Bowie Projects Remain On PWA Active List
An 83 percent majority of Texas PWA applications want continued active consideration. The Texas active list totals 260 projects valued at 134 million dollars, including Bowie disposal plant 115000 and Muenster sanitary sewer 33947 among others.
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Texas
P the Public Works Administratn
Harold L. Ickes
George M. Bull
PWA
Ickes
Bull
Montague County
Bowie
Nocona
Henrietta Court House
Gainesville
Muenster
Bowie Man Makes Quilts as Hobby
S R Huffstutter of Bowie began quilting five years ago while caring for his ill wife and continued after her death. He has pieced thirteen quilts and quilted four, winning a five dollar prize at the Texas Centennial. His piece The Twelve Chosen is a 72 by 80 inch double bed quilt planned for display at the Union City County Fair and state fairs in Memphis and Bowie October 4 to 7, highlighting his design work.
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S. R. Huffstutter
Huffstutter
Union City
Tenn
Memphis
Montague County
Bowie
Tennessee
J. N. Langston
Langston
S. H. Huffstutter
Tank Explosion Destroys Empty Gasoline Tank Near Denver Tracks
An empty 550 gallon gasoline tank near the Denver tracks exploded shortly after 7:00 AM when a weed burning car passed by the tank. No injuries were reported. The Sinclair Refining Company tank was completely demolished.
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Denver
Sinclair Refining Company
Beneficial Rains Fall In Bowie
Rains brought relief to Bowie farmers with 1 3/4 inches on June 5 and 1 inch on June 12. The first storm left a crusty dry ground while the second rain arrived at an opportune moment, energizing growers who hailed the timely precipitation.
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Bowie
Bowie Dodgers Edge Vashti In Slow Pitch Clash
Bowie Dodgers defeated Vashti in a low scoring game with Endsley and Williams driving in runs. Fincher pitched six innings allowing no runs on seven hits as Evans Chiles Holland and Calloway contributed offense and strikeouts.
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Endsley
Williams
Quattlebaum
Bowie
Bluegrove
Fincher
Evans
S. Chiles
Holland
Calloway
Bowie Dodgers
Pelham Camp Park
Dodgers
Vashti
Pelham Park
RH Hyatt
Rf. T. McDonald
C. McDonald
Ss. Williams
Coffield
van Houten
Ioemo
Tet
Asasiaen
Revival to Begin Sunday at Montague
Elder G K Wallace a Wichita Kan minister will conduct a revival at the Church of Christ Montague beginning Sunday June 18 and continuing through Sunday June 25 The public is invited to attend and hear this speaker.
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G. K. Wallace
Wichita
Kan
Church of Christ At
Montague
Holiness Revival Opens Monday in Rock Hill
A Holiness revival starts Saturday night in the Rock Hill community with no closing date yet set. Rev. J. O. Webb from Selma and Rev. Sammie Case of Bowie will conduct the services.
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Rock Hill
J. O. Webb
Selma
Sammie Case
Bowie
New Members Inducted Into Bowie Rotary Club
Three new members joined Bowie Rotary at the Wednesday luncheon at Morrow Grill. Henry T. Ayres, Mayor J C McNatt and Rev J H Westbrook were welcomed. Westbrook had joined the prior week while McNatt and Ayres joined this week. Miss Ella Francis Golden provided piano music. J A Burgess and Frank Benson attended as guests.
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Bowie Rotary Club
Morrow Grill
T. P. Evans
Henry T. Ayres
J. C. McNatt
J. H. Westbrook
Westbrook
McNatt
Mr. Ayres
Ella Francis Golden
J. A. Burgess
Frank Benson
Dr. Jack Younger Visits Family While En Route to Dallas
Dr. Jack Younger of Amarillo visits his mother Mrs. M. A. Younger and sister Dr. Gladys Cox on Sunday. He travels to Dallas to attend a dental board meeting.
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Jack Younger
Amarillo
M. A. Younger
Gladys Cox
Dallas
Dental Board
District Superintendent Holds Conference in First Methodist
Rev. E. H. Mays of the Denton District presided at a Sunday morning conference at the First Methodist church and led the third quarterly session. W. H. Stephens was elected delegate to the annual conference to meet in Denton late October. Mrs Mays accompanied her husband to Bowie where they stayed with Rev and Mrs J H Westbrook.
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E. H. Mays
Denton
Oene
Lrst Methodist Church
W. H. Stephens
Mays
Scouts Qualify For Merit Badges At Camp Boulder Trip
Eleven Bowie and two Montague Boy Scouts return from a week at Camp Boulder in the Wichita Mountains. The group, with Troop 98 Montague’s assistant scoutmaster Orville Haralson, joined by Scoutmaster Dale Eales and others, held an instruction week with campfire ceremonies. Merit badges earned include swimming for Hubert Vassar John Yarbough and Leon Randell and first aid for David Gregory John Yarbrough and Leon Randell. David Gregory elected to the Order of the Arrow. Hubert Vassar qualified as Red Cross Junior Life Guard.
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Bowie
Montague
Orville Haralson
Camp Boulder
Eagle Mountain
Wichita Mountains
Dale Eales
E. W. Bullard
Earl Gregory
Ned Barlow
Bennett Cooksey
Thrift
Texas
Pelham Park
Hubert Vassar
John Yarbough
Leon Randell
David Gregory
John Yarbrough
Huber Vassar
Bert Cassles
Order of the Arrow
Red Cross
Tip Jimerson
Oral J. Roberts
Joseph Wiese
Irvin
Paul Donald, Jr
Watt Self, Jr
Paul Martin
Bradley Jewelry Store Installs Watch Cleaning Machine
Gayle Bradley announces a new watch cleaning machine at the Bradley Jewelry Store. Watches are disassembled and placed in wire baskets, then cleaned in four fluids with automatic drying and a reversing motion every five seconds. The system handles three watches simultaneously and invites customers to inspect the setup at the store.
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Gayle Bradley
Bradley
Jewe
Bowie Firemen Aid Nocona in Weekend Blaze
Bowie Fire Department responded to a neighbor’s call for aid Saturday night assisting at a large fire in Nocona that gutted the projection room of the Nocona picture theatre. The blaze caused about $30,000 in damage to the theatre and destroyed Bennett Jewelry and Frank Cleggs Barber Shop with several other shops damaged by smoke and water. Assistant Fire Chief Jess Barnes Warren Brewer and Karl Hachtel led the crew. Hachtel drove the truck and Patrolman West provided an escort as Bowie citizens followed.
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Bowie
Nocona
Foshee
White Spot Cafe
Paul Cochran
Nocona Drug Co
Whaley
Jess Barnes
Warren Brewer
Karl Hachtel
Hachtel
West
Highway 370 ImpROVement Project Planned Next Week
WPA project sponsored by the State Highway Department will widen bridges and culverts on U S Highway 370 from Bowie to Henrietta and Henrietta to Wichita Falls. Work starts next week with operation slated for Monday June 19. Drainage structures with rails widened to 36 feet. smaller structures without rails to 42 feet.
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Bowie
Henrietta
Wichita Falls
State Highway Department
Bowie Old Age Assistance Office Registration Dates
J B Green Jr announces Bowie City Auditorium office will open for Old Age Assistance registration only on Wednesday June 21 and Wednesday June 28 under the new law. Governor O Daniel signed the Liberalized Old Age Assistance act on June 2 and 129 have registered since.
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J. B. Green, Jr
Old Age Assistance Commission
Bowie
City Auditorium
W. Lee O’daniel
Montague County
Goodwill program set for Bluegrove tonight
The Bowie Goodwill Party presents a two weeks revival program at First Methodist in Bowie with July 30 to August 13 dates. Rev J H Westbrook will lead services and local choir singers provide music. Dr J T Lawson to MC. A Bowie High Band concert and a humorous one act play titled Hillbilly Justice highlight a varied program directed by H M Moore.
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First Methodist Church
J. H. Westbrook
H. M. Moore
Bluegrove High School
J. T. Lawson
Bowie High School
Mr. Moore
Cecil Daniel
Ned Horton
la Grande Henderson
Doc) Jackson
Ike Parks
C. S. Henderson
Ige Parks
Ted Moore
E. Stallings
A. O. Bacher
Pratt Irby
John Price
Bowie Quartet. Com
J. C. Price
Henry Parks
Bowie Lodge Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
Officers elected at Bowie Lodge No. 578 A F and A M include Worshipful Master Joe E Fulcher Senior Warden Marvin Precise Junior Warden S E Chandler Secretary S L Greenwood and I Lacy Tiler An aged Masons and Past Masters meeting will be held in the lodge room on Saturday June 17 at 8 00 pm with the Master Degree to be conferred All Masons urged to attend.
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Bowie
A. F
A. M
Joe E. Fulcher
Marvin Precise
S. E. Chandler
S. L. Greenwood
I. Lacy
Forestburg Welcomes Good Will Tour In Autumn Gym Show
Forestburg filled seats as the Good Will Tour returned for a second program at the local school gym. Lions Club president Sam Lovette hosted, Bowie High School Band under George Rucker performed, and local talents Miss June Ella Dumas Adele Hogan and Rev J H Westbrook contributed entertainment.
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Forestburg
Shultz
Sam Lovette
Lions Club
Montague County
Adele Hogan
Adele
J. H. Westbrook
Maurice James
Glenn Underwood
Jean Stallings
Lynn Garlington
Wade Bond
G. L. Griffin
A. O. Bacher
Former Vashti Resident Recalls Second Monday Trips
A story by Ethel George Joplin of Knickerbocker Texas recalls growing up in Bowie with Second Monday visits. She describes childhood cotton sales, shopping at Daube Lyon Matthews Nickle stores, and family errands that filled a day of semi annual town life.
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Vashti
Bowie
Ethel George Joplin
Knickerbocker
Texas
Montague
Father
Daube
Stephen
Frankie Cummins
Leslie
Miss Cummins
Daube’s
Lyon & Matthews Co
Mother
Nickle
Assistant Coach Elected By Board At Ennis High School 1939
At a Monday board meeting Ennis Texas resident Charles Ricks was chosen assistant coach and history teacher for the 1939 40 term. A North Texas State Teachers College graduate he earned a Bachelor of Science this spring with majors in history and physical education. He has nine years of football experience including Ennis High School Texas Military College and NTSTC. Ricks succeeds Paul West.
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Charles Ricks
Ennis
Texas
Ricks
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Texas Military College
N. T.S.T.C
Paul Westbrook
Outstanding War Show At Ritz Theater By Legion Post
Speake-Meyer Post 252 of the American Legion presents All's Quiet On the Western Front starring Lew Ayres and Slim Somerville at the Ritz Theatre Friday and Saturday. Proceeds benefit child welfare.
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Ritz Theatre
Speake- Meyer Post
American Legion
Lew Ayres
Somerville
Fire Department Officials Attend State Convention in Harlingen
Bowie Volunteer Fire Department members led by Chief A. C. Baccus attend the annual State Firemen's Fire Marshals convention in Harlingen Texas with plans to return to Bowie Saturday.
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Fire Department
A. C. Baccus
Bowie
All Quiet on the Western Front heads RITZ slate
The RITZ theater shows All Quiet on the Western Front with Lew Ayres and Slim Summerville through Saturday. Sunday and Monday feature Dorothy Lamour and Lloyd Nolan in St Louis Blues. Tuesday only offers Bette Davis in Dark Victory. Wednesday and Thursday present a double feature The Jones Family in Everybodys Baby and Sudden Money.
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Dorothy Lamour
Lloyd Nolan
St. Louis Blues
Bette Davis
Jones
Overland Stage Raiders Highlights Three Mesquiteers
The action focuses on the Three Mesquiteers led by Shoping-John Wayne as they confront outlaws during an Overland Stage raid. The trio engages in high paced gunplay to protect travelers and recover stolen cargo.
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John Wayne
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M. S. Peek
John Hughes
First Christian Church of Houston
Hughes
Houston
Lum Lovette
J. M. Suddath
Benson
D. B. Benson
Dana Sue
N. B. Gary
Lancaster
Peek
Jesus
God
Christ
Bradley Jewelry Store
Bowie's Fire Dept
Masonic Lodge
Lource Burnett
Arlington
Betty Burnett
Ft. Worth
E. Scott Avery
Legion Post
RITZ
Slim Summerville
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