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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
1
Rev A D Seago of the South Side Baptist Chapel announces a revival at the church from May to December 1 led by Rev Jh L Moody Association. Morning services start at 9 30 am and evening services at 7 30 pm with the missionary group in charge of services.
O Norlan Edwards and J E Dorman of Edwards Motor Company hunted near Possum Kingdom in Palo Pinto County. Edwards killed one of the largest bucks ever seen in the area, a standout nonresident harvest in Texas.
Bowie post office prepares for Yuletide rush anticipating higher volume than 1948. Residents are advised to mail out-of-state items December 5 to 15 and local mail a week early. Pack parcels tightly with Brown paper and twine and include return addresses. Postmasters urge using first class for greeting cards and avoid enclosing letters in parcels. A new store Made O Day opens December 3 at 9 Mason Street with manager Mrs. B D Woodall, featuring Rusty Gabbard and Valley Boys entertainment and a fashion show with free dresses for winners.
Bowie High School Jackrabbits travel to Garland to face the Owls for the class-A regional championship after a 19 to 7 win at Wichita Falls last Friday. A big Bowie contingent will ride charter buses, with stores closing at 5 p.m. and kickoff set for 8 p.m. The team seeks a third regional title in a strong season, led by Pascual Valle and Raymond Wright.
Mary Ellen and Laura Helen Schleigh of Decatur, twins, spent the week end as guests of their aunt Mrs. Joe Garlington and grandmother Mrs. D F Under wood.
Mr and Mrs J W Reddy have returned after a three week visit with relatives in New Mexico.
The Bowie Jackrabbit Club plans a Lions Hall feed for the Bowie Cottontail football team on Monday night December 5 with Coach Ernest Lackland and forty five players attending. The club approved future hosting of the Jackrabbits as guests.
The schedule lists titles including Home in San Antonio Shadows of the West Mr Belvedere Goes to College Mr Peabody and the Mermaid Colorado Territory Casablanca and Gone With the Wind. The broadcasts feature Rusty Gabbard and the Valley Boys with midday and evening slots.
At the Rotary luncheon presided by Clarence Newsom the club discussed launching a Courtesy Recognition contest in Bowie business establishments. Nathan Gary, committee chair, expects to announce recommended plan details soon. Guests included Rev. L E Kirkland and N C House of the Montague County Times.
Two Bowie Boy Scout Troops 116 and 117 take about 25 boys to Camp Perkins on the Red River for a weekend. Equipment is issued free on arrival. Camp funded by Bowie Boy Scout Finance Drive. Sunday church services planned in Wichita Falls before returning late Sunday afternoon.
Henry Widses, 47, of Dallas and former Bowie resident, was among 28 killed in an American Airlines crash in Dallas early Tuesday. Eighteen injured. He leaves a wife and daughter and is the nephew of Mrs. J. S. Eidson of Bowie. A Bowie High School football alumnus.
W A Brinkley of Brink's Shoe Store forecasts one of Bowie’s busiest Christmas seasons. He notes unseasonably warm weather kept shoppers away, but expects a grand rush in the days before Christmas.
Seven new wells were started this week around Bowie with Texas Company spudding Benson No. 4 and Stano via Barker 2. Continental announced three new operations J. Benton No. 1 Salona pool Noted No. 1 Kennedy pool T. J. Barnett No. 2 Stewart Lewis pool. Other notes include Husfeld No. 1 progress Strygold Whitecotton No. 1 production and Nettie Battendorf No. 1 prep for acidizing plus multiple drillings and tests near Bowie.
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