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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Edgin mark fifty years of marriage with an open house at their farm home this Sunday December 17. Married at Brushy Church they have resided in the same Montague County farmhouse since their wedding and plan to welcome friends and neighbors.
Friends and neighbors are invited to join in celebrating a couple’s anniversary at their Bowie area home three miles east, sharing well wishes for a happy milestone.
The First Baptist Church launches a £2656 appeal for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering for Foreign Missions led by the Women’s Missionary Union. Various church groups join in a week of prayer and study to support the project with no deductions for expenses.
Orton Lee and cold weather dominated Bowie High activities with bus delays and slow starts. The week featured Christmas preparations, experiments, sports, and school events. The First Baptist church hosted a Night of Miracles choir performance directed by C. D. Pruett, with a Friday youth banquet featuring Harvey Hatcher from Southwestern Seminary.
Last weekend featured a boys invitational at Jackrabbit Gym and girls action in Henrietta where the team placed second after a one point defeat to Bellevue. The season also includes a high school toy drive for needy children and Yuletide decorations including Mrs Henry’s desk adorned with macaroni art and festive silver spray.
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