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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1950
Page
13
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Mc Kinley of San Antonio were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hachtel. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vaughn of Omaha Texas were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Wright.
Relatives report the death of T. A. Smith, 84, formerly of Bowie, at his daughter's Dallas home on August 3. Funeral was held in Keene, Texas, with burial there. Survivors include his widow, two sons and four daughters. He moved from Bowie to Dallas two years ago after four years in the county. Mrs. Smith is sister of Mrs. Vivian Fox.
Bellevue scene lists guests and visits across the week including Mrs Gaston Bounds and son from Wichita Falls, Mr and Mrs Neal Mikeworth of Wichita Falls, Mr and Mrs Hoyt Taylor of Dallas, and many others visiting relatives, friends, or attending weddings and funerals in Fort Worth Dallas Decatur and nearby towns.
Bellevue social life brightened by a noon luncheon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G Z Wright honoring former resident Mrs. Will Childress of Jacksboro. Guests shared covered dishes, recalled old days, and Miss Edna Orton read Herman Was There as part of the afternoon program.
The Leona W M S met at Mrs. Dewey Dorman's home with seven members present. Rev. Darius McKay led services and revival begins August 13 with preaching. A county Baptist Youth Rally at Leona Baptist Church drew 126 attendees from multiple churches. Miss Lucy Mae Summers of Amarillo visited.
Mrs Donald Mann spent last week visiting in Chickasha Oklahoma with her grandparents Mr and Mrs D L Jameson. She also visited with her father C N Mc LeRoy at Davidson Oklahoma where other family members from California and Florida were visiting.
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