New Year Encouragement and Bowie Community News
Bowie's new year opens with optimism across agriculture apparel and oil as retail trade grows. Christmas ads and January clearance boost local merchants while Jack Glover shares Old West artifacts and a film project. Four grass fires and 190 total in 1962 test the department. Bowie Jackrabbit cagers head to Wichita Falls for an invitational. drunken driving penalties remain strict. Happy New Year echoes with goals and blessings for readers.
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Bowie
Jack Glover
First National Bank Promotes 3 Men to Directors
The bank announced three promotions at its December meeting. F J Moss rose from Cashier to Vice President with duties in business development and internal audit. George A Hoeldtke moved from Assistant Cashier to Cashier, after 15 years with the bank. Kenneth D Henry became Assistant Cashier, continuing work in the loan and discount department.
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First National Bank
F. J. Moss
Frank
Moss
Montague County
George A. Hoeldtke
George
Bowie
Banks
Lutheran Church
United Fund
Campfire
Red Cross
Kenneth D. Henry
Bank
Kent
Stoneburg Ranch
Gold Burg
First Baptist Church
First Baby of 1963 Born at Bowie Hospital
Gaylynn Wayne Wheelis arrived at No cona Hospital at 11 10 January 1st to become Montague County's First Baby of 1963 and recipient of local prize offers. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James M Wheelis Route 1 Sunset, grandson of Mrs. Ruie Whitaker and Mrs. W E Summers Bowie. The First Mother is Wanda Summers and the First Father is a native of Alvord.
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Gaylynn Wayne Wheelis
Nocona Hospital
Montague County
Bowie
Gaylynn Is
James M. Wheelis
Route 1
Sunset
Ruie Whitaker
W. E. Summers
Wanda Summers
Alvord
James H. Morris
M. E. Griffin
Antarctic
Williams Field
Peggy Griffin
Post Office Vetoes Odd Sized Mail Restrictions Start 1963
Postmaster Ernest Chandler announces new size and shape rules for mail effective January 1 1963. Envelopes or self mailers must be at least 3 by 4.5 inches, rectangular, with width not over 9 inches or length not over 12 inches. non rectangular or too small items are non mailable.
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Post Office Department
Ernest Chandler
New Postal Rates Effective Monday in Bowie
Bowie Postmaster Ernest Chandler reminds residents of new postal rates taking effect Monday January 7. First class mail rises five cents per ounce and postal cards, unsealed greeting cards, and air mail increase to eight cents per ounce or six cents per card. An additional story notes odd sized and shaped mail rules went into effect January 1.
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Bowie
Ernest Chandler
Bowieites
1962 County Rainfall Way Above Average
In September 1962 rainfall reached 12.45 inches at Montague Experiment Station, far above the 3.13 inch average. A A Randolph reports 1962 total 43.62 inches, above the 34.64 inch 24 year average, with June 6.85 inches and November 5.73 inches close behind, and January at 0.29 inches as the driest month.
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Montague Experiment Station
A. A. Randolph
We.ween
Cars Collide At London Street Intersection
Damage to two cars from a Monday afternoon crash at the London Street and Montague Highway intersection. Mrs. Robert Preminger driving south in Bowie was struck by Claude O. Stom Sr who failed to yield. No injuries reported. Stom cited for failure to yield. intersection had no stop or yield sign.
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London Street
Montague Highway
Robert Preminger
Bowie
Claude O. Stom, Sr
Stom
Kenneth Cornelison
Preminger
Cornelison
United Fund Drive Reaches $5,300 Mark
Bowie United Fund drive reaches 5300 with many workers and firms yet to report. Drive chair man George Hoeldtke says pledges will be intensified to reach the value of 9700, urging business firms to return pledge cards at their earliest convenience.
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Bowie United Fund
George Hoeldtke
Drive
Hoeldtke
FS and L Stockholders To Meet January 10
The First Savings and Loan Association of Bowie will hold its annual stockholders meeting on January 10 at 7 p.m. The event takes place in the offices at 310 North Mason.
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Fs&l
First Savings and Loan Association of
Bowie
North Mason
Veteran Bowie High principal Paul Taliaferro dies at 51
Paul Taliaferro 51 longtime Bowie High School principal died after a prolonged illness. He led the school for 22 years and was a former finalist for Texas Teacher of the Year. He expanded youth recreation, mentored hundreds toward college, taught at First Baptist Church, and wrote for magazines. Funeral services held at First Baptist Church with Masonic honors.
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Paul Taliaferro
Bowie High
Bowie High School
Mexico
Canada
United States
Alleen Burgess
Ted
Mount Pleasant
Waxahachie
Myrot Dallas
Millie Harbour
Grace Gregory
Tyler
Bessie Taylor
Copel
Taliaferro
Bowie
Nenty
Stummer
First Baptist Church
Taliaferry
Winfield
Texas
Academy of Commerce
East Texas State College
University of Long Island
N. Y
North Texas State College
Bowie Hich School
National Artists Magazine
Chicago
D. L. Payne
Eugene Wall
Dallas Hutson
Jake Bridgewater
Floyd Bynum
Joe Pige
Ronnie Hawkins
Bowie Masonic Lodge
Bowie merchants hold Christmas bonus drawings for residents
Fifty more Bowie trade area residents won Christmas bonus gifts in weekly drawings through December 19 and December 24. Winners listed include Lindy Dale Graves, Mrs. Earl Jones, Alma Morton, Barbara Douglas, Janice Walker, and Mrs. Lee Roy Kindsfather among others, with prizes from Bobbi's Shoe Store, Crow Humbletation, Bowie News, and local businesses.
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Bowie Trade
Bowie
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Lindy Dale Graves
Bobbi’s Shoe
O. H. Adkins
Joe Hawkins
Earl Jones
Gary Nees Lumber Company
Frank Guinn
Permanent Wave
T. Roy Coffield
Godfrey
Aselton Sinclair
Willidean Ashley
Kory Korner Cafe
I. N Ritchey
Crow Humbletation
Alma Morton
Allen & Miller
L. E. Dodson
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Barbara Douglas
City Motors Company
Tom Lee
David Moyer
Wayne Miller
J. E Brown Furniture
Edna Sullivan
Bowie Majestic Theatre
Dee Anderson
Fred Hoeldtke
Perry Brothers
Becky Wagenseller
Acril
Frank Green
Wayne Tipton
Griffin Drug
N. M. Applegate
Shamburger Lumber Com
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By Emerson Lynn Jr
Democratic Party
Texas Election Bureau
Kent Henry
GEO
Dallas Kirby
Bowie Lions Club
Lions
Jerry Wayne Medley
Ralph Gann
Post Office
U. S. Post Office
Conway Nale
Norman Branson
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Opal Agee
Dodson
Lee Roy Kindsfather
Bowie News
A. EF. Beavers
Handy Grocery
D. L. Etheredge
Loveall’s Steam Laundry
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