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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
12
Montague community entries list visitors and relatives from South Bend Crum Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma. Residents attend family gatherings Thanksgiving travel and illness updates include Grandmother Hanks death and a Dallas hospital visit.
The area enjoyed a busy holiday period with Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in Dallas visiting family, Edna Orton teaching in Harold Texas visiting relatives, and Rex Davis plus relatives in Lorenzo. Guests flocked to homes in Denton Wichita Falls and Fort Worth as Ann Davis and others returned home from school. The Nogers and church groups promoted a December choir visit while Frances Flinn’s bridal shower honored at Rex Davis home with 45 guests. The Harris relatives gathered at Gowan Ranch for a large Thanksgiving reunion with many listed family connections across Texas.
The notice lists numerous Thanksgiving and holiday visits among relatives in Texas including families of Minor, Fleming, Roberts, Carminati, Saunders, Porter, Rob erts, White, and Bateman. Mrs. Rotto and Mrs. Vitali of Saginaw Michigan are also noted visiting kin.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hoeldtke Mrs Carlton Cook and Pat attended the funeral of Buddy Nickelson in Wichita Falls on Saturday observations noted by local sources.
Co W Ayres sells pool hall on Smythe street to Charles Gower who leases the lower floor of the J B Inons building to open the Bowie Social and Recreational Club possibly this week with partners Cecil and Dale Ratcliff. Cecil to manage. improvements planned including pool and dominoes with candies cigarettes and tobaccos to be sold.
The family of Mrs. L. D. Steapp thanks neighbors and friends for kindness during their sorrow. They appreciate meals, help, and floral tributes and pray for God’s blessings on all who offered sympathy. Signed by L. D. Steapp and families.
Clint Gregory, a student in Denton, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gregory.
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