The Horn and The Driver Etiquette
A columnist advises new drivers to use the horn only for essential signals. He notes many motorists abuse the horn and urges restraint to protect community nerves and safety on the road.
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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
2
They Come Back
Montague county residents cherish visits from natives who grew up here. The ties of boyhood place endure across years and distant homes, evoking welcome and happiness when former locals return to see familiar places and faces. Local pride rests in the unchanged roots of birthplaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Vermont
Montague County
Using Whitewash to Protect Homes and Plants
The piece promotes whitewash as a multi use solution. It highlights lime as a top disinfectant for homes yards and trees while noting soil benefits and weather protection for wood. It warns to avoid overuse near useful insects and mentions low cost and high return on investment.
Industry shifts south and west reshape America’s towns
Observers note a decade long exodus of industry from the east to southern and western locations. Factories seek lower wages and lighter taxation while avoiding large city cores. The trend boosts small towns, including Bowie, as future industrial centers across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
America
Flower Care Tips for Fresh Arrangements
Instructions to extend bouquet life by keeping stems in water, removing leaves that contact water, and trimming wilt prone flowers in morning or evening. To revive flowers, cut stems under water, keep them submerged for 30 minutes, then place back in fresh water.
Automobile Facts on Stopping Distances and Tire Wear
At 40 mph the stopping distance is 202 feet with good brakes. Stopping distances grow beyond light range at higher speeds. Tires wear twice as fast at 90 degrees as at 60 degrees. Heat harms rubber. Motor car fatalities have more than doubled in the U.S. since 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Texas House blocks sixth attempt at sales tax amendment
The Texas House rejected the lobby driven constitutional sales tax amendment for a sixth time as adjournment loomed. Senate passes fair trades act amid pressure from whiskey interests, while Attorney General Mann pins down road bond surplus as a trust fund. Minority actions echo historic precedents supporting resistance to constitutional changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
People of Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
House of Representatives
Ation
Ely Thornton
Galveston
House
Senate
Franklin Spears
O'Daniel
Gerald Mann
Houston
United States
Geeral Gerald Mann
Mann
State
Texas
Sterling
CARDUS Durability Cited By Southern Women
Reporter notes 1206 of 1279 users report CARDUS aids appetite digestion and strengthens physical resistance. Women claim relief from weak rundown nervous conditions linked to functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition after five decades of widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Rain Helps Some Areas While Hurting Corn and Nubbins
The message notes rain arrived in time to aid farm produce but damaged corn on Bowie west side and ruined many nubbins on the east side. The writer, a Legislature candidate, outlines a plan to require the State Department to inform Texas schools by September 15 of funding levels for school maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
State Department
Texas
Rural Aid
Transporta
Taxation plan aims to tax by income and land use
The speaker outlines four tax ideas: provide definite funds for salaries and transport, tax farms by effort and acreage, tax land above a 160 acre family norm to break up large holdings, and tax taxes by ability to pay while reducing car costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Texas Candidate Proposes Tax Reforms and Education Bills
A speaker outlines plans including a three dollar license tax per vehicle, keeping truck load limits, and funding an old age pension of at least thirty dollars. Proposals cover eliminating fees in state schools and accrediting school work across Texas, with a note about future life history of a local peace officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Montague County
Local Highlight Lists Latham Family Visitors
Robert Latham who works at A. M. for the summer was weekend guest of his parents Mr and Mrs H B Latham. Mr and Mrs Lindley Latham formerly of Bunkie La were also guests for several days this week of Mr and Mrs H B Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Latham
H. B. Latham
Lindley Latham
Bunkie
Mrs Jarret C Mash Visits Houston Neighbor
Mrs Jarret C Mash of Houston arrived Monday for an extended visit with Mrs Harry Earlsburg. Mr Hash plans to join later. Mrs Hash is formerly Miss Betty Green from before her marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarret C. Mash
Houston
Harry Earlsburg
Hash
Betty Green
Bryan Family Dinner Guests in Bridgeport
Mr and Mrs M A Bryan and their three daughters Miss Laine Marguerite and Jeannine spent Saturday evening in Bridgeport as guests at Mrs Frank Hardcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Bryan
Miss Laine
Marguerite
Jeannine
Bridgeport
Frank Hardcastle
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