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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
1
A collage of quotes and comic vignettes from a 1940s era page. A Tokyo MacArthur placard proclaims youth as a state of mind while a Texas farmer jokes about mule music in a cow barn. A radio in a milk barn causes a stampede. a farmer in Henrietta aids two drunks, collecting $35 for a Dallas ride while crediting quick wit and caution.
The Men’s Fellowship of the First Methodist Church held a fish supper on Monday night December 12 with 32 attendees. LaGrande Henderson led the devotional and the film Voice in the Wilderness was shown while Tom Stewart and Mr. Coplin arranged the evening.
Two people died and two were injured in separate car crashes along the Ringgold highway near Bowie within a week. Mrs. Bessie I. Ridder of Chickasha Oklahoma died after her car struck the Belknap bridge north of Stoneburg. her husband, asleep in the rear, was only slightly hurt. Fred C. Buford aged 39 of Fruitland was killed Tuesday night when his car collided with a rear of a pipe truck trailer. Loyd Ratliff of Bowie was hospitalized with head injuries but not in critical condition. Buford’s funeral is planned with interment at Elmwood Cemetery. survivors include his father and several siblings.
Mr and Mrs Frank Edwards traveled to Albert Oklahoma for funeral services for his sister in law Mrs James Edwards who perished from burns in a house fire. She died almost instantly when the flames awakened her at 5 am. She is survived by her husband a daughter and three sons.
Dr and Mrs R E Cordes and children Dick and Kathryn depart for Mt Clemens Michigan where they will reside. Dr Cordes will work at Mt Clemens General Hospital.
Bowie High School principal Paul Taliaferro praised the school's graduates for strong college entry and notable records in English and science. He cited many former students now holding responsible positions and listed outstanding alumni during a Rotary Club talk.
Santa Claus delivers a 250000 gallon water tower to Bowie with new 12 and 8 inch mains. The town gains ample supply and pressure boosting future home construction and civic pride. Fire protection improves as storage triples the old tower's capacity despite its age.
Weather driven hog killings hit the region as forecasts warned of severe cold. Farmers slaughtered hundreds after a stretch of mild days left hogs fatter than ideal, with ice forming Monday and Tuesday and feed supplies dropping.
Oil field reports show rapid drilling pace with several new wildcat locations near Falls county and Montague county lines. Companies including Cities Service and Texas Company move toward deeper tests while Chico pool activity and nearby outposts sustain exploration through the week.
Three boys from Jacksboro, two juveniles, confessed to burglaries at Lyon Matthews Lumber and Evans Motor Company last week. They admitted escalating to armed robbery after stealing a car at Fort Worth and threatening a Weatherford service station attendant. Police recovered loot from Evans Motor including a car radio and bumper guards, and noted the Bowie Grocery burglary and cash robbery claim remain unconfirmed.
The Majestic theater announces a string of film and stage entries across Friday through Sunday December 16 to 22. Highlights include Hold That Baby and Sheriff of Wichita on Friday and Saturday, John ny Allegro on Sunday and Monday, The Strange Mrs Crane on Tuesday, Red Stallion in the Rockies on Wednesday and Thursday, Notre Dame S M A football game, Keep Em Flying with Abbott and Costello, and Fiesta with Esther Williams on a Sunday/Monday.
H B Chappel sold Bowie Farm Supply to Ralph Carpenter his brother W R Carpenter and their father E F Carpenter of Post Texas The business will operate as Bowie Tractors and Implements continuing the John Deere Agency Ralph Carpenter will manage and add a farm implement shop with trained mechanics The store sits at Mills and Decatur near the Mills underpass by the Fort Worth and Denver railway Chappel and family moved from Dallas to Bowie.
The News will probably go to press a day early next week entering the mails Wednesday night instead of Thursday night so readers may plan their weekend shopping earlier for Christmas. Correspondents and advertisers are requested to prepare copy accordingly.
A large dark red velvet rose, five inches across, grown by L P Webb of Bowie, was brought to the Bowie News office. Webb says the bush was planted last spring and has bloomed continuously through the year.
Bowie High School faces a near total rebuild for the 1949 1950 basketball season after losing most of last year’s district title team to colleges and graduation. Returning lettermen James Robbinson Barton Massey Wilburn Booker lead a group that includes Monte Rapicheaux Don Bloom Buddie Jeffries Eugene Monroe Bobby Brasier Jake Bridgewater and Charles Garrett as they aim to defend the district crown in January. Nocona are the defending champions.
Ten local service stations sign a notice announcing price changes effective Monday December 19 for car wash services. The ad lists Jack Hall Service Station Donald Hickman Cecil Adkins M Posey & Son S W Thornton Cox & Barlow Service Station Edwards Motor Company King's Service Station Clyde Trout and Ford Motor Co. offering 2.50 for washing and lubricating cars and 3.50 for trucks.
At the county commissioners court in Montague a decision to cooperate with state and federal governments led to employing a wolf trapper. The contract, approved after a Nov 8 vote, costs about 165 dollars monthly and includes owner notice requirements and prior written consent before using cyanide bombs. The move aims to protect livestock and improve pastures by reducing wolves and bobcats.
The article notes attendees were guests at a Chevrolet dealers banquet held Saturday night at the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth.
Bowie's 1949 football squad members earned spots on the District 10-A All District team as selected by coaches and the Wichita Falls Record News staff. Unanimous picks were Bowie’s Jerry Brown and Donald Lee Bloom. others narrowly missed unanimous status by one vote.
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