Frank Underwood Set For Nugget Classic Golf Tournament
Frank Underwood of Bowie returns as a regular guest at John Ascuaga’s Annual Nugget Golf Classic to be held June 24 to 27 in Sparks Nevada. The event features a hole in one prize chain rewarding the golfer with his weight in silver and other large prizes.
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Frank Underwood
Bowie
John Ascuaga
Sparks
East Reno
Nevada
Nuggett
Underwood
Elec
Bellevue Tornado Report Recalled By Amistad Resident
Mrs Myrtle M Cleveland of Amistad New Mexico writes about surviving the 1906 Bellevue tornado near Bowie Texas detailing where she and others rode out the storm and recalling the single house left on a hill with a thankful resident. She asks after the house owner and notes a subscription discrepancy with the paper.
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Myrtle M. Cleveland
Amistad
New Mexico
Clara Nail Ends Four Week Vacation in California
Mes and Clara Nail of Bowie returned from a four week vacation in Long Beach California. She visited her son Mr. and Mrs Lofton Arnold and their son Jerry and his family.
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Clara Nail
Bowie
Long Beach
California
Lofton Arnold
Jerry
Police Beat Summary of 1965 Vehicle Crashes and Disturbance Calls
Vicki Haney cited for failing to stop at a red light after a 1965 Pontiac collided with a 1960 Kenworth driven by Gerald Ballard of Dallas. Johnas Dale Kennedy cited for failing to control speed to avoid a collision involving a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Frances C Miller. Tribble and Adams investigated. Lee Adams handled a disturbance at the bus station. Wanda Taylor reported a prowler. fingerprints lifted. Short and Ratliff investigated prowler reports at Jimmy Thompson and others. no theft found at Thompson’s yard.
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Vicki Haney
Gerald Ballard
Dallas
Tribble
Johnas Dale Kennedy
Bellevue
Frances C. Miller
Kennedy
Adams
Lee Adams
Wanda Taylor
Denton Area Mail Users Council forms to ease post office rush
About 20 residents from Denton Bowie Nocona and nearby towns met Thursday June 6 to form the Denton Area Mail Users Council a regional group aimed at shifting large business mail to earlier deposits to prevent late afternoon backups. W A Austin of the Postal Service outlined the program stressing partnership between business and government to improve mail service. More than 23 000 business people serve on councils nationwide in about 350 communities.
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Post Office Department
Bowie Are
Denton
Denton Area
Mail Users Council
Bowie
Nocona
W. A. Austin Postal Service
Mr. Austin
New Council
Austin
Senior Citizens Meet Marks Ten Years of Club Work
The Senior Citizens gathered June 7 in the First National Bank community room with the MacDowell Club as hostesses. A clipping read by Mrs. Hays recounted the club’s first two meetings after its 1958 organization. Four members attended the first meeting, fifteen at the next, and ten from the initial group were present at the latest gathering. The next meeting is scheduled for June 21 at 2:00 p.m. Sandwiches cake and punch were served to a long list of attendees including Ms. Odin McDonald Beulah Smith and F. C. Hamilton.
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First National Bank
MacDowell Club
W. W. Younger
Hal Hays
Lillie Huff
Nichols
Hays
Odin McDonald
Beulah Smith
H. High
O. F. Shirley
Viola Rutenberry
Wilma Vann
J. G. Etherridge
F. B. Gregory
Grover Chandler
Jim Hash
Creighton Named Chairman of Water and Conservation Committee
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith appoints Sen. Tom Creighton of Ft Worth and Mineral Wells to lead the Water and Conservation Committee, succeeding the late Sen. George Parkhouse. Creighton, a 1961 district 22 veteran, previously chaired Privileges and Elections and holds multiple assignments including Banking and Finance.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Tom Creighton
Ft. Worth and
Mineral Wells
Water & Conservation Committee
Creighton
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Senate
Bond Sales Lag In Montague County In April
Montague County sold 9196 in United States Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares in April. Henry Field, chairman of the Montague County Savings Bond Committee, reported 40 percent of the 1968 goal of 196 000 achieved. Texas total April E and H Bond Freedom Share sales reached 16729456, up 21 percent from April 1967. YTD sales stood at 62708055, 11 percent higher than last year.
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United States Savings
Freedom
Montague County
Henry Field
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RCA Victor
Mr. Winter
Brushy Mound
Caravelle
Bulova
Gayle
Bradley
Smith
Creighton N
Dudley
Dusty
Ilife Insurance Company
West Wise
Oao
Ster
Norelco
Dad
Steam & Press Valet
OBR
BYU
Chrysler Newport
Ford Ltd
Chevrolet Caprice
E. Wise
Ford
Chrysler
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Parker Motor’s
Bowie, Texas
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