Apollo 15 mission earns cosmic cheers from Vashti letter
In a mixed hometown page, readers discuss climate oddities as Comer Tuck’s rabbit foot tale haunts Vashti and Duke suggests vacating the premises. Apollo 15 lift is celebrated while aging and tax concerns spark debate on economy and national politics.
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Oscar Duke
Vashti
Duke
Comer Tuck
Comer
Air Force
Texas
California
Florida
U.S
Pakistan
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Burton K
Texas A&m
Aggie
Old Army
Judge Holland Rules Annex Move Legal in Bowie ISD Case
Judge Louis T. Holland ruled in favor of the Sunset School District annexation into the Bowie Independent School District in Montague County. Attorneys for the Sunset School Board indicated they would appeal. A prior restraining order kept districts in status quo pending final agreement on legality.
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Louis T. Holland
Sunset
Bowie Independent School District
Montague
Attornees
Sunset School Board
Holland
Montague County School Board
County School Board
Math Workshop Here Friday at Bowie High School
Bowie schools host a regional mathematics workshop at Bowie High School Friday from 9 00 a m to 12 00 noon. Dr W G Quast of Slippery Rock State College and Nick L Massey of Hou ghton Mifflin Company lead the session for area teachers.
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Bowie
Bowie High School
W.G. Quast
Slippery Rock State College
Pennsylvania
Nick L. Massey
Houghton Mifflin Company
Reeves Named New Angus Member in Bowie Texas
Mr and Mrs RL Reeves of Bowie Texas are elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St Joseph Missouri announced by Lloyd D Miller executive secretary There were 435 memberships issued to breeders of registered Aberdeen Angus in the United States during the past month
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R.L. Reeves
Bowie
Texas
Bowie Lifts Residential Watering Restriction
The Bowie city council ended the watering ban after weeks of urging property owners to stop watering between 6 and 10 pm. Mayor Lee W. Tucker and council praised residents for following the requests, citing restored water pressure rather to a shortage.
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Bowie
Lee W. Tucker
Six Area Students Make North Texas Honor Roll
Six Montague County students were named to North Texas State University honor rolls last spring. The 3.5 list includes Bowie residents Don Duncan Virginia Tindal and Dean Nichols. Other county students are Joe Thedford James Cooksey and David Caswell.
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North Texas
Don Duncan
Charles H. Duncan
Lamb
Virginia Tindal
William H. Tindal
Dean Nichols
Sophia P. Nichols
Rock
Joe Thedford
Opal L. Baker
Laura
Nocona
James Cooksey
James E. Cooksey
Saint Jo
David Caswell
Elmer L. Caswell
Sunset
Sunset Group Seeks Local Bowie School Feasibility
The Bowie Board of Trustees met with Sunset School parents in regular session to discuss maintaining a Sunset school. The board instructed administration to study feasibility and announce decisions soon for fall plans. They noted Sunset employees could be reassigned if no Sunset school is kept.
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Bowie
Sunset
Sunset School
Board of Equalization
Board of Education
Will Bowie Have Full Term Year in School Plan
A reader asks if Bowie will offer a full school term this year or only a few weeks of instruction, noting concern over ongoing disruptions and impact on students. The inquiry seeks clarity on the district’s expected calendar and planned instructional days.
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Bowie
Air Force Sergeant Killed in Bowie County Accident
A Sheppard Air Force Base staff sergeant died and three others injured in a 6:00 a.m. crash on U.S. 287 eight miles north of Bowie. Robert Eugene Buhler 24 of Columbus AFB Miss died after his 1970 Plymouth Duster collided with a truck driven by Esquibel. The other injured were Jamie Calderon Joe Sanchez Esquibel of Wichita Falls and William E. Thomas 59 of Bowie. Authorities described a multi-vehicle sequence with Buhler crossing the center stripe. He died en route to Bowie Memorial Hospital and was moved to Sheppard AFB. The accident interrupted emergency response and highlighted local fiscal and school funding tensions amid rising costs and oil revenue losses.
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Buster
Sheppard Air Force Base
Bowie
U.S. 287
Robert Eugene Buhler
Columbus Afb
Miss
Jamie Calderon
Joe Sanchez Esquibel
Wichita Falls
William E. Thomas
Department of Public Safety
Roy Williams
Buhler
Esquibel
Williams
Thomas
Ler
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Sheppard Afb
Owens and Brumley Funeral Home
Youth Director Returns From Drug Education Workshop
Jeff Fairchild Youth Director of First Baptist Church and his wife joined about 400 teachers law enforcement personnel and church leaders at the Thirteenth Annual Drug Education Workshop on August 5 6 7 1971 at Baylor University Campus in Waco The event was co sponsored by Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education TANE and Baylor University.
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Jeff Fairchild
First Baptist Church
Baylor University
Waco
Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education
TANE
What Is Your Peeve Bowie News Dear Editor
Letters from readers in Bowie Texas complain about lazy neighbors tying up dogs by unfixed fences and losing aud itorium facilities while a visitor urges Bowie merchants to promote Monday trading day to boost town events and business.
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Bowie
Bellevue Board Sets Budget Hearing for August 19 1971
The Bellevue School Board of Trustees schedules a public hearing on the 1971 72 school budget for August 19 1971 at 8 00 p m and will amend the 1970 71 budget at that special meeting. In the August regular meeting the board accepted Oak Farm Dairies milk bid for school lunchrooms and set lunch prices at 40 cents for students and 50 cents for adults, unchanged from last year.
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Bellevue School Board of Trustees
Oak Farm Dairies
Roy Gene Williams Elected Secretary
Bowie City Council chose Roy Gene Williams by secret ballot to fill the unexpired term of Ernest Vanbebber who resigned August 1. Williams, a postal employee, will serve until next year’s election and take office after the council reviewed the June income and the April to June period show Bowie in the black.
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Bowie
Roy Gene Williams
Ernest Vanbebber
Williams
Vanbebber
Cial
Harold Ensey
Black
Depot Drive Falls Short in Fund Drive for Old Bowie Depot
The Bowie Historical Society reported a house to house drive that raised just over 400 dollars toward saving the old depot. Goals remain: 3900 to move and roof, 5000 to remodel. donors of 25 dollars or more will have their names on a permanent plaque.
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Bowie Historical Society
Bowie
New Students to Register at Bowie High School
Bo wie High School welcomes new students and sets registration from August 16 to 20 with hours 8 30 to 3 30. For questions contact Principal Charles Blanton about registration and schedule.
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Bowie High School
Charles Blanton
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Reeves
New Angus
Calderon
Owens and Brumley
Bill McWilliams
Buh
Bowie News
Bowie, Texas
M. Robertson
Joe Ramsfield
Denison, Texas
Bellevue Board
Depot Drive
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