Weathered wisdom and harvest talk in small town notes
A collage of quotes and local vignettes mentions farming in West Texas with George Zetzsche Jo Gene Cook and Harvey Moore driving tractors at $6 a day with board. It notes U S Defense Secretary Louis Johnson urging doctors and dentists to enlist for two years, warns of physician and dentist shortages, and reflects on Washington and religious themes through quoted lines and church movement ideas.
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George Zetzsche
Jo Gene Cook
Harvey Moore
Texas
Louis Johnson
U. S
Mrs Hampton Guest of Lillie Huff and Inez Rudy
Mrs. A V Hampton visited as guest of Miss Lillie Huff and Miss Inez Rudy this week, sharing time in their home and social circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. A. V. Hampton
Lillie Huff
Inez Rudy
Bowie City Sets Bond Election and 1949 Tax Rate
The Bowie city council met late Monday approving a June 25 1949 road bonds election and set the 1949 tax rate at 1 per 100 valuation with 30 percent of funds in the sinking fund and 70 percent in the general fund. They awarded a 3185 bid for a 250000 gallon reservoir foundation to Bert Cassel and arranged temporary $20000 insurance on the City Auditorium.
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Bert Cassel
North
Bowie
Cassel
David Major
G. L. Griffin
Lynn Garlington
Pfc H Boswell to be buried near Bowie today
Pvt Harry Boswell of Bowie killed in action August 19 1944 in France will be buried Friday afternoon at Brushy Cemetery near Bowie. Funeral services set for 3 p m at Owens Brumley Chapel with American Legion post in charge and military rites. Survivors include brothers Lyndell Boswell of Bowie and May Boswell of Iowa Park.
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Harry Boswell
Bowie
United States Army
France
Brushy
Owens-Brumley
Boswell
Army
Spanish Fort
American Legion
Lyndell Boswell
May Boswell
Iowa Park
Youth Revival Planned at First Baptist Church
Plans near completion for the annual youth revival to be held at First Baptist Church in June 1926. Bo Baker will preach with Rev. G B Bradshaw and Rev. W G Burton assisting as pastor and music director. Baker is described as a vigorous young preacher with an outstanding youth record.
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First Baptist Church
Bo Baker
G. B. Bradshaw
W. G. Burton
Baker
Improvements at Bowie News Office Completed
A face lifting of the front of the Bowie News building is finished and interior improvements are complete. The paper also added new equipment, including marble asphalt flooring venetian plints and a fresh paint job.
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Bowie News
the News
Farmers Hear Latest On Insect Control
The Montague Farmers Co-Op Store in Bowie and the Nocona Co-Op Store in Nocona sponsor a program at Montague tonight at 8. Entomologist M. L. Baker of Red Star Fertilizer Co will discuss remedies for vetch aphis and grasshoppers and reveal new insecticides. Norman Heath of the Bowie Co-Op urges attendance for all interested.
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Montague Farmers Co-Op
Bowie
Nocona
Four Bowie Firemen Attend State Convention
Four Bowie firemen will attend the State Firemen's Convention in Galveston on June 13. Attending are Chief A C Baccus Fire Marshal Tandy Welch Joe Spears and Charlie King with Spears and King serving as delegates. Delegates will join firefighters from across Texas for lectures on fire cause prevention and danger.
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Bowie
Galveston
A. C. Baccus
Tandy Welch
Joe Spears
Charlie King
Spears
King
Bowie Fire Department
Texas
New Baby Born to Sunset Elrods Weldon Glynne Honored Family
Mr and Mrs Eliot and Mr and Mrs Weldon Elrod of Sunset welcomed a son weigh ing seven pounds eleven ounces at Bowie Hospital Wednesday night named Weldon Glynne. Both mother and baby were reported well Thursday afternoon. The Elrods come from prominent Sunset Bowie families. Mrs Elrod was formerly Miss Zona Marshall daughter of Rev and Mrs E H Marshall.
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Weldon Elrod
Sunset
Bowie Hospital
Weldon Glynne
Bowie
Elrod
Zona _ Marshall
E. H. Marshall
Alton Garner Takes Two Week Arkansas Vacation
Alton Garner, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, is on a two weeks vacation in Camden and El Dorado Arkansas. He spends part of his time fishing on the Ouachita River. Mrs Garner left Thursday to visit friends and relatives in Dallas and McKinney.
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Jack Parker
Wichita Falls
C. H. Parker Foods
Young Parker
Clarence Newsom
Bowie
Clarence
Alton Garner
Chamber of Commerce
Camden
el Dorado
Arkansas
Ouachita River
Mrs. Garner
Visi
Dallas
McKinney
Paving Contract Let in July for Bowie Newport Jacksboro Route
The paving contract for the last unit of the Bowie Newport Jacksboro highway is set to be let in July. About seven miles of the route remain unpaved and the work should be finished with hot top this fall with the contractor and crew based in Bowie.
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Newport
Bowie-Newport- Jacksboro
Bowie
Whitehead Family Visits Friends Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ted Whitehead and their son Jack from Lubbock visited friends here over the weekend, sharing time and memories in a local gathering.
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Ted Whitehead
Jack
Lubbock
Grape Festival Queen Contest Set For July 25 Coronation
Out of town judges will select the 1949 Grape Festival Queen on merit. The queen will be crowned at the coronation ceremony July 25 with duchesses from each locality. The two day event includes a field day, vineyard tours, speakers, and band music. The queen and duchesses will wear specific attire for the coronation and noonday broadcast on July 26.
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Murray Cox
Radio Farms
WFAA
Bank Building Gets New Air-Conditioning
Complete new air-conditioning is being installed in the First National Bank building this week by the Kincer Appliance Company. Two large air-conditioning units of the latest type are being put in.
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First National Bank
Kincer Appliance Company
Caudle Family Visit Spans Texas Towns
Mr and Mrs Jack Caudle and their son Bill were in Wichita Falls on Monday Bill then traveled to Olney Texas to spend several weeks visiting relatives
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Jack Caudle
Bill
Wichita Falls
Olney
Texas
Vashti Clinches Tie Near City Softball Title
Vashti won twice this week to threaten a first half championship tie. One win in upcoming games could seal the title outright. Bellevue and Latham's dropped matches, Driv-Inn tied Parrish after beating them, and Buffalo slid to last after Friday's loss.
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Vashti
Bellevue
Latham’s
Driv-Inn
Parrish
Buffalo
Farrish
Latham
Raymond Miller
Drive-Inn
Montague County Bonds Aim to Fund Rural Roads and Fire Trucks
A June 25 election seeks $928000 in bonds to build all weather gravel roads and drainage in four precincts, acquire right of way for farm to market roads, and buy three 500 gallon fire trucks to serve rural areas with towns. Bonds mature over 30 years, with annual payments around $44000 and a potential tax rate shift from 35 to 20 cents. Montague County lists 1100 miles of roads and 287 bridges.
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State Highway Department
Saint Jo
Nocona
Bowie
Montague County
Raborn Named WADA Chairman for Montague County
Fred L. Raborn Sr., Dodge Plymouth dealer, named area chairman for the National Automobile Dealers Association in Montague County. Selection was by NADA and Texas Automobile Dealers Association officials, announced by George Jones of Corpus Christi, NADA Texas director. NADA, with over 24 000 dealers, funds highway safety and ethics programs.
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Plymouth
National Automobile Dealers Association
Montague County
Raborn
NADA
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Oy George Jones
Corpus Christi
National Association
Texas
Last Rites For Miss Ida Moore Held Wednesday
Miss Ida Eleanor Moore longtime Bowie resident dies Tuesday in Bowie Hospital after a long illness. She taught in Bowie and in Dalles public schools for 29 years retiring six years ago. burial in Elmwood Cemetery Bowie followed funeral at First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters a brother five nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed.
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Ida Eleanor Moore
Bowie
Elmwood
Miss Moore
Dalles
Daly
Texas
Goodridge Moore
First Baptist Church
G. B. Bradshaw
Barnett
Dallas
Lure. Moore
Berta Matthews
Gus B. Moore
Horace Busby to Lead Church of Christ Revival
Horace W. Busby, noted Church of Christ evangelist, will begin a two week revival at the local Church of Christ starting June 26. He is well known nationwide and a cordial welcome is extended to all visitors.
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Horace W. Busby
Church of Christ Evangelist
Church of Christ
Busby
United States
Precise Family Visits Ahead of Denton Summer School
Jr and Mrs Kenneth Precise of Perryton with Mrs Jessie Precise visited over the weekend They plan to attend summer school in Denton completing work on their Masters Degree in the program notes of the local paper.
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Kenneth Precise
Perryton
Jessie Precise
Denton
Lone Star Gas Open House Planned for June 17 in Bowie
Lone Star Gas Company advances Bowie economy with a remodeled office and warehouse at 11 Tarrant Street. Open house on Friday June 17 will greet patrons with refreshments and tours of a new display room, commercial and storekeeper offices, and a blue gray decor.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Bowie
Tarrant Street
Lone Star
T. L. Tucker
Gas Company
Tucker
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Ruskin
George Washington
Reader’s Digest
Lewis Fawcett
Salvation Army
Council Less Reservoir Foundation
D. T. Wilson
Pfc. H. Boswell
State
Mrs. Eliot
Patsy Gayle Bradley
Gayle Bradley
North Texas State College
Miss Bradley
Neely Studio
BANK
Vashti Cinches
Drive Inn
Mamnar
Mone
WADA
Fred L. Raborn Sr
Dodge
Ida Moore
Donald McDonald
Scott Avery
Glenn Nichols
Roy Coffield
N. T. Gaines
James Chapman
Horace Busby
Lone Star Gas
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