Bowie's Worthy Citizens and Local Tales Highlight Community Life
A Bowie area page recalls prizewinners and local feats from a fishing duo at Possum Kingdom Lake to a DIY snake catcher by Jess Lowe. It notes M L Massey returning from Driver Education studies in Austin and hints at future Bowie High instruction. Plus parish news, census reflections, and AP cigarette consumption data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Massey
Bowie High
Austin
Possum Kingdom Lake
Don Manus
Bowie
Yartner
Jess Lowe
Thieves Burglarize Robert McPherson Lumber Yard
Robbery at Robert McPherson’s Lumber Yard Monday night total property valued over $2,000 loaded into a returning truck. The front door lock was broken and deputies searched for thieves, with prior break ins including large tires and goat wire reported recently. no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McPherson
Tom Lindsay
Meckerson
Merchants Wholesale Grocery
Work Under Way On Three School Buildings Now
With scores of men at Bowie High School three new structures rise including a large gymnasium foundation excavation begun Wednesday. The old East Ward building is replaced by a new elementary school while the shop building replaces a structure destroyed by fire earlier.
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Bowie High School
East Ward
Bowie
Revival to Begin at Bowie Church of Christ
Revival services start Friday June 22 at the Bowie Church of Christ with Roy H. Lanier of Bartlesville Oklahoma preaching. Lanier teaches at Central Christian College and will bring messages at 9 am and 8 pm. Local minister Ross Dye notes Vacation Bible School begins June 25 with a strong program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Co Op Elects New Officers At Annual Meeting
A large turnout of stockholders at the Mon tague Farmers Co-Op annual meeting in City Auditorium Monday elected two new directors G G Scroggins and O J Orton, replacing retiring Joe Threadgill and B B Southward. Louis McGee was re elected president and Flynn Stewart presented the best financial report yet. Norman Heath serves as business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Farmers Co-Op
City Auditorium
G. G. Scroggins
O. J. Orton
Joe Threadgill
B. B. Southward
P. D. Kennedy
Louis McGee
Homer Jackson
W. E. Bowen
H. G. Husfeld
McGee
Bellevue
Scroggins
Southward
Flynn Stewart
Norman Heath
Chandler Family Visits I. L. Chandler Home
Mr and Mrs Pierce Chandler and family of Mineral Wells visited in the I L Chandler home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Chandler
I. L. Chandler
Frank Benson Buys Bowie Theatres Three Local Venues
Frank Benson and his wife acquire full ownership of Bowie's Majestic Texan and Ritz theatres by purchasing the interests of Dallas associates and Jerry Stout. Benson plans upgrades and aims to bring top film attractions to Bowie with new schedules and improved facilities. Children’s admission drops to 9 cents starting June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Benson
Three Bowie Theatres
Bowie
Bowie Majestic
The
Texan
Ritz
Benson
de HH
Gh. D. Lutzer
Dallas
Jerry Stout
Nocona
Majestic and Ritz
Charles Gower
Bensons
Fort Worth Highway
East Wise
Gower
Bowie Post Office Advances to First Class Status
The Bowie post office will attain first class status on July 1 after gross postal receipts exceed 40 000. The 1950 total was 40 800, with future changes including direct accounting to Washington and salary raises as favorable receipts continue. Postmaster H L Turns stated current gains suggest 1951 may also surpass 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Washington
Dallas
H. L
Blair to Attend Texas Managers Convention
Virgil Blair C of C manager will attend the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers annual convention June 10 11 12 in San Antonio. The convention theme is The Community in National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Blair
Texas Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
National Guard To Leave Saturday For Camp Polk
Bowie Lions pledge 600 dollars for the youth program as the Bowie Youth Council Planning Committee led by Raymond Mattingly and M. L. Massey maps weeks of summer activity. Miss Dorothy Tucker to head the girls program, with details to be announced by the Budget Committee. Players for an organized softball league are urged to contact R. E. Mattingly or M. L. Massey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bowie Youth Council
Raymond Mattingly
M. L. Massey
Dorothy Tucker
C. A. Tucker
R. E. Mattingly
Retiring President Installs New Art League Officers
Mrs. Mabel Goodwin presided as Bowie Art League president at a Monday ceremony at Mrs. C. Y. Cosby home. Gifts were given to outgoing officers by Mrs. Paul Donald. Company A of the 49th Reconnaissance Battalion, led by 1st Lt. Leiland L. Jett, departs June 9 for Camp Polk Louisiana for summer training and returns June 24. The unit trains at all command levels and aims to standardize training across the division. Personnel not yet qualified in weapons will have chances to qualify at Camp Polk firing range. Continued on Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Goodwin
Bowie Art League
C. Y. Cosby
Paul Donald
Good
49Th Reconnaissance Battalion
Leiland L. Jett
Camp Polk
Bowie
49Th Recon
Bnat
49Th Armored Division
Rainfall Floods Bowie Area Saturday Deluge Totals
Bowie and surrounding areas recorded a heavy rainstorm with gauges overflowing. Total rainfall ranged from four to seven inches, with some sites reporting additional inches after rechecking. Newport and Fruitland also reported high rainfall, while Prochel Lake’s watershed received a particularly heavy downpour.
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Bowie
Newport
Vashti
Herman Cozart
Fruitland
Proche l Lake
Moeore Insurance Moves to New West Pecan Office
H M Moore after 23 years in the Wilson building on Wise street has moved to 205 West Pecan street opposite First Methodist Church. He intends to build a modern Austin white stone and construction glass office on the block known as the T N Williams estate. Neon American Oil Company has relocated from the Wood building to Moore’s former offices.
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H M. Moore
Wilson Building
Wise Street
West Pecan Street
First Methodist Church
T. N. Williams
Moore
Neon-American Oil Company
Wood
Moore Insurance
Softball league schedule announced for Pelham Park Field
Scott Whaley of the Youth program says the Adult Softball League opens Tuesday night June 12 at Pelham Park Field. The Bowie All Stars and Sheppard Air Base game, deferred from last week, will be played Saturday night June 16 at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Whaley
Pelham Park Field
Bowie
Bowie Names Rev. Floyd A. Boulware as New Methodist Pastor
Bowie announces Rev. Floyd A. Boulware as successor to Rev. J. C. Mann at the Methodist church. The Texas native, about 40, moved into the parsonage after Mann’s transfer to Honey Grove and will lead services Sunday morning. Boulware, former pastor in Commerce, has twin sons and a daughter, with aunt Mrs. Bud Wright in Bowie. Conference reassigned Rev. Bennett Scott to Mergargel. no new Bowie assistant named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd A. Boulware
Cleburne
Bowie
J. C. Mann
Honey Grove
Mann
Texas Wesleyan College
Southern Methodist University
First Methodist Church
Commerce
Bud Wright
Bennett Scott
Mergargel
Texas
Golf Tourney Moves to Nocona Sunday
Bowie golfers will play in the Oil Belt tournament Sunday at Nocona while Waurika competes at Jacksboro. The Bowie match scheduled for last Sunday was rained out.
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Bowie
Nocona
Waurika
Jacksboro
Bowie High seniors enjoy two week eastern tour
The Bowie High School senior class and chaperones traveled by Continental buses to New York City with early stops in Eureka Springs Arkansas and St. Louis Missouri. The party reports a delightful profitable trip and plans to return Sunday night after an extra day in New York.
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Bowie
East
New York
Ogden Clarke
Clarke
Lincoln Hotel
Nancy
Jan Wood
Continental
New York City
Chicago
Basin Park Hotel
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
St. Louis
Missouri
Claridge Hotel
Brink's Shoe Store Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W A Brinkley celebrate the fifth anniversary of Brink's Shoe Store on Mason street Bowie across from the Post Office. A page ad promotes a store wide sale of shoes for all family members and accessories with a straight one dollar off on many shoes. The store opened in June 1946 with about half the current floor space.
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W. A. Brinkley
Brink’s
Mason Street
Bowie
Brink’s Shoe
Council Plans Sanitary Code For Lake Bowie
City Council discussed a proposed telephone rate rise but took no action. It decided to request a sanitation code from the State Health Department for watershed protection and to improve conditions around Lake Bowie.
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State Health Department
Lake Bowie
F F A Club Boys On Tour Across Western States
Bowie High School F F A club boys travel by school bus with teacher Weldon Lewis and his son Kenny on a May trip through New Mexico Colorado Utah and portions of the West Coast. The group visits ranching agricultural and horticultural sites camp gear aboard includes Kenneth Griffin Charles Griffin Tommy Smith and others.
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F. . A. Club
Bowie High School
Weldon Lewis
Kenny
May Day
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
California
el Paso
Kenneth Griffin
Charles Griffin
Tommy Smith
Wayne McConnell
Dan Dimock
Robert Willett
Louie Lawrance
Raymond McClellan
Paul Shytles
Richard Moore
James Oliver
J. C. Wright
Darwin Watts
Billy van Winkle
Weldon Taylor
Curtis Wells
Mr. Lewis
Skenny Lewis
Copperhead Bite Leaves Leslie Hamon Critical
Leslie Hamon son of Sam Hamon of Newport was bitten on two fingers by a copperhead at a ranch near Archer City. He received serum at a hospital, improved briefly, then developed a widespread rash and lost consciousness. By Wednesday he showed slight improvement.
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Leslie Hamon
Sam Hamon
Newport
Archer City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis Bacon
Lum Lovette
Jerry
Joe Prestwood
Homer Lynn Prestwood
North Mills
Nelson Street
Bowie Clinic
George S. Lee
Associated Press
Theay Department of Agriculture
Church OF Christ Revival
Co-Op
Clem Crim
WFAA
Murray Cox
Crim
Surry
Electra
St. Augustine
Fla
Old South
Agricul
Bowie Post Office
Blair
Ali
Managers
National Guard
Bowie Lions
Art League
Mrs
Neely Studio
New Methodist
Pecan Street
Brink’s Shoe Store
Council
F.F.A. Club Boys
Western States
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