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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
5
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Chandler and their family of Mineral Wells were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Chandler. Ray Beal of Nocona with the Southwestern Life Insurance Co. was a business visitor in Bowie Wednesday.
Fred McGregory of Bowie announces his candidacy for constable, Precinct 2. He is from a pioneer family, manages the McGregory Hotel on Wise Street, Bowie, and served four years as district clerk, bringing familiarity with legal documents to the office. He may issue a formal statement later.
Multiple birth notices list newborns with parents and towns including Bowie Sunset Forestburg and Nocona. Names include Bobby Dale Timothy Jon Billie Doris Donna Louise Bruce Wynn Larry Clay Gladys Maxine Wesley Harve and Shellia Ann with weights and birth dates in June May.
Opal Jackson and Rose Lee Belcher appear in Fort Worth in a brief social notice. The item notes their presence and implies a local event or gathering without detailing dates or actions.
Miss Jo Anne Hargrove and Bobby Ray Read were married at First Baptist Church parish hall on May 27. Rev. G B Bradshaw officiated as the couple exchanged vows. After the ceremony they planned a brief trip to Fort Worth and will reside in Bowie.
Rev. C. A. Tucker of the First Presbyterian Church announces Sunday sermons. At 11 a.m. the topic is What Manner of Child Shall This Be. The evening service uses colored slides to illustrate The Burning Heart.
Mr and Mrs Joe M Brown longtime Bowie residents celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on May 26. The couple former dry goods store operators moved to Houston twenty years ago. They have four living children seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs Brown cites faith and a Christian life as keys to their long marriage recalling they wed in 1886 in Montgomery after a long engagement.
Kent Wagonseller earned his LL D from the University of Texas after completing alaw course. The Montague county native and his wife arrived from Austin this week and are receiving congratulations from local friends.
In Bowie the Martin Home Supply announces carrying the Sherwin-Williams brand including paints lacquers enamels varnishes stains oils and insecticides. The ad notes close-out special prices on other brands as a feature of the introduction.
Martin offers free a can of Pestroy, a patent insecticide, to everyone who enters the Sherwin Williams store on Saturday June 10 or Monday June 12.
Mr and Mrs Joe Cleveland have returned from a vacation trip to the East city. They visited several towns and enjoyed sightseeing during their travels this month.
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