Kiwanis Park rides and notes from Bowie and beyond
The Bowie Kiwanis Club installed a $1500 squirrel ride at Kiwanis Park with help from Curtis Latham and Sadler Sand and Gravel and Heard's, while locals comment on a wet July and ongoing community pages. Other items include travel notes from Al and Ruth Ragsdale, quotes from Leonardo da Vinci and Will Rogers, a call for dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds, and details of a softball tournament set for August at the high school field with ten teams and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Davis
Bellevue
Bowie Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Park
Mill Street
Kiwanis
Curtis Latham
Curtis
Sadler Sand
Heard’s
George
Kiwanis Club
Bowie
Ruth Ragsdale
Holy Land
Middle East
United States
Israel
Iran
Leonardo da Vinci
Will Rogers
Bowie Machine
Piggly Wiggly
Chaparrals
Bowie Fence
Montague
Nocona
Sunset
Henrietta
Terral
Burkburnett
Tropheys
Bowie Schools Approve Kindergarten Start 1973 74
The Board of Education approved a full day Kindergarten program for all five year olds on or before September 1, 1973 with two semesters starting August 27, 1973 and mid January 1974. Enrollment details urged. Community church facilities may be used for classes. Parents urged to contact the school with child information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
North Mill Street
Govenor
Winning Horse Shown By Girl at County Rodeo
Donna Lyon of Graford Texas rode Lyon's Tad Pole to the high point in the Junior Horse Show held at the Rodeo Arena on Saturday July 28. The horse and rider traded several placings across Barrel Racing Pole Bending Western Pleasure and Gelding events.
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Donna Lyon
Graford
Texas
Rodeo Arena
Lyon
Tad Pole
Miss Lyon
Brett Morgan
Bowie
Lady S
Morgan
Annie
Thunderbird Ann
Wettest July on record in Bowie Texas prompts blood shuttle
Rainstorm totals top 7.21 inches in Bowie breaking 17 year rainfall records while seven day totals approach 9 inches. The drought ending storm spurred a life saving blood shuttle with DPS units from Tarrant Wise and Montague transporting blood to Bowie Memorial Hospital.
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Bowie
Sunset
Oran Stovall
Stovall
J.J. Ritchie
Butcherville
Carminate Grocery
Montague
Ezzell Grocery
Ringgold
Lovelady Grocery
Department of Public Safety
Tarrant
Wise
Montague County
Amon Carter
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Bowie Memorial
Blood Center
Todd and
Nesbitt
Elton Hill
Highway Patrol
Tarrant County
Wise County
Montague Conty Dps
Free Tennis Clinic for Bowie Elementary Students
Bowie students in grades 4 through 8 may join a free tennis clinic at the High School courts from August 6 to 11. Coach Bill Murray will lead grouped sessions for boys and girls, with each participant providing a racket and two cans of balls.
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Murray
Lamb Street
Junior Golf Tournament Set for August in Montague County
The seventh annual junior golf event runs August 7 to 10 with ages twelve to twenty. Qualifying rounds are August 7, entry fee eight dollars fifty cents, and inquiries go to Mr. John Wheeler or Ray Barber. The page also notes upcoming DWI and speeding jury trials in Montague County.
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Montague County
Montague
Texas
Stephen E. Bruner
James R. Smith
Gordon Richardson
Richard D. Custis
J.C. Burgett
John Wheeler
Ray Barber
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim
Bock
South Mill
Decatur Street
Board of Education
Bowie High
Anita Copeland
Arlington
Hobart Coyle
Newport
Rex Anderson
Foresttburg
Forestburg
Marvin Shaw
Stoneburg
Elmer Caswell
Dewey Holcomb
D.P.S
Saddle Club
Jim Bowie Saddle Club
Weatherford
J.C. Cason
John
Cason
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