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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1945
Page
8
Mrs John Angove travels to Alameda California to spend the holidays with her husband who is enrolled at Merchant Marine School there.
The First Christian Church invites Bowie youths to attend Sunday programs at 6 o clock each evening. The announcement notes growing interest and extends a cordial invitation to all local young people to join. Also mentions buy more war bonds.
James Eunice McMillion Sr is home on 30 May Leave and will receive discharge when he reports back to camp. Norman Blalock reenlisted at Fort Sam Houston. Honor roll students include Wanda Scarber J W Frye Marlene Scott Claudisze Starnes Reford Schmittou Mattie Rae Fry Charles Raymond Gifford and Fonda Ogles. Community notices cover church attendance Baptist Workers Conference and PTA activities with kraut production and local surgeries.
Social notes list visits from Amos Farrior and Lucille Coker to Bellevue and Wichita Falls households. Discharged soldier Louie White returns home. Two new Sunday School members join as Lemons family and children attend. Funeral in Denton for Kirk Rippy. Local residents hosted guests from Wichita Falls Crosbyton Dimmitt Canadian Mineola Jacksboro and Odessa over weekend.
Bowie High School Band under George Rucker received medals at the May Waco contest. Presentations were made at a school assembly to members including Robert Treut Billy Hipp Gordon Heard Bill Jack Evans Charles Henning Clifford Wall Alfred Narromere Betty Spears and many others. Ex graduates Margaret Bryan Iris Cure Margaret Conrad Ruby Underwood Patsy West Jack Lovette Tommy Dutton Embry Privitt also won medals.
The Southwest Montague County Singing Convention announces its fourth quarter session at Brushy church on December 16. Marvin Baker, president, says the program begins at 10 30 A M with visiting and home singers and the public invited. Local social notes cover visits by Ira Lee Liggett and Anna Mae Liggett to Postoak and Peggy Brantley with David Wynn Elenburg of Jacksboro and Frances Earl Pruitt of Jermany visiting home folks. Charlie Conner purchased the Staley place on Cooked Creek from Tom Kirk.
M. E. Moore announces December 10 1945 the Bowen Vehicle company changes its name to Continental Trailways. The firm founded in 1928 by R C Bowen began with Dallas to Houston service and expanded to hundreds of cities across Colorado Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas over 490 miles of highways while joining the National Trailways Bus System offering nationwide service over 60000 miles. Continental Trailways plans equipment upgrades and closer cooperation with Trailways lines including Dallas Denver limited service and Dallas Fort Worth California routes via Albuquerque and the Santa Fe Trailways System.
Staff Sgt Alfred Campeche departed Monday for California where he is stationed after visiting relatives and friends in the area.
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