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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
8
An editorial argues for a future Bowie school building to include a ground floor public library and museum space. The piece links library access to cultural growth, notes joint use can reduce costs, and envisions after hours public access without unused areas.
A letter argues Bowie must expand classroom hours without disrupting teachers and families. It warns two shifts and four quarter systems create social strains, staggered vacations, or longer school years, and calls for practical, lossless use of costly buildings.
Nations and leaders hover on edge of action with hints of a new Russian offensive and UN Congo actions. Congress debates tax cuts and Medicare costs while Gov Connally phases in amid slow progress. Austin waits as uncertainty lingers.
The piece urges a change from extreme bouffant hairdos and heavy makeup toward more natural looks. It mocks oversized locks and dark eye makeup, calling for fresher, varied styles and a return to simpler beauty trends.
The Sunday papers report Russian scientists have created a device that uses electricity to induce sleep, promising two hours of rest equivalent to a full night's sleep. The piece contrasts it with television as a sleep aid and warns that plans should be destroyed to avoid extending the workday and hastening societal collapse.
In Texas Senate the coin toss determined which members would begin the decade with four year terms. Veterans listed include Moffett Hardeman Herring Owen Reagan and Moore among others. Freshmen drawing two year terms were Blanchard Kennard Strong Ward while others drew four year terms.
In Bowie Texas improvements include new showers and dressing rooms for girls in physical education. Other items note a New Year meeting of First Presbyterian Church, local honors, a large baptism of public figures, and civic events across January.
The Bowie News charges 3 dollars a year or 1.75 for six months within a zone covering Montague Wise Clay Jack Wichita Cooke and Denton counties in Texas and Jefferson county Oklahoma. Elsewhere 4 dollars per year. Paper stops when subscription expires. Established February 9 1922. Entered at Bowie Texas Post Office as second class mail. Consolidated with Montague County Times on April 1 1953.
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