Save the Depot drive expands to Second Monday event
Nan cy Runnells leads the campaign with Bertha Volkman and the Chamber of Commerce aiding. Items donated to the Historical group will be sold at the display and sale. The column also discusses the 18 year olds voting issue and political impact.
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Save the Depot
Nancy Runnells
Bertha Volkman
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Kerrville
Madison Avenue
Uncle Sam
Temporary restraining order issued in Sunset and Bowie district case
Judge Louis T. Holland ordered a temporary restraining stay for Sunset and Bowie Independent School Districts until a final hearing on July 29 1971. Both sides agreed to allow necessary annexation actions, with arguments to be heard at 9 30 that day to determine compliance with the annexation by Montague County School Board.
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Louis T. Holland
Sunset
Bowie
Marvin London
Bowie Independent
London
Holland Woud
Montague County
Ray Farbee
Wichita Falls
Richard Stark
Mack Barnhart
Gainesville
Jake Gary
Bowie High School
Holland
State Requires School Shots
Texas requires immunization for all students from Kindergarten to higher education with a start by January 1, 1972. Exemptions possible for medical contraindications or religious conflicts, with affidavits required for those cases.
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Texas
E.O. Martin
Bowie
Martin
Mishap Kills Bowie Man
Bowie oil field worker Grover Beggs died after an accident on the Newport highway six miles from Bowie. He fell from a pump jack while holding a power line and was shocked by electricity. He died at Bowie Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife Viola two sons Randy and Brent and three daughters Brenda Brumfield Beverly and Kim. The Beggs family attend South Side Baptist Church of Bowie.
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Grover Beggs
Beggs
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Bowie
Newport
Bennett Production
Viola
Randy
Brent
Brenda Brumfield
Beverly
Kim
South Shide Baptist Church of
Lake Reaches Record Low as Docks Run Dry in Bowie
Amon Carter Lake in Bowie sits nine feet low, the deepest since 1956, with 26.6 million gallons used in June and two days this month over a million. Water superintendent Elvin Robbins says pumping limits at 1.3 million gallons daily prompt a booster pump project and possible alternating watering days if rainfall remains scant.
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Amon
Robbins
Bowie
Jackrabbits plan workouts ahead of 1971 season
Willie Brooks announced first football workouts for the Jackrabbits will start August 16 with 75 to 80 players from grades four and up expected to attend. Two-day sessions run through the week, tapering before opening game as district rivals loom, and Brooks stresses a strong start on defense and offense. Major Robert B Karsteter, son of Bowie residents, earned his fifth Bronze Star Medal near Da Nang for meritorious service with XXIV Corps during Vietnam operations.
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Willie Brooks
Brooks
Bowie
DaNang
Vietnam
AHTNC
Robert B. Karsteter
Burton W. Karsteter
Live Oak St
Texas
Karsteter
Xxiv Corps
da Nang
PTA Council Meets Tonight in Montague County
Members of the Executive Board of the Montague County PTA Council meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs Clyde Neely to set a date for a procedure course for new county PTA officers and discuss routine business.
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Montague County Pta Council
Clyde Neely
PTA
Revival to Be Led by Odessa Native John Gipson at Bowie Church
John D Gipson, native of Odessa Texas and longtime preacher, will conduct a summer revival at Bowie Church of Christ from July 18 to July 23. Gipson, based in Little Rock Arkansas, has lectured at multiple Christian colleges and co authored two books. He leads six meetings yearly plus a TV program and invites area residents to attend daily sermons at 9 30 am and 7 30 pm with his wife Beth Stirman and their three children.
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John, D. Gipson
Odessa
Texas
Abilene Christian College
Bowie Church of Christ
Sherman
Lamesa
Fort Worth
Izard Church of Christ
Little Rock
Ark
Gipson
Abilene Christine College
George Pepperdine College
Lubbock Christian College
Oklahoma Christian College
Fort Worth Christian College
Harding College
Joe R. Barnett
Beth Stirman
Police Report of multiple 1971 vehicle accidents
Police logs document several two car crashes over June and July 1971. Details include drivers Louis Valdez Sue Richardson Jack Mullins Cinda McCash Alma Edwards Orand Linda Conrad with vehicles from Pontiac GTO Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Galaxie and others. Locations Wise Lamb Smythe Clay Raymond Street and 800 block.
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James Evans
Wise
Lamb St
Louis Valdez
Elizabeth
Wichita Falls
Sue Richardson
Bowie
Tim King
Wise and
Smythe Street
Jack H. Mullins
Snelling Dr
Columbus Ga
Cinda D. McCash
Dennis Huber
Clay
Alma Faye Edwards
Sunset
Raymond Street
Orand
Highland
Houston
Linda Ann
Readers tire of Lt. Gov Barnes coverage in Texas
K L Barton of Austin notes fatigue with extensive accounts of Lt. Gov Ben Barnes from Cape Cod to the Pecos. He cites holes in Barnes financial statements and growing doubt about a 争 governor bid. Dolph Briscoe gains public appeal as voters weigh gubernatorial options.
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Ben Barnes
Cape Cod
Pecos
Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
King Makers
K.L. Barton
Austin
Texas
Saddle Club Plans Open Play Day Saturday Night
The Jim Bowie Saddle Club will sponsor an open play day starting at 6:00 p.m. There is no spectator admission. participants pay 50 cents per event. Entries from Wichita Falls Nocona Decatur Bridgeport and Bowie are expected in eight events including barrel racing potato races flag races pole bending and key hole races. Contact Mrs. J.R. Matlock for participation. Trophies and ribbons awarded to top finishers.
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Jim Bowie Saddle Club
E.L. Hargood
Wichita Falls
Nocona
Decatur
Bridgeport
Bowie
J.R. Matlock
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PTA Council
John D, Gipson
Bowie News
Saddle Club
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