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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
2
Bellevue Community News lists numerous guests and family visits across several towns. Readers note Thanksgiving gatherings in Henrietta and Fort Worth, trips to Wichita Falls, Ringgold, Electra, and Am arillo, plus relatives staying with Dutton and Baker households during the holiday period.
The Bowie Art League held an all day session on Monday December 1 at Cosby Studio on Pecan street. Members and guests including Mrs Mary Cosby enjoyed painting still life landscape and flowers followed by a covered dish luncheon.
Mrs. George O. Slaughter and Mrs. Lawrence C. Foster hosted a tea Friday afternoon November 28 at the Slaughter home to honor Miss Mary Elizabeth Latham bride elect of Mr. R Maxey Pinson. Guests registered in a hand painted book as chrysanthemums decorated the room.
Maids and Matrons Club met on Tuesday November 25 with Mrs Jack Bradley presiding They voted to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce by entering a parade float and to handle carol singing at the community tree One night of the program was assigned to the club committees chaired by Mines Paul Tonald G A Quisenberry E W Wright and W G Yates Citizens were urged to decorate homes by December 15 with a prize for the most attractive display Judges will be a Chamber of Commerce committee.
The North Ward P.T.A. will meet Monday afternoon December 9 at 3 00 p m at the school to plan their Christmas program. Anyone interested in the school is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Loyd Tucker enjoyed a visit with their children during the Thanksgiving holidays Mr and Mrs O L Slaughter Carthage Mr and Mrs Billy King and children Trudy and Judy of Wichita Falls Margaret Van Vader and Frances Kleinhans who are attending North Texas State Denton visited here over the holidays
C B McCrary of Bowie recounts being caught in a fierce Wichita snow storm. A station wagon ride to return pupils stretched nine hours for 20 blocks as wind hit 50 mph and snow reached waist depth. Mrs McCrary and her sister oversee a large kindergarten school with ten assistants in Wichita.
Mr and Mrs Watt Self of Montague express deep appreciation to Bowie and Nocona firemen and others for their help when a fire threatened their home and telephone exchange. The couple says words cannot express their sincere thanks for those who assisted.
Col and Mrs C T Moreland and son Chuck of Fort Worth visited Mr and Mrs Thad More land Thursday. Numerous relatives and friends from Denison Burkburnett Wichita Falls Peters burg and Fort Worth gathered in Postoak for Thanksgiving with extended travels to nearby towns.
Recent rains improve grazing prospects and ground work. Texas farm costs and machinery prices remain high while feed supplies grow tight. Experts project strong farm demand and rising incomes in early 1953, with defense spending and population growth supporting the economy despite potential commodity price declines.
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