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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
9
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Staats hosting guests from Houston and Montague. Attendees were Harland Baker and son David, Tom Lindsey and daughter Silva, plus Mrs. Lillie Hair and others joining the meal.
MOYER DUTTON offers good used refrigerators priced right. See us today at 221 B Sythe St. Call 341 for details.
In Bowie, Mr and Mrs Harold Walsey and Mr and Mrs Ocie Walsey with daughter Mary Ann hosted evening callers. The note mentions Irene Hair of Fresno California as part of the social scene.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kennedy and their children of Colorado were guests at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs C E Ryan.
The Bowie News publishes an eight page issue dated Friday August 18 1950. Local news, classifieds and community notices fill the standard weekly edition. The paper covers area events, weather, and social notes common to mid century local papers.
Mr and Mrs J L Harlow celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at the home of their son Ray Harlow with 145 guests. The event featured golden mums a white punch cloth centerpiece a three tier cake and a crystal punch service. Several family members and relatives attended from nearby towns and states. Funeral services for Joe Bobo 71 were held at Bellevue Cemetery after he died at a daughter’s home in Duncan Oklahoma.
John R. Weatherford 79, a retired Bowie farmer, died Saturday in Clifton Texas. Funeral services were at Montague Baptist Church Sunday at 4 with Rev. Paul Adams presiding. Interment followed in Montague Cemetery with county officials serving as pallbearers. Survivors include sons Fred Weatherford in Oklahoma City and Bill Weatherford in Clifton and daughter Mrs. Leafy Hundley of Denton, plus another son and daughter.
Other survivors include five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. USED WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A REAL PRICE. MOYER DUTTON 221 B SMYTHE ST TEL 341.
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