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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
2
Belcherville December reports a long list of holiday visitors and homecomings. Families from Gainesville Nocona Henrietta Wichita Falls and Bridgeport share gatherings with Reeves Croxton Grant Uselton Vanney Crenshaw and other local residents. The notes capture a season of family reunions and dinners across multiple households in the area.
Sunday morning services at 1 o clock and Sunday school at 9 30 for pupils up to age twenty. Wednesday evening services at 8 00. All are welcome to attend these services. Building located in the est part of Tarrant.
Christmas gatherings and holiday visits fill Newport and nearby towns as relatives from Jacksboro Bowie Duncan and Lawton travel to see kin. The list includes Coffman and Buck families, the Swearingen and Pippen households, and many other relatives sharing meals and celebrations across a festive period. A death is also noted for Lizzy Spradling of Jacksboro.
Air Force recruiter in Bowie invites talented musicians to join bands stationed on U S and overseas bases. New regulation allows qualified civilians to be assigned as airmen to bolster 680 bands. Texas leads in bands with sixteen. WAF band exists. women musicians may directly join if qualified. Contact Sgt Ottaway at Bowie draft board on Fridays 9 to 10:30 a m.
Adeline Clarke hosted Kerseys 5 and 10 Store employees and friends for a Christmas social at her Clarke home on Thursday night December 22. The event featured Christmas decorations carols fellowship exchanges of gifts from a blue and silver tree and refreshments served by Mrs. Ogden Clarke and Mrs. E L Kersey. Attendees included Mrs L W Burns Miss Pat Burns Raymond Covington Mrs Paul Garrett Paula Garrett Mrs Roy Long Miss LaNelle Long Miss Sharon Hill Mrs E L Kersey Miss Nancy Clarke and Miss Adeline Clarke.
Mr and Mrs W P Watkins and Billy of Alamogordo New Mexico Mr and Mrs H A Fairchild of Amore Okla Miss Roberta Year Dallas and Miss Grace Iivis of Denver Colorado spent Christmas with Miss Lura Dean Davis.
Recent visitors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Loveall included Vernon Loveall and Debbie of Vernon, Reggie Watkins and Ronnie and Rickie of Wichita Falls, plus more relatives from Duncan Oklahoma and Grand Falls Texas. Christmas guests at Mrs. D. L. Wiggins’s home included Dave Willa of Tucson and others from Wichita Falls Breckenridge and Dallas. Judy Winn hosted cousin Patricia Harrison from Grand Prairie, and Mrs. C. A. Holiday welcomed her brother I. C. Anderson of Waco.
The Bowie high school graduating class of 1955 held a Friday reunion on Dec 23 with films of the senior class trip, refreshments, and fellowship. A committee was appointed to plan an annual event. attendees included multiple listed graduates and hostesses.
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