Jim Bowie Days Pars Down to Rodeo and Parades
Calling All Girls headlined by county fiddlers and Bowie's local talent compete for cash and applause during Jim Bowie Days. The three day event features a snake show dunking tank track meet board contest and many popular contests from frog jumping to turtle racing and dancing. The downtown parade at 4 30 p m Thursday leads to Lions Club Bar B Que and rodeo thrills while new U S 287 opens June 22 with ribbon ceremony and Bowie Library opens Sunday for its formal opening and open house.
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First National Bank
Bowie
Armory
Smokey Row
Lions Club
Jim Bowie
U. S. 287
New Bowie Public Library
CCC Beef Cattle Evaluation Center Nearing Completion
Construction of Cooke County Junior College Beef Cattle Evaluation Center nears completion. The facility tests 138 bulls per period over 140 days to measure weight gain, an inheritable trait, and will ultrasonically compare red meat to fat. Entry deadline is July 1 for August 1 testing. For details contact Mr. T. J. Davidson.
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Cooke County Junior College Beef Cattle Evaluation Center
Perkinses Return From Hawaii Vacation
Mr and Mrs E T Perkins return from a six island Hawaii trip. They left May 29 1972 and came back June 6 1972 reporting a very good time and full visit of all six islands.
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E.T. Perkins
Hawaii
Driving is Like Baseball Quote From Old Tome
A vintage saying compares driving to baseball asserting success lies in reaching home safely. The wry line highlights practical caution over flashy speed, reflecting a bygone era's humor about road habits.
State Health Department trains Texas pool operators
A Texas wide effort to improve pool sanitation trains 1,300 public and semi public pool operators this year. Courses cover disinfection water acidity safety bathhouse sanitation and filtration with manuals films and slides to illustrate best practices.
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Zolf Ani
Texas
Achild
Texas Beach and Pool Association
Theat
Odessa
el Paso
Lubbock
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Bay City
Longview
la Marque
Houston
Commerce
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Richardson
Irving
Dallas
Edinburg
Corpus Christi
Arlington
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CCC Beef Cattle
T. J. Davidson
Agriculture Department
Cooke County Junior College
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Bowie-News
Jim Winter
W. Tarrant ST
America
S.M.L
S.M
DuPont
Rewonton
Homelite
Pelp
Textron
Riverdale Ave
Port Chester
N.Y
W. Tarrant
Sandy Crosby
Matthews
Rt. 3
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