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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1949
Page
5
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Holt Spain with children spent Sunday visiting relatives in Fort Worth, keeping a day of family fellowship and travel.
Mrs Lena Summers of Swink visits her parents and Mrs H A Neeld and sister Cole while staying with her in laws Mr Johnnie Pigg and Mrs. Pigg.
Donald Langston left this week for Denton to attend summer school at NTSTC.
Local observers report rising oil imports affecting Montague County operations. Continental Company reduced to one active rig at Susette Meyer No. 2 in the Lewis Stewart pool drilling shale and lime at 5690 feet. Stanolind moves to Barker No. 1 near Queen's Peak, aiming for strong yields. Texas Company announces Great Southern Insurance No. 5 at Clisby land six miles northeast of Bowie. Continental’s Richardson No. 2 at Salona shows 30 barrels through a half inch choke with bottom hole pressure 1850 feet.
The Epsolin Gamma Sorority met at Mrs. Charles Coffield’s home with Mrs. Coffield presiding over the business session. Reports were given by secretary Mrs. Fred Raborn Jr. and treasurer Miss Toadie Harris. Plans for a yearbook and summer study topics were discussed before refreshments for members followed.
Campbell survey abstract 136 reports drilling below 5400 feet at an outpost to the Lewis Stuart field. Saem operators have spudded in on No 1 G W Cox in section 21 Limestone County school lands one mile southwest of Stoneburg.
Bud Pickett completed business arrangements in Ryan Oklahoma and returned to Bowie. Mr. and Mrs. W A Wood hosted Mrs J P Newton and Mr and Mrs T H Lippoldt of Altus. Mrs Mary E Ryman and children Johnnie and Barbara Jean left for Port Arthur with Mrs Ryman returning Monday. Mr and Mrs J A Coffield and son left for Detroit after a two month Bowie stay.
Mr. and Mrs. G L Cutsinger move to Kermit Texas to make their home. Barbara Anne Garrett daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Garrett attends a Band Clinic in Arlington for two weeks at NUT AG and will be Bowie High School senior next year. Nares Lawdermilk a NTSTC student returns home for summer and works on an REA rural extension survey. Roy Curry leaves Tuesday for Amarillo to spend the summer working.
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