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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
1
Readers can get both Thursday and Sunday editions mailed worldwide for five dollars a year in a limited time offer running from today through September 1. New subscribers only pay half the regular rate, with standard prices listed at eight dollars in-county and ten dollars out-of-county.
Bowie students entering the fall term must show written proof of required immunizations or face denial of admission. Texas Education Agency warns of accreditation actions and possible loss of state funds if requirements are not met. Exceptions exist for medical or religious grounds with proper letters.
WACO Texas Farm Bureau President J T Red Woodson warns a baling wire shortage could trigger a livestock feeding crisis this winter. Shortages of fencing wire and cotton bale ties are noted as steel mills push priorities to food and fiber production amid import limits and reduced capacity.
Old notes recount postal delays and a Midland Alpine Fort Stockton mail stunt. A vivid 1942 Guadalcanal WW II snapshot recalls brutal jungle warfare, malaria and Henderson Field as Americans push toward a Pacific road back. Rabbit lore caps the column with a joke about bucks and does.
The Bowie Jackrabbits hold 110 players for football physicals, returning 11 lettermen from an 8-2 season. Coach Willie Brooks predicts a confident squad with a scrimmage against Holiday on August 24 and a season opener against Bridgeport on September 7, as US 287 expands to a four-lane highway segment in Montague County.
Bowie guardsmen begin two week field training with the 2d Battalion 131st Field Artillery at Fort Hood Texas main focus on live fire and simulated combat. Battery A consists of 84 enlisted men and 5 officers under Captain James R Cantwell. Training days include day and night field exercises with six 155 mm howitzers each operated by nine crew plus support personnel. A new three year enlistment plan replaces six year term as draft uncertainty lingers. Soldiers from Bowie area take part in the rigorous program and convoyed from Bowie to Jacksboro and on to North Fort Hood. CONT 2D ON PAGE
The National Pony Express riding team from Bowie hosts a Pony Express Tournament in Bowie on Saturday night August 11 starting at 8 00 p m at Jim Bowie Rodeo Arena. Seven or more area teams from Lewisville Weatherford Grand Prairie Saginaw and Decatur join the national champs. Team members include Stanley Wolverton Dan St John Gathel Lee Bobby McGee Bobby Wood John Davidson Marvin Thomas Don Brooks Jack Turkett and Dick Allen as captain. Admission is 1.00 at the gate.
Bowie officials urge parents to notify immediate plans for enrolling kindergartners and first graders. Call 872-1151 or visit the Superintendent’s Office to relay expected numbers. Registration details will appear in The Bowie News soon.
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