Editorial Musings and Vacation News From Bowie
Emerson Lynn Jr reflects on television and a Fort Worth depot engraving while editorials from the Denver Post spark debate over the March on Washington. The column then shifts to Bowie vacation notes, local visits, and the opening of the Bowie Cabinet Shop by Lacy and Roach at 118 West Wise.
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Ben Saenger
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Denver
Denver Post
Washington
Boston
Hungary
R. B. Lacy
Delbert Roach
Bowie
West Wise
Dodson
Lacy and Roach
Bowie to Observe Labor Day Closures
Most Bowie businesses and service institutions will be closed on Labor Day Monday. The Bowie Merchants Committee has long established Labor Day as a closing day causing banks post office savings and loan offices and professional offices to shut down.
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Bowie
Bowie Merchants Committee
Labor Day
Savings and Loan
Bowie Council Approves Overpass Plan on Highway 59
The Bowie city council approved proceeding with rights of way for a new overpass over the Rock Island Railroad on Highway 59. They deferred action on pool halls while awaiting citizen input and accepted a state offer to build a lakefront road, parking area, and boat ramp at Selma Park.
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Rock Island Railroad
Highway 59
Bowie
J. A. Spears
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Selma Park
Spears
Blackie Stratton
Amon G. Carter
Blacktop
Federal Aviation Authority
State Department of Health
Country Club
Harry Duke
Murder Charges In Ringgold Shooting
A 20 year old South Dakota woman, Wilma Jean Hoffman, is held on murder charges in the shooting death of her husband Paul Charles Hoffman, 43, of Reading, Pennsylvania. The incident followed an attempted robbery at J. C. Clower’s Ringgold ranch, sparking a high speed chase and a head on collision with Mrs. Clower.
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South Dakota
Montague County
Wilma Jean Hoffman
Rapid City
Paul Charles Hoffman
Reading
J. C. Clower
Ringgold
Clower
Kelly Jo
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Bruce Coggin Accepted as Postulant for Holy Orders
The Right Reverend C Avery Mason Bishop of Dallas announced Bruce Coggin 1959 Bowie High graduate has been accepted as a Postulant for Holy Orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church. Bruce is the son of Mr and Mrs R Wayne Coggin of Bridgeport, former Bowie residents.
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C. Avery Mason
Dallas
Bruce Coggin
Bowie High
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bruce
R. Wayne Coggin
Bridgeport
Bowie
Montague County 4 H Horse Show Winners Named
The third and final Montague County 4 H horse show was held Tuesday night at the Nocona Rodeo grounds with about 200 spectators and 20 4 H ers competing. Awards went to Sarah Hanson Don Stark Thelma Sue Henley Sar ah Hanson Dayle Cook Billy Henley Bobby Miller Billy Prince Riley Simpson Clorayv Love Birt Simpson and Loydell Parsons. High point and overall honors earned by Thelma Sue Henley with trophies to be awarded in September.
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Montague County
Nocona Rodeo Grounds
Halter
Sarah Hanson
Don Stark
Thelma Sue Henley
Dayle Cook
Billy Henley
Bobby Miller
Billy Prince
Riley Simpson
Clorayv Love
Reining
Birt Simpson
Loydell Parsons
Birt Simson
Days Cook
Patricia Hanson
Peace Officers Meet Here Tuesday
Twenty five area law officers, members of the Red River Pac Officers Association, met here Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting. Howard Middleton, Montagu County Sheriff and president of the association, said the group swapped information on activities of criminal elements, descriptions of wanted fugitives, and other information.
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Red River Pac: Officers Association
Howard Middleton
Montagu County
Bowie Youth Held After Break In Detentions
A 13 year old Bowie boy was released to his parents after arrests for burglaries. Police allege he stole a guitar from Dr D L Payne, a camera and gun from Jerry Lynn Houser, and other items from H A Myers and a trailer residence. He is scheduled to appear before Juvenile Court Judge Louis Holland next week.
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Bowie
Bint
D. L. Payne
Jerry Lynn Houser
H. A. Myers
Louis Holland
Weather Observer Reports Seasonal Cooling Trend and Heat Records
Col Oran Stovall, Bowie weather observer, notes 76 days to average first freeze with historical dates from October 27 to December 8. August 1956 had 26 days above 100, while 1961 had eight. 1962-1969 show varied 100 degree days. Upcoming September may bring cooler weather based on past records.
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Bowie
Oran Stovall
U. S Government
Col. Stovall
Amarillo Way
Bochelles
Mercury
Savings Bond Sales Reported in Montague County
Montague County sales total 6337 dollars, 25.8 percent of the 1963 goal, stated by District No 15 chairman Henry D Field Jr. Texas bonds for seven months totaled 87895038 dollars, 58.4 percent of the state goal, with praise for Texans’ role in the Liberty Bond Drive.
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Montague County
Henry D. Field, Jr
Texas
Musical Men Visit In Rucker Home
Mr and Mrs George Rucker host Tuesday evening guests Col and Mrs Earl D Irons Arlington Mr and Mrs Jim Jacobson and Mr and Mrs C O Crocon Ft Worth and Mr and Mrs Jack Wilbanks Bowe Col Irons formerly Arlington State College band director Mr Jacobson director of bands Texas Christian University Mr Crocon owner C and S Music Co Ft Worth Mr Wilbanks local school band director
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George Rucker
Earl D. Irons
Arlington
Jim Jacobson
C. O. Crocon
Ft. Worth
Jack Wilbanks
Bowe
Col. Irons
Arlington State College
Jacobson
Texas Christian University
Crocon
C and S Music Co
Wilbanks
Bowie School Registration Opens With Mass Welcome
Bowie students begin enrollment with high school seniors registering 9 to 11 30 am and juniors 1 to 2 30 pm today. Tomorrow sophomores 9 to 11 30 am and freshmen 1 to 2 30 pm. All elementary and junior high registrations follow Friday morning.
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Bowie
T. A. Harbin
Harbin
Uvalde
Darrel Williams
Bowie Junior Band Rehearsal Schedule Set
The Bowie Junior Band will meet Tuesday during third period with seventh and eighth graders invited to join. Students should bring instruments on the first day of school for a playing rehearsal. The band will attend and perform at Junior High football games and may participate in contests parades and a Nocona game. A sixth grade beginners band organizes September 9 after testing to assign instruments.
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Bowie
Direston
Jack Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Nocona
Architects Work On Bowie Hospital Plans
Wichita Falls architect James R. Killebrew was employed to draw up plans for the Bowie hospital. Elton Hill, chairman of the details committee, announced the plans at a hospital authority meeting Friday night. The 40 bed facility will sit on North Mill Street on authority property. Twenty single rooms can convert to doubles, ten more rooms will be doubles. Two financing options are under consideration, with financing assured.
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Wichita Falls
Bowie Hospital
Elton Hill
James R. Killebrew
Hospital Authority
North Mill Street
Hill
Bowie School Budget Sets Total At 490 428
Bowie School District reports a balanced budget for the coming year totaling 490 428 with anticipated state funds of 296 302 and local maintenance tax of 170 442.47. A budget hearing is scheduled at the high school at 7 30 p m next Tuesday for patrons to review spending plans and ask questions.
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Bowie
Supt
T. A. Harbin
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