Bowie News Highlights Local Life and Events
A Bowie area narrative covers rainfall data, community figures, and local business moves. It notes Miss Janine Welch crowned Hardin College football queen, farmer observations on hybrid corn, subscription notes from residents, horticulture success around Montague, and barber shop trends with new pricing and seating innovations.
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Bowie
Hardin College
Janine Welch
Tandy Welch
Hardin
Fruit Experiment Farm
Bowie City Council weighs street surveys and oil land bids
In a busy session the Bowie City Council considered Commerce Committee steps to survey street names and house numbers, invited Texas Electric Service Co. to discuss service options, and set bid procedures for 261.73 acres known as Bowie Lake land including oil lease terms with Continental Oil Co. The council also planned bond protection and ordered disclosure of names near sewer connections two hundred feet away. May or J C McNatt and others attended.
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Et of Commerce Civic
Fred Raborn
C. of C
Texas Electric Service Company
Bowie
The
Electric Company
Exes
A. M. High
Citie
Bowie Lake
Continental Oil Company
J. C. McNatt
Claude Martin
Orie Garrett
Jess Barnes
L. O. Miller
Pred Hoeldtke
1M. E. Men’s Fellowship Meeting Well Attended
The Methodist Men's Fellowship at the church drew strong attendance on Monday night. Tom Stewart led the devotion and Jack Lynn of Wichita Falls, a Boy Scout Field Executive, gave an engaging talk. Delicious refreshments followed as Logan Mills presided. Lions members Sam Lovett M Posey and W A Brinkley traveled to Fort Worth to hear International Lions president Fred Smith. Mrs Charles Privitt visited her mother in Fort Worth Friday, and patrons note cigarette smoke annoyance while others work and converse.
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Methodist Men's Fellowship
Tom Stewart
Jack Lynn
Wichita Falls
Logan Mills
Sam Lovett
M. Posey
W. A. Brinkley
Fort Worth
International Lions
Fred Smith
Revival Begins at Stoneburg Church with Rev R L Akins
Rev R L Akins of Georgia will conduct an eight day revival at Stoneburg Baptist church from February 22 to 29. He brings broad evangelistic experience including two years as a U S Army transport, disciplinary barrack and hospital chaplain. Special programs are planned each evening with sound motion pictures on two nights. Veterans night with patriotic emphasis is Thursday. Services start nightly at 7 30.
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Stoneburg Church
R. L. Akins
Georgia
Stoneburg Baptist Church
Akins
U.S. Army
World Day of Prayer At Presbyterian Church
The World Day of Prayer will be held at the Presbyterian Church today at 2:20 PM. Church women of Bowie invite all to attend as they focus on the topic The World at Peace with speaker C. Vinson leading the service.
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Presbyterian Church
Prabits
C. Vinson
Bowie
Bowie Tops March of Dimes Drive Amid Weather Woes
Bowie residents donated about 900 to the March of Dimes fund for polio relief, surpassing a county set goal of 800 despite bad weather. Local chairmen Thomas Evans and Mrs Hermith Wy song thanked volunteers for time and money aiding polio victims.
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Bowie
March of Dimes Fund For
Thomas Evans
Hermith Wysong
Bowie Wee
Football Boys Honored at Annual Bowie Banquet
The Bowie Rotary and Lions Clubs hosted a packed banquet at the Lions Den on February 5 honoring the Bowie Jackrabbits 1947 team. Coach Mattingly introduced players. awards highlighted Melvin Tucker for sportsmanship and James Farley for defense. Jack Cisco of Weatherford praised officials and urged focus on schooling over drinking and pro football influence.
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Rotary
Lions Clubs
Lions den
Mark High
C. S. Wilhite
G. Dee Jackson
Fred Raborn, Sr
R. FE. Mattingly
James Roberson
Odell Oliver
Clint Gregory
Melvin Tucker
James Farley
Donald Wood
Robert Trout
Bob Bobby Hughes
Charles Swinson
Forrest Faver
Jack Bell
Billy Wayne Cantil
Robert, Farmer
Billy Wayne Hilton
Dons Bloom
Dallas Hutson
Buddy Jeffries
J. W. Cure
Russell Scott
Billy Tuck Ryan
Cottontail
Jerry Brown
Milford Hall
Lions Club
Bob Ratey
Sonny Cantwell
Vnh
Eo Oars
Jack Cisco
Weatherford
Baylor University
Intelic
Navy
Ford
Tha
Southwestern
Cisco
Wood Dry Goods Couple Tour Dallas Wholesale Markets
E. G. Wood and Miss Lee Wallace of Wood Dry Goods Store visited Dallas wholesale markets on Monday to inspect new stock and gauge trends.
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E. G. Wood
Miss Lee Wallace
Wood Dry Goods Store
Dallas
Bellevue couple among shoppers in Bowie Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Lang ford of Bellevue were seen shopping in Bowie on Monday, highlighting local browsing activity during a weekday outing.
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Fletcher Langford
Bellevue
Bowie
Hendrix Seeks Bowie Constable Seat in Democratic Primary
J C Hendrix known as Shorty of Bowie announced his candidacy for Constable in Bowie precinct No 4. He has lived in Bowie for years and runs a Bowie High School bus route for four years. He is married with a home on the Stonebar highway. He pledges to uphold law and order and asks for citizen support.
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J. M. Williamson
Selma
Williamson
Vernon New
Rt. 1
Alvord
Bowie
J. C
Shorty) Hendrix
Hendrix
Bowie High School
Stonebar Highway
C. of C. Membership Drive Seeks 50 More Members
Fred Lybrand Jr. reports the chamber of commerce membership drive has added 25 to 30 new members despite bad weather. He urges others to join as about 50 more are urgently needed to meet the ongoing work program.
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Fred Lybrand, Jr
C. of C
Weather Closes Public Schools in Bowie Area
Bowie area endures an extended spell of sleet snow and record cold with road damage reported. A second blizzard hit Wednesday night as temperatures fell to 18 degrees causing schools to close Thursday noon for the remainder of the week.
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Bowie
Couple Injured When Cars Crash Near Alvord
W. O. Adkins of Bowie is released from the hospital after treatment for injuries to his nose head and back from a car wreck near Alvord Sunday. His wife also sustained bruises when the car carrying Mr and Mrs Adkins their son Cecil and wife and baby was struck by another vehicle.
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W. Adkins
Bowie
Alvord Sundey
Modern Homes to Rise in New Bowie Restricted Addition
Bowie plans immediate construction of several modern houses in a restricted addition off Sanders street near the John Reddy home. Fred L. Raborn Sr and Nathan Gary acquired building lots and will start work as weather permits. homes will cost at least 6000 dollars with city utilities connected. Bert Cassell is building a modern brick home in the area.
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Bowie
Fred L. Raborn, Sr
Raborn Motor Company
Nathan Gary
Gary- Nees Lumber Company
Sanders Street
John Reddy
Gary
Bert Cassell
Three Club Boys Place at Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Nick Owen, county agent, accompanied Montague County 4-H and FFA entrants. Robert Zetsche placed 13th with an Angus calf in the medium weight class and sold for 43 cents a pound. Bobby Brown took third in the light weight Angus class and sold at 48 cents. Yannis Redman Jr placed 13th with a Hereford calf in the light weight class.
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Montague County
Fort Worth
Nick Owen
Robert Zetsche
FFA
Bobby Brown
Stoneburg
Yannis Redman, Jr
Saint Jo
Mrs Will Young Receives Outstanding Teacher Citizen Honor
Mrs Will Young, Bowie's longtime English teacher and librarian, named Outstanding Teacher Citizen by Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for district service in Clay Wise and Montague counties. Recognized for active teaching and community service, with ties to First Methodist Church and Bowie Rotary Club.
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Will Young
Will. S. Young
Epsilon
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Clay, Wise
Montague Countis
Hen
Wietta
Young
Bow Choal Ead
Gramor
Nmber
First Methodist Church
Bowie
Paul Taliaferro
Epsilon Center
Phone Company to Make Improvements in Bowie
Southwestern Bell district manager C C nurpy reported in Bowie that materials have arrived for extensive improvements to the telephone system. Work will start as soon as weather permits to add cables and other equipment for more connections and better service.
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C. C. Nurpy
Soutwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bowie
Telephone Company
New Oil Find near Montague Spurs Production Potential
Oil activity rises as Milne Survey reports a second conglomerate zone two miles west of Montague with new shots at 6 182 94 and 6 230 44 and the well flowing into pits. The discovery may extend the Hildreth pool and signals more wells after favorable weather. Near Mallard, L W Berrett No 1 shows good oil shows with casing planned and depth around 6700 feet.
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Bowie
Andstill
Montague
Milne Survey
Hildreth
Thurstey
L. W. Berrett
McCall & Fooshee
J. G. Cox
Mallard
Great-Granddaughter News for the White Family
Mr and Mrs John White spent a week in Dallas visiting their daughter Mrs C R Mc Deniel and family and granddaughter Mrs Robert Randell. They met newborn Martha Sharolyn Randell born February 4, making the Whites great grandparents. Bobby Woodall, graduate of NITS TC, accepted a coaching post at David Crockett Junior High Beaumont starting Monday.
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John White
Dallas
C. R. McDeniel
Robert Randell
Bobby Woodall
NITS
T.C
David Crockett
Beaumont
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M. D. Carter
Tommie Whitecotton
Ideal Grocery
Carter
Wilson Fenoglio
Fenoglios
Wilson
A. Fenoglio
Ee Eparbers
Ferbers
Prater
Gary Clark Prater
John Prater
Gary Clark
Photo
By Patterson
Ci Sccretary
Temple Yarbrough
Charles Privitt
Patterson Studio
Virginia Johnson
Charlie Smith
Bob Raley
Bowie High
J. C. Hendrix
Jackrabbits
Nocona
Decatur
Bowie Jackrabbit
Nocona Indians
Decatur Eagles
Jacksboro
Chico
Henrietta
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