Council Approves Used Bookkeeping Machine and Roller Repairs
In a special meeting the city council voted to buy a used bookkeeping machine from Burroughs Corp for 1996 to assist utility billing and tax work amid Dr Wilson’s illness. They also authorized 1800 for repairs to the city steel paving roller and approved seeking a site for a new sewage treatment plant with a sewer bond interest proposal.
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Burroughs Corporation
Nan Park
Scott Whaley
Drt. Wilson
Abe
City Steel
Water and Sewer Committee
Wading Company
Lishby
Bowie Bank to Display Electronic Banking Machine
The Bowie National Bank announces a public display on July 23 of a Burroughs Sensitromic electronic banking unit. The mobile trailer at 107 East Wise Street will show deposits withdrawals and electronic signatures using magnetic ink stripes to read and write ledger data.
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Bowie National Bank Wll
Speegle Kerry
East Wise Street
Burroughs
Bowie Nation
Berry
Yorty
Patients admitted from multiple towns listed
The notice lists patients admitted from Bowie C D Fox and others including Mrs John Roydston Arthur Allen and several named families from Terral Bellevue Iowa Park Medicine Mound Henrietta Saint Jo and Saint Jo area hospitals or clinics.
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Bowie
J. R. Fox
van B. Davis
Fannie Gowan
Iowa Park
Jerry Hamilton
Walter Evans
Medicine Mound
Henrietta
Don Lyons
W L. Young
Saint Jo
Postoak Notes From Local Families In A Busy Week
Mrs Bettie Wade of Waco visits brother George Chester. Annie Marsh returns from Jacksboro visit with Will Staley. Bill Deweher had surgery in Wichita Falls. Ada Moreland and Col C T Moreland travel to California and Hawaii to meet their son Chuck. Essie Rodgers of Jacksover visits Renfro Searcher. Pearl Schmittow returns from Larkshore hospital. John Haley and son visit Pearl Schmittow and Virgil Lick. Marilyn and Elizabeth Boyd of Dallas visit grandparents Frank and Virginia Love. Cecil Sparkman and family of New Mexico visit D C Sparkman. Leona Spangler visits Callie Smith in Bowie. Carter Okla hosts C T Moreland Ada Moreland Vera Chapman visit Raymond Clark in Carter. Vera Clark’s formerWinter Spangler noted. Willie Spangler with Fonene and Mea Jean Rodgers visit Aaron Bell in Ayle. Winner Sanders of Bridgeport and Ada Moreland meet.
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Bettie Wade
Waco
George Chester
Annie Marsh
Will Staley
Jacks Bard
Bill Deweher
Wichita Falls
C.T. Moreland
Ada Moreland
California
Hawaii
Chuck
C. T. Moreland
Vera Chapman
Raymond Clark
Carter, Oklo
Clark
Winfred Spangler
Willie Spangler
Fonene
Mea Jean Rodgers
Aaron Bell
Ayle
Sanders
Bridgeport
Bowie Personals Note Visits in Yerby Home
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Yerby include Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Yerby and Curtis of Oklahoma City. B. B. Yerby of Plainview and Claude Michels of Lefors also visited. Billy Ware of Fort Worth is visiting with his grandmother, Mrs. A. J. Davies.
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Leslie Yerby
Jimmy Yerby
Curtis
Oklahoma City
B. B. Yerby
Plainview
Claude Michels
Lefors
Billy Ware
Fort Worth
A. J. Davies
Mrs. Mamie Chandler Rites Reported
Mamie Alta Chandler, 64, died July 7 at Bowie Convalescing Home. Born in Scottsboro Alabama she moved to Bowie in 1903 and married Dick Chandler in 1924. Services were held July 9 at Burgess Funeral Chapel with Rev Paul Henderson leading the service assisted by Rev.
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Mamie Alta Chandler
Bowie
Scottsboro
Alabama
Dick Chandler
Burgess Funeral Chapel
Paul Henderson
Duncan couple welcomes daughter Debra Jeane Robnett
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ray Robnett of Duncan Oklahoma on the arrival of daughter Debra Jeane weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces on July 15 at home.
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Ray Robnett
Duncan
Oklahoma
Debra Jeane
Jones of Decatur Pallbearers and Survivors Listed
Jones of Decatur burial details include pallbearers Charles Blackon Jim McCarroll M Head Cle Rhyne Herman Roth and John Tarpley. Interment at Brushy. Survivors: four daughters Mrs M D Barrett Decatur Mrs R P Thompson Fort Worth Mrs J M Morris Fort Worth Mrs R J Willett Bowie. four sisters Mrs Bess Orrell Forestburg Mrs Lucy Motley Denver City Mrs Teet Sanders Fort Worth Mrs Billie Paynor Forestburg. one brother John McLendon Bowie. Chandler was a member of Pleasant Ridge Home Demonstration Club.
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Charles Blackon
Jim McCarroll
Ccle Rhyne
Herman Roth
John Tarpley
M. D. Barrett
Decatur
R. P. Thompson
Fort Worth
J. M Morris
Ft Worth
R. J. Willett
Bowie
Bess Orrell
Forestburg
Lucy Motley
Denver City
Teet Sanders
Ft. Worth
Billie Paynor
John McLendon
Post Office Seeks Job Applicants in Bowie
The Bowie Post Office invites local residents to apply for postal clerk or city carrier positions. Applicants who pass the Civil Service written test will be placed on an eligibles list for future openings. Starting pay is $2.26 per hour. Complete information is available from Postmaster Ernest Chandler.
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Bowie
Ernest Chandler
Civil Service Commission
Postal Service
Chandler
Freeman Rites Tuesday Funeral for Sterling Freeman
Sterling Flint Freeman 59 died July 9 in a Wichita Falls hospital after a two week illness. Born April 5 1904 in Montague County he was a pain contractor. Funeral services were held July 11 at 10 am at Owens Brumley Chapel with Rev Vernon Shaw officiating. Survivors include his widow Thelma Freeman of Bowie his mother Ruth Freeman of Bowie four sons Floyd John Bill and Ray three daughters Virgil Calvert Ruth Ellen Lee and Helen Cox eight grandchildren and brother Arthur Freeman of Bowie. Burial was in New Harp Cemetery with pallbearers J Q Cox Sr Ben Porter Jimmy O Kelly Jasper Smith Coy Redwine and FP Caswell.
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Sterling Flint Freeman
Wichita Falls
Richard Freeman
Ruth Freeman
Montague County
Freeman
Owens and Brumley
Vernon Shaw
Montague
Thelma Freeman
Bowie
Floyd
Ft. Worth
John
McGregor
Bill
Ray
Chico
Virgil Calvert
Ruth Ellen Lee
Helen Cox
Arthur Freeman
J. Q. Cox, Sr
Ben Porter
Jimmy O'Kelly
Jasper Smith
Coy Redwine
FP Caswell
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