Bowei Garrison praised after inspection and oil field notes
Ohis and Ghat Fast Work in oil fields reports a 990 ft skid by J H Thetford. The Bowie national guard unit earns congratulations after an official inspection rating them Superior. Flower Show plans urge bulbs to be planted now and perennials put to bed for winter. Wildlife notes include Lake News progress on the new lake and dam spillways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rife Drilling Co
J. H. Thetford
Bowie National Guard
National Guard
Bowie Garden Club
Lake News
George Rucker
City
Mark High
Freese and Nichols
No rate increase approved by Bowie in telephone case
Bowie City Council rejected a rate hike for Southwestern Bell amid hearings and a dial phone timeline. The panel urged avoiding higher charges until dial service is installed, while the telephone firm pressed for revenue. A general city clean up and enforcement of fire safety rules were also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Wayne Palmer
Court House
Sansom
Greenwood Street
Robbins
Mark High
Mayor High
State Fire Commissioner
Boy Scouts Drive Total Reaches $531.50
Lester Miller treasurer reports $531.50 collected in the Boy Scout drive. Dr. B. H. Roberts chairman notes several workers have not submitted reports and funds but expects to finish the drive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Miller
B. H. Roberts
Six County Demonstrations On Rat Control To Be Held
Six county wide demonstrations on a rat control program will occur Tuesday and Wednesday at six farms and ranches. Attendees must be present to order bait with delivery later. H D Ellard will show dry and water soluble Pival bait and Co unty Agent Wylie Roberts supports the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodent Control Service
Wylie Roberts
H. D. Ellard
Bowie Breaks S-D Record At 9 45 Today
A collision at the hospital intersection involved a Dowell Inc. car driven by Jack Hensley and a second car driven by Floyd B. Holder. Damage totaled about $450 with no injuries. Constable Hendrix cited wet pavement as a contributing factor. Sheriff Lindsey reported no further accidents in the county at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Jack Hensley
Dowell Inc
Floyd B. Holder
Hendrix
Thos. Lindsey
Bowie Featured In Area Development Brochure
Bowie appears in a brochure by the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Area Development Association. Bowie Chamber of Commerce plans to distribute 300 copies at cost for promotion, with a map slogan Oh Remember The Red River Valley and images of local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Area Development Association
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Roy Slaughter
Chamber
Soil and Water Meeting Set Near Belcherville
A soil and water conservation meeting is scheduled for Friday at 1:30 PM on Cash Reed’s farm four miles south of Belcherville. Speakers will outline the planned conservation program and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Reed
Belcherville
Seventeen Agricultural Awards Slated at Montague Program
Montague County to honor seventeen agriculturalists at the annual Agricultural Achievement program at Singers Hall. Awards include Outstanding Beef Cattleman Charlie Dodd and Outstanding Farm Woman Mrs. Jack Crownover, with recipients from Nocona Bowie Saint Jo Forestburg and Fruitland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Singers Hall
Montague
Agricultural Workers Council
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Nocona Chamber of Commerce
Saint Jo Men’s Luncheon Club
Commissioner’s Court
Charlie Dodd
Nocona
Leo Newland
Rena Brawner
Saint Jo
Kenneth Hutson
David Preuinger
Bowie
PeeWee Tucker
Bunk Reed
Raymond Fenoglio
W. M. Preuninger
Doyle Ice
Fred Preuninger
Rt. 4
Pete Uselton
Rt. 3
Lloyd Garrison Accepts Pastorate in The Dalles Oregon
Rev. Lloyd Garrison resigns from Southside Baptist Church after 3.5 years, accepting the call to Emmanuel Baptist Church The Dalles Oregon. The pioneer church has grown with 233 additions, 87 baptisms, and 146 letters, and a new parsonage and auditorium were built. Farewell December 11. start January 1 in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Garrison
Southside Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Dalles
Oregon
Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist Church
Garrison
Bowie School District Buys Eight Acre North Mill Site
The Bowie Independent School District purchased about eight acres on North Mill Street for future expansion for $16 000. The land lies in an L shape near the high school and other facilities and includes an option on the adjoining McDaniel house. No definite building plans yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Mill Street
Bowie
Claude Thompson
McDaniel
Santa to Land by Helicopter in Bowie on Tarrant Street
Santa Claus will land by helicopter on Tuesday December 15 at 3 p.m. on Tarrant Street in Bowie where the annual band cakewalk is held. He will distribute candy to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Bowie
Tarrant Street
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Childen
Suspect Signs Forged Checks Involving Lee Baker Parker
A man about 22 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark hair forged checks signing as Lee Baker and Lee Parker. He drove a 1952 Dodge coupe with dark green over light green paint, and fled after bosses spotted the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Baker
Lee Parker
Sullengers Buy Burns-Brown Mercury Agency in Bellevue Move
Lee Sullenger and W E Simmons acquire Burns-Brown Motor Co local Mercury dealers in Bellevue with Sullenger in charge of sales and Simmons heading service. J P Scruggs Roy Brown stay with owners. Mary Privitt hired as bookkeeper. local partners Aaron Burns and Jack Brown retain Henrietta Mercury agency. Typewriters offered at $1 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sullenger
W. E. Simmons
Mercury Agency
Burns-Brown
Burns- Brown Motor Co
Mercury
Bellevue
Bowie
Ford
Chevrolet
Sullengers
Mr. Sullenger
Edwards Chevrolet
Simmons
J. P. Scruggs
Roy Brown
Mary Privitt
Aaron Burns
Jack Brown
Joe Overstreet
Henrietta
Fire crews quell grass and trash fires in local area
On November a fire truck responded to a grass fire at the Paul Baccus home on N Jefferson with no damage reported. Earlier, Monday at noon the truck tackled a large trash fire on the Donald property behind Quickway Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baccus
N. Jefferson
Donald
Quickway Grocery
Bowie High Basketball Sees Mixed Results In Busy Week
Bowie high teams posted wins in both A and B games against Springtown with scores 66-30 and 63-36. Carl Raleigh led the B squad with 35 points while Jimmy Higgs and others paced the A team. Girls prepare for an invitational tourney here next Thursday with a semifinal at Denton and a Saturday schedule in Bowie's gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High
Springtown
Jimmy Higgs
Billy Gerron
Benny Carver
Ronnie Robicheaux
Wade Dyer
Lynn Cox
Max Latham
Ronnie Hawkins
James Thompson
Kenneth Winn
Bobby Gardner
Carl Raleigh
Bob Davis
Richard Stephens
Don Roland
John McShan
Billy Godfrey
Higgs
Gerron
Carver
Robicheaux
Dyer
Cox
Latham
Gardner
Thompson
Hawkins
Winn
Raleigh
Davis
Stephens
Roland
Green
McShan
Clement
D. Willard
Joe Pat Latham
Roy Cornelison
Bowie
Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted in Boowie Area
A list records patients admitted and dismissed from Boowie hospitals including Mrs R D Waldrum, Mrs Robert Boyd, Mrs Alfred Klein hans, Lester G Samples, Linford Roth, Mona White, James Roy Sanders and others. Discharges include infant Virginia Ann and several named patients and infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Waldrum
Robert L. Boyd
Alfred Kleinhans
Mona White
Lester G. Samples
Gary
C. C. Myrick
Linford Roth
O. K. Willett
R. L. Howie
C. A. Newby
Gail King
J. W. Corpening
Bessie Wiginton
A. B. Covey
Boowie
Clara Moore
Postoak
Vivian Hoover
Montague
Sam Boren
Ringgold
James Roy
Roy Sanders
Henrietta
Margie
W. A. Nipper
Micheal
J. T. Rice
Alvord
Edd Ashcraft
Tulsa
Okla
J. W. Melear
S. A. Alsabrook
M. D. McCartney
L. J. Brown
Newton Whitehead
P. W. Watts
J. B. Fuller
Virginia Ann
T. A. Miller
Norris Dill
Scott Michael
Odlce Johnson
Will J. Rice
R. M. Hunter
A. A. Hall
H. D. Ford
Bobby Smith
Linnie Faucett
Ernie Jefferson
Jackie Lorine
James Roy Sanders
Margie Nipper
Gary Myrick
Daniel McLeland
Allred to Speak at Football Banquet for Jackrabbits
Judge James V. Allred will speak at the East Ward cafeteria where the Quarterback Club hosts the Jackrabbits A and B teams. Paul Taliaferro acts as MC with Claude Thompson delivering a talks, and Coach Fite provided season summary and outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Allred
Southern District of Texas
Texas
Bowie
East Ward
Paul Taliaferro
Claude Thompson
Mattingly
Christmas card imprinting service offered by Bowie News Office
Bowie News Office advertises a large selection of Christmas cards available for imprinting with the customer's name. The notice emphasizes personalized holiday greetings and calls attention to customization options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Granddaughters and more born to North Dakota and Texas families
The Farmers welcome a granddaughter Lorilee Farmer born November 15 at Mercy Hospital in Williston North Dakota weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces, the first girl for the family of five sons. In Dallas Texas Mrs Charles Chancellor and Mr J T Thompson announce a daughter Kathy Diana born November 25 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces, with grandparents listed. Additional newborns include a Bowie Bowie County birth November 23 to Mr and Mrs R D Waldrum. a Bowie Hospital birth November 24 to Mr and Mrs R L Boyd a daughter Jackie Loriie. and a Sunset couple Mr and Mrs S F Reaves announce a son Jackie Floyd born November 29 weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Ponder
Denton
Betty Andreason
Sue Jackson
Linda Campbell
Linda Kay Bradfield
Northwest
North Texas State College
John Farmer
Lorilee Farmer
John D. Farmer
Mercy Hospital
Williston
North Dakota
Charles Chancellor
Dallas
Chester Clioice Hospital
Kathy Diana
C. A. Chancellor
Smithfield
J. T. Thompson
Helen Thompson
Ernie Jefferson
Bowie Hospital
R. D. Waldrum
R. L. Boyd
Jackie Loriie
S. F. Reaves
Sunset
Jackie Floyd
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Bob Posey
Farmers Insurance Group Magazine
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Richard Werner
Errol Eggleston
Mr. Eggleston
Marvin Shaw
Exas
Oklahoma Hereford Assoc
Wichita Falls
Benson Bros
Dr. Collins
Harry
Danny Deaver
Pelham Park
Jack Turner
Ft. Worth
National Hereford Association
Turner
Chicago
Clarence Newsome
Parkers
Thos, Evans
City Charter Commission
Sandy Willis
Forestburg
Homer Hutson
Caps Corner
John Crownover
Spanish Fort
Melvin Albig
J. K. Brite
Clarence Chandler
P.m. Prec
Ania
Johnson Poultry Ranch
Bowie Garment Factory
State of
North Mill
G. W. Dorsey
Bowie Butane Co
Dorsey
Carter & Whitecotton Market
A&p Market
Graham
Gainesville
Arlington Heights
Fort Worth
Arlington Heights of Fort Worth
Brewer of
Hospital News
Jimmy Allred
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