Complete First Round of Play In Little League Summer Ball
The opening round of play in Little League summer ball is finished except for tie and rainout games. Results show multiple matchups across Pony, Little League, Minor, and Pee Wee leagues with scores such as Owls 7 Eagles 4 and Tigers 13 Coyotes 8.
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Pony League
Owls
Eagles
Mon
Bears
Lions
Tigers
Bulldogs
Cardinals
Coyotes
Longhorns
Leopards
Little
Postoak Social Notes Highlight Visits and Events
Local residents share weekend visits and hospital news as families travel to Fort Worth Bowie and Dallas. Rev Pat Craig and Marilyn Carson guest in Abilene and Jane Ogles. several families welcome relatives from various Texas cities. Community groups meet and schedule activities at Garner Park and the WMS Royal Service.
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Oklahoma
Louis Franklin Boyd
Dallas
Frank Boyd
Fred Smith
Denton
Shan Campsey
Marilyn Carson
Abilene
Pat Craig
Nancy Sparkman
Erma Mae Reeves
Bowie
Ernest Ogles
Annual Father-Son Banquet Held by Methodist Men
The Methodist Men sponsored annual Father-Son Banquet in the basement dining room of the First Methodist Church. About 60 fathers and sons attended. Roy D. Sanders Jr. served as emcee. Rev. Glendell Jones spoke as pastor. Dinner was by W S C S members and Wesleyan Service Guild women served. The gathering marked the final meeting of the year. regular meetings resume next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Roy D., Sanders, Jr
C. J. Dodsworth
Glendell Jones
Wesleyan Service Guild
Powell Named District Officer for Texas Music Clubs
Viola Powell is named chairman of the State Endowment Fund for the First district of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs. She belongs to the MacDowell Club of Bowie. Visiting from Bakersfield Pat Wright and family recall Bowie's football stars Pat and Mike Wright, with Pat now a geologist in Texas. Rev. Austin Carrigan and Camelia Carrigan attend Texas district Assembly of God meeting in Greenville after a stop with his parents in Tioga.
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Viola Powell
State Endowment Fund of
First District of Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Powell
MacDowell Club of
Bowie
Pat Wright
Bakersfield
Calif
W. H. Wright
Pat
Mike
Bowie High
Arlington
Texas
Superior Oil Co
Austin Carrigan
Camelia Ann Carrigan
Greenville
Assembly of God Churches
W. L. Carrigan
Tioga
Schedule for Little Pony Pee Wee and Minor League Games
The schedule lists Little league at 6 45 followed by Pony league. Pee Wee and Minor league games are played in the afternoon on the baseball field.
Local Youth Team Eagles and Lions Face Off Week
A string of matchups features the Eagles against the Lions the Owls battling the Bears and multiple Eagles games against the Owls Lions and Bears as a youth league schedule unfolds with rivalries shaping the slate.
Pee Wee Panthers and Hawks Clash in 2nd Round Showdown
Local youth basketball notes list matchups in the 2nd round featuring Pee Wee Panthers against Hawks and Hornets facing Broncos with additional Panthers versus Hornets and Hawks versus Broncos on the slate. Games determine advancing teams in the junior bracket.
Schedule of Juniors Tournament Games
The listing shows multiple matchups among Longhorns Buffalos Leopards Bobcats and additional games for Panthers Hawks Hornets Broncos with dates from June 14 to July 13, detailing round progression and pairings. Key clashes include Longhorns versus Buffalos Leopards Bobcats and seasonal derbies culminating in a final longhorns bobcats showdown.
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Longhorns
Buffalos
Leopards
Bobcats
Buffaloes
Panthers
Hawks
Hornets
Broncos
June Homecomings Reach Across Towns in Oklahoma and Texas
Recent visitors to the Huddleston home include Vinson of Bowie Bell Amanda Russ Rachel Reynolds Belle McMillian Myrtle McMillian and Posey Brewer with Tina Brewer who visited relatives in Marietta Oklahoma. Homecoming events are noted at Smyrna Pleasant Hill and the annual gathering of S H Jackson's children at Forestburg.
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W. C. Huddleston
Vinson
Bowie
Bell
Amanda Russ
Rachel Reynolds
Belle McMiLlion
Myrtle McMiLlion
Posey Brewer
Tina Brewer
Marietta
Okla
R. S. McMillion
Smyrna
Elmo Brewer
Pleasant Hill
Tom Jackson
Walter Brewer
S. H. Jackson
Forestburg
M. Johnson
Buffalo Springs
Russell Lewis
Mary Foster
Altus
Jack Cox
Ft. Worth
J. A. Huddleston
Countywide Home Demonstration School Set for June 18
A countywide Home Demonstration Club recreation school will meet in the court house council room Monday June 18 at 10 a.m. Leaders from Saint Jo Forestburg Bonita and Bowie will conduct sessions on home and community recreation with a covered dish lunch at noon.
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Court House
Montague County Home Demonstration Club
Denton
Curtis Young
Saint Jo
C. A. Baker
Wilson Lanier
Forestburg
Ted Jackson
Ted Gregory
Bonita
B. H. Roberts
Bowie
First Baptist Bible School Starts Monday
The Vacation Bible School of the First Baptist Church will begin next Monday at 8 o'clock after a postponement for air conditioning. Classes run 8 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday until Wednesday, June 27, with preparation day this Saturday morning. Children ages three to 16 are invited.
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Bible
The
First Baptist Church
Produce Manager John Moore Visits Seymour Relatives
Parker's Food Store produce manager John Moore is on vacation visiting relatives in Seymour, taking a break from work duties.
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John Moore
Parker’s Food Store
Seymour
Bowie High Senior Trip Recap Two Week East Tour
Bowie High principals report the senior trip returned home on Saturday night in good condition after two weeks of travel. Highlights included an overnight boat ride from Old Point Comfort to Washington, a Williamsburg visit, and a Washington reception with Congressman Ikard and Senators Daniel and Johnson. Weather, floods, and a Niagara Falls rainbow marked the journey as old friends joined the travelers in several cities.
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Paul Taliaferro
Bowie High
Bowie
Kansas City
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Williamsburg
Virginia
National Capitol
Frank Ikard
Price Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
Philadelphia
New York City
England
Independence Hall
Broadway
Times Square
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Lake Michigan
National Cathedral
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Bowie News
Emma Raley
Joe B. Neel
Big Spring
Karl Langford
Myrle
Pentagon Military Center
Will Young
Claude Young
Lovice Hamilton
Sylvia
T. J. Simpsons
C. E. Doppler
Nell Pauline Giles
Henry Johnson
Dusky
Buffalo
Johnsons
Box
Betty Tucker
Barbara Woolsey
Illinois
Rock Island
Methodist Pastor From Dallas Joins Bowie Church
The Rev. Glendell Jones preached his first sermon as pastor of Bowie First Methodist Church. He came from Brandon Avenue Church in Dallas and has 15 years in ministry. He was raised in Memphis and studied at Millsaps College SMU and Northwestern University. He served Clarksville First Church before Dallas and did four years of town and country church board work in twenty counties.
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Glendell Jones
Bowie First Methodist Church
Mr. Jones
Bowie
Brandon Avenue Church
Dallas
Jones
Texas Panhandle
Memphis
Okla
Missippi
Clarksville
Vashti Welcomes Local Visitors And New Pastor
Mr and Mrs M Bloomfield of Fort Worth visited the Comer Tucks and Les Liggett in Chico with Rev Harold Longfellow a Methodist preacher. Rev James Stone arrives as Vashti s new pastor from Dundee and Bible school begins June 25 with Baptist and Methodist cooperation.
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M. Bloomfield
Ft. Worth
Tucks
Les Liggett
Chico
Harrold Longfellow
J. O. Braden
Senath
Olin Bradin
Lewis Ferguson
Waco
Barbara Ferguson
Judy Hunt
Edward Hunt
W.S.C.S
Frankie
Sherry Cozart
Herman Cozart
Mae Kemp
Williams
Electra
Lon Denson
Langford
Davis
Houston
Dundee
Bible
Kemp Denson
Knightstep, 53, Dies. Rites Held in Bowie (1955)
William Glen Chick Knightstep of Wichita Falls died at the V A Hospital in McKinney on Monday June 11 1955 at age 53. Funeral services Friday June 15 at 2 p m at First Baptist Bowie with Rev W B Billingsley and Rev Ben Bates officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Burges Funeral Home with Masonic graveside rites. Survivors include wife Alma Knightstep of Wichita Falls a daughter Mrs Roy Pettigrew of California a son Charles Howard Knightstep of California a sister Mrs Olan Faulkenberry of Bowie four brothers Riley D L Herbert and Elmo and four grandchildren W W Wright Roy and Lou Ella.
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William Glen (Chick) Knightstep
Wichita Falls
First Baptist Church
Bowie
V. A. Hospital
McKinney
W. B. Billingsley
Ben Bates
Elmwood Cemetery
Burgess Funeral Home
Alma Knightstep
Roy Pettigrew
California
Charles Howard Knightstep
Olan Faulkenberry
Riley
D. L
Big Spring
Herbert
Randlett
Okla
Elmo
Abilene
Vacation Bible School At Gospel Mission
Vacation Bible School at the Gospel Mission Church runs Monday through Friday, June 18 to June 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. each day. Bowie children are invited. transportation available by calling 566, John O Webb, pastor.
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The
Gospel Mission Church
Bowie
John O. Webb
Mrs F L Witt Opens Local Alteration Shop
Mrs F L Witt has opened The Alteration Shop at the corner of N Mason and Wise next to the Post Office for general alterations. The Witt couple moved from Nocona two years ago and now reside on Route 3 Bowie. Mr Witt works at Bowie Gasoline Plant on the Montague highway.
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F. L. Witt
N. Mason and
Wise
Witt
Nocona
Route
Bowie
Mr. Witt
Montague Highway
High Court Affirms Judge Mays Ruling in Drunken Driving Case
The ruling upholds the conviction of the appellant for drunken driving after testimony of State Highway Patrolmen E R Moore and Jerry Smith that the car wavered and a nearly empty whiskey bottle was found. The court rejects claims of improper continuance handling and bias, notes admissibility of a sheriff’s recorded impeachment, and affirms the judgment.
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High Court
Mays
E. R. Moore
Jerry Smith
J. R. Fenoglio
Montague County
Appellant
W. G. Hutson
Lucille Hutson
Mae Riley
J.T. Lindsey
Appeant
Sherif
Dice
Massey named head football coach at Henrietta
Bowie veteran Massey takes over as head football coach at Henrietta after six years with Bowie and two seasons at New Boston. He leaves Bowie two years ago to join New Boston before returning to coach in Henrietta.
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M. L. Massey
Bowie
Henrietta
New Boston
Bowie Area Personal News and Moves
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith relocate to Archer City as he takes a new patrol assignment. Norman Branson and Martha return from Philadelphia where Martha has heart surgery and is recuperating. Major John M. Tucker and family visit from Hunter-Liggett with grandchildren Mary and Melvin. The Tucker group includes Mrs. H. T. Conklin. Also, O C Landers of Wichita Falls visits A E Chitwood crowd.
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Jerry Smith
Archer City
Smith
Norman Branson
Martha
Philadelphia
Lee Tucker
California
John M. Tucker
Major Tucker
Hunter-Liggett Camp
Monterey
Tuckers
Mary Tucker
University of Texas
Melvin Tucker
Abilene
Fort Worth
H. T. Conklin
Austin
A. E. Chitwood
O. C. Landers
Wichita Falls
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Pee Wee League
Postoak
C. T. Moreland
Sune
Sherrell Vincent
Lynda
Georgia Vincent
Miss de Smith
Thad Moreland
Bridgeport
Rev
Barney Whitehead
Bud Lancaster
Fry
Dan Fry
Petersburg
Thorpe
Odessa
John Fry
Delene Medley
Odelle Deweber
Fancene Rogers
Jacksboro Hospital
Clyde Ogle
Newport
Larry Ogle
Bellevue
Ernest Ogle
Louie McRoberts
San Antonio
Almond Mc Roberts
Jacksboro
Wayne Whitehead
Alton James
Kerrville
Grover Cleveland
R. C
Franklin Harris
KOW Kow Korner Milk Shakes
Fed. of Music Clubs
Bowie Swimming Pool
North
Mason
P. S. Stallings
Bowie, Texas
Pee Wee
Henderson Granite Coo
First Baptist Bible School
East
Dallas Church
Vashti
Mrs. Comer Tuck
Chick’ Knightstep
W. W. Wright
Roy and
Lou Ella
Vacation Bible School
Gospel Mission
Morse v. State
Tex. Cr. R
S. W
J. T. Lindsey
Massey
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