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Newspaper

Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1956

Page

3

Mrs. Ola Landreth Dies at 51 in Bowie Hospital

Mrs. Ola Lee Landreth, 51, died Friday after a long illness at Bowie hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday at Owens-Brumley chapel with Rev. Tiff Covington officiating. Interment followed at Greenville cemetery. Surviving relatives include one brother Duffie W. Moore of Henrietta, four uncles, two nephews and one niece. Pallbearers named. Also noted, A C Watson visited his parents and then left for Arcadia California. Mrs. Willis Stokes spent Thanksgiving with her daughter in Decatur.

Ola Lee Landreth Bowie Hospital Owens-Brumley Chapel Tiff Covington Free Will Baptist Church Greenville Duffie W. Moore Henrietta

Balancing Act Truck Skids on Partly Finished Bridge

Kent Moore 16 from Sunset Texas drove a semi that skidded onto a partly finished bridge near Maywood Nebraska. The 64,000 pound truck balanced on a girder with its rear end hanging 40 feet below as officers cited barricades and road hazards. No injuries were reported.

Kent Moore Bowie Daily Maywood Neb Sunset Texas

Community Notes From Park Springs Thanksgiving Week

Park Springs residents share visits with relatives in Azle Ft Worth Chico and Amarillo. Local illness includes K H Duck with an ear infection. Social events include a Baptist church social and a hay ride for Alvord freshmen. Burial tools kept at the Griffis home.

Howard Richey Azle Charlie Griffis K. H. Duck Virgil Earp Ft. Worth M. B. Allen LaRue Walker Lewis Walker Verda Coker Ray Amarillo Richey Mark Appling Wichita Falls Georgia Frank McKinney Willie Duck Saginaw Lacey White Chico John Hawkins Ladoris Greer Lana Duck Alvord Odell Watts Jean Smith Lonnie Wells

Former Bowie Resident Mrs McDonald Dies in Wichita Falls

Miss Alta Wauford McDonald 54 a Bowie area native who moved to Wichita Falls in 1926 died Tuesday. Services were held Wednesday at First Baptist Church Wichita Falls with Dr James H Landes officiating. Buried Riverside Cemetery. Survived by husband W H McDonald daughter Doris Jill and son Jerry all of Wichita Falls mother Mrs E R Wauford and sister Miss Le Wauford. Bowerman attendees listed.

W. H. McDonald Wichitan Bowie First Baptist Church Wichita Falls Riverside James H. Landes Geo, Crockett Paul Flake W. B. Featherston Howard Weaver W. D. Lacy Dell Brashear Joe Baker L. A. Lindsey Miss J. C. Campbell Sallie Jones C. Y. Cosby Shaw Woolf

VFW and Auxiliary Plan Christmas Party and 10th Anniversary

The Bowie post of VFW and the Auxiliary host a Christmas party and 10th anniversary celebration at the post home on Saturday night December 15 at 8 o'clock. Members who have paid dues for 10 consecutive years will receive 10 year pins.

VFW Bowie

Graveside Services Held for Infant David Lee Gann

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Gann of Bowie is laid to rest in Ringgold cemetery. The Bowie Assembly of God Church pastor Rev W J Rogers officiated with Burgess Funeral Home directing the service.

David Lee Gann Ralph Gann Bowie Ringgold Cemetery W. J. Rogers

Gann Family Roster Remains Tied to Bowie Area

Surviving relatives of the decedent include parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gann of Bowie, two brothers Ralph E. and Roy D. Gann of Bowie, sister Deloras Gann of Bowie, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hubbard of Laton View, and paternal grandmother Mrs. H. H. Gann of Ringgold.

Bowie Ralph Gann Ralph E Roy D. Gann Deloras Gann J. W. Hubbard Laton View H. H. Gann Ringgold

Girls Auxiliary Groups Entertained at Dinner

The Junior and Intermediate Girls Auxiliary groups of the First Baptist church held mission study classes Monday evening from 5 to 7 30 pm. Mrs Ray Harlow taught the Junior group 16 members while Mrs Harry Wayland led 14 members of the intermediate group. Pat Reddy arrived in Japanese dress to mark the event as Mrs Jack Keck in Japanese attire shared souvenirs and customs during the main dinner program.

First Baptist Church Ray Harlow Harry Wayland Frank Currico M. B. James Ernest Chandler J. W. Philpott Jack Keck

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Ola Landreth Elgin Taylor Mack Hamilton Earl Gregory Joe Cleveland Charlie Gee Melvin McGregory A. C. Watson B. E. Watson Arcadia Calif Willis Stokes H.T. Shifflette Decatur Park Springs the Baptist Church Brazil Paul Henderson Chester Smith J. B. Smith Herman Gerald Billie Culverhouse J. W. Berg Nocona Crafton Ross Fite Fayetteville, Arkansas Bible Baptist Church West Wise Hereford Ford Montague Evans Rotor Company East Wise Remington Royals Remingtons — Smith Coronas THE Bowie News Argyll Rayon Orion Roger & Gallet Cologne Nancy IOK
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