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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
9
Miss Tula Faye Winton leaves Monday for Corpus Christi to visit friends. Mr and Mrs Ogden Clarke along with Nancy and Adeline travel to points of interest across South Texas and Old Mexico for a vacation break.
The Mansfield family thanks everyone for ministering to them in their sorrow. They appreciate each spoken word song and prayer and the food prepared for their tables. They offer God’s blessings and say they would help others in trouble.
Last rites were observed June 18 for Lee Mansfield aged 62 a Bowie resident at the Church of Christ. He died June 17 at his North Mason home after a long illness. Burial followed at Crafton Cemetery with Burgess Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his mother Mrs. O. R. Mansfield two sons Vance and Hobart a daughter Mrs. Hazel Smoot all of Los Angeles two brothers A. R. Mansfield Amarillo and E. S. Mansfield Borger four sisters Mrs. G. C. Dennis Amarillo Mrs. E. M. Daniels Amarillo Mrs. L. C. Stoneham Amarillo and Mrs. S. E. Cox Carlsbad New Mexico and one grandchild. Pallbearers were Clifford Hancock O. W. Watson Alton Garner A C Houston John Lancaster and Wayne Eskridge.
The Saint Jo Thoune reports Dr. A J Quinn missionary from Amarillo and former Bowie pastor for eight years will preach during a revival July 15 24 at Saint Jo Baptist Church. His ministry reaches nine Panhandle counties.
Work nears completion on a fine new Bowie residence for Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Yates in the Harris Addition. The 37 by 61 foot structure sits on a 125 by 200 foot lot and features a large living room with fireplace, two baths, built-in conveniences including an electric automatic dishwasher and garbage disposal, a breezeway, and a two-car attached garage with contractor details listed for plumbing, electrical, painting, flooring, and cement work.
Mrs A A Randolph, Saint Jo public schools teacher and wife of a horticulturist at the Fruit Experiment Station near Montague, led a special metal-work course at North Texas State College Denton for about 100 high school teachers. The home-making department of the State Department of Education sponsored the course and the district name making supervisor chose her for the assignment.
Miss Dorothy Scott spent the weekend in Lawton Oklahoma visiting college friends and enjoying time away from campus.
May draft registrations list eleven 18 year olds from Montague County including Donald A. Wood Mon tague Oran D. King Saint Jo Montgomery L. Long Bowie Leroy Murphy Nocona Booby Ray Pollard Nocona John M. Tucker Jr Bowie Bobby S. Briggs Bowie Roy J. Hunt Forestburg Harry J. D. Deaver Jr Bowie B F Scheller Bowie J W Walser Nocona.
Miss Trudy King of Wichita Falls celebrated her third birthday at her grandparents home on East Wise street with fifteen friends. The party featured a large white cake decorated with sweet peas and roses, balloons and ice cream, and gifts. Out of town guests included Linda McDonald and Barbara Wolfe among others from Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Dallas.
B S Henry announces a cool watermelon garden at Fruitland Nursery, 3.2 miles southeast on Fort Worth Highway. Visitors can enjoy fresh slices or whole fruit offered by the owner.
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