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Hoeldike Family Builds Bowie Dairy Since 1911
Richard Hoeldike recalls Ferndale Milk Company in Bowie operating since 1911. The firm processes homogenized milk and other dairy products at a Sanitized Smythe Street plant under strict pasteurization and health inspections. Home delivery shifted to thrice weekly with refrigeration boosting per capita milk use.
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Richard Hoeldike
Montague County
Bowie
Hoeldike
Richard
Hoeldtke
Ferndate Milk Company
Ferndale Milk Company
George F. Hoeldtke
Ferndale
Smythe Street
Texas State Department of Health