December shopping boom and wartime reflections in Bowie
A Bowie reader notes a potential Christmas shopping record, then reflects on postwar attitudes toward patriotism and dissent. The piece cites UN tensions, aid to India and Pakistan, and a classified ad for kittens, ending with praise of American freedoms observed by Mrs. Tommy Henry.
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Bowie
West
Texas
United Nations
China
Russia
India
Pakistan
U.N
United States
U.S.A
Tommy Henry
Lawton
Oklahoma
Henry
W.A. Streich
Gibson
Switzerland
Bowie names Willie Brooks top area coach
Willie Brooks named top area football coach by Wichita Falls Record News. Brooks returned to Bowie after a two year absence and led the Jack rabbits to an 8 2 season, coming off prior seasons with two wins.
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Willie Brooks
Bowie
Wichita Falls Record News
Brooks
Jacksboro
Breckenridge
Olney
Rabbits
Midland
Midland Lee
Dallas
Bowie Band Leads Pioneer Bowl Parade in Wichita Falls
A large Bowie contingent heads to Wichita Falls for the Pioneer Bowl Parade Friday led by Bowie High School Band and Jim Bowie Saddle Club with queen reps Barbara Wilson and Debra Reeves. ABC will televise the parade live nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Wichita Falls
Bowie High School
Jim Bowie Saddle Club
Queen
Barbara Wilson
Debra Reeves
ABC
Bowie Girl Helps Blind Student at North Texas State University
Jane Anne Collins, then a college sophomore, read for Audrey Blackburn Jr., a blind student, at North Texas State University. The act eased her homesickness, boosted her confidence, and made college life meaningful as she learned and taught. Blackburn praised being seen as a person first. The page also notes Bowie Lion's Club toy drive details for Christmas needy children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Jane Anne Collins
North Texas State University
Miss Collins
Bowie
Campbell Uses Computer To Record Cattle Traits
C E Campbell a registered Angus breeder from Bowie Texas measured the weaning and yearling weights and grades of 55 head of cattle in 1971. Lloyd D Miller of the American Angus Association notes the AHIR program processed on the association's computer data system in St Joseph Missouri. The program helps cattlemen breed cattle by recording weight and grade data and progeny information on each animal. Last year 71 899 weight records were processed an increase of about 20 percent.
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C. E. Campbell
Bowie
Texas
Lloyd D. Miller
American Angus Association
Campbell
Association
St. Joseph
Missouri
Bowie High School Receives Accreditation Renewal
Bowie High School of Bowie has been continued as an accredited school by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The action was taken at the association's annual meeting November 28 to December 1, 1971, in Miami Beach Florida, announced by Principal Charles H Blanton and Superintendent E O Martin. Accreditation signals commitment to school improvement through self studies and external visits to assess strengths and areas for improvement.
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Bowie High School
Bowie
Commission On Secondary Schools of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Association
Miami Beach
Florida
Charles H. Blanton
E. 0. Martin
Santa Claus to Visit Downtown Saturday Evening
Downtown merchants announce Santa Claus will be in the downtown area from 6 00 p m to 8 00 p m Saturday. Parents should have children ready to greet him and get photos during the event.
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Santa Claus
Bowie Jackrabbits edge Weatherford in triple overtime
Bowie Jackrabbits beat Weatherford 53 52 after three overtimes in a tight contest. Jimmy Hachtel scored 30 points while Lee Harrington led with 18 rebounds. Coach Gayne Shelton praised Phillip Thomas as the standout defender.
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Bowie Jackrabbits
Weatherford
Jimmy Hachtel
Bowie
Lee Harrington
Rabbits
Gayne Shelton
Phillip Thomas
Duncan Hudson
Graham
Brock
Haggar Company Profit Sharing Benefits Bowie Employees
Haggar employees at Bowie Manufacturing share $800,000 in profit sharing awarded by Haggar. Company contributions plus dividends and investment growth fund personal accounts for each worker. Major plant expansions planned in Edinburg Brownsville and Oklahoma City to boost growth in the 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Haggar Company
Haggar
Edinburg, Tex
Oklahoma City
Okla
Brownsville
Tex
E. R. Haggar
Tax Program For Farmers Meeting Rescheduled In Montague
All adult and young farmers are invited to a meeting moved from Thursday December 9 to Monday December 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Montague courthouse. Jack Jenkins Farm Management Specialist will present a program on Social Security and Federal Income Tax problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Montague
Jack Jenkins
Longtime SCS Technician Ronald Maidens Retires
Ronald Maidens retires from the Soil Conservation Service after 28 years of service. He began with the SCS in Decatur and spent about 25 years at the Bowie Work Unit Office. Cont'd on page 4.
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Ronald Maidens
SCS
Maidens
Decatur
Bowie
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Jim’s
Jim Winter
United States Postal Service
Ernest Chandler
Chandler
James McCash
Don Tomlinson
Bill Bratcher
Roy Gene Williams
Bowie Lion’s Club
Cunningham
Richardson’s
AHIR
Clyde Brock
Gibson’s
Gibson Discount
P.O
Earnest Chandler
The
International Lions Club
First National Bank
Raborn Real Estate
Montague County
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