25 Jan 1954
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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1954
Page
1
Bowie Chamber of Commerce reports Ohis and Ghat Department store sales up eight percent from 1952. The news item also notes local families in Germany, polio appeals, a fatal crash affecting the Whitecotton family, and a mechanics of newspaper press installation.
The Bowie religious census shows varied attitudes as Elton Winton and associates of the ministerial Alliance collected information. About 1700 cards were returned, with households visited up to 45 minutes and as short as 43 seconds.
Selective Service local Board No. 93 Bowie lists eleven registrants scheduled to report for induction on February 17 1954 Billy J Crabtree Bowie Aaron E Liggett Route 1 Bellevue Truman M Myracle 11 Saint Jo Milton L Reed Montague James D Largent Chico Franklin D Davis Route A Henrietta William E Thompson Bridgeport Eurie W Anderson Sunset Rudolph R Summers Petro lia Willie A Waldrip Boyd Fred J Bastian Paradise
The Lutheran Church on Montague Highway will add an annex for Sunday School, a larger kitchen, and an office. Building committee members are Albert Roth, Wm Premiger, Herman Husfeld, and Wm Hoeldtke. Rev Carl F Juergensen was recently installed as pastor. Lt Robert Glenn Trout, Bowie native, completed ten months in the Marine Corps at Quantico and earned honors as co captain of the Marine football team.
The MacDowell Club of Bowie sent invitations for an outstanding program to be held in Henrietta at the First Christian Church on Saturday January 29. Henry Edwin Meyer dean of Southwestern University School of Fine Arts will present Folk Hymns and White Spirituals with soprano Vivian Simmons of Ranger Junior College. Bowie music lovers are invited and a large crowd is expected.
Funeral services for Jess W. Wolsey were held in Burgess Chapel on Sunday afternoon January 24. The 84 year old Sunset resident and farmer died recently and was living with his son C L Wolsey of Denver. Revs Pearson and M D Wall conducted the service. Burial was in Salona cemetery. Survivors include one son, one daughter, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The Ministerial Alliance of Bowie gathered Thursday at the First Presbyterian church to sort and classify the cards from the recent church census, focusing on organizing congregational data.
Funeral services for Mrs. G A Jarrell who died in an El Paso hospital will be held at Prairie Branch near Bowie on Wednesday January 27. She was ill for some time and is the sister of Mrs. R G Guston of Bowie and was reared in the community. She had been living in Separ New Mexico before illness.
Bowie Chamber of Commerce directors met with president Scott Whaley to discuss a city-wide directory plan proposed by C. L. Moorhead of Wilson Oklahoma. They approved contacting merchants and reviewed last year’s area visits to Newport and Vashti.
Bowie Lodge No. 578 A F and A M will confer the Master’s degree Tuesday night January 26 1954 Supper served promptly afterwards All members urged to attend invitation to Master Masons in Bowie and not members Bill Thornton W M
Mrs. Dave Minor reports the mock trial at Mon tague County Courthouse Saturday night raised 387 dollars 51 cents for the March of Dimes.
Mrs. James Wadsworth of Wichita Falls spent part of last week visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones.
Sgt Dale Lemons arrived home Thursday and was discharged from the Marines after 14 months in Korea. He is a Bowie graduate who started at N T S C before enlisting and will resume studies in September.
The Mon tague County Times will suspend publication and its news moved to The Bowie News each Thursday. The Bowie News becomes an eight column paper printed on a high speed web press four times larger investment. Subscriptions drop from 3.50 to 3.00 per year after February 1 with a special 2.50 rate through April 1. The Bowie Invitational Tournament will be played this weekend if roads permit, with Santo and Bowie Jackrabbits noted in recent results. Jacksboro visits Bowie Tuesday for a conference game as Temple Tucker led Bowie with 18 points in a 69 49 win.
On January 23 the G A A Girls intramural season concluded with fourteen Bowie High and Junior High teams, Punchy’s triumphing 68 to 2 over one opponent. The boys’ round robin saw Ronnie Robicheaux’s team edge Peanut Winn’s group in a tight finale.
Mrs. W. H. Griffin mother of Bowie druggist Glynne Griffin died Sunday night at the Methodist Hospital in Dallas. Funeral services are set for ten o clock Tuesday at Dudley funeral home in Dallas. She lived in Bowie years ago when the family ran an appliance store and later moved to Dallas five years ago. She is survived by her husband four daughters and two sons.
Rev. Earl N. Kragnes associate director of the NCC committee on Usage and Understanding of the Bible will speak to ministers church women’s groups and others in Bowie on Thursday January 28. The NCC sponsors the program hoping churches will explore inter church projects on Bible use and understanding. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church.
Tax offices report taxes arriving at a good rate. January thirty first is the deadline to avoid penalties. The Pay Your Poll Tax campaign begins in earnest as elections loom this year.
Dave Seely spent ten days in a Boyd hospital recovering from a severe pneumonia attack. He is reported much improved and has returned home.
A 44 to 39 score reflected Monte's Cooper's team's solid showing in third place as Coach Millard Massey notes high interest from all players during the tournament.
The Rev Bill Davidson of Bowie was ordained to the ministry of the Christian church at Magnolia Christian church in Houston on December 27. He has completed Bachelor of Divinity requirements at T C U and will receive the degree in June. He pastored Bowie’s First Christian Church and plans to return there with Mrs Davidson, who serves as secretary for D H Industrial Supply Co.
Governor Allan Shivers designates March 1 to 7 as the third annual Public School Week. Horace L. Turns named Bowie chairman and plans are under way for the observance.
The Walther League held a social this Wednesday in the Lutheran Church social room to greet the new pastor Rev. Carl F. Juergensen and his family. Leonard Roth acted as hosts with Miss Edna organizing entertainment and Miss Lois serving refreshments. Members planned Wednesday singing practice and discussed an invite to a February Clara social.
Garlord Construction Co. had the low bid of 173 313.51 at bid opening in Austin by the State Highway Commission for leveling and surfacing on U S 287 from Clay to the Wise County line. Hot mix asphalt will be laid with gravel shoulders.
E. W. Hale has moved to Corpus Christi as his company transfers him there. His wife and children plan to join him soon.
Visitors in the Roberts home Wednesday included Mr. and Mrs. John Crabtree of Palo Pinto, Mrs. H. C. Cummins of Brady, and Mrs. Edd Marshall of Mineral Wells. Mrs. Crabtree and Mrs. Cummins are Mr. Roberts' sisters and Mrs. Marshall is his niece.
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