Front Page A Standing Joke From The Bowie News
The Bowie News notes recurring gags about Jim Winter and includes local humor about a black tom cat killing goldfish and a fake turtle. It reports dog control woes in Bowie with 68 dogs taken in last month and 65 euthanized, plus mentions a correction by County Clerk Lynn Gray for Teddy Moore and Melvin Croxton docket entries.
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Jim Winter
Jim
Ron
Fort Worth
Avery's
South Mill Street
Bowie News
Lynn Gray
Teddy Lee Moore
Melvin Lee Croxton
Court House News
D. W. I. Gray
Moore
Croxton
Gray
Court House
Streak ends as truck wreck halts cross-town chase
A streaker stole a Koch Oil 1 ton Ford truck parked near Widlake's Auto Parts and collided head on with a Central Freight truck between the Travel In Restaurant and the Red Top Dairy Queen. The Koch vehicle was demolished and both trucks and a car driven by Mrs Nora Ward Garrison sustained heavy damage. Three ambulances and two wreckers were sent to the scene.
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Bowie
Koch Oil Company
Widlake
Wise Street
Travel In
Red Top Dairy
Nora Ward Garrison
Steve Burton
Tyler
Clifford Newton Fletcher
Central
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Garrison
Lyndel Wagnon
Rock Oil Company
Cliff Fletcher
Montague Masons Mark Anniversary Gala at Court House
Montague County honors Masonic Lodge 415 AF and AM with a 100th anniversary on the courthouse lawn attended by over 150 guests including Masonic Home and School children from Fort Worth. R. Furman Vinson of Flamet served as guest speaker representing the Grand Lodge of Texas.
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Masonic Lodge
Furman Vinson
Grand Lodge
Texas
Marvin London
Montague Masonic Lodge
Montague County Court House
Af& AM
Masonic
Fort Worth
Grand Lodge of Texas
R. Furman Vinson
Flamet
John T. Bean
Masonic Home
Dan Butler
Nocona
86Th Masonic District
Bowie
Saint Jo
Forestburg
Montague
M. B
Mose” Tompkins
A. G. “Red” Tompkins
Bobby D. Reeder
Robert L. Self
Willard Shackleford
Faith Music Festival in Sanger Features Journeymen Gospel Singers
The Journeymen Gospel Singers from Bowie and Wichita Falls join Song of Deliverance of Denton and soloists Phil Greenwalt Dallas Stephen Leddy Fort Worth and Jim Miller California at a free faith Music Festival tonight at 8 in the stadium beside Interstate 35 in Sanger Texas.
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Journeymen Gospel Singers
Bowie
Wichita Falls
Sanger
Texas
Interstate 35
Song of Deliverance
Denton
Phil Greenwalt
Dallas
Stephen Leddy
Fort Worth
Faith
Jim Miller
California
Camp Fire Girl Day Camp Seeks Adult Supervisors
The Camp Fire Girls plan a day camp at Pelham Park from June 17 to 20 for girls from second grade through age 12. Adults with daughters attend for 25 cents. others pay 5 dollars or 1.25 per day. Registration begins at 8 45 a m on the first day. pre register by calling Mrs Bateman at 872 1079.
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Pelham Park
James Bateman
Bateman
Bowie
Bowie Nods to Amtrak Chance for Local Rail Service
Bowie's Amtrak prospect sparks talk as the last Bowie passenger train left the depot was in 1967. station master A C Latham notes Bowie lies between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls and could gain service if the Burlington line route is chosen. He is sixth in seniority among 140 station masters and may retire with the new era. Continued on Page 7.
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Travel Inn
Bowie
BE. G. Eggleston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Amtrak
Wheeling
Bowie Fort Worth
Denver Railway Company
A. C. Latham
Denver
Gulf Coast
West
Latham
South Mason Street
Smith Fires 67 To Lead Top O Lake Golf Tourney
John Smith shot 67 to take a first round lead at the Top O Lake Country Club Golf Tournament, one stroke ahead of Richard Jones of Austin. Play resumed Saturday and finished Sunday.
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John Smith
O’lake
Fraud charges filed in Montague County over insurance sales fraud
William M. Gibson Jr of the State Board of Insurance met Bowie Police Chief Bryan Wasson on June 4 to report suspected fraud by two men. Donnie Jean Latson faces charges for acting as an insurance salesman after license revocation. Roy White is charged as an agent aiding a revoked-seller. The state plans to pursue license revocation for White after filing.
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Montague
Bowie
William M. Gibson, Jr
State Board of Insurance
Bryan Wasson
Gibson
Wasson
Donnie Jean Latson
Roy White
Latson
White
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Brittian’s
Ron Taylor
Montague Masons
T.N. Burton
Burton
West Wise
Young Burton
Rock
Fletcher
A C.latham
Smith
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