Diamond Missing From Carter and Whitecotton Sale
The notice reports one diamond still unaccounted for from Carter and Whitecotton’s sale three weeks ago. Gayle Bradley offers a free mounting to the finder and laments the possibility the gem was discarded as readers are urged to bring any unassessed stones to Bradley’s. City water issues near Lake Amon are noted with Alderman Arrington replacing a valve to refresh water at the lake. Ted Merritt departs Bowie for Crooked Oak School, and his wife Virginia hosts a farewell party with the Herald Choir. A new refrigerative air system is installed at Culcs, and a new Quakway building is planned on West Wise Street. Matinees at Majestic Theatre run at 2 p.m. daily for summer programs. Bruce Coggin earns a $150 UT French scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter and Whitecotton
Gayle Bradley
Bradley's
Ted Merritt
Virginia
Bowie
Oklahoma City
Ted
Crooked Oak
Herald Choir
First Methodist Church
Bowie County Back Blakley in Texas Senator Runoff
Bowie County and Montague County backed the state trend voting Democratic in the Blakley versus Tower runoff. Blakley won 459 to 308 in Bowie, while the county linchpin supported the Democratic nominee 1190 to 705 amid a statewide light turnout of about twenty percent.
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Bowie
Montague
Texas
Wiliam Blakley
John Tower
Bowi
Blakley
Blakely
Bowile
Huddleston
Forestburg
Hardy
Saint Jo
Illinois Bend
Spanish Fort
Ringgold
Nocona
Belcherville
Stoneburg
Sunset
Dyemound
Fruitland
Mallard
New Harp
Stoneburg Merchant Walter V. Smith Dies in Accident
Walter V. Smith 76 of Stoneburg died in a Jacksboro hospital Friday May 25 after an auto collision Thursday at the Highway 281 199 junction nine miles south of Jacksboro. He suffered broken ribs and bruises and died of a heart attack. He owned a Stoneburg grocery, was active in the Masonic Lodge, and is survived by his wife two children two sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday May 28 at Burgess Memorial Chapel with interment Elmwood Cemetery.
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Walter V. Smith
Stoneburg
Jacksboro
Smith
Blueford Tubbleville
Fort Worth
Mitchell Campbell
Mineral Wells
N. C. Smith
Masonic Lodge
Walter V
Robert Jess Parrish Final Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Robert Jess Parrish were held Saturday at 3 pm in Burgess Memorial Chapel after his death on May 26. He worked for Phillips Petroleum and ran Parrish's shops in Bowie, is survived by his wife Vera, two daughters Betty and Pat, and grandchildren. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery with pallbearers from Bowie and Montague.
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Robert Jess Parrish
Burgess Memorial
Parrish
Phillips Petroleum Company
West Texas
Bowie
Helen Heinrichs
Waxahaschie
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Wichita Falls
Vera Clark
Betty Jess Porter
Houston
Pat Pardue
Oee
Tom Widlake
Burgess Memorial Chapel
Tiff Covington
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Elton Hill
Glynne Griffin
Carl Russel
Emin Heard
Frank Moss
Louis Holland
Montague
Boys Hurt In Crash At Cummins and Wise Streets
Two boys were injured but not seriously when their motor scooter collided with a car driven by Edward Orton of Bellevue at the Cummins Wise Streets intersection. Lester Stump was cited for driving without a license. They were treated at Bowie Clinic Hospital and released the same day.
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Cummins
Wise Streets
Roy Stom
Edward Orton
Bellevue
Orton
Lester Stump
Jon Swofford
Lester
Bowie Clinic
Scouts Camp Out At Lake Amon G Carter
Troop 116 left town Saturday for an overnight camping trip to Lake Amon G Carter led by Tom Whitecotton. They pitched tents hiked five miles and cooked meals, returning Sunday afternoon. Participants included Lloyd Wells Joe Griffin Mike Whitecotton James Hamilton John Paul McKee Jimmy Brown Curtis Prince James Jenkins Larry Hawkins Gene Hutson Richard Gregg Ronnie Bell Larry Evans Robert Carter Gary Lancaster.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 116
Lake Amon
G. Carter
Tommy Whitecotton
Lloyd Wells
Joe Griffin
Mike Whitecotton
James Hamilton
John Paul McKee
Jimmy Brown
Curtis Prince
James Jenkins
Larry Hawkins
Gene Hutson
Richard Gregg
Ronnie Bell
Larry Evans
Robert Carter
Gary Lancaster
Four-H Dress Review Showcases Montague County Youth
The annual county 4-H Dress revue was held in Montague on Saturday May 27 with 38 girls and one boy, Steven Parr of Bowie Community 4-H Club, entering a self made shirt. Winners included multiple 4-H clubs across Lone Star Forestburg Saint Jo and Cap's Corner with prizes awarded to Montague and Bowie participants.
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Montague
Alice Green
Fay Sigmon
Barbara Vanbebber
Lone Star Community
Susan Anderson
Marilyn Mellitt
Marjorie Brogdon
Forestburg
Cathy Fenoglio
Glenna Fenoglio
Judy Fenoglio
Carolyn Corado
Susan Hancock
Becky Holland
Teresa Caswell
Sunset
Frieda Cook
Helen Shields
Saint Jo
Linda Durham
Sheila Parker
Sarah Faye Lane
Cap’s Corner
Nancy Stine
Bowie
Sarah Hansen
Ringgold
Kathy Wade
Kaye Foster
Billie MacCandles
Linda Eldridge
Barbara Brewer
Reven Ginkett
Gayle Richardson
Lois Sigma
Shelia Perker
Sarah Lane
Barbara Warbebber
Lois Sigmon
Faye Sigmon
Lone Star Community 4-H Club
Floyd Myers
Margaret Myers
Joe Pippin
A. A. Hollars
Joe Collins
Lyle Sawyer
Nocona
C. E. Ayres
Leo Orrell
James Fenoglio
J. M. Leatherwood
Summer Play Programs Start For Girls And Boys
The girls summer recreation program began Monday May 29 with sessions at the High School gym from 8 to 11 am Monday through Friday for school age girls. The boys program starts Monday June 5 under Coach Sykes with supervision and a schedule to follow.
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Sykes
Five Bowie Girls Plan To Attend Girls State
Five Bowie girls were selected to attend Bluebonnet Girls State in Austin from June 14 to June 23 with sponsors from local clubs. Linda Floyd was named an alternate. The program aims to educate young women in citizenship by simulating a state government with elections and a mock legislature. Continued on page six.
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Bowie
cVit
Austin
Susan Duvall
Rotary Club
Ruby Robinson
Lions Club
Linda Carol St. John
B & PW Club
Roulene Wagonseller
Dottie Spears
American Legion Auxiliary
Linda Floyd Haseen
Bluebonnet Girls State
Start Remodeling Bowie High School Auditorium
Bowie High School begins remodeling of the auditorium with new seats flooring and redecoration. Senior class tore out old seats and sold cast iron for junk to fund their year. New hardwood floors will be installed with modern seats and fresh paint planned to complete before spring term.
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Bowie High School
C. D. Allen
Supt. Allen
Pastor Lamb Accepts Stamford Post. Bowie Faith Hails Move
J. B. Lamb, pastor of the Church of Christ in Bowie for five and a half years, has accepted a pastorate in Stamford. He will begin August 1 and move his family, Linda 17 and Jimmy a freshman at Abilene Christian College, to their new home. A successor for Bowie has not been named.
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J. B. Lamb
Church of Christ of Bowie
Stamford
Lamb
Bowie
Mexia
Linda
Jimmy
Abilene Christian College
Bowie High Board Hires New Band Director
The Bowie ISD Board of Trustees hires Lee Boyd Montgomery Jr. as band director for the coming year, replacing Ted Merritt who is moving to Oklahoma City. Montgomery, 25, from Sudan Texas, has taught bands for three years and earned a Bachelor of Music from Texas Tech, now pursuing a master's at West Texas State. He led the Sudan band to multiple awards including a Sweepstakes, Division T in marching, and festival honors.
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Lee Boyd Montgomery, Jr
Bowie High School
Mr. Montgomery
Ted Mermitt
Oklahoma City
Seagraves
Bowie High Students Head to Boy's State Session
A quartet of Bowie High School juniors Travis Gilliland Bill Rey Nod Lions Club Ligon Griffin Rotary Club are chosen to attend the 1961 Boy's State session in Austin. Jerry Dan Hayes returns as counselor. They depart June 4 and return June 10 with Luke Anthony driving. The event educates young men in citizenship duties and rights.
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Bowie High School
Austin
Travis Gilliland
The
American Legion
Bill Reynods
Lions Club
Ligon Griffin
Rotary Club
Jerry Dan Hayes
Luke Anthony
American Legion Auxiliary
Boy Drowns in Park Springs Estate Pond
Roy Ren Dukes, 16, of Alli son, drowned Saturday while swimming with two cousins in a 75 foot diameter pond on the Forrest Jones Estate five and one half miles west of Park Springs. Despite efforts, all attempts to rescue him failed as the water's icy chill hindered divers. The body was recovered about an hour and forty minutes later and taken to Jackboro by Hawkins Funeral Home.
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Roy Ren Dukes
Allison
Park Springs
Forrest Jones
Dukes
Joe Dukes
J. R. Branch
Jacksboro
Hawkins Funeral Home
Sinclair Picnic Draws Hundreds at Bowie Armory
Approximately 238 attendees from the Wichita Falls District enjoyed the annual Sinclair Pipe Line Company picnic at the National Guard Armory in Bowie on Saturday evening. Underwood catering served the meal. invocation by Ocie Callaway and W S God coordinated arrangements.
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Sinclair Pipe Line Company
National Guard Armory
Bowie
Wichita Falls
Underwood Catering — Service
Ocie Callaway
Wie Falls
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Emerson Lynn, Jr
Amon
Jack Arrington
Ramns
Russell
Prenk Woolsey
Quaway Grocery
West Wise Street
Frank
Donald Mann
Linotype Operfuer
Webster
Majestic Theatre
Woody Campbell
Woody
Bruce W. Coggin
Wayne Coggin
Aaron Schaffer
University of Texas
Bowie Favors
Phn Seth
Percy Stallings
Laker
Linda Floyd Photos
Patterson
BHS
Stamford Call
Travis
Bill Reynolds
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