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Newspaper

Bowie News

Location

Bowie, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1956

Page

9

Dixon couple to attend Lions International convention in Miami

Mr and Mrs F J Dixon plan to leave Saturday for Miami Florida to attend the Lions International convention June 27 to 30 En route they will visit the daughter in law's grandparents in Bradenton Mr Dixon is president of the Bowie Lions Club Also joining are Mr and Mrs Mark High Patsy and Judy who will leave Saturday for the Lions Conven tion

F. J. Dixon Miami Florida Inlaw Brandenton Dixon Bowie Lions Club Mark High Patsy Judy

Susanna Class Meeting At First Methodist Church

The Susanna class of the First Methodist church met at the church on Thursday evening June 14 with president Mrs. Thomas S. Dutton in charge of the business session. Mrs. Jessie Precise gave the devotional and reports were presented. refreshments were served by Mrs. J L Barnes and her group to a list of attendees.

Susanna First Methodist Church Thomas S. Dutton J. G. Reasoner Jessie Precise J. L. Barnes W. H. Prater F. E. Harris W. B. Arnold J. T. Harding E. A. Boyd M. Edwards W. C. Boone Lessie Roberts E. H. Cunningham J. G Reasoner R. O. Harding

Montague County Court House Records Summary

Proceedings list divorces for Ava Hobbs and Dorothy Milburn and a granted divorce for Betty Moore. A dismissal order in the case of Montague county vs. Dave Rhone is filed. Local theft by bailee case involves David Kilpatrick arrested in Plainview. The docket includes numerous vehicle listings with owners and makes from Nocona and Bowie.

Nocona Ind Carleton R. Adams Harry Rosenblum Betty Jo Moore John C. Moore Glen Sutherland County of Montague Dave W. Rhone Ray Winder Tandy Welch Plainview David Lee Kilpatrick Nocona

Property transfers and registrations in Bowie Nocona area

A roundup of multiple deeds and registrations including transfers in W H Perkins survey abst 610 63 acres and Dean Stewart Lakeside sub 262 Nocona lots 1 2 block 24, plus autos listed for A G Barbi Bowie Leon Flake Nocona Kenneth Grant Nocona Joe Janeway Nocona Plymouth and Chevrolet vehicles.

J. C. Maxwell F. E. Maxwell W. H. Perkins Dean Stewart White Inv. Corp Dean Stewart Lakeside Daniel Farris Homer C. Adkins Earl Jones Mary Jo Sewell Jack S. P. Ry. Co Kattie Effie Dickerson G. E. Dickerson Beaty, Seale & Forwood D. H. Sewell B. L. Fenoglio Sewell Nocona C. P. Dodson M. C. Lerner Meadowbrook T. B. Woolf W. B. Hallam Holman Bowie Harold E. Howard Glen Chambers Park View W. V. Scott Ray Stephens A. G. Barbi Leon E. Flake Kenneth M. Grant Joe L. Janeway Robert A. Ray

County Expense Ledger Item List

A long list of county expenditures including payments to Sinclair Ref Co Gulf Ser Station A A Fanning Texaco Sta Bowie Hardware and others. Items cover utilities fuel hardware groceries and service charges with multiple bounties and road easements noted.

Sinclair Ref. Co Gulf Ser A. A. Fanning Texaco Fanning G. A. Coffey Co Heards Hardware G. D. Wylie Muenster Tel. Co Earl Richardson Red Comet Bowie Ice Co Evans Motor Co Bowie Hardware Mid-Continent T. M. Singleton Texas Oil Field Bowie Mach. Works L. W. Barber Comm. Publ. Service L. H. Campbell Nocona Tel. Co Frank’s Motor Stallcup Mach. Co R. L. Roach & Son Frank’s Motor Sales Clayton Bros Carr Equip. Co Shaw Equip. Co Saint Joses Wichita Eng. Co Comm Hi-Way Mach. Co Johnnie Tucker C. D. Shamburger Lbr Scott Bros Matheson Chey. Co Swindlers Repair Shop Gulf Ser. Sta Schad & Pulte J. D. Franklin O’neals E. N. Dunbar Montague Tel. Co Stafford-London Steick Co Bowie News Buchanan Stta. Co Our Drug Store Code Mfg. Co Geo. D. Bernard Photostat Corp Nocona News

Community News From Rock Springs Residents

Visitors and relatives from Seymour Electra Bowie Wichita Falls Nocona Fort Worth and Gainesville joined local families in Rock Springs for gatherings at multiple homes. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Waren Bertha Warren and a long list of kin with weekend visits and lake outings noted at Lake Texoma and nearby areas.

W. B. Clark Tom Jim Beck Seymour Carl Beck Electra Carrie Moore Bowie George Shackelford S. E. Brown Bud Anderson Nocona M. C. Aust Lonnie Jeannie Strickland Claude Strickland Wichita Falls Jerry Jack Whitecotton Cindy Hattie Lowe Don Sharon M. B. Cable Bertha Warren Odessa Sledge Jerald Sledge Roy Dunbar Montague Faye Whitecotton Vickie C. W. Mills E. L. Mills S. Clark Billy Susan Rosemary Richard Clark Bob Russell Jack DeBrein Bobby Cable Josephine Dunn Lake Texoma Jim Aust Joe Rosemary Clark Cleo Posey Bobby Brown Graham Bob Cotton Posey Lee Brown Gainesville Thomas Brown Garland I. Brown

Widlake Opens Automotive Supply in Graham

A new auto supply store opens at 417 North Elm Street in Graham. Widlake, formerly of Bowie, operates the store in the Bob Crawford Tire & Battery location and will stock auto parts and serve as Firestone tire and battery dealer. Doyle Duggan, ex-Bowie resident, joins the venture with Mr Widlake. The Widlakes and two sons reside on South Elm Street. Portable typewriters for rent Bowie News office.

Graham Leader A. P. Widlake Bowie North Elm Street Bob Crawford

Bowie Town Team Defeated by Midway In Diamond Battle

Midway defeated Bowie 7 to 3 Sunday afternoon on the Bowie diamond. Winning pitcher Kenneth Bray allowed the runs, with Jack Arrington taking the loss. Bowie’s Vanpool Haslet and Arrington joined Smith and Roy Smith in hitting home runs. Bowie will play at Windthorst Sunday afternoon.

Midway Bowie Bowie Diamond Jack Arrington Kenneth Bray Vanpool Haslet Stanley Arrington Roy Smith Arrington Smith Charlie Vanpool Windthorst

Visiting families of Richard and Long clans

Mr and Mrs Clois B Richard of Farmington New Mexico visit this week at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Long and his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Richardson in a family gathering noted in this missing text.

Clois B. Richardson Farmington, New Mexico Carl Long Mrs Carl Richardson

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Tion Fla The Bowie Firemen’s Pelham Park Arena Produced Roland Reed Fort Worth, Tex Vew Hall Clint Cozart MeloDy Boys Mack McCray Montague County Court House Ava Ruthe Hobbs Francis Marion Hobbs Dorothy Josephine Milburn Thomas Milburn Weldon Bailey Johnson Mary Ozark Kenneth Lawrence Polk Nora Lou Gilmore Guy Roe Cantrell Patricia June Moss Weldon Marion Smith Mildred Joyce Adams Melton Ray Stout Billye C. Leeper Donald Wade Crow Jean Hancock John A. White Carter Engine & Equipment Co B. R. Duncan Elmer E. Park Pontiac Myers Equipment Co J. E. Bowman Ford Ethel D. Overfelt Charlie L. Wells Plymouth Lucille Jackson Davis Chevrolet W.A. Richardson James H. Henderson Jinks L. Clarke Andrew Davis Fort Worth Buck Samples B. C Lum) Lovette Chrysler New Yorker Frank Collier Miller-Bryant-Pierce Saint Jo Tribune L. D. Eakman A. B Floyd J. Morris J. P D. M. Painter Howard Williams J. T. Lindsey Joe L. Carminati G. W. Browning Joe Candless W. H. Stephens Continental Oil Co Sinclair Res. Co Texas Co S. W. Bell Tel. Co F. A. Taylor Etta Reed Ethel Lankford Grady Greenwood Ann Yates Tom Crabtree Tommie Stilwell J. D. Dorman Charlie Wilson Central Freight Lines Buck Kennedy the Bible Baptist Church Melvin Hill Nan Cozart Rock Springs Widlake Supply Ett Fred L. Raborn, SR Bowie Insurance Tarrant St Russell Bowie Town KOW Korner Slaughter Drug Company Texas
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