Amon Carter Gets Crafton Bell From the Wrong Church
Frank X Tolbert relays a story about Amon Carter born in Crafton Wise County Texas on December 11 1879 and a bell mix up involving Crafton church bells. Will Warren recalls sending a Presbyterian bell to Shady Oak Farm while Carter mother heard a Baptist bell.
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Amon Carter
Crafton
Texas
Wise County
Amon Giles Carter, Sr
Babe
Baptist
Presbyterian
Shady Oak
Carter
Tabernacle
Will
Shady Oak Farm
Warren
Presbyterian Church
Amon
Will Warren
Piano Recital Showcased Local Students Under Mrs Oliver Orton
Mrs Oliver Orton presented her piano students in a spring recital featuring Mary Tindal Mann Mary Ann Roberson Jackye Glover Mary Linda Davis Susan Orton Mary Tarver Dottie Spears Marjorie Sue Heard Tommy Youngblood Deanna Weisel Nancy Spears Jeanine Bradley Catherine Fuller and Barbara Youngblood. Rentals offered include standard and portable typewriters and adding machines for the News office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Orton
Mary Tindal Mann
Mary Ann Roberson
Jackye Glover
Mary Linda Davis
Susan Orton
Mary Tarver
Dottie Spears
Marjorie Sue Heard
Tommy Youngblood
Deanna Weisel
Nancy Spears
Jeanine Bradley
Catherine Fuller
Barbara Youngblood
Garrett expands Carrier line with hands on installation oversight
Roy V. Garrett, owner of Garrett & Co., sells Carrier air conditioners and General Electric appliances in Bowie. He personally supervises installation to ensure satisfaction and follows up on orders. His background includes 22 years in Oklahoma lumber business and leadership roles with multiple civic groups.
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Roy Garrett
Roy V. Garrett
Garrett & Co
General Electric
Garrett
Bowie
Oklahoma
Lyon-Matthews Lumber Co
Sooner State
Hollis
Davis
Okla
Waples-Painter
Dascomb Daniel Lumber Companies
Federal Housing Authority
Montague
Clay
Wise
Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
C. of C
Kiwanis Clubs
Kiwanis
Live Oak Street
North Mason Street
Fifty-One Girls Attend Camp Letoli Session
Fifty-one members of the Blue Birds and Camp Fire Girls gathered at Camp Letoli last week. Attendees included Busy Blue Birds Rainbows Friendly Happy Texas Gay and Blue Bonnet Birds with Mrs. Betty Church of Wichita Falls in charge. Lifeguard Herschel Kimbrough and sponsor Bill Davis led activities while Rhonda June Broun and Peggy Underwood ran sing songs. Mrs. C. B. McCrary supervised art and craft with leaders Weldon Wright B H Roberts Jean Southward and others assisting.
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Blue Birds
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Letoli
Busy Blue Birds
Rainbows
Friendly
Special bargain price offered by Ft Worth Star Telegram
The Bowie News notes a mail subscription offer: four months for the Daily and Sunday paper at 4.75 dollars, or four months daily only at 4.25 dollars. The deal highlights a regional newspaper promotion and pricing terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
4 H Members To State Round Up At Texas A M College
Three boys Sandy Tompkins Gordon Foster and Donald Lemon and two girls Mozelle Gaston Sybil Lovelace will represent Montague County 4 H at the state Round Up and Soil Judging Contests June 8 10 at Texas A M College. They will be chaperoned by Miss Reba Burright and W H Moore with sponsorship from the Montague County Farm Bureau.
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Texas A & M State College
Texas A & M College
Sandy Tompkins
Montague
Gordon Foster
Forestburg
Donald Lemon
Prairie Valley
Mozelle Gaston
Sybil Lovelace
Caps Corner
Reba Burright
W. H. Moore
Montague County Farm Bureau
Mrs McBay and Hill Visit Baccus and Bacher Family
Mrs W J McBay and her daughter Mrs Lillie M Hill of Hope Arkansas visited over the week end in the home of Mr and Mrs Alvin Baccus and Mrs Joe Bacher. Mrs McBay and Mrs Bacher are sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McBay
Lillie M. Hill
Hope
Arkansas
Alvin Baccus
Joe Bacher
McBay
Bacher
Singing at Montague draws large crowd from county
The Montague Singers Hall hosted a Saturday night singing with multiple quartets and classes. This will be the last event at the hall until September due to no fans or air conditioning.
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Montague Singers Hall
Singers Hall
Montague
Contour Chair Won by Salona Resident at Store Open House
H. C. Husfeld of Salona won a Stratalounger Contour Chair valued at 99 dollars during Stephens Furniture store remodeling open house. About 1,000 visitors toured the store as Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Stephens reported.
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H. C. Husfeld
Salona
Stephens Furniture
Hershel Stephens
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Smith-Corona
THE
Bowie News
Area Business Directory
Todd Fryar
Norge Appliances
Conoco Service
W. Wise
Station Bell Products
Bob
R. E. McMahon
Furniture Exchange
Jake Dorsey
Bill Henson Bowie
West Wise
Bowie, Texas
Harve Ratliff, Prop
Patterson’ 5
Dio
Cam
Letoli
Kersey
4-H
Amber Farar
Houston
Farar
Texaco
Nocona
Trennis D. Mark
Ronald Pribble
H. D. Club
Montague Home
Tandy Welch
John Davis
J. M. Leatherwood
Mack Rust
Rock Springs
Lelia Rogers
L. W. Burkenbile
Edgar Hays
Fred Merrell
Lockney
Dave Garlington
Abilene
Curtis Garlington
Worth
I. C. Garlington
Jodie Nabors
Graham
Clarence Nabors
Melvin Fenoglio
Fenoglio
John Wilfong
Wilsie Ratliff
Jean
Jimmy
Joan
Waco
J. D. Ratliff
Kenneth Porter
Ray Fenoglio
Henry Vicari
Hereford
Joe Vicari
Walter Hasting
Kilgore
Bruce Hasting
H. O. Hughes
Linda Holiday
Wichita Falls
Watt Self
Contour
Botex Motel
Morrow
Loveall
the Egglestons
Ferndale
Quisenberry & Son
Ratliff
Elgin & Waltham
Elvin
Butler
Welding and Machine Shop
Studebaker Sales and Service
David W. Moyer
Smythe
Bowle
North Mason
N. Mason Delivery Service
Style Shop
Parks & Bradley
TIN Shop
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