Bowie Council Faces Cattle Sale Tax Debate and Land Sale
Local outrage over a proposed $100 fee for using the Bowie sale barn tied to the Montague County Hereford Association sale. The council also discussed a 1 percent city sales tax to cut property tax, and approved a new water department pickup and a land sale near the dump grounds and National Guard Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Montague County Hereford Association
Covey
Montague County Association
Tucker
Water and Sewer Department
Troy Woolf
George Hoeldtke
National Guard
Democrats Fall To Internal Strife And Calls For Force
A critical column argues the Democratic Party is self destructing amid calls for bold policy, minority focus, and tough foreign policy. It singles out George McGovern Eugene McCarthy and George Wallace while urging a hard line to free the Pueblo and to end the Vietnam War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Democratic Party
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Nation Party
Peacenik
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Democratic Party
Pueblo
George Wallace
Chicago
Theodore Bilbo
Washington
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Congress
North Vietnam
North Korea
Europe
140 More Reserved Seats for Bowie Jackrabbits Games
The Bowie News reports 140 additional reserved seats go on sale at 8:00 AM Saturday near the concession stand on the home side. Portable bleachers will be added to handle fans previously stuck in long lines for general admission. Tickets are limited to eight per customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Jackrabbits
E. O. Martin
Bowie
Bowie News
Martin
Ron Taylor
Bowie Jaycees Labor Day Rest Stop Aids Holiday Traffic
The Bowie Jaycees will operate a rest stop across from Fruitland U.S.A. on Labor Day from noon to midnight offering coffee cookies and Kool aid free to motorists. President Danny Hacker said the project aligns with similar Jaycee efforts statewide to reduce holiday traffic accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Jaycees
Fruitland U.S. A
Jaycee
Danny Hacker
Republican Meeting Set for Friday Night
The Montague County Republican Coordinating Committee will meet Friday night at 7 00 in the cell room of the Bowie National Bank to elect a county chairman for U S Congress candidate Frank Crowley and a county campaign chairman for Texas governor candidate Paul Eggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Republican Coordinating Committee
Bowie
No Looking Back Bowie Progress Is the Goal
Bowie has seen rapid growth since 1965 with a new municipal airport expanding activity. Flights and training rise as 16 pilots are licensed and eight planes await hangar space. A civil air patrol, fuel refueling at the airport, and a growing scout reservation reflect broad town development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Bowie Municipal Airport
Civil Air Patrol
The
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Wolters
Mineral Wells
Bowie’s
Jackrabbit Booster Club Rummage Sale Appeal
The Jackrabbit Booster Club seeks help for a rummage sale at the Second Monday Grounds in September. Community members are urged to gather items and bring rummage to the building next to Evans Insurance on Saturday August 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The club thanks volunteers helping Bowie Jackrabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackrabbit Booster Club
Evans Insurance Agency
Bowie Jackrabbits
Nancy Bynum To Lead Bowie High School Band
Nancy Bynum named drum major for Bowie High School 1968 1969 school year with Mary Raborn Mollie Heinze and others forming the majorette squad Juniors and freshmen trained under twirling instructor Billy Noble August 5 9 and prepared new routines Saber Dance and uniforms for the first September 13 game against Henrietta at Jackrabbit stadium with the band
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Carnette
Sherry Cure
Janet Terral
Carlotta Meyer
Vickie Haney
Leontta Reaves
Nancy Bynum
Mary Raborn
Mollie Heinze
Tinka Hutson
Betty Cleveland
Bowie High School
Yinka Hutson
Leonita Reaves
Sohomores
Janet Terrall
Sheryl Curnutte
Billy Noble
Bowie
Henrietta
Jackrabbit Stadium
Wallace Dominates Bowie News Poll in Montague County
The Bowie News poll counted 183 votes over two weeks showing George Wallace as the top choice across age groups. Wallace secured 132 votes, Johnson 26, Nixon 17, and Humphrey 8 among Montague County voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
Harris
Montague County
Bowie News
George Wallace
Wallace
President Johnson
Nixon
Humphrey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowiie News
E. L. Covey
Association
Council
Rabbits
Dallas
Jim
Texas
Mason Street
Smythe Street
Memorial Hospital
Bellmire
Bowie Machine Works
Haggar
George
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!