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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1966
Page
10
The Bowie News argues for expansion of the water system to meet rising demand. It notes a 4 137 909 gallon feed in June and plans a 375 000 gallon ground storage expansion with 700 000 gallons usable in seven hours, plus a bigger filter plant and lines to Amon Carter.
The article discusses Senator Warren G. Magnuson describing the typical small taxpayer and contrasts it with the large taxpayer. He introduces a bill for a small-tax division in the U.S. Tax Court to settle deficiencies under 2500 without costly lawyers, prompting questions about eligibility as taxes rise.
Governor Connally calls for a new uniform traffic code and increased highway patrols amid post holiday traffic concerns. The 1967 session may consider a stricter DWI and reckless driving penalties, plus a one year license suspension on a second offense.
Established February 9 42 Entered at the Post Office in Bowie Texas as second class mail under the Act of March 3 1879 Consolidated with The Montague Count of ten April 1st 1958 Subscription price The Bowie News one year for 4 six months for 2 25 in zone composed of Montague Wise Clay and Jack counties in Texas and Jefferson county Oklahoma Elsewhere 5 per year The paper will be stopped when subscription expires.
In Bowie July 1958 the Fort Worth and Denver railway special will carry President Roosevelt through at noon. The Bowie Lions Club marked 12 years with a chicken barbecue at Sinclair Park. Won McFarlane spoke at a large Bowie rally introduced by Sam Lovelite. Governor Stevenson appointed Earl P Hall to the Court of Civil Appeals and Louis Holland as district judge for the 97th district. Sixty local golfers scheduled a wartime reunion match at Rockmoor. Continental Trailways announced Fort Worth to Amarillo through bus service. Owlie Grocery changed hands with A C Houston and Weldon George new owners. The First Christian Church prepared for its 75th anniversary homecoming. Local officers hosted a 65-officer picnic at Carter Lake with attendees from 16 nations studying American military tech at Lowry Air Force Base.
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