Olie Carriker Named KBAN Vice President and General Manager
A Bowie news release announces Olie Carriker is named vice president and general manager of KBAN, with remarks that his influence has benefited both Bowie and the station. The piece notes ongoing remodeling across Bowie including new display racks at Carter and White cotton, Parker’s Food Store becoming Piggly Wiggley, and various shop upgrades and new offices. It also covers county road funding debates, editorials, and local business openings like Jennie S. Craighead’s storm door and window shop and Hutson’s Restaurant’s redecorated cafe on Fort Worth Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olie Carriker
Man With
KBAN
Olie
Bowie
Carter and
Whitecotton
Parker's Food Store
Piggly Wiggley
Perkesrs
Bill Hagler
Home Builders Supply
Carl Long
Jennie S. Craighead
Olcg Deerson’s
Wise Street
Craig
Das
Hutson
Fort Worth Highway
Cayla’s
Dallas Hutson
Bowie Boy Scouts Return From Summer Camp Session
Twenty seven Bowie Boy Scouts completed a session at Perkins Reservation Wichita Falls. Danny Deaver and Mike Whitecotton aided organization while scouts earned lifesaving swimming and craft merit badges. The camp ended with a Tap Out ceremony naming J W Webb to the Order of the Arrow and honoring Gary Guthrie and Jimmy Brown as honor campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Perkins Reservation
Wichita Falls
Danny Deaver
Mike Whitecotton
Deaver
Mike
Baker
Mess Hall
Jimmy Brown
Bob Evans
Richard Gregg
Gary Lovette
Richard Thornesberry
Emerson Lynn
J. W. Webb
Order of the Arrow
Gary Guthrie
Camp Perkine Sturday
Oil Firm Quits Liquidation Hits Bowie Families Hard
J C Bum Gibbins well service ceases operations affecting about 35 families in Bowie Sherman Electra and Quanah. Equipment to be moved to Odessa and auctioned in late July. M Gibbins confirms surprise closure and notes some staff will finish current jobs and take earned vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C
Gibbins
Bowie
M. C
Odessa
Sherman
Electra
Quanah
Officers Attack Youth Charges in County Incident
Jon Hiltunen a 27 year old Connecticut native filed a lengthy piece in the Quanah Tribune Chief accusing county officers of holding him 33 hours without a call and rough treatment after minor traffic violations. Bowie police said he was able to call a roommate and was released after identity verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powie
Mor'sque
TCI
Jon Hiltunen
Connecticut
Quanah Tribune
Bowie Nolice
Heoward Middleton
Hijtunen
Fort Worth
Hiltunen
Middleton
Hiltu
ZIP Codes Promise Faster Mail Service in Bowie Texas
Postmaster Ernest Chandler announced 76230 as Bowie Texas five digit ZIP Code to speed mail delivery and reduce mis sentments. The ZIP Code system goes into effect nationally July 1, letting clerks read area and post office at a glance to cut delivery times and improve mail distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Chandler
Bowie
Chandler
Post Office Department
Bowtie
Texas
U. S
Boat Races Set for July 7 at Bowie Lake
Enthusiasts from the Southwest gather at Hunspeth Beach on Lake Bowie for a July 7 water carnival. The Bowie Chamber of Commerce and Volunteer Firemen sponsor races featuring hydro planes and fast boats over a one mile course with cash prizes for category winners. National Outboard Association officials oversee the event and warn professional outboard racers they cannot win money, promising thrills and spills for weekend spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Hunspeth Beach
Lake Amon Carter
Bowie Lake
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
National Outboard Association
Lake
Amen Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie Volunteer Firemen
Annual Fruit Field Day Draws Experts to Montague
Montague Farm Bureau sponsors the June 28 field day at Montague Fruit Investigation Laboratory a unit of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station established in 1938. Supt. A Randolph expects 250 guests to learn about chemical thinning of peaches pruning grape vines growing peach varieties rootstocks and fruit insect control among nine guided stops led by Extension agents and station staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Fruit Investigation Laboratory
Montague Farm Bureau
A. Randolph
At & Am
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Montague
Brazos
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Ted Martin
Denton
Effin T. Graham
College Station
Stanley Oakley
Grayson County
Benton Storey
Geo. Madden
A&m
Billy M. Collier
Henrietta Clay County
Carolyn Corade
Carolyn
Henry Corade
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Bowie Machine Works
Oncer Way
Funes
Montague County
Pope
State of Texas
Clara Beasley
Bowie Boy Scouts
Explorer
North Texas
Big Woods
Tommy Whitecotton
Tween Deposit and Delivery
United States
Ford G Hancock
Joe Cole
Tom E. Denman
Stephenville Experiment Station
J B Wagenseller
H. A. Turney
Randolph Stop
Paul Tapp
Wise County
Kenneth Denmark
Johnson County
Ralph K. Lindsey
Palo Pinto County
Jimmie McDaniel
Tarrant County
Albert S. Miliken
Dallas County
Kennett Anderson
Jack Jenkins
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