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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1936
Page
3
Bowie residents hosted and visited relatives during Thanksgiving week with multiple trips to Graham Denton Fort Worth and Henrietta. Local families included Funchess Hall Golden and Lorden among others while public figures Nesbitt Burns and Bay's families were noted for hunts conventions and travels.
The Taylor Tidings reports a tacky holiday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Norman Heath for the Alert Sunday School Class of Calvary Baptist Church with comical costumes and cake. It also covers the twenty sixth wedding anniversary dinner for Mr and Mrs J W Rhyne at their home, with pink and white chrysanthemums, a visit to Bowie Lake, and attendance by family and friends from nearby towns.
Mrs Marguerite Crockett of Wichita Falls visited her parents Mr and Mrs H T Garlington for Thanksgiving. Miss Mamie Pennington of Stoneburg stayed with Miss Faye Rhyne. Miss Melba Creswell and her sister Mrs Raymon Henry attended the Texas State Teachers Association in Fort Worth during the holidays. John Neild returned to school after months away. Mr and Mrs E B Alexander of Wichita Falls visited the Garlington family.
The article notes the Church of Christ Scientist will read the Lesson Sermon on Sunday December 5 with the subject God the Only Cause and Creator. It cites the Golden Text from Isaiah 44 24 and passages from I John 3 2 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health.
The Church of Christ invites attendance with Bible study and classwork at 9 45 a m Sermon at 11 a m and evening service at 7 p m The Wednesday 7 15 p m prayer meeting is also listed Minister A F Thurman extends the cordial invitation to all to join the congregation
Vashti Baptist Senior class hosted a Thanksgiving party at the homes of Misses Cueille and Sybil Leavett with candy and apples for 36 attendees. The piece also notes the death of Mrs. L. F. Tanney and services in Lubbock, plus a long list of Thanksgiving visits and family updates across Vashti and nearby towns.
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