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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1940
Page
8
For sale good pears at 50 cents per bushel contact W T Myers southeast of Bowie. Rags bought for 5 cents per pound with new subscriptions. Bowie News offers scales. Pianos stored in Bowie two used Spinett Consoles sold for balance due, Jackson Piano Co. 1101 Elm Dallas Texas.
The Ratliff family thanks friends for kindness and beautiful flowers after the sudden passing of our beloved mother mma Biggar. May God bless each of you.
Mr and Mrs J N Langston attended a family reunion in Newport at the home of Mrs A J Wall. A B Davis of Lubbock and companions visited Bowie for the weekend, staying with relatives near Bowie and Sunset. Rev J A Gus Matthews of Bellevue, aged over eighty, visited Bowie and said he was barely able to be up after a recent illness.
Coffield hit a bases loaded homer in the third as the Bowie Dodgers defeated Tipton Oklahoma 10 to 4 on Sunday. Jag Simmons added a homer and stellar defense by Bowie’s center fielder drew praise. The win gives Bowie a 1-0 edge in the series. Also notes of local residents Helen Barker and the Alexanders returning from trips.
Lee Blaylock reports his five acre two vineyard operation north of Sunset yielded well this year despite drought. Carman grapes show improvement with moisture and vines maturing for a larger harvest in year. He also has fifteen acres of peaches ready for rising production next season. Blaylock attended an Assembly of God camp meeting at Weatherford with over two thousand attendees per service.
Holiness minister Rev. H. P. Shaw reports large attendance at a revival at the Alamo school house east of Bowie with plans to continue for a few more days. In Bowie, Rev. J. A. Matthews of Bellevue reflects on his long ministry and declining health while noting he still preaches occasionally this year. He was ordained in the Baptist denomination nearly fifty years ago and has preached in many communities, staying loyal to his religious duties despite discouragement. Last Sunday, Lindale Baptist Church hosted a revival closing service with Rev. J. A. Gibson of Lubbock. attendees included several from Bowie and nearby towns, with good singing and preaching.
Attendees enjoyed a social meeting and watermelon feast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chancellor in Bowie on Tuesday night. Watermelons were supplied by Boyd Bartenbruch of Sunset vicinity who could not attend due to haying duties earlier in the week.
J H Ham Bell of Mallard presented corn in Bowie from a forty acre field that reached roasting ear stage early this month. He estimated the harvest would average about thirty bushels per acre for the forty acres and said thirty more acres were ready for cultivation at month start. The additional thirty acre block was planted late but was just growing.
The article notes good growth for a late corn crop after recent moisture and forecasts it reaching roasting ear stage by frost time. It mentions Mr Bell’s optimism on timing and that the crop is now advancing well. It also highlights a mountain landscape painting mailed by E. E. McConnell Sr. to his son Rev. Frank McConnell in Yakima for Nazarene Church Sunday School use.
L A Raines near Sunset grows two and a half acres of a special corn variety. The farmer reports an estimated yield of 75 bushels per acre with ears fully filled and multiple ears per stalk. He plans to expand planting next year after strong results.
Bob Wills and his 15 Texas Playboys from KVOO Tulsa will headline at Lakeside Amusement Park Wichita Falls Monday night August 26. Manager Roy Hyatt says the return engagement follows a successful first Lakeside show and offers four hours of dancing for the event.
The Lindale rural school three miles east of Bowie will start Monday morning September 9 for a nine month term. Last term also lasted nine months with teachers retained. Herman Tompkins is principal with Buna Clark and Thelma Butler as staff. trustees are Roy Shockley chairman, Frank Faulkenberry secretary, and Ed Kilcrease.
Miss Etheleen Pigg of Austin spent the week end with her mother Mrs. Johnnie Pigg.
Harry Lee Sullenger, 17, Bowie High School student and winner of $100 in the American Youth Forum contest, read his essay "Today's Challenge to American Youth" at a Rotary Club meeting. Henry Stephens presided in the president's absence. new member Clarence Newsom welcomed. George Martin attended as a guest.
Newport residents Miss Earlene Morris and Sidney Kermit Brantley are among about 500 candidates for NTSTC summer graduation in Denton. Morris earns a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Brantley a Bachelor of Science in Business Education. Dr Edward McShane Waits of TCU will give the commencement address.
The week records new hospital admissions including Mrs. W. E. Goad of Ringgold C. E. Cox of Montague Mrs. W. J. Thompson of Sunset Miss Lara Moore of Bowie and Hearn Hodges son of Mr and Mrs J H Hodges of Bellevue. Discharges include Mrs. Z. T. Lor rie Ray Hawkins Mrs. L. A. George Wanda Jean Burris Mrs. Claude Chandler Mrs. W. J. Thompson and Mary Dell Ewell.
Bob Davis of Wichita Falls toured back from Shreveport and Overton visiting relatives. Shreveport and East Texas saw heavy rains. Local visitors include Bill Lindsay family of Prairie Branch J M Hardy north of Sunset Henry Russell Nocona and Tom Sanderson Corpus Christi. Fred Custis of Post preached at Bowie Church of Christ.
Bowie boy continues to run the Custis gin. Mr and Mrs H E Fowler of Wichita Falls visited Mrs W O Fowler in Tage. Rev A J Quinn will leave Wednesday for Center City to conduct a revival meeting. Rev Quinn was pastor of this church while in college. Mr and Mrs Fred Wall attended a family reunion at Mrs A J Wall’s home in Newport.
Mrs. Audie Jackson and Mrs. G G Cummings of Sunset visited Bowie on Thursday afternoon for shopping, strolling downtown and browsing storefronts.
H L Watts returned Tuesday from a brief stay near Seymour and reported that heavy rains fell in the Seymour vicinity during the period.
The report notes Mrs. Robert Luther is convalescing after illness and Reverend David Garlington traveled to Waco on Wednesday to inquire about entering Baylor University.
Porter explains the engineer fires a long blast as the starting whistle for the race to the crossing. Traveler questions the sound while Porter confirms it signals the start.
In a social chat, Boswell asks Dr. Johnson if a good cook matters more to a town than a good poet. Johnson replies with a wry quip about a dog in the town and opinion.
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