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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
5
Mrs. T. J. Williams, grandmother of Mrs. Frances Kersey, died Wednesday in Fort Worth. Funeral services are set for Friday afternoon at Elmwood Cemetery under Burgess Funeral Home direction.
Dr. P. K. Palmer of Palmer's Optometrists Fort Worth announced plans to open a Bowie clinic for two days weekly in Dr Cordes Clinic building starting Wednesday July 11. His father Dr. W. S. Palmer partners with him in Fort Worth.
Rev. A. C. Harper announces he will preach at Pleasant Ridge on Sunday morning and Sunday night. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
Ensign W B Dees has recently arrived in Bowie to visit his wife and daughter Martha Ann.
Five boys in the 4-H club begin feeding baby beef calves as a club demonstration. The youths Joe F. Corpening A V Corpening Marvin Brashear Jr and Edward Rushing tend nurse cows and grain and hay. Calves expected for local and district shows next February from Benson Brothers A V Corpening Dave Gardner Lee Tucker and Joe Benton herds.
Plans are complete for the Southwest County Singing Convention at Fruitland Baptist Church on Sunday June 24 at 10 30 a m. Singers expected include participants from Dallas Wichita Falls and nearby towns along with local performers. Attendees welcome. Officials: Marvin Baker President George Brashear Vice President Homer Ward Secretary Orie Garrett Program Chairman.
New arrivals highlight a grandson named William Winston Jackson born June 9 in Corsicana to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jackson with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sansom. Also, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Whitaker welcomed a son named Morris Grant born June 15 at a local hospital. Mr. Whitaker works at the A and P Store.
Boy Scout Troop 116 schedules a 8 30 p m meeting at First Baptist Church on Monday night urging full attendance. District scout workers hold a regular meeting at City Auditorium with Jack Lynn present to discuss plans for the summer camp. Mrs Art Carney visits Miss Gertrude Ayers en route to Seattle and several families from Roswell and Houston are hosted by local residents.
Two and a half inches of rain fell in the Bowie area on Sunday adding to moisture revived a week earlier. Lightning accompanied the storm as C H Conner of La Salle Street Bowie said he received a severe shock from lightning while placing a coffee pot on a stove. The total rainfall from the two recent rains measures about four and a half inches.
The Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday at the Methodist Church and runs through July 6. It welcomes all children ages 4 to 14 from any denomination with sessions from 9 to 11 AM.
Miss Inez Rudy presented her piano and voice pupils in a recital at the First Baptist Church on Monday night June 11. Music for Victory served as the program theme with a large decorated V on stage. Both advanced and beginner pupils performed well, showing much effort and study by pupil and instructor. Rev and Mrs Lonnie Whitworth spent last week in Waxahachie attending the Texas District Council Ministerial Relations Committee session.
Mrs Cletis Miles and her daughters Ruth Wanda Sue and Dorothy of Waxahachie visited Rev and Mrs Lonnie Whitworth on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Miss Maxine McKibben of Wichita Falls spent Sunday with her father I. A. McKibben in Bowie. Mr and Mrs J D Parr left this week for Happy Texas where they will spend the summer.
Mr and Mrs Edgar R Hays of Lockney visited relatives in Bowie and Nocona over the week end. Mrs I F Bradley and granddaughter Blanche of Houston were guests of Mr and Mrs Ike Parks. Mr and Mrs J M Turner received a telegram from grandson Staff Sgt Gilbert L Turner that he had landed in the States safely after nearly nine months as a German prisoner. Sgt Turner’s parents live in Childress.
Mrs. Mollie Womack of El Paso traveled to Bowie to visit her sister Mrs. J J Morris and spent time with friends. She then accompanied Mrs Morris to Fort Worth for further visits.
Billie Elliott and Mr and Mrs Fred Courtney from Fort Worth and Mr and Mrs R E Elliott from Dallas visited their parents Mr and Mrs R J Elliott on Sunday.
Mrs. David West Jr and her daughter Keira of Dallas visited relatives for the weekend. K D Moyer traveled to Dallas on business Tuesday. Mrs. Paul Donald spent three days in Olney with Mrs. O T Anderson painting Magnolia blooms.
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