Potatoes Grow From Tiny Seed On Small Oz. Plot
An Australian grows 1790 pounds of potatoes from one pound of seed on 154 square yards. A Bowie drilling firm paints a four leaf clover emblem on equipment and reports success as they drill their fifth well. Wheat traffic in Bowie surges with trucks carrying 600 bushels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gifford
Gifford
Bowie
Bowie Concern
A. L. Austin
P. L. Wright
G. C. Downs
Two In Car Wreck One Dies Near Bowie
Mr and Mrs L W Rosseau of Graham were seriously injured when their car left the Newport road two miles from Bowie and struck a tree. Mrs Rosseau died at Bowie Hospital around noon. He works for a Dallas communications service company and was en route to Belcherville.
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L. W. Rosseau
Graham
Bowie
Newport Road
Owens-Brumley
Rosseau
Dallas Communications Service
Belcherville
Scouts to attend Cimarron camp trip from Wichita Falls
Walter Brandon and Richard Stewart plan to join other district boys leaving Wichita Falls on June 19 for the National Boy Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico Philtmon Ranch in the mountains. The three week camp will focus on hiking and camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimarron
Walter Brandon
Richard Stewart
Wichita Falls
National Boy Scout Ranch
N. M. Phillmont Ranch
Underwood Supply Opens Culvert Pipe Factory in Bowie
Frank Underwood, longtime supplier of drainage structures and highway materials, starts a culvert pipe plant on East Wise Street Bowie. Heavy machinery from Oklahoma City arrives, with a 12 to 60 inch diameter pipe capacity and initial hiring to begin. G C Turner joins the operation locally. more lines may follow as the business expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
East Wise Street
Oklahoma City
Returns For Second Year For First Methodist Church
More than 100 members met at the First Methodist Church Wednesday night to welcome Rev. Floyd Boulware and family after the Dallas Methodist Conference renewed him as pastor for another year. A covered dish meal followed as progress in Sunday School attendance and other church activities was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Floyd Boulware
Dallas
Baptists Install Air Cooling At Bowie Church
Large expenditures at First Baptist Church of Bowie include rock wool insulation in the attic and thirteen large oscillating fans in the main auditorium to improve summer comfort. Cooling units were also installed in Sunday School departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bowie
Formal Opening Harper Furniture Saturday June 14
Paul Harper announces the formal opening of his new furniture store at 208 Smythe Street on Saturday June 14. The event features furniture and Crosley appliances with a souvenir award for every registering lady and extra prizes totaling 400 pounds. Stock includes bedroom suites living room furniture dinettes floor coverings and lamps with more arriving daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harper
Smythe Street
Harper
Milk production growth eyed for Bowie area expansion
Rotary Club heard O Ray Brown explain dairy growth in Wise county reaching 3 750 000 annually and the potential to reproduce the success in Bowie. He cited 325 dairies in Wise county with strong payrolls and urged using retired farmland for dairying as a stable future after oil. The main hurdle is obtaining proper lease or working agreements.
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Rotary Club
Wise County
O. Ray Brown
Federal Home Administration
Montague
Wise Counties
Tom Daniels
Brown
Bowie
Plans For Bigger Cotton Ginning Season In Bowie
Thomas Ayres, manager of the McNeil Ayres Gin in Bowie, expects a larger ginning season this fall. The plant will install a seed sterilizer to counter pink bollworm and other pest risks. Last season the gin processed 497 bales as cotton acreage has risen locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ayres
McNeil-Ayres
Bowie
Junior Dairy Show Opens in Springtown with Cash Prizes
The News announces the Junior Dairy Show to be held Saturday June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. at Springtown in Parker County. Breeders of dairy cattle in Montague County are invited to enter and compete for a long list of cash prizes.
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Springtown
Parker County
Montague County
Methodist Men Receive National Charter in Bowie
About 35 Bowie Methodist Church men attended a Monday night service where a charter joined the Bowie Methodist Men's Fellowship to a national body. L. D. Eakman was installed as president, succeeding Temple Yarbrough, with Claude Castleberry and Walter Vanderpool presenting the charter. A chicken dinner followed, and meetings are held on the second Monday each month.
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Methodist Church
Bowie Methodist Men's Fellowship
L. D. Eakman
Temple Yarbrough
Claude Castleberry
Denton
Men's Fellowship
Walter H. Vanderpool
National Guard Company Heads to Fort Hood for Road March
Bowie's National Guard Unit Company A 49th Reconnaissance Battalion leaves Bowie at 6 00 a m Sunday June 15 for a 175 mile road march to North Fort Hood Texas. Commanding officer 1st Lt Leiland L Jett leads with a staff of four officers and several platoon sergeants, including 2nd Lt Orville T Rhyne and M/Sgt Marion E Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
National Guard
49Th Reconnaissance Battalion
Cecil D. Adkins
Weldon L. Waller
Wojg Harbin A. Cleveland
Norman B. Branson
Marion E. Griffin
Homer I. Jack
Vacation Bible School Sets Attendance Records at Southside
The Vacation Bible School at Southside Baptist Church led by Rev. A. D. Seago posted 131 total attendees with 114 in the first week. The program and commencement start at 8 p.m. on the church lawn, followed by a country picnic and ice cream treats for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
A. D. Seago
Lutheran Vacation Bible School closes with awards
About 90 children enrolled with part or full time attendance will receive perfect attendance and a special missions award at the closing exercises tonight at the church. After chapel and Bible Hour the group enjoyed games and skating at Pelham Park with refreshments for parents and friends served by the Ladies Missionary Society.
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Ladies Missionary Society
Pelham Park
Lions Plan Fourth of July Picnic and Celebration
Lions Club will sponsor a Fourth of July picnic and celebration this year led by President Thomas Evans. No concrete program details are ready to announce yet.
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Lions Club
Lions
Thomas Evans
Inez Rudy to Present Pupils in Recitals
Miss Inez Rudy will present the primary pupils of her music class in recital on Tuesday night June 17 at 8 o clock at the First Baptist Church and on Friday night June 20 at 8 o clock she will present the intermediate and advanced pupils at the same venue The public is cordially invited to attend both recitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Rudy
First Baptist Church
Brink’s Shoe Store marks sixth anniversary event
W. A. Brinkley announces Brink’s Shoe Store sixth anniversary sale from June 14 to June 21. The ad pledges appreciation for patronage and offers specials on shoes hosiery ladies bags and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Brinkley
Brink’s
Brinkley
Garrett Furniture Announces Unusual TV Proposition
In a large second section advertisement the Garrett Furniture Company promotes an exceptional offer on Admiral television sets and urges readiness for the early coast-to-coast TV hookup, noting Bowie will benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Furniture Company
Admiral
Bowie
Bowie Lions Club at Brownwood Lions Convention
Mark High Harve Ratliff and James Zetzsche represented the Bowie Lions Club at the Lions convention in Brownwood held last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark High
Harve Ratliff
James Zetzsche
Bowie Lions Club
Brownwood
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Frank Underwood
Underwood Supply
Underwood
G. C. Turner
Oklahoma
Baptists
Harper Furniture
Chas. E. Hill
C. E. Hill
Japan
Nat
Fort Hood
Orville T. Rhyne
Neely
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Tucker
Betty Winsett
Texas Woman’s College
Garrett Furniture
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