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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
5
At the Majestic Theatre G W Cleveland will visit with management on Wednesday or Thursday to review employment prospects. Burns and Joel McCrea star in Wells Faur go.
Rev. Lynes of Fort Worth preached at the Baptist Church and Rev. Barney Shell spoke at the U S Presbyterian Church. The community music school ended with strong attendance and visitors from Bowie and Newport.
Mallard Cox and sons Jack and Virgil with Truman Thredgill of Montague visited Mrs. Dora Cox Sunday. Mrs. D. M. Woods and daughter Joe Anne visited Mrs. L. P. Hightower of Alamo Saturday. G. L. Parr and Mrs. Sarah Parr visited their sister in Town Park Sunday. J. N. Richardson and son Don of Forestburg plus Mrs. Oran Stedham of Dye Mound visited Bailey Perryman Sunday. W. C. Williams attended Billy Jo Williams funeral in Denver. J. H. Jester of Balls visited N. A. Wood Sunday. Miss Lee Wayne Morris sang in Denver Sunday night observance. Floyd Snow visited his father Sam Snow of Lone Star Sunday. Jack Parr of Denver Colorado returned from week with G. I. Parr family.
Local residents travel between Montague Wichita Falls and nearby towns. Fire destroys Nora Driver’s garage from burning papers. visits noted by Erin Simpson Jester Sparks and others. Public notices of illness and entertainment at Ritz Theatre mentioned.
A Bowie Trades Day drew farmers and their families including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hester and son Welmon, Mr. and Mrs. M Roberts and Earnest Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. John Dye and Jack, plus Miss Doris Byas and several others. Visitors from Stoneburg and Prairie Point joined community members for Sunday events and a local musical in Lindale.
Sunday services were canceled due to illness in the community. Diphtheria sick bay in Bowie claims the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Birt Harville. whooping cough threats for Baby boy of Mr. and Mrs Barnie Brogdon. Families visit and travel include Norvells at Belcherville and Snow and Martin families in nearby towns. funeral for Mrs Steagall’s sister-in-law Mrs Tom Allen. shopping trips to Bowie and visits to Comanche Oklahoma.
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