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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
1
A Bowie opinion page riffs on naming a day for Old Maids and choosing a date. It notes shifts in social norms and asks readers to propose a title and date while reflecting on wartime costs and Bible reading habits.
The Lions Club elects Harry Walker as new president succeeding Ike Parks. Walker, linked with Lone Star Gas Company, has served as secretary for two years and has long been active in the club. R H Morris is first vice president, Fred C Beattie third vice president, W A Doc Brinkley secretary, G H Bud Pickett tail twister, Oscar Underwood Liontamer.
District OPA notes a severe sugar shortage with WPA cutting home canning sugar from 700000 to 600000 tons. The allotment represents 55 percent of last year’s, prompting boards to ration to not more than 70 percent of prior issuance. In the district of 114 million people, 8 million pounds have been issued and about 60 percent have secured a year’s supply.
The Bowie Lions Club and the City of Bowie will co sponsor an all day July 4th picnic and homecoming at Pelham Park with drinks sandwiches pony rides and morning and afternoon baseball and softball. Committee plans include music dancing and speaking in a second annual Lions event.
Plans are complete for the Rotary Club installation banquet to be held Tuesday night July 3 at First Methodist church. Jeff Williams will address Rotarians and their ladies after dinner. New officers include Glynne Griffin as president and David Warren as first vice president with H S Trout as second vice president and H L Turns as secretary. Directors on the new board include Jess Parrish Donald Mann Orie Garrett and retiring president Paul Bodecker. Grif fin elected president after Dr A J Quinn resignation. Warren named first vice president and Trout second vice president.
An open air gospel meeting begins Sunday June 24 at 8:45 p m on the South Ward School grounds Bowie. Sponsored by the Church of Christ with W T Hamilton preaching and G H Golden directing singing. The event features Bible Q A with direct answers and no speculation. Visitors urged to attend each evening.
Funeral services were held at Bowie Church of Christ for E. W. Whitley 71 pioneer businessman of Bowie. He died suddenly of a heart attack at 5 30 a m Saturday at Methodist Hospital Ft Worth after injuries from a fall a week earlier. Surviving are his wife a daughter two granddaughters and a sister. a son Glenn preceded him in death. Interment Elmwood Cemetery Owens Brumley directed. He taught in nearby communities before entering business in 1901 and remained active in his Smythe street furniture shop until recently. Many Bowie establishments closed 3 to 4 p m Monday in his honor.
The U S Postal Department tightens rules for subscriptions to Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel overseas. From July 1 new requests signed by the service member must accompany initial or renewal subs, kept on file at the newspaper and subject to postmaster review. Existing subscribers are unaffected until their renewal dates.
Fred Mershon of Bowie bought the old Small place a eight room two story house and 30 acres on Bowie north west edge from the Walthall Estate for 5000 cash. Realtor Tip Jimerson said it is the last of the Walthall city property. Jimerson also sold a three room residence and lot at 209 Wichita street to Mrs. Florence Jackson of Decatur for 1500 this week.
Capt. Richard Hamilton, missing over Japan, and his Kansas roots are noted as Bowie's bond drive gathers support. Sheppard Field entertainers, led by Lynn Garlington and Paul Taliaferro, perform at 8:30 p.m. in the City Auditorium to bolster the $215,000 Bowie goal, with $39,000 left in E series and $10,000 in other series.
The city adds a big water pump and related equipment between the lake and the city reservoir. Mayor E. L. Anderson says the installation will increase water supply and pressure in the municipal system.
David Latham son of Elizabeth Latham of Bowie and Billy McFarlane son of former Congressman W D McFarlane of Graham receive appointments to the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. David comes from A M College where he studied recently. Billy McFarlane is a Graham High School graduate. His father works with the War Property Division in Washington.
Lt. Sgt. Elmer Menasco son of Mrs. Lillie Menasco Bowie arrived on a sixty day furlough after release from a German prisoner camp. He was captured by Germans last fall and earlier earned two oak leaf clusters as an aerial gunner based in England. He graduated Bowie High School in 1941.
Friday and Saturday feature Jane Darwell and Jane Frazee in She's A Sweet Heart plus Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette in Heart of the Golden West. Sunday and Monday present Gene Tierney Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb in Laura. Tuesday offers Anne Baxter with William Blythe in The Eve of St Mark. Wednesday and Thursday bring Van Johnson Robert Walker and Spencer Tracy in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.
Funeral services were held at the family home in Bowie for 70 year old Mrs. J. E. Garlington. Rev. Fitzhugh Talbot officiated and burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Lynn Garlington and L. S. Garlington two daughters Lucille Lowenthal and Florice Blessing and a sister Alice Stephens. Pallbearers were C. A. King Harve Ratliff C. N. Dickey J. M. Chowkey C. A. Wilson and Gordon Cady.
Roy Wesson sold Wesson's Nickel Store to Bailey E. Taylor who previously owned it before joining the U S Armed Service in 1941 Mrs Frances Kersey formerly Barnes Variety Store manager becomes equal partner and will manage. Taylor and Gordon Cady also own Miller's store and plan extensive improvements after taking inventory Wednesday.
A Monday afternoon crash on the Montague highway two miles north of Bowie involved a Ford driven by Jack Dent Spanish Fort and a pickup driven by R E Weeks Selma. Mrs Weeks fractured her arm and sustained other injuries while Weeks had minor injuries and their baby escaped unharmed The Dent vehicle occupants suffered bruises and cuts Dent was badly bruised as both cars were traveling to Bowie Dent tried to pass on a hill Emergency care was given at Bowie Clinic.
Continental moves a derrick from Handley No. 2 in the Mallard pool to Golightly No. 1 about 1500 feet east and reports perforations from 6175 to 6195 in the Raye C-1. Drilling continues at McCall in Hildreth pool at 4376 feet and at Posey 5655, both in shale. London No. 1 near Bowie reaches 5926 feet with a lost drill pipe incident. Nu-Enamel sets pipe in Posey BY-1 and Ne enamel advances at Heard E-1 while Laird No. 1 swabs seven miles south of Bowie.
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