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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
14
Zetzsche and Dix attended the Lions zone meeting in Decatur Tuesday night. Secretary Davlin urges all Lions to attend tonight’s regular meeting when committees for the Judge Roy Bean court will be named.
Wanda Kilpatrick, six, underwent a five hour operation in Fort Worth to remove a tumor as large as a grapefruit that had weakened her right skull. Doctors called it one of the most unusual cases, and she rallied to sit up a day after the surgery. Her family, near poverty, faced surgery costs and reliance on state aid as they care for other children.
Bowie residents Jackie and Stanley Arrington visited relatives in Denton while Weldon Swinson and Bruce Cantrell joined gatherings in Denton and Duncan Oklahoma. C B McCrary and Pamela traveled to Wichita Kansas to stay with Mrs Spaulding who was elected vice-president on the National Camp Fire Board. Ronnie Rucker from Texas Tech visited his parents in Lubbock. Reta Taylor and Max Taylor spent holidays in Wichita Falls and Lubbock with Elgin Taylor family. Adkins households welcomed guests from Montague Fort Worth and Bellevue. James Overstreet, North Texas State College junior, accounting major and Geezles fraternity secretary, spent Thanksgiving with his parents. Bowie High School alumnus.
John T Thompson 63 native of Hardy died Nov 27 at home after a heart attack while feeding livestock. Survived by wife two sons Charles and Wayne and daughter Betty Jo Cook plus four sisters and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named. C H Warner 79 pioneer in Montague and Cooke Counties died Nov 26. Survived by three daughters two sons, two sisters and siblings in law. 15 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Jasper Crump 51 Saint Jo native and Fort Worth music store owner died in Fort Worth Nov 28. District School of Instruction planned at Nocona Dec 8 with Pauline Smith visiting as Worthy Grand Matron. Bettina Ann Fowler born Oct 31 Wichita Falls to John Turk Fowler and Kirkland. grandparents J L Level and Mrs C H remains.
The text notes the birth of twin sons, Charles William and James Edward Hall, on November 9 to M. Sgt. and Mrs. Gilmer Hall of Randolph Air Base. Grandparents listed are Mr. and Mrs. Steve Roberson of Rt. 3 Nocona and Mrs. Nettie Hall of Charlottesville Missouri. Howard of Nocona is mentioned as the great grandmother and the baby arrived on Mrs. Howard's 84th birthday.
About 6,360,000 boys and leaders are enrolled in Boy Scout movements across 60 nations. The figure reflects broad international participation and organizational reach in Scouting worldwide.
An Eagle Scout must earn at least 21 Merit Badges in special categories. More than 181000 boys participate in Scouting in Texas. The Boy Scouts of America marked 46 years on Feb 8 1956. Earnings from the Philtower Building in Tulsa Oklahoma support the 127000 acre Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico used for high adventure camping. Both the ranch and the building were gifts of Waite Phillips.
A note indicates physically handicapped boys may become members of the Boy Scouts of America. The statement suggests inclusion within the organization’s activities and policies.
A collection of historic quotes on greatness and responsibility from Churchill Eddy Holland Conant McFee and Mann. The selections link personal duty to achievement and emphasize truth, courage, and self restraint as paths to success.
A quotation asserting that man is the crowning wonder of creation and the study of his nature is the noblest pursuit the world offers.
Quote attributes a view by A Lawrence Lowell on how universities accumulate knowledge as freshmen contribute little and seniors take nothing away, suggesting ongoing intellectual growth within higher education.
Sunday morning services at 11 o clock and Sunday school at 9 30 for pupils up to age twenty. Wednesday evening service at 8:00. All are welcome. Church building at 30 Weet Tarrant Notre.
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