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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1952
Page
1
A wordless welcome greets shoppers entering Perkins-Timberlake as an air conditioned store noted for comfort. Items include local anecdotes about a Sunset farmer and pets and a warning about polio fly transmission near Houston. Citizens call for reduction of truck noise on Wise street Bowie.
County Attorney Boyd Barten and his wife traveled to Wellington on Sunday to be with his mother, who underwent a major operation on Monday.
Do It Now. H I Trout urges immediate action on a community swimming pool to prevent drowning tragedies and provide a safe local place for swimming. He argues swimming builds fitness, reduces highway travel to distant pools, and saves money spent elsewhere for youths and families.
In response to a letter from State Highway Engineer D C Greer the Montague County Commissioners Court met with Den ton and Wise County officials in a three county hearing before the Texas Highway Commission in Austin last Tuesday morning. The Greer letter was read in part by County Judge Howard W Mays.
Bowie Butane Gas Company announces a stock reduction sale with 20 percent off on all Ser vel refrigerators. They warn that less butane gas may be available and prices could rise this fall while expanding operations with five trucks to serve a large territory.
Miss Sybil Rhyne of Bowie and daughter of J. F. Rhyne earns a Fulbright Travel Award to teach home economics in London for a year. She will exchange places with Miss Ursula Marks of Neosho Missouri and sail July 23 for Southampton, England.
Montague County Farm Bureau lays plans for an old fashioned barbecue and old settlers reunion at the ball park on July 19. A six hour program includes free barbecue a political rally at 10 30 a m and dinner on the grounds with contests and games in the afternoon. Congressman Frank Ikard has been invited to attend.
The Bowie News will go to press on Wednesday afternoon next week to mail early due to July 4 holiday on Friday. Advertisers and correspondents should prepare copy accordingly so subscribers on city and rural routes receive the paper Thursday. The post office will be closed Friday July 4 with no route or window service that day.
Mrs. T. R. McKinley of Bowie reports polio fears alarming as she travels to Fort Worth for bone specialist treatments for her nearly five year old daughter. She cites rising doctors reports and local fly conditions urging a cleanup drive and preventive efforts.
Plans for the Lions Club annual July Fourth celebration in Bowie include a new political rally format. Candidates will meet the public and express themselves, with many chance games used as fund raising features.
Lions Club sponsorship reports $6,155 raised for Bowie community pool project to teach children to swim. Architects' plans exist, $29,500 needed, funds come from cash donations or sale of indebtedness certificates, all donations deductible as non profit educational gifts.
Citizen pledges help to bring a community swimming pool project to Bowie and trade area. Requests committee contact for contribution and provides name and address. Campaign notes motto Every Child Must Learn to Swim and directs mailing to Bowie Lions Club in Bowie Texas.
Charles Hawkins 14 drowned Sunday June 15 while Vernon Henning 15 and Gordon Hill 17 helped six companions after they entered deep water to aid a sinking swimmer. Vernon and Gordon pulled the girls to safety before Charles disappeared again, prompting frantic rescue attempts.
At a Montague county Democratic Executive Committee meeting candidates were approved for the ballot with positions set by drawing. Absentee voting opens July 6 and runs to July 22. Bowie's printing plant will finalize ballots for the first Democratic primary. Chairman R L Dunbar reported no disqualifications. Attendees included E R Manchum J L Barnes Roland Bratcher and O G Roberson.
Twenty one registrants from Local Board No. 93 Bowie Texas are ordered to report for military induction on July 9, 1952. Names include Welton M Kuykendall Alvord Lee Eddie Starnes Petrolia Harold Joe Robinson Bowie Roland Royce Raven Bridgeport and others across Bowie Alvord Byers Henrietta Forestburg Montague Ringgold and more.
Visitors this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Greer were Mmes. Charles Roberts C. L. Clay Bill Brown and Bobbie Williams all of Waco.
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