The Bowie Blade (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1924 Page: 4 of 10
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PAGE FOUR
THE BOWIE BLADE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1924
PRIZE OFFERED j
ON CITIZENSHIP |
Schools Asked to Compete in National
Oratorical Contest With' U. S.
Constitution Subject.
Prince Hirohito and His Bride
h
J During the past two yeaty much
work has been done on the ofpiapiz.a-
fion of a national citizapship train-
ing program for schools and colleges.
Many have now' taken at® this pro-
ject, gnd a ^^atipnat dfaitoKical . con-
test for secomtijry spools,wt<» ciilnv-
nate at W;ishm%k?,M Juno k\ is now*
'well under way. //'
The iurnounctw object of Whis con- f
Test: “To inewase interest sin and |
respect JorHfiy Constitution «£....tljel
United Statop and to cduhterant Bol-
shevistic t wide ill'ie.s in this cmmtfyl
try giving 'to the younger generation
Sound un«erstnnding of the meaning
and value of our fundamental \iinsli
tutions.” This object is to hew.at-
tained by a series of oratorical neon-1
tost in the secondary schools (pvfTllic
and pi'iviito) carried on by l opstlgort'-
tativc newspapers. The state wiMne-
in Texas then goes to a zone cluies!
at Kansas City on May I it, -Uvun-i he
winner there goes i> <Vashn o-tenT to r
■compete for the grand national pfilyes j
of $8,500.0(1, If 1,011(1.00, and $500.0()|\ t-' 1
, be awarded respective ly to the th
highest ranking speakers. Presid&it
Coolidgo will preside k(,,_(lip final con-
test at Washingtowr---------— - a-
this contest is open fo all seoomf%
ry school students fix. m and indue
ing the seventh grade up through th
last year of high school. The ag-r
limit is 19 years. Each contestant i
to deliver an origin .I oration which!
does not. require .more than t waive!
minutes for delivery (i200 to 1400
words’!!on the subject of the .Consti-
tution of the United fetates or the re-1
lation of Washington, Hamilton, Mad-
i, ison, Jefferson, Marshall, Webster, or
Lincoln to the Constitution. The ora !
lions.must he of such a character ad
to increase interest in and respect for
the Constitution. College Station.—In the opinion of
In order to assist in providing funds livjjptock producers, the “Ton Litter
for overhead expenses each schm^JConteat” conducted-by the. A. &. M.
entering the contest w II pav a regis-TlCiJh’ge Extension Service in coopera-
tration fee of $5.00 to the School of H# witli the Texas Swine Breeders’
Citizenship, S. M. U., 1412 B Magno . _
lia Building, Dallas, by not later than 1 ifitnblo hog production to Texas,
April 1, at which date registrations nose farmers who entered the
will dose. Local contests to select the «'c Host and followed '.lie directions of
representative from the school should ' th ir county agents made an excellent
be held not later than April 5, district j pr iftt from the enterprise, notwith
INCOME AND TARIFF
v**'TAXATION AS RELATED
| TO THE MELI.ON PLAN
Washington, .fTrrt:—-dtore are so m
(Tjnely facts atjd figures on the ques-
tion of taxation.
America's Tax Bill.
U. S. Government $4,000,000,000
State and local govern-
ments .......... 3,760,000,00')
Total ■......... .....
Tariff (in high prices)
Grand
Mellon
proposal
tntaL v ....
tax Te(ltictiwkflp
7,750,lX1fiX(
3-,50tl,000,0l'o ^
Z$tl,‘260,000,6,'djM
The Lunch Problem
Solved
'■:n
The Bowie Heat Market vyill have for Special Sale
Feb. 9th., (Saturday) and Monday, Feb. 11, 1000 lbs.,
sugar cured hams at 15c. per ^ound. Will bone and
$ 321,006,000 ^ tie them for 19c per pound.
| Remaining taxes ..... $10.929,000,000
The beneficiaries of 'lie Mellon plan
are:
■Surtax payers (525,000) $200,000,000
All income taxpayers 1
(0,(>02,000] 121,000,0000
The following will show how lax re-
I Ruction under the Mellon plan is to be j m
distributed among individual tax-;^
I
We positively carry the most complete line of Meat
Market products of any market ih this part of the state
Be sure to visit our place of business Saturday.
payers;
income. of $5,000,000
1 Income of $1,000,000
Income of $500,000 J
Income of $250,000
Income of $100,000
Income of $50,000
'.Income of $20,000 , .
Income* of $15,000
Income of .$1(),I)Q0
Incmne of $5,000
Income of $4,00P#
. $1,500,000.00
. 251,784,00
110.784.00
49.284.00
10.284.00 !
. 1,044.00 1
747.00
400.501
22.00
29.76
12.75
Bowie Meat Market
W. D. Smith & Sons, Props.
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The marriage »l IUrpl|U,o, prince regent Mf Japan, and I'rlprnss Narnk
Rnol. which was postponed on account of the great earthquake, took place ot
jBn. 26. The prince and princess are here seen In the costumes of old Japan
which they wore In the religious part of the wedding ceremony.
LITTER CONTEST IS
BOOST TO 110(1 BUSINESS
contests not later than April 21, and
the final state contest will be held on
or about May 5. Honorable Lynch
Davidson of Houston is kindly oflor ,
ing prizes for the fleal state contest^
irr the stun of to hi* awarded'
I improvements is approximately five
billion dollars.
The approximate wealth of Texas is
sixteen and, a half billion dollars.
The per capita wealth of Texas is
just about $3,030.
And 1923 has started the greatest
till’d most consistent
Texas for increase in
activity of the state that has over boon
known here. This movement for in-
dustrial development is abetted by the
growing strength, and efficiency of
power plants. The year has shgwn a
ijti ndincr the fact that the opportunity , strong movement to connection with
fo making a profit order customary ! each other by several large electric
•w thods was less than in most years, j power and light companies and for
Fekl was higher than in many years | more economical and efficient service
an® pork cheaper. The points of sue-1 of power and light gas, communica-
eos# werr. the srtucti.w of purebred• thins; and teafisperatio'te
To the Voter anil Citizen iff Montague
'Count t.
. / 1 * ■ *.»
This heltig' eleHTon year'Toi' all th
Public Officials of our county, 1 take
Uiis*mc(hoil oLa'miouiieing Unlit I will
again be a candidate tor the Office of
County Judge of Mtmiague Oounty, |
Texas, subject to the ' Democrat ir!
Primaries.
_ I am the present ihi^iinhent 'ifrsaol
office, and as siieh have made,an earn-
est effort to fill the position in a com
potent and efficientTV'ay. It having
been my Tamest desire and effort to
at all times '.expedite -vdh-due consid-
eration to justice fihd economy the
Work of the Court and office fherby
saving the lax pave's fi>f the county
many dollars.
■ VVith fuller plans in view, if ■ con-
tinued ir. the offiejj of further im-
movoinent in j piovemenU, 1 am again asking for
the industrial 'he posit,on. and assur nr t ie public
that it is my earnest desire to please
you in every wayvas. in official, 1 so-
licit your hearty support and votes in
the July Democratic primaries.
I am a -■ Democrat, have alwavs
been: of an age when a man should
begin to profit in lhe*bmofling >f the
business of the public by the exper-
ience and knowledge gained in 'lie
past years of Court, work and bus-
iness, I shall appreciate, .-and' Umok
,r“” for your votes (find co-operation
to-the three highest ranking speakers, .ahlnals for breeding, feeding of 1ml-' Texas railroads ha e been making j hn°o 1 octir.'i, V<V'U1eftice?r'7mm
in the cespective sums of $36():0h, wife rations- and prcpi r management: improvements and iietterments such j, , . Mo'nlCte eVmin' •
in the respective. sums of $860JMV •»■
$100.00, $50.00. or
For the .purpose of elimination con- J lit
tests, the following towns have been inf
tentatively selected as district ccn-jl8(
ters: Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichit,-.,
Falls, Midland, Dallas, Marshall I tec
Brownwood, Waco, San Antonio,
Houston. A town named as
center js asked to provide sufficient
Lunds to pay district prizes to___the
three highest ranking speakers in the
district contest in the . ..respective
sums of $100.00, $75.00, $25.00 an’
to look;*aftsn<iittWi!tewei'h!gmi":g»pcnMu.w
^rations and ‘ham^imt^been ^1^^prior®to*the 1'' Il,(^Moiitague^M'inL.
•r in the six montlir.' period weigh-! great war. Their service has improved! a ,u.„,!u v,',,W„u V”1"
over a ton. Nine-weighed Between m the main and their i Oorts for com j _,_______
) anil 1999 pound i. The prize win-1 inunity building have been incWased. ] , t
I litter weighed '(898 pounds, the. There has been great* r and more in-1 MhlWOUi 1 ’ ’J *' , ;■' C,?p,,„
jnd prize 3542 and third 3822. telligent interest-in -lie public service I MAIN It) 1 AKE I Kir
was proved that hogs could be ! of transportation and a better under-
M A SONIC APRON, 120 YEARS
OLD IN GOOD SHAPE
Denison.—Although at least 120
years old, and during ’hat. time han-
dle Lthousands of times wjtan placed
on exhibition in vnridu'ajffnrtm' of the
country, arMasonie a owned bv S.
L. Brown, local rail'ray mail clerk,
shows little signs of veai, the hand- Th
painted designs on ixs silken surface i positi;
apparently being as dear and bright stu-ie
as pn the .day they were painted. It is ! know
possible even to distil guish between I Hie
the dashes on the “ • Jl-Seeing Eye.’N its
and to note-wh-err
____,_____,, . .... _ _____ ,_rl_ ______ __...___....^_________,____ a ______ ______
districtfpri Inced at 6 cents a pound and less,! standing seems to prevail among the
be ready to top the market at five people as to what constitutes good ser-
|u\ months of an The packers vice by the public service agencies of
very friendly- to the ton litter *hc state.
Few communities remain in Texas
that are not adequately served by the
-telephone' companies ami tire perfec-
tion of this service has united the 'sec-
tions of the state with the entire na-
davs. lior. in a system of penonal communi-
their[cation that makes it possible for at
or
vvei 1
litigk because they wei finished prop
erlvl These liogs, though weighing in
sottik mafcmwcs- above dfifipoumis - wen'
not undesiirtble in the least, it was
tKowlj' by actual sales made, when
brought to that weight ill 180
ThemaKe -%till young pigs and
! finck " • '
■OBf O&ifJ none of the coarseness! least one-fifth of the total population
corned with an age of two or | of the United. States to communicate
fears. instantly with each ether. All (lie
others are within reach by telephone
EXAS SHOWS LI’ WELL
within from
hours.
a few m’nutes to. a few
Card of Thanks.
tfie red flame of 1 he 11imafjSts fiscal position is unusually in
„........... off to yellow. 'tore^
TL’ i.'fTicxainc ip,to-p- ssesson ef Mr. 'ii
Brown's, grt alfgi'andi-Ulhi.T while aieij
merffter of; f ‘iV:A ' -it; . \*y'D., LS.iVre *r. ftiin
1804. and has "Ui "■' i> the lirdv.r fhe value ef Tiyxa.: fane and form
family sincx Its present owner is.a!
memhei of Billie Mo-sc lodge No.1
--$•1529-“----------------------------
close of 1923 found Texas in a
n that demands attention from
[ts of business. Everybody
that Texas stands first among We wish to c
tes in its size and the value of; our many frien
'H cult oral produrts. But at this j during the illness and death
husband and father, Henry II,
nor.
e value of the 1923 Texas cotton
js ap])roxiniateiy a billion doi-
Cedar Rapids, la.—Eve teeth and
wisdom teeth have fo., d a companion, j
the memory tooth of Albert Siemens. |
Siemers, a wealthy retired farmer
of Montircllo, Iowa, had been missing I
mysteriously for more than a week, j
A nation wide-search ended when lie
wrote his wife from San Antonio,!
Texas. 4,
Sierner’s tooth had iiecome infected |
and caused him to lose his memory.
When the tooth was p lied at San An-
tonio his memory retimed. He said
he had no recolection of his- trip south. ’
Y1L/
It gives such a comfortable, pleasant light
to read or work by —
That is what customers say after they
haye tried out the
^New^Edison White MAZDA Lamps
see this lamp. Try one put in
the spd^t you use most.
he tipless white glass bulb evenly
distributes a soft light that is brilliant with-
out glare.
We recommend and sell Edison White
Mazda Lamps.
Bowie Electric & Ice Plant
‘Service Firs?
Phone 327
press our thanks to
s for their kindness
'our
Wag-
of-
MRS. H. II. WAGNER,
M. B. WAGNER
it. c: v\
KATE and LAt RA WAGNER.
! Yrt
'\
The man who always watches
the clock will never 'become the
Man of the Hour.
Don’t worry > bout' the clock- -
you will always be sure of start-
ing the day ju.t right—particu-
larly if you have a Cud of Good
Coffee for 1 reakfa6t ,
Chase & sanborn seal
BRAND COFEE
isthe kind that “hits the spot”
every time.
It can’t be beat for wholesome
and appetizing,flavor. Try it
ONCE—and you'll n-ver be cat- (
isfied with any other brand.
mi .....r.....^ • rr
The Laying Hen
is the Paging Hen
Purina Chows make layers out-of hens., Purina
Chows cost little or no more than ordinary feeds
and they produce more eggs than other feeds
., on the market: That’s why we picked Purina
as the chows to sell. Pure, clean, honestly
made, they are sold under the iron-bound
guarantee of more eggs or money back, when
fed according to the simple directions. If you
want more eggs right now, drop in.
B. E. WATSON
B. R. GILES
Phones 8 and 11. Bowie. Texas
7
eJItXocal
dealers
^fhfstandard
Size vegetable
3
NO BETTER
SEEDS, AT
ANY PRICE
c&et SJourflack Hard 'Prodirk
Afresh Vegetables All Summer
^[TART as early as the ftronnd wHl permit with radishes and lettuce.
A Then plant some peas and beans. Eight of ten days later plant some
C/ more radjshes and Itttucs so they will be coming along while you
mity the first lot. Next, sow beets, carrots, turnRis, onions, followed by
the vine crops—squash, eucomber, melons. And don't forgdt early,
medium and late varieties of delicioos-Sweet Corn. By a little planning
you can have fresh vegetables all through the summer -and enough to
cold pack some for winter.
When you select your seeds, the smallest item of expense, guard your
gardening efforts by choosing a branded line known to he reliable. North.
tHP. Xing & Co.’s Seeds have satisfied professional and amateur garden-
ers tor V) years. It la easy to select them from the Sterling Seed Boxes.
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Northrup.King&Cos
Seeds
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Cline, A. W. The Bowie Blade (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1924, newspaper, February 7, 1924; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth644319/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bowie Public Library.