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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
5
Lyndon Johnson carried Montague County with 1586 votes for U S Senator result showing Stevenson 1494 Peddy and eight others 1349 each Read urging turnout for the run off Saturday August 28 appealing to farmers veterans school people and ranchmen as a paid political ad by Montague County Friends.
Capt. Foster Robinson was this week reported to be in Fort Riley Kansas hospital with an ear infection. He recently returned to Bowie with wife and daughter Miss Virginia after 18 months on duty in Germany, but was assigned to Fort Riley. Mrs Robinson and the daughter remain at their Bowie home.
Kincer Appliance Store announces the opening of its Radio Repair and Service Shop next Monday. Odell Thompson will head the new operation and brings long experience in repairing radios, air conditioners, bicycles, and electric appliances.
A historical view of the chamber of commerce as a national civic commercial force. It traces its origins to businessmen forming a cooperative body to boost trade and community development and urges broad membership to advance Bowie’s growth.
Continental is rigging the W. A. Rinkle No 1 offset to the Minor Discovery near Montague and has located Miller No 2 offset to the Miller Discovery two miles southwest of Stoneburg. The company waits on cement in the new Barnett test in the Lewis Stewart pool six miles northeast of Bowie.
Fort Worth received an emergency iron lung from Bowie as polio struck another patient. The device, donated two years ago by the Bowie Lions Club, was rushed to Fort Worth to aid the hospital until its own equipment arrived.
Mr and Mrs G B Humphrys relocated to Breckenridge where he is established in business and where they had lived before moving to Bowie several years ago. They left many friends who wish them well.
Paid political advertisement by Montague County Friends urges readers to contact their veterans organization to learn Lyndon Johnson's stance and record on veteran issues highlighting his advocacy history and positions.
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