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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
4
The notice outlines defamation policy and submission instructions for notices and ads at office No. 5 Tarrant St Bowie Texas. It lists subscription rates and advertising charges including obituaries notices and tributes with fees.
Announcement lists candidates for Salonen district seats and county offices including Sheriff Commissioner and Clerk. Includes a civil citation by publication directed to A Brown in Montague County with date for court appearance and divorce petition by Eva Brown versus A Brown, filed May 26, 1936, in Montague Texas.
A Star-Telegram piece recalls a Panama hat priced at 500 dollars and contrasts it with older fifteen dollar sales and five dollar imitations. An editor jokes about holes in the hat while querying ears of buyers. The section also mentions 204 counties and seventy counties completing schedules on gardens orchards and sweet potatoes for home use.
The Home Demonstration Council members and chairman met Friday in the Montague district courtroom to discuss a July 15 achievement day. Bedroom contests in the county will lead to prizes for tufted bedspreads and pillow cases with first prizes ranging from a dollar and fifty to fifty cents for tuckers and runners.
Mrs Mary Elliott has returned home from a visit in Windom. Mrs W G Hawkins Sr and Mary Nelle Hawkins visit relatives in Kansas City Missouri. Gene Horn and daughter Betty of Archer City visit Mrs C D Fite. Bennet Fryer of the Marines at Dallas visits Ringgold. Mrs Bud Cromwell and Mrs Phillips of Terral Oklahoma visit Mrs Jap Cromwell. Lon Roberson and children of Bowie visit Mr and Mrs W D Carmichael. Mrs Jap Cromwell ill this week. Coy Fire in Ryan Oklahoma Sunday. Wilmer Naylor ill but improving.
Sunday and Monday visits extend across Denton Wichita Falls Fort Worth Hynds City Terral Crowell Bonita Vernon and Lawton. Families hosting guests include the Welchs Carmichaels Dotys and the Edgars with notes on illness for Miss Marjorie Edgar.
Folklore suggests dreaming of being amid thorns signals a favorable omen and foretells pleasing news on the way.
The tallest petrified tree yet found in Oklahoma, measuring 23 feet, was assembled for a geological display at the University of Oklahoma. It was discovered near Ada.
A series of social mentions notes visits and homecomings across Bowie and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hall of Henrietta and Miss Louise Barron of Tyler, with travelers bound for Carlsbad Cavern. several families plan new homes in Alvord and Fort Worth area. multiple residents visited Wichita Falls Dallas Graha m and Electra for dinners weddings and shopping.
Words cannot express the deep appreciation we feel for the many deeds of kindness shown during our hour of bereavement. We also thank friends for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. Robert Weil, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Fisehl.
Webster defines astrology as a pseudo science once broadly accepted, now lacking courses in astronomy at most colleges and universities. The note contrasts astronomy teaching with the absence of astrology offerings.
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