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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
13
A reader sends Christmas wishes to Santa listing dolls a Barbie, Jane West items, a color cartoon TV Star Trek and a toy dinosaur, a home dryer, a Mr Mars figure, a bicycle, a doll, and a game Hands Down.
The Southside Baptist Church invites all Bowie area churches to a 5:00 p.m. Christmas Day service lasting one hour. Ministers will participate, with Christmas music and a sermon by Rev. George E. Griffin. The midweek service was moved for this week only to allow families to worship together.
Fort Worth officials expect a strong turnout for the 1969 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show January 24 to February 2. Cattle horse sheep and swine entries closed December 15 with poultry rabbits and pigeons due by January 15. Total premiums exceed 232000 with 128419 earmarked for the stock show. Beef breeds include Angus Brahman Charolais Durham Hereford Polled Hereford Red Angus Shorthorn and Santa Gertrudis. The event carries the Register of Merit and Standard of Perfection designations. The 1969 Rodeo will feature Fess Parker as special guest at all performances.
Jimmy Neely writes to Santa asking for a Talking Christie Perky Peke Easy Curl Kooky Rakes Sleeping bag Go Go boots in red white Hot Pink and more. He lists toys including a jump float snakes alive race car set train set slinky airplane football game electric guitar punching bag twist er game and unicycle. He asks how Santa is and how cold it is at the North Pole.
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