Farmers Co-Op donor aids Sumners turkeys for Thanksgiving trade
Norman Heath of Farmers Co-Op gave G. W. Sumners 8000 dollars for turkeys destined for Thanksgiving trade. Sumners raised 1400 head this year. A Big Springs lad earned over 13000 dollars for a steer at the American Royal Livestock show. A farmer in Farmersville reported a Jersey cow dropping quadruplets, two males and two females, all normal. The year ends with a humorous quip about Adam and Eve and Eden.
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Norman Heath
Farmers Co-Op
G. W. Sumners
Byers
Sumners
Texas
Big Springs
Farmersville
New Overstreet Building to Open December 16
Workmen finish touches on the new Overstreet building at Mason and Pecan streets. The brick steel and glass structure will open Saturday December 16 housing the Joe Overstreet Motor Company with Mercury Lifggorn sales and service, the Magnolia Service Station on Mason street run by G H Woodall, and forgery announcements to be carried next week.
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Joe Overstreet
Mason and
Pecan Streets
Joe Overstreet Motor Company
Mercury and
Lifggorn
Pecan
Magnolia
Mason Street
G. H. Woodall
Mr. Overstreet
Train strikes pickup killing Milton Barlow near Bowie
Tragedy struck Wednesday night when 60 year old Milton Hap py Roberts Barlow was killed as his pickup was hit by Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad Train No 7 at a grade crossing six miles west of Bowie. His wife Ola Mae Barlow survived with shock. Funeral today at 2 pm from First Baptist Bowie with Elmwood Cemetery interment.
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Milton
Happy) Roberts Barlow
Fort Worth
Denver City Railroad
First Baptist Church of
Bowie
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Ola Mae Barlow
Raymond Barlow
Farmington
New Mexico
Melvin Barlow
Mildred Brashear
Opal Moore
Fred Barlow
Buel Wright
E. R. Mangum
J. B. Zetzsche
Ivan Cantrell
Charles Blackmon
Edgar Lovelady
Ann Thomas
R. C. Thomas
Thomas
New 1951 Pontiac Models At Blackmon Co
Blackmon Implement Company Pontiac agency announces arrival of new 1951 Silver Anniversary Pontiac models. While some are in display rooms a formal showing and sales announcement is scheduled for Monday. The 1951 models feature styling changes and other updates to sustain Pontiac popularity and service.
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Blackmon Implement Company
Pontiac
Blackmon
City Warns on Firecrackers During Holiday Season
Bowie city officers warn against lighting firecrackers and fireworks within city limits. An ordinance with teeth is in effect and prosecutions are promised for violators.
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Bowie
City Council Rejects Butane Storage Lease Plan
At a City Council meeting on Monday night a motion was recorded stating that butane gas storage tanks are dangerous and unsafe and the city will not lease or rent city property for locating such tanks therein.
Bowie Welcomes New 4000-Broiler Plant by Garrett
Orie Garrett will open a modern broiler plant in Bowie next week. The 50 by 100 foot facility at North Mason and Pecan streets will have 4000 broilers capacity per batch and should produce quarterly. Garrett, longtime local businessman since 1936, operates Garrett Produce and Feeds and will convert recent activity to poultry output for Dallas Houston Fort Worth and regional buyers.
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Bowie
Orie Garrett
Wwrll
Garrett
North Mason and
Pecan Streets
Southwest
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Bowie Grocery Expands With Modern Equipment and Features
Bowie Grocery and Market in Texas announces enlargement of its 50 by 100 foot building by one third and a full store renovation. New rubber asphalt tile floors and wider aisles debut along with two large refrigerated display cases and a 12 foot dairy products cooler. The Garlington family invites shoppers to see the bigger store with extended parking behind, and special food specials Friday Saturday and Second Monday.
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Bowie Grocery and Market
Joe Garlington
Lynn Garlington
Texas
Garlington
1951 Chevrolet On Display At Edwards Motor
The 1951 Chevrolet debuts with safety upgrades and new styling and goes on display in Edwards Motor Company Bowie showroom tomorrow. Powerglide transmission refined for deluxe models and fourteen body types offered including Styleline Fleetline sedans sport coupe Bel Air and station wagon in deluxe or special trims.
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Chevrolet
Edwards Motor Company
Bowie Chevrolet
Six Fined for Traffic Violations This Week
Recorder Barney Whitehead fined six on traffic violations this week according to City Marshal Tandy Welch. Violations include three for U turns plus wrong parking reckless driving and driving without a license.
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Barney Whitehead
Tandy Welch
Gift Shop Opens on Mason Street by Two Sisters
Mrs. Fern Weatherford and her sister Mrs. Mildred Sealy opened a gift shop in a new building beside Parker's Super Food Market on Mason street. The store features pottery and similar gift wares.
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Fern Weatherford
Mildred Sealy
Parker’s Super Food Market
Mason Street
Foster Ranch Wildcat Oil Well Photo Caption
A photo from last week shows An-Son Company crew at the Foster ranch wildcat discovery well. Visible are Paul Turner Jack Caudle geologist L M Lacy production foreman Jones and James P Morony tool pusher. Frances and Virginia Foster flank the group. Pipe sits at 6138 feet cemented with 500 sacks as completion unit moves in for perforation in the conglomerate.
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Foster Ranch
An-Son Company
Paul Turner
Jack Caudle
L. M. Lacy
Jones
An Son Company
James P. Morony
Ward McCullough Drilling Company
Frances
Virginia
L. E. Foster
Patterson
Blizzard Brings Record Cold to Bowie Area
The Bowie region endured its coldest spell of the season with lows around five to six degrees above zero. Snow fell Tuesday, driven by strong winds, causing extensive plumbing damage and burst radiators. A private plane diverted to Donald Prater’s farm near Stoneburg due to the weather but resumed its journey later the same day. Clear skies returned Wednesday with minimal moisture since late September.
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Bowie
Old Mexico
Donald Prater
Stoneburg
Denton Boys Choir to Perform at Methodist Church
Rev J C Mann announces a 20 boy choir from Denton will sing at the First Methodist Church Sunday night. The group is noted for its unusual music and a large crowd is expected at the evening service.
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Denton Boys
Methodist Church
J. C. Mann
First Methodist Church
Denton
Bowie Invites Children to Meet St. Nick This December
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce hosts a Santa Claus greeting for area children on Thursday December 14 at 4 15 p m. Santa will arrive by automobile in a parade like setting around Mason Wise Smythe and Tarrant streets. The event includes 100 pounds of candy for kids and Christmas displays with a large lit tree near the bank. Merchants will extend holiday offers as the city lights go up with Rotary Club cooperation.
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Santa Claus
Bowie
Chamber of Commerce
Nick
Mason, Wise, Smythe
Tarrant
Rotary Club
Oil activity increases near Bowie with multiple offsets
Derrick rigs move on the 89 acre Liggett tract extending into Bowie as Gird Oil targets an offset to the Hoeldike well. Texas No. 1 Young advances near the Zetzsche well while An-Son Petroleum shifts three miles west on Mrs. Eula Brooks land to offset Boedeker and Avery wells. Leasing interest grows within city limits as activity picks up.
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Cox Drilling Company
Oran D. Liggett
Bowie
Gird Oil Company
Air Force Captain Kilgore Visits Parents in California
Captain B. M. Kilgore Jr. of the Air Force stationed at Sacramento California visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Kilgore Sr. this week accompanied by his wife and their baby.
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B. M. Kilgore Jr
Air Force
Sacramento
Calif
B. M. Kilgore Sr
Plans Complete for Big Banquet For Football Boys and Dads
The Jackrabbit Club hosts a December 12 banquet at Lions Hall with Verdine Scott as MC and Jess Elliott delivering a toast. Gayle Bradley chairs the program and Ray Morrison, famed coach, is expected to speak and show a game film.
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Jackrabbit
Lions Hall
Jackrabbit Club
Verdine Scott
Jess Elliott
Gayle Bradley
Bowie News
Ray Morrison
Man Injured by Two Cars Near Fort Worth Highway
Douglass L. Batts, 48, of Forestburg, was injured when two cars struck him as he began to cross near the city limits on the Fort Worth highway Wednesday night. He suffered a fractured right shoulder, chest injuries, and bruises. Burgess ambulance transported him to Bowie Hospital. Tandy Welch investigated the case.
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Douglass L. Batts
Forestburg
Fort Worth
Tandy Welch
Burgess
Bowie Hospital
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Eden
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Mr. Barlow
Fred
Barlows
Leona
Geraldine Hoeldtke
Bowie High School
Blackmon Co
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