Democracy and community life in Bowie Texas remembers and rallies
The piece urges voters to participate in the upcoming run-off primary on August 26 while celebrating local civic life. It highlights electricity shortages, a recommended reading of the History of Montague County, school sports plans at Bowie High, and notes on soil conservation gains across 1422 Texas farms. It also reports President Roosevelt ordering Navy control of 29 San Francisco area machine shops over a union overtime dispute and draft deferment issues arising from extra shifts.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Navy
San Francisco
Fox Holes
Youth Center War Memorial Committee Formed in Bowie
Bowie chamber directors create a committee to coordinate with other groups for a proposed Youth Center War Memorial. The motion honors the Lions Club for its work and also reviews local farm to market road needs.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bowie
Lions Club
Second Democratic Primary Set For Saturday
The second Democratic primary will be held Saturday Aug 26 with four candidates for state office and four for county office. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m and results in Bowie may be known within an hour after closing. County Chairman Frank Moss will receive reports at Benson Benson law office in Bowie. Ballot reads For Attorney General Grover Sellers and Jesse E Martin For Associate Justice Richard Critz and Gordon Simpson For State Representative E L Covey and Paul Donald For County Treasurer Mrs Wayne Davis and Miss Susie Loyd.
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Bowie
Frank Moss
Benson & Benson Law Office
Grover Sellers
Jesse E. Martin
Supreme Court
Richard Critz Gordon Simpson
E. L. Covey Paul Donald
Wayne Davis
Susie Loyd
West of Bowie enjoying furlough after war service
John A. West son of Mr and Mrs D H West of Bowie rests at home on furlough having gained over three pounds on Mom's cooking He served in the African campaign and was a prisoner of war in Italy before escaping His wartime experiences are kept secret under censorship rules and war regulations.
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John A. West
D. H. West
Bowie
West
Italy
Electricity Shutdown In Bowie For Three Hours
Mayor Jnc C McNatt announces a three hour power outage in Bowie from 12 midnight to 3 am Tuesday morning August 29 to allow Texas Electric Service Company to install cut out switches. A recent breakdown at the City Light Plant led to a temporary power deal with the Texas company to keep Bowie supplied while repairs are made.
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Jnc. C. McNatt
Bowie
Texas Electric Service Company
City
Theatre Calendar Highlights with Serial Film Pairings
Friday and Saturday feature Allen Jones in Sing A Jingle alongside Riders of the Deadline with William Boyd and Andy Clyde. Monday brings James Cagney in Johnny Come Lately with George and Marjorie Main. Tuesday presents Lucille Ball and Dick Powell with Virginia OBrien in Meet The People. Wednesday and Thursday showcase Desert Song in technicolor starring Denis Morgan and Irene Manning.
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Allen Jones
William Boyd
Andy Clyde
James Cagney
Johnny Come
E George
Marjorie Main
Lucille Ball
Dick Powell
Virginia O’brien
Bacher Family Visits Bowie Relatives This Week
Mr and Mrs J A Bacher and sons Joe Ralph and Richard Earl of New Orleans Louisiana visited Mrs Joe Bacher and other relatives in Bowie this week.
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J. A. Bacher and
Joe Ralph
Richard Earl
New Orleans
Joe Bacher
Bowie
Bowie High teams draw on triplets and veterans for multi sport season
Sunset students Emanuel Willett Nathaniel Willett and Daniel Willett join Bowie High backfield contenders along with Tommie Dutton Tommie Chandler Bennie Tidwell Jack Lovette and Lewis Vasser as Bowie prepares for football basketball and tennis. More than forty boys expected to participate with practice starting September 1 and a strong volleyball outlook exists with returning letter players and new transfers.
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Bowie High
Willett
Emanuel
Nathaniel
Daniel
Bradley
Jack and
Clark
Billies
Toms
Daniel Willett
Sunset
Jackrabbitt
Walter Alexander
Tommie Dutton
Tommie Chandler Bennie Tidwell
Jack Lovette
Lewis Vasser
Bowie
Bowie High School
Ing
Greshman
Nocona Indians
Raymond Miller
Thomas Chandeler
Jack Kreyenbuhl
Troy Johnson
Embry Privett
Post Oak
Clifford Wall
Lewis Vassar
Truman Miller
Bennie Tidwell
Jack Bradley
Glen Chambers
Donald Humphries
Embry Privet
Tom Dutton
Wanda Bush
Beverly Wood
Dale Lowrie
Doris Jane Cato
Dorothy Gossett
la Beth Finn
W C Simpson 73 Buried In Montague County
Funeral services for W. C. Simpson age 73 were held Sunday at The First Methodist Church in Montague with Rev. Kirk Beard officiating. Interment followed in Montague cemetery. He lived in Montague County 51 years and is survived by two sons P. L. of Montague and W. G. of Big Spring, a sister Lillie Hester, a half brother Joe G. Pallbearers named. Burgess Funeral Home of Bowie in charge.
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First Methodist Church
Montague
W. C. Simpson
Kirk Beard
Bowie
Simpson
Montague County
P. L
W. G
Big Spring
Lillie Hester
Joe G
Bill Minor
Fowler McGee
W F. London
J. L. Jameson
W. R. Covey
Bill Wood
Burgess Funeral Home
Primitive Baptist Association Services in Bowie
The Primitive Baptist Association meets at City Park East Wise Street starting Friday and continues all day Saturday and Sunday. Elder B. L. Huff of Ryan Oklahoma serves as moderator. The public is invited per S. M. Meek of Bowie.
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The
Primitive Baptist Association
City Park
East Wise Street
B. L. Huff
Ryan, Ok
S. M. Meek
Bowie
Marvin Bell Reassumes Ownership at Square Deal Market
Marvin Bell, who previously ran Square Deal Grocery and Market and sold his stake to W. P. Sandlin Jr., has bought all interests and resumes management. Sandlin, the current operator, says he may announce plans for the store’s future soon.
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Marvin Bell
Square Deal Grocery
W. P. Sandlin, Jr
Sandlin
Funeral Held for Mrs Lydia K Herndon of Bowie
Lydia K Herndon 66 died at her Bowie home last Friday after 47 years in the town. Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 p.m. at The Apostolic Church of God with Rev Cate Hudson officiating. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery under Burgess Funeral Home direction. Pallbearers were J A Gibson W L Deavers Pete Mayfield Webb Case and Raymond Elliott. She is survived by three brothers T O Mayo A O Mayo Electra W R Mayo California and one sister Mrs Josey Chambers Electra.
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Lydia K. Herndon
Bowie
Apostolic Church of God
Cate Hudson
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
J. A. Gibson
W. L. Deavers
Pete Mayfield
Webb Case
Raymond Elliott
T. O. Mayo
A. O. Mayo
Electra
W. R. Mayo
California
Josey Chambers
Baccus Hosts Barbecue With Notables At Home
Mr and Mrs A C Baccus entertained Sunday at their home with a barbecue. Guests included Mr and Mrs J A Bacher and their sons Joe Ralph and Richard Earl of New Orleans H Harmon and daughter Mary Sue of Arkada La Mrs W O Higdins and S B Bacher of Wichita Falls Mr and Mrs Orville Ward and son Charles Leon of Bowie and Mrs Joe Bacher of Bowie.
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A. C. Baccus
J. A. Bacher
Joe Ralph
Richard Earl
New Orleans
H. Harmon
Mary Sue
Arkada
W. O. Hidgins
S. B. Bacher
Wichita Falls
Orville Ward
Charles Leon
Bowie
Joe Bacher
Scout Court of Honor Meets Monday
J. E. Shelton announces the Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held at the First Methodist Church on Monday September 4 at 8 30 pm. The public is cordially invited.
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J. E. Shelton
First Methodist Church
Miss Sarah Clapp Visits Neches Family
Miss Sarah Clapp of Neches Louisiana is spending time with her parents Mr and Mrs Carole Clapp during a family visit at their home.
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Sarah Clapp
Neches, la
Mrs
Carole Clapp
Inductees Listed for August and July 1944 Service
The Montague county board releases August 1944 inductees Elvin Eli Dennis Chester Clyde Ivins Elvie Basil McMillion James Welden Dunn H. B. Posey Clarence Milton Jarrett and others. Additional July inductees include W D Dowd Walton Gaston Edwin Eugene Meeks and many more.
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Montague Selective Service Board
Elvin Eli Dennis Chester Clyde Ivins Elvie Basil McMillion
James Welden Dunn
H. B. Posey Clarence Milton Jarrett John Joseph Rich Clyde Earl Walls
John Matterson Weaver Marshall Elwood Doyle Robert Paul Stambaugh
J. L. Sullivan
R. G. Sewell, Jr
Clifton Henry Verette Lowell Thomas Miller Floyd L. V. Womick Milburn
David Reed Bertie Lawrence Foster Joseph Mer
George Warren Marmaduke Robert Edward Burrows
A. C. Weaver
Leon Reed
Walter Scheller Samuel Odean Ward Billie Keith Roberson
Garrold M. Lemons
Buford Greenwood
William Baxter McGaughy Grady Preston Linn Hiram Bert Speir, Jr
Arvel Dale Price
Cecil Clayton Menasco, Jr
Frank Truett Welsey
Paul Edwin Donald, Jr
Harold Deil Goulding
Orville Louis Burris
Thomas Moore Shaver
Joe Hopson, Jr
Luther Albert Mullens
J. C. Henry Samuel Morell Youngblood
W. D. Dowd
Walton Gaston
Edwin Eugene Meeks
Joe Weldon Howard
Harold Eugene Rhyne
Calvin Louis Griffin
Howard Davis Aselton
Jim Wheeler Frazier
Connie Precester
Junior Duwayne Brooks
Virgil A. P. Spencer
Floyd Leonard McDonald
Doyle Hurley Powell
Elmore Louis Hoover
Lonnie E. Thompson
Alis A. Hunt
Alton Nolen Tage
Curtis Lee Woolf
D. L. Thompsos
Wayne Edison
Houpt
Morris Wayne Magee
Lewis Virgle McGhee
Jack Linn
J. A. Underwood
Loyd Lavern Goolsby
Lewis Wayne Breeze
Roy Wilton Molsbee
Jermoe
Maxallie Dudley
George Leon Heaton
George Paskel Larsson
Jefferson Davis Williams
Wayne Douglas Dennis
G. W. Green
Lucian Dale Heaton
W. D. Walker
Bonnie O. Michell Jr
John Neely Smith
Alton LaJune Hewitt
J. D. Faulkenberry
Clyde L. Bell
Johnnie Decatur Morrow
Thomas Earl Tarr
Everett Cecil Lyons
Jimmie Levy Walser
Herbert Henry Roberts, Jr
C. E. Lemons
Roy Dudley
WAC Recruiting Team to Visit Bowie for Interviews
The Fort Worth WAC Recruiting Station will interview women aged 20 to 49 without young dependents on Monday August 28. About 239 positions are available in offices, trucking, switchboards, radio operations, and hospital technicians for returning veterans care.
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Emma Ym, Shirley
Eun Gilbreath
Fort Worth
WAC
Women’s Army Corps
Army
Sgt
Shirley
Mrs. Cosby Hosts Mary Cree Cosby Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs. C Y Cosby hosted the Mary Cree Cosby Auxiliary at her home for a social and business session. Miss Lara Dean Davis led a discussion on The Indians of The America, with members and guests presenting program items and sharing a picnic supper hosted by the hostess.
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C. Y. Cosby
Mary Cree Cosby
Lara Dean Davis
America
Inez Rudy
Elizabeth Bellah
Lillie Huff
Scott Avery
Ike Parke
Mmes
Ike Parks
F. O. Edwards
Lora McDonald
Merle Hancock
Effie Copeland
Alice McDonald
Laura Dean Davis
Miss Lola Gates Returns Home to New Mexico
Miss Lola Marie Gates returns to her home in McAllister New Mexico after visiting in Bowie with her grandmother Mrs Joe Bacher.
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Lola Marie Gates
McAllister
New Mexico
Bowie
Joe Bacher
Stag Picnic Planned by Bowie Rotary and Lions Clubs
The Bowie Rotary Club and Bowie Lions Club plan a stag picnic for Bowie football prospects. An outdoor event in a Bowie park is proposed with invites sent to all boys and club members urged to attend. Dates likely August 31 or September 1, with plans to be arranged by the two clubs.
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Bowie Rotary Club
Bowie Lions Club
Bowie
Fundamentalist Baptist Revival Under Big Tent Continues
Large crowds attend revival services under a big tent on Lind say Street. Rev. Loys Vess preaches with Rev. B. F. Dearmore announcing the meetings will run through Sunday night August 28. Several professions and additions have been announced.
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Lindsay Street
Loys Vess
B. F. Dearmore
Montague County Guests Attend Bowies Dinner
Attendees from Montague County included C. D. Meador H. D. Fields Jr. Saint Jo Hinds Clark James McCall Nocona Cecil Allen Herman Moore E. L. Anderson Hazel Weckar and Lola V. Lee Bowie at the Chester Bowies dinner held Monday night at the Texas Hotel.
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Montague County
Chester Bowies
Texas Hotel
C. D. Meador
H. D. Fields Jr
Saint Jo
Hinds Clark
James McCall
Nocona
Cecil Allen Herman Moore
E. L. Anderson
Hazel Weckar
Lola V. Lee
Bowie
Miss Trulia Winton Visits Marfa Roots
Miss Trulia Winton of Marfa is a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Winton.
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Trulia Winton
Marfa
Mrs
Bob Winton
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W. R. Porter
Square Deal Grocery and Market
Lydia Herndon
Mrs. A C. Baccus
Scout Court of Honor
Murdick
Hildreth Pool
C. H. Murdick
State Railroad Commission
S. W. Heard No
Hildreth
Ida Walthall
Heard
H. R Mills
Matney
Parker
Charlie Grace
Mr. Grace
Graham
Continental
Welch
Newport
Crockett
Buffalo Springs
Mmes. G. W. Halton
A. B. Adams
Ethel Arnold
Sarah C. Clapp
Neches
Fundamentalist Baptist Meeting
Bowles
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