Hearing on bond election reset in Bowie area
Bond election hearing postponed due to an omission in the metes and bounds notice for a four lane road right of way. County commissioners will set a new date soon and publish it when established. Merv R Sherman returns to Bowie to join the police force. other local updates cover fire department travel plans and baseball trips to Houston for three National League teams.
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Metes
Bomcs
Merv R. Sherman
Bowie
California
New York
Kenneth Cornelison
Ralph Anderson
Merv
Houston
San Francisco Giants
Colts
Los Angles Dodgers
Viola Powell
First National Bank
W. A. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Kemp Denson
Guardsmen Leave Home For Summer Training At Fort Hood
About 4 900 Texas fathers in the National Guard 49th Armored Division head Sunday to North Fort Hood for two weeks of summer training. In all 7 000 Guardsmen from 79 Texas towns move in 3 000 jeeps and trucks to central Texas. The camp runs through July 5 with a 48 hour full field exercise named Blue Streak.
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49Th Armored Division
North Ft. Hood
49Th Division
Theer
Texas
49Th
America
Harley B. West
Dallas
West
Berlin
49Th Armored
Camp Trail
Bellevue Names W A Greer School Superintendent
W A Greer a veteran educator has accepted a three year contract as Bellevue School System superintendent. Greer formerly led East Ward School in Bowie after serving as Alvord district superintendent and Navy service in World War II. He and his wife will reside on the Bellcherville Highway and move to Bellevue.
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W. A. Greer
Bellevue
Greer
Powie
East Ward
Bellevue High School
Texas Technological College
Bellevue Schools
Alvord
U. S. Navy
Bowie
Belcherville Highway
Haggar Expands with Two New Slacks Plants
Haggar announces two new plants to boost production with Corsicana doubling to 30,000 square feet on I 45 and a Greenville plant adding a similar size facility near Highway 69 and Interstate 30. Olney production remains at full capacity as 1965 output rises from 6 million to nearly 7 million units.
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J. M
Joe) Haggar, Jr
Haggar Company of
Dallas
Corsicana
Interstate Highway 45
Olney
Greenville
Highway 69
Establish Library Fund In Memory Of Mark High
Bowie residents and donors establish the Mark High Fund at Bowie Library for up-to-date books. Howard P. Wolf Inc and employees presented the gift to Miss Lara Dean Davis, honoring Mr. High’s community work and interest in youth. New books cover children, teens, adults with popular series and newer science fiction titles.
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Mark High
Mark High Fund
Bowie
Howard P. Wolf, Inc
Lara Dean Davis
High
Ermyntrude MecNatt
Cecil Allen
Miss Davis
Tom Swift
Venus
Joseph Greene
Tom Corbett
Hardy Boys
Follett
Blanton Injured in Weekend Collision Near Centerville
Billy Wayne Blanton, stepson of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Greenwood of Bowie, was injured Saturday night when his grain truck collided head on with a station wagon near Centerville. Five occupants of the wagon died and two were injured. Blanton suffered broken ribs, a back injury and other internal injuries but is not in critical condition. He was brought to Nocona hospital Monday after earlier treatment in Teague and Montague County facilities.
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Billy Wayne Blanton
S. L. Greenwood
Bowie
Centerville
Blanton
Greenwood
Nocona
Teague
Montague County
Darrell Shaw
Shaw
Decatur
Burrows
Montague
Moore
John
Rob Duvall
Lynn Garlington
Wichita Falls
Garlington
Bowie Hospital Financing Approved for 82 Room Facility
The Bowie Hospital Authority wins a $535,000 loan approval from the Housing and Home Finance Agency to build an 82 room hospital. J. K. Brite says plans will start after loan word. bids possible within 1-2 months as donations and local fundraising push for total about $610,000.
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Bowie Hospital Authority
Housing and Home Finance Agency
High Vear
J. K
Salty’ Brite
Bowie
Graham Purcell
Ralph Yarborough
Community Facilities Administration
Deaver Enters Bowie North Ward Council Race
Danny Deaver filed late Wednesday afternoon to run for the Bowie North Ward seat vacated by Bob Patterson’s resignation. He seeks the post on the Bowie City Council amid the vacancy.
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Danny Deaver
Bowie
Cattlemar
Deaver
North Ward
Bob Patterson
Two Young Men File for Bowie City Council Posts
Terry Mor ean and George Hoeldtke filed for Bowie city council seats in the June 27 special election to replace resignations by Troy Woolf and Bob Patterson. Hoeldtke, longtime Bowie resident and First National Bank cashier, seeks Patterson’s east ward seat. Morgan seeks Woolf’s east ward post and is a Bowie Drug Store operator. Filing deadline is Friday.
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Councl
Terry Morean
George Hoeldtke
Troy Woolf
Bob Patterson
Woolf
Patterson
Southwestern Photographers Association
Hveldtke
First National Bank
Patterson John Sanders
North Ward
Morgan
Cr. Young
National Foundation
Bowie
Two Bowie High Students Attend Girls State
Andrea Everitt daughter of T A Everitt and Carol Dodsworth daughter of Dr and Mrs C J Dodsworth left Wednesday morning to attend Girls State at the Texas School for the Blind in Austin. They will return home on June 6. Andrea is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Carol is sponsored by the Rotary Club. Both girls are Bowie High School students.
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Hospital
Elton Hill
A. Everitt
Carol, Dodsworth
C. J. Dodsworth
Texas School For the Blind
Aus
Andrea i
American Legion Auxiliary
Carol
Rotary Club
Bowie High School
Truck Crash Snarls 287 Traffic near Bowie
A multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 287 south of Bowie stalled traffic for hours near the Fort Worth and Denver underpass. Franklin Johnson of Iowa Park and three other drivers were involved. Johnson was only slightly injured. Heavy rains and jackknifed rigs delayed cleanup as traffic detoured through town.
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U.S. 287
Bowie
Fort Worth
Denver
Franklin Johnson
Iowa Park
Er. R. Moore
Johnson
Old Fort Worth
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NEWS
By Emerson Lynn, Jr
Bond
Cornelison
Doyle Richardson
Ernest Vanbebber
Johnny West
Lyle Bumwart
Roy Gene Williams
College Station
Frances
Salty Brite
Bobby
Salty
Larry Russell
Lake Amon Carter
Ft. Hood
Tex
Haggar
Dean Sanders
Merrily
Dean
Roy D. Sanders, Jr
Jane
Paul Annixter
Janet Lennon
The
Angels
Barlow Meyers
Trixie Belden
Homer Walters
Jacksboro
City Counci
Hoeldtke
School of Banking
Southern Methodist University
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie United Fund
USF
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Saint Peter's Lutheran
Pam
Bowie Drug Store
Mrs
T. O. Morgan
University of Houston
Chaiman
Agriculture Committee
Andrea Everitt
John Duvall
Robert Edward Burrows
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