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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1960
Page
3
The menu lists meals for Monday through Friday with daily offerings such as Vegetable Soup, Southern Fried Chicken, Chili Dog, and Brown Fish. Each day includes sides, desserts, and beverages with notes on milk and possible substitutions.
The Forestburg FFA Chapter held its fifth regular meeting of the year on December 5 with twenty one members present. They scheduled a joint FFA FHA Christmas dance for December 23 and planned a music program and games for non dancers. Members and sponsors only may attend. David Brewer Jan McGee and Jimmy Tompkins displayed first place district and second place area awards from a farm radio broadcast contest. A film titled The Voc-Ag Teacher was shown and refreshments were served.
Funeral services for Moses Edwards Park 74 will be held today December 8 in Arlington California with burial there. Park a stonecutter raised in Bowie lived here until the late 1920s died December 6 in Arlington California. Survivors include his wife four daughters and a son all of California a sister Mrs Lewis Holman of Bowie plus three other sisters and one brother.
Cotton producers who grew upland cotton in 1960 will vote December 13 in a referendum on 1961 marketing quotas. A two thirds vote is needed for quotas to take effect. if approved price support ranges from 70 to 90 percent of parity. Ballots at local depots and ASC office. polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Notice records a Bible Baptist Church monthly singing Friday at 7 30 P M inviting all attendees. Area V FFA contests held Saturday December 3 at Denton produced Forestburg Farm team taking second in district competition and Mesquite winning to advance to state in Huntsville December 10. Forestburg FFA quiz team placed seventh of twenty. members were Gary Perryman Jerry Barnett Max Brogdon and Danny Williams.
Mrs. Luther Hunter and Marshal Martin hosted a birthday dinner Sunday at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Marshal Martin, Mrs Josie Martin of McKinney, Mr and Mrs Walford Weisel and Joan of Bowie, and Wanda Fonda and Wayne Bell of Duncan Oklahoma.
A tea honoring Mrs. Dorothea Murphy of Fort Worth was hosted by Lambda Kappa Sorority Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Club Room. Mrs. Murphy, president of District 6, was feted with a program by Mrs. Garlington's Dance pupils and two solos by Mrs. Barbara Willingham accompanied by Mrs. Piety Wilson. The tea table featured a pink satin cloth, net overskirt, pink felt Santa and reindeer, and a pink and silver Christmas centerpiece. Guests came from Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Bowie.
A Brotherhood meeting will be held December 12 at the First Baptist Church with Trozy R. Baker as guest speaker. Supper starts at 6 30 p.m. Rev Barker is a Ouachita Baptist College graduate and veteran who spent years in the U S Air Force and in Japan as a founding member of the Tokyo Baptist Church.
Forestburg FFA sent two leadership teams to Bowie district FFA contests in Decatur on November 30. The conducting team of Tommy Smith Dale Shults Glen Romine Elvin Echols Jimmy Duncan and George Barnett finished third. The other team of David Brewer Jan McGee and Jimmy Tompkins earned a spot to attend the Area V contest in Denton on Saturday December 3.
A Baptist preacher licensed or ordained in Tokyo has preached in California Arizona Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. He is currently enrolled at Southwestern Seminary and serves as pastor of the East Hutchins Baptist Church at Hutchins.
U S Army offers up to 15 days leave before basic training through New Year’s Day. Recruits on leave receive full pay and allowances. Contact MSgt Drue McBride for details on eligibility and benefits.
A fashion note describes velveteen as suitable for dress up or business wear with wide full suits or slim tailored skirts. It mentions soutache as a smart trim option.
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