Bowie County agriculture leads region with crops and cattle
Jim's Gems notes Clarence Newsom shipped over 4 000 bushels of apples mainly to South Texas while cattle oil and peanuts anchor Bowie County's economy. He hints at peach shipments and praises local growers as agriculture remains the county's biggest industry. The column also covers media criticism, family updates, and a deer hunt tale.
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Clarence Newsom
South
Texas
Clarence
Bowie
Jackie
JFK
Chicago
Northeast
FCC
Johnson
Washington
Jerry L
Mae Slaughter
Santa Letter Drive At Bowle News Prompts Flyers
Bowle News urges readers to send letters to Santa at the North Pole and promises to print them in a later edition. The campaign emphasizes immediacy and participation for children.
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Santa
North Pole
Bowle News
Santa Arrives In Bowie Tomorrow For Candy Parade
Santa Claus will arrive at Bowie Municipal Airport at 1 30 p m Friday December 6th to lead a downtown parade via fire truck and sleigh. The Bowie Chamber of Commerce Christmas program, with Dee Tucker leading the Junior High Band, Jaycees assisting, and free candy for children, runs from the airport to Smythe and Tarrant streets. Bus transports will bring ward school children to the event and back.
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Bowie
Bowie Municipal
Santa
Airport
Smythe and Tarrant
Bowie Junior High School
Dee Tucker
Tucker
Highway No. 59
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Tarrant and
Smythe
Bowie News
Firestone Gala Opens At Terry's Furniture Bowie Store
Terry McCarty opens Firestone Store next to Perkins in the old Jackson building in Bowie. Grand opening runs Thursday to Saturday with free prizes for visitors and no purchase required.
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Terry’s Firestone
Firestone
Perkins
Jackson
Terry McCarty
McCarty
Rowley
Philco
Terry
Nancy
Bowie
Howard McCarty
Central Freight Line Opens in Bowie
Bowie Chamber of Commerce reports progress after the Red Ball Freight Line closure in July. Central Freight Line, headquartered in Waco and operated by Richard Bishop, opens at 200 E Wise and plans to upgrade local long distance freight service. A Chamber delegation toured Dallas facilities calling the terminal one of the most elaborate in the United States.
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Bowie
Waco
Richard Bishop
E. Wise
Red Ball
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Fred Bloom
Dallas Central
United States
Flynn W Stewart Named President of American Angus Association
Flynn W Stewart of Bowie and Wichita Falls was elected President at the association’s annual meeting in Chicago. He is the son of Cap and Mrs. Stewart and serves on Bowie’s First National Bank board. Stewart attended with his wife and four children. Central Freight Line opens in Bowie to handle incoming and outgoing freight with daily deliveries and set office hours to ease prior delays.
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Flynn W. Stewart
Bowie
Wichita Falls
American Angus Association
Chicago
Stewart
Cap Stewart
First National Bank
Flynn Jr
James
Nancy
Liz
Central Freight Office
Fort Worth
Dallas
Bishop
Red Bull
Booster Club Elects Proxy President And Officers
Bowie Jack rabbit Club members elected Jeff Taylor president for the coming year at a regular meeting in the High School Cafeteria. Jack McGee was named 1st Vice President, Ray Wall 2nd Vice President, Virginia Crumpler secretary, Lee Hodges treasurer, and Mrs. Jimmy Sadler Parliamentarian. The Football Banquet is set for tonight at 7 00 at the National Guard Armory with home cooked turkey and dressing. tickets are $1 75 at The Bowie News or at the door Thursday night.
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Bowie Jackrabbit Club
Jeff Taylor
Jack McGee
Ray Wall
Virginia Crumpler
Lee Hodges
Jimmy Sadler
National Guard Armory
Bowie
Thirteen Sentenced in Judge Holland District Court
Thirteen cases were tried and sentenced in Judge Louis Holland's district court starting Monday morning December 2. All defendants pleaded guilty. sentences included probated terms for burglary theft and destruction of public property, plus robbery by firearms for two defendants. Prospective jurors were on standby but not needed.
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Louis Holland
State of Texas
John Yowell
LeRoy Phillips
Danny Wayne Haberman
Ronnie Bell
Charles Braisher
Johnny Patrick Kimble
Elve
State Dept. of Corrections
Doyle Ray Kimble
Rance Chas. Parks
Rickey Lynn Johns
Sam Wilburn Freeman
State Dept. of Correction
Clarence Lee Bowling
Leel
William Woody
Thomas R. Holloway
R.L. Jeter
Nile Weed
Ruth Hutson
Lucian Vaughn
M.H. Gaston
Bowie Jackrabbits to Enter Cross Country Meet in Austin
The Bowie jackrabbits will send a small contigent to the Annual Cross Country races in Austin this weekend. Sponsored by the Austin Recreation Department the meet is a yearly feature in the state capital. Norman Winter last season’s half mile district winner and Larry Brown who ran on the mile relay and the quarter mile will represent the team. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3.
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Bowie Jackrabbits
Austin
Norman Winter
Larry Brown
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Santa Claus
Charles VanPool
Bowie Rotary Club
Bowie High School
Claude Young
T. A. Harbin
Eriest Chandler
C. J. Howard
Ana
James Doughty
Flynn Stewart
Booster Club
Duwayne Hamilton
Nocona
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