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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
3
A Bowie reader defends cattle pens against proposed removal. The letter supports the livestock industry as Texas' wealth, argues pens aid local trade, disputes fly breeding claims, and commends the city council and health officer for fly control efforts. The author stresses free speech and rejects concealing identities.
A letter corrects two alleged victims in a Smythe Street shooting. The writer credits John Wales, ex sheriff and longtime peace officer, and John P. Adams as the men connected to Walter Hargrove’s attack, noting Wales died in Bowie and Adams’s widow lives on Walnut Street in Bowie.
Advice states adding a tablespoon of salt or vinegar to the water before cooking eggs prevents cracking. After cooking, crack the big end, plunge into cold water, and the shell should peel easily.
Miss Patsy Gillaspia wed Buford Lynn Butch Diffee in a Bible Baptist church ceremony. Rev Grover Bishop officiated with Nancy Sullivan as maid of honor and Roy Cornelison as best man. The couple, from Bowie, was educated locally.
J W Berg died June 14 after a month long illness at his Nocona home. Born in Sanderson Sweden in 1884 he emigrated to America at age 20 with his first wife Mary. He worked 47 years for Ft Worth and Denver Railroad, helping build lines from Fort Worth to the Panhandle then serving as foreman near Decatur. Survived by his widow, three sons Ed, Arvin, and A W deceased three months earlier, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, plus 4 stepchildren. Burial was in Decatur after services led by Rev R E Bell. Burial was in Decatur.
A roundup notes multiple visitors from Denver Cheyenne Grand Prairie Wichita Falls and Fort Worth visiting Garland Culverhouse and Page families. A home club meeting at Mrs. A R Page’s house and a weekend revival with Carl Haselton at Park Springs Baptist Church are announced.
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