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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
10
The piece views 1962 as a year of continued industrial growth in Bowie with new factories and a returning National Guard unit. It notes potential hospital and infrastructure projects, ongoing oil activity, and a push for a stronger Texas political stance while cautioning about global tensions and the possibility of war.
Governor Price Daniel leads Operation Deathwatch from Saturday midnight to New Year’s Day urging all Texas officers to enforce traffic laws and reduce holiday deaths. Campaign partners include Texas Press Association publishers broadcasters and billboard owners urging headlights on during daylight to cut crashes.
The Bowie News lists subscription rates for Bowie Texas and surrounding counties, with one year at 3 dollars and six months at 1.75 in a listed Texas Oklahoma zone. elsewhere 4 dollars. The paper will stop when the subscription expires and it was established February 9, 1922. The document also details a 1955 will dispute in Parker and Hood counties over land willed to Baptists, a Texas railroad contract dispute in San Antonio, and several Attorney General notes on juror poll taxes, jail asset seizures, and state education fund audits.
Miss Pebby Ann Faulkner won second in a Wichita coloring contest among about 690 entries. Bowie residents attended the Wichita Symphony Concert. Local business milestones include M Johnson’s 50 years in the chicken business and Coye Ratliff Jewelry as businessman of the week. The community reports weddings, naval discharges, school openings, new management at Bowie Clinic, a Ten Teen Club gathering, and the Firemen’s Christmas ball. Weather records show cold spell. Rice Owls vs Vanderbilt noted with Monte Robicheaux and Bobby Brashear scoring.
The Texas Commission on Alcoholism reports positive six year results from its rehabilitation program in state hospitals and progress with inmates in the prison system. The agency remains concerned about the estimated lingering challenges.
An April 4 1953 consolidation reveals a joint county edition with The Mon aco County Times, signaling a unified local newspaper presence. The move expands coverage and resources for readers across the region.
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