Lions Banquet Highlights Pre Holiday Social Event
The Lady Lions Club hosted a Tuesday night banquet at the Morrow Grill with Rev. A J Quinn giving the invocation. Mrs J P Kearby Jr welcomed guests and introduced toast mistress Mrs Paul Donald. Mary Beth Coe played piano as members enjoyed carols, gift drawings, and a community tree drive.
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Lady Lions Club
Lady Lions
Morrow Grill
A. J. Quinn
J. P. Kearby, Jr
Paul Donald
Rev. Quinn
Mary Beth Coe
Lions’ Club
Fot
Edd Jones
Saint Nick
F. J. Dixon
L. J. Purkey
Walters
Oklahoma
California
Joe Hamner
Fred Hoeldtke
Earl Gregory
Coy Perry
Tommy Stambo
Lum Lovette
M. Bryan
Harry Karlsberg
Purkey
Sunset Basketball Defeats Park Springs 38 to 27
Sunset team beat Park Springs 38 to 27 at Sunset Gym on Wednesday night. Key Sunset players were Emmett Elrod Crick Russell Wayne Neisler George Brashear Clyde Craft. Park Springs contributors included Floyd Allen Virgil Earp Donald Badgewell and manager Homer Duck. referee Casey Jones of Forestburg officiated.
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Park Springs
Sunset Gym
Parks
Sunset
Floyd Allen
Virgil Earp
W. F. Carlisle
Donald Badgewell
Paul Badgewell
R. C. R. C. Badgewell
Homer Duck
Emmett Elrod
Crick Russell
Wayne Neisler
George Brashear
Clyde Craft
Casey Jones
Forestburs
Perkins-Timberlake to Give Christmas Bonus to Sales Staff
R M Tittle announces at Perkins-Timberlake Co that regular employees with one year or more will get a Christmas bonus equal to one week's salary while those six months to under a year receive three weeks pay. The bonus adds to other gifts given to employees.
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R. M. Tittle
Perkins-Timberlake Company
O Daniel Advisor Hubert Overstreet Joins Governor-Elect Board
Hubert Overstreet, newly appointed to Governor-Elect W Lee O Daniel's advisory board, attended a Texas Hotel meeting with four women and one other member. He reported a very successful session with full backing of policies and noted the day focused on the old age pension and the Truck Law. Overstreet sits on the transportation section, highlighting concerns for farmers and ranchers who haul goods by truck.
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Hubert Overstreet
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Overstreet
Governor-Fleet
Mrs Mary Eva Wales burial in Bowie Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Eva Wales were held Friday at the Church of Christ with Elder A F Thurman officiating. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery under Burgess Funeral Home arrangements. Survivors include her son T B Wales of Quinlan and daughter Mrs G W Duncan of Wichita Falls along with several grandchildren.
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Mary Eva Wales
Church of Christ
A. F. Thurman
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Fred Lurber
Bh. EK. Watson
Frank Cecil
A. O. Bacher
Jno. McNatt
Gene Trouppy
Wichita Falls
Wales
Young County
T. G. Wiles
T. B. Wales
Quinlan
Texas
Bowie
G. W. Duncan
Local social notes from Wichita Falls and surrounding area
Mrs M L Elder and grandson Harvey Lee Lampkin of Dallas were guests of Mr and Mrs Benson and Mr and Mrs D B Benson. Mr and Mrs S Perry and daughter Barbara were weekend guests of Mrs Potia Perry. Miss Inez Rudy and Miss Lillie Huff visited Wichita Falls. Jno Black and Lee Black visited Mrs Freeman Mears in Wichita Falls. Jno and Lee Black are siblings of Mears. Walling family from Ringgold spent the weekend with Jno Walling and parents. Mrs J A Young visited Alec ta for extended time with her daughter Mrs Otto Lambert. Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Suez billed as outstanding. Edith L Wilson and Mary Beth Coe invited as guests of management. Billie Lanier spent time in Dallas with sister LaVerne at Neilson Beauty School. Mrs J A Brite visited father H O Baynham of Bellevue. Boyd Barjenbruch and M A Bryan visited Sunset business. Paul Donald and T H Yarbrough in Fort Worth on business. Arlene Wright of Fort Worth visiting T F Wright. W B Alexander, Jess Elliott, and Frank Moss attended Masonic Home vs Highland Park game at Ss M A Stadium. Frank Gochie and son Frank Jr of Wichita Falls were Sunday luncheon guests of Jno White.
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Tyrone Power
Loretta Young
Suez
Edith L. Wilson
Mary Beth Coe
Christmas Program at First Methodist Church
A Christmas program is planned at First Methodist Church Sunday at 5 p.m. The program includes a Prelude by Mrs. Will Young, candle procession, call to worship Gordon Cady, hymns and carols, Scripture readings by Wade Bond and Gordon Cady, group performances by Primary and Junior choirs, a Cradle of Bethlehem quartet, readings by Mrs. Wilbur Morgan, and musical responses ending with benediction and Amen.
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First Methodist
Will Young
Gordon Cady
Wade Bond
Cradle of Bethlehem
Wilbur Morgan
Little Town of Bethlehem
Waite Bond
God
Seapture
Georden Cady
Wrypure
Dr Pratt Irby and Pauline Robinson Wed in Bowie
Pauline Robinson of Tonkawa Oklahoma became the bride of Dr Pratt Irby in a December 9 ceremony at the bride’s home. Rev L V Mound officiated with a double ring rite. The couple will reside at Lawson apartments in Bowie after a Tulsa wedding trip.
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Pauline Robinson
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
Pratt Irby
L. V. Mound
First Methodist Church
Radio Service Shop Remodeled by A. Buched
A. Buched owner of Radio Service Co. adds upstairs storage for radios and equipment. Interior gains attractiveness with new office in rear. Exterior painted, interior repaint planned soon by Mr. Bacher.
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A. ©. Buched
The
Radio Service Co
Bacher
Bowie News to Mail Papers a Day Early Next Week
The Bowie News will be delivered one day earlier next week. Papers go out by mail Wednesday night allowing readers to shop early for Christmas bargains shown in the ads.
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Bowie
Austin College talk at First Presbyterian banquet
Dr. FE B Tucker, president of Sherman based Austin College, spoke on The Inner Spirit of Man at a Wednesday men’s Bible class banquet hosted by First Presbyterian Church. He said determination shapes people, not education or physical strength, with student Robert Bruce Lawrance sharing Why I chose Austin College.
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FE. B. Tucker
Austin College
Sherman
First Presbyterian Church
Tucker
Robert Bruce Lawrance
M. A. Bryan
B B. Breitenbirt
Lomet McAfee
W. B. Alexander
Ned Horton
Paul Donald
Circle Number 2
Womans Auxiliary
Bowie Boys Win Close Battle Over Alvord
Bowie high school basketball edged Alvord 20 to 19 in a tense final moment with Patterson scoring the decisive point. Hawk Cleer led Bowie with 12 points while Prater, Underwood, Griffin, and Patterson contributed the rest.
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Bowie
Alvord
Hawk
Cleer Bowie
Bill Prater
Underwood
Griffin
Patterson
Cloer
Prater
Wright
Alvardos
Unusual musical evening in Bowie MacDowell series
The Bowie MacDowell club’s Mus ical Arts Series opened with Dorothy Ellen Ford pianist and William Hales baritone delivering a varied program. Ford topped the first half with classical pieces and Hungarian songs while Hales sang arias and popular numbers, drawing applause and promising remaining concerts with proceeds aiding the MacDowell charity.
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Bowie MacDowell Club
Dorothy Ellen Ford
William Hales
Nina
Don Givanni
Mr. Hales
Miss Ford
Mandalay
MacDowell Club
MacDowell Ely
Stores to stay open late in Bowie next week
According to Ned Horton Sect of the Retail Merchants Association Bowie stores will stay open until 9 p m starting next Thursday Dec 22 and continue evening hours through Saturday Dec 24 Stores close all day Monday Dec 26
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Ned Horton
Sect
The
Retail Merchants Association
Bowie
Missionaries Speak at First Baptist Church
Rev and Mrs F A R Morgan and their 12 year old son F A R Jr spoke Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church. The Morgans, missionaries to Brazil on furlough, discussed conditions in Brazil and the work at the Collegio Baptista Brasiliary in Roo Paul.
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F. A. R. Morgan
F.A.R. Jr
First Baptist Church
Bowie Dentist Appears on Program at Wichita Meeting
Dr. C. J. Dodsworth addressed the Wichita District Dental Association at the Wichita Club on Tuesday night with a paper titled The Importance of X Ray in Dental Service. Out of town doctors Dr. T. M. Watson Quanah Dr. G. C. Downtain Electra T. M. McGown Quanah and Dr. E. M. Roberts Munday attended.
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C. J. Dodsworth
Wichita District Dental Association
Wichita Club
Dodsworth
T. M. Watson
Quanah
G. C. Downtain
Electra
T. M. McGown
E. M. Roberts
Munday
Cotton Ginning Totals For Montague County
Taylor D. Howard special agent reports Montague county ginned 3,289 bales of cotton from the 1988 crop before December 1. For the 1987 crop, the county had 5,380 bales ginned prior to December 1.
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Taylor D. Howard
Montague County
Singers Convention President Leads Sunday Meeting
President G. W. Cleveland of the Clay and Jack County Singing Convention presided at a well attended quarterly gathering at Newport Church. The all day event draws 1500 to 2000 visitors from towns including Texas cities such as Tindas, Port Worth, Electra, Wichita Falls, Jacksboro, Bowie and Henrietta and others. Cleveland, a rural mail carrier residing at Post Oak, took office last March as the organization traces its 15 year history with former presidents Chester Walker F B Wall and S P Wall noted.
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G. W. Cleveland
Clay and Jack County
Newport Church
Chester Walker
F. B. Wall
Bond
S. P. Wall
Cleburne
Cleveland
Post Oak
Tindas
Port Worth
Electra
Wichita Falls
Jacksboro
Bowie
Henrietta
Alexander speaks on Ideals of Service at Rotary meeting
W B Alexander conducted a Rotary program on Ideals of Service at the weekly luncheon at Morrow Grill. He noted Rotary clubs exist in 67 nations with over 3 500 members. J Lee Hanchey led a song with Miss Mary Beth Coe at the piano. T B Coffield delivered the invocation. An annual Christmas party is set for next Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Morrow Grill.
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W. B. Alexander
Rotary Club
Morrow Grill
Mr. Alexander
Rotary
J. Lee Hanchey
Mary Beth Coe
T. B. Coffield
Lions Club Social Night Adds Oysters Eggs And Plans Contest
Lions Club members met for a regular weekly gathering enjoying raw oysters pickles and coffee for 49 attendees. Harve Ratliffe T J Stambaugh J Kearby and M Posey arranged the meal while Glenn Trout provided accompaniment. The group planned an eight week attendance contest starting December 15 and discussed a community Christmas tree event set for December 28 at the city auditorium.
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Lions Club
Harve Ratliffe
T. J. Stambaugh
J. Kearby
M. Posey
Glenn Trout
Dee) Jackson
G. (Doe) Jackson
Lam Lovette
City Auditorium
Hospital Notes Report Local Residents Activities
Mrs. Frank Underwood entered the Hospital Saturday for treatment. Mrs. Ruth Yates returned to her home in St. Jo Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Eldred of Nocona is recovering from a major operation performed Friday. Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Lawson returned from a weeks trip to Austin and the Rio Grande Valley last Sunday. Mrs. E. W. Wright returned from a visit to her parents at Buna, Texas, last Saturday. Dr. E. W. Wright left Sunday for a State Board of Health meeting in Austin on Monday, and following that a weeks hunting trip. He will return to Bowie Sunday. Miss Lizzie Mae Shoemaker left last Sunday for a week's vacation to points in the Rio Grande valley, and Corpus Christi, where she will visit her niece Miss Floyce Chandler.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bowie
Lawson
Pecan Street
Irby
R. R. Robinson
Tonkawa
University Junior College
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
P. E. Irby
Holly Springs
Mississippi
A. ©. Irby
Vanderbilt Medical School
Nashville
Ruth Yates
St. Jo
J. T. Lawson
Austin
Rio Grande Valley
E. W. Wright
Buna
Texas
State Board of Health
Lizzie Mae Shoemaker
Points
Corpus Christi
Floyce Chandler
Community Dance Sponsoring Christmas Tree Fund
Local citizens sponsor a dance at the Armory on Friday night December 16 to raise proceeds for the community Christmas tree. An orchestra will provide music. Attendees include Mr and Mrs J A Spears Mrs W W Bail Mrs Tyson Roach and Mrs T F Wright who visited Fort Worth. H M Moore Paul Donald and J C McNatt attended the Boy Scouts area convention in Wichita Falls.
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H. M. Moore
C. D. Perona
Armory Building
J. A. Spears
W. W. Bail
Tyson Roach
T. F. Wright
Fort Worth
Paul Donald
J. C. McNatt
Boy Scouts Organization
Wichita
Brushy Sunday Singing Convention at Brushy Church
A Brushy County gospel singing program convenes Sunday December 18 at 10 30 AM with G Doc Jackson presiding. Numerous quartets and classes perform songs including Cliss and Clauss numbers and special numbers from Ike Parks Henry Parks and Barney Whitehead. Attendees are asked to bring lunch and song books and praise Christ through gospel singing.
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Montague County
Brushy Church
Doc) Jackson
Henry Parks
M. M. McKee
Quartette
Bowie
George Brashear
Clauss
Cook Huddleston
Chiss
Ike Parks
Dec
Allan Simms
George Brasher
Allan Storms
Ernest O Neal
Bowie Quartette
Elmer Bowman
Cook Hadleston
Barney Whitehead
Doe) Jackson
Bowie Fire Department Christmas Ball Planned
The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Christmas Ball on Monday night December 26 from 9 to 1 at the Armory. Warren Brewer L D Eakman and J FulFulcher head arrangements with help from all members. Chuck Collins and Wichita Falls orchestra provide music. Proceeds aid the fire department. Fire Chief A Baccus and officers are named.
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Bowie
Armory
Warren Brewer
L. D. Eakman
J. FulFulcher
Chuck Collins
Orchestra
Wichita Falls
A. ©. Baccus
Jess Barnes
Elvin Butler
Barney Whitehead
Secy-Treas
Woodmen Camp 566 Holds Meeting and Plans
The Woodmen of the World Camp 566 met at 7 30 p m December 14 with Loyd Butler presiding. They arranged for about 50 members to attend a statewide social in Wichita Falls on December 19 at 7 30 p m and invited all to bring cars. A Christmas tree and party are planned for December 22 at 7 30 p m, with families invited. Mrs G Doc Jackson and Miss Opal Jackson were in Wichita Falls Saturday.
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Woodmen of the World
Loyd Butler
Woodmen Hall
Wichita Falls
Theatres Y Now Showing double features and stars
At Theatres Y current lineup includes Joe Penner in I'm From the City with PreVue showing Sunday, ee Se ra Henie in My Lucky Star Tuesday Wednesday, Mickey Rooney and the Hardy Family in You're Only Young Once, Jane Withers in Always in Trouble, and The Three Mesquiteers in Riders of the Rails.
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PreVue
Ee Sera Henie In
Mickey Rooney and the Hardy Family
Jane Withers
The
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