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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
3
Mary Helen Knight of Wichita Falls won Texas state honors for a national meat poster contest in Chicago. More than 7,500 high school students competed. her poster slogan was More Meat For World Peace and the theme was Building For Peace With Meat.
Expressions of sympathy and kindness received in grief after the loss of Mrs. J. E. Balch are gratefully acknowledged by J. E. Balch Jimmie Balch Mrs. Elsie Cowles Mrs. Alice Irwin and K. D. Moyer. Pauline Langford of Dallas is visiting her sister Mrs. Glynne Griffin.
Funeral services for 20 year old Miss Okenita Hopper of Bowie were led by Dr. T C Vinson at the First Presbyterian Church. The funeral followed her sudden death while being transported from hospital ten days after an operation. Survivors include her mother three sisters and two brothers in the U S Navy. Pallbearers were Starve Ratliff Homer McDaniel Howard Williams Dee Campbell Leroy Duncan and L L Hickey. Interment at Elmwood cemetery Bur gess Funeral Home directed.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Wilson and children Sandra and Paul of Fort Worth spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wilson.
Mrs. Walter Coffield hosted a June 7 luncheon honoring her club officers with Mrs. W R Potter reporting from the May 30 Austin state convention. The event named a nurse training school opening June 18 and awarded a silver loving cup for county histories to First District. permanence requires four consecutive wins.
Mr and Mrs J E Massengill of Olden announce the birth of a son on Sunday morning June 17 at Ranger Hospital. He weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces and is named Thomas Charles. He is the first grandchild of Bowie residents Mr and Mrs T L Widlake, mother Evelyn Widlake. Mrs Ray B Speck and her son from Livingston Tennessee are visiting Mrs Clifford Jarrard this week.
Attendees at Mrs Coffield's hospitality included Mesdames Warren Morgan Alexander Dav's Sanders Cady Allen Potter Mc Vicer Hunt Mor gan Dixon Brown Cosby Cupples Calaway Sansom Slaughter and the hostess, with the guest elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization.
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