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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1973
Page
1
The Bowie News notes 4,000 extra copies of a special sale section for a city wide sale next week. Chamber of Commerce support, local merchants, and Gibson's are coordinating. Deadline for ads is 4 00 pm Monday.
Four youth baseball games open the Bowie tournament with two at the Bowie High School field and two at the Little League field. Admission is 50 cents for students and 75 cents for adults. Swimming lessons start July 10 at 9 00 a m with a five day week schedule and a five dollar fee.
Youth 20 and under invited to a Bowie Junior Horse Show at the Rodeo Arena starting 9:00 a.m. Trophies for high point horse, entry fee $1 per horse per class. Halter and performance classes include fillies, mares, stallions, geldings, barrel racing, pole bending and western pleasure judged by Glen Beck. Grants support special education programs in Montague County districts.
Charles Gifford owns a Santa Gertrudis cow that may set a regional record with seven calves produced from four years and three sets of twins. Dr. Bernie Roberts notes no local cow surpasses her twins and calves, sired by a Black Angus bull. Gifford initially balked at the price but his wife paid a premium, and he now hopes for more cows like her.
The first food stamps in Montague will be issued October 1. The statewide program replaces local commodity distributions and will be administered by the State Department of Public Welfare. Certification begins later. eligible households can buy stamps at issuing offices and local grocers, with proceeds redeemed by banks and the USDA.
Ten DWI cases have been scheduled in Montague County Court. Pre trial motions will be heard July 26 at 9 00 p m in the county courthouse in Montague. On August 6 the docket includes Carol W Silas James R Smith Eddy L Beasley Willie Z Folmar and Gordon Richardson. On August 20 the list covers Bobby McLendon Kenneth Rogers Hershell White Virgil Reed and Rayburn Chokas.
Residents of the three county area are promised a major mid summer sale as Bowie merchants stage a big bargain bonanza. The event targets back to school and end of summer needs with plans for extra circulars in Wise Clay and Jack Counties and a Thursday Bowie News issue kickoff.
A 1906 profile of William L. Davis of Montague County Texas traces twenty years of hard work from his 1882 move to West Belknap Creek through rapid land and cattle expansion. Born July 27 1857 in McMinn County Tennessee he built a modest fortune of 1780 acres and 250 head stock while earning a reputation for integrity and community aid.
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