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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
2
A brief religious reflection opens with the verse Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight from Psalms 19 14. The text presents a devotional theme of speech and conduct before God.
The Bowie community shows strong sympathy for distant neighbors as it sends valuables for Fort Worth flood relief. Residents have surpassed Red Cross Drive quotas and support sanitary measures to prevent disease spread, reflecting a long-standing habit of aiding others.
The Rock Hill Home Demonstration met at Mrs Terrell Redmans on Wednesday May 25. The president chaired, minutes were postponed due to the secretary absence. Reports from the finance committee chair Mrs Bert Dimock covered proceeds from the Daily Day Luncheon. The county agent Mrs LaRue Allison received the demonstration. Home Made Mixes and Variations were judged by club members. Leaflets were distributed to members. Hostess Mrs Redman served punch cake and sandwiches and members gave birthday gifts. Mr and Mrs J E Shelton and son Jimmy were in Hillsboro Saturday with Mrs Shelton's mother Mrs Willie E White and nephews Douglas Roy and Jerry Don White. They will stay for several days to attend Mrs Lynn Garlington's recital Tuesday night.
A Wednesday night storm damaged fruit trees and crops in Leona while barns lost roofs and cellars flooded. Community notes cover hospital stays, visitors from Dallas, family reunions, church services, a June Training Union course, and a Memorial day barbecue with Bowie neighbors attending.
The Home Demonstration County Council met in Montague on May 20 with 12 clubs answering roll call and observing Home Demonstration Week. Mrs. LaRue Allison showed a film on cancer spread. Mrs. Claude Martin spoke on Cancer Control and distributed Cancer Program Kits from the American Cancer Society.
A brief item notes a day spent with Mrs. W. E. Summers and her children, describing a family outing or visit in a local social column. The record emphasizes domestic life and community connections within the period.
Captain and Mrs. Harry G. Strickland and daughter Artie Sue spent a ten day leave visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hurdt and were en route to Lawton Oklahoma. They traveled from San Antonio Kerrville and Austin during the trip.
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