Bowie Seniors Tour Through Major East City Capitals
Seniors from Bowie completed the tenth post graduate tour visiting Chicago Washington DC Arlington Alexandria Mt. Vernon and a Potomac boat ride. They toured the Capitol White House Supreme Court and Congress hearings, visited Wax Museum and Wax Museum host Dr Claud Young, toured Philadelphia Independence Hall and Carpenters Hall, Radio City Music Hall, NY Stock Exchange and Hayden Planetarium, rode the Hudson, and ended with Niagara Falls Toronto Welland and a Rock Island train home.
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Bowie
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Capitol City
Arlington
Alexandria
Mt. Vernon
Virginia
Potomac
Maryland
Washington
National Capitol Building
Congress
Supreme Court
White House
New Wax Museum
John Lee Stallings
Frank Ikard
Ikard
Claud Young
Dr. Young
The
Temple
New York
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Carpenters’ Hall
Christ Church
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
Hudson
Albany
America
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Royal York Hotel
Welland
Rock Island
Bowie Rock Island
Bowie Man Becomes Altus AFB Sergeant Major
Charles W. Booth, son of Bowie residents, is named Sergeant Major of Altus Air Force Base replacing CMSgt Troy O. McConnell. Booth, 30, is a former youngest master sergeant, an honorary graduate of USAF NCO Academy, and has served as sergeant major at Rabat Morocco and Athens Greece. He is known as Chuck Booth on radio station radio Altus and plans a post military media career after 14 years in service. He was NCOIC of Wing Operations prior to the promotion and is married to Mrs. Booth with one daughter Stephanie.
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Smsgt
Charles W. Booth
Henry Booth
Bowie
Altus Word
Air Forces
Altus Afb
Charles
Chuck) W. Booth
Cmsgt
Troy O. McConnell
Second
Altus
Chuck Booth
Radio
Booth
Air Force
George Washington University
University of Maryland
Sgt Booth
Sgt. Booth
SAC
Stephanie
Terr
Altus Afb Aero Club
District Court Docket Covers Several Civil Actions
Civil filings include N L Sewell vs Fidelity and Guaranty on fire loss compensation Mollie Ruth Keller vs E J Keller Jr temporary child support, Jesse Burris et al vs Fort Worth and Denver railroad damages, James Burris et al vs appeal on probating Maria Hoben estate. Judgments include Shags Butane vs Ross Construction for note and Lyons vs Arnold Clarke dismissed in favor of plaintiff.
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N. L. Sewell
Fidelity and Guaranty Inc. Co
Mollie Ruth Keller
E. J. Keller, Jr
Jesse Burris
Fort Worth
Shags Butane
Ross Construction
B. G. Lyons
Arnold & Clarke
Mary Cree Cosby Circle Meeting Notes Report
The Mary Cree Cosby Circle met at Mrs. Cosby’s home Monday at 6:00 PM with 20 members. They opened with a hymn and prayer, discussed the Mission Study book Educating Youth for Missions, and prepared gifts for a missionary family in Alaska. The program covered Educating Youth to take Their Place in Missions and birthdays in June. A July picnic is planned at Hermith Wysong’s, with the next meeting moved to July 25 due to many absences on July 18.
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Mary Cree Cosby
Mmes
Lelia Allen
LaRue Avery
Mary Cosby
Merle Hancock
Monnie Jones
Vida
Lewis
Annie Orr
Winnie Parks
Grace Pickens
Effie Torrance
Edna Ward
Lonie Wright
Hermith Wysong
Florence Sanders
Edith Fulcher
Lillie Huff
Inez Rudy
Clara Stephens
Elizabeth Beltah
Sue Baker
Alfred I. Davies Promoted to Vice President at Sears Memphis
Alfred I. Davies longtime Sears mail order plant general manager in Memphis has been promoted to vice president and transferred to Chicago. He led Memphis operations nine years serving on many boards and community groups including the Chamber of Commerce and World Literacy Foundation. Davies is Bowie-born and a Texas A&M and Bowie High School alumnus. James Nance, a Texas University student, spent a week with his parents before returning to Austin and a California trip. The Bowie Rotary Club will install 1960 61 officers at a Tuesday banquet with Frank G. Durham Jr. as after dinner speaker. Durham is Inland Marine and Multiple Perils manager for Millers Mutual. About one third of global coffee consumption is by the United States.
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Alfred I. Davies
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Memphis
Tennessee
Bowie
Davies
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
World Literacy Foundation
WKNO
Metropolitan Ymca
Greater Memphis State
Mid-South Fair
Junior Achievement
City Civil Service Commission
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
A. I. Davies
Texas A & M
James Nance
Texas University
Joe Nance
Austin
California
Rotary
Bowie Rotary Club
Charles Dougherty
Cotton’s Cafe
Frank G. Durham, Jr
Fort Worth
Durham
Inland Marine and
Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Evangelistic Meetings Set At First Presbyterian Church
A series of evangelistic meetings will start Sunday at 7 30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Each evening through Friday services begin at 7 30 PM and Rev John W Cunningham pastor of Saint James Presbyterian Fort Worth will be the speaker. All are invited to attend.
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First Presbyterian Church
John W. Cunningham
Saint James Presbyterian Church
Fort Worth
Cumberland Revival Opens June 27 With Rev Stegall Preaching
The Cumberland Presbyterian Revival begins June 27 with Rev. Stegall from Oklahoma City delivering the sermons. Smith Wall serves as song director and daily services start at 8:00 p.m. Evening times to be announced Monday. All are welcome.
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Stegall
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Smith Wall
Rhyne Family Holds Reunion at Meyer Park
The Rhyne families held a reunion at Meyer Park on Sunday with many relatives from Bowie Fort Worth Wichita Falls Brownfield Strawn Post and nearby areas gathering to visit eat take pictures and meet new relatives including James Evans Leah Turner Eakman Gailey Stockton Faulkner Hargrove Ocle Rhyne Anita Betty Judy and many others.
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W. H. Rhyne
Meyer Park
James Evans
Leona Turner
Brownfield
E. A. Eakman
David
Wichita Falls
N. C. Gailey
Bernita
Strawn
Warren Stockton
Mark
Post
C. M. Wilson
Fort Worth
Texas
Ray Faulkner
Shirley
Bobbie
Jack Hargrove
Ocle Rhyne
Lisa
Dianne
O. Z. Rhyne
Anita
Claude Rhyne
Betty
Judy
E. H. Rhyne
Craig
Terrall
Lynn
Linda
Maude
Historical Committee Plans Civil War Vet Recognition
Montague County historians meet to outline a centennial Civil War observance and a graves locating program for Confederate and Union veterans. A marker at Red River Station may mark a cattle crossing used during the Civil War with a fish fry and tour scheduled for June 26, 1960.
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Herriett Morrow
Montague
Red River Station
Annie Thurston King
Nocona
Bowie
Mesdames Ogden Clarke
Frank Edwards
Jack Lovette
George Villers
Pearl Clark
Elva Tinney
Jackie Mable Goodwin
Morrow
Longest telephone cable spans California to Hawaii
A 2400 mile telephone cable laid in October 1957 links California and Hawaii. The project marks a record deep and long communication line expanding transpacific connections and improving long distance service.
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California
Hawaii
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New York Stock Exchange
Hayden Planetarium
Cleo Lanier
Ansbach
Germany
Overseas Armed Forces Radio Service
Mary Cree
Cosby Circle Study
Missionairies
United States
Historical Committee
Fort Stockton
Fort Sill
Mr. Wilson
H. M. McConnell
Big Red
Ablcene
Dodge City
Jarrell McDonald
Clark
Jarrel D
Cash
Queen's Peak
Kansas
Bowie and
Burgess Funeral Home
WEST
Walnut
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