The Bowie News (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1964 Page: 3 of 15
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J. A. Spears, Mayor
Dr. J. R. Applegate
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Ae State Representative for the Blit District
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And, if for any reason you’d rather not play our game . . . wc\e rounded up a special
Selection of Values.
I have tried to conduct myself as a Christian, an American, and a
Texan so as to bring honor and dignity and respect to myself and to the
Office you have entrusted to my efforts and judgement
If you, the voters of the 61st District subscribe to these ideas and
ideals, then vote for JACK CRAIN for State Representtaive on May 2, 1964.
— I have been quite interested in the one thing that I consider our most
important product, OUR YOUTH. This State, and this Nation will pros-
per, or fail to prosper, in direct relationship as to what our YOUTII be-
lives or dis-believes. “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.”
Bowie, Texas
DAY HOURS: 8:30 to 12 — 2 to 6 P. M.
Closed Thursday end Saturday Afternoons
AFTER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT
In asking for re-election as your
State Representative, 61st District (Ar-
cher, Clay, Jack, Montague, and Young
Counties), I, Jack Crain, do not seek
your support because of promises that
1 have made or could have made, but
ask your sifpport based on my record
of performance* which has been made
available in The House Journal, copies
of which have been mailed to each of
The Commissioners’ Court and to each
Chamber of Commerce Office in the
District.
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Legal Advertising
Published in The Bewie News
April 14-2S-N, 1N4.
No Limit
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J. C. Wood
City Secretary
POP IN
Bright and Farlv
Thursday, April 23
AT 9 A. M.
and gel your share
of Savings!
Sale Ends May 2, 1964
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Daily Hours—8:30 to 12:00 . 1:30 to 5:30
CLOSED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
After Hours by Appointment
8:30 to 5;30 p. m. Saturdays
Phone TR 2-3431
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You're winner each and every iimel Just select your purchase,
bust a beLlcc-n, and see hew big a discouant you getl Guaranteed
savings of*from 10% to 50%. You can't lose because every purchase
is a value-peaked buy—even before you take your discount.
fy the owner if known, and then
shall advertise said dog for sale
forty-eight <48» hours by posting
one notice of sale at the door of
the City Hall, which notice shall
give the time and place of sale and
shall, if not redeemed, sell said
dog. male or female, at public auc-
tion and if no one shall bid upon
the same the amount of charges
due onjjajd dog. the* sdid dog shall
be bought by the City at once and
killed by the Animal Warden or his
duly authorized agents.
Section 6 (») The owner or keep-
er of any dog or dogs captured or
impounded -under the provisions ;>f
-this ordinance shall be permitted
and allowed within forty-eight <48*
hours after- such dog shall have
been impounded, to redeem, re-
claim and again receive possession
of said dog or dogs, upon payment
to the Animal Warden the sum of
$106 per day or fractional part
thereof, during the time said dog
or dogs may have been impounded,
for every dog so impounded. Such
sum so paid to him shall be by
John Box, agronomist
Texas Agricultural
Service, advises cotton
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demeanor and upon conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding
$10000.
Section 11. It ia ordered by the
City Council that thia ordinance
become effective May 1. ISM.
Passed and approved thia the
13th day of April. 19M.
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of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed $100 00.
Section 9. Ordinance No. 102 is
hereby specifically repealed and
the City Secretary ia authorized to
so note in the margin of the ordi-
nance books that such ordinance
has been repealed. *
Section 10. Any person violating
any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
AN OPEN LETTER
It’s expensive to form A survey
of 7U hog-beef fattening operations
in the Corn Belt showed farm
capital Jan 1, 1963 averaged $98,
314 wi(h $66,000 of this in lands
and buildings. Farms surveyed
ranged from 160 to 340 acres. 100
t< 300 hogs. 30 to 150 feeder cattie
fattened and fewer than 10 milk
cows.
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ORDINANCE
REGULATING THE KEEPING
OF DOGS IN THE CITY OF
BOWIE: PROVIDING FOR A LI-
CENSE AND TAX: PROVIDING
FOR THE VACCINATION OF
DOGS: PROVIDING FOR A DOG
POUND: PROVIDING FOR THE
low soil moisture conditions for
this time of year.
Gardeners should carefully an-
alyze the soil moisture conditions
in their own garden and if (he sup-
ply of moisture in the soil is low.
care should be taken to provide
enough water to support the nor-
mal development of the • plants
(specially when they are starting
new growth.
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ml Briefs
By Brooks Smith
Montagu* County Agent
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Under-
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lutchin-
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landers,
the name of the owner and a brief
description of the dog and the date
of vaccination, and the fee col-
lected bv hin, for same
Whenever any person has com-
plied with the provisions of the pre-
ceding sections and said dog tag is
lust or otherwise destroyed, it shall
be the duty of said owner or keep-
er of said dog to procure another
tag from the City Tax Collector
by paying the value of said tag and
the costs that may have accrued
as hereinafter provided.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of
the Animal Worden or his authoriz-
ed agent to capture and impound in
a pen to be provided by the City
Council of said City of’Bowie for
thal purpose, and called the DOG
POUND, any dog. male or female,
found running at large within the
City of Bowie. Texas, without* a
tag as provided for under the terms
of this ordinance, and if said dog.
male or female, is not reclaimed
within the time required under the
provisions of this ordinance then
the Animal Warden shall first noti
tions are rapidly
best for planting
ground covers and
as perennials, warm
and summer
If U.S. wheat exports continue
at,current levels, total for the fis-
cal year is expected to reach 850
million bushels compared with 63U
million last year.
REDEMPTION OF DOGS AND
THE DISPOSAL THEREOF IF
NOT REDEEMED: AND PROVID-
ING FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
neck of said dog. In no event shall
the City Tax Collector issue a li-
cense tag to any owner or keeper
of a dog. male or female, unless
and until such owner or keeper
shall furnish a vaccination certifi-
cate issued by a licensed veteri-
narian stating that such dog or
dogs have been vaccinated against
rabies by nim.
Section 4. All dogs within the City
of Bowie, Texas, are hereby re-
quired to be vaccinated against
rabies by some licensed veterinar-
ian on or before the first day of
May each year, and it is further
provided herein that every vet-
erinarian who -vaccinates any such
dog', whether male or female,
within the City of Bowie, Texas,
shall collect his fee from the own-
er of the dog and shall issue a
certificate of vaccination stating
Recent weather conditions have
brought us little rainfall. The win-
dv weather that has prevailed has
glso brought about exceptionally
April is not only one of the busi-
est months for gardeners but is.
also one of the most delightful. In
many Texas areas weather condi-
reachmg their
shrubs, vines,
lawns, as well
season an-
n u a I s . and summer flowering
bulbs. This time of year is also
the showiest season for many
spring flowering shrubs and tree*.
The woody plants that finished
flowering in late February and
March have started the new sea
son’s growth Shade and orna-
mental trees are also tieginning to
break into active growth.
Beginning gardeners get the
urge to plant and garden in April
more than at any other time, (.'are
should be exercised not to plant
more (Hants than are needed or
that can be properly cared for
throughout the entire- growing sea
son Experienced amateur gar-
deners have learned to lieware of
the April spring planting fever
that results in severe June back
aches, and spare enough time
front their planting activities to Io
the more practical spring mam
tenance chores that are required
for successful gardening. .
THURSDAY, APRIL 23,1964 — THE BOWTE NEWS — SECTION 1 — 3
the Animal Warden paid over to the i
City, as well as all other money re- ’
ceived by him binder the terms of i
this ordinance.
<b> Should the owner or keeper of [
said dog or dogs, male or female, 1
fail to redeem the same as provid- I
ed dor in Paragraph <e» of this j
Section within forty-eight (48> hours,
then said dog or dogs shall be ad-
vertised and sold or killed in the
manner provided for in this ordi-
nance. It shall be the duty of the
Chief of Police and the Anima)
Warden to see that the terms of
this ordinance are strictly enforced,
provided, however, that the terms
of this ordinance shall not be ap-
plicable to dogs following country-
men into tire city.
Section 7. The Animal Warden
and any Policeman of this city
shall have the right to shoot or
kill any rabid dog or any dog in the
streets which shall manifest a dis-
position to bite
Section 8 Any person who shall
wilfully lake from any dbg a col-
lar or tag shall be deemed guilty I
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL O F THE CITY OF
BOWIE. MONTAGUE COUNTY,
TEXAS:
Section 1. Providing for Dog Tax
and Vaccination; that there is here-
by levied and assessed upon each
dog. male or female, kept or owned
within the City of Bowie. Texas an
annual tax of $1.00 on each male
dog and $1.00 on each female dog.
which tax is to be due and payable
on the first lay of May of each
year, beginning May I, 1964 and
due on or before May I, of eacn
year thereafter.
Section 2. The Chief of Police,
subject to the approval of the City
Council, .shall have the authority
to appoint a special officer to be
known as tlje Animal Warden,
whose duty it shall be to carry out
the terms and provisions of this
ordinance, and it shall be the duty
of the Animal Warden , to pay to
the City Tax Collector any and all
moneys collected or received by
him under this ordinance and he
shall make a written report month
ly of all dogs received and disposed
ot by him, said report to be made
monthly to the City Council.
Section 3. Upon the payment of
said tax, the City Tax Collector
shall furnish the owner or keepe’
of said dog or dogs with a tag
on which is stamped the muni*’
of registration with the year for
which tax is
owner or*kee(
collar securely fastened around the
neck of such dog, male or female.
No dog shall be allowed to run at
large without the proper tag at-
tached to the collar around the
for the
Extension
producers
to shoot for a cotton crop in 150
days*: He says a bale per acre can
be produced and harvested in 5
normal growth schedule. Good
normal growth schedule. Good
management, he concludes, is the
key to profitable cotton production.
Be prepared to do the right thing
at the right time and io the right
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■ jf May 2, 1964 is a day of decision for
the voters of Texas. On this day you,
the voters, will express your choice for
. the candidate seeking election to the
many offices from the county, district,
and state levels-
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Lynn, Emerson, Jr. The Bowie News (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1964, newspaper, April 23, 1964; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1364109/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bowie Public Library.