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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
10
Editorial argues for government programs to retrain workers displaced by automation and to fund scholarships for students lacking means. It frames training as essential to reduce welfare costs and expand productive capacity, urging lifelong education for all ages and future adult education to enhance societal progress.
The Kerr-Mills act of 1960 offers a broader path to elderly medical care than the King-Anderson plan. It would expand federal aid with state cooperation, allow means testing, and cover up to 12 million older Americans, with costs shared by states and the federal government, potentially easing the current partisan clash.
In a sweeping display of party unity the Texas Republicans push to challenge Democrats for statewide and legislative offices. John Connally calls a June 16 family ranch barbecue near Floresville to unify Democratic candidates while Jack Cox leads a broad Republican slate for governor and Congress.
A week of minor incidents and civic chatter from Bowie Texas includes a hay burn fire drill at the tent show near the post office, the First National Bank of Bowie reporting 50000 capital and surplus, and a planned public library opening at the Chamber of Commerce. Summer crop prospects, road crew work, and a collision on Mill Street are noted alongside local arrivals, anniversaries, and a high school science award winner.
The Bowie News lists its publication details from 205 Smythe Street Bowie Texas with subscriptions set at 3 for one year and 1 75 for six months. It notes coverage of Montague Wise Clay Jack Wichita Cooke and Denton counties plus Jefferson County Oklahoma. The paper was established February 9 1922 and merged with the Montague County Times on April 1 1953.
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