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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
1
The piece notes TROUT casting and community cleanup in Bowie, Texas, with family and civic reminders. It covers attendance at the Texas Press Association 71st annual Fort Worth session and naval entertainment plans for reporters. Vandalism reports and a Bible in a beauty shop provoke commentary on morals and local rights.
Representatives from Bowie Nocona and Montague organized this year’s Grape Festival at the State Fruit Experiment Farm seven miles northeast of Bowie. A. A. Randolph hosted with Mrs Major elected president succeeding Melvin Dansby. The festival will be on August 3 with coronation pageant directed by Mrs. A A Stripling and duchesses from twenty one towns.
The Bowie News thanks its thousands of readers and advertisers in its 29th year. The paper notes record paid circulation and subscriber growth in Bowie’s trade area and credits its advertising with moving the goods.
Mrs Homer B Latham and Mary Latham visited Las Vegas Nevada to attend the wedding of David Latham.
R M McPherson plans a new building materials yard on Fort Worth Highway across Pelham Park entrance in Bowie. A large frame and sheet iron structure is rising to hold lumber with plans for extensive stock. McPherson is a long time local figure and former lumber yard employee.
Vacation Bible School opens Monday morning June 19 at the South Side Baptist Chapel. Preparation sessions begin Saturday June 17 at 8 30 a m for two weeks. Open to girls and boys aged 4 to 16, especially South Side residents.
A heavy downpour on Saturday night dropped about four inches in parts of southeast Montague County. Measurements near Bowie showed 3% inches, while Newport recorded 4.14 inches in one hour. The rainfall caused farm and infrastructure damage including road and bridge failures and the Sunset-Chico highway being blocked by Sandy Creek. Newport oat shocks were washed out on Oran Shipp's farm.
North Texas counties face polio risk as warnings mount. The Chamber of Commerce launches a three day clean-up starting June 19 with insecticide spraying in the business district and trash collection starting June 20. Citizens urged to begin now to protect children and families.
A. M. Higgs of Dallas certified accountant completed the official annual audit for the city as of March 31 1950 reporting the city in excellent financial condition and its records in good order. The period April 1 1949 to March 31 1950 shows receipts and disbursements $29 565.06 higher than the prior year with a surplus increase of $67 179.59.
John Reese pastor of the Church of Christ in Vernon Texas opens a revival at the corner of Live Oak and Cummins streets starting Sunday June 18 and running through June 238. Morning services are at 10 am with 8 pm outdoor services possible if weather permits. All are welcome regardless of church affiliation to attend.
Kent Wagonseller announces his candidacy for County Attorney of Montague County. A Bowie area native and 1940s World War II veteran, he is a UT Law graduate, married to Charlene Smith with a daughter Elizabeth. He pledges hard work and diligent office duties.
Bowie volunteer firemen attended the State Firemen's Convention this week. Delegates elected include Tandy Welch Wincy Sanders Curtis Latham and Chief A C Baccus with others attending portions of sessions held Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
H. L. Turns says money order and registry windows close at 5 30 p.m. starting Monday June 19. Other windows stay open until 6 p.m. except Saturday when all windows close at 5 p.m.
A Wednesday meeting of five organizations in Pelham Park, Bowie, laid plans for a large Fourth of July Picnic. Lions Club American Legion Legion Auxiliary V F W and V F W Auxiliary will cooperate with Mark High as general chairman and Sam Lovette heading the program and entertainment committee. A fireworks display will close the day with many ensembles planned for all ages.
Woody Campbell of Nocona announces the new Trail Drive-In Theatre will open in Bowie on Tuesday night June 20. The 300 car venue on Ringgold Highway features individual volume control speakers, all weather grounds, a tilted screen, and all-new modern equipment with Bowie residents as staff except Dell Campbell the operator. Shamburger Lumber Co. supplied materials and Ed Swindle completed construction in about three weeks.
George P. Green of Hasie and Green of Lubbock gathered maps and data in Bowie to finalize plans for starting work on the Fruhoff sewage disposal plant. The project, approved by the City Council, includes other improvements and line extensions with a total cost around 70,000 dollars.
Bowie Lions Club planned an 8 PM installation program at Pelham Park with District Governor-elect Elmer Atkins delivering the address. Barbecued chicken and other dishes fed about 125 attendees as G. Doe Jackson was installed as president succeeding E A Hill amid a successful year.
Five progressive farmers in Montague County plant Spantex peanuts after paying 50 cents a pound for seed. Henry Corado, Joe Vicari, William Preuninger, Louis Noble, and Fred Preuninger supplied 200, 75, 125, 50, and 120 pounds respectively. Developed at A M College the new seed promises higher uniformity and about ten percent above the support price, with conditions to restrict use to seed resale and non sharing of previous peanut plots while W H Stephens arranged delivery at cost.
The Bowie News notes a camera pic of graduates in white caps and gowns from the Montague Baptist Church Vacation Bible School held last Friday. Director Mrs David Minor oversaw the event with aides Miss Lynnette Huffman, Mrs Oma Hise, Mrs J M Leatherwood, Miss Peggy Place, and others. The Ringgold Vacation Bible School joined the day, and both groups shared a dinner on the ground.
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