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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
7
R. A. Good says the easiest boss is one who does some work himself or knows what one man can do in eight hours. Ima Wunda argues that the worst cookin critic is a woman who has never cooked. Will B. Wise claims thinking about workload is duller than doing it.
Pete Mosely, a longtime bachelor in the community, says a wife is a strong incentive to ambition and that ambition requires work, noting many men refrain from marriage for that reason.
Widow Takem laments the grind of earning leisure and recalls a man who vacationed after decades of toil. Cousin Eb Ezy quips that given a choice, a lazy boy would find a way to live without work. Senator Vandenburg urges a single presidential term to channel effort to saving America.
Will Grumble, a leading dry goods merchant, argues that tired city men seek the country to rest and enjoy life while country merchants push to mortgage farms so families can reach town and truly live.
A reminiscence recalls a muley cow fence hopping between greener pastures. The local preacher notes greater popularity after shortening sermons. Will A Hanker says workers prefer jobs with more toil and less thought. Miss Lotta Flash adds that quick clever thinking helps keep a man employed.
A June sequence of social events at the Johnson home and nearby residences honors Harold Johnson who remains homebound due to a back injury. Friends and relatives from Bellevue Buffalo Springs and Nashville Tenn visit, with church services and local gatherings noted.
A large group from Selma attended the Rock Hill revival last week. Mina Turnbow returned home from Bowie hospital and is improving. Miss Shirley Friely visits a Paradise Texas relative. Mr and Mrs Tom Williams of Bowie visited J P Scruggs. Ed Brown of Electra visited relatives. Daisy Hopper and family attended Rock Hill church Saturday night. Kemp entertained local youths Saturday night. Farmers celebrate rain that helped corn burn limits.
An old farmer asks a brisk salesman for pants and is shown a window ticket reading Given away at 5:20 as the time. The exchange centers on the sale timing and the farmer’s request.
A humorous exchange shows a son running a business in his father's absence. The clerk laments the son did carry on but forgot the business, highlighting a lighthearted mishap about leadership and responsibility.
A brash freshman attempts lines with a puzzled co-ed who replies she is thinking. The exchange captures campus dating banter as the student tries again, met with silence and a terse response.
Local notice references Lyon and Matthews Co as the supplier or retailer for Sherwin Williams paints. No further details provided.
The article urges farmers to save green corn and sorghum by trench silos to preserve nutrients, insuring livestock feed during drought or poor harvests. It covers best timing for ensilage, wall angles to minimize spoilage, and advises consultation with county agents for proper sizing and construction.
County notes warn grasshoppers are damaging crops in many areas while others see little movement. County agents urge using the drought control service via the Department of Agriculture in Mon Tague. Articles also advise pruning old canes on blackberries and dewberries after harvest to boost next year’s yield, watering lawns and trees deeply about once a week, mulching to reduce weed growth, and outline the upcoming Farmers Short Course with junior and adult sessions in July focusing on land use and wise resource use.
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