Local Residents Visit Relatives and Travel in Texas
Wilma Miller of Forney visits relatives this week. Families share Sunday meals with neighbors in McKinney Denton Bowie and Wichita Falls as several members attend summer sessions and visit kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Miller
Forney
Marvin Tompkins
John Tompkins
Wiant Tabor
Watsy Gardner
Baty” Brasheas
Fae Holland
Inez Williams
N.T.S.T.C
Enton
Marvin Parr
Nocona
Iis
G. L. Parr
Irand
Carben Taff
Gemary
J. D. Cox
Five Acre and Small Farm Listings near Bowie
For sale five to ten acre parcels near Bowie with fences orchards wells and ponds. Properties include 5 acres near 81 with partial fencing, a 8 acre 3 room house and garage, and 10 acres with a good well, spring, cow barn and feed room. Prices range from 450 to 1100 plus electricity and door surplus sales. W C Ross 309 Live Oak.
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Bowie
W. C. Ross
Card of Thanks For kindness during illness and death of mother
The family expresses sincere thanks for deeds of kindness shown after the illness and death of their mother and grandmother. Signees include Mr. and Mrs. F M Hamilton and numerous relatives in Ardmore Oklahoma Goree Natalie Texas Florada Colorado and Houston and Colorado relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hamilton
Lillie Carpenter
Ardmore
Okla
Dora Billingsley
Goree
Jeff Walding
Natalie
Tex
Jim Walding
Rotarians Hear Movie's Part in National Defense
Bowie Rotary Club luncheon featured Dick Stout of Interstate Theatres discussing Total Defense and Motion Pictures. He argued the film industry boosts morale and promotes US unity, noting 16 civilian workers support one soldier and presenting two educational films. Guests included Roy Coffield and local theater figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Stout
Interstate Theatres
Total Defense
Bowie
Ellis Butler
Majestic Theatre
Frank Benson
Mr. Stout
United States
Roy Coffield
George Martin
Joel Cook
C. Applegate
Bowie Lad Enlists As Apprentice Seaman in the Navy
Charles W. Hopper 17 of 208 Green St Bowie enlisted as an apprentice seaman in the Navy by the Wichita Falls sub recruiting office after passing a preliminary exam. He is a 1941 Bowes High School graduate and was enlisted in Dallas on June 7. He will train at the San Diego Naval Training Station before further assignments.
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Navy
Wichita Falls
Charles W. Hopper
Green St
Bowie
Dessie Lee Hopper
Bowes High School
Dallas
Young Hopper
U. S. Naval Training Station
San Diego
Cal
Navy Trade School
Ship of the
Eet
Local Methodist Pastor Attends Dallas Meeting
Rev. J. H. Westbrook of the First Methodist Church attended a religious education meeting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas from Wednesday to Friday last week. He called the event inspirational. While he was away, Mrs. Westbrook and their daughter Lucy Jim stayed with Mrs. Westbrook’s mother in Charleston, Texas. He also addressed a pastor’s session at a district church meeting in Decatur this week.
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J. H. Westbrook
First Methodist Church
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Wiggins Named Manager at Local Lyon & Matthews Lumber
L. C. Wiggins was promoted to manager of the Bowie branch of Lyon & Matthews Lumber Company effective June 1. He succeeds A. Brown and comes from Helena Oklahoma after serving as yard manager in Bowie last fall. He has been with the firm for several years and has earned local support for the promotion.
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L. C. Wiggins
Lyon & Matthews Lumber Company
A. Brown
Wiggins
Bowie
Helena
Okla
Trout Named to Head Bowie Lions Club
Glenn Trout, Bowie businessman, was elected president of the Bowie Lions Club at the regular meeting. Officers include L D Eakman as 1st vice president Howard Brooks as 2nd vice president LaGrande Henderson as 3rd vice president Ike Parks secretary treasurer Henry Moore tail twister Thurman McDonald tail tamer Directors Gayle Bradley Marvin Precise hold over directors Fred Hoeldtke and Edd Jones M A Bryan named editor of the Lions Bulletin The hall was named The Lions Den and a technicolor short Refreshment Time was shown courtesy of Lion M Posey.
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Glenn Trout
Bowie
Bowie Lions Club
L. D. Eakman
Howard Brooks
LaGrande Henderson
Ike Parks
Henry Moore
Thurman McDonald
Gayle Bradley
Marvin Precise
Fred Hoeldtke
Edd Jones
M. A. Bryan
Lions Bulletin
Lions den
Lion M. Posey
Boy Bonnie Wolfe Dives 12 Feet to Reach Drowned Man
Fifteen year old Joe Kenneth Wolfe, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Wolfe, showed remarkable courage by diving into a 12 foot deep tank near Frederick to tie a rope to the victim’s foot and aid in recovering the body of a Negro who had drowned last week. The Frederick paper gave extensive coverage to the incident.
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Joe Kenneth Wolfe
Harold Wolfe
Frederick
Summer Band Concert Season Opens Tonight in Bowie
The Bowie City band starts its summer season with a community night concert at Recreation Park on June 13 and will host about 12 downtown concerts. The 25 graduates and 15 high school musicians include Willis Heard Dana Sue Benson Mary Blackmon John Dixon Luine Bryan Scott Avery and others. The band relies on Chamber of Commerce support to fund popular numbers for each show.
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Bowie City Band
Recreation Park
Willis Heard
John Tarleton
Dana Sue Benson
T.C.A
Mary Blackmon
T.W.C
John Dixon
Thomas Ayres
W. T. Harlan
Glenn Jo Pirtle
Annie Marie Free
Edna Marie Blanton
Leon Randell
Emma Jean Archer
Chamber of Commerce
Fruit Market Gains Momentum in Bowie Area
Beginning with small quantities two weeks ago the local fruit and vegetables market shows momentum. Joe Garlington of Bowie Grocery buys about 300 bushels of peaches daily. Apricots plums dewberries potatoes and greens come in as sales to other buyers and trucks rise.
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Joe Garlington
Bowie Grocery
Conoco Promotes Nth Motor Oil in Massive Ad Campaign
Continental Oil Company launches one of its largest newspaper campaigns to introduce Conoco Nth Motor Oil. Advertising manager Will A. Morgan says newspapers nationwide, including The Bowie News, will carry the bulk of a five figure daily spend over six months. A Death Valley test compared six cars with five quarts each, the Conoco oil yielding far greater mileage before failure. Professor H. M. Jacklin of Purdue oversaw the test.
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Continental Oil Company
Conoco
Continental
Death Valley
United States
H. M. Jacklin
Purdue University
Death Valley test ad series promises illustrations
The report notes a car achieving 73.67 per cent more miles than the closest competitor and 161.17 per cent more than the leading failed car, 111.29 per cent above the average of the other five. The full Death Valley test story will run in upcoming advertisements in this newspaper.
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Death Valley
Local Residents Visiters and Hospital Stay Noted
Local news lists Mr. and Mrs. Ike Parks of They Style Shop visiting in Dallas. Tom Norris of Wichita Falls spent the weekend with family. Jewel Brock and daughter of New Orleans and Edd Andress of Sunset visited G. S. Benham. Mrs. J. E. Walthall was 10 days in All Saints hospital Fort Worth. P. M. Kipgen and Fort Worth visitors to L. T. Hunter family. grandchildren Jack and Patricia Road of Alliance Nebraska also visiting.
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Mrs. Ike Parks
They Style Shop
Dallas
Jewel Brock
New Orleans
Edd Andress
Sunset
G. S. Benham
J. E. Walthall
All Saints Hospital
Fort Worth
P. M. Kipgen
L. T. Hunter
Leona
Jack and
Patricia Road
Alliance
Neb
Hunter
Amarillo Visit Notes and Oklahoma Family Visits
Mrs. Lester Turner and daughters Dessie Jo and Jane returned to Amarillo after a brief visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haggan. Mrs. J. C. Fletcher visited D. M. Fletcher and other relatives in Mountain View Oklahoma last week. Jerry Jackson of Fort Sill Oklahoma visited his hometown folk over the weekend.
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Lester Turner
Dessie Jo
Jane
Amarillo
Joe Haggan
J. C. Fletcher
D. M. Fletcher
Mountain View
Okla
Jerry Jackson
Fort Sill
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Mert Perryman
Bailey
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Hazel Williams
Glinl Woods
Denton
Diell
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Jim Hogan
Wayne Richardson
Ess Richardson
A. B. Harbert
J. H. Holland
Wir
D. McReynolds Yagef
Wits Sisters
Eva Bell Frashier
Mount Fiber
Almanse
Hazel Wood
Irs
Annie Parr
Joe Fenoglio
R. E. Golden
E. Tarrant St
W. W. Mellen
Buffalo Springs
Texas
Baby Bunny
A. J. Quinn
Hutchinson
Bowie, Texas
Selma Anderson
Cummins St
Jefferson Street
F. M. McCartney
Montague
Highway 15
J. W. Broom
Vashti
Bowie FE
G. Hachtel
South Ward School
Wichita St
Asa Moyer
Emilie Boedeker
North
Will Farrow
Stoneburg
George Middleton
Bellevue
Spinette
Greenville Collection Agency
Greenville
Live Oak St
Bowie Lad
Park Avenues
Pop
Hoffman’s
Hoffman
Humming Bird
King Bird
Humgularly
S. Daube& Co
Head Lions Club
New Hyde Park
S. Daube & Co
Tom Norris
Hardy
Manhattan
J. B.s.co
Stetson
Freeman’s
S. Dauhe & Co
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