Community Notes From Forestburg Area Visitations and Illness
Social items list visitors to Forestburg households including the Greenwoods Hunt Freeman and Eldridge families. Sim Freeman hospitalized in Houston for surgery. Glen Lynch to have hip surgery in Fort Worth. Local residents attend a clubhouse wedding shower. Orrells lost their house by fire. Blood donors support Sim Freeman’s operation. Barbara Ann Greenwood visits Montague relatives.
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Joe Hunt
Billie Sunday
Eddie McClure
Decatur
Elba Freeman
Belinda
Sunset
Elmer Hunt
Monty
Sim Freeman
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Glen Lynch
Ft. Worth
Buck Eldridge
Leo Orrell
Orrell
Shorty Simmons
Dorothy Hunt
Junior Freeman
Cecil Foster
Wynona Riddles
Carters Blood Bank
Emory Clark
Alvord
Delbert Greenwood
Truman Greenwood
Center
Norman
Austin
Forestburg
Barbara Ann Greenwood
Montague
V. Greenwood
Bowie City Ad Mix Conflicting Claims
Local promotional prose touts Bowie values and a list of brands while noting a missing company. Statements mention Second Monday, Haggai Slacks, the Bowie Pump, the Caravelle war, and Gayle Bradley selling to customers seeking dependable names at bargain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Bradley
Caravelle by Bulova Delivers Quality Comparable to Bulova
Gayle Bradley offers top bargains across jewelry silverware and Bulova watches, emphasizing the Caravelle line’s fit with the Bulova reputation. The ad reinforces trust in the store’s handling of authentic Bulova products and customer service.
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Bulova
Gayle Bradley
Ski Lift Teases Sparkling Diamond Collection
A bold sales tease promises the thrill of owning a diamond from a sparkling collection, likening the gem to a thrilling ascent. The ad emphasizes allure and exclusivity, aiming to attract buyers with vivid language.
Minerel Wells Swamps Bowie Girls basketball
The Bowie girls lost 70 to 33 at Mineral Wells. Sammye Smith scored 37 and Manor Cliett 24 for Mineral Wells, while Nancy Bess led Bowie with 13. Mineral Wells led 18 to 6 after one, 47 to 12 at halftime, and held the outcome. Bowie schedules Bridgeport next on Friday at 6:45 p m.
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Bowie
Mineral Wells
Sammye Smith
Manor Cliett
Mountaineers
Nancy Bess
Bridgeport Sissies
Bowie Court
Sunset Second In Reno Meet
Sunset High cagers took second in the Reno tournament after a 13 to 20 defeat in the final to Springtown. Donald Fowler led scoring in the final with seven points, while Terry Greenway added eight in the opener and Fowler had seven. Sunset beat Alvord 21 to 9 and Reno 22 to 20 with Fowler scoring nine and Caswell eight in the latter game.
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William Bankston
Sunset High Cagers
Reno
Springtown
Donald Fowler
Attack Inn
Sunset
Alvord
Terry Greenway
Fowler
David Caswell
Oil strike near Sunset and Bowie yields 108 bbl day
A Mellow Oil Properties well five miles northwest of Sunset No 1 Buck Proctor and Jack Gardner reports depth 6100 feet top pay 5991 feet production 190 barrels per day gravity 41 GOR 642-1 Dry holes noted at 6805 feet and 5898 feet Completion as Atoka discovery 11 miles southwest of Bowie by Longhorn Production Company and Bares Bartessa Oil Corporation No 1 T J Wright ET Survey strike flowed 108 barrels of 43 6 gravity oil daily through 1664 choke.
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Pay
Sunset
Buck Proctor
Jack Gardner
Longhorn
Crown Central Petroleum
I. W. Gilmore
Sabre Oil and Drilling Company
Daube Estate
Atoka
Bowie
Longhorn Production Company
Bares Bartessa Oi Corporation
Dallas
T. J Wright
Miracle Baby Jimmy Boggess Named March of Dimes Child
Five year old Jimmy Boggess of Coy Arkansas born with spina bifida and other defects is named the 25th Anniversary March of Dimes Bay for 1963. He underwent surgery at five days old and later faced hydrocephalus that did not require surgery. Walking with braces and crutches, he is to tour the nation in January as part of the March of Dimes effort. Jimmy serves as a symbol of the 250 000 yearly birth defect cases and supporters emphasize funding for research and centers offering modern care.
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Jimmy Boggess
Coy
Ark
Jimmy
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Panama City
Fla
Arkansas
Basil O'Connor
Shirley Bog
Ess
Salk
Sabin
Shirley Boggess
Bowie Officials Nominate Members to Hospital Authority and Airport Plan
Erroll Eggleston owner Travel-In Motel named as Bowie Chamber of Commerce nominee to the new Hospital Authority by directors at a Monday meeting. A special committee led by John Bennett will push a landing strip project as part of ongoing, steady efforts toward the goal in 1963.
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Erroll Eggleston
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie Hospital Authority
John Bennett
Bowie
Fisherman Misses Early Morning Hours
The narrator expresses exasperation at oversleeping and missing the prime dawn fishing window, noting the value of early light for successful catches.
FHA payments rise as Cooke Montague farmers repay loans
In 1962 Cooke and Montague farm families repaid nearly 200000 dollars on Farmers Home Administration loans with principal and interest. Twelve county families fully repaid, signaling ongoing use of FHA credit for modern farming.
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Cooke and
Montague
U. S. Farmers Home Administration
John D. Cunningham
Gainesville
Cooke
Farmers Home Administration
Cunningham
Kennedy
Tional
Senior Citizens Housing Act
Agriculture and Housing
Two Names Added To Ferguson Cowden Wedding Story
B. R. Giles II and Fay Midkiff were omitted from last week’s Ferguson Cowden wedding report. The two gentlemen seated the guests at the ceremony.
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B. R. Giles II
Fay Midkiff
Ferguson-Cowden
Tired kidneys found relief with Bukets 39¢ test
Get kidneys back on track with Bukets well balanced formula. Helps reduce nighttime urination and discomfort by flushing waste. Available today at Wilson Drug Store on Wilson Drive.
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Wilson Drug Store
Forestburg Social News Highlights From Mrs Shears
Sunday guests of Mrs Callie Shears and daughter included Mr and Mrs Frank Harris of Duncan Oklahoma. A half interest sale at Rex Anderson Grocery brings Top Value Stamps with Mrs Betty Upshaw and Mrs Myrtle Denham aiding. The Orrell home burned last Monday and only a few items were saved. The W S C S met in Mrs Ray Jacksons home with devotions by Mrs Homer Shears and a program on New Frontiers in Home Missions led by several members.
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Callie Shears
Frank Harris
Duncan, Okla
A. A. Fanning
Wayne Miller
Ft. Worth
Woodrow Sirman
Rex Anderson
Betty Upshaw
Myrtle Denham
Audra Coleman
Roxie Dunn
Willie Anderson
Nocona
Lee Orrell
Orrell
Pryor McGee
Chris McGee
Bowie
Hal Walling
Wichita Falls
Ray Jackson
Homer Shears
Mmes Perryman Denham
Ross Littell
Mark Landers
Howard Lockwell
C. V. Elley
State seeks depository bids for Montague County funds
The Montgomery County Commissioners Court will on February 11 1963 at 10 00 AM receive sealed bids from banks in Montague County to serve as Depository for State County School and Trust funds for the ensuing two years A contract will be made for such depository on that date
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State OF
Bowie Personal: Vera Raby’s son-in-law to undergo spinal surgery
Mrs. Vera Raby learned Wednesday that Donald Roberts of Wichita Falls, husband of Toy Louise Raby, will have spinal surgery at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls on Thursday.
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Vera Raby
Donald Roberts
Wichita Falls
Bethania Hospital
Louise Raby
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Wynona L. Riddles
Jimmie Don Greenwood
Troy Greenwood
Bessie Greenwood
By Gayle Bradley
West Wise
Minerel Wells
Kow
Korner
Operated
J. W. Sutton
Zenith
Bowie Hardware
Smythe
Mu Alpha Theta
National Mathematics Society
Bowie High School
David Youngblood
Marcus Dunn
Sue
Ann Davis
Bobby McDonald
Lynn Swafford
Susan Orton
Paul Gillaspia
Don Dansby
Curtis Swinson
Billy Jo Robinson
Alice Shears
White
Morning Glory
H. F. Brooks
Bank
Texas
Area Business Directory
Patterson
Clark
Furniture Exchange
David W. Moyer
Smythe Bowie
Joe Butler
Montague Street
Ferndale
Bowie, Texas
Elvin
Butler
Morrow
Bowle
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