Jackrabbits Place Two on Oil Bowl North Texas Team
Loyd Price back and Homer Jackson tackle from the 1940 Jackrabbit squad are chosen to play for North Texas in the Oil Bowl Classic at Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls on September 1 at 8. Price and Jackson earned all-district honors last year. Doris Simpson of Newcastle is the district’s other slated player. The North Texans will be coached by Rice Institute’s Jess Neeley, with Baylor/Texas Tech veteran Morley Jennings leading the West Texas squad. Amarillo and Wichita Falls coaches assist. The teams, heavier on average at 187 pounds, promise a fast game ending high school careers as many players plan to attend college. Tickets are at Bowie Drug Store.
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North Texas
Coyote Stadium
Wichita Falls
Loyd Price
Homer Jackson
Doris Simpson
Newcastle
Price
Jackson
West Texas
Long
Texas
Jess Neeley
Rice Institute
North Texans
Morley Jennings
Baylor University
Texas Tech
Howard “Bull” Lynch
Amarillo
Lynch
Jennings
Ted Jeffries
Jeffries
Neeley
Southwest
Bowie Drug Store
District Scout Committee Meeting Friday
Announcement from Lynn Rodgers of the Boy Scouts of America states the district committee meeting for scouting will be held Friday August 8 at noon at the Morrow Coffee Shop. Full attendance of Scout officials and all interested in scouting is urged. Mr. Peden Scout Executive will be present.
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Lynn Rodgers
Boy Scouts of America
Peden
Reverend Droomgole Visits Mother in Wal es
Rev. C. D. Droomgole of Wal es Oklahoma spent the weekend visiting his mother Mrs. Mattie Droomgole.
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Rev
C. D. Droomgole
Wales
Okla
Mattie Droomgole
Surprised Carrier Finds 4 Year Old in Mail Box
Rural Letter Carrier Burley Box on Route 3 near Bowie reported a heavy mail load and an astonishing scene when a four year old boy crawled from a roadside mailbox. The child was unharmed and led away by nearby residents after the incident.
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Burley Box
Bowie
Box
Chamber Seeks Flying Cadet Unit Sponsorship
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce plans to sponsor a Flying Cadet Unit for Montague County. Secretary Moore will lead formation if interest exists. Eligible are unmarried men 18 to 27 with two years of college or equivalent training. contact Moore to pursue opportunities.
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Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Montague County
Moore
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Baracca Class Outing at Pelham Park
The Baracca Class of the First Methodist Sunday School enjoyed an outing at Pelham Park on a Tuesday evening with the Recreation Department aid. Attendees included Lee Hunter superintendent and Mrs Hunter Charles David Major teacher and Mrs Major Miss Sarah Hayes of Denton several Misses Chapman Edwards Eakman Harding Fredericks Gibson Gadberry Westbrook and John Major.
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Baracca
First Methodist Sunday School
Pelham Park
Lee Hunter
Lone Star District
Lois Harding
Leah Westbrook
John Major
Mrs D B Benson and daughters return from Texas trip
Mrs. D. B. Benson and her daughters Dana Sue and Marjorie Ayres were away for ten days visiting Houston and Galveston before returning on Wednesday.
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D. B. Benson
Dana Sue
Henry T. Ayres
Marjorie
Houston
Galveston
Bowie Fair Board Sponsors Saint Jo Homecoming Trip
The Montague County Fair Board will sponsor a trip to Saint Jo on Saturday for the Homecoming celebration and parade. The Bowie band will accompany officials to carry a goodwill message from Bowie and promote the Montague County Free Fair set for September 24 to 27.
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Bowie Fair Board
Saint Jo
Montague County Fair
Bowie Band
Bowie
Montague County
Bowie Band to Appear in Saint Jo Homecoming Parade
The Bowie band joins Saint Jo for a landmark homecoming and frontier days with a large parade. North Texas stockmen and Montague County Fair participation are planned along with floats from Cooke County Fair Gainesville Circus and local firms. About 1,000 invitations mailed. events start 10 30 a m with fiddlers contest, parade at 2 p m and Texas Kidd Shows rodeo at 3 p m.
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Bowie
Montague County
Softball Playoff Dates Set With Top Contenders
The semi final playoff on August 12 features Conoco versus White & Willett with Coca-Cola facing the Recreation Department on August 15. Winners meet for the league championship on Friday night August 19. Conoco remains undefeated with one loss to Nocona by a narrow margin.
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Conoco
White & Willett
Coca-Cola
Recreation Department
Nocona
Clarence Newsom Vacation Brief With Family At Parker Store
Clarence Newsom, manager of the C. H. Parker store, is away on vacation this week. He is accompanied by his family.
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Clarence Newsom
C. H. Parker
Montague County Farmers Eligible for $40,000 Cotton Stamps
About 1,200 Montague county cotton growers can obtain roughly 40 thousand dollars worth of cotton stamps if they use all qualifying stamps this year. 400 acres have been taken out under the supplementary program, with stamps issued at 10 cents per pound times the normal yield on reduced acres.
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Montague County
H. A. Reynolds
AAA Committee
AAA
Needy Blind May File for Help Under State Law
A worker will accept applications from the needy blind at the Old Age Assistance office in the Cit Auditorium basement on Monday August 11. Eligible applicants must be over 21, U.S. citizens, residents of Texas for five of the last nine years, and have lived in the state one year prior to applying. Must not be inmates, lack sufficient income, and have vision insufficient for sight essential occupations.
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Cit
Texas
United States
USO Drive Continues Until County Quota Is Raised
Montague County USO drive chairman Roy Coffield reports progress and says efforts will push to completion at the earliest date. The Nocona Chamber of Commerce notes promised results, with $216 remitted of a $400 county quota. Following contributions include Pete Davis and Lizzie May Shoemaker among others.
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Roy Coffield
Montague County
USO
Nocona
S. M. Patterson
Lizzie May
Peanut Growers Regulated By AAA This Year
Montague County peanut farmers will receive three kinds of marketing cards under AAA rules for 1941. Within quota cards go to those farming within allotments, limited marketing cards to excess within a percentage, and excess marketing cards to excess beyond allotments with a 3 cent per pound penalty or sale to crushers for oil. Quotas depend on actual yield times acreage allotment. hand picked or small scale operations are exempt from quota, per H A Reynolds.
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Montague County
H. A. Reynolds
AAA Committee
AAA
Reynolds
Cotton Stamp Redemption Opens at 22 Montague Stores
Twenty two Montague county retail outlets have been approved by the Surplus Marketing Administration to redeem cotton stamps issued to farmers under the Supplemental Cotton Stamp program. A green sticker will mark approved stores, with stickers arriving this week. Stamps redeemable for any new United States made article that is 100 percent cotton, with buttons linings fastenings and trimmings excluded from the 100 percent check. Eligible items include cotton piece goods dresses shirts towels and sheets.
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Montague County
Surplus Marketing Administration
Arvie S. Elliott
Elliott
United States
Baptist Revival Opens at Montague Church
A revival began at Montague Baptist Church last Sunday with plans to run two weeks. Pastor J. E. Cox leads preliminary services while Rev. S. M. Charlston a Choctaw from Duncan Okla preaches. Services will be held twice daily.
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Montague Baptist Church
J. E. Cox
S. M. Charlston
Duncan
Oklo
Owens Hults strike 6000 foot offset to Summers producer
A contract between Hults and Owens and W B Omohundro closed this week for a 6000 foot rotary test on the J A Brite 198 acre tract. The No 1 Summers produced 1984 barrels in a two hour test last week making it a top count y well. The Summers well spurred new activity across the field with lease transfers and royalty trading reported following Turner Below 5900 Gant and others No 1 Turner drilling below 5900 feet.
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Hults & Owens
W. B. Omohundro
J. A. Brite
T.e.&l
Benson & Benson
J. J. Lowin
A. Benson
Benson-Seay
Montague County
J. B. Baldridge
L. Crenshaw
Bowie's Aerial Picture Men Resourceful
The Army Air Corps may have ace aerial photographers yet two local men prove ingenuity. W. B. Brice and Cotton Luther used a Piper Cub and a 98 cent box camera to capture clear pictures of Lake Bowie from the air. Their effort earns congratulations as notable amateur material for aerial photography.
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Army Air Corps
Ace
W. B. Brice
Cotton Luther
Cotton
W. B
Lake
Bowie
Messrs
Brice
Luther
Army
Bowie Lions to Play Decatur at Pelham Park
The Bowie Lions Club faces the Decatur Lions in a Wednesday night softball game at Pelham Park. Captain Thurman McDonald leads a powerful local lineup against the visiting team as the annual event draws strong attendance. The game starts at 8 30 p.m. and is organized by Ike Parks.
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Bowie Lions
Decatur
Pelham Park
Bowie Lions Club
Decatur Lions
Ike Parks
Thurman McDonald
Decatur Crew
News Want Ads Prove Effective for Selling Chickens
The News reports a four line reader advertisement by F. O. Baker for chickens drew a flood of replies. Purchasers called the paper, and many inquiries followed after the birds were sold. News ads of any kind pay.
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F. O. Baker
Singers to Meet at Bowie Cumberland Church
The local Community Class holds its regular monthly singing this Sunday afternoon at the Bowie Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The program starts about 2:30 with Luther Ewell in charge, inviting all gospel singing enthusiasts to attend and support this community event.
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Bowie Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Luther Ewell
Ewell
Large number added in Baptist revival
About 26 new members joined the First Baptist Church during the revival that closed Sunday night. Of these, 14 were baptized. Rev. Miles B. Hays, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dublin, preached earnest spiritual messages at each service.
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First Baptist Church
Miles B. Hays
First Baptist Church of
Dublin
Breitenhirt Family Leaves for Charleston West Virginia
Reverend and Mrs. B. B. Breitenhirt with their children departed Monday for a two week vacation to their former home in Charleston West Virginia.
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B. B. Breitenhirt
Charleston
West Virginia
Lightning damages radio in Brice home on Nelson Street
A lightning strike during a Tuesday rainstorm hit a radio aerial at W. B. Brice’s Nelson Street home. The impact burned the radio and started a small fire that the fire department found under control with no further damage.
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W. B. Brice
Nelson Street
Bowie Golfers Defeat Saint Jo at Local Course
Moore Acres Golf Club of Bowie defeated Saint Jo 8 of 9 matches at Moore Acres Golf Course on Sunday August 3. The win leaves Bowie within one victory of a possible championship or a tie with Nocona, which has two matches remaining against Burkburnett and Decatur.
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Moore Acres Golf Club
Bowie
Saint Jo Club
Moore Acres
Nocona
Burkburnett
Decatur
Moore Acre
Lutheran Church Names New Pastor Mitchell Prifogle
The Rev. Mitchell Prifogle, formerly of Denison, is installed as pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. He will preach his first sermon at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday on Christ The Solid Rock. He serves Shobenier and Richmond churches and married Marie Markworth on July 13.
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Mitchell Prifogle
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Denison
Shobenier
Ill
Richmond
Marie Markworth
Theo, Markworth
Des Plaines, Ill
Griffin's Drug Store Factory-to-You Sale
Griffin's Rexall Store announces a Factory-to-You Sale this week with unmatched bargains. Manager G L Griffin notes all intermediate profits are cut and quality merchandise sold at factory to consumer prices.
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Recreation Dept
Wading Pool
City Recreational Department
W. B. Wilson
Jwade
C. of C
Flying Cadet Unit
Pet
Conoco Sev Reeneminsewevenesensnee
Leona Ennersewennsewerwreenseesrene
Jackson’s Grocery
Bowie News
Dr. Pepper
Leona
Montague
Owens & Hults
Turner
Gant
Vichy
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Saint John
Lutheran Church
Griffin’s Drug Store
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