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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
11
Farmer plows with one mule as a stranger asks how many names the animals bear in this houseday vignette. The brisk dialogue showcases rural humor and character tone.
Readers recall an extensive Forestburg antique collection with 400 items shown at the schoolhouse led by Mrs. Barney Brogdon and Billy Moore. Highlights include a 150 year old Brantley Gardner family quilt and a 200 year old wolf trap. Also covered are Indian raid statistics, Pioneer dress trims, and notes on a Bowie PTA project from 1926 1928 detailing Home Economics department funding and school improvements.
Mr and Mrs Chris Uselton and Linda visited Lov ing Texas relatives including Tommy Lee Uselton. Numerous local and area residents visited, dined, or traveled with families in nearby towns and on regional tours.
A sequence of weekend visits ties Dallas residents McClain Maude Minnie and Sal to sisters in town, with Winter in Wichita Falls, Croxtons in Bowie, and other relatives in Nocona Henrietta and Newton. Capt T E Stuart and Steve Kirby noted, while a combined birthday and Father's Day dinner occurred at the Forester home in Nocona.
Grandchildren of Nocona and Mr and Mrs Green Manley, and daughters of Henrietta with Mr and Mrs E B Henson Sr from Belcherville were birthday guests. Miss Deanna Forester and E B Henson Sr attended as celebrants.
Sunday morning services at 11 o'clock and Sunday school at 9 30 for ages up to twenty. Wednesday evening services at 8 00. All are welcome. Church located at 307 West Tarrant.
Huddleston Frank and Georgia McKinney accompanied their nephew Rickey Appling to his home in Wichita Falls and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Appling.
Mr and Mrs John Hawkins visited friends in Frederick Oklahoma while Mrs H C Greer traveled to Electra to see her ill father Sam Benson. Numerous relatives from Wichita Falls Fort Worth Ringling and Bowie joined in weekend visits and a Bowie rodeo outing.
Meredith Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Miller, underwent major surgery at Hamilton hospital Olney and is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Parks visited Dallas on Monday. Fort Worth visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dearmore. Polly Raborn visited grandparents in Wichita Falls. The Liggett family and Ila Kent and Mary Estes Smith from Lilesville North Carolina visited Mrs. S. C. Liggett and relatives. Mrs. C. S. Liggett hosted all six sons at home Sunday. The Liggett clan includes W. T. Liggett Dallas and others in Wichita Falls Fort Worth Bowie Washti and Washti. J. T. Murray of Wichita Falls visited Mrs. M. E. Murray Sunday.
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