Our Cats and Nuts in a Tasteful Clash of Views
A writer laments high originality in spelling while Dr. W A Young of Chicago's Anti cruelty Society criticizes misperceptions about cats. He argues for better public understanding of feline temperament amid backyard cat gossip and bird-life impact. A Hawaiian report notes 5 million dollars spent on developing the Macadamia nut with wind breaks and orchid aided care for young trees. The piece ends with a preference for peanuts and native pecans over exotic cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Young
Anti-cruelty Society of Chicago
Anti-Cruelty Society
Brazil
Scarlet Fever Case Quarantined In Bowie Area School
Sandra Gail Austin, 6, from 406 North Mills street, confined at home with scarlet fever after leaving East Ward school undetected Friday. Superintendent Walter Alexander enforces state health precautions with thorough school disinfection. Companions Mrs Hamm and son visited Bowie over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Gail Austin
North Mills Street
Sandra
East Ward
Walter Alexander
State Health Department
Bowie
Inman Named Successor to Tucker at Lone Star Gas
J W Inman will succeed T L Tucker as district superintendent for Lone Star Gas Company and has moved from Sulphur Springs to Bowie with Mrs Inman to 1401 West Wise Street. He is active in the Methodist Church and a long time Rotarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Inman
T. L. Tucker
Lone Star Gas Company
Bowie
Sulphur Springs
Inman
George Hoeldtke
First National Bank of
Tucker
Texas
Gas Company
Lone Star
Pioneer Farmer Dave Threadgill buried in local service
Davis A. Threadgill 80 a well known pioneer farmer for 77 years died Tuesday January 24 at his home near Bellevue from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Thursday January 26 at Hopewell Cemetery with Burgess Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Olla Threadgill son Joe Threadgill granddaughter Mrs Melvin Dansby and two great grandchildren Pallbearers W E Rolland E C Rolland Arville Shoemaker Walter Gee Lee Winningham and Oliver Orton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis A. Threadgill
Bellevue
Dallas County
Hopewell Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Olla Threadgill
Joe Threadgill
Melvin Dansby
W. E. Rolland
E. C. Rolland
Arville Shoemaker
Walter Gee
Lee Winningham
Oliver Orton
Rhythm Hits the Ice and Gun Smugglers at Ritz 28
Friday and Saturday show Rhythm Hits the Ice and Gun Smugglers in the Ritz program. Sunday Monday January 29 30 features Easy Living with Rope of Sand slated for February 12. Jungle Jim plays Ritz January 29 30 with Good News shown Sunday Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ives
RITZ
Bowie News Editor Heads to State Press Meeting in Austin
Mr and Mrs H S Trout of the Bowie News travel to Austin for the State Press Association midwinter meeting at the Driskell Hotel. About 300 Texas publishers attend with Trout on the program and serving on the welcoming committee for out of state speakers. Hosts Governor and Mrs Allan Shivers invite the journalists to the Governor's Mansion Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
State Press Association
Austin
H. S. Trout
The
Bowie News
Driskell Hotel
Texas
Trout
Allan Shivers
Governor’s Mansion
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs Coming to Bowie
A great on the stage production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be brought to Bowie under Lions Club auspices at 7 30 on February 14 in the High School auditorium. The show features a twenty three person professional cast including real dwarfs for part of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Lions Club
High School
Perfect Attendance Awards Highlight Bowie First Baptist Sunday
Twenty eight members at First Baptist Church Bowie received Southern Baptist Convention perfect attendance honors for attending Sundays all year. Recipients ranged from two to twenty eight years, with many named alongside their years. Sunday School superintendent Harry Walker reports 501 in the main school and 48 in the Southside Chapel, as Rev. G B Bradshaw prepares sermons on the Sermon on the Mount and Great Words in the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Bowie
Laura Mae James
Inez Rudy
Lillie Huff
Mary Cree Cosby
G. Dee Jackson
Dale Jackson
Bill Meyer
Barbara Garrett
Charlotte Jackson
Virginia Henning
W. E. Benson
Sandra Brashear
Kenneth Redding
Nancy Clarke
Marie Chisom
Lewis Hardeman
Donna Ruth Hardeman
Mary K. Bradshaw
Joy Cantwell
Adeline Clarke
Paul Pinkerton
J. W. Henry
T. W. Nichols
Homer Jackson
Orie Garrett
Bernice Cantwell
H. B. Box
B. P. Whitehead
Earl Wilhite
Harry Walker
G. B. Bradshaw
Discovery well near Bowie seen as 3000 barrel producer
Bluff Creek Oil Company on the Coulson estate near Bowie reports the new discovery is shaping into a 3000 barrel per day well after tests showing around 150 barrels an hour. The 42 foot pay zone includes limey conglomerate and fluids show no water. Unofficial plans call for further drilling offsets to the east and additional rigs nearby as operators pursue a new horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluff Creek Oil Company
Coulson Estate
Bowie
Bluff Creek
Busby
Boedeker
General American
J. B. Irons
Continental
Bowie Bears Defeat Nocona to Lead District Race
Bowie Jackrabbits beat Nocona 53 38 to seize district lead as two games remain in the Bowie north half schedule. Monte Robbeaux led Bowie with 16 points followed by Wilburn Booker with 10. Bowie girls fell to Indian Maids while junior team stars Charles Garrett with 16 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Jackrabbits
Nocona Indians
Nocona
Rabbits
Bowie Boys
Bowie
Henrietta
Jacksboro
Decatur
Monte Robbceaux
Wilburn Booker
Townsend
Indians
Cottontails
Papooses
Charles Garrett
Decatur College
Birdville Eagles
Chico
Birds
Birdville
Prairie Valley
New Officers Named For Local Red Cross
In early January the Montague County Red Cross elected new officers at a district court room meeting. Mrs. A S Gilbert of Nocona became County Case Worker succeeding Mrs. W R Covey. W L Scott of Nocona was named secretary and W R Covey of Bowie treasurer. W T Minor of Montague was county chairman and Jerry Stout of Nocona chairs the Fund Raising Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
The
Red Cross
A. S. Gilbert
Nocona
W. R. Covey
W. L. Scott
Bowie
W. T. Minor
Montague
Jerry Stout
Atlas Gilbert
New Babies Born to Local Families This Week
David Walton son of Buddy Lawdermilk born January 19 weight 9 pounds 10 ounces. Joe Russell son of Russell Davis born January 19 weight 7 pounds 13 4? ounces. Delbert Thomas son of H E Huddleston born January 19 weight 7 pounds 14 ounces. Virginia Mae daughter of C C Williams born January 21 weight 7 pounds 5 3 4 ounces. Lanna Jo daughter of J L Wood born January 22 weight 5 pounds 4 0 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Walton
Buddy Lawdermilk
Joe Russell
Russell Davis
Delbert Thomas
H. E. Huddleston
Virginia Mae
C. C. Williams
Lanna Jo
J. L. Wood
Mare Declared Killed By Hunters Near Bowie
Mack Winsett, whose ranch near Bowie, Texas, warned last week that anyone found hunting on his land will be prosecuted. He found a mare shot in his pasture and noted a colt acting oddly without its dam. The new legislative act allows any person to file complaints if guns or fishing gear are found on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Winsett
Bowie
Fort Worth
Winsett
Luncheon Clubs Plan Bow ie Jackrabbits Banquet
Bowie Rotary and Lions Clubs co sponsor the annual Bowie Jackrabbits football banquet set for February 9 at the Bowie Lions Den. Head speaker will be Ray Morrison, formerly SMU and Vanderbilt and Temple, now at Austin College in Sherman. Booster Club members invited. program not yet finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Jackrabbits
Bowie Rotary
Lions Clubs
Bowie Jackrabbit Booster Club
Ray Morrison
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
Morrison
Southern Methodist University
Vandenbilt
Nashville
Temple University
Philadelphia
Bowie
Dr. Gus Craven to Preach for Presbyterians Sunday
Rev C A Tucker of First Presbyterian Bowie announces Dr Gus Craven head of Religious Education at Austin College Sherman Texas will fill Bowie church pulpit Sunday morning and evening Craven previously served as Education Minister in Fort Worth and St Louis and taught at Austin Seminary He will attend Westminster dedication in Corpus Christi where he once pastored from 1940 to 1944 Tucker will attend Austin Mid Winter Lectures at Austin Seminary next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Tucker
First Presbyterian Church
Gus Craven
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
Bowie
Craven
First Presbyterian Church of
Fort Worth
St. Louis
Presbyterian Seminary
Austin
Dr. Craven
Corpus Christi
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mr. Tucker
Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Mr and Mrs Schroufe Undergo Hospital Operations
C A Schroufe lies in Temple hospital after an operation performed last Monday. Mrs Schroufe also underwent surgery last week. Both are reported making satisfactory progress according to the latest bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Scroufe
C. A. Schroufe
Temple
Rencher Plans Modern Two Car Garage in Bowie
Mr and Mrs A M Rencher announce plans to build a contemporary two car garage on their Live Oak street property in Bowie. They intend to finish it with one of the town's most modern apartments, reflecting current design trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Rencher
Live Oak Street
Bowie
Pay Your Poll Tax Reminder Urges Voters to Act
The notice warns that only three days remain to obtain the poll tax receipt and be eligible to vote this year. It clarifies that the poll tax requirement remains in force for all under 60 and those turning 60 before election time must hold the 1949 receipt, with January 31 the final day to obtain it.
Former Bowie Stars Tour East With Texas Wesleyan Rams
Former Bowie High School players Prater Chandeler and Joe Prater form a three man travel squad for Texas Wesleyan College basketball on a five game tour through the East visiting West Virginia New Jersey and New York. Chandeler is a senior while Prater and Paul are juniors. The Rams play in New York City and at East Orange New Jersey. J D White of Rice Institute is noted as a top scorer in the Southwest Conference with 18 points in a recent Rice Arkansas game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owie
Paul Prater
Joe Prater
Tommie Chandeler
Texas Wesleyan
East
West Virginia
New Jersey
New York States
Rams
New York City
East Orange
N. J
Bowie
Bowie High School
Chandeler
Joe
Paul
J. D. White
Rice Institute
J. D
Rice Owls
Arkansas Razorbacks
Southern
Polio Drive Lags in Bowie Asks for More Dollars
Bowie social affairs leaders push drive for polio funds. Bowie quota is 1200 with under 600 raised by Thursday as Lions and Rotary members plan direct solicitation. Proceeds from a basketball game between Bowie Jackrabbits and Decatur supported the cause and several fundraisers are scheduled at City Auditorium to reach the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Lions and
Rotary Clubs
Bowie Jackrabbits
Decatur
June Underwood
City Auditorium
Lariat Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Hamm
Borger
Thomas L. Tucker
Lone Star Gas Co
John Inman
Dave Threadgill
Snow White
Paul Taliaferro
Presbyterians
Rabbit Stars
Bowie March of Dimes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!