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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
8
The Homemakers Sunday School Class held its annual Christmas party in the Community Room of the First National Bank with a turkey dinner, holly decor, and a reading of The Littlest Angel. About 25 members attended. a special gift honored Mrs. Viola Powell.
Pryor Alton Hamilton, 84, died December 12 in a Wichita Falls rest home. Born October 8, 1882 in Anderson County, services were held at Burgess Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tiff Covington and Rev. Jerry Delleney officiating. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery under Burgess Funeral Home. Survivors include a daughter Mary Aleta Wittenmeyer of Fort Worth, two sisters Nannie May Meldon and Miranda Bacon of Lubbock, two brothers F. C. Buddy Hamilton of Bowie and Willie Hamilton of Wilcox, Arizona, and one grandson. His nephews served as pallbearers.
Mr and Mrs Joe Lee Hal pain of Houston visited his mother in law Mrs Lela Wilhite and her sister Mrs W R Trotter at Amon Carter Lake over the weekend.
A large pasture fire ignited by sparks from a train on Highway 287 swept across fields and fences. Bowie Henrietta and Nocona fire departments joined with a bulldozer operator Cordie Lewis to control the blaze as cattle were driven from scorched grazing land amid high winds and extensive property damage.
Mrs. Annie B. McNatt died December 7 at Bowie Memorial Hospital. Born July 28, 1887 in Kentucky, she moved to Bowie 60 years ago and was widow of Math McNatt. Funeral Thursday at Burgess Memorial Chapel with Rev. John Webb. interment Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, one brother, seven grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
Theda Joanne Neill of Big Spring becomes engaged to Roy F. Broom Jr., son of Roy F. Broom Sr. of Bowie. The couple plans a January 14 wedding at Grace Baptist Church in Big Spring with Rev. Roy Honea officiating.
Dinner guests in Mrs. Ruby Knouse home Sunday included Weldon Day and Rickey of Mesquite Mrs Myrtle Archer of Ft Worth Paul Chandler and Donald of Wichita Falls Gladys Ross of Wichita Falls Viola Chandler of Vernon Dick Chandler Lake Long and Lizzie Shoemaker of Bowie. Leslie Yerby of Bowie visited Claude and Knox Nichols and their families in Lefors the past weekend.
Mrs. Lorena Jackson of Bowie earned a $50 prize as the second-highest ranking freshman in New Mexico State University’s College of Business Administration and Economics for the 1965 66 academic year. The cash award came from the Physical Science Laboratory at the Annual Awards Assembly Friday. presented by the Scholarship and Loan Committee chair.
Mrs Edward Perkins and Mrs Cora Cozart visited Mr and Mrs Wesley Broom near Newport Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Jim Stell visited Mr and Mrs Bob Willard in Dallas and attended a banquet by Stanley Company Saturday. Lonnie Rhoads attended the funeral of Mr Author Reeves in Joy Tuesday afternoon. Susan Sheri and Jay Stell visited grandparents in Bowie Saturday night. Kenneth Lamond and children visited Mr and Mrs Arnold Reeder Sunday.
The Bowie Junior High Girls win the invitational basketball title by defeating Montague 40 to 31 in the finals. The Bowie boys take the championship with a 23 to 17 victory over Jacksboro. A crowd filled the Bowie JH gym for both finals and consolation games.
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