Montague County's A J Fenoglio honored on Second Monday
A J Fenoglio 87, a longtime Montague County resident, received a $25 award as the oldest attendee of Second Monday. Born December 1881 in Grace County, he moved to Montague as an infant, married Mary Verdette in 1903, and helped run the family farm and vineyard. He recalls early town life, education in Montague with little English, and nearby Bowie history. He has nine children, including Ray Fenoglio, director of Bowie National Bank, Tony Fenoglio, a former state representative, and Melvin Fenoglio, Montague schools principal. He has attended 900 Second Mondays in 75 years.
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A.J. Fenoglio
Montague County
Montague
Fenoglio
A.J
Mary Verdetto
Bowie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smokey, Row
Bowie National Bank
Ray Fenoglio
Tony Fenoglio
Montague Schools
Melvin Fenoglio
Bowie High Tickets Go On Sale For 3A Football Season
The Bowie school board set August 20 as the ticket sale date for five home games at Jackrabbit Stadium with first kick September 13 against Henrietta and other home dates including Gainesville October 4 Mineral Wells October 11 and Washington November 1 with Hirshi November 8. Rotary and Jaycees projects received board discussion and local civic efforts were highlighted alongside an audit firm appointment and continued utility charges.
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Bowie
Jackrabbit Stadium
Henrietta
Gainesville
Mineral Wells
Washington
Hirshi
Rotary Club
C. J. Howard
James Doughty
Rotary
Bowie Rotary
Bowie High School
Ron Taylor
Jaycees
North Ward
Montague County News Bounces Through Town Gossip And Local Debate
A patchwork column blends local gossip with political debate. It notes privacy concerns about Lynn McWhorter and discusses George Wallace’s impact on the 1968 race, plus a satire on miniskirt taxes and a call for quarterly county financial reports.
Bowie Man Serves Off Coast of South Vietnam
Seaman Clifford M. Hopkins of Bowie serves aboard USS Boyd off South Vietnam in Operation Jeb Stuart III. He provides naval gun fire support for the First Air Cavalry Division south of the DMZ and helped shell enemy bunkers. In two days the 5 inch guns damaged or destroyed over 60 buildings or structures.
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Bowie Man
South Vietnam
Boyd
Clifford M. Hopkins
USN
Lillian R. Hopkins
Route 3
Bowie
First Air Cavalry Division
Second Monday Diamond Anniversary Draws Bowie Crowd
Seven and a half decades of tradition celebrated as about 7000 people from 15 states attend Bowie's Second Monday anniversary in Bowie. The crowd enjoyed free barbecue, awards for long attendance, and prizes for aging, travel, and youth at the trades day event. Harold Jones addressed the crowd while Marvin Brashear and Weldon Brashear sponsored the barbecue.
South Ward Opens Registration For First Grade Students
Mrs. Helen Jefferies announced registration for the first grade and new students to South Ward School will be 2 to 4 Tuesday afternoon August 27. The first full day of class is the next day. Pre-school registration estimates over 125 students this year. Transfers must begin in the ward where the student lives and are handled after school starts to balance the district. Bus riders’ transfer requests are prioritized first to place mobile students in wards more conveniently.
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Helen Jefferies
South Ward
Tim Harbin
Bowie Independent School System
Hood Bags up $1,000 in Jewelry Burglary
Gayle Bradley Jewelry suffered a 1000 plus dollar burglary between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. Wednesday when a front door window was broken. Officer Adams found the break in and notified Mr. Bradley. Most valuables were in a safe that remained locked. a fingerprint set was found, and police pursue leads. Jewelry items included watches gold and silver charms and a silver plate bowl. merchandise was uninsured.
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Gayle Bradley
Bowie
Adams
Bradley
Police nab Bowie youths in string of burglaries
Four Bowie boys aged 9 to 14 were picked up after a local dealer reported buying brass connections for over 100 dollars. Police say the suspects confessed to over 12 burglaries totaling about 2500 dollars over eight months, with tools guns reels and liquor seized. Charges may be filed against two men, Arnold Nelson Sr and Arlie Bowers, for receiving and concealing stolen merchandise.
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Bowie
Bowie Police Department
Arnold Nelson
Arlie Bowers
Dallas
L.C. Tribble
Bowie News
Joe Hamners
Arnold Nelson, Sr
Arlie Bow
Wallace Wins In Poll By Two to One Margin
At the Bowie Kiwanis Club noon luncheon a poll on national issues showed strong support for George Wallace in the hypothetical 1968 presidential matchup. Nixon received three votes, Humphrey two, Wallace ten, as members discussed coalition governments and pressing U.S. problems.
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Wallace
Kiwanis Club
Bowie
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Nixon
Humphrey
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