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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
8
The writer argues that improved planes reduce runway costs and that a Meld aviation hub benefits individuals, companies, and cities. He predicts a boom as youths grow into pilots, creating demand to sell planes and services, with profitable field concessions and home aerodromes supporting widespread flight education and maintenance.
At the Bowie Garden Club gathering at Mrs Aaron Millers home plans were discussed for a garden contest and a July Lions picnic event. The group noted picnic tables completed in Weyer Park at 76.75 dollars and considered a cooking and canning waenthol project by Lone Star Gas Company. Mrs Warry Karlsberg performed two piano numbers "In A Garden" and "Flowers in War Time" to an appreciative audience.
Mrs Miller led a discussion on the subject of the program and Mrs John B Hunt reported on the recent Flower Show in Boston. Mrs Underwood spoke about caring for and preserving cut flowers. Guests included Mmes A J Allen A A Sadler Cecil Allen D Calaway Oscar Underwood F C Green BE A Boyd M Johnson Jno B Hunt M W Galladay Walter Coffield Jno Young E A Hawkins W R Potter David Warren A A Sadler L H Angove S W Heard J D Moore Paul Donald.
Percy Hickey of Crane visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hickey this week, marking a family reunion moment.
County agent Eva Sue Merritt advises home canners on preventing flat sour spoilage in corn beans peas pumpkins and snap beans. She warns of beets turning black from iron kettle use and greens spoilage from soil contamination and tight packing with heat penetration steps.
Homer Ward of the Southwest Montague County Singing Convention announces an all day meeting at Fruitland Baptist church on Sunday June 25 opening at 10 30 a m and running until evening. Lunch will be served at noon. Singers from Bowie and neighboring areas will attend. The public is invited.
The piece notes a unit arrives in Bowie on July 1 3 and 5. Surgeon General statistics show a war death rate of 3 percent among the wounded versus 8 percent in World War I and faster recoveries due to plasma sulfa drugs penicillin and new anesthetics.
The Bowie city band opens its open air season with a 9 o clock Saturday concert. The series aims to foster patriotism with martial, popular and novelty pieces. Some members work until 9 on Saturdays, explaining the later start. The prior night the band attended a bond rally in Montague.
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