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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
6
Newport area residents recount visits from longtime locals including Mrs. Will Mayfield of Dimmitt and Mrs. George Mayfield of Bellevue. The piece lists several families touring Newport, notes tile showers and harvest activity, and mentions community events and local comings and goings.
In a lively club, one speaker recalls a tiger encounter in India last year. A quiet man adds a twist, recounting a recent restaurant moment facing a man eating fish.
Public health message emphasizes year round warfare against typhoid with special focus in vacations. Sanitary supervision of camps parks and eateries aids prevention along with vaccination. See your physician today for a vacation unmarred by typhoid.
Mrs Lealand Scott visited Mr and Mrs Lon Campsey of Post Oak Monday and Tuesday. Miss Lucille Cozart works in New London. Miss Larue Cox of Buffalo Springs is toeing in Bowie. Rev Tiff Comington held services in New Salem. Jess Lamb of Henrietta visited here. Jay Starnes and Mrs Pauline Chappel returned to Galveston. Locals attended a singing in Jacksboro. Mrs Ethel Taman left for California for about three months. Mr and Mrs Ben White and Mrs George McGowen spent the weekend in Archer City. A farewell party was held at J L and Bettye Carrs with music and games. The Carrs and children left for Wichita Saturday morning.
Texas State Health Department urges vaccination for typhoid with three shots for those vacationing or camping away from home. The piece explains transmission through contaminated food or water, the role of carriers, and the need for public health measures alongside individual protection to reduce cases.
Debts were adjusted for 148 Texas farm families in May by county debt adjustment committees under the Farm Security Administration. Northwest Texas districts led by Montague County saw the greatest reductions with local volunteers mediating between distressed farmers and creditors.
Hubert Ward of Sweetwater visited Saturday with his mother and relatives. Mrs. Dale Eales and her daughter Mae Caroline returned Sunday from a trip to points in Oklahoma.
A boy taking a job exam encountered the question on Earth's distance from the sun. He wrote that he cannot state the distance accurately and doubts the sun is near enough to interfere with his duties if he secures the clerk position.
Lyon and Matthews Co advertises Sherwin-Williams paints offering durable coatings for homes and commercial spaces with emphasis on color options and quality finishes.
Montague 4-H Club gathered June 12 at 2 00 p m in the district court room with Home Demonstration Agent Miss Opal Clayton. Fourteen members attended and Juanice Self was elected secretary. Glenna Jo Sparks became club reporter with Vera Mae Owens and Cora Mae Lawrence named to the new program committee.
Miss Oramae Dickey daughter of Mr and Mrs C N Dickey left Saturday for Georgetown to attend the Young People s Assembly of Central Texas Methodist churches where she will serve as pianist for the assembly.
A couple considers the wedding gift card for friends and settles on a playful inscription. The wife asks what to write and the husband, distracted by his paper, suggests the usual line. She hands him the card, and it reads For butter or worse.
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