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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
7
Mr and Mrs John Vaught and son Walter of Hobart along with Mr and Mrs Hugh Smith of Stillwater and Mr and Mrs Joe Wolfe and daughter of Wichita Falls visited Mr and Mrs Jack Tage Saturday and Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Mark N Hearne and their two daughters Joyce and Gwendolyn will relocate to Bowie from Long Beach California. Mrs Hearne is sister to J B McIntyre of Bowie. They visited Bowie recently and leased a home while planning to buy later. One daughter is in high school and the other is a graduate.
Hundreds enjoyed cold watermelon at Henrys place located on Fort Worth Highway near Green Awning 342 miles from the city.
Postoak News notes a revival underway at Silver Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Herman Marshall of Sunset preaching. Other items include travelers visiting relatives in North Carolina and local families attending church, school, and events around Jacksboro Bowie and Fort Worth.
Miss Christine Lucas of Holdenville and Thomas B. Lowry of Duncan united in a twilight single-ring ceremony at the First Methodist Church parsonage hosted by Rev. J. C. Mann. The improvised altar featured gladiolus and the bride wore lime green linen with rosebud corsage. Various local families and relatives are noted as visitors and travelers in the surrounding weeks.
Mr and Mrs Frank Benson hosted this week his mother Mrs W H Benson of Wichita Falls and his sister Mrs John Willis of Amarillo as guests in their home.
The Briar Creek Community held a cemetery working on July 14 with many volunteers and the Home Demonstration Club serving lunch. A Cemetery Association was organized with Mrs. J. R. McNutt as president and Mrs. Joe Garlington as secretary and treasurer, raising $100 to finish fencing. Mr. Martin was hired for the work and dozens of local residents contributed time and donations to honor loved ones.
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