Bowie School Gains Education Credits and Local Projects
Dan L. Martin announces Bowie Schools receive three and a half in bookkeeping and typing and a half unit in commercial arithmetic from the State Department of Education. Lions Club pushes for a grape juice factory. J. T. Foreman reports selling 140 dollars worth of grapes per acre. Headlines note federal relief and NYA jobs. Minute Men Fire Truck arrives to fight three fires in 48 hours. Bowie High football practice set for August 24 with Lennon Hill as coach and returning players including Bill Worthy and Roland Hachtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan L. Martin
Bowie
State Department of Education
Bowie High School
Lennon Hill
Bill Worthy
Roland Hatchtel
W. R. Bark
First Cotton Bale of 1936 At Lee Tucker Farm
The first bale of 1936 cotton arrived August 11 at W. H. Johnson’s site. It weighed 501 pounds, was grown on the Lee Tucker farm, and purchased by Del Baccus at 12 cents per pound. The Bowie Grocery team led the National League with 9 wins and 2 losses, while the No Stars topped the American League with 7 wins and 4 losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Johnson
Lee Tucker
del Baccus
Bowie Grocery
No Stars
Mrs. S. E. Palmer Celebrates 82nd Birthday Dinner
Mrs. S. E. Palmer who lives five miles southeast of Newport was honored with a birthday dinner on Sunday August 6. She turned 82. Attendees from Newport included Arch Hicks and family, Dave Dukes and others, including Ara Palmer and Ralph Morton with their spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Palmer
Newport
Arch Hicks
Dave Dukes
Hughes
Sam Laymon
Noble Tage
Foy Ford
Newton
Extended listing of kin and families from multiple Texas towns
A long roster names Palmer and family with Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries of Bowie and numerous relatives from Jacksboro Goodlett Ringling Wichita Falls Dallas Crafton Cuniff Mineral Wells Fort Worth Me gargle Olney and other places. The fragment shows extensive kinship connections across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Lee Woods
Bellevue
F. A. Mummert Jr
Gladys
Kate Aston
Lynn Case
Mollie Pitts
Ann
Reba Nell Pitts
Johnny Pitts
Wichita Falls
Ray Henson
Dallas
Blanton Weaver
Larry
Crafton
John Guinn
Cundiff
Doyle Franklin
Mineral Wells
Jean Stockard
Fort Worth
T. H. Crawford
Happy
T. P. Palmer
Billy Palmer
Megargle
Frances How
Round Timber
Carlton Hall
Westover
Ray Palmer
Olney
Social News From Rock Springs and Electra
Local families host and visit over the weekend in Rock Springs Electra and Sulphur Springs. Notable moves include Robbie Whitecotton returning from California and Josephine Dunn visiting Dallas this week. Marva Lynn McLaughlin returns home after three weeks with Mrs. A R Cable while the Cable household and Sevier Clark family journeyed to Turner Falls Platt National Park and Lake Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Whitecotton
Paul Whitecotton
Electra
Jessie Whitecotton
Robbie Whitecotton
California
Josephine Dunn
Dallas
Marva Lynn McLaughflin
A. R. Cable
M. B. Cable
Local Families Listed in Borger and Chico Adoptions
D L Rater and sons of Borger along with Mr and Mrs T F Huffhines and sons of Chico and Mr and Mrs N A Nichols and son of Stamford are named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Rater
Borger
T. F. Huffhines and
Chico
N. A. Nichols and Son
Stamford
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The
Lions Club
J. T. Foreman
Postoak
Texas
NYA
Minute Men
Hammond Organ
Decatur
Decatur, Texas
VOGUE
Good Housekeeping
Brink's Shoe Store
Post Office
Bowie, Texas
Bowie News
Montague Fruit Investigation Laboratory
U .A
Randolph
Montague
Patterson Studio
Cecil Young
Lawrence Edgin
Dan Lee Martin
Emerson
Surrey
Chatham
Decker
Home Owned
del Haven
Oleo
Viennas
Green, Ib
Green San-Ben
Deckers Tall Korn
Chuck
Rock Springs
Sevier Clark
G. C. Rowe
Bertha Warren
Thomas Neville
TLE
Valley View Dairy
Embry Privitt
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