Meredith Miller Promoted to Sergeant in India Burma Theater
Meredith Miller of 203 North Jefferson Street Bowie has been promoted to Staff Sergeant in the India Burma Air Service Command based at an Assam area air base. He enlisted January 1943 and spent 23 months in the India Burma Theater after working as a teleprinter supervisor at Sheppard Field Texas. He is a Bowie High School graduate and attended Draughon’s Business School.
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Air Service Command
Assam
Meredith Miller
N. Jefferson St
Bowie
India
Burma Air Service Command
Armed Forces
Set. Miller
Shepgerd Field
Texas
Bowie High School
Draughon’s
Business School
Burma
C Y F Elects New Officers for Summer
At the June 3 meeting the C Y F of the First Christian church elected new officers for the summer with Betty Jo Robinson as president Wanda Bush as vice president Velva Jo Butler as reporter and Marjorie Butler as secretary The group also announced a summer program and a meeting time change to 7 30 pm each Sunday.
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First Christian Church
Betty Jo Robinson
Wanda Bush
Velva Jo Butler
Marjorie Butler
Fort Worth visitor Billy Don Force in town this week
Fort Worth resident Billy Don Force is visiting the area this week.
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Billy Don Force
Ft. Worth
Ronnie Thomas
Fort Worth
Elwood J Hamilton Overseas Record Highlighted
Bowie Texas Elwood J Hamilton of Sunset Texas now has over 33 months overseas service with the 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion in Germany. The sergeant built front line airfields aiding Germanys surrender and wears the European Theater ribbon with three bronze stars. His wife and parents are listed with hometowns in Mount Calm Sunset and Sunset.
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Battlaion
Germany
Elwood J. Hamilton
Sunset
Texas
820Th Engineer
Hamilton
Park Springs
Bertie Hamilton
Mount Calm
B. C. Hamilton
Nocona Men Buy Atkins Shoe Shop
L. E. Winningham and Bill Hagler of Nocona take over the Joe Atkins Shoe Shop. Winningham, a Bowie boot plant veteran, joins Atkins who has run the shop five years. Atkins plans rest and some fishing after the sale.
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Nocona
Atkins Shoe
L. E. Winningham
Bill Hagler
Joe Atkins
Winningham
Bowie
Atkins
Rancher Couple Visits Mexia with Mrs Walter Evans
Mr and Mrs A M Rancher of Mexia visited over the past weekend with Mrs Walter Evans in attendance.
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A. M. Rancher
Mexia
Walter Evans
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Northwest Corner
Montague
D. L. Moore
Mgr
Southwestern
Bell Telephone
Fiberglas
Widlake
Automotive
Bowie, Texas
Vita - Tone
Fashion Tailors
Russell Bidg
Bowie Bakery
W.P. Sandlin, Jr
Fide
Exas
United States
State OF
State of Texas
Bowie News
Bowie, ‘Texas
J. W. Pearce
East Wise St
Nickel Store Home Owned and Operated
Moone
Slaughter Drug
A & M Feed Store
W. Tarrant Bowie
Jameson Insurance Agency
Wise
U. S
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil
Tokio
Sinclair Pennsylvania
Sinclair
Joe E. Fulcher
Graham Hunter
Font Milling Company
Sherman, Texas
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