Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bowie News in Bowie, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1950

Page

5

18 Men Pass Draft Exam in This Area

Local board No. 93 serving Montague Jack and Wise counties notified that 50 more registrants in Class 1-A will be called for physical examination on Sept. 13. This brings the total for the local area to 150 men. Of the first 20 reporting on Aug. 10, eighteen passed the required examination for military duty. Another group of 30 men reported for physical examination on Thursday, Aug. 30. Fifty more have been ordered to report Aug. 30.

Montague, Jack and Wise Counties Eigteen

Brother of local lady injured in accident

C. W. Painter stationed at the Corpus Christi Naval Base suffered dislocated vertebrae joints while diving in a shallow pool and will be in a cast for some time. Initial fear of a broken neck was ruled out by Naval Hospital advisories. Painter is the son of D. M. Painter of Nocona and brother of Mrs. George Kegley of Bowie.

C. W. Painter ALC Corpus Christi Naval Base Naval Hospital Painter D. M. Painter Nocona George Kegley Bowie

Oil field activity dwindles in Bowie area North Texas

Oil operations in Bowie area and the North Texas district were at a low ebb this week. Gutzler abandoned Wright No 1 near Bowie after shallow oil shows at Viola were deemed insufficient. Wanpash No 1 Nora Mitchell, 11 miles north of Bowie, completed with an official test of 460.76 barrels per day.

Bowie North Texas R. W. Gutzler Company E. L. Covey Viola Continental Texas Company Hawes Field Youngblood Force No W. J. Woodall Montague Wanpash Oil Company Nora Mitchell

Final Rites For C. G. Whitaker Set for Friday

Chester Gray Whitaker 40 dies Wednesday in a Dallas hospital. Funeral today at 2 pm Burgess Chapel with Raymond Gray of New Mexico officiating. Burial Brushy Cemetery near Fruitland. Survived by wife Lila, three sons Gary Dwight Morris, step mother Ruie Whitaker, siblings and many extended kin.

Burgess Chester Gray Whitaker Dallas Raymond Gray New Mexico Brushy Cemetery Whitaker Fruitland Lila Whitaker Gary Dwight Morris Ruie Whitaker Alvord Joe Whitaker Santa Rosa Glenn Whitaker Monahans Muriel Wilcox Tucumcari Ira Troy William Bryan Whitaker Ira Pearl Joy Whitaker L. C. Wheeler Jake Chambers Jane Wheeler

Mrs Oliver Orton Piano Recital at Midwestern Auditorium

Mrs Oliver Orton of Bellevue and graduate students of Dr Ernc Daniel will be presented in a piano recital by the Midwestern University Division of Music in Midwestern Auditorium Wichita Falls on August 22 at 8 15 p m.

Oliver Orton Bellevue Ernc Daniel Midwestern University Division of Music Midwestern Wichita Falls

Births Reported in Bowie and Bellevue Areas

A list of newborns including Patricia Ann to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Parr Jr. in Bowie and Steven H to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kirby in Nocona. Ginger Darlene to Clarence Noble in Bowie. Wiley Glen Jr. to W. G. Page in Bowie. Demetra Ann to D. E. Whitehead in Bowie. Helen Darlene to J. R. Fox in Bellevue. James V. Rosinbaum to B. J. Rosinbaum in Bowie.

Patricia Ann T. J. Parr, Jr Bowie Steven H Steve Kirby Nocona Ginger Darlene Clarence Noble Wiley Glen, Jr W. G. Page Demetra Ann D. E. Whitehead Helen Darlene J. R. Fox Bellevue James V. Rosinbaum B. J. Rosinbaum

Hobo Party For Bethany Sunday School Class

A Bethany Sunday School class at First Baptist held a monthly social as guests dressed as hobos attended a evening with games led by Hazel Cleveland. Lois Roland hosted at her home and Homer Jackson led a devotional before a trip to the Holiday House for hot dogs and Cokes. Hobos included Mines Bernice Jackson Doris Reed Lois Roland Arlene Chandler Bonnie Ford Lucille Davis Corine Edwards.

Lois Roland Bethany First Baptist Church Hazel Cleveland Homer Jackson Mines Bernice Jackson Doris Reed Arlene Chandler Bonnie Ford Lucille Davis Corine Edwards

Birthday Dinner Compliments Mrs. M. E. Hill

A birthday dinner honors Mrs. M. E. Hill on her 65th birthday at her son Joe Hill’s home. Family present include four children O Z Hill Ben in Bowie Carl Shoemaker Mack Hill and spouses Fort Worth relatives. Friends attend including A D England Carol Jimmy McKinney W F Price.

M. E. Hill Joe Hill O. Z. Hill Ben Bowie Carl Shoemaker Mack Hill Fort Worth Bob Moore Arlington Audrey Smith Elizabeth A. D. England Carol and Jimmy of McKinney San Diego Calif W. F. Price

Boys in Heifer Program Hear Lewis

At City Auditorium in Bowie Monday night New ton Lewis the new vocational agriculture teacher and W J Young County Agent with a Chamber of Commerce dairy heifer committee met with club boys and others to outline the better breeding program for dairy cattle. They began gathering insurance registrations and program papers and urged each boy to notify Lewis immediately regarding his assigned heifer.

City Auditorium Newton Lewis Bowie W. J. Young Chamber of Commerce Lewis Young

Bradshaw Family Hosts Open House at Baptist Parsonage

Rev and Mrs G B Bradshaw invite friends and neighbors to a formal open house at the Baptist parsonage on Tuesday evening August 22 from 7 to 10. Their daughters Ann and Mary assist in welcoming guests and note invitations extend to members of other churches.

G. B. Bradshaw Ann Mary Baptist Parsonage

N G Davis Home From Hospital

N G Davis returned home from the local hospital last week and is improving. Mrs Davis was admitted this week and shows only slight improvement. Their daughter Mrs W P Watkins and son Billy Gray of Santa Fe NM are here to be with them. Miss Grace Davis of Dallas is also home.

N. G. Davis

Allisons Move to Tyler Seeks New Roles in Education

Mr and Mrs A L Allison relocate from Bowie to Tyler. Mrs Allison accepts a teaching post at Tyler schools and will reside in a brick Rock Street home. Mr Allison becomes a veterans training instructor at Marshall.

A. L. Allissem Tyler Bowie Allison Ingy Rock Streat Gesma Marshall

Breeding Dates and Information for Animals Pending

Fragment outlines steps to apply missing breeding dates and other required information promptly for the animals. It references administrative processes and unclear figures, focusing on completing records and compliance.

Also Mentioned on This Page

E. G. Joplin Paula Gerald Geters Bud Duncan, Okla Tarrant St Dodge and Plymouth Sturdavant DODGE East Wise C. G. Whitaker Olin Mills M & M Food Mrs. Bradshaw Lurlene Randolph International Harvester Co Miss Randolph Blackmon Implement Co Allisons Betty Jean Dodson’s Dept. Store Chapman Building West Wise Imo Owens-Brumley Bowie, Texas
Search Courier

Search the Bowie News Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bowie News?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication