Forestburg Activities Highlight Weekend Crowds and Visits
A bustling Forestburg weekend drew an estimated five thousand people for a parade featuring a Sheppard Field band and vintage wagons. Residents hosted relatives from Wichita Falls, Vernon, Duncan, Dallas and beyond plus many local gatherings at homes and church suppers throughout the days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Moore
R. F. Jones
Gene Bowers
Slick Akin
Howard Sledge
Forestburg
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
D. W. Shears
H. L. Shears
Frank Harris
Duncan
Okla
Hattie Skinner
Rush Springs
Harold Dunkin
R.W. Harris
Edwena
Irving
Nola Harris
Saint Jo
Francis Skinner
Gilbert Skinner
Nocona
Evan Hill
Dallas
Dee Hill
Allen Shults
C. F. Sparks
Maybanks
Dick Blitzey
Hugh Roberson
Karen
Alvord
Blake Scott
Homer Shears
Eugene Shears
Iona Whiteside
A. R. Jackson
C. B. Jackson
Abernathy
Royal Jackson
Amuarilo
Hob Jackson
Hoss Jackson
Enos Fteen
Joe Jackson
Ray Jackson
Houston Ensey
Bakersfield
Calif
Nannie Gilliland
Lubbock
Gene Scott
Arlington
David Perryman
Garland
Sie Hardin
Janie
Euless
Bill Scott
Hurst
Janie Hardin
Susie Perryman
O. R. Cook
Grover Cook
Ruther Moore
Ross Littell
Minnie Littell
San Antonio
Arther Littell
Clinton
John Box
Ardmore
Social notes from Ringgold and surrounding towns
Mrs. Maggie Alcorn returns from Fort Worth after visiting her family and attends granddaughter Rebecca Privett's wedding at Worth Heights Church of Christ in Fort Worth. The report also lists multiple social visits among families in Ringgold Wichita Falls Bowie Nocona and nearby areas with brief mentions of hospital, travel, and cafe sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Wylie
Foy
Mobeetie
Lizzie Wylie
Lubbock
E. V. Buck
Nocona
Douglas Landers
Leta Zoe
Denton
Joe Jackson
C. C. Puckett
Harlingen
Sam Landers
Jo Wylie
Bill Landers
Travis
Pat Carroll
Sun Valley
Calif
Lowell Barclay
Metador
Bob Stallsworth
Amarillo
Russell Pollard
Alma Hendrix
Dallas
Charles Stuart
Belle Shults
Bellevue
Doyle Trendrix
Curtis Moler
Arkansas
Gainesville
Bobby Wylie
Sheree
Ft. Worth
Lena Wilson
Jess Tucker
Tipton
Okla
Sally Medley
Waurika
Kinsey Patterson
Duncan
Bob Galmor
Mobeeth
Forrest Galmor
Saint Jo
R. B. Galmor
Woodroe
Maggie Alcorn
Reece Spivey
Rebecca Joan Privett
Theron
Jake Bogan, Jr
Carswell Air Force Base
Worth Heights Church of Christ
Johnny Richter
T. J. Bogan
Lafayette
Ind
Varena Edwards and Sons
Elizabeth Kutschbach
Houston
Mary Rushing
Rushing
Edwards
Kutschbach
Bea Stone
Wichita Falls
Kate Serivner
Larry
Odessa
John Tompkins
Carol Weineger
Topeka
Kan
Scrivner
Owen Ritchie
O. M. Pearson
Fran Sigman
Bowie
J. H. Montgomery
Josie Yeager
Nocona Hospital
Hughes Smith
Charles
Martha Nored
Charles Swager
Deannie Wicker
Henrietta
Bowie Personals Posey Family Reunion Attendance
Mr. and Mrs. M. Posey attended a Bowie family reunion, gathering relatives and kin in a commemorative event.
Notable 98 Year Old Sister of Mr Posey Attends Event
At Little River near Temple a Sunday event featured Mrs. Mattie Friend, 98, sister of Mr Posey’s mother. She remains active, making her own bed and handling light housework despite her age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little River
Temple
Mattie Friend
Indelible Laundry Ink Won't Wash Out
A 25e marking pen remains visible on fabric, advertised for sale at the Bowie News Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
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Dewitt Langston
Bruce Steadham
Lilia Oliver
Addie Reynolds
Rosston
Carrie Neisler
David McLean
W. Reynolds
Cleta Reynolds
Frank Scott
Nan
Inie Gilliland
Gordy Lynch
Ford
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Willie Gardner
J. D. Bryant
Nita
Charlie Gregg
Earl Swim
Vernon
Bunk Corbin
Casey Jones
Doyle Hendrix
Perry Beverly
Seminole
Jerry Bryant
Olie Colemans
Howard and
Lorene
Dick Ellzey
Rex Andersons
Howard Jones
al Walkup
Addie Anderson
J. M. Dunns
Herbert Parsons
Lois Parsons
Jody Seay
Elvis
Duck
Pampa
Mollie Weise
Francis Flynt
Guy Gates
Los Angeles
Blake Freeman
Jeff Williams
Guy
Mrs. Gates
Thomas Ayres
Eastland
Parker Brown
Beverly and
Barbara
Fullerton
Henry T. Ayres
Om Eowney
Saturda
Bowie Firemen
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Bowie, Texas
State Banking Department
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Decatur Building and Loan Ass'n
Decatur, Texas
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Frank Collier
Robert Witt
D. J. Leeper
M. R. Stout
Las Vegas
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S. L. Hanson
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Hedley
Charlie Myers
Roy Robinson
Firemen’s Rodeo
Pelham Park
Bowie Firemer
Wolleo
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Monterey
America
Ksyd Chan
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Lee Sullinger
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