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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
6
Reverend Bennett Scott assistant pastor of the First Methodist Church will conduct both services on Sunday June 3 in the absence of Pastor J C Mann who will attend conference in Dallas The public is invited to attend these services.
Mrs. Mary Ryman and her children were in Port Arthur over the weekend. The family plans to have the children spend the summer with their Port Arthur grandparents.
Mrs. Virgie Neeld owner of Virgie's Beauty Shop announces Miss Dolores Lee has been added to the staff. Lee comes from Kilgore Texas where she was previously employed and trained at Castillan Beauty School in Longview Texas.
Harold Brooks of Plainview spent the weekend in Bowie, according to local notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Mover hosted a lawn party Saturday night May 26 at 709 North Mason Street with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oran Moyer of Brownsville and Fort Worth visitors Della Parks Rev Alister Sinclair and multiple Moyer and related families. Refreshments of sandwiches salads ice cream and cake were served and games continued into a late hour.
The American Midway's shows and rides pitched at a North Mason street site in Bowie, coming from Granbury. The carnival leased land near the city limits on Montague highway after the mayor and council barred future carnivals at Pelham Park.
Sealed bids for about 192 square feet of Bowie Texas office space are due in Austin by 10:00 am June 26 1951 for a two year period September 1 1951 through August 31 1953. Specifications available from the State Board of Control and Texas Highway Dept refer to Hwy 215 in correspondence. June 1 1951.
Christine Garrett named worthy matron and S. L. Greenwood worthy patron of the local Order of the Eastern Star. New officers include Daisy Slaughter associate matron Johnnie Craver associate patron Lurline Craver secretary Gova Faggard treasurer Fairy Hawkins conductress Grace Roberson associate conductress. New members initiated are Larue White Helen Hawkins Lillian Butler Lynn Diffie Willie Mae Cleveland.
Mr and Mrs H B Box depart today for Brownsfield to attend the wedding of Carl Hogue son of Mr and Mrs T C Hogue of Brownsfield and grandson of the late E A Boyd and Mrs Boyd The ceremony will be Sunday June 3 at the First Baptist Church in Levelland.
Ten men from Montague County have registered for the Selective Service. Ernest L. Dean Curry Kenneth Ray Kent David T. McGaughy Jessie W. Booker Jerrell R. Boyd Donald D. Brumfield Donnie S. Johnson William B Massey Billie W Winn.
Leaders association meeting at Mrs. Thames Evens home on May 24 set plans for an annual candy sale with one dollar per box and five cents to each treasury plus thirty cents to the Camp Letoli Building fund. Prizes include a week at Camp Letoli for 75 boxes, half-week for 50, and membership dues paid for 30. Sale runs June 2 to June 9. Day Camp at Wrightwood discusses camporee with Blue Birds and Camp Fire Girls meeting June 6 at East Ward School for an overnight stay until June 7. Registration and one dollar fee due by June 2. Attendees included Mrs. Ford Bradfield, Herbert Jackson, H. Johnston, Ray Faulkner, Thomas Evans, W. F. Gingrich, Ellis Butler, and Miss Mary Sue Tipps.
Mrs. Charles Pierson of Bay Town visits Bowie to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lancaster. Gova Faggard is chosen as Texas Unit 23 delegate to the National Beautician Association. she will leave Saturday for Galveston for the convention through Monday with Wichita Falls colleagues. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adkin visit Corpus Christi this week. A birthday dinner for Mrs. Marshall J. Deihl of Denver, Colorado is hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Staats, with attendees from Montague, Houston, Wichita Falls, Bowie, and Haskell including J. T. Lindsey, Sylvia, Harlane Baker, David, Reava, Bettie, Glenn Allen, Jaquetta Cox, Mollie Woolsey, and W. A. Wright.
Summer school starts Monday June 4 at Bowie High School with classes in mathematics and English and half unit courses through the State Educational Agency. Students needing credit in math or English urged to complete work to stay on grade level by September. M L Massey to teach mathematics, English instructor to be chosen, Miss Henryetta Sands to teach Home Making for girls earning half credit. Vocational Agriculture boys, supervised by Newton Lewis, will have an educational trip to Western States and continue project work for credit partials.
Rev. K. R. Knightstep leads revival services each night at the Assembly of God Church on North Mason Street with Rev. Hubert Ryan of Ryan Oklahoma preaching. The general public is invited to attend.
Charlie P. Farmer 73 longtime Buffalo Springs resident died Monday in Wichita Falls hospital after two weeks illness He was Alabama native moved to Buffalo Springs as a boy Funeral held Tuesday 3 p m at Buffalo Springs Baptist Church Interment Buffalo Springs Cemetery Burgess Funeral Home in charge Survived by three brothers T F Farmer Denton E E Farmer Wheeler W H Farmer Buffalo Springs a sister Miss Dora Farmer Buffalo Springs and many nieces and nephews Pallbearers D W Fuller A Seea oe eere oe aE Cantrell Roy Tims and Rube Fox
The partnership between Claude Hill and W H Thompson and wife Estelle P Thompson is dissolved as of May 30 1951. Payments on accounts will be by check to Hill & Thompson Trucking Company and sent to Route 4 Bowie Texas. Neither party will incur debts for the former firm after dissolution.
The annual Smyrna home coming and decoration program will be held Sunday June 3. Grave decoration in the morning, a talk by Rev. Ed Bullard of Bellevue, dinner on the ground, then afternoon music and talks.
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