Rotary numbers and local notes on safety and people
At a Rotary Club meeting Sgt. Gardner of the Texas Department of Public Safety presented 1968 U S and Texas motor vehicle death figures. In Montague County seven crashes caused 12 deaths, with 55 percent of accidents tied to intoxicated drivers. The column also mentions local residents and recent health news about Jim Henderson, plus reflections on scouts and community events.
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Rotary Club
Gardner
Texas Department of Public Safety
United States
Texas
Montague
U.S
Vietnam
Mollie Heinze Wins DAR Citizenship Award
Mollie Heinze daughter of Mr and Mrs Reinhart Heinze has been selected for the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award at Bowie High School. The honor recognizes dependability service leadership and patriotism and advances her to state scholarship competition. She plans to attend the University of Texas at Arlington and is active in the Bowie Band National Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta and MYF where she serves as district president and conference secretary.
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Mollie Heinze
Reinhart Heinze
Bowie
Mollie
University of Texas At Arlington
Bowie Band
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
MYF
United First Methodist Church
Faust Case in Twenties Had Perry Mason Touch
The story centers on W. T. Reese found unconscious in a Nocona Texas pump house on December 5 1926. He died days later in Wichita Falls and Carl Faust was tried and convicted of murder though the judge found insufficient evidence of a criminal act. Reese’s background includes a Bowling Green Ohio mother and possible wife named Cora or Cecil with a sister Susie in Missouri.
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W. T. Reese
Nocona
Texas
W. C. Greer
O. M. Snavely
Reese
Wichita Falls
W. C . Carl Faust
Bowling Greene
Ohio
Cora
Cecil
Susie
Trenton
Fred Raborn Sr Named Bowie's Outstanding Citizen of 1968
Fred Raborn Sr is named Bowie's outstanding citizen for 1968 at the Chamber of Commerce banquet attended by over 400. The event honored last year's president Jimmy Henderson, hospitalized in Wichita Falls after foot surgery. Raborn moved to Bowie in 1945, led local business and civic groups, and owns Raborn Real Estate and Loan.
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Jim Henderson
Wichita Falls
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie
Chamber
Jimmy Henderson
Fred Raborn
Raborn
Kiwanis Club
Knight Templar
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Haborn
First Baptist Churches
First Savings and Loan Association of
Raborn Real Estate and Loan
1968 Postal Receipts Hit Record High
Postmaster Earnest Chandler reports 1968 postal receipts reached 116121.52 dollars, marking the first year above one hundred thousand. The prior year total was 96938.11 dollars, a gain of 19183.41 dollars.
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Earnest Chandler
Chandler
C of C Directors Meet Friday
Earl Yarbro Chamber of Commerce president announced the first directors and officers meeting will be held tomorrow February 7 at twelve noon at the Travel In. He urged all new and carry over directors to attend to help lay the groundwork for the year.
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Vietnam
Earl Nunnelly
Nocona
Edgar Hays
Bowie
Earl Yarbro
Chamber of Commerce
Yarbro
Bowie Scouts Lead to Austin for Governor’s Conference
Bowie Boy Scouts headed to Austin with Explorer Post 116 and Troop 117 delegates. Eagle and First Class Scouts Roger Guthrie Ike Mercer Lewis Garrett David Heard Edward Penn Danny Coffman Ray Angove travel from Wichita Falls to join a Texas parade, tour government offices, and deliver an annual report to Governor Smith before returning Saturday night.
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Austin
Ike Mercer
Roger Guthrie
Lewis Garrett
Ray Angove
David Heard
Edward Penn
Danny Coffman
Bowie
Preston Smith
Wichita Falls
Texas
Capitol Building
House of Representatives Chamber
Bob Penn
James Coffman
John Angove
Bowie Girls Basketball Stay On Trail With 45 36 Win
The Bowie High School Lady Jackrabbits beat Brewer High School 45 to 36 in Fort Worth to stay on pace for the district crown. Brenda Deweber scored 20 points on 8 field goals and 4 free throws, while Phyllis Leek added 13 points with 9 made free throws. Evonne Ogle and Shannon Parker joined the forward lineup for the Rabbits.
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Bowie High School
Brewer High School
Fort Worth
Jake Bridgewater
Rabbits
Brenda Deweber
Lady Jackrabbits
Phyllis Leek
Evonne Ogle
Shannon Parker
Consolidation Faces Defeat
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes forecast defeat for compulsory consolidation of Texas school districts. He praised the Governor's Committee on Public School Education recommendations but said the Senate will likely reject mandatory consolidation and instead pursue voluntary incentives.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Texas
Texas Senate
Barnes
Open Heart Operation Helps Bowie Woman Found Hope
Bowie Heart Fund Drive set for February 17 1969 to highlight open heart surgery. Billie Woolf underwent the 1960 procedure with a new heart lung machine doctors and donors from Service Pipe Line Company aiding her recovery and inspiring others to seek treatment.
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Bowie
Billie Woolf
Fort Worth
Woolf
Billie
Service Pipe Line Company
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Jim
Jerry L
Isis
Fred Bloom
Harlan Bridwell
Ie “Oil Industri
Fred Raborn Sr
Mollie Heinze Winsdar Award
Faust
Perry Mason
Fred Raborn, Sr
First Baptist Church
Business Men’s Bible
C of C
Loydell Parsons
BHS
Vera Parsons
Route 4
Loydell
North Texas State
Bowie News
Bowielle
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