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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
7
Mrs Dwayne Brooks received congratulations on the arrival of twin daughters born Sunday at Bowie Hospital. Linda Fay weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and Glenda Fay weighed 6 pounds. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Howard Jer and Mr and Mrs Clifton Ks of Bowie.
Funeral services were conducted at Montague Cemetery for James Carroll Ratliff, the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Coye B. Ratliff of Mt. Vernon. The Ratliffs formerly resided here where Mr. Ratliff worked as a jeweler.
Mrs. John Tompkins and Miss Virginia hosted little Carol Ann Weinger at her Fort Worth home after a visit with Max Weinger. Ardell Young of Fort Worth visited relatives. Buster Moss and Sue spent Sunday in Oklahoma. Several residents traveled to Dallas and Ryan Oklahoma for exams and teaching assignments. Families from Wichita Falls Denton Houston Claude Foreman Texola Elk City and Amarillo visited Ringgold and Fremont areas this week.
Mr and Mrs Troy Johnson were honored with a gift shower at the city auditorium hosted by Mmes A E Stamtagh Paul Garrett Carl Shurtiff and H A Dodson. About fifty guests attended the event with a lace table arrangement of white asters armoryllis and crystal serves.
Several from the community attended the Forestburg Baptist Church baptismal service Sunday. Local families and visitors traveled among Gainesville Farney Purcell Nocona Wichita Falls Lone Star Saint Jo Purcellokla to visit relatives and attend gatherings.
Mrs. Alice Irwin and Mrs. Mary I. Ryman were in Port Arthur over the weekend for a local social visit. Olen Mills attended the Retail Grocers Convention in Dallas on Monday.
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