Dove Season Opens As Warden Notes Good Conditions
Montague County game warden James McCash says rain helped dove numbers look better than last year with larger concentrations around the Red River bottoms. Dove season runs Sept 1 to Oct 14 with a second phase Jan 6 to Jan 21. Daily limit 10 with 20 in possession. Shotguns must be plugged to three shells. Hours noon to sunset. Licensing required for hunters out of county. New licenses go on sale Aug 21 and are required after Aug 31.
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Texas Game Preserve
James McCash
Montague County
Red River
Jackrabbit Club seeks members amid political ranting
A letter from Jim Winter and Amigo Carl Fitzgerald voices club recruitment while railing at Nixon, Shriver, and Clark. The essay riffs on 1972 politics, alleged lies, communists, and anti liberal rhetoric, urging readers to rally behind a GOP esque stance and purge red sympathizers from the Democrats.
Cycle accident injures Nocona officer
Officer Mike Nelson of the Texas Highway Patrol in Nocona remained in serious condition at Arlington Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle crash Saturday. He sustained head injuries and partial paralysis from the fall and was rushed to the Arlington hospital.
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Mike Nelson
Texas
Nocona
Arlington Memorial Hospital
Nelson
Arlington Memorial
Reed Promoted To Sergeant In U S Air Force
Kenneth L. Reed Jr. of Bowie Texas has been promoted to sergeant at Dyess Air Force Base He serves as an administrative specialist in the Tactical Air Command which supports U S ground forces The 1968 Burleson High School graduate earned an A A degree in 1970 from Torront County Junior College Fort Worth Texas His wife Barbara is the daughter of Sunset Texas residents L C McMillion and wife
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Abilene, Tex
Kenneth L. Reed
Mill Street
Bowie
Texas
U. S. Air Force
Reed
Dyess Afb
Tex
Tactical Air Command
U.S
Burleson (Tex
Torrent County Junior College
Ft. Worth
Barbara
L.C. McMillion
Sunset Texas
Builder's Wall Error Spurs City Council Review in Bowie
Bowie City Council reviews a construction error at the Bow ie Convalescent Home expansion. A新 retaining wall built over 18 inches of city property prompts council study and potential relocation. The meeting covered budget notes and insurance purchases for the city.
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Bridges
Henry
Roy Gene Willams
Bill Bratcher
Otto Mercer
Alex Griffin
Mercer
City Council Approves Expanded Employee Retirement Plan
City officials announced at last Monday's council meeting that the city will increase retirement fund contributions to 7.4 percent of employee wages effective January 1 1973. The move raises future benefits by about 50 per retiree and adds two new eligible participants by February next year with annual city funding rising from about $12 000 to $21 750 on January 1.
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Howard Black
Goldburg Schools Begin August 23 With Staggered Schedule
The Gold Burg Independent School district opens at 8 00 A M on August 23 1972 with Jr High and High School on a staggered 8 20 A M assembly and early dismissal times 2 35 P M for older students and 2 10 P M for elementary students. Faculty attend an Instructional Development Institute in Nocona August 14 through 22.
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Gold Burg
General Assembly
Nocona
Kin
Bowie Completes Phase I of Master Plan
Bowie city officials met with Jim Delashaw of the Texas Urban Development office to review Phase I of updating the 1963 Master Plan. The phase inventories current conditions and outlines a 20 year projection including maps, studies, land use, services, housing, and environmental factors with Phase I reports due in Austin by April 30, 1973.
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Bowie
Delashaw
Austin
Junior Rodeo This Weekend Sparks Youth Event
Rodeo fans will get another look at the youngsters this Friday and Saturday night as the second summer chamber sponsored junior rodeo begins. Events include bareback riding calf roping barrel racing pony bareback riding steer riding calf bobbing rescue racing and bull riding. Tickets will be available at the gate.
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Chamber
Football Tickets Up For Grabs
Bowie School Board sets August 25 as football ticket sale date with tickets at two dollars per game and a limit of eight per person. Tickets are sold on a first come basis. Budget meeting on August 28 open to the public. several teacher contracts confirmed and resignations accepted. Executive session discussed salaries and other matters.
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Bowie School Board
E. O. Martin
Enrollment Days Set as Bowie Schools Prepare for Fall
Bowie Schools announce new student enrollment for August 25 across all elementary grades. Unregistered juniors and seniors may enroll weekdays this week or next. School starts August 28. Immunization records and updated shot history are required for all new and returning students.
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Bowie
Graedes
Bowie Schools Offer Free Lunches for 1972 73
The Bowie Schools will offer free lunches for children in families with low income during the 1972 73 school year. Eligibility is set by a scale based on family size and annual income, with applications to be distributed in the first week of school. Parents should contact their child’s principal with questions.
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Bowie
Bowie News wins General Excellence in WTPA contest
The Bowie News captured the General Excellence Award for semi weekly papers at the West Texas Press Association contest held in Brownwood. Canyon News placed second and Hereford Brand took third as over 150 publishers attended the meeting where Bob Miller of the Hamilton Herald was elected president.
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Bowie News
West Texas Press Association
Brownwood
Canyon News
WTPA
Bob Miller
Hamilton Herald
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Bowie Convalescent Home
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U. S. 183
Wilbarger County
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