Clean-Up Plans Rally for Polio Drive in Bowie
The Bowie city drive to fight polio covers septic cleanup, elimination of outdoor toilets, citywide spraying, weed and garbage cleanup, and alley mowing. Alton Garner coordinates July 6 helpers. Raborn and city officials lead divisions on finance trucks and advertising with a continuing push for citizen participation.
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Bowie
Alton Garner
Chamber of Commerce
Elvin Robbins
City Street Department
Major
Fred L. Raborn
Corpus Christi
C. of C
Raborn
Fred Raborn Sr
Dr. Harris
Mark High
Paul Donald
Paul Taliaferro
K. R. Dort
L. T. Kincer
G. A. Quisenberry
Elmer Wood
Bailey Taylor
KE. W. Wright
Horace Ayres
Thomas Evans
N. B. Gary
W. R. Covey
Charles Falconer
Art Laird
George Rucker
Lions plan July 4 parade with army planes and band
The Lions prepare for a July 4 celebration with plans to bring army planes to escort the parade to the park. They aim to attract crowds and feature a political speech by Case March, a gubernatorial candidate, while coordinating with Bowie’s funds and other town organizations.
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Bowie
Case March
News Value Items Sought by The News
The newspaper seeks noteworthy items from readers including events, obituaries, weddings, births, community notices, and brief items of public interest to pad upcoming editions. Readers are urged to contribute concise notes with clear names and places.
Bowie City Hires Crew for Alley Cleanup
Bowie City Council approved an alley cleanup drive with Southwestern Telephone Company to share pole space and hired M. O. Miller to mow alleys under Elvin Robbins. Other bidders G. H. Woodall and Roy B. Scales may do private work. cleanup runs through July 6. Sinclair Refining Company tax rendition lowered from 8380 to 7710 for 1949.
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Bowie
Southwestern Telephone Company
D. T. Wilson
M. O. Miller
Elvin Robbins
G. H. Woodall
Roy B. Scales
Sinclair Refining Company
Local residents visit families in Wichita Falls area
Mayor David Major and councilmen along with several relatives from Arizona and Texas visit their mother and grandmother in the area. Other locals including Mrs Ruth Mondey and Jack Wallace travel to be with family as residents from Nocona and Montague are noted.
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C. James
Tucson, Ariz
Viola Gibson
Stephenville
Texas
Georgia James
Corpus Christi
Earl Richardson
Montague
N. G. Richardson
S. Couch
Ruth Mondey
Wichita Falls
Jack Wallace
Nocona
Bend Election Petition Sparks Debate Across Pages
The News presents reader details from both sides of the Bend election proposal with supporters and opponents outlining actions and arguments on separate pages of this issue.
Sunset and Bowie folks share birthday picnic at Lake Bridgeport
Mr and Mrs R M Matthews and Mr and Mrs J R Parsons with their daughter Latonne and Nevalene Scroggins of Sunset joined by Mr and Mrs R E Spell of Bowie for a Lake Bridgeport birthday picnic Sunday. Mr and Mrs W L Couch of Wichita Falls visited their mother Mrs Sam Couch on Sunday. Mrs L M Wade and children returned home Saturday after ten day visits in Childress and Hale Center.
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Latonne
Nevalene Scroggins
Sunset
R. E. Spell
Bowie
Lake Bridgeport
Wichita Falls
Sam Couch
Childress and
Hale Center
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Carl Shurtleff
Bill Jackson
Jess Parrish
Earl Newton
Fred Bloom
T. R. Coffield
Charles Coffield
Jack Slayden
Butch Quisenberry
C. L. Martin Jr
Myla
Laausansa. Kleer
Sheer Zyl
Kleer
LIONS
Council
David Major
Glynn Griffin
Lynn Garlington
L. D. Falls
W. L. Sullivan
Bend Election
Mrs. R. M. Matthews
J. R. Parsons
Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Couch
L. M. Wade
Gulper
Gaston. Arnold
Bishop
Coco
Mie
Cem
Parker's
California
Santa Rosa
Western Gold
Bol
Arizona
Lee
Delco
Akins
del Monte
Cheerios
Supreme Vanilla
Nabisco
del Monte Bartlett
Swift
Household Institute
Parker
Premium Armour
Star Hawkeye
Boe
Ole
Wisconsin
Wood Dry Geoons
BIG Friendly Store
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