Bowie residents share tidbits from life and lore
Local column doles out light anecdotes from Bowie and Wise County. Bits include a self sewn trousers mishap by Haggar manager Robert White, a fortune cookie wedding announcement, Goldwater quip about atomic attack, births in Wichita Falls, parade traffic for Bible School, hog wild sale prizes, new Bowie residents moving to Ruidoso NM, fossils age debate, and Bowie High School Boys State attendees Mike Whitecotton Bon Nations and Johnny Tucker with sponsor groups.
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Bowie
Austin
American Legion
Mike Whitecotton
Ronnie Nations
Johnny Tucker
The
American Legion Post
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Bowie Post Office Remodel Approved in Washington
The Post Office Department in Washington authorized a $273 000 Bowie post office expansion. The plan adds 3914 square feet of work space 615 square feet of platform space and 4286 square feet of parking and maneuvering area with air conditioning a new vault redesigned postmaster office and a customer service counter. Funds will go to the General Services Administration for building and repair. Expansion will extend to the north on land previously bought by Bowie National Bank for its new building.
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Bowie
Washington
Graham Purcell
General Service Administration
Post Office Department
Cong
Purcell
Bowie National Bank
Miss Beverly Wilson Selected Sweetheart
The Bowie Unit of the National Guard names Miss Beverly Wilson its sweetheart and rep for the 124th Cavalry Squadron in the 49th Armored Division Sweetheart Contest. She beat candidates from Sherman Gainesville Mineral Wells and Austin and will travel to Fort Hood on June 26 to compete with 70 other sweethearts during a division party.
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Bowie
National Guard
Beverly Wilson
124Th Cavalry
49Th Armored Division
Texas
Miss Wilson
Shermen
Gainesville
Mineral Wells
Austin
Fort Hood
49Th
Cecil Adkins
Fire consumes bowling alley equipment at 221 Smythe Street Bowie
Firefighters fought a blaze at 221 Smythe Street Saturday night damaging a building and expensive bowling alley equipment. Experts from Bowie have been inspecting the scene for three days with results not yet released. An initial blast shattered windows and black smoke filled the area. insurance covers both building and equipment.
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Bowie
Smythe Street
Smythes
Fred Raborn, Jr
Ray Harlow
Two Aldermen Resign Prompting Bowie Special Election
Bowie voters face a June 27 special election to fill two council seats after Aldermen Troy Woolf and Bob Patterson resign. Patterson moves to secretary treasurer role for the Southwestern Photographers Association. Woolf left ward when he moved outside city limits. Candidates must file by 5 pm June 19.
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Bowie
Troy Woolf
Bob Patterson
Woolf
Patterson
Southwestern Photographers Association
Donkey Baseball: Montague Managers Clash For Charity
Two veteran baseball minds from Montague and nearby counties lead squads in a benefit donkey softball game at the high school field Saturday night. Starchy’s Coondogs meet Brashear Gushwackers with Scouts invited, rain would swap to a high school gym basketball game. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for students, proceeds fund a basketball banquet.
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Montague
Bowie Basketall
Starchy
Cox
Coondogs
Brashear Gushwackers
Bobby Brashear
Bushwacker
W. D. Barnes
Bobby Rexrode
Jack Wilbanks
Jack Bridgewater
Barton Massey
Charles Blanton
Raymond Clement
J. R. Matlock
Predict 15000 Bushel Peach Crop This Year
Stanley Bohenek reports a near normal 1964 peach crop at about 15000 bushels after hail struck 100 plus acres. Cardinal harvest starts June 8 9 with 80 85 percent recovery. Dixie Gem follows June 15 overlapping Ranger which may total 7500 bushels about half the county output. Fruitland U S A marketing group expects 10 11 thousand bushels sold through the new organization plus additional county growers from Clay Parker Palo Pinto counties.
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Stanley Bohenek
A. A. Randolph
Montague
Randolph
Clarence Newsom
Newsom
Clay
Parker
Palo Pinto
Wichita Construction Back to Work
Wichita construction workmen returned to duties after a three day shutdown while financial arrangements were finalized. L. B. McDonald, acting manager, said operations would continue. The move brings relief to Bowie families who relied on the firm for employment.
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Wichita
L. B. McDonald
Wells at Lake Not A Threat Near Lake Amon G Carter
Oil operators around Lake Amon G Carter say precautions are in place to protect the city water supply. They note state regulatory oversight, cementing checks by engineers, water based drilling muds, and daily salt tests with five rigs active near the lake.
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Lake
Amon
Xowie News
Board of Water Engineers
Montagua County
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Oil Industry
Carter Lake
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Robert
Haggar Slack Factory
Haggar
Fort Worth
George Dolan
Barry Goldwater
United States
Angela Lynn Dodd
Wichita Falls
Jimmy Dodd
Kenneth Roberson
Lubbock
M. B. Ritchie
Belcherville
A. C. Short
Bowie Convalescing
J. H. Jester
Wise Street
Dean Moore
Moore
Bowie Hardware
A L. Wood
R. Heinze
N Hightower
George Barry
Slaughter Drug
Dan Wilkins
W. A. Greer
Robert Hachtel
Alvord
Arnold Reeder
Bellevue
F. B. Gregory
Chester Barker
Ruidoso New Mexico
Roger
Kathy
New Mexico Rockies
Montagur County
Frank Tolbert
Dallas News
Bowie Club
W. T. ‘Dub’ Nelson
Merton's Foods of
Dallas
Pete Plaxco
J. C. Jones
Kenneth Cornelison
Lee Wiley Tucker
Sinclair Pipeline Company
Fruitland
Fort Worth Highway
Cliff Dunham
Crescent
Okla
Dunham
Ronald Jenkins
Saint Peters Lutheran Church
Wichita Construction
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