This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Page
7
The Heard families express gratitude for the community acts of kindness during the re burial of their son Charles Willis Heard. They note the ball game interruption for silent prayer and thank the Methodist Church, Bowie Flower Shop, Owens Brumley Funeral Home, the local press, friends and neighbors.
O J Ortan a Bow ie vocational agriculture teacher urges student veterans and farmers to attend a chisel plow demonstration on August 18 at the Willis Redin farm on old Montague road He says the plow is recommended for soil water and mulch conservation to prevent erosion and improve yields.
Mrs. Lottie Mae Parker died August 10 after an eight month illness. Funeral services were held August 12 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bowie officiated by Rev. Ben Bates. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery. She was born March 1 1878 in Collin County, married Sheppard Parker in 1894, came to Bowie in 1926, and was survived by daughter Ola Mae Miller son Leslie Parker a brother Charles E Wilson and five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Pfc. Charles Willis Heard, who died in service in 1944, was honored at a 4:00 p.m. service Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Bowie. Rev. J. C. Mann and Rev. Kirk Beard led the rites with a wide circle of mourners from across Texas in attendance.
Funeral services for Linda Ruth Mondey drew attendees from Sweetwater and Dallas as well as Fort Worth Wichita Falls Joy Buffalo Springs Bellevue and Stoneburg. Visitors included Mrs W D Mondey Mr and Mrs G W Smith Mr and Mrs Leonard Myers and son Mrs James Anderson and son Mrs E B Baker Mr and Mrs Murry E Johnson and children Mr and Mrs Buck Arnold Mr and Mrs J A Howell Mr and Mrs L D Cantrell Mrs Jim Cantrell Mrs Lee Winningham and others. Loyd Wells and children of Dighton Kansas have returned home after visiting Mrs Wells' parents who have been ill.
Ann Sanders returns home after a two week visit in Siaminole Oklahoma. Mrs J W Walker of Saint Jo visits her daughter Mrs Percy Stallings. Roy and Jim Curry depart for Amarillo to work the rest of the summer. Lee Quisenberry comes home after days in Vernon. Rev LeRoy Castle of Bowie outlines Sundays sermon on Repentance and Why Wear Dark Colored Glasses to Church Everyone invited. Wylie Lyons travels to Detroit Michigan for a business trip.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.