Sweet Potatoes Suggested As Substitute Crop
F Harford Texas Chem urgic Industries director urges farmers to plant sweet potatoes to replace crops ruined by heavy rains. Knight Bowie High pol vocational ag teacher assists. potential income 25 to 35 dollars per acre. company products to be manufactured locally this fall. building work proceeds with repairs underway.
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F. Harford
Texas Chemurgic Industries
Comy
Er Knight
Bowie High Pol
Pany
Harford
Anye
Burkburnett Seeks Labor Day Golf Tournament Title
Burkburnett hosts a North Texas Golf Association luncheon at Morrow's Grill as Bowie defeats Burkburnett 8 to 3 in a round robin clash at Moore Acres. George Rucker led Bowie with a 76 while other Bowie players included H. Moore and Heyburn.
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Urkburnett
North Texas Golf Association
Morrow’s Grill
W. L. Scott
Aint Jo
Sam Petigoe
Saint Jo
George Petigoe
Glenn Howard
Burkburnett
Sadie Belton
Rundell
Nocona
Herman Moore
Dr. J. T. Lawson
Or. Moore
Bob White
Paul Combs
Mother of Bowie Lady Dies at Mangum Okla
Milie Latham mother of Mrs. John Anderson of Bowie died from injuries after a fall. Funeral services were held at Mangum Funeral Chapel with burial in Mangum Cemetery. She was born near Gainesville Texas on May 9 1869 and was over 82. Surviving children include John Latham Neel Latham Lath ang Walt Latham and Mrs. John Anderson with 22 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
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Mangum
Milie Latham
John Anderson
Bowie
Latham
Texas
Gainesville
Millie Keenan
John Keenan
Forestburg
Montague County
Wit Rother
G. K. Keenan
Okla
John Latham
Lawton
Neel Latham
California
Lathang
Colorado
Noda
Mrs. J F Lillard of Fort Worth Visits Friends
Mrs. J F Lillard of Fort Worth visited friends during the week end, sharing time and greetings with local acquaintances.
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J. F. Lillard
Fort Worth
Funeral services for Samuel M. Johnson held in Dallas
Funeral services were held at Guardian Funeral Chapel in Dallas at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Samuel M. Johnson 91 uncle of Judge J. W. Chancellor. He died from blood poisoning after injuring his foot by a nail. Johnson ran a Fort Worth mercantile business for over 25 years. He is survived by a son a daughter and two brothers.
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Guardian Funeral Chapel
Dallas
Samuel M. Johnson
J. W. Chancellor
Johnson
Jennie Chancellor
Fort Worth
Second Half Softball Race Set as Schedule Resumes
Softball fans see nightly games as rain delays shrink the calendar. Coca-Cola beat Bowie News 21 to 11 and Leona toppled Recreation Department 5 to 3 in a Monday doubleheader. Conoco over Leona 11 to 7 and White & Willett over Jackson Jacks 7 to 6 on Tuesday. Lions Club backs 8 o'clock start with forfeits for delays. Jimmie Young praised for officiating. assistant to be added. Standings for the first half to be released next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca-Cola
Bowie News
Leona
Recreation Department
Conoco
White & Willett
Jackson Jacks
Lions Club
City Hall
Jimmie Young
Tennis Tourney Planned Soon By Recreation Group
Recreation Department plans an elimination tennis tournament with ten divisions. Entries are already coming in for boys and girls, men and women singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles for youth and adults. Nets are up at High School courts 7 to 10 am and 5 to 8 pm. Players should contact playground directors at East or South Ward schools or Pelham Park.
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Recreation Department
Robinson Speaks at Rotary Luncheon at Camp Bowie
Capt. W. F. Robinson of Co. B 111th Engineers gave the principal talk at the weekly Rotary luncheon on Wednesday. The local club member was on leave. Aubrey Drake of Fort Worth attended as a visitor.
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W. F. Robinson
Co. B
111Th Enineers
Camp Bowie
Aubrey Drake
Fort Worth
Dirt fills fissure on Fort Worth and Denver line
Forty carloads of dirt were required to fill a fissure in a dam on the Fort Worth and Denver Railway about a mile north of Bowie. The opening appeared after heavy rains and widened, with trains crossing under slow orders for a week while dirt was dumped to repair the track.
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Fort Worth & Denver
Bowie
Fort Worth visitors visit Jones family over weekend
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Case of Fort Worth spent the weekend visiting Mrs. Case’s father W. A. Jones and grandmother Mrs. J. T. Jones.
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J. C. Case of
Fort Worth
Mrs. Case
W. A. Jones
Mrs. J. T. Jones
Green Peas Now Sold For Canning Under AAA Ruling
County Agent Arvie S. Elliott announces a Triple A policy allowing farmers to sell green peas harvested for canning without losing soil conservation status. Peas may be sold if vines remain on the ground and are turned under. a cash market is expected in Bowie with Wilbur Morgan as a leading buyer.
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Arvie S. Elliott
Triple A
Wilbur Morgan
Bowie
Elliott
Morgan
Miss Rudy Attends National Music Meet
Miss Inez Rudy joined a Dallas party Sunday headed for Los Angeles where the National Music Federation meet will convene this week. She will be away three weeks and plans to visit points on the west coast and Canada before returning.
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Inez Rudy
Dallas
Los Angeles
Calif
National Music Federation
West
Canada
Brushy Singing Postponed To Sunday Evening
The Brushy class near Bowie is rescheduled from Sunday afternoon to 8 PM because of the Southwest Montague County Singing Convention in Lindale. Homer Ward will direct the program and the public is invited to attend.
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Montague County
Lindale
Bowie
Homer Ward
Father of Bowie Teacher Passes Away
The sudden death of James Samuel Smith 65 fath er of Bowie teacher Mrs Alfred Ragsdale was announced early Tuesday. Funeral services were held Thursday at Margar Baptist Church with Rev J if Stout officiating. Survived by widow twin daughters Mrs Alfred Ragsdale Bowie and Miss Ruby Smith Vernon two sons Thomas Smith Crowell and Pvt Edgar L Smith Camp Bowie a step daughter Miss Ethel Hance five brothers and three sisters.
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James Samuel Smith
Alfred Ragsdale
Bowie
Smith
Margar Baptist Church
J. If Stout
Ruby Smith
Vernon
Thomas Smith
Crowell
Edgar L. Smith
Camp Bowie
Ethel Hance
Home Guard Unit Receives Official Texas Recognition
Capt. A. A. Sadler reports the Adjutant General's office in Austin added the local Home Guard unit to the Texas Home Defense Guards after a recent inspection. Intense drilling is scheduled, uniforms are issued, and rifles are hoped for soon. Members show strong enthusiasm and progress.
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A. A. Sadler
Adjutant General’s Office
Austin
Texas Home Defense Guards
Billie Jackson Enrolls in Dallas Aviation School Course
Bowie resident Billie Jackson has enrolled in a six week Aircraft Builder course at the Dallas Texas Aviation School. A Bowie High School graduate, he aims for a job in an aircraft factory as part of the nation defense program. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G Doc Jackson of Bowie.
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Bowie
Billie Jackson
Dallas Texas Aviation School
Bowie High School
Jackson
Doc) Jackson
Miss Genia Robertson Visits Sunset Family
Miss Genia Robertson spent the past week visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Robertson in the Sunset vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genia Robertson
Mrs. W. F. Robertson
First Concert by Band Scheduled For Saturday
The Bowie City band will present its first concert of the season at the bandstand Saturday evening at 8. Director George M. Rucker curates a program of marches concert selections and popular numbers. The ensemble features high school students college students home for vacation and other city musicians. The series will continue throughout the summer.
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Bowie City Band
George M. Rucker
J. O. Brackenshire
R. B. Hall
K. L. King
Maria Elena
Amapola
Lindale Hosts All Day Southwest Montague Singing Meet
Lindale will host an all day session of the Southwest Montague County Singing Convention three miles east of Bowie on Sunday June 22. Homer Ward leads as master of ceremonies with Marvin Baker and Orie Garrett assisting. Officials expect many class leaders and singers from Montague and surrounding counties. Bud Clark heads the host class with Homer Ward as president, Marvin Baker vice president and Orie Garrett secretary.
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Montague County
Lindale
Bowie
Homer Ward
Marvin Baker
Orie Garrett
Montague
Bud Clark
Funeral services planned for Mrs Manning in LIndale
Funeral services for Mrs L Maude Manning 48 die at home in Lindale after long illness are set for Thursday at 3 p.m. Rev R L Partridge will officiate. Born March 20 1893 in Montague County she married Ira Manning in 1919 and leaves one daughter Mary Louise and two sisters Eunice and Annie Cotton. Interment at Tage Cemetery.
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Tage
L. Maude Manning
Lindale
R. L. Partridge
Manning
Montague County
Montague
Ira Manning
Mary Louise
Eunice
Annie Cotton
The
Baptist Church
Tage Cemetery
Mrs Mollie Latham Dies After Accidental Fall Funeral Held
Mrs Mollie Latham of Mangum Oklahoma died from injuries after an accidental fall a week earlier. Her daughter Mrs John Anderson returned the first of the week from attending funeral services for her mother at the Mangum family home.
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John Anderson
Mollie Latham
Mangum
Oklo
Schedule for Bowie Softball League Semi finals and Final
The Bowie Softball League announces the second half schedule with semi finals on August 12 and August 15, followed by the championship on August 19. Teams, venues, and game times to be announced.
Office of County Auditor Revived and Chandler Appointed
The Montague County Auditor's office is revived by the Legislature and Ike Chandler of Bowie is appointed by Judge Earl P. Hall to serve as county auditor through 1942. The post was discontinued in 1941 due to population changes and resumes under a special act. Wanda Mae Jones, a Bowie Grammar School fifth grader, designed a state fire prevention poster now displayed at East Texas State Teachers College library. Frank Moss resigned as county auditor to join the Montague County Draft Board.
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Chandler
Hall
Wanda Mae Jones
Gilbert Jones
Bowie Grammar School
State Department of Public Safety
Library of
East Texas State Teachers College
Ike Chandler
Bowie
Earl P. Hall
Montague County
Frank Moss
Coun
Six More Trainees From Montague to Leave for Camp
The Montague County draft board announced six trainees will depart for camp on July 11. Frank Moss, board clerk, said the official list is not yet public and no further registration details were received. Registration locations likely include Bowie Nocona Montague Saint Jo Sunset and Forestburg with about 150 new registrations expected.
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Montague County
Frank Moss
Moss
Bowie
Nocona
Montague
Saint Jo
Sunset
Forestburg
Still Time to Plant Peas for Canning Market
Heavy rains destroyed most crops in the creek valleys of the county leaving some fields unreplantable while peas offer a strong market. Green blackeye peas are in demand with cannery buyers and cash paid on acceptance. Morgan and Hill in Bowie will buy marketable peas, and farmers can obtain late-planting advice from Wilburn Morgan on suitable varieties and timing.
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Montague County
Wilburn Morgan
Morgan and Hill
Bowie
Morgan
Magness Family Visits Newsoms in Wichita Falls
Mr and Mrs Marvin Magness and their daughter from Wichita Falls spent the first of the week with Mr and Mrs Clarence Newsom at their home.
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Marvin Magness
Wichita Falls
Clarence Newsom
Mandy Witt Returns From Rio Grande Valley Visit
Mrs. Mandy Witt came home last weekend after spending several weeks visiting relatives at various locations in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Mandy Witt
Rio Grande Valley
Turner No. 1 to Spud in Today Near Bowie
Walter Gant plans spudding in on Continental Oil Company No. 1 Turner in the E T survey about six miles north of Bowie near the Junia Brown location. The rigged well awaits a Friday spud after the final machinery move Thursday.
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Walter Gant
Continental Oil Company
Turner
E. T
Bowie
Owen & Hults
Tucker
Contributions Push USO Fund Drive in Mon Tague County
Roy Coffield, director of the USO campaign, reports additional contributions this week toward the county quota. He urges early donations so funds can be reported over the top. The total to date is 155.50 with new unacknowledged contributions listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Coffield
USO
Montague County
Parker Store Remodels Interior For Improved Service
Manager Clarence Newsom of the C. H. Parker store announces improvements this week. A new freezer counter and convenient bins and shelves were installed to create less crowded floor space. Basket carriers enable customers to serve themselves more easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Newsom
C. H. Parker
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Santa Fee, N. M
Mr. Brown
Lyon and Matthews Lumber Company
Recreation Group
Robinson
AAA
Rudy
Dallas Aviation School
Bowie Softball League
Dr. Pepper
Rec
Jackson’s
White-Willet
Coca-Cola Dr. Pepper
Bane
Ike Parks S
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