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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
5
Crim and 126 companions toured seven Southern states and Cuba seeking farm improvements. They praised reclaiming worn out land, pasture rotation, clover plantings, and commercial fertilizers boosting small tracts. The trip included a Miami to Cuba boat voyage with mixed impressions of the island’s economy.
A Texas senior group travels by bus through rain to Chicago where they stay at Hotel Stevens and hear violinist Sheraban perform. They visit Detroit, Canada, New York City, Radio City, and the Empire State Building before touring ball parks in St Louis and Brooklyn, ending with stops in Washington Staunton and Little Rock.
Miss Erma Louise Waller and John E. Kibler were married Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in Rev. Tiff Covingtons home in Bowie. Family and close friends attended the double ring ceremony with Barbara Winn providing nuptial music. The couple, Bowie High School graduates, plan to reside in Bowie after a brief honeymoon.
A Training Union Officers Clinic for the Montague Baptist Association will be held at First Baptist Church, Bowie, on Sunday June 10 from 2 to 4 pm. Dr T C Gardner of Texas Training Union directs the adults conference, with Wichita Falls leaders guiding youth, juniors and beginners. Mrs M B Powell calls for broad church participation and family involvement.
Audie Murphy stars as Jesse James in the Technicolor Western Kansas Raiders at the Bowie Majestic. The program also features Wea ver Brothers and Elviry in a double bill stretching Sunday into Monday.
Continentals Mann No 2 and An Son rigs move in near Bowie and Cantrell No 3 to drill prospects. Potter well in Caddo under exploration by Humphrey Oil. Rowe Drilling to operate 114 miles south of Queen's Peak. Multiple locations including Montague and Wabash No 1 offset plans with Barker No 2 at Queen's Peak and Salona field extension.
Recital Monday night at First Methodist Church featured piano and voice pupils of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Latham. The program demonstrated the students progress and talent under her instruction in Bowie.
Three newborns documented with parents in Forestburg and Bowie. Larry Wayne Cook born May 30 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Gary Don Cox born June 2 weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces. Sherry Latonne Winton born June 6 weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces.
A fragment notes an upcoming event or showing at the Bowie Majestic cinema with incomplete details. The text hints at a technical setup or feature but lacks specific title, date, or program.
The Wise Co operative members will meet at the Reunion Grounds near Decatur at 2:00 p.m. June 25 for officer, director, and committee reports and the election of nine directors.
Lutheran Services celebrate Holy Communion at St Peter's Lutheran Church Sunday at 11 am. A sermon titled This Body This Blood precedes the sacrament. Vesper Hour of Worship with song and meditation follows at 7 30 pm. All are invited to attend.
Heavy rain flooded a lake overflow and spillway around 300 feet long with two feet of overflow Sunday. Lightning killed a white face cow at a ranch near Stoneburg. Mayor David Major estimated 10 600 damage to city streets and utilities. Flooding disrupted the Continental Main No 2 drilling site and other oil field installations as creeks washed out tanks despite dikes.
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