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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
3
The Southeast Montague County Singing Convention holds an all day Fifth Sunday session at Sunset in the local school auditorium to accommodate a large attendance. Truett Cavasos serves as president of the local group.
Truett Cavasos is master of ceremonies and president of the host class with W. C. Huddleston as vice president. The convention includes Montague County classes and nearby areas with leading singers expected. The gathering meets only on the fifth Sundays.
The Sunset school dismisses Friday afternoon for the Christmas holidays and resumes Monday morning, December 30. A Christmas celebration with a program and tree will precede dismissal. Gifts will be given to every child after the program. Teachers will depart Friday night or Saturday morning for the holidays.
Regular monthly preaching services at the local Methodist Church are set for next Sunday with morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 30 Pastor W M Jones will fill the pulpit Sunday School begins at 10 Sunday public is invited to attend all meetings
A welcome invitation extends to all to attend Thursday night devotionals at the Baptist Church led by H. B. Hill. The community gathering takes place weekly at the church building.
The Vashti community notes a Cemetery Association meeting at Mrs. C. E. McKinney’s home with nine members and upcoming elections. A large funeral in Vashti honors Rev W. J. Walker who died December 11 after two years of illness. Local residents include Roy Howard visiting Lubbock, the arrival of Ronald Wayne Stone, and flu illnesses among Wells and Walker families.
The Pleasant Ridge Home Demonstration Club met on Wednesday, November 27 at Mrs. John McKee's home for an all day meeting with eight members present. Miss Winnie Dee Michie demonstrated cooking tougher cuts of meat and displayed handmade Christmas gifts. District agent Mrs. Ida Chapman attended as guest and spoke. Reporter.
Tom McGlasson spent the weekend with homefolk and is now employed in East Texas. Elvin Roberts and family visit homefolk this week. H L Yorks shopped in Bowie Saturday. Odell Pollard stayed with grandmother in Bowie. Several from the community attended the Bowie Chillicothe football game at Vernon Friday.
Icicles and sleet cripple everywhere with power and telephone lines down. Magnolia Co posts fall blocking access to the Wichita highway. Peach trees ruined, but a sunset over Brushy mountain is praised for its icy beauty. Harold Rhyne earns all district honors as local football standout. The community prepares a Christmas program and 4 H Club toy drive before holiday events.
The Taylor 4 H Club and sponsors held a rally on December 7 in Montague with attendees Patsy Stubbs Elizabeth Stubbs Norma Heath Dorothy Heath Erma Mae Morgan Grady Scroggins Earl Hunt Ray Hunt Robert McDonald Wayne Polk Weldon Polk Junior Richey Paul Smith Miss Lillie Belle Garlington and Mr and Mrs G O Smith. Santa Claus arrives Christmas Eve night. The Taylor school prepares the program and the school board closes the school Friday December 20 through December 30. Teachers and board wish Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Winnie B Lewis spent Wednesday with grandparents G W Morton. J S Fincher visited J T Scruggs Monday night. S L Knight in Bowie Saturday. Dorothy Williams weekend with Virginia Knight. Joe Jeannett Lewis stayed Thursday with grandparents G W Morton. S L Knight visited Mrs Bill Case Monday. Scruggs grandson from Chillicothe stayed one night last week. Eli Whitehead and wife shopped in Bowie Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett McFarland from Union Hill Wise County were in Bowie on Monday afternoon. John Winningham, back from a business trip to Montague, said heavy rains made the Bowie Montague road difficult to traverse.
Brighten her Christmas with a corsage from Marie Flower and Gift Shop. Phone 393, Mrs. Dallas McLemore.
An all vegetable laxative promotes overnight relief from constipation with gentle action. The ad claims thorough evacuation by morning and positions Black-Draught as economical with 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
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