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 Saint Jo City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 13 in regular session.
Items on the agenda include:
Appointment and approval of a fire marshal for the city.
Discuss support for Councilman Jack Dunn’s proposition to petition for additional sales tax revenue from the state for infrastructure purposes.
Consider dates for the 2026-27 budget workshop and ordinance workshop.
Approve minutes and monthly financials.
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The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
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