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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1967
Page
7
The Fort Worth sports car club led by Seitz and President Mike Switz will run Jim Bowie Days dirt trials and races on July 1 and 2. An estimated 100 cars enter time trials over obstiral courses with free admission Saturday and a $1.00 adult and 50 cent child fee Sunday.
Army Private Jerry D Mahaffey 21 son of Mr and Mrs C L Mahaffey Bowie completed eight weeks of advanced Infantry training June 12 at Ft Ord California He received instruction in small unit tactics and fired weapons including the M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher His wife Michael lives at Vernon.
Mary Blanch Cree Cosby of Bowie died at home at 88 after a life as a painter, singer and church benefactor. She studied at NTSU in 1950, toured the Holy Land in 1955, led church music, and left a last-wishes letter for her funeral plans. Funeral services were at the First Baptist Church with past pastors present and burial in Kaufman.
In Da Nang Vietnam the Chapel of Flags receives the Texas State Flag gifted by Kenneth Shackelford and Bowie High School FFA boys. The letter from Colonel Reuben T. Morgan expresses pride and gratitude while noting no word from Texas authorities. The page continues with agricultural talks at the West Cross Timbers Experiment Station on pruning and weed control in fruit orchards.
On Thursday June 22 1967 Dr Morris E Bloodworth will present a general report of fruit research in Texas followed by a panel discussion on fruit problems. Guides for the tour come from District 4 county Extension offices including Neil Tibbets Jimmy Atkinson Bill Thane Al Petty Charles Rollins Jimmy McDaniel Gene Graves Wayman Alexander Bob Greenway and Jimmy Coker. Mr and Mrs Harlan Howard Jim Jerry and Judy visited Mr and Mrs J D Anderson Friday night and Mr and Mrs J W Anderson visited J D Anderson Sunday.
The Crusaders from Southside Baptist Bowie will hold a revival at First Baptist Montague June 23 to 25 with 7:30 p.m. services and a Sunday 11:00 a.m. session. Preachers Owen Barnes Lane Ethell and Dewayne Hamilton lead trios duets and choir singing. Bowie baseball beat Bowie Machine 17 to 4. next game against Gifford Hill Bridgeport Wednesday night.
Thomas Elliston of Woodson enters six months to two years of soil conservation training in Bowie. His wife Mary and daughters Anita 19 and Cynthia 8 live at 201 W Greenwood. Elliston previously taught vocational agriculture in Woodson.
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