Shaw Reunion Held Here Sunday
The fourteenth annual Shaw family reunion was held Sunday June 3 at Meyer Park with over fifty Shaws and descendants present. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Luna Lightner of Lubbock and Mr. and Mrs. B F Shaw. Also listed were Mr. and Mrs Frank Tucker of Wichita Falls, Mrs Hattie Dunham of Wichita Falls and Lamesa, and Mr. and Mrs F A Prestwood of Tingling Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Shaw
Wichita Falls
Lamesa
F A. Prestwood
Tingling
Oklahoma
Bowie Frontiers Edge Camp Wolters in 14 Innings
Bowie Frontiers defeated Camp Wolters 6-4 after 14 innings in a Dry County League game. Ronnie Compton pitched and hit a three run homer in the eighth. Danny Miller and a Bowie newcomer delivered the decisive run with a ground-rule double in the 14th. Bobby Woods also starred for Bowie as Graham provides the opposition next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Frontiers
Camp Wolters
Bowie
Ronnie Compton
Innring
Danny Miller
Bobby Woods
Frontier
Graham
Dry County
Whatley Family Visit With Cloers Continues
Mr and Mrs D L Cotton Whatley and their nine year old daughter Cathy spent last weekend with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Huff Cloer Cathy remained for a two week visit with the Cloers relations indicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. (Cotton) Whatley
Cathy
Huff Cloer
Husband and Wife Day Observed at Stoneburg Baptist Church
Sunday morning observance of Husband and Wife Day at Stoneburg Baptist Church featured a wedding service in memoriam. The service renewed vows for marrying couples with Adrian Hill and Lou Ann Hill among participants. Norman Heath Wilburn and others listed as couples in memoriam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoneburg
Mesdames
Fannie Posey
Lydie Kilpatrick
Henry, II
Ronnie Stover
Robert Stover
Steven Cross
R. E. Faulkner
Messrs
Mines
Norman Heath Wilburn
Cross Adrian Hill
Ike Sellers
Sherrill Roland
Tom Howard
A. V. Corpening, Sr
Carl Barker
Edd Campbell
Pave Nocona Lake Highway Contract Awarded
A Wichita Falls firm won a 37 mile FM 2634 paving contract in Montague County. The low bid of 66186 covers grading base and surfacing from FM 105 north of Nocona to Lake Nocona. Work expected nine days under District Milhway Engineer Partridge supervision. A daughter born to Dr James Long in 1821 near Galveston was the first girl born in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Wichita Falls
Austin
State Highway Commission
M. R. Stewart
FM 105
Nocona
Lake Nocona
Dean
Milhway
Ll. S
Partridge
Finneer
Bowie
James Long
Galveston
Texas
Nancy Spears Honored With Display Shower
Miss Nancy Spears future bride of George Blackmon received a pre nuptial display shower at Mrs C A Wilson home Tuesday from 3 to 5 pm. Mint and white decor featured white mums and stock with a mint satin double wedding ring decoration. About 165 guests attended including Mrs Ila Fails of Oklahoma. The Spears Blackmon wedding is set for June 16 at The First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Spears
George Blackmon
C. A. Wilson
Honore
Roy Coffield
Ila Fails
Oklahoma
Mms
Barry Coffield
Jack Slayden
E. W. Wight
W. E. Benson
Fay Coffield
Burton Karstetter
Jack Candie
Dorothy Heard
Spears-Blackmon
First Methodist Church
Central Baptist Group Visits Six Flags Park
The Senior Young People of Central Baptist Church toured Six Flags on Saturday. Attendees include Carol Whitler Barbara Henderson Doris Marchbanks Voula Kay Henderson Brenda Riehes Jennice Lone Joyee Carter Dietald Smith Pheb Brooks Dann Inshop Jimmy 32OWN Vonny Hishop Treva Richey Mrs F H Richge and Rev and Mrs Paul A Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Six Flags
Carol Whitler
Barbara Henderson
Doris
Dorothy Marchbanks
Voula Kay Henderson
Brenda Riehes
Jennice Lone
Joyee Carter
Dietald Smith
Pheb Brooks
Dann Inshop
Jimmy 32Own
Vonny Hishop
Treva Richey
F. H. Richge
Paul A Henderson
Cook Family Plans Chicago Bus Trip and Theater Visit
Mre M Cook and daughter Phyl will depart Friday morning for a bus trip to Chicago. They intend to spend a week at the Prairie State and attend a Schubert Theater show The Sound of Music. Also on the itinerary are visits with Mr o and Mr J Piero and various sightseeing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Leonard
M. Bronk Harris
Electra
Mes
Roy Webb
Nancy
Jim
Dallas
Wallin Leonsrd
el Paso
Donna
James Tatum
Fort Worth
Leonards
German Settlements Shape Early Texas Republic Regions
North to Central Texas witnessed rapid German settlement during the early Texas Republic, influencing community layouts and local culture. The era marks beginnings of durable immigrant enclaves and agricultural development across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central
Texas
Texas Republic
Hood
Old Turner Mansion Rows Bow To Progress In Bowie Era Change
Bowie marks progress as the 70 year old A G Turner homestead is razed to build an apartment house. Built in 1892 with early electrical wiring and a porcelain bathtub the four bedroom home featured a six grate central heating system and speaking tubes. Turner family moved from Queens Peak in 1888 and moved in on November 4 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Turner Mansion
Bowie
A. G. Turner
Turner
City
Queen's Peak
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Shaw
Wolters
Morning Glory
Dinette
H. F. Brooks
Bowie, Texas
The
Bowie News
Nocona Lake
Gayle Bradley
GIANT
Trede
General Electric
Carolyn Gray
Joyce Crumpler
Central Baptist Group
S& H
Peete
Kleen Clay
Fathers Day
Haggar
Dad
John A Young
Will Young
Johnson Poultry Ranch
Rock Island Railroad
Wilson Drug
Shamnoo
White
AUTO
Salli
Manhattan
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