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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
5
Forestburg prepares for an August 11 homecoming drawing hundreds of attendees from Texas and beyond. The event honors local history and long‑time residents, with a formal program and ample time for socializing amid stories of Forestburg’s pioneer past.
The Sunset region announces ten day revivals at Turkey Creek Baptist Sunset Church of Christ and Sunset Methodist Church led by pastors A C Harper Willis Kreager and W M Jones with invitations to all. Local residents attend operations visits grape harvest and community events with many townspeople visiting Bowie Nocona Bonita and Canyon for relatives business and travel.
In the August 11 services the confirmation class of four members will be taken into membership. They are Melvin Husfeld Gilbert Husfeld Monroe Husfeld and Nor bert Roth. The class will partake of Holy Communion after the ceremony. Visitors are welcome. Sunday School and Bible Class 10 00 a m Morning worship 10 30 a m. We preach a changeless Christ in a changing world. Pastor W H Symank.
The Ann Judson Circle of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs Walter Evans on Tuesday afternoon August 6. The gathering opened with prayer and scripture reading, a business session followed, and a Royal Service lesson was led. Refreshments were served to the group including guests from Austin and Decatur.
Local families and relatives gathered in Montague and nearby towns for homecoming events and weekend visits. Residents hosted visitors from Olney Bowie Greenville Texarkana Post Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Electra with extended family connections noted among Spurlock Dearmore and Jameson households.
Sundry visits across Austin Burkburnett Sunset Montague and Fort Worth. Local families travel guests include Doughty Reed Young and Loyd Mosley who purchase a 1940 Ford. The Methodist Church undergoes refinishing while the Ladies Home Demonstration Club hosts a picnic near Montague before a sudden storm.
Oil activity continues around Bowie with multiple rigs at depth. Walter Gant No 1 reports 6041 feet in hard lime, four miles southwest of Bowie. Owen Hults No 1, four miles north and west, drills shale to 7500 feet, while Dr Law son’s W H Peckham No 1 is shut down at 6084 feet in shale. A Cranfill Rod g ers No 1 McKay wildcat spudded Tuesday in Wise County, planned to 7500 feet. Fain McGaha No 1 Earl Spring south of Ringgold drills lime to 5735 feet. Gulf Oil No 1 Worsham flowed 359 barrels in 13 hours before test, and Omohundra No 2 Seay bottomed at 5680 feet with seven inch casing cemented at 5640 feet.
Local Bowie residents and guests from Wichita Falls Denton Montague Oklahoma City and Shreveport visit or transact business in Bowie over the recent days. Names include Bob Davis J E Harry A S Elliott James Worth Sr James Worth Jr Bill O Neal Lee Prater Dorothy Jo Davis Owen Foster Rev J C Branch Joe Spears Betty Nelson L H Prater Estell Miller Lillian Miller and Thelma Overstreet.
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