Bowie civic notes and community booster line items
A Bowie community column highlights local topics from shopping quirks to wartime Bond buying and church bell sound. It notes new Walsh Construction families moving for the Continental gas project at Hildreth pool and urges blood donation drives as the Mobile Blood Unit arrives. It also cites youth recreation hopes, local milk quality, and civic pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh Construction Company
Bowie
Continental
Hildreth Pool
Bond Drive Reaches Target as Bowie Lions Install Leaders
Ike Parks installed as Bowie Lions Club president for six months with Harry Walker re-elected secretary and R H Morris as vice president. Fifth War Bond Drive surpasses the goal with $224000 in pledges and purchases, aided by Lone Star Gas and oil companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Parks
Bowie Lions Club
Style Shop
Baptist Sunday School
Bowie Quartet
Bowie
Harry Walker
R. H. Morris
Sheppard Field
Montague
Stoneburg
Stanelind
Sinclairmployees
Lone Star Gas Company
Continental Oil Co
Oklahoma Transportation Co
Texas Power & Light Co
July 4th Picnic Home Coming Planned in Bowie
The Bowie Lions with the Garden Club plan a Fourth of July picnic and homecoming at Speake Meyer Park to preserve a tradition. Attendees are urged to bring a basket lunch. A daylong program features music by Director Geo Rucker and the Bowie Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Lions
Garden Club
Speake-Meyer Park
Geo. Rucker
Bowie Band
Coe Family Visitation In Fort Worth with Standfields
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Coe visited Fort Worth on Sunday to spend time with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Standfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Coe
Fort Worth
Joe Standfield
Timber Queen and Rangers double bill on theatre weekend
Theatre Calendar lists Friday and Saturday pairings with Richard Arlen and Mary Beth Hughes in Timber Queen alongside Charles Starrett and Arthur Hunnicutt in Hail to the Rangers. Sunday through Tuesday feature Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray in No Time For Love Phantom Lady and See Here Private Hargrove with Donna Reed and others midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Arlen
Mary Beth Hughes
Charles Starrett
Arthur Hunnicut
The
Rangers
Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Ella Raines
Franchot Tone
Robert Walker
Private Hargrove
Donna Reed
Kienan Wynn
Robt. Benchley
State Promises Survey for Bowie Jacksboro Road
Mayor J C McNatt returned from Austin after presenting to the State Highway Commission with Senator R C from Jacksboro. The petition by Jack and Montague county officials requests a paved Bowie to Jacksboro highway. Commission gave favorable consideration and plans for a survey and possible paving to link Bowie trade area with Newport Postoak and other communities.
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Bowie
Jacksboro Road
J. C. McNatt
Austin
R. C
Jacksboro
State Highway Commission
Jack
Montague
Newport
Postoak
San Antonio
Mexico
Panama
Camp Perkins Opens For Bowie Boy Scouts June 30
Camp Perkins five miles east of Burkburnett will host Bowie Boy Scouts from June 30 as the council camp for fourteen counties. Four weekly sessions run June 23 to 30, June 30 to July 7, July 7 to 14, and July 14 to 21 with merit badges in cooking camping pioneering and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Burkburnett
Bowie
Montague County
Jack Lynn
Carlos Baker
Tad Patton
Jack Linn
Bob Barr
T. B. Parnell
Miss Henning Returns From Ridgecrest Meeting
Miss Marion Henning daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Henning of Bowie has returned after two weeks in Ridgecrest North Carolina where she represented North Texas State Teachers College Denton where she is a student majoring in music She will graduate in 1946 with B M and B A degrees Her Bowie High School graduation and Salutatorian honors are noted and she was popular in high school and college awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Henning
H. E. Henning
Bowie
Ridgecrest
N. C
North Texas State Teachers College of
Denton
Miss Henning
Bowie High School
Rotarians Install Boedeker as Bowie Club President
Bowie Rotarians will install Paul Boedeker as the new president at the Wednesday night banquet and Ladies night program in Morrow Grill. Boedeker, a leading local civic figure, serves as Bowie Chamber of Commerce director and is on church and cattleman boards. He succeeds Olin Watson, with H L Turns re-elected secretary. Dr. Tom H.Taylor of Howard Payne College will give the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Boedeker
Bowie
H. L. Turns
Tom H. Taylor
Howard Payne College
Rural School Meeting Called By Bowie Board
The Bowie Public Schools invite trustees from Byrd Hollow Selma Rock Hill Taylor Denver Briar Creek to attend a June 23 1944 8 30 pm meeting at the Bowie High School. The purpose is to discuss sending district pupils to Bowie for the next term and to confirm or adjust school-board representation. The notice urges attendance by the listed districts and notes changes in April may have updated trustees. Signed Bowie School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Fred Ford
Taylor
Norman Heath
Floyd Scroggins
J. W. Rhyne
Denver
C. C. McDonald
J. C. Williams
J. B. Tidwell
Briar Creek
E. L. Edgin
B. F. Stoner
John Hawkins
Bowie School Board
Invasion Handiwork Tray Made From Shells
Mrs. Marvin Willett received a handmade ash tray from Lt. Sgt. Robert Murphy in Italy. He crafted it from U. S. shells including 75 millimeter 50 and 30 caliber shells used in the tray.
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Marvin Willett
Robert Murphy
Italy
U. S
Revival to Be Held by Midland Pastor in Bowie
Rev J E Pickering of Midland’s First Christian Church will conduct a one week revival at Bowie’s First Christian Church starting the Sunday in July, from July 2 to July 9, with his son Rev Jimmie Pickering assisting on music. Services start at 8 30 P M each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Pickering
First Christian Church
Midland
Texas
Bowie
Pickering
Christian Church State Convention
Texas Christian Missionary Board
Colby D. Hall
Texas Christian University
Boy Scouts of America
Midland Ministerial Alliance
Jimmie Pickering
First Christian Church of
Audry Wheat Named Bowie Masonic Worshipful Master
Audry Wheat elected Worshipful Master of the Bowie Masonic Lodge to be installed June 27 with officers including Orie Garrett as Secretary-Recorder and Dr. C J Dodsworth as Senior Warden. Wheat, former Bowie High School agriculture teacher, recently joined Montague Dairy Products. The report also covers oil activity near Bowie with McNatt No 1 well and other drilling and pumping updates by Continental and related firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audry Wheat
Bowie
Bowie High School
Montague Dairy Products Company
Oil men meet in Bowie this week
C. J. Lloyd of Los Angeles and C. L. Lloyd of Chicago join F. L. Boutell and C. H. Murdick with J. W. Sorrells in Bowie to inspect oil properties. The group plans to view the new Walthall well, touted as one of the best in the field, likely today or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Lloyd
Los Angeles
Calif
C. L. Lloyd
Chicago
F. L. Boutell
C. H. Murdick
J. W. Sorrells
Bowie
Murdick Oil Company
Walthall
Lone Star Farmers Honor for Bowie FFA Members
Wayne Summers and Embry Privitt of Bowie High School FFA earned Lone Star Farmer medals from state and regional agriculture officials. They qualified by being successful farmers for three years with profits, high school honor citizen status, and top quartile grades. Wayne, son of W E Summers of Leona, graduated in 1944. Embry, son of Carl Privitt of Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Summers
Embry Privitt
Bowie High School
Lone Star Farmer
Audry Wheat
Wayne
W. E. Summers
Leona
Embry
Carl Privitt
Bowie
Blood Drive Urges Bowie Area Registration
Blood donation drive announces immediate need for plasma for armed service wounded. Register at Chamber of Commerce from 1 to 4 pm on June 23, 26, 28 and 30. Donors will be scheduled to give at Red Cross Mobile Unit at First Baptist Church July 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8. Only 40 registered by Thursday noon. several hundred needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
V Mail discussants visit Bowie Rotary Club
Wichita Falls postal leaders C K Johnson and Major D M Perkins spoke at the Bowie Rotary Club noon meeting. Johnson discussed the history and growth of the V Mail service. The program was arranged by H L Turns, acting postmaster of Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Johnson
D. M. Perkins
Wichita Falls
Bowie
Bowie High Athletic Fund reports 1943 44 balance
The Bowie High School athletic committee reports receipts of 3462.33 and disbursements of 3069.29 for 1943 44, leaving 393.04 on hand as of June 1. Awards for basketball and girls volleyball are outstanding, with materials bought for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Walter B. Alexander
E. W. Daley
Sam Lovette
Frank O. Edwards
Bowie
Returned Flyer Sees Big Financial Gains for Airport
Master Sgt. Leon V. Brown, home on leave from Roswell Air School, visits town with wife to support an airport movement. He believes a postwar airport will be a fundamental community asset, offering vital commercial benefits and renewed air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon V. Brown
Roswell Air School
M. V. Brown
J. R. Bird
Brown
Air Corps
Air Service
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Shakespeare
Doctor Diet
Doctor Quiet
Dr. Merryman
First Presbyterian Church
Smiths
Johnsons
Jones
U. S. Navy
Joneses
Lions
Ivan P. Oliver
Stephenville
Rotarians
Boedeker
Continental Company
Christian Church
McNatt
Sinclair Prairie Co
Salona
J. B. Lewis
Murdick
Wright
John E. Hicks
S. W. Heard
L. B. Parker
Benton-Moore
L. H. Winston Survey
Hildreth
Matney
Lone Star Farmers
Wichitans
Rotary
Willis Owens
Lake Charles, la
Eula Hembree
Peasie Huffstutter
Alaska
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