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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
8
Notice announces bids to remove the courthouse dome and open covering on July 11 1939. Bids cover labor only with materials furnished by the county. For information contact L D Eakman County Judge.
May 11 figures show insured Texas buildings and loans totaling 2.58 million across 1,280 loans. In Brownwood the jail keeper gets 2 12 cents per prisoner meal, spurring tensions over slim rations despite rising prices. J. W. Hayden reports five home burglaries in five Sundays prompting police patrols during church services.
The Senate approves the nomination of Jess H. Jones of Texas to head the federal lending agency starting today under the Roosevelt government reorganization plan. The action follows President Roosevelt's restructuring and sets the agency in operation July 1.
Power machinery and the operation of larger farms by owners is driving many tenants to the cities in search of work with many ending on relief. Commentators call for restricting the acreage one operator may cultivate. World wheat forecast shows a supply about 600 million bushels below 1938 due to reduced US acreage and European yields.
A night tornado struck Stearns Kansas tearing apart the race track stables. Seventy five horses escaped onto the highway and a jockey was killed on the track. A revival tent also toppled after worshipers had departed.
Fears of a Soviet Japan war grow as Moscow reports frequent clashes across the border and claims Russia has aided China in the conflict. Japan reports high Russian losses and warns ships to stay away from Chinese ports amid tense diplomacy with the United States and Britain. An earthquake near Poma condhis kills eighteen and injures forty in Peru. Germany touts a world speed record with an average 124 mph on its fastest passenger trains, peaking at 133 mph for twenty five minutes.
E L Martin enters Bowie Clinic for treatment after a year of failing health. Numerous residents visit in Bowie and Denton areas including families from Dallas, Paducah, Vashti, Wichita Falls, and Lone Star for singing conventions and social visits. Community events urge weekly Christian Endeavor and local camp activities with several trips to Nocona and Seagoville noted.
Mrs. Green and son Billie Wayne along with Vernon Haggard are listed as sick this week. Jack Tage traveled to Montague Sunday for a business trip. Nobe Tage and Alton Tage joined Tage and Earl Adkins with Melvin Snow visiting Mrs. Fowler.
Mr and Mrs W A Richardson and Clark plus Mr and Mrs H F Faulkenberry spent weekend with Lyons of Rush Springs Oklahoma. A birthday dinner for Parker of Ringling aged eighty five drew about twenty five to thirty guests.
Mrs. F R Collard of Wichita Falls traveled with Miss Inez Rudy to Bowie on Wednesday and stayed overnight. Collard attended a Cor sicana luncheon the same day where Rudy was a special guest and in the receiving line. Georganna Kerr of Oklahoma City visited her grandmother Mrs M L Lessace and aunt Beula Love ce for the weekend.
Bowie post master W F Robinson spoke at the Rotary Club lunch at Morrow Grill. He discussed the recent postmasters convention at Big Spring and shared facts about post office work. Rev A J Quinn led singing with Ella Francis Golden at the piano and gave the invocation.
The 1939 40 Lions Club slate lists directors and committee heads including Stephens as president Robinson and Coffield as vice president Dodsworth McClure Ayres Burgess and Perry holding secretary and other key posts. Service lines emphasize community vocational international program fellowship and youth service with motto Service is the basis of all business.
Everett Davis grandson of Mrs. C B Heath of Bowie graduated last week from A and M College at College Station. He majored in mechanical engineering and was a student member of the ASME and Houston chapter of the American Society of Metals. He worked three years in college machine shops and specialized in military science as a commissioned officer in the engineers corps. He will report to Randolph Field in San Antonio on July 1.
Mr and Mrs J N Langston and son Donald and S R Huffstutter hosted by Langston’s father in Ryan Oklahoma via relatives from Dallas tracing ties after seeing Huffstutter’s photo. Lois Miller leaves for Worlds Fair tour with aunt Ruth Miller, plans University of Chicago summer study.
On Wednesday Miss Rudy joined a luncheon hosted by the Federated Music labs of Corsicana. Dr and Mrs Scott and two daughters Misses Peggy and Sarah of Dallas stopped Monday morning with Miss Luine Bryan while en route to the Ceta Canyon encampment near Amarillo. Peggy Scott and Bryan were Austin College roommates during their freshman year.
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