Edgar Faces Life Facts About Bowie Growth and Outlook
In a local column Edgar Hays is urged to accept Bowie’s population rise and regional influence. The piece notes Bowie's water and utility connections, housing additions, rental demand, school reclassification to AAA, hospital crowding, and the airport serving King Flying Service as evidence of rapid growth and regional trade leadership.
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Edgar Hays
The
Nocona
Edgar
Bowie
Five Mile
Supreme Court
Commissioners Court
King
Montague County
Bowie youths gain experience at Boy's State
Three Bowie youths attended the American Legion Boy's State at the University of Texas in Austin from June 8 to 15. Bob Evans served on the State Board of Dental Examiners, Bobby Heard was elected Justice of the Peace, and Whit Coffield was appointed by the governor. An Old Time Fiddler Show is set for Saturday June 22 at 8:00 p.m. with national champion fiddlers from Dallas Irving Grand Prairie Graham and Decatur.
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Bob Evans
Boy’s State
Bob
B. B. Evans
Bowie
American Legion
University of Texas
Austin
State Board of Dental Examiners
Bobby
Whit
Dallas
Irving
Grand Prairie
Graham
Decatur
Illustrious Son Allred Marker Dedicated in Bowie
The late James V. Allred former Texas governor was honored Saturday with a six foot granite Texas Historical marker in Bowie at Highway 287 81. U S Senator Ralph Yarborough delivered the principal address and praised Allred for service to state and nation. David Allred and Stephen David Allred unveiled the marker with family present as newsmen covered the ceremony.
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James V. Allred
Texas
Bowie
Allred
Ralph Yarborough
U. S
John Ben Sheppard
Texas Historical Foundation Board
Lyndon Johnson
White House
David Allred
Yarborough
Stephen David Allred
Rebecca Lee Allred
Rice Institute
U.S. Bureau of Immigration
U. S. Navy
WWE
Cumberland University
Wichita
James Allred
Wichita Falls
U.S
James V
Alfred
Renne
O, H
Ben
Fort Worth
Raymond
Odessa
Bowie News
Eight Beauties Vie For Jim Bowie Queen Title
Miss Toni Griffin leads eight contestants in the Miss Jim Bowie Days Contest to be held Saturday June 29 at 6 30 p m in the junior high school auditorium. Other entrants include Debbie Carriker Linda White Glenna Fenoglio Susan Cardwell Toni Gibbins Tinka Hutson and Nanette Posey. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Toni Griffin
Boyd E. Griffin
Debbie Carriker
Olie Carriker
Linda White
R. T. White
Glenna June Fenoglio
Ray Fenoglio
Susan Kay Cardwell
J. N. Cardwell
Toni Gibbins
M. C. Gibbins
Tinka Hutson
Dallas Hutson
Nanette Posey
Shirley Mullins
Bob Posey
Prisoners Returned For Habeas Corpus Hearings
Two Texas State Penitentiary inmates were brought to Montague County for habeas corpus hearings. Ted Walters, convicted of burglary in 1938 and sentenced to 99 years, faced questions about attorney presence at sentencing with attorney Jack Banner of Wichita Falls. Wayne Golden, sentenced to life in 1962 for murder, was informed of appeal rights in Judge Louis T. Holland’s court, with Marvin Teague of Houston hired for the appeal and state counsel Marvin London and Howard Filmer presenting for the state.
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Texas
Montague County
Wayne Golden
Golden
Ringgold
Louis T. Holland
Marvin Teague
Houston
Marvin London
Bowie
Howard Filmer
Fort Worth
Paul Eggers to Visit Bowie on Campaign Bus Tour
Republican governor candidate Paul Eggers will visit Bowie in North Texas on Tuesday June 25 for a 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. meet and greet in the downtown district. Eggers, a 49 year old tax attorney and former UT Law graduate, tours the state discussing major issues. He earned a 1966 Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary Award for successful athletes.
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Paul Eggers
Bowie
Texas
Eggers
GOP
Wichita Falls
University of Texas School of Law
Sports Illustrated
Workshop on Shoplifters and Check Forgers
A business workshop in the Gold Room of Bowie National Bank starts at 2 p.m. led by Charles Van Pool and Carl R. Echols. A film The Shopper will be shown at 2 p.m. followed by a panel from the district attorney, law enforcement, bankers and officials. A second film The Paperhanger runs at 3 p.m. discussing bad checks.
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Bowie National Bank
Charles van Pool
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Carl R. Echols
Small
District Attorney’s Office
Nonsense by A Now and a City Sign Debate
A fragmentary column mocked urban trivia and council rules. References to A Now and John Heltzel Jr. hint at satire about yellow pages, Jim Bowie Days, and traffic sign policy. The piece ends with a quip on deleting street signs.
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John Heltzel Jr
Jim Bowie
Davis Injured in Motorcycle Car Collision Near Bowie
Charles Michael Davis, 16, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when his motorcycle collided with a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Ralph B. Monroe at FM 1125 and Goble's Camp Road. He was hospitalized in Bowie and then Wichita Falls in serious condition after failing to stop at a stop sign.
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Charles Michael Davis
Davis
Ralph B. Monroe
Charles
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Bowie
Lee Adams
FM 1125
Goble’s Camp Road
Charles Davis
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Bob Boudreaux
Secondice
Merlin Shriner
Ward Bond
Henderson Monument Co
Andy Nored
Jim Bowie Saddle Club
LaVerne
Bridgeport
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Duncan
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