State adopts broader policy for Farm to Market road expansion
The Texas State Highway Commission outlined a new statewide policy to expand Farm to Market roads using postwar federal funds, with about half of the work already under contract and no additional federal or state funds available. Highway Engineer DeWitt C. Greer described cooperative financing laws enabling county and district participation and a county revenue boost to support urgent rural road needs.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
The
Highway Commission
Commission
Texas
DeWitt C. Greer
Greer
State Highway Department
Board of
Future Home Makers Conduct Play at Bowie High
A group of Bowie High School students in the Homemaking course directed by Miss Henrietta Sands staged a play for younger children. Activities included coloring, clay modeling, singing, storytelling, and supervised outdoor play with participants Christine Wortham through Jimmy Defee and other classmates.
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Bowie High School
Henrietta Sands
Christine Wortham
Jerry
Joe Fincher
Sherral Sue Ratliff
Janice Kay
Pricilla Bell
Elaine
Ronnie Ogle
Glenda Chandler
Mickey Lowe
Majorie Winningham
Jerry Vice
Laurel Ann Smith
Deanna Gibbins
Barbara
Phyliss
Diana Gray
Kay
Jackie Hopper
Shirley Fox
Jimmy
Navy Recruiting Office Visit Planned in Bowie
Navy recruiting officer Kenneth Burkley Jr PTR-2 USNR will be at the Bowie post office basement from 8:00 to 5:00 on June 30 and July 1 and 2. The public may visit for information on the regular Navy and the reserve.
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Kenneth Burkley, Jr
PTR-2
USNR
Navy
Bowie
Reserve
Saint Jo Boy Drowns in Lake Worth
Melvin A. Sidwell 15 of Saint Jo drowned while swimming Sunday morning at the north end of the Lake Worth dam near Inspiration Point. He was the son of Mrs. Rosie Sidwell of Saint Jo.
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Melvin A. Sidwell
Saint Jo
Lake Worth Dam
Inspiration Point
Rosie Sidwell
Tuberculosis Fight Continues in Animals and Poultry
The article notes 25 years of veterinary effort against animal tuberculosis. It warns that despite low cattle infection rates, periodic herd testing remains essential as some cattle show generalized TB upon slaughter. It also cites swine TB affecting millions of hogs yearly and poultry infection in many flocks, urging ongoing vigilance to protect human and animal health.
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Midwest
Packing House
Wichita Falls visitors stay with Bowie kin
Dewey Pigg of Wichita Falls visited in Bowie Saturday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Garrett of Wichita Falls visited his mother, Mrs. Florence Garrett, here Sunday.
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Dewey Pigg
Wichita Falls
Bowie
Mrs
M. C. Pigg
O. W. Garrett
Florence Garrett
Open house at Consolidated in Ft Worth attended by the Reddy family
Mrs Charles E Smith visits Mr and Mrs Davis in Kilgore this week. A lighthearted exchange between Billy and Lily reveals bold curiosity and a promise to learn more as the scene shifts.
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Reddy
Consolidated
Ft. Worth
Charles E. Smith
Mrs. Davis
Kilgore
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