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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
5
The new town pastor will reside through the season at E A Boyd's. Sunday School starts at 9 45 with morning worship at 10 45 and Sunday night programs at 7 and 8. Sermons promise guidance on worldly relevance and heavenly ladders.
Christian Science services announce the Lesson-Sermon on God the Preserver of Man for Sunday June 11 in all Churches of Christ Scientist. The Golden Text speaks of righteousness as mountains and God preserving man and beast. The Deuteronomy citation affirms the Lord our God is one and to love Him with all heart soul and might. The Science and Health passage notes man reflects the one perfect Mind and shares in Christ.
James H Westbrook presides at Mirst Methodist Church with Dale Eales as superintendent of church school Morning Worship led by Rev E H Mays Denton District Superintendent Young People meet at 7 00 p m Lorena Bell president Evening Worship at 8 00 p m with the pastor The Idler theme urges faithful church attendance and loyal members as jewels of the Lord
A church flyer quotes Jesus about hot or cold and urges attendance at sacred services. It invites people without a church home to join the First Methodist Church each Sunday and promises a welcoming congregation.
Miss Ruth Jeanette Smith and Willie Alfred Ragsdale united in marriage at the bride’s home Saturday evening with Rev. F. D. Pearson officiating. The ceremony featured pink gladiolas and dia theniums and a double window backdrop.
Mrs M A Bryan and three girls Miss Laine Marguerite and Jeannine with Geo Cline called on Mrs Frank Hardcastle of Bridgeport Saturday afternoon.
Miss Evelyn Harding and Ophas Farmer married in a small Lewisville ceremony before Rev. Julius A. Slagle. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Harding of Bowie, taught in Vashti schools and will reside in Vashti with her husband who works for Allis-Chalmers. The couple's reception followed the double ring vows. Also noted is a Ritz Theatre preview of Sergeants Madden starring Wallace Berry and a local pastor’s return from Oklahoma visits.
Mrs Latham hosted a piano and voice recital Friday night at her Wise Street home. Performances included Jane Foster and Marguerite Lee in a duet Parade, Betty Jeannette Spears solo Soldiers March, and a series of solos and duets by Foster Spears Patterson Latham Lee and Crim with America sung to close.
The Maids and Matrons Club met with Mrs. Minnie Hutchison and elected Mrs. Vae Davis of Bellevue to membership. New float committee members were named for the Montague County Fall Fair parade on Oct. 4.
In 1916 Spectra promised new verse experiments by "Anne Knish" triggering imitators of Spectrist poetry. The hoax was revealed as a ruse by Witter Bynner and Arthur Davisson Ficke to satirize modern art cults, yet many adherents kept writing in the style.
Seventy four ex service men from Bowie and nearby communities attended a barbecue hosted by Speake-Meyer Post and the Ladies Auxiliary at the Baccus farm picnic grounds near Bowie. Post Commander Homer F Mc Daniel and Vice-Commander Lon D Roberson coordinated arrangements for a pleasant evening. Barbecued goat with sandwiches and salads were provided by the auxiliary. Mrs Dale E Eales and her daughter Mae Caroline left for Mountain View Oklahoma for an extended visit with her mother Mrs May Fariss and will visit Hobart Oklahoma before returning home.
A joke notes a man who speaks six languages marrying a woman who speaks three. The punchline calls it a "good handicapping" remark reflecting playful bias about language skills.
A humorous exchange recalls a florist lamenting a lost top customer who has just married. The punchline and dialogue play on the idea that the customer will return after marriage.
A physician urges a young woman to seek sun and air as a remedy. The reply shocks him with the suggestion that marriage is implied by her status. The exchange reflects social expectations and humor of the period.
The Bowie News shares light exchanges from a Sunday school scene with quips about Aaron in the telephone book and a humorous exchange between Squire Green and Mandy. A note mentions Lyon and Matthews Co promoting Sherwin Williams paints.
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