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Newspaper

Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1947

Page

7

Social Guests and Family Visits Across Texas Towns

Mrs. Bertha Hughes and her son Major Lewis Hughes stayed with Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Scott this week. Mrs. J. Cone visits Plainview Texas with relatives. Virgil Rucker and children Max and Sue Ann spent three days with his brother George Rucker. George and his wife spent several days in Lubbock on business last week.

Bertha Hughes Major Lewis Hughes P. J. Scott Virgil Rucker Max Sue Ann George Rucker Lubbock

Magnolia Service Station Rebrands as One Stop Service

The Magnolia Service Station on East Wise Street changes owners from S. W. Thornton and continues as a One Stop Service location. The new operators invite continued patronage from local customers.

Magnolia East Wise Street S. W. Thornton

Advance Design Chevrolet Trucks to be Shown in Bowie

F O Edwards announces a nationwide June 28 reveal of Advance Design Chevrolet trucks and commercial cars. Bowie showroom will host a special display at Edwards Motor Co starting 6:00 a.m., featuring redesigned models focusing on driver comfort, safety, and low operating costs for hauling needs.

Chevrolet Bowie F. O. Edwards Edwards Edwards Motor Co Texas

Fort Worth Basketball School Hosts Bowie Students

Paul Taliaferro Bowie High School principal joined five Bowie area basketball players Clifford Wall Joe Prater Donald Wood Bill Hilton and Kenneth Schmittou of Bellevue at a basketball school in Fort Worth. The group spent part of last week attending and playing in standout games.

Paul Taliaferro Bowie Fort Worth Clifford Wall Joe Prater Donald Wood Bill Hilton Kenneth Schmittou Bellevue

Baptist Young People Attend Convention

C. C. Beene Educational Director and a large group from First Baptist Church attend the State Convention of Baptist Training Union at Mineral Wells on Thursday and Friday. Beene and Miss Martha Raborn provided cars for the trip Thursday. Others are due to go on Friday.

C. C. Beene First Baptist Church State Convention of Baptist Training Union Mineral Wells Beene Martha Raborn

Ragsdale and Givens Acquire Magnolia Service Station

W A Ragsdale and Oliver Givens have bought S W Thornton’s stake in Magnolia Service Station at East Wise and Mill Streets Bowie Texas and will run the one stop station. They offer Mobilgas Mobiloil Magnolia products Mobil tires tubes batteries and other car needs with full service and modern facilities. Both men are longtime Bowie residents and will devote full time to the business starting July 1.

W. A. Ragsdale Oliver O. Givens S. W. Thornton Magnolia East Wise and Mill Streets Ragsdale Givens Magnolia Mobilgas Magnolia Mobiloil Mobil Bowie M. Johnson Poultry Ranch Wood Dry Goods

Rotary Club to Install Officers Thursday Night

Bowie Rotary Club announces its annual installation of officers at 8:00 p.m. Thursday June 26 in the basement of First Methodist Church. Guest speakers include W. S. Glass and C. H. Parker. president absent, Clarence Newsom presiding.

Bowie

Family Night at Methodist Church Planned

Plans are completed for a 7 30 p m Family Night on the church lawn a covered dish supper and recreation hour led by Rev C S Wilhite Miss Martha Ann Gibson will supervise the hour all members urged to attend

M. E. Church Methodist Church Martha Ann Gibson

Mrs Helen West and Margaret Wooten Visit Fort Worth

Mrs Helen West and Miss Margaret Wooten from Fort Worth visited Mr and Mrs Harve Rathi and family Sunday.

Helen West Margaret Wooten Ft. Worth Harve Rathi

Mrs C C Cope Leaves for Childress After Visit

Mrs C C Cope left Tuesday for Childress following a visit with her father J B Summenga.

C. C. Cope Childress Hem J. B. Summenga

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Cady Taylor Men and Boys Furnishings Gordon L Cady Bailey E. Taylor Oliver Givens Wise Mill Bowie, Texas Baptist Berlou Dickey-Williams Magnolia Station Gil Army Coleman Iron Rev. C. S Wilhite Shelton Electric Company C. H. Parker
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