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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
10
A Texas State Health Division feature urges parents to teach children bike safety before Christmas gifts. Key rules include riding with traffic, on the right edge, signaling before stops, riding single file, using lights at night, wearing bright clothing, using baskets or carriers, and avoiding riding with trucks or cars. Stop for crosswalks and inspect alleys or driveways before starting.
The Business and Professional Women's Club gathered November 24 at the Presbyterian Church for a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Mrs. Pearl Clark and other club members. Nancy Moyer Bernice Steph Bonnie Ford Minnie McPhear son Pearl Clark and Fay Gregg served as hostesses.
Mrs. Levie Mitcham and Jim Richmonds spent Thanksgiving at Pete Richersons in Bridgeport. Eula Suson joined her son in Bowie. Visitors to the Applings in Decatur included Berry Appling Jr. and family from Houston. Ralph Workman and Ralph Jr. stayed with Edward Phillips in Decatur. Tom Seales is in Bridgeport hospital recovering from surgery. Continuous family gatherings marked the holiday across Bridgeport Boyd and surrounding areas.
School cafeteria plans a weekly menu featuring vegetable soup and crackers with meat or pimento cheese sandwiches on Monday, fried chicken Tuesday, hamburgers Wednesday, turkey pie Thursday, and browned fish Friday. Each day includes sides, beverages, and a dessert such as apricot pie, cranberry cake, peanut butter cookies, lemon cake, or ice cream bars.
Mrs Wynona L Riddles and Junior Freeman family bought a home in Alvord and moved there. Several households shared Thanksgiving visits in Simdown Saint Jo Forestburg and Perryman Cemetery services for Mrs Oscar Melson of Pampa.
More than three million veterans with service connected disabilities may qualify to buy up to ten thousand dollars in permanent GI insurance under a reopened NSLI program. VA officials estimate how many may be affected and note an unknown number of eligible veterans not yet rated may also be considered. Applications run May 1 1965 to May 2 1966, with details available at VA offices including the Waco Regional Office.
Funeral services for Granville B. Chandler age 62 were held in the Burgess Memorial Chapel with Rev. Frank Sibley presiding. He died Monday night in a Bridgeport hospital after living in Oklahoma and Fort Worth before retiring to Bowie. Masonic graveside rites followed with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. survivors include his wife Daisy, mother Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, brother Grover, and sisters Mrs. Gertrude Hunt and Mrs. Gladys Caid.
Bowie society items recount visits and travel among local families. Mrs Jettie Harlan and daughter Marietta visited the Lancaster family in Wichita Falls. Mrs W A Hunter and two daughters traveled to Oklahoma City for Alvin Lyons funeral. Mrs A R Davies returned from Fort Worth after Thanksgiving with daughter Mrs W J Ware and son Billy. Mrs Lam Premiger and Eula Faulkenberry spent the day in Bellevue with Rev Aston Pollard and visited Pollard's mother, Mrs Ira McNabb.
Bradley's Jewelry in Bowie is highlighted as a trusted source for Christmas shopping with consistent high quality, attentive service, and good value. The copy emphasizes conscientious service and continued patronage, mentioning Bulova catalogs including Accutron and Caravelle watches.
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