War letters from Gowen Field and Bowie News notes
A Gowen Field correspondent thanks readers at Newport for care packages and recalls Memorial Day services in Enid. Other items relay a Dallas News praise, a Bowie News rattlesnake tale, Jack County politics and local anecdotes including Uncle Joe Welch in the market and ripe tomatoes from a Victory Garden.
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Newport
America
Corp
Roby E. Smith
39Th Air Base
Gowen Field
Boise
Post Chapel
Frank A. Wilder
Colored Detachment
Churches of
Enid
Post
Thayer L. McDaniel
Jack County
Hob County
W. A. Nelson
Frank Middleton
Turner
Joe Welch
Mr. Welch
Clay County
USO Fund
Wolf Hunters Meet Reorganizes in Montague Texas
Old Cross Timbers Wolf Hunters Association reforms after years of inactivity with Hugh Walker of Bowie named president. A big wolf race is planned for Belcherville on June 12 with many trained hounds, inviting participation and music of the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Cross Timbers Wolf Hunters Association
Montague
Hugh Walker
Bowie
Belcherville
Sandy Creek
Quail and Chicken Hatch From Same Nesting Lot
Dave Norton of Selma reports his pet quail sits on 16 eggs plus 4 hen eggs near his lots. Norton expects both chicken and quail chicks from the same hatch but worries Texas game laws may prevent him from wringing the quails necks and could lead to trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Norton
Selma
Norton
Milk's Vital Role in American Diets and Dairy Products
Readable figures show per capita intake of 159 quarts of milk annually in fluid form, with a recommended 270 quarts to reach optimum health. Butter, cheese, and ice cream require substantial milk inputs, highlighting dairy products as key protective foods and economic staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ethel Austin Martin
National Dairy Council
Wives and travelers mix in Newport and Hereford visit
Mrs Dora Black wife of Phoenix rancher John Black visits Newport before touring Bowie Oklahoma and parts of New Mexico en route back to Breckenridge. The trip follows her marriage and notes horse cattle conditions. Bull Hereford reports a 350 mile drive with two rain storms and a bumper wheat crop near Hereford headed to harvest in 10 days. G H Whitaker, a large wheat grower, estimates 150000 bushels harvest this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Black
John Black
Phoenix
Arizona
Black
Newport
Mr. Black
Dora Woolsey
Bowie
Oklahoma
Breckenridge
New Mexico
Odice Bulls
Hereford
Amarillo
Vernon
Wichita Falls
G. H. Whitaker
Whitaker
Community Notes From Rock Hill and Surrounding Area
Local residents share weekend visits and travels with cousins, siblings, and friends. Dorothy Williams attends Bowie summer school while H L York family members visit Denison and Bonham relatives. A note on new bridges follows, and quirky quips conclude with a joke about Brooklyn fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carruth
Denison
Felix York
Zack Martin
Bill Oliver
Dorothy Williams
Bowie
H. L. York
Albert
Bonham and Denison
Fred Ford
Henry Ford
Williams
Dorothy
Hallas
Montague
Roy King
Sie Evans
Cap Stewart
Visits Round Forestburg as Locals Welcome Family Guests
Forestburg residents host relatives from Enid Oklahoma Illinois Bend Perryton Camp Polk and Brownwood Texas for weekend visits. Families include the Gardners Fletcher Landers Coleman Mitchell Therman Orrell and Knox with many listed by name and town. The gathering features bringing relatives to Bowie for shopping and weekend travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Maddox
Edward Landers
Happy
Johnny Landers
Ira Inman
Peggy June
Wichita Falls
J. C. Fletcher
Billie Bob
Lillie Mae Jackson
Illinois Bend
Richard J. Ettell
Camp Wolters
Texas
Billie Burk Coleman
Ed Stallsworth
Amarillo
Ancel Moore
Ben Jones
Brownwood
Audie Lee Knox
Camp Polk
Ollie Coleman
Bowie
Claud Mitchell
Perryton
Earnest Therman
Edna Orrell
Nocona
Jim Orrell
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State Press
Dallas Daily News
South
Dallas News
News
Ed Bulls
Myrtle Hancock
R. F. Baldridge
Bulls
Bowie News
Richard Cowley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
National
West
Yellowstone
Glacier
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Rockies
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Burlington
PTC Aus
Fort Worth
Denver City
S. L. Greenwood
Mrs. Greer Smith
Phillips
Jack Greer
Cross Timbers
Selma Man
U.S.D.A
Rock Hill
Emma Lou York
Brooklyn Ball Club
Grandpappy Jenkins
Forestburg
Herbert Gardner
Enid, Okla
Della Gardner
Willie Gardner
Ton
Alka-Seltzer
Wichita
Real Service
Shantung
Pants
Wichita Brand
Army
Athe
Joune
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