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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
3
The Bowie High School homemaking department held a Christmas Mother-Daughter tea on Tuesday evening. FHA members visited 12 residents at Bowie Convalescing Home on Orchard Street with gifts and cheer. The program included a monologue, songs, a Christmas story, a dance, and games led by Nora Lou Gilmore, followed by refreshments.
The passage names Elaine Petty and Virginia Foster as co chairs of the refreshment and recreation committee. The event included Christmas ornaments and hosted about 70 guests.
The Distributive Education class toured Dallas stores last week, splitting into groups to study counter and window displays and lighting. About 24 students accompanied by P. W. Pearce, D. F. teacher, visited businesses of interest. Mr Thompson shopped at Texas Surplus Property Agency in Fort Worth for school supplies at a discount.
Judge Louis T. Holland dismissed twenty one cases for lack of action in district court. One new suit filed this week is James Ed McAdams versus C. C. Ware on notice transfer plea. A judgment of three thousand dollars was awarded to Louis M. Reese against Robert H. Bixler and others for damages from a car crash.
Mrs L D Eakman spoke to the Bowie F H A Chapter on Home Economics As A Career. She cited Helen Hunt Jackson on homemaking as foundational to society and noted many fields for a Home Economist beyond homemaking. Jeanene Bradley chaired the program.
All members of the Green Thumb Garden Club are requested to attend a called meeting at the home of Mrs. Truman Edwards at 1 o clock Monday December 19.
Christmas gift idea a portable typewriter advertised at Bowie News Office with payments as low as $1 per week.
The Bowie Fire Department honors Fire Chief Alvin Baccus who resigns after 38 years of service, including 25 years as chief. He frequently risked his life to protect property and lives, and the city expresses deep appreciation for his dedication and outstanding service to Bowie and surrounding communities.
Bowie Texas City Council meeting on December 12 1955 passed a resolution praising Alvin Baccus for dedicated community service. The motion by Jack Slayden and Lloyd Butler carried unanimously to publish the resolution in the local newspaper and file it in the minutes. The council listed Loyd Butler Jack Slayden Carl Russell Thomas Evans Gee Rucker Aubrey Horn with Foy Cantrell as city secretary and Mark High as mayor.
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