Bowie News Briefs Include Elections and Local Notes
Voters in Monaigue County backed Connally 1040 to 72 and Yarborough and Smith 1141 to 734, with Joe Pool preferred over Woodrow Wilson Bean for congressman-at-large. Editor notes mixups on McCracken twins and recalls Dixie Gill and Vashti news. Jess Whatley takes Bowie to Burkburnett as city manager starting June. May 1959 dry month notes and rainfall records. summer golf signups urged. back-page features cover Open House at Bowie Manufacturing and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lynn, Jr
Monaigue County
Connally
Yarborough
Smith
Joe Pool
Woodrow Wilson Bean
Jess Whatley
Bowie
Burkburnett
Jess
Bowie Manufacturing Company
Baseball Button Sale Ignites Bowie Youth Drive
The Bowie Little League button sale launches Saturday to raise funds for the summer youth program overseen by E. C. Lemons. Torn by growing numbers, organizers say Pee Wee teams may exceed playing opportunities. buttons cost $1 as Team managers assist in the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
E. C. Lemons
Don Sykes
W. D. Barnes
Barnes
Rotary Club
Fires Stir Alarm on Decatur Street
Thunderstorm and lightning struck a shed at Lewis Hulman’s home on Decatur Street, destroying the structure and waking residents who fled to cellars. A smoking car four miles east on the Fort Worth highway triggered a 9:45 a.m. alarm Friday, though the car suffered no damage and owner’s name was unavailable. A second fire alarm at Bowie Clinic Hospital Saturday 5:30 p.m. found smoke coming from a skylight. a pan of baby bottles left boiling dry on the stove caused the odor and smoke, not a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hulman
Decatur Street
Fort Worth
Bowie Clinic Hospital
Lightning Strikes Twice at Lancaster Home in Bowie
Mr and Mrs Bert Lancaster of Bowies Rock Hill Road report a second lightning strike at their home in less than a year. A bolt shattered a bathroom bulb and caused damage to electrical appliances, carpet, and walls during a two minute shower of sparks after a nighttime alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lancaster
Bowie
Rock Hill Road
Lancasters
Bowie Masonic Lodge elects David Mover as worshipful master
David Mover was elected worshipful master of the Bowie Masonic Lodge on Tuesday. He will succeed B B Southward, with Odell Hatcher as senior warden and W T McWilliams as junior warden. Ernie Chandler was reelected treasurer and Royce Moore reelected secretary. Installations set for Tuesday June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mover
Bowie
Girls Recreation Program Opens Monday at High School Gym
A girls recreation program starts Monday in the high school gym from 8 a.m. to noon each weekday. Mrs. Leo Reaves leads the program offering activities for each age group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Reaves
Drunk Driver Fined Four Days Jail Over March Crash
Dale Lee, 44, of Sunset, was fined 50 and sentenced to four days in jail by County Judge Marvin London after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge. The Texas Department of Public Safety filed the case. the incident on March 11 involved three cars near Bowie on the Fort Worth highway, with ten people hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Lee
Sunset
Marvin London
Texas Department of Public Safety
Lee
Bowie
Fort Worth
Two Car Collision Damages Cars at Tarrant and Cooper
Tuesday crash at the intersection of Tarrant and Cooper streets left both cars heavily damaged but no one seriously injured. Jan Griffin traveling west on Tarrant and Mrs Hattie Hamilton north on Cooper were involved. Miss Griffin tried to avoid the collision while Mrs Hamilton did not appear to see the other vehicle. Police Chief A J Martin investigated and no tickets were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant
Cooper
Jan Griffin
Hattie Hamilton
Miss Griffin
Bow ie High names drum major and majorettes
Miss Janet Young daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Young was elected drum major for Bow ie High School Band Head majorette is Miss Robbie Landers daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Landers Majorettes are Mary Ann Roberson Janyth Kunkel and Judy Goodwin Judges for try outs were Ken Harris band director from Bridgeport Fred Prentice and Dan Prewitt from Wichita Falls High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Young
Claude Young
Bowie High School
Robbie Landers
Sam Landers
Mary Ann Roberson
D. A. Roberson
Janyth Kunkel
Ernest Kunkel
Judy Goodwin
Earl Goodwin
Ken Harris
Bridgeport
Fred Prentice
Dan Prewitt
Wichita Falls High School
1960 Census Details for Montague County Housing
The 1960 census finds 5982 housing units in Montague County with 3471 in sound condition and plumbed, 4737 owner occupied, and 5214 total occupied. Median value of owner occupied homes is 5400 dollars, 4827 have hot and cold running water, 4920 with flush toilets, 4956 with either bathtub or shower, 1521 rentals at 44 dollars median gross rent, 244 basements, 1107 with air conditioning, 4399 TV sets and 4730 radios, 3936 telephone homes, 324 dryers versus 3094 washers, and 1239 homes with freezers. About 2665 homes lack a car while 41 have three or more. two cars in 766 homes and one car in 3317.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
United States Department of Commerce
Applaud 1962 Dance Recital as Most Professional Show
Garlington Studio led by Mrs Lynn Garlington presents a 1962 recital in City Auditorium with 29 absent due to measles. The program ranges from comic to jazz and Chopin ballet, featuring 75 to 100 students trained by Garlington who designs costumes and teaches, with plans for New York City study and fall classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garlington Studio
Lynn Garling- Lgoee
Chopin
Garlington
Cosime
City Auditorium
Mississippi
Bowie
American Ballet Center
Ballet Theatre School
National Academy of Ballet
New York City
Fernand Nault
Martha Graham
Ernest Belcher
Marge Champion
Marge
Matt Mattox
Peter Geranero
Joseph Giacobini
Gus Giaradano
Edith Royal
Milta Carter
Milta
Bowie High School
Ryan
Terral
Okla
Alvord
Ringgold
Decatur
Nocona
Bellevue
Jacksboro
Montague
Sunset
Lion Club
W. Pecan St
First National Bank of
Nancy Stine
Tinka Hutson
Lynda Johnson
Nana Henson
Toni Gibbins
Carla Sue Mayfield
Mary Paul Dougherty
Elizabeth Lee Dean
Mark Lee Anderson
Paula Whitecotton
Cherise Anderson
Ray Angove
Bill
Kody Kilcrease
Shelly Adkins
Robbie Landers
Jan
Susan Shackelford
Mika Carter
Etta Laughlin
Janyth Kunkel
Jon Crowder
Cecchetti Council of America
Senior Mothers Begin Projects Bake Sale and Car Wash Day
The Senior Mothers Travel Club will host a Bake Sale on Saturday June 9 in the Eakman Building next to Bowie Cleaners. The Senior Travel Club plans a Car Wash Day on Thursday June 7. To book car washing or pickup of old newspapers contact James Collins or Butch Swinson at the provided TR2 phone numbers or bring items to Orchard Street addresses 510 or 511.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eakman
Bowie Cleaners
James Collins
Butch Swinson
Orchard Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
McCracken
Sandra
Sarah
North and East Texas Press Association
East Texas State College Journalism Department
Commerce
Southwestern Electric Power Company of
Shreveport
North and East Texas Association
Dixie Gill
Vashti
Comer Tuck
Tucks
Canada
Tuck
Barton Massey
Top Mason
Lake Carter
Bud Dorman
Dorman
The
Texas Association
Mary Jane Majors
Julie Kunkel
Hope Stillwell
Martha Thompson
Debbie Stevens
Denese Meek
Teresa Henson
Susie Whitecotton
Marsha Smith
Melinda Garrison
Paula White
Victoria Lovette
Susan Laughlin
Becky Wagonseller
Rena Ann Collins
Kathy Allison
Marilyn Merrett
Cheryl Gray
Kathy Porter
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