The Bowie News (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1943 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO
THE BOWIE NEWS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1943
ON DOUBLE BILL AT BOWIE MAJESTIC — SUNDAY AND SECOND MONDAY
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as Chicken Houses. Sheds or any kind of Agri-
cultural Building, SEE US. We have plenty
of materials for these kinds of improvements.
See oui—line.of WALLPAPERS.
11 GIVE
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TEXAS
BOYCE
HOUSE
C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co. Inc.
R. M. McPherson, Mgr.
Phone 264 Bowie, Texas
Bowie
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OBJECTIVE: BERLIN I
—Richard Greene and Donald Stewart line up with other members
of tse B-17 crew to receive orders for a raid on Berlin. Scene from
Warner Bros.’ action drama, "Flying Fortress,” Sunday and Second
Monday at Bowie Majestic.
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“Coke”= Coca-Cola
It’s natural for popular names to
acquire friendly abbreviations. That’s
why you hear Coca-Cola called “Coke”. ~
Stop worrying about those Hose you thought were
ruined. ' .
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peradoes” in Technicolor. Bowie ‘
Majestic, Sunday, 2nd Monday,
August 8-9..
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UTTELL'S LIQUID
An aid in relieving thfe itching that
occasionally accompanies Minor Skin
Irritations, Prickly Heat, Eczema,
and the bites of Non-Poisonous In-
sects. Price 50^.
GRIFFIN'S DRUG STORE
-the global
high-sign
-----O 1943 Th. C-C Co,
I pir GAR Y-NEES LUMBER COMP AN Y
I ____“PERSONA L SERVICE”
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Any erroneous reflection upon the
Oharacter, standing or reputatioin of &ny person, firm or corporation:
which may appear in the columns of this paper will be gladly eorrect-
M upon the notice of same being given to. the editor.
THE BOWIE NEWS
Published Each Friday by Mark Campbell,
8 Smyth Street, Bowie, Texas
"DESPERADOES" IN ACTION
—As three of the old West’s toughest bad men, Randolph Scott,
Glenn Ford and Guinn Williams fight their way through one
of the year’s most magnificent Technicolor dramas, “The
DesperadSes.”
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i GOVERNOR STEVENSON’S PROCLAMATION
I BOTTLES. 1 '
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care of 15 million-bushels of po-
tatoes. Farmers should apply to
their. County War- Beards for
approval to ' begin construction.
INCREASE SHOE SUPPLY
To increase the supply 'of chil-
dren's and infant’s shoes, and.
jndii’s work shoes, WPB' recently
amended order M-217 (Footwear)
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“Come, be blessed and be happy”, says the hospitable Icelander when be meets a
stranger. That’s a warm way of putting it, but no more friendly than the way Ameri-
can soldiers say it. Hate a “Coie”, says the Doughboy, and it works in Reykjavic as
it does in Rochester. The pause that refreshes is the friendly way to say “Hi, pal” in
any language. All over the globe Coca-Cola has become the gracious ice-breaker
between kindly-minded strangers.
in the output of shot's for boys,
misses. children and infants.
Product ion of’diems work shoes
may be increased 15 |«ir- cent
and men’s safety shoes by 25
[mt cent Tlie order will also
permit increased production of
shoes at price evels where there
is greater consumer demand.
FEWER NRW TIRES
Smaller .quotas of new passen-
ger car tires. for- August ,and
larger quotas of used and re-
capped tires have been announc-
ed by OI’A, based on rationing
alutments assigned for the month
by the Office of Rubber Direc-
tor. The August quota of Grade ,.rl .,
I tires is the-lowest since last Flying Fortress
April. ‘OI’A officials warned
that drivers who are eligible for
new tires may have to accept
used or recapped types as long
as the quota of new tires is low.
BINDER TWINE SUPPLY
An adequate supply of binder
tw ine is available for this year’s
harvest of. grain crops, the WPB
-Btnder -Tw ine StTb-Corrimitti 0
has reported.. This' ample supply
lias -l>eeiir made possibL- thioiigii
the blending of cotton with hen-
equin to produce a. new twine
which has proved satisfactory.
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CUMBERLAND PRESBY-
TERIAN CHURCH
C. O. Thom, Supt.
Sunday Scnool 10:00 A. M.
Preaching 11:00 A. M.
Yuong People’s Societv and
Children’s Band. 7:30 P. M.
Evening worship service 8:30
P. M-
2:30 P. M.—Ladies’ Missionary
Society meets at the church
Tuesday.
A cordial invitatinn i<. extended
to everyone.
Hibiscus flaunts its big, crim-
son blossoms dovyn in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley and bougain-
-vHlea's light purple is all around
Thousands and thousands of
orangp and grapefruit tfees lirib
the .highway and, in season, are
radiant in blossoms and fruit.
Then there are olive trees and
lemon trees as well as palm
trees of contrasting, kinds—one
a chunky “explosion Of dehse
green^ leayew, the other a slim
foliage. “ "*“l
Then there are mocking-birds
and butterflies, the Gulf of Mex-
ico and the Rio Grande with “a
foreign land only a step away.”
With this tropical wonderland
of beauty, perfume and song in
Texas, nevertheless it is esti-
mated that only a million of our
(1,500,000 inhabitants have ever
visited the region. It is proba-
hte that more of our inhabitants ...... .
of the upper half mur the Stale I ad^used .of murder,
have, viewed much more distant ” '
but less charming California.
This should not be. Texans
should sec their own Magic Val-
things home, the I ll’->L.ilt -“.'t Hist opportunity.
1------ 71 + Jim Gllsliam, Dallas attorney,
Who—used to practice law - -tn
West Texas, has a droll sort of
wit. One day, a young lawyer
Former
Has Lai
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in Bow
good st
erators
well on
• 3 miles
the old
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In convi
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another
present
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his fam
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Bowie t
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location.
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visiting B
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returned
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The Writ
Nice Lett
Mr. Ed £
Newport,
Dear Mr
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Campbell
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t |ud yot
and alwa;
' jujht one
reading a
before tu
of the oit boom town who had
very little learning or experience,
met Grisham and exclaimed.
“I’ve just been paid a thousand-
dollar fee to represent a man
uiuiucr. If you were
me, what would you do?” (_.
ham solemnly answered, “I would
use part of the fee to hire me a
good lawyer.” Afterward, he
related, “You know that fellow
walked- away, downright mad:
I never could figure out why.”
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There once was a man from
Nantucket,
Who kept all his, cash
bucket;
But his daughter, named Nan,
Eloped .with a man.
And. as for the bucket, Nan-
tucket1,
In Wartime X
THIRD WAR LOAN RDIVE
Fifjeen billion dollars Is the
goal for the Third War Loan
Which President Roosevelt has
proclaimed will be launched
September 9. In his proclama-
tion the President said, “Our
need for money now is greater
than ever, and will continue to
grow until the very day that
Victory is win- so we must ask
far more sacrifice, far more co-
operation . than ever before.”
—QF FATS. OILS
Despite’heavy wartime' d<-
mands on the supplm-of - edible
fats and oils (principally lard,
©utter, shortening, and maiga-
M pounds per capita
5 pounds less than in 194?
—-Will be made available to
American civilians* during the 12
E'rOnth™ endin« Jun(. 30, 1944, the
War Food Administration has
announced. Of the total civilian
allocation, approximately 9
ounces pep week per capita will
be available for direct purchases
and an additional 4>^ ounces for
indirect consumption in such
items as restaurant meals, bakery
products, mayonnaise, etc.
COST OF LIVING DROPS
With other living costs rela-
tively stable,—e—drop—in—fresh'
vegetables and butter prices cut
.the cost of living for city work-
ers by 0.2 percent In the month
ending June 15—the first month
to show a reduction since a year
before Pearl Harbor, tl'n> U. Ji.
Department of Labor reported
recently. Food prices as a
whole, making up over 40 tier
Cent of the cost of living index,
declined 0.8 per cent. The cost
of living Index now stands at
124.8 per cent of the 1035-311
average. Food prices are 45 per
Cent above Jaunary 1941 and
snore than 15 per cent above Mav
1042.
home canners warned
Home canners have been
Warned by thp U. S. Department
of Agriculture against the use of
“canning powders” and other
chemical preservatives. W. G.‘
Campbell. Commissioner of the
Federal Food and Drug Adliun-
iatratlon, said that use of some
of the '•canning powders” con-
stitute a definite) health hazard.
The term "canning.powders," jn-_
* dudes boric acid anti its com-
pounds and substances like meta,
bisulfite which yield .sulfur di’ox i
ide when brought in contact i
with an acid_reacting fooit prod- I .
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Bubacriptions are cash in advance. Paper stoppad when time expire*.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Bowie Trade Territory, One Year $1.00 Six months - 60c
Otter Places, One Year $2.00. Six months , ___________ $i jo
Single Copies--1_________... : ■ ' - ’
Town and Farm
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■rtabiished February 9, 1922. Entered at the Postoffice in Bowie,
Texas, as second class mail under the Aot of March 3. 1879
Father followed the., pair
Pawtucket—
The groom and the bride and the
bucket;
■Arid he. said.lu the man—-—-——
He wa^ welcome to Nan,
But as for the bucket, Paw-
tucket.
1 - K ■ i,nfi graceful trunk crowned with
net. The safe way for the home ‘ "
canner is to process foods ade-
quately with heat and not to use
chemical ' preservatives. For
safety’s sake, rely on thorough
heat Hterilizatlon.
ARMY EXHANGES SELL '
EXOTIC WARES
Army Exchanges, which follow
American troop, where ver they
go, are now dealing in such items
as kangaroo rugs, grass ski i ts,
and native-made jewelry,*^n ad-
dition to their staple line of cig-
arettes, candy, soft drinks, and
other home commodities, the War
Department has been informed.
Since many, of the soldiers want
to send such t'
Exchange Service buys them
from t|ie natives at a rcfreonafilP
price And reHclls them to
soldiery. The natives wer,<
( lined Xo "jack up the price”
direct sales. Grass skirts ...
for approximately $1.50, while
kangaroo rug may cost $20.
GAS COUPONS
CHANGED FOR TRIPS
Motorists can use theif "A”
ration books for trips into, or
out of, the Eastern gasoline‘shor-
tage area, according to rules re
cently announced by OPA. Since;
r July . 21. Eastern i»otoii~ls hnft-c
t been using "A-8" coupons, while
those outside the East h.ave both
( using "A-7is". To overcame
! dies,, difficulties in travel "a/ro.ss
the border” a new amendment
to the Gasoline Rationing Regu-
I latinns permit "A” ration holders
to exchange' any of their valid'
"A" coupons for other coupons
that; may be used in the area" in
which t|icy expect to travel
Exchanges may be made and fuh
ther information secured at the
Wjir Price and Rai toning Board.
POINT REDUCTION
CONTINUED
The provision permitting
toilers Co make emergency
dud ions’in the point values' of'
• dloncd meats, faXs and dairy
products in imminent ■ danger of
stMiihng. which was .to expire
July 31. has been extended in
delmiUdv. Ok’A Iihh aimouneed:
STORAGE FOR POTATOES
Arr.-ingments have been coin-
pleted to provide additional
storage facilities for handling the
11■: e < rep. „f 1943 iiisJv potat<M*s.
the Wap Food Administration
: J emoimeed. WPB has ap-
rrove'd tile allocation of. niab'C-
iels for the construction of stor
tire facilities sufficient to take
tOfriED UNOES AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
BOWIE COCA - COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
npRE
I Po
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invgstiga
for fingc
of whatc
comparis
pects as
i „ 5Dr. W.
to be dez
was ther
*-•' which se
crime be
morning,
in charge
body be t
there to
menLs.
He the
din to Cl
and the
had giver
went aloi
The g;
• and aftei
ing it wi
body cou
into’the
basket at
was on d
and repai
iw time v
dozen* me
To go
workers v
bility. A
accountec
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de red ma
but a m<
z however,
iecting th<
The ma
was inter
strictly a :
was of th
newer hot
man ent g
right hur
tnents so
came rath
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guests whi
the preco
There we:
out of the
periods of
flcult for
anyone fr<
Captain
at the Cl
pitnied the
The rnann
♦.ify the ;n
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That r
wasted. 1
v,!!< Obur
was on Fit
Avenue. Il
apartment
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corridor t
the
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= Come, be blessed and be happy
A favorite bit of philosophy:
"No gentleman will offend me;
no other can.”
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Assembly of God Gospe]
Hall
Sunday School 10 A. M.
Morning Worship , 1.1:00 A. M.
Evening Service 9:00 P M.
Tuesday Service 9:00 P. M.
Come’ You Are Welcome.
. , , -------------J URGES RETURN OF DEPOSIT
civli.n re-use, will permit the glass mdustry to re-use even more of its facilities for the manufac-
k" 4 %7’ c°?“,,ncr’ a"J °Lh" «qm>*d by the armed forces at honw and
•broad. Mrs. Margaret McDuffie, the Governor’s personal secretary, Was photographed with him
•t tiic time the proclamation was signed.
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Campbell, Mark. The Bowie News (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1943, newspaper, August 6, 1943; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1374975/m1/2/?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.