This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
2
Miss Betty Parrish, a student at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, is visiting as a holiday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Parrish.
Miss Beverly Wood, a Texas Christian University student, is spending the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Wood.
William A. Wilhite returns to Bowie with eighteen months in the Pacific Theater earning four battle stars on an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon. His ship was among the first to Tokyo Bay and to communicate with Japanese prisoners of war. He witnessed Japan’s surrender and Hiroshima damage. His brother Sgt. Franklin Y. Wilhite served in Europe with multiple decorations and six years in the Army.
A church aligned column declares its sole aim to preach the Bible and expose doctrinal error. It notes plain language to reach readers, condemns false doctrines with Scripture, and emphasizes love and salvation through God’s word.
Mr and Mrs Lynn Garlington hosted a December 9 buffet supper for eighteen friends. Seasonal decorations included holly Christmas foliage and candles decorating the dining room and buffet tables.
A Zeuxis painting from ancient Greece stunned viewers by its lifelike grapes, provoking birds to peck at them, illustrating the artist's extraordinary naturalism in the 5th century B C.
Veterans recruitment ad calls for men under 55 who can speak farmers language and want steady income. Watkins dealer to be selected for the county. Mail name address and age to R B Pearcy Bonham Texas if earning under 1.50 per hour.
Notes mention Katherine Stinson of San Antonio as the first woman to own and operate a flying school in 1915. Other items list Miss Una Way Free visiting her parents in Huntsville, pocket size pencil sharpeners for 25 cents, and travels of Lindley Latham of Midland to attend his uncle Clyde Latham's funeral in Saint Joan.
Mrs A B Garner and children travel to McKinney for holidays. Mr Garner plans to join them on Christmas Eve. The German 36th Division coat of arms will be displayed in a Texas museum.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.