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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
13
Mr and Mrs B E Taylor spent Father's Day visiting in Haskell Texas. K D Moyer and Mrs Alice Irwin spent Sunday afternoon in Decatur.
A Texas House joint resolution proposes amending the state constitution to authorize county city health units and a tax up to twenty cents per hundred dollars on property valuations to fund them The measure sets voting requirements and implementation timelines including elections in 1949 and effective date January 1 1950 and outlines gubernatorial proclamations and session restrictions
A state House Joint Resolution proposes amending Article III to adjust legislative salary to 8600 annually and mileage for travel, set regular session timing, and submit the amendment to voters. It details Section 24 changes including salary, mileage, and payment schedule. It also sets session start times for odd-numbered years and ongoing rules until changed by law.
The document describes an amendment to Article XVI Section 62-c authorizing Civil Service for county employees, subject to a county vote. It excludes counties with populations under 75,000 and specifies applicability to appointive offices with terms governed by Civil Service rules. The election is set for the fourth Saturday in September 1949 with published notice dates.
The Bellevue Baptist and Methodist communities host Vacation Bible School with 52 enrolled on Preparation Day and others expected. Local families from Perryton to Dallas, Wichita Falls, and Houston visiters are noted, along with Masonic Lodge officers elected and weekend social visits across multiple households in Bellevue and nearby towns.
The Bowie Garden Club announces its annual picnic to be held Monday evening June 27 at 7 p.m. in Myers Park. Members should bring filled baskets with forks spoons and glasses for guests. Installation service for new officers will be directed by Mrs Walter Slaughter president.
Mrs Viola Powell spent Tuesday in Wichita Falls, engaging in local social and civic activities and returning home with plans for the week ahead.
The Postoak column records a cemetery association sponsored concert yielding sixty five dollars. Local residents and visitors including the Fulchers, Bakers, Scotts, Ogles, Spanglers, Robins, Cleavlands, and L. Fulcher gather for meals and visits. New residents arrive from Bowie, Dallas, and Wichita Falls as neighbors shift homes and attend church and social events.
Fruitland Nursery offers cold watermelon served by slice or whole in a shaded garden. Owner B. S. Henry invites visitors to enjoy fresh fruit 32 miles southeast on Fort Worth Highway.
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