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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
7
T R Pierce, a clerk at the Bowie post office, will retire on June 30 after 33 years of service. He joined April 1, 1919 and previously taught school before becoming a postal worker.
The Jaycees set a luncheon for noon on July 1 at the bus station. State president Rockey Ford of Midland and regional vice president Cliff Davis of Wichita Falls will attend.
The Presbyterian Camp for Sixth Graders at Lake Dallas this week hosts Mrs. Herman Leonard, Miss Peggy Patterson, Miss Patti Mattingly and C. A. Tucker as participants in the program.
Captain K B Hallmark Jr reports May 1954 in Montague County had 67 accidents with 3 fatal, 4 deaths, 11 injuries, and $37 733 in property damage. Five month totals show 23 fatalities, 164 injuries, and $243 571 in property loss. Speed cited as top killer. patrols stopped 636 speeders in May. Two teenage car thieves aged twelve and fourteen arrested for auto theft from Oklahoma.
2nd Lt. Russell Scott son of Mr and Mrs P J Scott of Bowie left Monday to report for active duty in the United States Air Force He reports for duty at Lackland AFB in San Antonio tomorrow for processing He expects to be sent to Graham AFB in Mariana Florida to begin flight training He is a Bowie high school graduate and Texas A&M College alumnus with a B S in Civil Engineering earning the Vultee Consolidated award for flight training Mr and Mrs Samuel Hyatt visiting in Level land plan to travel to New Mexico due to illness
A group of boys, including the youngest, were arrested multiple times and held in a jail awaiting Oklahoma authorities and parents. The youngest remarked that the jail was not very good, claiming he had been in better jails before.
Montague County reported a gain in oil production with 25 660 barrels for the week, up from 25 636 the prior week. In the North Texas Wichita Falls district only Wichita Falls County posted higher output.
Stoneburg Baptist Church reports a two week Vacation Bible School with 102 pupils, over 95 percent daily attendance, and a 30 minute daily worship. The program featured driver routes from a wide area, rich Bible study, and a total offering of over 30 dollars for missions.
A personal reminiscence from Bowie recounts hospital stay expenses and daily routines including charity patients, curious ward observations, and family visits. The author notes neighbors and staff, a grandson ride on a self operating elevator, and a nurse from Park Springs. Also mentions a golden wedding anniversary and local social updates.
Miss Virginia Randolph of the Experimental farm near Montague will serve as one of three song leaders at the national Future Homemakers of America conference in Daytona Beach Florida The Texas selected leader was chosen by State Advisor Josephine Pazdral and Mrs Randolph is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Randolph
Dale Adams former Parker Food Market employee enters boot training on June 15. He visits relatives in Texas with his mother Mrs. Tom Adams sister Joyce Adams and Mrs. Dee Miller and two children Bobby and Lary. They tour Houston Galveston and Corsicana before he begins training and plan a two week furlough after preliminary schooling. James Adams Jr. currently serves in the U S Army. another son is expected.
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