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Sleepy tot in apple box finds fishing boring
San Marcos report tells of 13 month old Connie Raye Bowden, sleeping in an apple box while parents Bobby Bowden a 20 year old Southwest Texas State Teachers College student driving a school bus for $75 a month and working evenings, and 19 year old mother caring for the child, shopping frugally, and awaiting supper. The family plans a river fishing trip as evening meals tempt.
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San Marcos
Connie Raye Bowden
Connie Raye
Robert
Bobby” W. Bowden
Bobby
Southwest Texas State Teachers College