Worth a hundred bucks for a thrilling two game 15 point win
Dr E W Wright notes spending a hundred dollars for recreation at two games yields 15 points split seven and eight. Mrs W R Covey, County Red Cross Chair, outlined the broad Red Cross service for servicemen and families at a Rotary Club report. Bowie women L H Angrove and E W Wright aided the effort. A Sunday 7:30 am bell at Presbyterian church startled Bowie residents as Mrs Paul Donald started a new habit to wake for Sunday School. Three young Bowien children visit their grandparents Golden at the hardware store, adding cheer amid wartime duties. Diamonds and jewelry sales at Parks Style Shop are described with lay away options ending in three happy purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Wright
W. R. Covey
Montague
Red Cross
Rotary Club
Noble Bowie
L. H. Angrove
Bowie
Presbyterian Church
Germany
Paul Donald
Ann Bennett
Mary Lynn Merrick
John Merrick
G. H. Golden
Golden Lurcher Hardware
Tke Parks
Ike
Parks
Bowie Phones Warned For Christmas Long-Distance Rush
Christmas day will be among the busiest working days for Bowie telephone operators as they handle a record volume of long distance calls from G I Joes. The district manager urges civilians to call only for essential greetings and to use Saturday evening or Sunday for calls to keep lines open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
C. C. Kirby
The
Telephone Company
G. I. Joes
Kirby
Texas
Theatre Calendar Spotlight on Jamboree and Ride Ranger Ride
Friday and Saturday feature a double bill Jamboree with Ruth Terry Geo Byron and top radio stars plus Gene Autry in Ride Ranger Ride. Sunday and Monday present Hail The Conquering Hero with Eddie Bracken Ella Raines and William Demarest. Tuesday shows Henry Aldrich's Little Secret with Jimmy Lydon and Henry Aldrich. Wednesday and Thursday offer I Love A Soldier starring Paulette Goddard and Sonny Tufts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Terry
Geo. Byron
Gene Autry
Eddie Bracken
Ella Raines
William Demarest
Jimmy Lydon
Henry Aldrich
I Love A Soldier
Paulette Goddard
Sonny Tufts
Stores Stay Open Late Friday and Saturday Nights
Stores in Bowie will remain open late tonight and Saturday to accommodate shoppers after a merchants agreement. Most businesses will close all day Monday for Christmas observance amid a shortage of merchandise from wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
T. L. Roland Is New Owner Conoco Station
T. L. Roland becomes owner of the Continental Service Station on West Wise street in Bowie after buying out M. E. McGhee who had recently acquired it from Mitch Winegeart. Roland, a former employee, plans improved and enlarged service as conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Roland
Continental
West Wise Street
Bowie
M. E. McGhee
Mitch Winegeart
Roland
Four of One Family in Service
The Wall family of Bowie is represented in the U S Armed Forces by four members. Ray C. Wall, 20, is in England as a sailor. Mabron D. Wall, 31, stationed in New Orleans as chief petty officer. Forest E. Wall, 25, serving in France as a technical sergeant. Clarence V. Johnson, 27, en route for overseas duty. Clarence Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W L H Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wall
Bowie
U. S
Pfe
Ray C. Wall
England
Mabron D. Wall
C.M
New Orleans
Forest E. Wall
France
Clarence V. Johnson
Clarence Johnson
W. L. H. Johnson
Charles O. Ross Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon
Charles O. Ross 69 well known Bowie businessman died Saturday. Funeral rites at family residence were led by Rev F M Talbot with Rev A J Quinn assisting and Masonic rites at Elmwood Cemetery. Burgess Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife and two sons Charles in service and Ray of Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Ross
Bowie
F. M. Talbot
A. J. Quinn
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Soldier On Hunt Wound Near Heart After Rifle Accident
Staff Sgt. Ruben Fulcher is hospitalized at Bowie after a 22 caliber rifle accidentally discharged while rabbit hunting on a Lindale farm. The gunshot struck his left chest near the heart. his condition remains critical as he recovers. He was a guest of FE A Hill en route from Greenville to Frederick, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Fulcher
Bowie Hospital
Lindale
FE. A. Hill
Greenville
Fredrick
Oklahoma
Fulcher
Campbell Family Returns from Camp Roberts Duty Post
Mr and Mrs W L Campbell have returned home from Camp Roberts California where he has been stationed for several months and are visiting with their parents Mr and Mrs Lon Campbell and Mr and Mrs F W Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Campbell
Camp Roberts
California
Lon Campbell
F. W. Brown
Bowie Jackrabbits Begin Busy Basketball Season After Strong Football
Bowie High School's Jackrabbits finish football with seven wins and three losses and start basketball practice. Coach Gresham has six lettermen from last year's top squad, with players like Thomas Chandler and Donald Cleveland guiding a promising roster. The team enters Ft Worth and Dallas holiday tournaments, aiming for strong conference play after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Gresham
Cage
Thomas Chandler
Embry Pivitt
Jack Lovette
Jack Kreyenbuhl
Troy Johnson
Raymond Miller
Donald Cleveland
Daniel
Nathaniel
Emmanuel Willett
Clifford
Eugene Wall
Joe
Paul Prater
Lewis Vassar
Andy Jackson
Truman Miller
Bennie Tidwell
Glen Chambers
Gordon Heard
Roy Curry
T. A. Wiginton
Howard Danson
Joe Prater
Rangers
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Bowie
Waco Tigers
Jackrabbits
Dallas Tech
North Side
Fort Worth
Riverside
Polytechnic
Adamson
Baptists To Observe 62nd Anniversary In Bowie
Plans are set for December 24 at First Baptist Bowie to mark the church’s 62nd anniversary founded on December 24, 1882. Dr. E D Head of Southwestern Baptist Seminary will speak, with music led by G Dee Jackson and history highlights by Mrs W R Potter. Training Union follows at 3 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bowie
E. D. Head
Ft. Worth
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
South
Houston
Seminary
Fort Worth
G. Dee Jackson
W. R. Potter
Building Sites Are Bought Farm and Homes Sold in Bowie
A string of land and home transactions in the Bowie area includes Reed Estate land, a 293 acre stock farm southeast of Sunset sold to R. T. Monroe and James Chapman of Bowie. Wesley W. Hickman bought the old Scott Pharr home in South Bowie. Ellis Arnold returns to Bowie and buys Roy S. Jones home on Decatur street. Jones buys I. F. Bradley home on East Wise street. Numerous building sites change hands on East Wise street as Roy Coffield sells lots to buyers including Troy Woolf Erasmus Lucas and Tom Sanderson, who plans a garage and residence. Oscar Underwood and J. W. Biggerstaff handled the deals for Bowie real estate agents with more moves anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Reed
Sunset
R. T. Monroe
James Chapman
Wesley W. Hickman
Scott Pharr
South Bowie
Ellis Arnold
Cleburne
Roy S. Jones
Decatur Street
Old Fort Worth Highway
Jones
I. F. Bradley
East Wise Street
Bradley
Houston
Roy Coffield
Troy Woolf
Erasmus Lucas
Tom Sanderson
Sanderson
Decatur
Smythe Street
Blackmon Implement
Starr Courts
Oscar Underwood
J. W. Biggerstaff
Bowie Realtors
Lieutenant Holliday Promoted in South Pacific
Mrs. C A Holliday received a letter from her husband Lt A Yan tis now in the South Pacific noting his promotion. He has been in service since August 1943 and has spent about a year overseas. He is son of Mr and Mrs C A Holliday of Bowie and his wife works in Montague County NFLA. Lt Holliday is a Bowie native who had been away before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Holliday
South Pacific
A. Yantis
Bowie
Montague
Montague County
N.F.L.A
Holliday
Bowie News Christmas Greeting to Subscribers and Advertisers
A Bowie News message addresses a large readership and local advertisers, wishing readers a more gracious radiation of the Christmas Spirit of Good Will than they have known before. The note emphasizes a personal, informal tone and community warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie News
Major David Major Saves Soldier on Invasion Ship
Major A. David Major, son of Mr and Mrs Dave Major of Bowie, then with Sixth Army Headquarters in the Philippines, led a life saving appendix operation aboard a ship during the invasion. With improvised anesthesia and only basic tools he removed the soldier’s appendix. The patient recovered and later went ashore with his unit. Major Major, Baylor medical graduate 1939, has since treated casualties under blackout conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. David Major
Dave Major
Bowie
Sixth Army
Philippines
Major
Navy
Baylor University Medical School
City County Hospital
Fort Worth
Consolidated Aircraft Plant
Kay
Christmas Party News to Appear Next Week
Owing to rationing of news print and crowded status this week the Bowie News will carry reports on Christmas parties next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Bowie Over Tops Sixth War Bond Drive Report
Bowie area surpasses its assigned quota in the sixth war bond drive with a $200,000 target. T P Evans, chairman, says a fuller report will follow next week and urges every citizen to buy an extra bond due to the serious war situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
T. P. Evans
Hog Kicks Knife Into Farmer During Slaughter
Raymond Gilbert, a Newport farmer, was severely injured Tuesday when a hog he was killing kicked the knife from his right hand, drove it back into the hand nearly severing the thumb. His wife rushed him to Bowie Clinic Hospital for emergency care after he bled heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Gilbert
Newport
Bowie Clinic
Nocona Boy Kenneth Anderson Dies After Operation
Funeral services for Kenneth D. Anderson age 14 are set for 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church Bowie with Rev A J Quinn officiating. He died Thursday after an appendicitis operation and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W E Anderson of Nocona, and by one brother Volen and one sister Doris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Anderson
First Baptist Church
Bowie
A. J. Quinn
W. E. Anderson
Nocona
Volen
Doris
Worthy Family Host matron of honor at Fort Worth wedding
Mrs A R Slaughter of Bowie attended Miss Nelta Mae Worthy daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Worthy of Fort Worth as matron of honor in her marriage to Al Madearis Sj1c Vows were exchanged at the Worthy home with Rev Cole man Campbell officiating Ed Watkins receives a letter from son Jack Wallace Gunner Mate stating he has been transferred back to the States for advanced training in Electrical Hydraulics after fourteen months in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Slaughter
Bowie
Nelta Mae Worthy
J. W. Worthy
Fort Worth
al Madearis
Worthy
Rev. Coleman Campbell
Ed Watkins
Jack Wallace
States
South Pacific
Bowie Visit By Spikes From Terral
Mrs. M. B. Spikes and her children of Terral Oklahoma visited her mother Mrs. R. S. Smart in Bowie on Tuesday. Spikes is a former Bowie resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Spikes
Terral
Oklahoma
R. S. Smart
Bowie
Spikes
Barksdale Family Visits Mrs. Latham in Waco
Staff Sgt and Mrs R G Barksdale of Waco spent the weekend at the home of her mother Mrs A M Latham. The arrangement highlights family ties and a distant military posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Barksdale
Waco
A. M. Latham
Kilgore Couple Visits Yowell During Christmas Vacation
Mr and Mrs Tobe Laster of Kilgore are visiting her mother Mrs J F Yowell this week while on their Christmas vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Laster
Kilgore
J. F. Yowell
Major, M.D., graduates to Army first lieutenant
John W. Major son of Mr and Mrs Dave Major of Bowie earned his medical doctorate from Southwest Foundation Medical College in Dallas and was commissioned as First Lieutenant in the U S Army. He will intern nine months at City County Hospital Fort Worth. Two brothers, Captain John Allen Major in France and Major A David Major in the Philippines, are also doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Major
Dave Major
Bowie
Southwest Foundation Medical College
Dallas
U. S. Army
City County Hospital
Fort Worth
John
John Allen
France
A. David
Phillipines
Thanks for Red Cross Work Letter From Overseas GIs
Mrs. N. C. Moss received a letter dated November 28 1944 from England thanking her for a Red Cross ditty bag sent to a soldier. Pfc Stanley Suchocki 42071287 Co A 285th Engr Combat Bn expressed appreciation and noted kind treatment by Red Cross workers at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Stanley Suchocki
Co. A
Care
New York
N. Y
Funeral Held Saturday for Mrs. E. C. Buford 73
Last rites conducted in Burgess Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Buford 73 with Minister W. Hamilton officiating. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by nine children including Mrs. W. M. Wheeler F B Buford F P Buford Mrs J A Bowers Ruth Buford Raymond Buford overseas Mrs S S Sumerald Denver E C Buford overseas and Mrs Charles Palmer McAllen. husband R C Buford also surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Funeral Chapel
Mary Elizabeth Buford
Hamilton
Church of Christ
Elmwood Cemetery
W. M. Wheeler
Madill
Okla
F. B. Buford
Tulsa
F. P. Buford
Electra
J. A. Bowers
Sunset
Ruth Buford
Wichita Falls
Raymond Buford
Overseas
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Conoco
Baptists
God
Whittier
Mrs. H. JI
Trout Publishers
David Major
John W. Major
M.D
E. C. Buford
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