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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
10
Community notes recount visits among families including the Chandlers Spitzers and Greens plus extended kin across Fort Worth Dallas and Bowie. The Arts and Craft club held its annual spring summer meeting at the school gym with 51 attendees.
Newport residents report June visits from Mrs Dick McMahon R V and wife of Dimmitt and Mrs Oda Lee Borden of Lubbock. Rollie Wells 61 former resident died. funeral at Bellevue Baptist with local attendees listed. Cecil Wilks of Dallas died. services held in Dallas and burial in Graham. Dale Lemons Allen of Dumas visiting his parents John Lemons in Bowie hospital. Additional visits include Mrs John Farmer of Bowie and Bobbie Gee Farmer of Ft Worth. R E Gilbert attended funeral for Dick Keen and son killed in a tractor accident last week. Paul Vinson Virgil Ogle in Wichita Falls on business.
June 2 reunion for kin of the late Mr and Mrs John W Harbour held at Mrs Etta Thompsons home with attendees including Mr and Mrs J T Jones and Mrs Dollie Goodon of Floyd, New Mexico, and others.
Two Swedish chemists introduced a tiny gas flame driven fridge that claimed to outpace conventional ice boxes by three decades. The device promised silent operation and long life, presenting a revolutionary cooling method ahead of its time.
A two week Vacation Bible school at the Baptist church will close Friday with 11 am lesson study and noon lunch. Commencement is Friday at eight pm. A sacred song service is planned at Sunset Assembly of God Church on Friday June 14 at 7 30 led by Rev. Clarence Russell. Attendees and families are noted among many local residents including Harbour Entreken Chastain and Barnett families. Funeral services for John Winningham were held in Bowie with many local attendees.
Mrs. Paul Yarbrough and family of Borger extended their visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Foster. Ruth Sprwill and granddaughter from Bowden Ga visited her uncle Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Huddleston. Mrs. Sprwill is the former Ruth Huddleston. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barnett were mentioned in the column.
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