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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
1
The Bowie News promotes a limited time bonus of a Texas Almanac valued at $1.75 for new or renewing subscribers. It urges readers to apply for voter registration certificates by month end, with forms published in the paper and mailed certificates arriving before the 1968 voting year begins March 1.
In Bowie Texas a reader cites 1967 fourth quarter deficits and a 4 billion annual shortfall. He compares U S debt to Britain's fall from leadership arguing Social Security funding relies on government bonds and wage taxes, warning of future tax burdens.
A well known Bellevue rancher reports difficulty traveling to the store and back due to a positive track traction pickup. Franklin Lee Adams, a Bowie native, is employed by the city as a policeman and has worked in Bowie for several months per a release from Police Chief Dixon Latham.
Glenn Underwood, a Bowie school board member for nearly five years, tendered his resignation to Supt. T A Harbin claiming pressure from business commitments. The resignation will be acted on at the next board meeting with a successor to serve the remaining term until after the April elections.
A check for 3730 was presented to Elton A Hill of Bowie Memorial Hospital by the Hospital Auxiliary to fund a complete heart unit including a Phone Tel device. The unit lets a distant heart specialist hear a Bowie patient by telephone. Funds were raised through Operation Love. An additional 405.08 was donated for examining room equipment from the fall bazaar.
January daily temperatures range from 52 to 57 degrees with notable rainfall totals. The period records a total of 3.64 inches of rain, marking a wet spell in 1946.
Bowie City Council studied a proposed hangar contract with John and Gene Bennett for Bowie Municipal Airport, seeking depreciation adjustments and a two year city purchase option. They heard SCS and Friese Nichols on Brushy Creek reservoir plans and voted to sell water from Bowle Lake to Gulf States Oil for a water flood project. Mayor Tucker announced a April 6 election for one alderman per ward and city secretary post.
Carlton Chapman of Nocona named County Chairman of the Montague County Heart Association. He is president of Peoples National Bank and will oversee a February fund drive. Rev. Ronald Jenkins to chair Bowie efforts and Mrs Polly Stine to chair Nocona with more local leaders to be named.
A terse mix of remarks about De Gaulle and LBJ on currency, a jab about UCLA vs Houston with Elvin Hayes, and a note on minimum wage impacting handicapped workers. The snippet also questions whether Ralph Yarborough will be affected by policy.
Bowie Association of Insurance Agents told members Friday that the city’s lowest ever key rate was achieved thanks to the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department’s brave efforts. Bill Jack Evans was elected president, E L Covey vice president, and Charles Runnels secretary treasurer.
Bowie residents collected 740.48 from the Mothers March campaign. Coffee shops Bus Station Cafe Travel-In Cafe Bowie Drug Jackrabbit Drive-In Hutson's Restaurant and Farmer's Cafe donated proceeds. Friday cake walk at VFW Post 8789 and Ladies Auxiliary opened to the public. Young Homemakers placed school cards in Bowie Schools. Texas Dress Co Copper Key Billiard Center Bowie High School display large dime boards as teens canvass downtown Saturday.
Inclement weather limited attendance but the Annual Shareholders Meeting of the First National Bank of Bowie was held January 19 with 44 present. President Coffield reported record deposits over 14.3 million, 11.7 million in new loans, 75,800,000 in checks processed, 340 new accounts, and 312,000 in interest paid on deposits for 1967. The seven directors were re-elected.
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