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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
4
In the Christmas gospel chapter Luke 2 the shepherds witness angels announcing the savior's birth in Bethlehem. They hurry to Mary Joseph and the infant in a manger and spread the message, eliciting wonder from listeners.
The First National Bank in Bowie topped five million dollars in deposits last week signaling strong community trust. The message credits diverse local sources including farming oil and business, with soil improvement work boosting future production and stability.
The coyote-getter, a small embedded gun device, reduces livestock predation. In Texas during 1945 46 it helped drive a 45 percent rise in predatory kills, with over 35 percent from getters. Devices spread from Idaho to the West as hunters report rapid adoption.
Mrs Harriett Morrow of Norman Oklahoma visited Bowie on Saturday on business and to see relatives. She is formerly of the Coffee Shop and now operates the Chicken in the Rough house in Norman.
Dick Pickrell returns from Germany. Mary Jo Bowen starts at Haltom's Jewelry in Fort Worth. Lovington New Mexico residents Mrs L Hilburn and sons visit. Dallas visitors include Mr and Mrs Billy Clerihew. Rousaville and Caraway family ties noted. Deacons Morris Clerihen Mac Roberts Theo Dodson ordained at Antelope Baptist. Visitors from Jacksboro Fort Worth Post Oak Bryson and others. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Satterfield also mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Pep Clerihew and Corky were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. Clerihew and family and A. R. Clerihew in Fort Worth.
Saint Jo and Terral visitors joined local families for Sunday gatherings. Dallas guest Sherrell Wiese arrived to stay with grandparents. Wichita Falls relatives visited Baker family. Rev Overbee from Seminary Hill is to preach at the Baptist Church on Sunday.
Miss Bernice Baker of Nocona spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Claude Baker and family. The Burks and Larssons visited relatives in Nocona including Barbara Ann Burk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Henshaw of Electra and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fisher of Nocona were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Taylor.
Mrs. Tom Roland of Bowie announces the marriage of her niece Miss Betty Gilmer of Lawton Oklahoma to Al Lenz in Lawton on December 22 at the First Baptist Church. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O P Adtkins, is a Lawton High School and Oklahoma College for Women alumna. The groom belongs to a prominent family and served eighteen months in the Navy. Mrs. E A Kelley returns for Christmas with Mrs. M A Bryan. she is joined by her daughter and grandson from Tulia Texas.
Mrs Hallie Collins departed Friday traveling to Kansas to spend the holiday season with relatives and friends.
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