Merry Christmas to democracy and freedom in America and includes a front page reflection on the First Christmas. It cites Tiny Tim's line God bless us every one as a seasonal blessing and calls readers to read the Holy Writ story on the first page.
Plate glass is defined as fine glass with two parallel plane surfaces. It forms from molten glass poured on a casting table and spread by a roller, then cooled in an annuling oven for three to five days. Polished plates are ground and buffed, while rough rolled plates are produced without polishing. Plate glass differs from sheet glass which is blown into a cylinder and then flattened.
A man reflects on enduring affection for his wife by recalling how he used to lean by the fence watching her shadow on the curtain, admitting he still acts the same as before their marriage.
A Texas wide cotton hearing in Waco on December 2 explored voluntary acreage reductions with government compensation to aid cotton farmers. Four plans were discussed including parity loans, price fixing, increased payments, and a certificate plan, aiming to curb output while addressing synthetic fiber competition.
John C. Thompson and Walter Hammond lead talks urging export subsidies and united action to solve the cotton crisis. Texas A and M economist W E Morgan cites US trade restraints, while Rep Bob Poage warns Congress to maintain AAA funding and mobilize broader regional support.
Betsy Newman notes the cost and practicality of single ham slices for meals. The menu offers tomato juice broiled ham slice scalloped potatoes string beans celery pickles molded rice ring with fruit and beverages. A molded rice ring recipe folds in cornstarch and egg whites to serve twelve.
Christmas Day marks birthdays for notable figures including Clara Barton and Evangeline Booth. Also born on December 25 are Simeon DeWitt Caleb Atwater Edward T Taylor Joseph Lovering Francis Blake and Herman Grash. The era notes Gen era tree description begins.
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