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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
1
Scooned visits, former News staff, and families like the Tibbetts publish Love land Reporter in Colorado while Harold Medden’s son works at The Nocona News. Bowie barber remodels with mahogany paneling and new lighting as D L Graham and others celebrate the new shop.
Mrs. David Moyer died Wednesday afternoon June 7 at 3 15 in Nocona after suffering a heart attack at home. She had been a patient at Major's Clinic since Monday night. The body will lie in state at Owens Brumley Funeral Home with funeral arrangements not yet set.
Texas Tech College in Lubbock hosts an annual twirling camp in June with instructors Jacquetta Jacquetta? Cox and Karen Taylor. Cox, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Cox, begins teaching after arriving last Thursday. Taylor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elgin Taylor, returns for the final two weeks. both bring extensive band and majorette experience from Bowie High School and Midwestern in Wichita Falls and Canyon.
B. B. Southward was elected Worshipful Master for the coming Masonic year. Installation is set for June 27 with officers David Moyer senior warden Odell Hatcher junior warden Ernest Chandler treasurer Royce Moore secretary and Pete Guthrie tiler. Appointive officers will be named before installation.
County Agent Wylie Roberts warns grasshoppers are damaging crops and pastures. He notes many insecticides cannot be used on forage eaten by livestock and advises five days grazing exclusion after malathion. Baits offer limited help and must avoid forage areas.
The Bowie High School play school for preschoolers ran May 29 to June 2 with a record 81 enrollments including 61 high school girls. Morning and afternoon sessions were held to use facilities fully. Led by Mrs Nina Davlin and Miss Jaanita Schaffner the program trains girls in child care planning directing activities and serving meals.
Mrs Dallas Kirby elected president of the Bowie United Fund for 1961 62. A budget drive is planned between now and September with joint chairmen Joe Hamner and Mark High to present a tentative budget at the September board meeting. Elected as officers include N A Bryson Charles Dougherty M C Gibbins and George Hoeldtke with a slate of eight directors listed.
Mrs. Marion Henning will be installed as worthy matron of Bowie Order of Eastern Star Chapter 16 in a public ceremony at Ma sonic Hall Saturday night June 10 at eight oclock. Installing officers include Lillian Barnard Joy Cole LaBeth Mead Lillie Crum and Peggy Patterson. Additional Bowie Chapter officers to be installed are Leon Brown worthy patron Mrs Ciddie Cummings associate Yaathbon Foy Cantrell associate patron Mrs Pearl Reasoner secretary Odell Hatcher treasurer Mrs Unn McGaugh conductress Mrs Maggie Brown associate conductress Mrs Martha Parker chaplain Mrs Ruby King marshal Mrs Ester Walters organist Mrs Opal Jones Adah Mrs Evelyn Cantrell Ruth Mrs Gladys Hatcher Ester Mrs Joe Wall Martha Mrs Mary Wilkins Electa James Jones Sr warden S L Greenwood sentinel. The public is invited and guests from out of town are expected.
Mr and Mrs Pete Sampson of Plains Texas purchase the Botex Motel from Mr and Mrs George Weidman who plan to move to Athens this week The Sansone once ran Plains Courts in Plains and farmed The Sampsons moved from their Plains ranch to Bowie last week They are Baptists Mr Sampson is a Lions Club member The couple enjoy bridge and have a married son residing in Texas City
The Senior Mothers Club met June 6 with 19 members at the High School. Plans include a salad smorgasbord June 22 5 30 to 7 30 in the bank Community Room with 50 cent tickets.
The Montague Farm and Ranch Club meets Monday at noon in the bank community room. A $1.50 meal is catered by Morrow's. Guest speaker is R I Ridgeway of the U S Department of Agriculture, speaking on livestock parasites and pecan insects. Officers: John V Wilson president, Ewing Johnson vice president, Lonnie Young secretary treasurer. The club aims to develop agriculture and farm markets for Montague County.
The standings show Pee Wee League with Hawks 6 and Broncos 2 in top slots, VFW and Hornets clustered around midtable. Minor League sees Buffaloes dominant 24 to 1 over Longhorns with high scoring Leopards, Bobcats close behind. Little League results feature Bulldogs and Tigers leading briefly with Cardinals and Coyotes trading wins in tight matches.
Sonja Ellzey, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ellzey formerly of Forestburg, won a four year scholarship at McNeese College in Lake Charles Louisiana. She entered a district rally algebra contest earning the right to state rally in Baton Rouge and is a freshman at Lake Charles High School. She is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C V Ellzey and Mr. and Mrs. O R Cook of Forestburg.
The summer play schedule runs at the high school gym this week for boys and girls. Grades 1 to 7 meet 10 to 11 a.m. and grades 8 to 12 meet 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Swimming for all ages is 11 to 12 a.m. with season tickets or regular admission.
Forty nine spring graduates from Bowie High School returned Saturday from an eleven day train trip to northeast cities. They visited Chicago New York Washington DC and Niagara Falls with many former residents and friends joining them. Highlights included museum tours the Broadway walk Yankee game and a grand final stop in Dallas before home.
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