Postoak News reports clerical jobs in Washington and community notes
Marriage announcements include Nora Medley to Rob White of Buffalo Springs and the widowhood of Mrs. Jean Medley. Local war service updates, grasshopper crop damage, and social visits span Jacksboro area families. Multiple service members, school alumni, and health events are listed alongside various travel and household notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Medley
Rob White
Buffalo Springs
Jean Medley
Washington, D. C
War and Navy Departments
Civil Service Commission
United States Employment Services
Denison Lake to Become Major Postwar Recreation Area
Denison Texas June 20 six million people in a two hundred mile radius will gain access to a large postwar recreational complex around Denison Dam. The National Park Service plans include two major resorts Preston Bend Texas and an Oklahoma site plus camps and a center for negroes with boat fishing swimming golf and hotels. The dam will be dedicated July 1. Temporary boating permits are available through W G Boles US Army Engineer Corps Denison District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas
Denison Dam
National Park Service
L. C. Fuller
Preston Bend
Oklahoma
Fuller
W. G. Boles
U. S. Army Engineer Corps
Miss Nancy Levi Attends Demonstration High School Summer Session
Miss Nancy Virginia Levi of Bowie attends summer school at North Texas State University Demonstration High School in Denton. The 516-student, 12 grade affiliated school features modern facilities, audio visual teaching, and a wide recreation program open to NTSTC students. Levi is a senior and granddaughter of L T Hunter. Bowie residents Mr and Mrs J G King planned a Dallas reunion for June 24 25 with their children and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Williamson
R. A. Williamson
Wilma Cowger
Earl Cowger
Jacksboro
Jackboro
Postoak High School
Columbus
Ohio
Air Corps
Denton
Texas
Nancy Virginia Levi
Bowie
Demonstration High
North
Texas State
Denton College
NTSTC
Miss Levi
L. T. Hunter
J. G. King
L. H. Hill
E. H. Patton
Dallas
Bible Thought Proverbs Verse on Listening to Rebuke
A brief verse quotes Proverbs 13 1 about wise sons heeding instruction and a scorner ignoring rebuke. The line underscores parental guidance and the value of listening to correction.
Blood Drive Urges Local Volunteers for Red Cross Unit
Community mobilization calls for healthy residents to donate blood for the Red Cross blood plasma bank. The Mobile Blood Unit will visit Bowie on July 1 3 and 5 and volunteers must pre register at the Chamber of Commerce on June 28 and 30 from 1 to 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit
Bowie
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Interest Grows in Soil Saving Projects in Montague County
Work is ready to start in the Clear Creek conservation area east of St. Jo. Yanis Redman says 10 farmers attended a meeting amid 4500 acres. Edd Blackmon and Redman oversee district soil conservation work with 19 groups covering 90 000 acres and 387 farms. Planning continues on several farms including Wilbur Morgan near Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
St. Jo
Yanis Redman
Montague County
R. S. Mann
J. P. Embry
Paul Boyd
W. A. Dunn
F. A. Dunn
C. M. Bess
R. A. Pilcher
G. W. Baker
Edd Blackmon
Bowie
Upper- Elm-Red
Nocona
Soil Conservation Service
Alvord
Marine J William Edwards Returns From Leave
J William Edwards of the Marines has come back to Camp Pendleton Oceanside California after a 10 day fur lough with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Edwards near Stoneburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. J. William Edwards
Marines
Oceanside
California
Roy Edwards
Stoneburg
Mrs. Ben Hicks Honored at Bowie Shower
A miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Joe Prestwood on June 15 honors Mrs. Ben Hicks who is leaving Bowie soon. She has been active in the Paul Bell Circle and will be missed. gifts from a wishing well featured red white and blue decor and honeysuckle vines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Prestwood
Ben Hicks
Bowie
Tom Lindsey
Amos McGregory
Huff Cleer
Lee Roy Duncan
Alta Baker
Kate Chandler
Annie Belle Nichols
Homer Walters
Armstrong
Ray Gene Williams
Jerry Chandler
Joan
Jerry Prestwood
Hicks
Roy Williams
Local Families Attend Event Across Texas
Mr. and Mrs. James King of Shi man join Cleveland of Houston along with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. King and family of Fort Worth and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hill of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Patton of Dallas in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Lancaster
Fort Worth
G. W. Cleveland
Beulah Mae Cleveland
Betty Carver
Ft. Worth
Wanda
Larue Reeves
Winnie Williamson
Aaron Bell
Azle
and Cleveland
Houston
James King
Shiman
A. A. King and Family
L. H. Hill
Dallas
E. H. Patton
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John Campbell
Mabel Gladden
Sidney B. Brantley
Renfro Scarber
Addie Marie Graves
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R. L. Swanner
Baptist Church
Graham
Winston Skaggs
W. L. Powers
L. B. Skaggs
Grady Avants
Navy
Ruby Horn
J. F. Boyd
Dorothy Nell Campsey
D. Campsey
Dick Williamson
Fancine Spangler
A. D. Bell
Clark Lemond
Ellis Stark
Howard Lemond
Camp Wolters
Howard
Tom Cowley
G. W. White
Lucy Bush
W. A. Watkins
R. C. Shubert
Dean Reeves
Shubert
Jess Moore
Cpl
George Leek
Chanute Field
Ill
T. Sgt. Howard Graves
Bryan
Will Graves
Lucille Hargrove
Pfc
Newt Deweber
W. A. Deweber
Donald
Lee Hancock
Newport
R. B. Fulcher
Bertha Reeder
C. R. Gifford
Charles Raymond
Marlow
Okla
Tim Hargroves
Hargroves
Worsham Slaughter
Raymond Gifford
Cherbourg
France
Africa
Sicily
Lester Bush
St. Lo
Willard Marsh
Loyd Edwards
Donald Lemond
Pete King
Weldon Scarber
Arthur Davis
Rome
Effie Brazeal
Amarillo
Pampa
Henry Spradling Card
Charles H. Conner
New Guinea
Elbert Price
Bruce Clayton
Seigler Twins
Joy
Denison Lake
Virginia Levi
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Bowie News
Smyth Street
Bowie, Texas
H. I. Trout
Bible Thought
Wilbur Morgan
Toney Jackson
Ray Beal
Nocona, Texas
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Bowie Merchants Association
City Auditorium
Northwest Corner
Montague
Roy L. Dunbar
Mgr
Bob White
W. Wise
Cde
George Moffett
Congress
Wichita Falls
Krry Sherman
L. W. Barber Tire Shop
West Wise
E. I. duPont de NeMours & Company, Inc
Pacific Northwest War
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Electricians
United States Employment Service
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