Montague Baptists to Hold Monthly Workers Meeting
Baptist workers from nine Montague churches gather at First Baptist Church Montague next Monday for the monthly meeting. The 5:00 p.m. Executive Board and WMU meet, followed by a meal. The 6:45 p.m. M Night program features age-group conferences and an inspirational address by Rev G B Bradshaw. Attendance goals total 250 with banners for largest crowd and largest percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Montague
Southern Baptist Convention
G. B. Bradshaw
Bowie
Ference
Texas Baptist Training Union
Wichita Falls
Ruby Carter
Saint Jo
First Baptist Church of
Elvis Presley Arrives for Love Me Tender Debut at Fox
Twentieth Century Fox stacks for a two month rush as Elvis Presley films Love Me Tender with co stars Richard Egan and Debra Paget. The MAJESTIC Theatre set for local premiere Sunday December 16 17 and 18 elicits Marilyn Monroe style buzz on the lot with fans and crew. Director Robert Webb basks in brisk attention as Presley’s arrival sparks excitement across the studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Monroe
England
Elvis Presley
Richard Egan
Debra Paget
Majestic Theatre
Elvis Presley Autograph Photo Giveaway Event
Preview notice for a Saturday night show on December 15 at 11 o clock offering the first 500 admissions an autographed Elvis Presley photo. Fans and collectors urged to arrive early to secure the memorabilia bonus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Presley
Honor Banquet Honors TCU Star And Local Players
Norman Hamilton of Texas Christian University was guest speaker at the Quarterback Club banquet for Honor football teams and their parents Monday night. The event honored Cecil Cox and Monty Cooper as outstanding lineman and back, with captains Monte Cooper James Cantwell Ronnie Hawkins announced, and coaches cited plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hamilton
Texas Christian University
Bob White
TCU
Bowie H. S
Hamilton
Perry Como
David Stephens
White
Paul Taliaferro
James Cantwell
Clyde Craft
Homer Jackson
Marvin Brashear
Hershel Stephens
Sec’ytreasurer
Woosley
Mattingly
Linda Campbell
Cecil Cox
Monty Cooper
Raymond Mattingly
Monte Cooper
Ronnie Hawkins
Taliaferro
Hiram Woosley
Jack Keck
Keck
Bowie
Nocona
Burkburnett
Electra
Olney
Jacksboro
Supt. C. D. Allen
Senior Work Day Set For Bowie High Students
Next Monday Bowie High School seniors will work a full day at local businesses to raise funds for school movie equipment. The list names students and their assigned workplaces including Clove Allen Patterson Studio Jane Anderson Bentley Drug Store and many others with roles at Perry Bros White Auto and Bowie Hospital among sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Bowie
Clove Allen—Patterson Studio
Jane Anderson
Bentley Drug Store
Margaret J. Andress
Perry Bros
Betty Andreasen
White Auto Store
Norma Sue Baker
Posey Infant Shop
Frances Cooke
Allen Hardware Martie
Beverly — Western Cleaners
Linda Bradfield
Helen’s Dress Shop
Nelda Broom
Lois
Lois Carolyn Hall—Brink’s
Sue Hancock—Hancock
Sue Harris—Cady
Patsy High
Wichita Construction Co
Genevieve Hoeldtke
First National Bank
Deanna Holloway — Walker
Variety
Sue Jones—Dodson
Paula Sue Joplin
Perkins- Timberlake
Gerry Middleton
Jackson
Nancy Orton
Heard’s Hardware
Sue Precise
Stephens
District Championship B team roster listed for event
Wayne Hancock Leslie Craft and Gerald Wells are noted. The B team includes Jerry Cantwell Ray Cornelison Dale Faulkenberry Joe Pat McCraken Gary Liggett Paul Branson Bob by Brown Don Gregg Gaylord McDonald Ronnie Evans Max Alsup Fay Rollins Jerry Barker Ronald Hudspeth Terry McCarty Wayland Lambert Eddie Jones Dan Lancaster Robert Sinks Sammy Kistler John Irons Roy Willard Jerry Miller Gerald Ingram Gene Coffman David Jackson Glen Chokas J L Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Cantwell
Ray Cornelison
Dale Faulkenberry
Joe Pat McCraken
Gary Liggett
Paul Branson
Bobby Brown
Don Gregg
Gaylord McDonald
Ronnie Evans
Max Alsup
Fay Rollins
Jerry Barker
Ronald Hudspeth
Terry McCarty
Wayland Lambert
Eddie Jones
Dan Lancaster
Robert Sinks
Sammy Kistler
John Irons
Roy Willard
Jerry Miller
Gerald Ingram
Gene Coffman
David Jackson
Glen Chokas
J. L. Lamb
Cotton and Peanut Farmers Vote on Quotas Tuesday
Farmers who share in 1956 crops or took part in the 1956 Acreage Reserve Soil Bank may vote on Marketing Quotas for the 1957 cotton and peanut crop. Polls run from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at several rural locations including Forestburg Jones Store and Bowie Blackmon Implement Co.
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Wm. P. Preminger
ASC
Bowie—Blackmon Implement Co
Sunset—Huddleston & Ramsdale
Nocona
Nocona Truck & Tractor Co
Ringgold
Robert T. Tipton
Saint Jo—City Hall
Brandon
North Field
Christmas Dance Planned for Youth Center
A Christmas dance for senior high students was planned after a Youth Council meeting. The Red Kearnes Orchestra from Dallas will perform at the Youth Center on Saturday night December 22. Center members admitted free. others pay one dollar per couple and one dollar for nonmembers staying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Kearnes Orchestra
Dallas
Wesley Players to Perform at First Methodist Church
The Wesley Foundation group from Denton will visit First Methodist for the MYF meeting and evening worship on Sunday December 9. They will lead a youth workshop and present the drama The Lottery at the 7 p.m. service. All are invited, says Pastor Glendell Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Players
Wesley Foundation
Denton
First Methodist Church
Glendell Jones
Dwight Whitaker Joins Highway Patrol Force
Dwight Whitaker, a Bowie youth, completed preliminary training and is now on regular duty with the highway patrol in Dallas. He spent Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs. Lila Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Whitaker
Bowie
Dallas
Lila Garrett
Ellen Butler Buys Home on Orchard Street
Miss Ellen Butler recently purchased a house from T. H. Wheeler at 306 Orchard Street. The residence includes two bedrooms a living room a kitchen and a bath.
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Ellen Butler
T. H. Wheeler
Orchard Street
Montague County oil tests wrap up with new wells and dry holes
Montague County activity for the week ending Friday November 30 includes one new location and multiple completions. Continent Oil Co. staked the No. 45 Hil dreth Unit near Bowie, while Felderhoff Bros. Drilling and The Hunter Co. reported dry holes and completions in fields near Sunset Saint Jo and Nocona. Conoco and The Texas Co. posted producers and pumpings at several Montague sites, with specific depths and perforation intervals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County Oil News
Continental Oil Co
Bowie
Montague
W. T. Herrin
Sur
Wright & Lipscomb
Wichita Falls
McCall
R. O. Thomas Survey
Test
Jaydee
Felderhoff Bros. Drilling Co
Montague County
Nocona
Mary Burnsides
Hunter Co. Inc
J. K. Hunter
West Saint Jo
Texaco
Perry
M. B. Lewis
P M Drilling Co
Wilson Estate
J. Chambliss Survey
N. J. Howard
ABC
Conoco
ACP Funds Expanded for This County in 1956
Buel E. Wright ASC office manager announces additional ACP funds for 1956. The program ends December 31, allowing farmers to complete approved practices such as bull dozing, timber dragging, stock tank construction, or water well drilling. The $400 limit is raised to $1500 per producer.
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Buel E. Wright
ASC
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O. W. Watson
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Leslie Craft
Gerald Wells
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Bowie, Texas
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Texas Co
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First Christian Church of
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