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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
1
The Quarterback Club holds its organizational meeting Monday night August 12 at 7 30 in room 14 at Bowie High School. All football enthusiasts are urged to attend as heat waves grip Bowie with record water use and local news highlights accompany the community notice.
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce handles diverse requests from business listings and local resources to travel information and historical data. Manager Fred Bloom answers letters from Northport NY to Michigan authors, resolving complaints about pecans and reviving old stock sale facts. The office continues active efforts to improve Bowie for residents.
Kiwanis Club of Bowie to install officers at charter night banquet on Thursday August 8. H Bedford Farr of Wichita Falls will conduct ceremonies at First Methodist Church. Speegle Berry to receive charter as president from Walter P Moore. Charter members include 33 men and a Bowie girls quartet will perform.
Bowie High School awards the air conditioning contract to Bowie Sheet Metal Company after sealed bids. A clarification letter will confirm equipment capacity meets cooling load needs. The firm proposes two 4 ton units totaling 96 000 BTU, while the building’s student load is 60 969 BTU. Low bid: 2565.71 dollars. Concrete flooring is poured and the metal prefab building is due Monday.
Wise County grand jury declines murder charge against W. L. Pierce in the drowning death of a woman at Lake Bridgeport on July 21 near Pampa. The case was presented for consideration and not returned as an indictment.
The Summer Reading Program page shows 196 readers with 68 on the Honor Roll. Names listed include Randy Fox Larry Brown Joan Tompkins Kathy Beane Jimmy Crumpler Paul Crumpler Jean Crumpler Kelley Crow Kathy Milson Keith Deaver Joyce Applegate Ronnie Middleton Lottie Hogue Angelo Lynn David Applegate Gwynna Richardson. Several readers earned stars for 15 books and others completed 20 books for Readers Certificates from the Texas State Library.
The Bowie Lions Club votes to donate 2000 dollars to furnish the lobby of the proposed new hospital. Fundraising continues via club activities until funds are turned over. Meetings this month include father and son night on August 15 and father and daughter night on August 22.
Richard L. Brown of Columbus, Ohio seeks the whereabouts of Richard Bowie, a Bowie native he served with at Sheppard Air Force Base in 1948 1949. Calls or letters to The News or Brown at 62 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio are requested.
Montague County’s oil and gas industry supports about 18.2 million dollars annually. In 1961 the county produced 5.7 million barrels of oil valued at 17.1 million and 8.9 billion cubic feet of gas worth 1.1 million, with 2,345 producing wells. The sector funds local jobs, leases, royalties over 2.2 million, and more than 863 thousand in taxes to state and local governments.
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