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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
4
The Montague County Baptist Associational Brotherhood will meet at the First Baptist Church in Bowie tonight at 8 oclock. An interesting program is prepared and all laymen are urged to attend.
A midcentury note cites Christian Larson and a Bible verse urging self improvement. It then states the July 1 1949 national average farm wage rate for men paid by the month was 130 dollars with a house furnished, per USDA bureau of agricultural economics.
Friday evening visitors included Mr. and Mrs. John Mansfield and Richmond kin, Park Springs couples such as Carl and Floyd Huddleston with children, Junior Walker and others. Fort Worth guests Jimmy and Jack Wilson visit grandparents D. T. Wilson, while John Parrish Iowa Park and Miss Joanne Olinger Stamford visit local relatives.
At a Montague County Executive Committee meeting on Monday, all candidates listed under Political Announcements were certified except Kent Wagenseller for County Attorney and J L Huey for County Superintendent. Wagenseller was deemed ineligible without a law license, while Huey had not filed for ballot placement.
Members of the Board of Methodist Stewards and Pastor Rev. J. C. Mann hosted a Trailway Cafe breakfast Thursday with guest Roy L. Farrow of Dallas, the finance expert for the Methodist College Association of Texas.
Mr and Mrs Henry Garrett travel with Barbara and Donna Ruth Hардeman on a Colorado Yellowstone Grand Canyon trip. Dallas and Denton visitors greet local households while numerous families host relatives and friends across towns including Roscoe Bowie Electra and Wichita Falls with journeys to Austin, California and Cuba noted.
Scouts Jack Mills and James Overstreet of Bowie depart June 25 for Wichita Falls to board the Heart of Texas train bound for the 1950 National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. About 47 000 scouts will gather with 609 voyagers on their railcar. the group will visit Washington New York City and Niagara Falls and return July 10.
Mrs Bud Bledsoe and her son Joe returned to Seymour Sunday after a week with her mother Mrs Georgia Overstreet.
The Bowie Rotary Club holds its annual officer installation next Friday at 7 30 p m on the lawn of Dr and Mrs C J Dodsworth on North Coffield Street. H L Turns becomes president elect succeeding Clarence Newsom. Norman House succeeds R V Garrett as secretary. A notable Rotary speaker from northern Texas is being sought. Rotarians expect ladies as guests.
The Horn and Byrd families express heartfelt gratitude to friends for constant devotion during Ardnella Horn Byrd’s long illness. May God bless you all from Mr. and Mrs. A E Horn and Downs Byrd.
Shirley Fay and Sandra Kay Moore are born June 17 and 19 to Royce and Marie Moore of Bowie. Debra Kay Stump born June 19 to Earl and Vera Stump of Bowie. Stephen Patrick Alexander born June 17 to James and Patricia Alexander of Bellevue. Danny Ray Bell born June 18 to Jack and Mary Bell of Bowie. John Alden Carter Jr born June 20 to J S and Helen Carter of Bowie.
Mrs. F. C. Green hosted recent guests including her niece and husband Mr and Mrs John Graydon of Oakland California along with Mrs Frank Eldredge Mrs Harper Jones Mrs Jack Hanson of Fort Worth and Mrs W E Archer of Austin the five cousins sharing a long awaited reunion.
Mrs. T. O. Morgan has returned from a two week visit to Los Angeles California to see her father G. L. Lasiter.
Dr J T Lawson of Bowie president of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners conducts licensure exams in Austin this week. Over 300 recent medical graduates seek licenses and 125 seek reciprocity endorsements from other states to practice in Texas.
A political rally will be held at the Community Center in Belcherville on Tuesday night June 27 at 8 o clock. Residents are urged to attend to hear and meet the candidates before voting time.
Mrs Wilbur Bugs and Mrs Claude Scott departed Tuesday for a Missouri hospital to receive medical treatment.
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