Death of Fort Worth judge P A Martin and Bowie ISD trustee race
Associate Justice P A Martin of the Fort Worth court of civil appeals died at 7 30 am after weeks of illness following influenza. He had lived 50 years in the region and 25 in Wichita Falls before joining the Fort Worth court. In Bowie, five candidates entered the Bowie Independent School District trustee race for three open seats to be decided April 4, with retiring trustees and current board members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Jor
IST
P. A. Martin
Fort Worth
Bowie Independent
Dr. C. J. Dodsworth
M. Posey
Henry Garrett
G. (Doe) Jackson
F. O. Edwards
Joe Garlington
Jesse Elliott
W. M. Ripple
Me. Garlington
Sterling P Strong Dies at 73 in Dallas Home
Sterling Price Strong veteran Texas politician and former congressman at large died today at his Dallas home. He served in the 73rd Congress and led the Texas law enforcement commission, known in Democratic circles nationally for years. Surviving are his widow Alice True Strong three sons Ruth Strong and Mrs Raymond H Newell and twelve grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Sterling Price Strong
Texas
Mr. Strong
73Rd Congress
Texas Law Enforcement Commission
Hatton W. Sumners
Jefferson City
Eastman’s College
New York
Montague County
Texas State Senate
Hale County
Disciples of Christ
Alice True Strong
True Strong
Nocona
James W. Strong
Jessie Strong
Fort Worth
Ruth Strong
Raymond H. Newell
Brimfield, Ill
Chicagoan to Preach at First Methodist Sunday
Dr. Skott McBride, national anti liquor advocate and superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of Chicago, will conduct the 11 o'clock sermon at the First Methodist Church Sunday. Most churches will join in the morning service and the public is invited.
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Oui Skott McBride
Dry Forces of America
Anti-Saloon League of Chicago
First Methodist
Where to Begin Work in Garden Contest
Readers are urged to start with the backyard as the best area to improve. Front landscaping attracts attention, but the rear yard offers the greatest opportunity for an outdoor living room with trees shrubs and flowers creating walls green sky and carpet grass for daily enjoyment.
J C Wood Announces For Tax Assessor and Collector
J C Wood announces his candidacy for Tax Assessor and Collector of Montague County in the Democratic Primary set for July 25 1936. A Bowie resident and bookkeeper at S Daube dry goods he has previously run for the office.
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J. C. Wood
Montague County
Wood
S. Daube Dry Goods
Bowie
Special Services at First Methodist Church Through Easter
Special services will be held at the First Methodist church from Palm Sunday, April 5, through Easter Sunday, April 12. Evening services are scheduled nightly at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Waid Announces For Sheriff In Montague County
L L Kid Waid announces his candidacy for Sheriff of Montague County subject to the Democratic Primary on July 25 1936 He is 37 with a wife and two children and urges voters to judge his character and ability to enforce the law impartially. He pledges to discharge duties faithfully and will campaign actively to meet voters across the county.
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Montague County
At the Movies Run of The Murder of Dr Harrington and More
The listings announce Thursday showing of The Murder of Dr Harrington with seven other short subjects. Friday and Saturday feature Mae West in Klondike Annie with Victor Moore, plus comedy. Preview Saturday night and Sunday present Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman in Anything Goes with news and comedy. Tuesday and Wednesday show Man Hunt with Margaret Churchill and W. Organ, plus comedies.
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Harrington
Mae West
Victor Meiglen
Nite Sun
Bing Crosby
Ethel Merman
Majestic Showings Friday and Saturday
Ken Maynard stars in Lawless Riders at the Majestic with adults 15 cents and children 10 cents. Also showing Great Air Mystery and a cartoon Friday and Saturday program listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Maynard
Miss June Brown Visits Parents Over Weekend
Miss June Louise Brown spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Brown.
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June Louise Brown
Mrs. F. R. Brown
Edd Archer Dies Suddenly in Bowie Community
Joseph Edd Archer, about 57, pioneer merchant and cotton buyer of Bowie, dies after paralysis attack. Funeral at Mrs. W. R. Ayres home. interment Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by estranged wife in San Antonio, two sons Floyd and Emmett, and three grandchildren. Gov Alfred appeals Texans to fund Red Cross flood relief. Texas at 18 percent of its $73,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Edd Archer
Bowie
W. R. Ayres
Elmwood
San Antonio
Floyd Archer
Wichita Falls
Emmett Archer
Teague
Texas
Austin
Alfred
Red Cross Fund
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Ladies Missionary Social Meeting at Sunset
The Ladies Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church and the Missionary Social met in Sunset Monday afternoon. Rev. O. P. Riker gave a summary of the mission study book Toward a Christian America. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. O. P. Riker and members Mrs. Posey, Mrs. McCauley, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Gallalay, Mrs. Reasoner, Mrs. Joseph Jackson, Mrs. Dale Eales and Mae Caroline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
O. P. Riker
America
M. Posey
E. T. McCauley
Hawkins
E. W. Wright
W. M. Gallalay
J. G. Reasoner
Bowie City Band Heads to Abilene Contest
The Bowie city band, a group of twenty or more members, will travel to Abilene to enter a band contest held Friday and Saturday competing against several Northwest Texas town bands.
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Bowie City Band
Abilene
Bowie City
Texas
Pension Investigator Visits Bowie for Old Age Pensions
Clark Hood of Nocona, pension investigator for Montague county, spent three days in Bowie last week examining 80 applicants for Old Age pensions and plans to return to complete the investigations.
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Clark Hood
Nocona
Montague County
Bowie
Hood
Booster Dons New Easter Dress for Campaign
The booster group adopts a new type known as a dress for printing work as spring cleanups begin and Easter approaches. The change is described as a standard printers term and is presented with a hopeful note about public reception.
Booster editor to enter hospital at Legion Texas
Robert Murphy editor and publisher will leave Saturday for Legion Texas to enter a war veteran hospital for medical treatment for an indefinite time. His son Dennis assumed editor duties this week and will continue during his absence.
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Legion, Texas
Robert Murphy
Legion
Texas
Dennis
Governor Allred Celebrates 37th Birthday
Governor James V. Allred turned 37 on Sunday March 28 one of the nation s youngest governors birthday observances were canceled due to the death of his sister Mrs W B Stokes in an automobile accident
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James V. Allred
W. B. Stokes
Allred
Notice Of Content Omission From This Issue
Readers are informed several items were left out due to limited publishing time. The purchase and placement of new equipment caused delays. The omitted items will appear in the next issue.
Community Notes From Bowie Clinic Hospital Guests
Personal mentions list visitors and local residents at Bowie Clinic Hospital. Mrs Otis D Jenkins of Houston is guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Jerome Kearby. Several others, including Pauline Zahn, John Dixon, and Ed Jones, undergo or recover from medical procedures as families visit in Cleburne Fort Worth Terral and Nocona.
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Otis D. Jenkins
Houston
Jerome P. Kearby
F. J. Dixon
John
L. H. Brandt
Cleburne
Mr. Dixon
J. B. Lewis
L. D. Waltman
Lynn Garlington
Dan L. Martin
Dorothy Ann Coleman
Fort Worth
Pauline Zahn
Bowie Clinic
J. H. Walling
Terral
Oklahoma
Ed Jones
David Middleton
City Aldermen Election Set For April 7
Three aldermen will be elected to the City Council in the April 7 election. North Ward candidates Lynn Garlington W H Stephens and T F Wright. East Ward candidates J A Spears R L Nichols and J M Elliott. South Ward candidates J E Fulcher and Dave Worley. Election in city auditorium basement with Winfield Scott as manager.
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Loe
WOH
Lynn Garlington
W. H. Stephens
T. F. Wright
J. A. Spears
R. L. Nichols
J. M. Elliott
J. E. Fulcher
Dave Worley
City Auditorium
Winfield Scott
Bowie pupil events. weekend county interscholastic league
A large turnout of Bowie citizens and school students attended the County Interscholastic League events in Nocona Friday and Saturday. The list includes Dan Lee Martin Charles Coffield Jean Harrison Con stance Kendall and many Bowien residents. Several locals traveled to Shawnee Oklahoma and Lawton Oklahoma for visits and funeral services. W H Denson underwent an appendicitis operation and is recovering well at Bowie Clinic Hospital. Julian Frazier manager of the local Western Union is in Bonham this week.
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C. N. Dickey
Bowie
Nocona
Dan Lee Martin
Charles Coffield
Jean Harrison
Constance Kendall
Dallas McLemore
Sam Ashe
Geo. S. Lee
J. B. Lewis
Dan L. Martin
G. A. Reynolds
Billy Speir
Bobby Welch
Kenneth Precise
John Dixon
Lynn Garlington
Melvin Crisp
Decatur
D. B. Benson
B. B. Benson
Austin
Virginia Sparks
Fort Worth
A. D. Spearks
Geo. W. Curlee
Hubert Wade
Woodrow McClellan
Shawnee
Okla
T. J. Doss
W. H. Denson
Bowie Clinic
Dale Eales
John Reddy
Morris
Thompson
Ethna Green
Lawton
Oklahoma
R. S. Hathaway
Hathaway
Antrim Lumber Company
Lyon & Matthews
Bessie Hopkins
Wichita Falls
Park Springs
Earnest Lawyer
Nadine Arnold
Gerald McDonald
Buster Payne
Juanita Conway
M. A. Bryan
Laine
Marguarite
Jeannine
Winnsboro
S. M. Dunnam
Julian Frazier
Western Union
Bonham
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Bowie High School
Ruth Autrey
Virginia Baccus
Jeanine Belcher
Minnie Chesser
Ruth Duke
Freda Dunaway
Martin Dunham
Dorothy Emery
Ella Frances Golden
Donnie Griffin
Lola Guinn
Elma Hunter
Alma Huth
Alice Kendall
Lovenus Lively
Vernon Lee Manning
Aileen McNatt
Sue Phelps
Dorothy Prince
Clara Proctor
Zona
Lon McDonald
John O'Neal
Lavern Phagan
Kenneth Reed
Dean Sanders
Chalmers Shoemaker
Holt Spain
Clyde Stallings
Horace Tinsley
Peyton Tucker
Clifton Varnon
Bob Welch
Grady Wells
Thomas Whitecotton
Odis Willett
T. J. Wright, Jr
Woodrow Young
Weston Lenkford
Sterling P. Strong
Meteors Church
L. L
Kid) Waid
Montague CO
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Margaret Churchill
W. G.rgan
Edd Archer
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Bob’s Ice Station
Bob White
I. L. Chandler
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