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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
10
Attendance at the Sunset Baptist Church funeral for Weldon Elrod, 33, drew a large crowd on Sunday afternoon. Various local residents including the Graysons and Grimes family visited Bowie and nearby towns during the weekend.
A quarterly all day session of the Southwest Montague County Singing Convention is set for the fourth Sunday, June 22, at the Sunset Assembly of God Church. Orie Garrett reports as president. Memorial services mention Pleasant Hill May 30 and Smyrna last Sunday with wide local and out of state participation.
The Board of Equalization will meet at the Court House in Montague Texas starting June 23 1958 at 9:00 A.M. to determine fix and equalize values of all taxable property in Montague County Texas for the 1958 tax year. County Clerk Glen Pribble invites all interested parties to attend.
Hardy Lee Seay and Stanley Hale of Arlington trip to Carlsbad New Mexico with stops at Abilene Christian College Odessa and the Caverns and return to Seay ranch for weekend. Numerous visits from Sayre Okla Wichita Falls Nocona and Bowie residents to family homes and graduations noted.
Mrs. Ethel Overfelt a Bowie third grade teacher retires after 41 years. The event at Mr. and Mrs. W A Ragsdale home featured gifts from East South and North ward teachers and remarks praising her years of service and character building.
Teddie Marie Clark returned from Arlington after a week visiting with Frances Ann Drury. Mrs. Roy Overstreet hosts sisters from Beckville visiting this week. They attended James Overstreet’s graduation at North Texas State College in Denton on Friday.
Bellevue society notes list visits from families in Wichita Falls Dallas Fort Worth and Houston. Highlights include high school graduation services in Wichita Falls with Shirley Weisel as honor student and a three week vacation plans for the J A Berg family in Long Beach California.
Vaughn Graves of Wichita Falls visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Matthews on Sunday. Clyde Odem spent the weekend in Grand Prairie.
Mr and Mrs Ike Parks attended Jud Harwells graduation at Peaster and James Overstreets graduation at North Texas State College in Denton on Friday. J T McMurry of Wichita Falls and Theda Bumgarden of Waco visited Mrs M E McMurrys home Friday. Carlton Cook of Hobbs New Mexico and Forest Favor of Wichita Falls were visiting.
Mrs. E. L. Humphreys of Seymore visited the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Quisenberry, and has returned home. Mrs. Quisenberry accompanied her guest home and stayed several days before returning Friday.
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