COUNTY LIFE
New play explores life of Amon G. Carter
Dave Lieber, “The Watchdog” columnist at The Dallas Morning News, wrote a one-man play honoring one of the giants of Texas journalism.
“The point is to remind everyone about the glorious past of U.S. newspapers and how they make our society a better place,” Lieber says.
Lieber’s play about the late Amon G. Carter Sr. will be performed 11 times in May at Artisan Center Theater in Hurst, Texas.
“AMON! The Ultimate Texan” focuses on the many ways Carter used his newspaper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which he ran for 50 years, to influence the state of Texas and beyond.
“Carter was the most brilliant marketer of his era,” Lieber says. He courted U.S. presidents and celebrities and leveraged his power over readers and politicians. He preached the spirit of giving and led crusades to build roads, hospitals, colleges, state parks and much more.
“As a one-person economic development department for his city, he lured a trillion dollars’ worth of business to his city, including American Airlines, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter and many, many more. They couldn’t say no to him.” Read the full story in the weekend News.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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