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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
10
A concise meditation on divine wisdom. The speaker asks what knowledge and wisdom are possessed by the supreme source of all intellect, from whom every mind draws its power and all things derive their understanding.
A Dallas News editorial quotes two justices who dissent from a ruling on marginal seas, arguing that defense needs and foreign policy do not justify transferring ocean bed ownership from Texas to the federal government. The piece notes the dissent against expropriation and upholds state claim to resources.
An analysis of 1950 census data for Bowie and Montague County shows rural population declines of about 36 percent, with county totals dropping 17 percent from 1940 to 1950. Causes cited include eroded soil, aging residents, road deficits, school consolidations, lack of rural telephones, and migration to cities, urging targeted planning and civic efforts.
The Forestburg Home Demonstration Club gathered June 8 at the new home of Mrs Billie Anderson with sixteen members present. Merle Hudspeth demonstrated desserts to accompany cake. pineapple sherbet with devils food cake and punch pleased the group. Next meeting is June 22 at Mrs Nell Donnels to learn aluminum tray making. reporter Cleo Lanier notes visitors present from San Antonio and granddaughter Carolyn Zuschlog.
The text notes a move toward mechanical farming reducing rural populations while increasing land product output. It explains people now live in towns and travel to farms or ranches to farm more productively with machines, highlighting a brighter side to the changing land use.
Washington notes reflect on Supreme Court rulings in the tidelands case and desegregation cases Sweatt Henderson and McLaurin. Critics warn of a social revolution and potential erosion of states rights and American liberties as Congress debates responses.
Miss Inez Rudy presents her primary music pupils in recital Monday June 19 at First Baptist Church at 8 00 PM. Advanced pupils follow Tuesday June 20. A varied program of piano and voice numbers is planned and the public is invited to attend both recitals.
An observed quote urges retreat from crowds and solitude for a few hours daily. Attributed to Arthur Brisbagy, it contrasts Grecian art with the imagined revenants of a grander American liberty.
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