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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
Community notes invite residents to attend a Lions Club picnic at Pelham Park on Thursday July 4 with speakers and music. The column includes quips, local remarks, and greetings, plus updates on Col George Spears recovery and Pat Neff Jr.’s candidacy for Attorney General.
The Bowie News will go to press earlier next week and mail on Wednesday night to observe the holiday. Advertisers and contributors are urged to submit news or ads a day earlier than usual for timely publication.
Bowie Lions Club Independence Day program includes a 10 30 parade color ceremony at the bandstand a noon Lions picnic at Pelham Park concerts by Bowie High School Band and a stage show. Events include a 1 45 to 3 45 Negro baseball game Wichita Falls Spudders vs Duncan Sluggers an Ed Gossett Independence Day address at 4 00 a band concert 7 00 8 00 and a Lions All Stars versus Noble Hardware softball game 8 00 9 30 concluding with an American Legion dance at 9 30. Joe Hamner new Lions Club president and H M Moore secretary with W A Brinkley treasurer and George Rucker first vice president.
Mr and Mrs G W Lemons of Bowie celebrated their golden wedding Sunday June 23 at their Live Oak and Cummins home. Relatives from Bowie Newport and nearby towns visited with flowers gifts and refreshments. The couple married in Newport and later moved to Bowie where they now reside among Newport’s best known families.
Miss Mary Latham left Monday for Camp Kohahna in the north Michigan woods. She will stay eight weeks.
Veterans Vocational Training Program announces classes start Monday July 1 at 8 p m in Bowie Bowie High School Agriculture building and a duplicate class at Nocona same date. Free tuition and monthly subsistence offered to eligible veterans with service, while continuing employment or farm work allowed. Courses begin with agriculture and may add more subjects later.
New officers were installed at the Rotary Club annual ladies night banquet at Tomorrow Grill. Foster Robinson becomes president succeeding Glynne Griffin. Donald Mann is first vice president H. S. Trout second vice president Frank Moss secretary treasurer. William McCraw of Dallas gave an address.
Fred Ford returned from Louisiana where he went to buy goats and now aims to purchase 400 head. He plans to complete the deal soon.
An office will open in Bowie and ten men plus families will relocate for the Trinity River Watershed Improvement project. The plan, funded at about one million dollars initially, spans ten years with extensive soil and water conservation, land reclamation, seed and equipment programs in the district. Local landowners are urged to sign up to receive planning and support, creating employment and business for area farmers.
Bowie men promote a Bowie rodeo set for July 11 under the Bowie Lions Club. They will raise 750 dollars beyond entry fees for contestants and conduct booster trips, including a June 29 excursion from City Auditorium at 1 p.m. to Sunset Alvord Decatur Chico and return.
On July 6, escorted by Sheriff Jameson and State Highway patrolmen, a large group of Bowie boosters will depart the City Auditorium at 12 30 for Bellevue Henriet-ta Ringgold Belcherville Nocona St Jo and Montague. Fifteen cars are pledged for the trips.
The city of Bowie Texas proclaims Thursday July 4 1946 as a holiday. Citizens are urged to observe and close businesses to honor the Declaration of American Independence and the freedoms enjoyed by Americans. Signed at Bowie City Hall June 26 1946.
Continental purchases 1115 acres in blocks 824 and surrounding surveys for 55750 in cash plus a 1/16 override while planning a deep Ellenburger test in the Barron McNutt pool. Nearby 494 acres in Stoneburg pool sell for 198000 with drill to Ellenburger expected. Also report Henry No.5 in Hildreth and current wells near Bowie as crews drill toward deeper targets. A fishing lake tragedy closes with Charles Winters drowned while swimming at a Brite ranch lake. funeral held at Prairie Branch Church with multiple relatives noted.
Dr. Walter H. McKenzie head of Texas Days will speak in Bowie on Sunday June 30. He will address the First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. and the First Methodist Church at 8 p.m. McKenzie formerly led Montague Nocona and University Baptist Church Austin for eleven years.
Lt. and Mrs. Kenneth Precise left last week for Corpus Christi where Lt. Precise will receive his discharge from the Marine Corps.
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