County Funds Logged For Numerous County Expenses
A detailed list of disbursements from the County General Fund includes fuel purchases from Lone Star Gas and Humble Oil, travel and supplies for officials such as C A Kncrease Marvin F London and T D Howard, printing by The Bowie News and Clarke Printing Co, insurance for Geo D Pedigo and Posey Insurance, and numerous payments to groceries, hardware, and service providers. Read as a financial itemization showing broad operating costs across departments and vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Gas
CA Kncrease
Marvin F. London
T. D. Howard
FE. M. Thomas
Stafford - London
Kibler Office
Geo. D. Barnard Co
Kerox Corp
Ray Shields
The
Bowie News
Medlin Printing Co
the Steck Co
Clarke Printing
J. P. Fees
Roy F. Weiss
J. P
First National Bank
J. P. Social Security
Nocona Locker
Carminati Grocery
Ton
W. F. Conway
Humble Oil Resg
Self Radio
Slaughter Drug
Bowie
Baker-Dunecan
Norma Johnson
Texas Trapping Fund
Fred Allen
D. C. Guilliams
W. G. Hawkins
Jimmy Admire
W. C. Fenoglio
Jace Poynor
New Arrival Rickey Todd Smith Born in Eunice
Rickey Todd Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith, arrived December 6 at 11:14 a.m. in Eunice New Mexico weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Smith Park Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Franklin. Several local residents and visitors named in surrounding home visits and hospital notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickey Todd Smith
Gerald Smith
Eunice
New Mexico
Jasper Smith
Park Springs
Hollis Franklin
J. B. Jordan
Newport
Unise
James Susan
Rhome
Bill Susan
Rhonda
Dwight
Decatur
Carl Schaffner
Margaret Schoffner
Wichita Falls
Eula Susan
John
E. B. Jones
Ben Burdail
Sunset
Herman Smith
Fort Worth
Gene Buckner
Spring Lake
Texas
Alvie Robinson
Berry Appling
Bowie Hospital
E. W. Carpenter
Wayne, Gary
Jo Ann
Local Auto Line Items Include Parts and Service Costs
The record lists purchases at Whites Auto Store for battery parts $17.95, Bo's Sinclair Station for parts and repairs $37.75, Saint Jo Telephone service $1.63, Community Public Service $1.50, Schad and Pulte oxygen $11.75, and an overall charge for Jack Biller items totaling $39.00. This itemized ledger highlights small business and utility expenses with multiple vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Thompson
Lone Star Gas Co
Chris Aselton
Nocona Butane
Henry E. Fenoglio
L. P. Gas Co
B. G
Nocona
True Elkins
James Covington
Allens Gulf Station
Greenwood Welding
City of
J. N. Cardwell
Community Public Service
Wester Williams
R. A. Hudson Welding
Scott Bros
Franks Auto Parts
Darr Equipment Co
Dan Butler
Clayton Bros
Rice Bros
Hinds Clark Ford Co
Jack Biller
Whites Auto Store
Schad and
Pulte
Saint Jo Telephone
Sinclair Station
Christmas Letter From Libya Describes Tanker Grounding
Deana Cantrell in Brega Libya recounts Esso sabotage incident at 6am as three tanks blew up. A north wind and heavy seas delayed a grounded 90,000 ton tanker The Esso Deutschland. Refloating took days, fuel moved to another tanker, and a near-miss of explosion scared residents. The Cantrells vacationed in Athens and praised a new Breca school Bruce supervised sourcing lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deana
Bruce
Esso Company
Esso
Esso Deutschland
Breca
Nat Blakes Plan Christmas Libby Trip to Mexico
About 90 families live in Brega and grow as residents stay content in Libya. Nat Blakes fly from Icoe Field Thursday to Mexico City for four days of sightseeing then to Merida to visit Dorothy’s sister and husband the E G Petersons for Christmas. A four day cruise begins Christmas Day to Conzumel then Mevicofe returning to Bowie next Sunday. They joined Santa with Allen Richardsons of Waurika Oklahoma watching Santa arrive early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Blakes
Icoe Field
Mexico City
Merida
Yucatan State
Dorothy
E. G Petersons
Conzumel
Mevicofe
Bowie
Santa
Blakes
Mrs. Allen Richardson
Waurika
Oklahoma
Community Training Union Night Honors Sunset Group
The Sunset group led with 22 members at Training Union night in Nocoma. Vashti received a banner for the largest percentage of enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocoma
Sunset
Vashti
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Fund
R & B No
J. D. Wood
Sinclair Berg. Co
Roberts
Widlake Bros
Puite
Muenster Telephone Co
Cooke Co. Electric
del Chemical Corp
Forestburg Water Supply
Shears and Son
Dills
Underwood Mfg. Co
J. H. Cross
Lee Willingham
Eugene Walker
Southwest Stone
Humble Oil
Mobil Oil
Texaco
Inec
Continental Oil Co
A & M Feed Store
Hickey Auto Service
Cletde Youfig
Huddleston - Ramsdale
Western Auto
Porter Chevrolet Co
Elvin Butler
David Moyer Co
Bowie Hardware Co
L. W. Barker
City of Bowie
Bell Telephone Co
Raborn Insurance
Accutron
Wmh
Henry Franke
Hoyt Caldwell
Mr. Thomas
Quitman
Mina Franke
Annie Franke
Henrietta
Effie Monroe
Doyle Chadwick
Duncan
Okla
Kenneth Monroe
J. J. Monroe
Chico
Dru
Deana Cantrell
Brega
Libya
Cantrells
Athens
Greece
Home
Hagler Western
N. Mason
Tree Care Service
B. S. Henry Bowie
R. H. Higgins Company
Eighth Street
Wichita Falls, Texas
John Smith Ford
Addi
John Smith Ford Sales, Inc
By Vesa
Shell Service
Mason and
Tarrant
Bulova
Bradley
Bawa
Gayle Bradley
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