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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
10
Governor Bowant outlines a new business style administration using an advisory board of unnamed men and women from all economic groups. Members will freely express ideas, advise on policies to present to the Legislature, and cover no expenses. Names will be added over time to reflect broad statewide interests.
R L Burgess, president of the State Board of Embalmers, returned from Austin where he chaired a meeting. About one hundred persons took the Embalmers examinations and many more sought Funeral Directors licenses.
C H Parker owner of Parker Cash Grocery Stores bowie Wichita Falls Henrietta Burkburnett Itown Park Archer City Olney Graham entertains store managers and Wichita Falls Wholesale Grocery Co employees at a venison banquet Tuesday night at his country estate in Wichita Falls. Guests included Clarence Newsom Clay Simmons Henry Hall Allen Bilbrey Mark Westbrooks Hubert King J D Powell C W Scott William Bo Grege W P Brannon Welch Morgan Frank Griffin and more. The venison was from a Kendall County hunt with Adolph Stieler and companions I U B Greeves Charles R Daniel Glenn Thompson. two eight point bucks and one six point buck were bagged.
Emergency operation performed on Carl Tune of Nocona Sunday morning. Mrs J A Burgess admitted on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs Ruth Yates of St Jo and Miss Fern Simmons of Bellevue convalescing after major operations and planning to return home soon. Mrs Albert Nichols had tonsils removed on Tuesday. Mrs 4 0 Ashburn and baby son David Lavipher returned home Sunday. V M Dishman of Bellevue dismissed from hospital after weeks illness. J Mo Childress pastor entered hospital for treatment last week. Miss Mstelle Miller visited her parents at Pauls Valley Friday.
Forty two members and guests attended a church supper in the basement of First Baptist Church. Barney Whitehead led a sing song with J T Lankford at the piano and Jno Jackson gave the invocation. Rev A J Quinn spoke on parents accompanying children to Sunday school. A business meeting elected officers to serve starting January 1 including Genn Trout as president and J Lee Hanchey retiring as president.
Hardy reports Rev John Nothall of St Jo preached Friday and Saturday night. Geneva Jackson of Forestburg visited relatives Enos Steen and others. Bailey Orrell Mitchell household visited. Bailey Jackson family from Illinois Bend called on Mack Jackson. Steen and Winston Steen visited WyLee Peabody. W H Goulding of St Jo visited son W L Goulding.
The Future Farmers of America met with thirty nine members to finalize plans for the annual boxing matches on December at the High School Auditorium. Sixteen bouts will be held with boys matched by weight and size. A Future Farmer Sweetheart will be chosen from the Home Economics class by the members. The sweetheart will attend the Pather Son Banquet in January to raise funds, and accompany the chapter to the Fort Worth Stock Show in March.
The First Methodist Church outlines church school at 0:45 a.m. service at 11:00 a.m. with subject What Jesus Wanted. A young peoples service follows at 6:15 p.m. and an evening church service at 7:15 p.m. with topic Opportunity Makers Takers and Breakers. Music planned by choir director Mrs J Lee Hianehey. The message invites all to attend and follow the crowd to the church where a welcome awaits. Pastor James H Westbrook.
A church schedules Sunday events with 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Church Services 12:15 p.m. Young People's Meeting and 7:00 p.m. Church Services The message urges observing the time change for the Young People gathering and evening services and invites attendance to honor the birth of Jesus Christ during Christmas activities.
The Lesson Sermon on December 4 in Churches of Christ, Scientist centers on God as the sole Creator. The Golden Text cites the Lord as Holy One and Creator of Israel and King, with Nehemiah 9 6 confirming God made heaven and all therein and being worshipped by the heavenly host. The Science and Health excerpt proclaims the depth breadth height might majesty and glory of infinite Love filling all space.
Mr and Mrs W B Alexander attended the funeral of Walter B Alexander seventeen year old nephew held in Dallas Tuesday. Walter B died suddenly at his home early Monday morning. He was a senior in a Dallas High school.
Miss Mary Jo Watson daughter of Mr and Mrs B E Watson is listed on the Abilene Christian College mid semester honor roll with an A average. The freshman, class of 1938, previously attended Bowie schools. Mr and Mrs Bert Lancaster returned from a visit with their daughter Mrs Charles Pearson of Baytown. Joe Alex Beaty of Sam Donnell Motor Co Wichita Falls visited Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. FE. W. Daley Jr. spent a weekend in Seminole Oklahoma. Happy Riley of Alvord visited friends Sunday. Mrs. Hattie Stage spent last week with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stage of Dallas were guests of J. M. Biggar. Bill Biggar and daughter Billy Lou of Mankins visited their mother and grandmother and left for Liberal Kansas where Mr. Biggar was transferred by Oren Speer Construction. Arthur Sadler and family returned from Houston after visiting Mrs. Sadler's mother and attending the Rice Texas Christian University game.
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