Bowie News Snafus and Windmill Talks Stir Local Interest
Local column recalls humorous misadventures of Mrs. Carlos Cozart misplacing air filters and Willard Pittman racing to recover parts. It notes Cecil Adkins named Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, and discusses Watergate talk, a jurist’s background, and a prankish windmill energy idea from NASA. The Bowie Schools board meets on campus housing crunch amid crowded facilities, plans to expand the fieldhouse, and potential kindergarten space for August. Bowie Invitational Baseball Tournament set for Monday with Pee Wee and Minor League games at Bowie High and Little League Park. CONTINUED ON PAGE
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Carlos Cozart
Bowie
Willard Pittman
C.E. Hill
Mom Bradley
Mom
Jeff Jackson
Watergate
Bob Patterson
Bob
Christine
Hells Angels Gang
Frank Rom
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rom
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland
Ohio
Board of Trustees
Bowie High School
Bowie Whites
Bowie Greens
Jacksboro
Bowie Reds
Bowie Blues
Jacksboro Oilers
Henrietta
Cecil Adkins
Adkins Appointed Justice of the Peace in Montague Precinct Two
Cecil Adkins took over as Justice of the Peace for Montague Precinct Two on July 1 after J.T. Turner resigned after ten years. A lifelong Montague resident, Adkins previously served as District Clerk from 1953 to 1961 and has run a grocery business for ten years. He will fill the JP post until the November 1974 general election, may run for a full term starting January 1, 1975, and belongs to the Jim Bowie Saddle Club VFW and First Baptist Church with wife and three children.
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Montague County
Cecil Adkins
J.T. Turner
Adkins
Montague
Jim Bowie Saddle Club
V.F.W
First Baptist Church
Jerry
Dallas
Brenda McCullough
Wichita Falls
Selly
the Home
Bowie Banks Show Strong Growth Amid National Turmoil
Bowie's banks report stronger finances despite Watergate and energy worries. The First National Bank of Bowie led with assets rising to 28.78 million and deposits to 26.13 million, while loans reached 19.27 million. Bowie National Bank assets climbed to 5.29 million with loans at 2.97 million and deposits to 4.84 million. First Savings and Loan Association increased total assets to 16.19 million and deposits to 13.65 million with mortgage and other loans up to 14.36 million.
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Bowie
First Savings and Loan
Montague County
First National Bank of
FNC
First National
Bowie National Bank
Bowie National
First Savings and Loan Association of Bowie
Bowie Sees Higher Rainfall But Heat Bites Farmers
Oran Stovall Bowies weather observer reports 18.18 inches of rain since January 1 up to June, above last years 11.83 inches though farmers still feel drought. June brought 3.85 inches with temperatures near 99 highs and 59 lows, while 1972 reached 107 degrees.
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Bowie
Oran Stovall
Stovall
DWI Cases Lead County Court Docket for July 24 and 25
The court list shows numerous Driving While Impaired charges on July 24 and 25. Personal appearance is required and failure to appear will forfeit bonds and trigger warrants. Other charges include Aggressive Assault Speeding and Using Obscene Language Over Telephone.
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J.w. Smith
L. Whyete
A.H. Chambers
C.E. Mercer
J.H. Hartsell
C. Mitchell
N.L. Scarber
S.G. Moore
L. Hudhton
Don't Knock The American System and Scouts Enrollment
An East Ward School rally is announced for Saturday July 7 at 2:00 p.m. to enroll boys 11 to 17 in the Boy Scouts of America with options for younger boys who have completed the fifth grade. Gerald W. Free of Bowie Texas is named to the 1973 Service Corporations Committee of the United States Savings and Loan League, which assists associations in forming and running service corporations.
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East Ward School
Boy Scouts of America
Gerald W. Free
First Savings and Loan Association
Bowie
Texas
Service Corporations Committee
United States Savings and Loan League
Richard G. Gilbert
Canton
Ohio
Savings and
Gilbert
Citizens Savings and Loan Association of
Service Corporation
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Jim
Space Research
Jim Winter
Christina Evans
Jim Bowie
Marilyn Jenkins
Bridgeport
Ligon Griffin
Miss Evans
Scott Howard
Freddy Howard
Eva Pierce
Charles Pierce
Free
Savings and Loan Committee
C. Martin
Raymond Clement
J.R. Matlock
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