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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
6
County Home Demonstration Agent June highlights dairy month with milk as a top food, urging water drinking and noting desserts account for most calories. June also marks early spring vegetables to grow or buy, can and freeze, plus Barbecue Month with low temperature outdoor cooking. Marinade and grill tips for barbecued steak included to serve four.
Mrs Pon Sweet and son from San Antonio spent the weekend with Mrs E il Mills and Fred. Harve Frie attended a Wizard Wells homecoming. Loma Wetsel visited Edith Kitchen in Dallas. Aliene Reed and others from Vernon Wichita Falls Snyder and Oklahoma City visited the Ervin and McCraw families Sunday.
Bowie social notes report Janice and Susan Martin of Shawnee Oklahoma returning home after a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Wiley Jones of 509 Live Oak. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Henry Snow of Las Vegas Nevada visit Bowie with friends and relatives. Mrs Ruth Stokes and Mrs Essie Parsons call on Mrs Brandenburg who is improving after a period of ill health.
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs FE Joplin of Bowie on the arrival of Pamela Sue their first granddaughter born May 28 in Montgomery Alabama Parents Lt and Mrs E B Goodson Jr of Montgomery Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs E B Goodson Sr of Enterprise Alabama Maternal great grandmother Mrs O Reeder of Duncan Oklahoma Mrs Joplin travels to Alabama for a visit Mr and Mrs Wilburn Cross of Bowie welcome David Wilburn Cross born May 27 weighing 7 lbs 14 ozs Two siblings Tammy Sue and others noted Grandparents J H Cross of Bellevue and R C Lemons of Ringgold Ail of Bowie Julie Trene daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Bridgewater born May 27 Bowie Hospital weight not listed S: The notices list newborns in Bowie and surrounding areas with dates, weights, sibling counts, and names of parents and grandparents from local families.
A long roster lists residents and relatives from Bowie and nearby towns including Saint Jo Sunset Ringgold Bellevue Nocona Forestburg and Alvord with many names and family ties. The item also advertises rent of an electric rug shampooer for one dollar per day at Heard's Hardware.
Funeral services for Mrs Sam H Chambliss age 80 were held at the Burgess Memorial Chapel at 2 p m Wednesday. Born August 7 1883 in Comanche County Texas she died Tuesday in the local hospital. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by son Troy of San Antonio two grandchildren and sisters Mrs Bob Henry Bowie and Mrs Bill Anglin California.
The Bowie Homemaking Department sponsors Mrs. Jean Bennett for a modeling school on June 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the homemaking department. Bennett, former Neiman Marcus model and Bowie civic leader, will teach poise grooming makeup and manners. Teachers Virginia Eakman and Waunita Schaffner urge interested girls to attend and bring a picnic lunch.
Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. for Jettie Miller Harlan at the First Baptist Church in Bowie. She died Wednesday morning in Bowie.
The Bowie area mourns the death of a 92 year old resident born February 16 1872 in Houston Mississippi. He lived in Montague County for 66 years and married Minnie Stallings for 65 years. Funeral services are by Burgess Funeral Home with Rev Thomas Doss and D L Payne officiating. Interment at Elmwood. Survived by wife four daughters Jettie Harlan Jr son 11 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and two sisters.
Miss Linda Floyd Miss Dianne Merrett and Miss Linda Weiss were feted at a May 30 brunch hosted by Miss Milta Carter. Decor was white with pink, green and yellow. Floyd ties wedding to Charles Payne June 12 Merrett set to wed Terry Randolph June 6 Weiss was Mika’s North Texas State roommate 1963 64 term.
A notice states the couple will wed Joe E. Davis on June 20 in Necesa, detailing upcoming nuptials and location.
Visiting from Waco were Mary Lee and family and Mr and Mrs George A Howard with Glenna Gene Wade. Mrs H B Randall attended the wedding of Gary Wayne Hale to Retha Ralls in Diamond Hill Baptist Church Fort Worth. The couple are the children of Fort Worth couples and a reception followed at the Athertons home.
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