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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
3
Postoak residents share holiday time with relatives from Cisco Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. Families visit and illnesses are noted including Mrs West in a Wichita Falls hospital and Mrs Brazeal in Bowie Clinic.
Preparations are under way for the Business Men's Bible Class banquet and officer installation at First Baptist Church Friday night December 10. J. W. Chancellor teaches the class with L. O. Miller as president. G. Doc Jackson chairs the program and H. I. Trout serves as toastmaster. Mr and Mrs John Dixon of Austin visited F. J. Dixon's family for the holidays.
The Bowie Art League met in the club room November 29 with hostesses Dolly Calaway Daisy Slaughter and LaNelle Wheeler. Mrs Florence Allen presided over the business meeting and Mrs Ruby Pierce led the lesson on Black Prints and Painting on Glass.
Immersed in small town notes IMOGENE HOLLAND records holiday visits by the Hoyt Parsons party of Wichita Falls and the John Holland family with the L. B. Clement and H. L. Parr households. The column also notes Jack Miller under doctor care after tooth extraction and Ford Persons visiting him, plus Tompkins family Thanksgiving gatherings and related relatives including the Dennis family.
Members present include Mrs Florence Allen Mrs Dolly Calaway Mrs Artie Cone Mrs Donna Cupples Mrs Mary Cosby Mrs Clara Donald Mrs Mabel Goodwin Mrs Grace Morgan Mrs Hattie Neely Mrs Ruby Pierce Mrs Connie Shelton Mrs Daisy Slaughter Mrs LaNelle Wheeler and Miss LaJean Shelton.
The Thursday club met November 18 in the club room to study democracy as the world’s greatest government. With Mrs. Cady absent, Mrs. W R Potter presented a paper prepared by Mrs. Cady and led an instructive quiz on U S government topics. Mrs Roy Sanders defined the Bill of Rights from material endorsed by the American Citizenship Department.
Imogene and Nina Mae Hol land spent the holidays with their sister Mrs. L B Clement. John Holland Mr and Mrs Jess Richardson and Mrs G R Miller visited Mr and Mrs Jack Miller Wednesday night. Marvin Tompkins attended the Holliday Bowie football game Thursday in Wichita Falls. Sunday guests in the John Holland home included Weldon Holland of Wichita Falls Ileen Holland of Montague and Mrs Jack Miller and family.
The family expresses sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who furnished and served meals during the sorrow and reburial of their son and brother Horace A. Bridgewater. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bridgewater and family and Rip Walker spent the holidays in Gatesville with relatives.
The meeting opened with Mrs. Charles Gant presiding. The assembly sang the National Anthem and God Bless America led by Mrs. T Roy Cofield. Mrs. Julian Bowman performed a selection of popular songs with the club joining in the refrains. Attendees included Mrs. Harry Karlsberg, Donna Cupples, B E Watson, C W Coffield, T Roy Coffield, F J Dixon, A J Allen, John B Hunt, H L Turns, Tandy Welch, George Slaughter, Walter Slaughter, Wilbur Morgan, W R Potter, D Calaway, Charles Gant, Julian Bowman, J A Brite, Roy Sanders, Walter Coffield and the hostess Mrs Harry Schaefer.
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