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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
1
An early day saloon feature will rise on Smokey Row Smythe Street as a Legion and V F W project. Montague and Bowie items include fire department history, boat showroom display, centennial plans, Lions club notes, and reminiscences of Antelope farmer Rolans Hill.
A city park project at Lake Amon G. Carter on the former Admire land will begin with a work day on Monday June 30. Volunteers are asked to bring ground clearing tools and assist with building a swimming area picnic area and boat landing for public use.
Charles Coffield was elected president of the United Fund at a Friday meeting in Cotton's dining room with retiring president C. D. Allen presiding. Officers named include first vice president Oran Stovall second vice president Mark High secretary Harlow Tibbetts and treasurer Ermyntrude McNatt. A fund drive chairman and other committee chairs will be announced later.
Nancy Spears elected judge at Girls State session in Austin. Amon G. Carter Lake hosts a full day Fourth of July program at Sandy Beach with boat races water skiing and swimming. Entrants pay 1 for skiing 5 for boat races trophies and prizes including gear. The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department assigns W. Hudspeth to supervise Sandy Beach from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission is 1 per car.
Patrolmen in the Wichita Falls sub-district contacted 3,502 traffic law violators in May. Of these, 708 were arrested and 2,794 warned. Speeding led arrests, followed by defective equipment and improper passing. Eight county district cases noted. Five accidents in Montague county. one injury and four property damage incidents totaling 1,475 dollars.
Rollans Hill of Antelope spoke at Rotary Wednesday about dam construction under the Soil Conservation program. Wilson Duke assisted, directing the local unit. Three dams are under way near Bowie with one nearing completion.
Mike Holbrook of Jacksboro spent the weekend with his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Roy Patterson at their home.
The Bowie Centennial parade starts at 10 a m on Centennial day July 31. Jaycees announce jamboree beard and dress contests with Montague county residents eligible to compete for plaques in five judging classes with top entries photographed before the program.
Contributions flow for Bowie's free barbecue at Pelham Park during the Centennial celebration. Everything is free with no concessions. Menu includes barbecued meat potato chips beans onions pickles bread ice tea. Bowie Chamber of Commerce donates 150 dollars to the fund.
Montague farmers stock holders will meet at Meyer Park Friday evening June 27 at 8 p m for the annual meeting.
Jeanene Bradley won the national Miss Future Business Leader of America title in the high school division at the FBLA convention in Saint Louis representing Texas. The Bowie student, valedictorian, earned top honors after tests and interviews as part of the 1940s era national event.
The Bowie Centennial office will be located in the log cabin beside the city auditorium and is expected to open by Saturday morning. L. D. Falls, district Sinclair superintendent, visited the cabin site Wednesday morning with a large force of men to finish the project.
Parade committee sets prizes for the Centennial parade with divisions for antique cars, floats, animal drawn displays, comics, family entries, clowns, saddle horses and ponies. Registration at the Centennial office is required, and the parade begins at 10 am on July 31 with riding clubs earning first and second prizes.
Arrangements are made for Bowie residents to appear on Channel 3 KFDX Wichita Falls next Tuesday at 8 55 AM. Mrs Harriet Morrow and Charles Coffield will participate in the broadcast to advertise the Centennial.
Mr and Mrs Ray Harlow and their son departed this morning for a vacation journey to Arkansas points.
Howard Wheeler purchases a building opposite the post office from Mrs. David Major. He plans remodeling and moving his real estate office there soon. The J. T. Harding tax office currently occupies one suite, while the Baker Time shop vacated the other.
The Rotary club will hold its annual installation banquet next Thursday at 7 30 in the Methodist parlors replacing the regular meeting. Attorney Glenn Wilson of Nocona will speak and is chairman of the county permanent historical committee.
The Senior Mothers' Travel Club of 1958-59 will hold a silver cooler benefit on Wednesday morning June 25 from 9 to 11 on the lawn of JoAlan Spears home 812 North Jefferson Street. The public is invited. If rain interferes the event will be postponed to a later date next week.
Bowie representatives Luke Anthony Bud Hamilton W A Woods and R Kessler attended a two day floor maintenance school for custodians of colleges schools and hospitals held at Austin College in Sherman.
Mrs. Gene Johnson of Denham Springs and Mr. Johnson welcome Henry Eugene Jr. born May 26 at Baptist General Hospital Baton Rouge weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces. Janet Diane born June 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Boydston Bowie weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. Great grandmother Mrs. J T Scruggs Bowie. Carol Ann born June 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Holder Bowie weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces.
The hospital notes list numerous residents and relatives from Bowie and nearby towns including Wichita Falls, Norman, Amarillo, Nocona, Ringgold, Chico, Dimmit, and Fort Worth. Individuals mentioned include Mrs J W Hutchens, Maxine Wells, Janet Diane, Carol Ann, Allen Ray Roberts, and many others with relationships noted.
Montague county farmers vote in a national referendum Friday June 20 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on marketing quotas for wheat. Eligible voters have harvested more than 15 acres in 1958. Ballot boxes are listed at Forestburg Casey Jones Groc store Bowie Blackmon Implement Nocona Nocona Truck and Tractor Ringgold Robert Tipton service Saint Jo Flusche Food Store North Field Brandons Store.
Bowie attorney Jack Lovette has been named Montague county manager for Wm. A. Blakley’s U S Senate campaign in the Democratic primary July 26. The appointment was announced by Blakley’s state campaign manager James H. Blundell. Blakley plans a personal campaign visiting counties and meeting citizens.
Mr and Mrs J W Clark plan a new six room two story home in the 900 block on North Mil. The residence will have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and be of red brick. Eddie Wheeler owns the Coy Ratliff Jewelry Store building which is getting a new paint coat. Mrs Minnie Slaughter also has her East Wise residence being repainted.
Mrs. Harriet Morrow addressed the Optimist club at Saint Jo on early day history during a Wednesday noon meeting.
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