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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
6
Bowie Texas is highlighted on the Red Hawk Radio Program with a 6:30 a.m. feature on June 16. The Bowie Chamber of Commerce supplies a broadcast text praising the town as Montague County’s largest with 4,000 residents and strong farming, poultry, and cheese industries plus natural gas and municipal utilities.
Mrs Loise Rodgers and children from Albert visit her mother in law. Gambills from Selma visit Mrs Owens at Briar Creek. Dunns host daughters and children from Midland Texas. Sanders families from Selma visit Hahanw in Saint Jo. Hoff and children from Ryan Oklahoma visit Elvis Roberts family. Gambill and daughter host Arthur Eanes Crafton and Krebs family guests. Selma Cemetery work day set for June 2. invitation extended to all.
Mrs. Ben Parker hosted the Belknap Club gathering last Wednesday. Mrs. S. M. Kager gave an instructional talk on how to can beets and cucumbers. Guests enjoyed butter scotch cake and popcorn balls as a refreshing fare.
The Bowie Garden Club met Monday at 3 pm with Mrs. Paul Donald presiding. Members discussed beautifying Bowie with slogans, park improvements at Myers Park and Reunion Grounds, and involving the city and Boy Scouts. The club announced a lecture by Raymond C. Morrison on June 28 and scheduled monthly meetings in July and August.
If you need a painter Golden & Son will be glad to furnish you the names of good ones. We sell Superior Paints, 12-1te.
The Earl Hester Circle of the First Baptist Church Woman's Missionary Society met Wednesday at 3 pm with Mrs. Dewey Speake to honor Mrs. W A Phelps as she plans a move to Austin. The circle also honored Mrs WH Blough of Texas City and presented a painted keepsake.
The Salona Home Demonstration Club met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Roman Faulkenberry. Minutes were read and approved. A picnic was planned for August. The next meeting is June 15 with Mrs. V T Hays.
Mrs. Sarah Etta Owen 65 died Sunday night in Wichita Falls hospital after a two week illness. Born in Tennessee June 16 1877 she moved to Texas and lived in Montague County five years three of them in Iowa Park. Funeral four o clock Monday at home with First Baptist Iowa Park pastor. burial in Iowa Park Cemetery. Survived by husband F M Owen eight children thirty-two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A crowd from the area attended the funeral of Mr. Henry Thomas in Bowie on Sunday. Residents Weldon and Evelyn Cox Velma Lee Mobley and E. G. Fitzgerald visited Mrs. W. E. Deweher in Bowie Hospital where she is improving. C. B. Hays and family hosted dinner guests Brintz Hays Arthur Hays and Dinzil Whitlow from Wichita Falls before the funeral. Ernest Dunn and Bill Brooks of Leona joined a prayer meeting here last Wednesday night.
The State of Texas issues a citation by publication to Frank Thrift unknown address to appear before the Montague County District Court on June 28 1937 in suit No 9057 filed May 26 1927 by Opal Thrift seeking divorce on grounds of cruel and inhumane treatment after marriage on June 23 1935.
The Texas Legislature proposes Section 51d of Article III to authorize monthly destitute child assistance of up to 8 dollars per child and 12 dollars per family, capped at 1.5 million dollars yearly, with US aid possible. Election set for the fourth Monday in August 1937, proclamation by the governor, and funding of 5 000 dollars for publication and election.
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