NEWS
1930 Bowie Enterprise editorial still rings true
I always get a kick out of looking at old newspapers, especially those from Montague County. It’s fun to see what was news back then as well as the photos.
My friend Nancy Blackmon brought me a large box of newspapers her late friend, Adeline Clarke Beatty, had saved through the years. Mrs. Bailey was well organized as she noted on the front page items of interest that may be a story about her family, club or something she found interesting.
I’ve been doing some research about The Bowie News since our 100th birthday will be upon us in two more years. I was excited to see The Bowie Blade and The Bowie News, but then out popped several editions of The Bowie Enterprise.
We never heard of this one, and it is not listed in the Montague County history book story on county newspapers. Its fragile brown pages require extreme care as age has taken its toll, one section crumbled right in my hands.
However, as I continued to dig through the box I found a Oct. 2, 1930 edition of The Bowie Enterprise, a home newspaper.
When I read the editorial on its front page, that old-time quote “the more things change, the more they continue to be the same,” immediately jumped into my mind.
Read the full column in your weekend Bowie News. https://bowienewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Feb-29-2A.pdf
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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